We all walk towards the strawberry fields. After a short while, the place transforms before my eyes, from a boring strawberry farm to a lively place. WOAHHHH, I think. I scan around, making a mental note of everything. Cabins, people, archery, lava, wait a minute LAVA?! I stare at the lava wall. Arya notices me staring.
"Oh you can't actually die on the wall", she looks at Mr. Brunner. "Ehe..right?"
"It's never happened before", he says calmly. Arya looks back at me and shrugs.
"If Chiron says it's safe, then it's safe. Follow me kid", she says.
"Wait, Chiron?", I look back at Mr. Brunner. "Are you actually the centaur teacher?". Mr.-Chiron nods. Huh. That explains why he took 3 whole classes talking about how important Chiron is.
"Carson, come on", Arya says.
I follow her as she explains how a bunch of people went on a quest to stop some goddess from waking up, blah dee blah.
After a while, I tune her out and just look around, still following her of course. We stop at a run-down looking building. It has a caduceus on it.
"So", Arya says briskly. "Any questions?". I shake my head. "Good. There's a guy in here, the Hermes cabin, and he'll give you your schedule. See you around kid!", she ruffles my hair and walks away. I watch her walk away and quickly run from the cabin, towards the basketball court. I start walking around, observing everything around me.
I tie River's leash around a bench and tell him to stay.
"LOOK OUT!", someone shouts. I whip my head around to see a volleyball flying at my face. It hits me with a dull thud and I fall to the ground, clutching my nose. I get up and move my hand away from my nose to find my fingertips covered in blood. A girl who looks exactly like Arya but younger and with both eyes runs towards me.
"I am so, so sorry! Here let me...", she gently pushes me on the ground. "Now, hold still, this might hurt," she gently places her hands on my face and a soft, golden glow emits from them. I cry out in pain as I feel my nose cracking back into place. She lets me sit up and I tentatively touch my nose.
"Wha-How did you do that?", I ask her.
She smirks, puffing up her chest and looking proud. "Riya Keyashira, daughter of Apollo, at your service!"
"Really? You wouldn't be related to an Arya Keyashira, would you?"
"Actually, yeah. Yes, yes I am." she replies.
"Oh, okay.", I say. "See ya, I guess."
"Bye."
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The Son of Hephaestus
FanfictionThe sequel to The Daughter of Apollo by @cupcakquen1 (my sister so I have permission)
