I sit and the side of a log engrossed in the whirlwind of children running around and doing various activities. As if only a few hours ago i had been plucked from my life and kidnaped by some goat boy and placed in this weird facility because im 'special' after hearing that word so many times in my life you would think that i got tired of it. Well wrong. I hated it, everytine someone said the S word i feel like i'm going to vomit. It physically hurts to hear that word it makes me ear bleed with embarrassment and mermories of that first doctors visit.

But i digress.

At the table that i was told to sit and a few other people sit. One boy and two girls, plus that weird goat thing but i dont know what to call him all about 2 years older then me. Apparently were waitng for something called a 'Chiron'. I think they've tried to have a conversation with me a few times but my thoughts just seem to take over so i tune them out, besides socialising is tiering and i was already exhausted after been stolen and taken halfway across the countey.

"Sooo". I looked up to see one of the girls (this one with brown hair and a fether looking thing pokeing out of her ear) It looks like shes trying to start a conversation with me but dosnt know were to start. I get that so i took pity on her and joined her conversation. "Sorry" i mumbled "my thoughts seem to race and i didnt hear any of you". In curl back incase they become mad but for some reason the boy (human looking one not goat speciman) looks relived and smiled. "Yes we all get that, it's natural with our ADHD and dyslexia" my ears hurt just hearing those two words. So thats why i'm hear they thought that was whats wrong with me. Thoose two words haunted my already extremely vivid nightmares, two words adults used alot but never to describe me. Allways a accession agesnt me. "So you think thats whats wrong with me?" I ask cursing to myself as I blurted out and it may have been rude. At 12 i still strunged to understand how social rules work. Just another reason why they thought to tick thoose two boxes. The other girl (this one had curly blond hair and seemed to be holding the boys had)

"There is nothing wrong with you!" She almost spits out. "Learing disabilitys dosnt make you any less of a person". I dont know why she seems so mad. She looked to pretty to look neurodivergent. I was the stereotypical one. I hated brushing my hair so it offen sat in a mat at the back of my hair, makup felt like cement on my face so my pimple teenage acne face sat in full veiw. My clothes may have been the only normal thing. My blue button up school shirt with a white tie and darker blue skirt. The colours complimented each other quite nicely but the feel of the fabric made it almost impossible to take in the nice colours.

I looked back up to the faces of the 4 that were asigned to watch me as if i missed a question. "S-sorry i wasnt listing could you repeat that?" I half mumble half wisper. Its honestly a surprise they can understand me, somthing my teachers never mastered. "I just asked if you have Adhd, dyslexia or both." The blond girl asked. I should have been prepared for this question but i was busy trying to make my tie feel less like a torture device. I got asked questions like this daily. 'Why are you so werid?' 'Why do i never see you at break?' 'Whats that special room you go in once a day?' I never got used to the questions i guessed i should as i'd been asked them from as soon as i could learn to walk.

So i choose the easiest option until they ask more."none" i reply. They all look shocked then quickly hide it as i assume it was rude but as i said before i was not a master at socail rules. "Maybe shes like frank". The brown hair girl says to no one in paticlar but not me. "Are you lactose intolerant?" The boy asked shortly after to be slapped by the blond girl. "No " i reply heaving a sign and getting ready to explain as they were not budging. "I have autism". I sit prepared for the tital wave of laughs, jokes and questions (you would be surpied how uneducated people are) but insted no waves come in crashing me over. "Okay just make sure to tell Chiron that when he comes so he can acomidate you" the goat boy says. Im sit shocked. No mean jokes. No questions. Not even a snicker! They must have misheard me and for once i speek up. " you did hear what i said right? i said i have autism, ASD". "Yes we heard you." The brown girl said then a puzzled look crossed her face,"I wonder if his acomidations would be the same as Leos?" That gets me wondeing who leo and and why he would be the same as me. But before i can ask blond girl answers brown girl."I wouldnt think so sevear ADHD and ASD arnt the same but maybe im not quite sure were is Chiron i need to ask him?" They all start looking around and thats when i see a short man seeming to gluide along thr ground and up to our table. I assume he can just fly ( out of all the weird stuff i've seen a flying short man wasnt that high). It wasnt untill he got closer that i relised he was in a sat down in a wheel chair.

"Yay Chiron finaly meet Massie"! The boy states proudly. "Its Mazzie" i mutter to myself. "Oh yes right sorry yes Mazzie. We have reason to suspect shes as demigod other then the fact she could walk through the barrier fine." The boy contines and i drown them out as they talk about how they found me ( a story for another day). I start humming to myself as it nornaly calms me down when im feeling overstimulated which seems to be quite offen at this strange living hostile. I continue himming and slightly turning in my seat when i lightly bumped into someone. The wheelchair guy (Chiron) and the others didnt seen to notice. I stare at the stranger i bumped in to. He seemed to be about 10 years old so a few years younger then me. He had had dark long ish hair that sat just over his eyes so i couldnt see what colour they were. Not like i like eye contact anyway. He seemed to be observing me to and i notcied he was also failing to make eye contacy. So i decide to be the bigger person and maybe start a conversation. "Hi" i mumble, "im mazzie". "Hey" he repets and dosnt introduce himself i dont notice in a bad way as i still have to rember to return a question back to the giver. It takes him a moment before he quickly answers "sorry im nico son of hades" Nico. Interesting. I rember on the ride to camo the goat guy was quickly talking about being demi gods and godly perants but it just went over my head and i've decided to just go with it. "I dont know who my godly perant is" i reply quietly scared me might judge me but he seemed to remind me aloud of myself when i was about 10 years old. I look back over to Chiron and hear a few names being passed about. Grover, percy,annabeth and pipper. I assume they must be the names of the four people (goat) that helped me ,i also noticed the word autistic being thrown around and shorlty followed by leo. Gee that kid seemed to be popular. I just hoped nico wouldnt notice something was wrong with me: