Okay, I'm sorry, I know it took a long time to update... blame teachers, grandmas, lack of reviews.. (come on people, 5 reviews in 12 chapters?) and the fact that I updated like, what, six chapters all at the same time? Something like that. Also, I've been working on another story at the same time.
Disclaimer: I own my Athena, Kayla, and Trevor. Everything else belongs to other people. (Namely Rick Riordan and Eoin Colfer.)
Also: shaadiaThePrincessOfWeird, you are AMAZING! And this chapter is for you, loyal reviewer, you are the only one allowed to be really angry at me for taking this long. PLEASE FORGIVE ME! *collapses onto knees* please...
Okay people... Enjoy. And review.
Okay, calm down, she told herself. Calm... calm. Okay, okay, I'm good now.
"So…" Athena asked a little awkwardly.
"I think that you've come from after the Time Paradox. I mean, you think the last big mission was brining the demons back from limbo, but A; Artemis and Holly have kissed."
Athena raised an eyebrow. How could he tell?
The boy blushed slightly.
"Yeah… that's kinda my… uh… gift from Aphrodite. It's an… uncommon gift, to see what's happened between couples, and sometimes what's in their future. Not even Kayla knows."
Athena looked at the boy, whose face was a bright red. "Don't worry," she said. "I won't tell her." Trevor sighed, and flashed her a grateful smile.
"Thanks. She already thinks I'm odd…"
"The hair-jell is odd," Athena pointed out.
The boy pouted. "It can be practical; it's hard to fight monsters with hair in your eyes."
"How many monsters have you fought?"
"You mean apart form the Ares cabin?" Trevor laughed at his joke, and Athena cracked a smile. "Not many," the boy admitted. "Actually, unless you count that big lion-thing, none; I've only been at camp a couple months. The only reason I'm on this quest is 'cause everyone else has other jobs. And 'cause I've never been on one before."
"What about Kayla?"
"She's been at camp for a few years."
Athena raised an eyebrow. "Oh. I just thought you looked like you'd been friends for a while…"
"We have been. She's the one who noticed I was a demigod. You see, she's a daughter of Athena, so she can survive in the regular mortal world without attracting too many monsters."
On an impulse, Athena asked the question that had been bothering her since she'd met Kayla. "So, Kayla's a daughter of Athena… but she uses a bow and arrow?"
Trevor looked at her incredulously. "I thought you read about us?"
"Yes… but Chiron told me that I shouldn't base this world on what's in the book. Anyways, in the book it was Apollo kids who used the bows…"
Trevor snorted. "Plenty of campers can shoot an arrow. You don't have to be a kid of Apollo to be able to do so. You just need a good eye and steady shooting arm. Kayla feels comfortable with a knife or sword, but she uses a bow and arrow to get more comfortable. Says it's part of battle strategy to be able to use more than one type of weapon."
"Oh…"
"Come on," he said. "We're being left behind."
