Chapter Three: The camp for what now?

Within an hour ,we had reached wherever we were heading.

I stared in confusion as all I saw was a hill," Uh…?"

Jack bumped into my shoulder, grinning," It's over the hill dork," He snorted as I glared at him," Oh shut up wannabe emo." I rolled my eyes as he looked annoyed," I. Am. Not. Emo." He grumbled, walking ahead of the group.

Calypso laughed softly as she linked her arm with mine," Come on. You'll love it. The camp is so beautiful."

I nodded, frowning as she led me, "So…this wasn't some elaborate joke..?" I mumbled, causing Calypso to look at me in shock, "You think we would go that far? "She smiled and shook her head, as I answered her," Just trying to figure out some way this wouldn't be real.."

Jack huffed as he looked down from the top of the hill, "Oh for the gods' sake! Move your butt. We are not pulling a Harry Potter realization wizard moment." His glare caused both Cally and I to hurry up, Calypso smacking Jack in the back of the head as she reached him, "Leave her alone Murder-child! "She huffed," She is trying to adjust to myths suddenly being real. And you are not helping! What kind of pathetic excuse for a friend are you!" I blinked in surprise, gently touching Cally's arm,"C-Cal. Girl its okay…I-I'm just being hard headed or something…"
"That and he was cooped up too long." Leo snorted as he reached the top of the hill, grinning at me," Don't worry Wise-Siren, he doesn't mean it~"

"I know. "I smiled , although I was still a bit bitter that my best friend would snap at me when I was just confused!

"Well my dear, this is Camp Half-blood."Mrs B smiled at us as she motioned past the large pine tree, where the hill sloped down and what looked like an entire town sprawled out on the valley, a forest at one border, what looked like a climbing wall with-"Is that lava?!" I yelped, jumping closer to Calypso-who always could calm me down-

Wrapping her arm around my shoulder she nodded," Yeah…Yeah…You'll get used to it…Just breathe." She murmured, knowing full well my anxiety was probably setting in.

But to my surprise, there wasn't the feeling of a vice grip on my chest, I wasn't freaking out at how weird this place was. In fact it felt like a place where I could be at home.

However, I did flinch backwards as a blonde boy ran up the hill towards us, a gleaming-Sword!?- at his hip, his bright blue eyes widening as they locked on Leo.

Leo let out a very (unmanly no matter what he'll tell you) squeal as he darted behind me and ,gripping my shoulders- threw me in front of him with a cry of," URSULA PROTECT ME!"

The boy continued to move closer, stopping as he could clearly see the hiding grease-monkey behind me.

"Leo! Dude, you're alive?" the tall blonde shouted right in my ear as he adjusted his glasses.

Leo let out a sigh as Calypso pushed him from out behind me," W-Well…Yeah…."He rubbed the back of his neck," Where would you guys be without your supersized McShizzle?" He grinned, holding his hand out to Calypso who snorted before lacing her fingers with him
"Besides…I kind of made a Promise to someone special."

I smiled ,before turning as a gentle hand laid on my shoulder," While they are catching up, How about we go introduce you to my husband~?"

"Uh Sure." I shrugged ,smiling nervously.

I had seen pictures of her husband on her desk, and even though he was confined to a wheelchair, he intimidated me.

He kind of reminded me of Professor Xavier with his hair, He had intense brown eyes and thick eyebrows that were usually furrowed in all the pictures, thinning brown hair and somewhat of a beard.

And then there was the fact that Mrs. B didn't talk much about him, other than he was a Latin teacher that bounced between schools every year or so…

I was snapped back into reality as I heard a rather snobbish voice speak up," Oh. So the Flower-child is back from her Spirit journey!"

I blinked as I looked at the man, shaggy black hair, slightly pudgy, but his eyes were the oddest factor about him. They were a deep violet, and seemed to be able to make anyone who looked at them to go insane.

" Actually it is a spirit-quest."Mrs. B informed, back to the green state she had been in earlier," Have you left your seat since I left?" She questioned just as snippily before smiling that motherly smile I knew and loved," Nice to see you again Dionysus."

The man grinned softly-something that I had a feeling was rare-" Welcome home Chariclo."His mad eyes fixated upon me," Who's the kid?"

'Huh. He could look like Wolverine if he gained muscle mass." I thought absentmindedly at the way his voice sounded-coupled with his looks-

"A new camper."Mrs. B smiled as she put her hand on my shoulder," I'm taking her to my husband."

I blinked as I finally realized what his name ,and odd eyes meant, a gasp coming from me as I uttered a squeaky," S-Sir?"

He rolled his eyes back to me, lounging lazily," What is it Bub?"

'Wolverine.' I thought ,before speaking," A-Are you really the Dionysus?"

A smile grew on his face, lazy but not threatening, almost happy that I recognized him," The one and only Kid." His eyes softened for a moment as fear set in. I did not want to make this guy mad! He was the god of insanity for pete's sake! He could turn me into a dolphin- which actually…would be cool… But I still wanted to live a normal life dang it!-

"But most of the brats call me Mr. D" He smirked as I nodded, shaking slightly.

' Okay Naomi…Play it cool. There is only a Greek god who could vaporize you with a snap staring you down….' I panicked slightly before being led inside the house by a frowning Mrs. B

"Are you alright dear?" She questioned me as I laughed weakly,"H-Hei…Totally…Just you know talked to an ancient Greek Deity who could vaporize me if he really wanted to…"

She laughed," The trick is getting them to leave you alone. I'm kidding of course." She added hastily.

I blinked, "What was that last bit for?"
"You'll find out soon enough."

"That doesn't sound promising…"

A chuckle sounded from beside us, "It never does my dear"

Cue the not-so-bald professor Xavier wheeling over to us.

He smiled tenderly at Mrs. B as she leaned down and kissed his cheek ,"My dear." He smiled, raising his hand and pressing it against her cheek as he smiled," It has been too long since we were together…"
"What, its been since you were Perseus's Latin teacher?"

"Mm" He nodded, before turning himself towards me," Hello my girl. Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Chiron, the camp's Activities Director, You already met the Director of the Camp, Mr. D, and of course, My wife."

Okay, why was I scared of this man? He was so nice!
"Chiron?" I questioned," Like the trainer of heroes?"

He chuckled as he nodded, however noticing I had become lost in my own thoughts.

So. There was a Greek god chilling on the porch drinking diet coke, and now the teacher of- Wait wasn't Chiron a centaur in the myths? Did they just get it wrong? Because the guy in front of me looked like a College Professor in a wheel chair! Wait. Maybe some sort of magic or something?

"Child are you alright?" Chiron's voice eventually reached my ears as if through a haze.

"Hu- WOAH!" I yelped as I looked at Chiron, only to find him towering over me.

Unfortunately due to my surprise and jumping backwards, I fell back, fully expecting to land hard on my butt. Only I didn't, as a pair of arms reached under my own and kept me relatively upright.

"Woah!"

A subdued voice came from right behind my ear," Tutto bene nuova ragazza? Aspetta che probabilmente non si conosce italiana."

I blinked as I cocked my head to look up at whoever had been kind enough to catch me-and push me back onto my feet-,and couldn't help but smile at his shocked expression as I answered in much slower Italian," Sì! Sono ... Ben...Bene!... Grazie signore? Io non parlo molto italiano, ma .. rumeno e francese tipo di aiuto?"

Chiron chuckled," Ah. Thank you for coming Nico, This is Naomi Harmon, Would you please show her around?"

I turned to the boy who had caught me with an awkward smile as he nodded," Hey..Uh…Thanks for catching me."
He smiled as he nodded, "No Problem"

Honestly he was kind of cute in that I hate sunlight kind of way. He had (near) Shoulder-length, shaggy black hair, a pale complexion that seemed to be darkening to an olive color, and dark eyes that looked like they had been to hell and back, but had a.. returning light.

"Well? Are you coming or not Harmony?" He "glared" back at me as I caught up with him.

"I'm coming. And my name isn't Harmony. It's Naomi Death-boy." I huffed, crossing my arms.

"How did you know?!" His dark eyes widened as he whirled around and looked at me.

"Know what?" I questioned, tilting my head in confusion at his sudden fearful expression.

"Who…Who my father is!" He seemed to grow more and more panicked as he stared at my blank expression- searching desperately for something.

"Your…Father..? I don't know who your dad is…This is the first time I've met you remember?"

He blinked, "So…you don't know who my dad is?"

"Nope ."I laughed softly, popping the p with a grin.

He laughed nervously, smiling weakly ,"oh…Oh gods I-I was so worried!"

I cocked my head to the side," Why? What's so bad about your dad?"

"Uh…."Nico sighed," Might as well tell you… so you can avoid me like everyone else after I show you around this place…."

I scowled," Well if they avoid you just because of your dad…."I had a feeling my eyes had turned that stormy blue they did whenever I grew angered," then…then…"I puffed out my cheeks in frustration," They are just horrible, judgmental….jerk waffles!"
Nico blinked twice, before laughing loudly at my comment, the corners of his eyes crinkling.

I had no clue why, but I wanted to see this kid smile more, it seemed like something he didn't do often, and that bothered me.

He shook his head ,still smiling, the corners of his eyes still crinkled up," But yeah, my dad is Hades- you know god of the-"
"Underworld." I beamed," He actually is one of my favorite Greek gods, along with Poseidon-But I've kind of wanted to go into Oceanography for a long time so I have an obsession with the ocean- Anyways!" I shook my head ,still beaming at Nico," He's pretty much the most chill and reasonable of the main ones- At least in my opinion! And you're his kid! That's so cool!"
He blinked in shock again, a dorky smile growing across his features as he suddenly yanked me against his chest, pulling me into a tight hug.

"W-Woah!" I squeaked, before slowly raising my arms and patting his back," Uh..? There there?"

I flinched, basically jumping into the lanky boy's arms, at the sound of a guy's voice shouting,' OH MY GODS!" The blonde guy who had charged Leo earlier ran over, this cheesy little grin on his freckled face.

"Nico you made a friend!"
Nico grunted , his face turning bright red ,"Jason. Do us all a favor and shut up!" He protested, his hand on the back of my head holding me against his chest as if trying to hide me from the tall, muscular male supergirl- I guess superboy? Wait no he has black hair and is a clone not a cousin….uh.

Nico huffed as he released me, only to grab my hand and drag me away," C'mon. I'll show you around."

"You can't hide from friendship!"
"Shut up Grace!"

"I think I'm going to like it here!"