| The Rising Moon: The Awakening of a Demi-Goddess |

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(adj.) foolishly sentimental

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Cheers went around the camp for her, most of them coming from Annabeth, Percy, and a few of her fellow Apollo's. She saw some Hermes and a few she didn't know were glaring at her. She bit her lip... Something didn't feel right. Apollo was the god of archery, so that explained a lot. But sunshine? Music?! Poetry?!

Something isn't right... she thought suspiciously. She found it a bit hard to believe that she had a godly parent in the first place, but Apollo was one of the last people she expected. But for now, she had to act happy. So she smiled at everyone, gave a small nod, and walked away with a fast pace. The moment she was out of sight, she swiftly turned around behind a tree.

"I need to get to the bottom of this," She mumbled out loud. How could she find out the truth, though? And were the gods really lying to her? Think, what would Annabeth do? She hadn't even known the blonde and brown eyed girl for a full 24 hours, and yet she could already tell her judgements were wise and that she defiantly belonged in the Athena cabin. Her head snapped up.

They must have a library, or book collection of some sort! I can probably read about all the greek gods and goddesses! And so she forged a plan, her goals set in mind for how she would find out the truth. If there's one thing I hate, it's being lied to. Not even a divine god or goddess can lie to me, she thought stubbornly.

After asking Annabeth directions to the library, which resulted in a bunch of "Do you want me to help?" "What are you searching for?" And "I can help you study!"'s, and she found herself in a quiet library consisting of 4 desks and 16 chairs. She had pulled a stack of books from the greek mythology section, (which was the only section,) and began reading.

In summary, it was hard. The words seemed to be jumbled up in a weird format. Zeus was Sezu, Hades was Desah, and Hera was Arhe.

What is wrong with these stupid books? This isn't even English! When she was a child and being raised under... people... they had always pushed her in her education with mathematics and reading. She loved to listen to stories, but always had trouble reading them.

"That's called laziness." Portia glared at Celeste- no, back then she was Charlotte. "Women in my household cannot be like that. Either you be smart, or you can be a household maid, you ungrateful little-"

"Hey," Someones words snapped her out of her trance. She realized that she had ben digging her hands through her hair and that she was slouching over the book. She let out a bitter laugh. The memories never get any better, do they?

"You're probably dyslexic," The voice continued. She turned to her right and saw Nico there. She scoffed and blew out a strand of silver hair.

"Yeah right. I'm just not that.." Smart. That's what Portia had told her. And Charles. And Erica. And Daphne. And-

"Actually, almost all demi-gods are dyslexic, not like mortals," Nico explained. She looked up. Oh. She had actually...

Actually, I think we should move on from the topic. Yes, me, the narrator. Trust me guys. It will make sense later on.

She looked at Nico, a bit of bitterness in her eyes. "I suppose you know how to read properly?" She asked. He nodded and took the book from her hands. He pointed at one of the words.

"You have to make sure that you're calm, and have no distractions," He started. Sh nodded, taking a deep breath. She shouldn't had been so emotion about reading, but.. the memories... she gave a small wince and shivered. Nico turned to her.

"The exact opposite of what you're doing. Whatever you're thinking of, forget it," He instructed her. She listened, and rubbed her moon tattoo. He nodded.

"What does this word say? Look at it very closely," He added. She took a deep breath, her fingers gently brushing over the words.

"A- ah- ae.." She had trouble pronouncing it, and felt herself growing angry. Just read the stupid word! Her mind yelled. Nico glanced at her, and placed his hand on hers. It felt cold, yet.. soothing? She took another steady breath and looked at the word again, her free hand tracing it.

"A- Ath- Athena?" She asked. Nico smiled at her, and gave her a congratulating nod. She beamed and looked at the next word.

"Athena.. and the wea- we- weaving contest with Ara- Are.. Don't just laugh Nico, help me out!" He was chuckling, and she gave him a playful smack on the head.

"Arachne, it's Arachne. She and Athena had a weaving compe-" Celeste shushed him, starting to read the story herself.

Once she had finished, she looked at Nico, delight in her gaze. The story being in words was just so.. wonderful! She could actually read it! She pulled another from the stack and sat next to Nico, the two of them reading closely about Hercules's adventures, Medusa, and so many other amazing stories. How have I never heard of these before! She picked up another book titled Kronos: The Father of all the gods, which sparked her interest. Nico slapped the book out of her hands. A wave of confusion and hurt washed through her her.

"Why-?"

"I'll tell you later," was all he said. Why did he have a strong dislike for the father of all gods? He was long gone, right? Right? She bit her lip.

"So, other than, um, studying, you all just train?" She asked him. He nodded at her, which confused her.

"But haven't almost all of the powerful monsters been defeated? Like Medusa and Circe?" She asked him. He shook his head.

"Evil is never gone. After a few thousand, maybe million years, the monsters will be reborn again. Percy actually defeated Medusa. And as for Kronos..." Nico trailed off. Oh. OH! She looked at him, and turned away.

The silence went on for a few moments before she heard a loud bell, which made her jump out of her seat and knock off all the books. Nico looked up.

"It's time to go to the campfire," He said numbly. She blinked at him. Camp..fire? Is it like those tenting things? He looked at her, surprised.

"You don't know what a campfire is?" He asked. She shook her head, and he lifted her up from the floor.

"It's basically the one time Percy accepts food that isn't blue," He joked. Celeste gave her a small smile before following him out.

Something wasn't right though. Something didn't.. feel right. She pushed the feeling away, and started to go towards this "Campfire."