Well, here's chapter three hope wewe enjoy it!PLease comment. :D
Three
I Teach a Demigod Greek Mythology
Again I had a horrible dream.
This time, instead of wanyama fighting there were three men. They each wore a tunic. One was trimmed with blue, another in green, and the last in black.
They were fighting on a stormy beach, palm trees crashing and waves roaring. But they didn't seem to notice.
The harder they fought the zaidi the storm raged.
Give it back! I heard the one in blue screamed.
No you! shouted the one in black.
Suddenly, just like in the other dream a huge black shadow came across them and the dream went black.
Again, I woke with a start. It was morning. About four au five o' clock. None of my my siblings were awake, so I tried to go back to sleep.
But I couldn't the dream scared me. And trust me, I don't scare easily.
So, I lay there shuttering. When I finally saw some of my cabin, kibanda mates getting up, I. sprung out of bed. "Annabeth, what's the rush?" asked my half sister Madison.
"Nothing. Nothing at all." I replied hastily.
"Well...ok. It's your turn to inspect the cabins." She told me awkwardly.
I nodded " Thanks for reminding me."
After I finished getting dressed, I began inspecting the cabins. As I made my way to the Ares cabin, kibanda I heard Chiron calling me.
I ran over and asked" What's wrong Chiron?"
"I need wewe to watch Percy for the rest of the day." He said.
I sighed and alisema , " Yes, Chiron." I probably didn't do a good job of hiding my disappointment because he alisema " Is there something the matter?"
Again I sighed and said," It's just that... well..."
I was about to tell him but he cut me off kwa saying "I understand that wewe do not enjoy taking care of a boy wewe have never met. But wewe must understand that his destiny and yours are intertwined. He could be the one. au he could not. But he is a fellow demigod. He may even be one of your brothers. But Annabeth wewe must remember the prophecy."
"I remember."
" Good."
Then he trotted off.
So, even thought I was still a little upset about having to spend my siku taking care of Percy, I made my way to the Big House. The other cabins would just have to forget about inspection today.
The siku went kwa faster than expected.
I spent the first few hours watching over Percy and helping him recover. Then Grover and Luke came over to keep me company.
I felt myself blushing when Luke came over to talk to me about an alliance between the Hermes cabin, kibanda and the Athena cabin, kibanda in Capture the Flag.
Luke was nineteen, tall, muscular, short cropped sandy blond hair, deep blue eyes, and had a little scare beneath his right eye from a dragon scratch. I'd known him longer than my day's at camp.
Then Grover joined the conversation and somehow brought up the subject of getting spit out of reed pipes.
I rolled my eyes at him I a friendly way went back to taking care of Percy.
I missed breakfast and lunch, but thank the gods Grover and Luke brought me an apple and some bread.
When it was time for chajio, chakula cha jioni Chiron came in and told me I could go. I thanked him and ran out to line up my cabin.
I was surprised to see Malcolm already leading them to the dinning pavilion. I ran up to him and he let me to the front of the line. We sat down at our meza, jedwali and had a chajio, chakula cha jioni of barbecue , bread, cheese, and grapes. And of course we didn't forget to drop a portion of our meal in to the fireplace.
After dinner, we made our way to the moto for the sing along.
The camp moto sing along were always interesting to me because the moto was Enchanted to reflect the campers mood.
On a good night the moto would be blazing purple and the front rows marshmallows would burst into flames. On a bad night it would be the color of lint and barely warm.
Tonight the moto was red and everyone was in a pretty good mood. " And that's why this is Minos' land!" We sang as we finished "This Land is Minos' Land"
" Wonderful everyone!" Chiron praised. "Yes, yes. Wonderful. WEE." Dionysus alisema sarcastically. "Now go to kitanda wewe brats." So, we went back to our cabins, changed into our pajamas, and went to bed.
I had a hard time falling asleep. I was afraid of having another dream. But soon I found myself drifting off. The only thing I saw, were flashes of green, blue, and black light all through the night.
The inayofuata morning, after I had gotten dressed and had breakfast, I decided to go see Chiron.
I found him sitting in a wheel chair playing pinochle with Mr.D. If your wondering how Chiron could sit in a wheel chair, then here's your answer. The wheel chair is Enchanted and he wears fake legs when ever he's in it. He usually only appears in wheel chair form if there was a new camper.
"Hello." I alisema trying to act casual. Even though I had been at camp longer than any other camper, Mr.D always made me feel uneasy.
" Hello Annabeth. Won't wewe jiunge us?" Chiron asked
"Umm... No thanks Chiron I was just going to watch" I told him Mr.D rolled his eyes and alisema impatiently " Yes, yes then sit down. Now, hurry up it's your turn." I leaned on the railing and watched them play.
Just then I heard a boy's voice yell ," Mr. Bruner!" I looked at the boy and realized it was Percy. I tilted my head. He was actually kind of cute now that he was conscious and not drooling. A little farther away from him was Grover.
"Annabeth?" Chiron asked me.
I came mbele and Chiron introduced us. " This young lady nursed wewe back to health, Percy. Annabeth, my dear, why don't wewe check on Percy's bunk? We'll be putting him in cabin, kibanda eleven for now."
"Sure Chiron." I said.
As I went down the porch stairs I glanced at Percy, and saw him examining me, which I found kind of disturbing.
Then I noticed something that I hadn't noticed before. He was holding a minotaur horn. He had slain the minotaur.
Percy noticed me looking at the minotaur horn and I felt compelled to say something, so I alisema " wewe drool when wewe sleep." Then I ran off.
I didn't know what else to say to a confused guy who had just regained conscious and drools in his sleep.
I ran to cabin, kibanda eleven, the Hermes cabin, and told Luke that he would be having another camper coming in soon. " Alright, thanks for the heads up."
I went to the front of the Hermes cabin, kibanda and decided to read my ancient Greek architecture book.
Just when I was getting to the chapter about the parathion, Percy and Chiron walked up to the steps of cabin, kibanda eleven. I looked over Percy critically. I wasn't sure why but it just seemed like the thing to do.
But Chiron broke the mood of my critical stare kwa saying, " Annabeth, I have masters' archery class at noon. Would wewe take Percy from here?"
"Yes, sir."
"Cabin eleven." Chiron told him, gesturing him toward the doorway. "Make yourself at home."
When he looked in the cabin, kibanda his eyes sort of bugged out. I guess he was startled that he would have to stay in a cabin, kibanda with about twenty campers and only six bunks. I didn't blame him I'd gone through the same thing before I was claimed.
Chiron didn't go inside, the door was too short for him. But when the campers saw him they bowed respectfully.
"Well then," Chiron said. "Good luck, Percy. I'll see wewe at dinner." Then he galloped away to the archery range. We stood in the doorway. He looked at the kids. I eventually got impatient and alisema " Well? Go on." And of course he naturally tripped coming in the door and made a total fool of himself. Some people snickered. And I admit, I was one of them.
" Percy Jackson, meet cabin, kibanda eleven." I announced.
"Regular au undetermined?" Connor Stoll asked.
" Undetermined. "
Everyone groaned.
Luke came mbele and alisema with a friendly smile, "Now campers, that's what we're here for. Welcome, Percy. wewe can have a spot on the floor, right over there."
Luke was so sweet. "This is Luke." I alisema a little dreamily. I guess Percy noticed me because he started looking at me like I had gone crazy. I looked at him with a hard expression," He's your counselor for now." I alisema trying to had extra attitude.
"For now?"
"Your undetermined." Luke explained patiently. "They don't know where to put wewe so you're here. cabin, kibanda eleven takes all newcomers, all visitors. Naturally, we would. Hermes, our patron, is the god of travelers."
He looked with disappointment at the small area that they had aliyopewa him. I thought that was kind of selfish. "How long will I be here?" He asked stupidly.
"Good question." Luke began ,"Until your determined."
"How long will that take?"
The other campers laughed. I was getting irritated.
" Come on." I told him trying not to onyesha my irritation.” I’ll onyesha wewe the mpira wa wavu court."
"I've already seen it."
"Come on."
I grabbed his wrist and dragged him out of the cabin. I heard some snickers from the inside.
When we were out of earshot I said, " Jackson, your going to have to do better than that."
"What?"
I rolled my eyes and mumbled under my breath "I can't believe I thought wewe were the one."
His face turned red with anger. "What's wewe problem?" He alisema in an angry voice." All I know is I kill some ng'ombe guy-"
"Don't talk like that! Do wewe know how many people wish they'd got your chance?"
"To get killed?"
" To fight the Minotaur! What do wewe think we train for?"
He shook his head, obviously confused." Look, if the thing I fought really was the Minotaur, the one in the stories..."
"Yes." I alisema crossing my arms.
"Then there's only one."
"Yes."
"And he died like, a gajillion years zamani right?"
"Monsters don't die, Percy." I began trying not to onyesha my irritation. I was liking this kid less and less. "They can be killed. But they don't die."
"Oh, thanks. That clears it up."
This guy was so hopeless. Luke had a lot of work cut out for him.
"They don't have souls like wewe and me. wewe can dispel them for a while, maybe a whole lifetime if you're lucky. But there primal forces. Chiron calls them archetypes. Eventually, they re-form." He stared at me then at the ground. There was a long pause and he finally said, "So wewe mean if I killed one, accidentally, with a sword-"
"The Fur..." I cut myself off. Come on Annabeth wewe know better then to say that! "I mean your math teacher. That's right. She's still out there. wewe just made her very mad."
"How do wewe know about Mrs.Dodds?"
"You talk in your sleep."
" wewe almost called her something. A Fury? They're Hades' torturers, right?"
I glanced nervously at the ground. Please, please, please don't suck us up into a black hole.
"You shouldn't call them kwa name. Not even here. We call them the Kindly One's, if we have to say their name at all."
" Look, is there anything we can call them without it thundering?" I stared at him. Talk about whiny!
"Why do I have to stay in cabin, kibanda eleven, anyway? Why is everybody so crowed together? There are plenty of other empty bunks right over there!"
He pointed to the Zeus, Poseidon, and Hera cabins. I felt myself getting pale. "You don't just choose a cabin, Percy." I alisema gravely
" It depends on who your parents are...Or your parent." I stared at him blankly, waiting for him to respond.
"My mom is Sally Jackson. She works in the Candy store at Grand Central Station. At least she used to."
"I'm sorry about your mom, Percy. But that's not who I'm talking about. I mean your other parent. Your dad."
" He's dead." He almost shouted. "I never knew him."
I heaved a big sigh. " You're father's not dead, Percy."
"How can wewe say that? wewe know him?
" No, of course not!"
" Then how can wewe say-"
"Because I know you. wewe wouldn't be here if wewe weren't one of us."
"You don't know anything about me."
" No?" I alisema raising an eyebrow critically.
"I bet wewe moved around from school to school. I bet wewe were kicked out of a lot of them."
"How-"
"Diagnosed with dyslexia. Probably with ADHD, too."
His face turned as red as a strawberry. " What does that have to do with anything?"
" Taken together, it's almost a sure sign. The letters float off the page when wewe read, right? That's because your mind is hardwired for ancient Greek. And the ADHD- you're impulsive, can't sit still in the classroom. That's your battle reflexes. In a real fight, they'd keep wewe alive. As for the attention problems, that's because wewe see to much, not to little, Percy, not too little. Your senses are better than a regular mortal's. Of course the teachers want wewe medicated. Most of them are monsters. They don't want wewe seeing them for what they are."
" wewe sound like... wewe went through the same thing?"
" Most of the kids here did. If wewe weren't like us, wewe couldn't have survived the Minotaur, much less the ambrosia and nectar."
" Ambrosia and nectar." He repeated
" The chakula and drink we gave wewe to make wewe better. That stuff would've killed a normal kid. It would've turned your blood to moto and your Bones to sand. Face it. You're a half-blood."
He glanced at the ground. Again, there was a long pause. Suddenly I heard a loud voice shouting" Well! A newbie!" We turned around to face Clarisse and her three half-sisters, Viola, Vicky, and Abby. They were all wearing matching camouflage jackets and ripped jeans. " Clarisse." I sighed " Why don't wewe go polish your spear au something?"
" Sure, Miss princess," Clarisse mocked ," so I can run wewe through with it on Friday?"
I rolled my eyes " Erre ess korakas " Which was ancient Greek for 'Go to the crows!' but meant... Well, if I told you, your mom and dad wouldn't let wewe continue to read this book. "You don't stand a chance."
" We'll pulverize you!" Clarisse yelled, but I saw weakness in her face. She turned toward Percy. " Who's the little runt?"
" Percy Jackson, meet Clarisse," I alisema under my breath," Daughter of Ares."
" Like... the war god?"
"You got a problem with that?" Clarisse accused.
"No." He said, I saw a little drop of sweat on his left brow. " It explains the bad smell!" Oh, boy. He shouldn't have alisema that. He really shouldn't have alisema that.
"We got an initiation ceremony for newbie's, Prissy." She growled
"Percy."
" Whatever. come on, I'll onyesha you."
"Clarisse-" I was about to tell her to knock it off when she said," Stay out of it Wise Girl." My moyo was beating. I had to do something. But I knew if I did, I would only make things worse. So I stood there helplessly as Percy handed me the Minotaur horn and prepared to fight.
He didn't stand a chance, I knew that. And I was proven right when Clarisse clasped his neck like a staff and dragged him toward the stalls. I followed them nervously, as Percy tried his best to escape and as Clarisse and her siblings laughed.
"Like he's 'Big Three' material," Clarisse alisema while pushing Percy to a toilet. I could barely watch. Just when I thought his head would forever smell like toilet water, there was a small rumble that turned into a roaring growl. The pipes shuttered and creaked. Before I knew it, toilet water spurred out of the toilet shooting Clarisse in the face. Clarisse was tossed into a kuoga and as her sisters rushed to help her, the other toilets and showers went wild to and sprayed them in the face so hard, one blacked out. Even I was sprayed but thankfully not to hard. The daughters of Ares were tossed out the door kwa the fury of the toilet.
As soon as they were gone the water shut off. The entire bathroom was one hundred percent flooded and then some. The only area that hadn't been soaked, was a small mduara, duara around Percy's feet. I stared at him, in shock. He stood up, his knees buckling.
"How did you..." I stammered.
"I don't know."
We walked out the door together to see Clarisse and her sisters piled into a puddle of mud. Campers had gathered around to mock them. Clarisse looked directly at Percy with a look of absolute disgust. " Your dead, New Boy. So totally dead."
He should've just kept walking, but instead he alisema ," wewe want to gargle with toilet water again, Clarisse? Close your mouth."
Her siblings had to hold her back from pulverizing us. They dragged her back to the Ares cabin, While the other campers scuttled out of the way.
I stared at him again. I really couldn't tell if I was grossed out, angry, au maybe even imprested. " What?" He demanded. " What are wewe thinking?"
" I'm thinking," I alisema slyly. " I want wewe on my team for capture the flag"
Three
I Teach a Demigod Greek Mythology
Again I had a horrible dream.
This time, instead of wanyama fighting there were three men. They each wore a tunic. One was trimmed with blue, another in green, and the last in black.
They were fighting on a stormy beach, palm trees crashing and waves roaring. But they didn't seem to notice.
The harder they fought the zaidi the storm raged.
Give it back! I heard the one in blue screamed.
No you! shouted the one in black.
Suddenly, just like in the other dream a huge black shadow came across them and the dream went black.
Again, I woke with a start. It was morning. About four au five o' clock. None of my my siblings were awake, so I tried to go back to sleep.
But I couldn't the dream scared me. And trust me, I don't scare easily.
So, I lay there shuttering. When I finally saw some of my cabin, kibanda mates getting up, I. sprung out of bed. "Annabeth, what's the rush?" asked my half sister Madison.
"Nothing. Nothing at all." I replied hastily.
"Well...ok. It's your turn to inspect the cabins." She told me awkwardly.
I nodded " Thanks for reminding me."
After I finished getting dressed, I began inspecting the cabins. As I made my way to the Ares cabin, kibanda I heard Chiron calling me.
I ran over and asked" What's wrong Chiron?"
"I need wewe to watch Percy for the rest of the day." He said.
I sighed and alisema , " Yes, Chiron." I probably didn't do a good job of hiding my disappointment because he alisema " Is there something the matter?"
Again I sighed and said," It's just that... well..."
I was about to tell him but he cut me off kwa saying "I understand that wewe do not enjoy taking care of a boy wewe have never met. But wewe must understand that his destiny and yours are intertwined. He could be the one. au he could not. But he is a fellow demigod. He may even be one of your brothers. But Annabeth wewe must remember the prophecy."
"I remember."
" Good."
Then he trotted off.
So, even thought I was still a little upset about having to spend my siku taking care of Percy, I made my way to the Big House. The other cabins would just have to forget about inspection today.
The siku went kwa faster than expected.
I spent the first few hours watching over Percy and helping him recover. Then Grover and Luke came over to keep me company.
I felt myself blushing when Luke came over to talk to me about an alliance between the Hermes cabin, kibanda and the Athena cabin, kibanda in Capture the Flag.
Luke was nineteen, tall, muscular, short cropped sandy blond hair, deep blue eyes, and had a little scare beneath his right eye from a dragon scratch. I'd known him longer than my day's at camp.
Then Grover joined the conversation and somehow brought up the subject of getting spit out of reed pipes.
I rolled my eyes at him I a friendly way went back to taking care of Percy.
I missed breakfast and lunch, but thank the gods Grover and Luke brought me an apple and some bread.
When it was time for chajio, chakula cha jioni Chiron came in and told me I could go. I thanked him and ran out to line up my cabin.
I was surprised to see Malcolm already leading them to the dinning pavilion. I ran up to him and he let me to the front of the line. We sat down at our meza, jedwali and had a chajio, chakula cha jioni of barbecue , bread, cheese, and grapes. And of course we didn't forget to drop a portion of our meal in to the fireplace.
After dinner, we made our way to the moto for the sing along.
The camp moto sing along were always interesting to me because the moto was Enchanted to reflect the campers mood.
On a good night the moto would be blazing purple and the front rows marshmallows would burst into flames. On a bad night it would be the color of lint and barely warm.
Tonight the moto was red and everyone was in a pretty good mood. " And that's why this is Minos' land!" We sang as we finished "This Land is Minos' Land"
" Wonderful everyone!" Chiron praised. "Yes, yes. Wonderful. WEE." Dionysus alisema sarcastically. "Now go to kitanda wewe brats." So, we went back to our cabins, changed into our pajamas, and went to bed.
I had a hard time falling asleep. I was afraid of having another dream. But soon I found myself drifting off. The only thing I saw, were flashes of green, blue, and black light all through the night.
The inayofuata morning, after I had gotten dressed and had breakfast, I decided to go see Chiron.
I found him sitting in a wheel chair playing pinochle with Mr.D. If your wondering how Chiron could sit in a wheel chair, then here's your answer. The wheel chair is Enchanted and he wears fake legs when ever he's in it. He usually only appears in wheel chair form if there was a new camper.
"Hello." I alisema trying to act casual. Even though I had been at camp longer than any other camper, Mr.D always made me feel uneasy.
" Hello Annabeth. Won't wewe jiunge us?" Chiron asked
"Umm... No thanks Chiron I was just going to watch" I told him Mr.D rolled his eyes and alisema impatiently " Yes, yes then sit down. Now, hurry up it's your turn." I leaned on the railing and watched them play.
Just then I heard a boy's voice yell ," Mr. Bruner!" I looked at the boy and realized it was Percy. I tilted my head. He was actually kind of cute now that he was conscious and not drooling. A little farther away from him was Grover.
"Annabeth?" Chiron asked me.
I came mbele and Chiron introduced us. " This young lady nursed wewe back to health, Percy. Annabeth, my dear, why don't wewe check on Percy's bunk? We'll be putting him in cabin, kibanda eleven for now."
"Sure Chiron." I said.
As I went down the porch stairs I glanced at Percy, and saw him examining me, which I found kind of disturbing.
Then I noticed something that I hadn't noticed before. He was holding a minotaur horn. He had slain the minotaur.
Percy noticed me looking at the minotaur horn and I felt compelled to say something, so I alisema " wewe drool when wewe sleep." Then I ran off.
I didn't know what else to say to a confused guy who had just regained conscious and drools in his sleep.
I ran to cabin, kibanda eleven, the Hermes cabin, and told Luke that he would be having another camper coming in soon. " Alright, thanks for the heads up."
I went to the front of the Hermes cabin, kibanda and decided to read my ancient Greek architecture book.
Just when I was getting to the chapter about the parathion, Percy and Chiron walked up to the steps of cabin, kibanda eleven. I looked over Percy critically. I wasn't sure why but it just seemed like the thing to do.
But Chiron broke the mood of my critical stare kwa saying, " Annabeth, I have masters' archery class at noon. Would wewe take Percy from here?"
"Yes, sir."
"Cabin eleven." Chiron told him, gesturing him toward the doorway. "Make yourself at home."
When he looked in the cabin, kibanda his eyes sort of bugged out. I guess he was startled that he would have to stay in a cabin, kibanda with about twenty campers and only six bunks. I didn't blame him I'd gone through the same thing before I was claimed.
Chiron didn't go inside, the door was too short for him. But when the campers saw him they bowed respectfully.
"Well then," Chiron said. "Good luck, Percy. I'll see wewe at dinner." Then he galloped away to the archery range. We stood in the doorway. He looked at the kids. I eventually got impatient and alisema " Well? Go on." And of course he naturally tripped coming in the door and made a total fool of himself. Some people snickered. And I admit, I was one of them.
" Percy Jackson, meet cabin, kibanda eleven." I announced.
"Regular au undetermined?" Connor Stoll asked.
" Undetermined. "
Everyone groaned.
Luke came mbele and alisema with a friendly smile, "Now campers, that's what we're here for. Welcome, Percy. wewe can have a spot on the floor, right over there."
Luke was so sweet. "This is Luke." I alisema a little dreamily. I guess Percy noticed me because he started looking at me like I had gone crazy. I looked at him with a hard expression," He's your counselor for now." I alisema trying to had extra attitude.
"For now?"
"Your undetermined." Luke explained patiently. "They don't know where to put wewe so you're here. cabin, kibanda eleven takes all newcomers, all visitors. Naturally, we would. Hermes, our patron, is the god of travelers."
He looked with disappointment at the small area that they had aliyopewa him. I thought that was kind of selfish. "How long will I be here?" He asked stupidly.
"Good question." Luke began ,"Until your determined."
"How long will that take?"
The other campers laughed. I was getting irritated.
" Come on." I told him trying not to onyesha my irritation.” I’ll onyesha wewe the mpira wa wavu court."
"I've already seen it."
"Come on."
I grabbed his wrist and dragged him out of the cabin. I heard some snickers from the inside.
When we were out of earshot I said, " Jackson, your going to have to do better than that."
"What?"
I rolled my eyes and mumbled under my breath "I can't believe I thought wewe were the one."
His face turned red with anger. "What's wewe problem?" He alisema in an angry voice." All I know is I kill some ng'ombe guy-"
"Don't talk like that! Do wewe know how many people wish they'd got your chance?"
"To get killed?"
" To fight the Minotaur! What do wewe think we train for?"
He shook his head, obviously confused." Look, if the thing I fought really was the Minotaur, the one in the stories..."
"Yes." I alisema crossing my arms.
"Then there's only one."
"Yes."
"And he died like, a gajillion years zamani right?"
"Monsters don't die, Percy." I began trying not to onyesha my irritation. I was liking this kid less and less. "They can be killed. But they don't die."
"Oh, thanks. That clears it up."
This guy was so hopeless. Luke had a lot of work cut out for him.
"They don't have souls like wewe and me. wewe can dispel them for a while, maybe a whole lifetime if you're lucky. But there primal forces. Chiron calls them archetypes. Eventually, they re-form." He stared at me then at the ground. There was a long pause and he finally said, "So wewe mean if I killed one, accidentally, with a sword-"
"The Fur..." I cut myself off. Come on Annabeth wewe know better then to say that! "I mean your math teacher. That's right. She's still out there. wewe just made her very mad."
"How do wewe know about Mrs.Dodds?"
"You talk in your sleep."
" wewe almost called her something. A Fury? They're Hades' torturers, right?"
I glanced nervously at the ground. Please, please, please don't suck us up into a black hole.
"You shouldn't call them kwa name. Not even here. We call them the Kindly One's, if we have to say their name at all."
" Look, is there anything we can call them without it thundering?" I stared at him. Talk about whiny!
"Why do I have to stay in cabin, kibanda eleven, anyway? Why is everybody so crowed together? There are plenty of other empty bunks right over there!"
He pointed to the Zeus, Poseidon, and Hera cabins. I felt myself getting pale. "You don't just choose a cabin, Percy." I alisema gravely
" It depends on who your parents are...Or your parent." I stared at him blankly, waiting for him to respond.
"My mom is Sally Jackson. She works in the Candy store at Grand Central Station. At least she used to."
"I'm sorry about your mom, Percy. But that's not who I'm talking about. I mean your other parent. Your dad."
" He's dead." He almost shouted. "I never knew him."
I heaved a big sigh. " You're father's not dead, Percy."
"How can wewe say that? wewe know him?
" No, of course not!"
" Then how can wewe say-"
"Because I know you. wewe wouldn't be here if wewe weren't one of us."
"You don't know anything about me."
" No?" I alisema raising an eyebrow critically.
"I bet wewe moved around from school to school. I bet wewe were kicked out of a lot of them."
"How-"
"Diagnosed with dyslexia. Probably with ADHD, too."
His face turned as red as a strawberry. " What does that have to do with anything?"
" Taken together, it's almost a sure sign. The letters float off the page when wewe read, right? That's because your mind is hardwired for ancient Greek. And the ADHD- you're impulsive, can't sit still in the classroom. That's your battle reflexes. In a real fight, they'd keep wewe alive. As for the attention problems, that's because wewe see to much, not to little, Percy, not too little. Your senses are better than a regular mortal's. Of course the teachers want wewe medicated. Most of them are monsters. They don't want wewe seeing them for what they are."
" wewe sound like... wewe went through the same thing?"
" Most of the kids here did. If wewe weren't like us, wewe couldn't have survived the Minotaur, much less the ambrosia and nectar."
" Ambrosia and nectar." He repeated
" The chakula and drink we gave wewe to make wewe better. That stuff would've killed a normal kid. It would've turned your blood to moto and your Bones to sand. Face it. You're a half-blood."
He glanced at the ground. Again, there was a long pause. Suddenly I heard a loud voice shouting" Well! A newbie!" We turned around to face Clarisse and her three half-sisters, Viola, Vicky, and Abby. They were all wearing matching camouflage jackets and ripped jeans. " Clarisse." I sighed " Why don't wewe go polish your spear au something?"
" Sure, Miss princess," Clarisse mocked ," so I can run wewe through with it on Friday?"
I rolled my eyes " Erre ess korakas " Which was ancient Greek for 'Go to the crows!' but meant... Well, if I told you, your mom and dad wouldn't let wewe continue to read this book. "You don't stand a chance."
" We'll pulverize you!" Clarisse yelled, but I saw weakness in her face. She turned toward Percy. " Who's the little runt?"
" Percy Jackson, meet Clarisse," I alisema under my breath," Daughter of Ares."
" Like... the war god?"
"You got a problem with that?" Clarisse accused.
"No." He said, I saw a little drop of sweat on his left brow. " It explains the bad smell!" Oh, boy. He shouldn't have alisema that. He really shouldn't have alisema that.
"We got an initiation ceremony for newbie's, Prissy." She growled
"Percy."
" Whatever. come on, I'll onyesha you."
"Clarisse-" I was about to tell her to knock it off when she said," Stay out of it Wise Girl." My moyo was beating. I had to do something. But I knew if I did, I would only make things worse. So I stood there helplessly as Percy handed me the Minotaur horn and prepared to fight.
He didn't stand a chance, I knew that. And I was proven right when Clarisse clasped his neck like a staff and dragged him toward the stalls. I followed them nervously, as Percy tried his best to escape and as Clarisse and her siblings laughed.
"Like he's 'Big Three' material," Clarisse alisema while pushing Percy to a toilet. I could barely watch. Just when I thought his head would forever smell like toilet water, there was a small rumble that turned into a roaring growl. The pipes shuttered and creaked. Before I knew it, toilet water spurred out of the toilet shooting Clarisse in the face. Clarisse was tossed into a kuoga and as her sisters rushed to help her, the other toilets and showers went wild to and sprayed them in the face so hard, one blacked out. Even I was sprayed but thankfully not to hard. The daughters of Ares were tossed out the door kwa the fury of the toilet.
As soon as they were gone the water shut off. The entire bathroom was one hundred percent flooded and then some. The only area that hadn't been soaked, was a small mduara, duara around Percy's feet. I stared at him, in shock. He stood up, his knees buckling.
"How did you..." I stammered.
"I don't know."
We walked out the door together to see Clarisse and her sisters piled into a puddle of mud. Campers had gathered around to mock them. Clarisse looked directly at Percy with a look of absolute disgust. " Your dead, New Boy. So totally dead."
He should've just kept walking, but instead he alisema ," wewe want to gargle with toilet water again, Clarisse? Close your mouth."
Her siblings had to hold her back from pulverizing us. They dragged her back to the Ares cabin, While the other campers scuttled out of the way.
I stared at him again. I really couldn't tell if I was grossed out, angry, au maybe even imprested. " What?" He demanded. " What are wewe thinking?"
" I'm thinking," I alisema slyly. " I want wewe on my team for capture the flag"
