"This is me trying..." (Book 1 of the Storm Decology)

"The arse is asleep"

I deflected Luke's blade with the flat of έλεος and I struck his abs with the side of εκδίκηση. I laughed as he huffed, out of breath.

"C'mon Luke" I taunted. " We all know I've always been able to beat you Luke", I said with a roll of my eyes, I offered him another quick thwap of my blade.

"Well now Vicky I have to preserve at least a bit of my dignity, I can't always be beat by a 13 year old" he said jokingly. He stuck out his hand to me as a sign of quarter.

I grabbed his hand, ready to shake it when he swept my knees out from under me "Luke" I groaned, already feeling bruising on my hip. I saw Luke's broad stature looming over me. I sprawled out my fingers, feeling for the hilt of my sword. I found it! I kicked Luke's knees out from under him. He fell on the ground beside me, I swiftly jumped to my knees and knelt beside him, holding my swords in an X around his throat.

"Yield" I said, panting from the exertion.

He rolled his eyes, " I yield, now let me up you big lump" he said laughing.

I closed my eyes tired and just sat in the cold, dew tipped grass. Until I felt someone standing over me. I held my hand up and said "c'mon Selena help me up".

"How'd you know it was me?" Selena asked after she helped me up.

I shrugged " what did you want?" I asked trying, yet failing at not sounding hostile.

She looked down at her feet nervous, I've noticed she always seems very nervous, almost fragile. "Well Chiron sent me to get you, there's a new kid and he killed the minotaur" I raised an eyebrow, shocked yet thinking it had to be false. "O-or that's what I've heard people say"

I nodded and ran to the big house, enjoying the nice crack of static electricity that followed me. I walked into when I felt that familiar tug, this strange tug brought me upstairs. I walk into a room full of jars, trophies, and spoils of quests from previous demigods. " The Oracle of Delphi" I mumbled as I looked at the mummy, who looked quite a bit like a hippie, except for the fact that she was in fact mummy.

"Hello Victoria εκδίκηση Grace"The mummy said in a voice that resembled someone deep in my past. Her eyes glowed bright green and this horrible Green smoke flew from her mouth drenching the entire room.

"Don't call me that"I said winced is she spoke my last name "I don't, I don't use that last name anymore"

"You forget just how powerful that last name is, the last name is like a title, a title that can not and will not be erased as easily as you not wanting to be called that" the oracle hissed. "It seems today is not my day with you" she said, her eyes glowing green and she sat back in her chair.

"Why are you up here?" Grover asked as he crept up the stairs. I whipped my head around to look it in my hand already on the hilt of my sword, I was ready to attack him until I realized who he was.

I sighed and was relieved, glad it was Grover not Mr d " oh, China asked me to grab something" I lied quickly, probably wasn't the best lie to come up with but it works for now.

He narrowed his eyes at me "ok" he said doubtfully "anyways we have a new camper, his name is Percy Jackson"

I scoffed, " a newbie it's been awhile since we've had one of those isn't it Grover?"

"Yeah" he said looking down at his hooves "anyway come down we got to introduce you to him because you're practically the leader of this camp remember?" he said nervously.

I huffed quietly, "Grover, you don't have to be nervous around me, I've told you multiple times, it's not your fault"

"Yes it is," he said sniffling. I put my hand on his shoulder, squeezing gently "I took the wrong trail, it's all my fault"

"It isn't" I said sullenly, my mind started drifting to the lockbox in my mind, the one I locked every painful memory in. My consciousness longed to open that box, let all of it loose. I blinked away the box unwilling to open it. I shook my head, clearing the fog. "Where is this newbie of ours?"

"He's In the med-cabin" Grover said, he seemed glad I changed the subject.

I walked into the med-cabin glancing at all the people in the beds, Sam Dulang was laying in a bed covered in boils, probably a victim of the Stoll twins I thought as he groaned.

"Hello argus" I said as I passed him. He nodded a greeting at me as Grover led me to a bed to the right. In the bed laid a lanky boy with black scruffy hair. "The arse is asleep" I said kicking the bed.

"I know" Grover said sheepishly looking at his hooves. "I was instructed to bring you here to talk to Chiron"

I roll my eyes, "well come out you big horse" I said irritated.

Chiron clomped in, ducking his head to walk through the door "hello Victoria Grace"

I scoffed, "you know I don't like that name"

"Why were you in the attic?" He asked, his eyes cold

"I could feel it" I said it as though it was obvious, although I could tell it wasn't"

"What in Zeus's name is that supposed to mean?" He said as thunder cracked.

"I mean it was calling me, I could feel it" I hissed, feeling static electricity crack slightly.

" Are you mad?" I chuckled at the irony.

"I'm not having this conversation with you" I said, storming away to the archery range, hoping I would find Will. "Will?" I yelled.

" Vicky!" He said running towards me, sweeping me up and enveloping me in a tight hug.

I laughed and wriggled from his arms, as he smiled at me.

"I could hear the static electricity from the Big house Vicky, what happened?" He said concerned, but not pressing.

"Nothing I particularly want to talk about" I said glaring towards the big house. "Can we just shoot?"

"Absolutely" he said, handing me a wooden bow, as he pulled off his ring and rolled it in his fingers. Moments later it morphed into a gold bow, decorated with rubies and emeralds.

"Why don't I get a fancy bow like that?" I joked.

He grabbed my hand and put his bow in my hand, maintaining eye contact the entire time, for some reason it made me nervous.

"Take it then" he said, not breaking eye contact, his eyes were golden brown. The way the sun hit his eyes made them glow. Why am I noticing this I thought.

"I can't" I stuttered once I broke from my strange state. "Your father gave that to you"

"And I'd give it to you quicker than quick"

I spared furiously, slaying the straw filled dummy when Annabeth walked up to me with the newbie.

"Ahh the newbies awake" I laughed, stopping and sheathing my swords and wiping the sweat from my brow.

"Who's your godly parent?" He asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Hold your horses kid" I wiped my sweaty palm on my jeans and stuck out my hand. "Zeus, my name's Victoria, my friends call me Vicky"

He grabbed my hand hesitantly and looked me in the eyes as though he was trying to read me. I narrowed my bright blue eyes and forced some static electricity in between his hand and my own. He yanked his hand back, hissing in pain.

"Well hello Vicky" he said, clutching his hand.

"Bold of you to assume you're one of my friends" I said goading him. I circled him, looking him up and down, assessing his every move, the way he shifted his weight from the left leg to the right, the way his eyes hadn't broken contact with mine since I shocked him.

"Well, I have been known to be bold," he said, blinking slowly.

I grinned at annabeth "he knows how to play"

She grimaced and sent Percy away, "how are you doing?"

"I'm fine"