In Pursuit of Lost Echoes

009

                                                                                          Astraea

Astraea was woken up by Annabeth shaking her. 

"Wake up, we have to go to the campfire in an hour sleepyhead." the blonde said continuing to shake her.

"Okay I'm up you lunatic, stop shaking me." Astraea grumbles, pushing the blonde off. She wiped the sleep out of her eyes and noticed Jason standing in the doorway. 

"What happened? Is everything okay?" Astraea asks, that instantly pulling her out of her sleep like state. Annabeth started catching her up on what she missed. On how they visited Clovis from cabin fifteen and he told them that Jason's mind wasn't wiped and memories weren't buried, they were stolen. Obviously by Juno/Hera. And something about their Roman side. Astraea quickly got up, changed and did her hair all while Annabeth and Jason where telling her the story. Nothing making sense, what Greek or Roman side? 

"Dang, well sounds like Jason is in serious trouble." said Astraea, remaking her braids. 

"That's what I said." Annabeth said pointing at Jason as if to confirm her theory. 

The trio left the cabin walking to the campfire, talking about what Clovis has told them, and what any of it could mean. The night was cold, and the stars where shining. Astraea looked up into the sky, noticing the familiar outline of a girl with a bow in her hands.

They made their way into the amphitheater, sitting closer to the fire for warmth. Kids started filling up the rows as the minutes passed. Astraea was looking around for a certain brown haired boy. Their eyes meet when she looked over the big crow of kids holding a steel gray banner emblazoned with a hammer. He shot her a smile and waved crazily, making Astraea's cheeks turn pink. She waved back, hoping no one noticed her red face. Standing in front of the fire, half a dozen campers with guitars, harps and lyres, wearing armor and singing battle songs. Everybody was singing with them and making gestures for the pieces of armor and joking around. Finally the song ended with a lot of rowdy applause. 

"Very nice! And a special welcome to our new arrivals." Chiron started, coming forward. " I am Chiron, camp activities director, and I am so happy you have all arrived here alive and with most of your limbs attached. In a moment, I promise we'll get to the s'mores, but first-"

"What about capture the flag?" somebody yelled. Grumbling broke our among some kids in armor. 

"Do you think we will actually have capture the flag, with umm, our issue?" asked Astraea, quietly whispering so only Annabeth could hear. 

"I hope not, who know what will happen if the game actually happens." Annabeth whispers back, not taking her eyes off of the centaur. 

"Yes," the centaur said. "I know the Ares cabin is anxious to return to the woods for our regular games."

"And kill people!" one of them shouted. 

Astraea glanced at Jason, who's eyes widened comically. 

"However," Chiron said, "until the dragon is brought under control, that won't be a possibility. Cabin nine, anything to report on that?" 

He turned to Leo's group. Leo shot Astraea with finger guns, wriggling his eyebrows. 

"Looks like someone's got an admirer." says Annabeth pushing the brunette in a joking manner. 

"Oh shut up." laughs Astraea not looking away from Leo's face. 

The girl, Nyssa the one next to Leo stood uncomfortably. She wore an army jacket a lot like Leo's, with her hair covered in a red bandanna. "We're working on it."