The Experiment

Chapter 8

I woke up on a bed. I felt someone holding my hand. My eyes fluttered open, and I sat up.

"Hey. You're awake," Cole said. He was sitting beside my bed, on a wooden chair. He was the one holding my hand.

When I saw it was him, my heart skipped a beat. His hand was soft in mine. It felt nice.

"How long was I out?" I asked, rubbing my eyes with my free hand.

That's when Cole noticed that he was still holding my hand. He quickly dropped it, and stuffed his hands in his pockets, his cheeks red.

"Um, two days. I just woke up, like fifteen hours ago. Don't worry, I wasn't watching you sleep for long," he whispered sheepishly.

    I found his embarrassment utterly adorable. On most people, blush makes them look bad or like a loser, or whatever, but on Cole, it made him look hot. Like a sexy insecure kind of thing. It just looked good on him, okay?

   I smiled. "What about River and Kacey? Are they okay?"

     "They're fine. They both only slept about a day. We both know we took the brunt of it, especially you."

    "How are you? Your ankle?" I asked.

   "Only a little sore. You?" Cole replied.

    I moved around a little bit, then stood up. Aside from being stiff and sore, like Cole, I was fine.

   "How? How are we fine? It's only been a few days," I asked.

    "The magic of nectar and ambrosia."

"Nectar and ambrosia?" I asked, confused.

"Yep. The gods's food. In small dosages, it helps demigods heal faster, but in large doses, we could burn up."

   "Oh. You know a lot about this stuff."

    "My seeker crammed as much information into me as possible. Anyways, River is waiting for us outside to show us around. You ready?" Cole asked, a simple smirk on his face.

"Sure. So, this is the camp?"

"Yep. We're in the infirmary. Let's go!"

Cole gently grabbed my wrist and lead me outside. It was late in the afternoon, maybe five. The sun was preparing to begin setting. It was warm, but not humid or uncomfortable.

The camp was beautiful. There was a beach on one side. All of the cabins on the other. There was a strawberry field, n archery range, a big house, and more. The place was surrounded by thick woods, except for the beach side, of course.

We met River right outside of the infirmary. He led us around the whole place.

"Those are the cabins. They're is one for each of the gods. You'll probably stay in the Hermes cabin, at least until you're claimed."

River pointed out everything. I was in awe by the time we were done. The camp was amazing. Absolutely amazing. I was fascinated.

After that, we went to dinner. Dinner was eaten outside, next to a fire. We had to pour a portion of our meal into the fire, as a sacrifice for the gods or something.

We had just started eating, Cole, Kacey, and I were at the Hermes table, like River said, when I noticed everyone was staring at me. Well, they were staring above my head.

I looked up. There, above my head, were twelve hovering symbols, one for each of the gods.

A centaur walked quickly towards me, Chiron, I think. "Electra Boone, I was warned about someone like you. Your are a part of each of the gods. You have thirteen parents," Chiron said.