There were three other people in the Thanatos cabin besides Helia- one girl and two boys.
"Hello," said the girl as Helia walked in. It looked as if the three of them were having an argument. "Are you our new sister?"
"Er... yes."
"My name's Elina, and these two idiots here are Jack and Paul. They fight a lot."
The two boys turned to Elina and Helia and pointed to each other, yelling, "HE ALWAYS STARTS IT!"
Elina rolled her eyes. "Anyway, what's your name?"
"I'm Helia."
Elina held out her hand and Helia shook it. "Nice to meet you, Helia."
Over the next few days, Helia got comfortable with her new family. She got her schedule and made new friends. She usually hung out at Hestia's hearth in the middle of the circle of cabins, where it felt like home. Whenever she went near it, she would always feel as if she was back in the comfort of Hestia's arms.
Helia spent her time with either Elina or Percy and Annabeth. She was always the quiet one (she still was quite shy), but as time went on, she would talk and laugh more.
She barely ever saw Nico, not that it mattered much. But when his name came up in a conversation with Percy and Annabeth, she asked about him.
"He frequently visits his sister at Camp Jupiter," Percy said.
"He has a sister?" asked Helia, bewildered. "There's another camp?"
"Her name is Hazel, but she's the daughter of Hades's Roman form, Pluto. The camp is a camp for Roman demigods. We visit every once in a while," Annabeth explained.
One day, Helia walked into the Thanatos cabin to find Elina on the ground wrestling Jack- playfully, of course.
Helia walked over to her bed, unnoticed by the others. She decided to watch from there, unsure of what else to do.
"You need to build some muscles, you big baby!" Elina yelled into Jack's ear.
Paul looked up from his book and added, "Yeah, between the ears!"
Helia fell off her bed, laughing.
Author's note: Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it! Happy holidays! (Sorry for the short chapter. I had to post something for my followers, though!)