Chapter Six ;Banter galore with the Crazy Bunch.

"Speaking of gods, who the heck is this kid's parent?" The strange lizard swiveled his head to stare at me. Honestly ,being stared down by a lizard...dragon...thing sitting in you r friend's coat pocket was not the most unnerving thing that would happen to me before the year had ended. "My...Parent?" I questioned weakly ,"Yeah I was wondering that too..uh...What is your name again?" the black lizard snorted, a small puff of smoke coming from his nostrils as he regarded me with what looked like a smirk,"Steve dollface..'"

"I..uh...Did you just call me doll...face?" I questioned as he merely nodded ,"Yep."

Nico snorted," don't worry , you'll get used to things like that really soon Naomi." I stared questionably at my friend,'" Yeah sure..Okay..I can see that happening…eventually" I nodded ,before reaching up and brushing my bangs out of my eyes. The guy who had similar eyes to me, Percy I think, I don't really know, to be honest I suck at names going with faces.( Call me a weirdo or something if you want but it really took me a good two days with classes back to back together to remember Jack's name.) "Anyway .." Percy fixed me with this weird...wolfish stare that had me wanting to scoot back against Tsuni or Nico, heck maybe even Jack . "Who your godly parent is depends all on if you are missing a mom, or a dad." When he said those words I honestly couldn't understand why exactly I was at the camp then, I mean I had both of my parents, didn't I?

I shared a look with Jack who had this insufferable' I know more than you and I'm not telling' Smirk on his face. I grimaced realizing they were all staring at me," Well...uh here's the deal pickle." I froze as I heard myself use a saying my English teacher said non-stop," ugh."

I grumbled, restarting the sentence "Here's the deal, I have both of my parents present, but I don't know maybe one of them cheated or got drunk or something one night sixteen years ago?"

Percy and Nico nodded slowly, almost like I was some ...some puzzle to be solved." Oh."

Percy mumbled," Okay...Any odd powers? or events ,you know like making glass disappear from a snake exhibit when your cousin was being a real brat to you?" He smiled at me , as if a Harry Potter reference would make me feel more at ease, which to be honest it did. (And I am not ashamed to admit that.)

Jack grinned, finally piping up," Her dad is awesome by the way." I glared at him," Not now favorite daughter. I snorted rolled his eyes before fixing Percy with a similar stare," By Any odd powers do you mean like making the water drain from a chemistry lab sink right as I was having some fun?"

Now he had the annoying voice, to go with his stupid smile.

"Hey!" I protested, "You were totally going to accidently nuke the school fallout style you death obsessed pyromaniac brat." I huffed, probably a little red in the face.

"Okay miss freshwater fish shun me in aquariums ." Jack chuckled , Percy seemingly having a sudden realization as he said-more like shouted- "Wait!" He beamed at me,

"You controlled water?" I nodded, still very confused," Uh, Yeah? I guess? I don't know…It was really more like something guiding me to- you know stop that moron from becoming a villain from an eighties teen movie."

He still beamed, "And you said freshwater fish shunned you?" I scowled, "I don't really see what this means ,but no. Freshwater fish have never liked me at all." I watched Percy light up like a Christmas tree while Nico groaned quietly, "Jackson I doubt she is what you think she is."

Percy's face fell only slightly, "But Nico! I asked for a little sister years ago! I mean Mom is now having a baby but still! Maybe its a double whammy!"

Nico merely shook his head as he rested a hand on my shoulder, "Perc."

Percy suddenly grinned wolfishly ," But I'm still not your type eh?"

"I SWEAR TO THE GODS. "Nico groaned.

The white Peryton beside me gave me the distinct impression he was frowning at the fight about to break loose, raising his head to stare at the two, his voice audible presumably to all of us

" Well... I shall see these two out of the forest while you two settle your little lover's quarrel."

He looked at me, his eyes growing worried as if he sensed the slight pain starting to twinge in the back of my knee, his voice only audible to me this time

,"Your knee hurts does it not?"

I froze," How did you-"

"Never mind that, I suggest you settle yourself on my back. It will be a longer walk back if you are slowed down by an old injury."

I nodded weakly as he lowered himself onto the ground so I could easily get on. Sitting side-saddle,I stared hard at the back of his head, thinking.'How did he know about my knee..? No one knows...I mean accept my parents, and my friend who had been there when I ...uh,shot myself with a bow and arrow.( Don't ask me how I managed that. I have no clue, I'm skilled that way.)

Jack simply chuckled as Tsuni rose to his hooves again ,"I'll walk ,thanks though Bambi."

The two bickering boys s finally seemed to realize that we had started to leave them.

"Hey! Wait up! And we are not Lovers! I a m currently taken." Percy called after us.

Nico snorted, "Technically engaged. "He mumbled

"Wait what was that?" " Oh nothing." Nico rolled his eyes,grinning as he walked lazily beside the deer-like creature,his hands folded behind his head.

Percy blinked up at me thanks to the added height of sitting on a large quadruped "Hey, so what is your name?I don't think I really caught it."

I looked at him as we breached the edge of the forest, as small smile on my face," Naomi, Naomi Harmon, and I guess you're the Percy I've heard...not so much about?"

He nodded,"Yeah that's me all right ,but hey ,soon everyone will know you too, and even if you aren't- you know- my sister, I hope we can still be friends."

I smiled at him, nodding in response to his unspoken question.

That was before I felt the unease of having many eyes on my back, the camp seeming to notice our strange group-probably thanks to a deer bird hybrid showing up at the edge of a forest carrying some redhead. Almost like Artemis and her band of huntresses. Wait…If the Greek myths are real… Does that mean the hunters still exist?