Camper Chaos! (Book #4)

Chapter 2

Sorry if this next part is boring. I had to get it overwith! Please stay with me! Enjoy!

Leo POV

Man, finally you stop talking! Mr. Mishizzle Man here, or Supreme Commander of the Argo II, or Repair Boy, or whatever you want to call a hot boy like me. (Clover, stop poking me. Fine! Leo Valdez here. Better? *rolls eyes and makes crazy sign*) Anyway, Where did we leave off? Oh yeah! Right before I get turned into a potted plant! (Stop snickering Clover. I don’t care if I looked good! I felt ridiculous! *sighs and shakes head*) Back to the story.....

“Rachel, what is the meeting about?” asked Clover, who bushed some bushes aside. We had stepped into the commons area, where campers were running around, probably doing cabin inspections. Rachel pulled on her loose Camp Half-Blood t-shirt. It had marker doodles, greek words and all kinds of art scribbled all over it.

“It is to discuss the Argo II’s progress and to talk about the quest.” I noticed that Clover bit her lip, again! She drives me crazy when she does that!

(Clover, stop glaring at me. It’s true! OW! I didn’t need that punch!)

“Is that why I’m needed there?” Clover asked, kicking a rock as we walked past the cabins. Rachel nodded. Clover sighed. I sort of felt bad for her. Knowing the future was kind of a big burden. I mean, I would hate it if I had to go around camp seeing all the people I knew, and knowing what happened to them in their future. It would haunt me. I sort of saw that look a lot from Clover. Oh.... I wonder what she saw about our relationship?

(OW! Will you stop doing that? I was just wondering!)

Anyway, we walked up the Big House’s front steps and walked inside. We made  our way to the rec room, where the meeting would be held. When we walked in, I noticed a lot of familiar faces. Chiron was standing at the end of the ping pong table, trying to calm everyone down. The Stoll brothers were chucking crackers at each other, like they were having a mini war. Katie, from Demeter cabin, was trying to break up the fight. Annabeth, who was standing next to Chiron, was staring at the ping pong table, as if deciding if she should cut it to pieces with her knife, which was also in her hand. I kept my distance from her. Piper was looking into her dagger, as if searching for more answers. Jason was sitting next to Piper, fingering her hair. Clarisse, from Ares, had her boots propped up on the ping pong table. Chris, her boyfriend, was sitting next to her, spraying Cheez Whiz on a few crackers. Percy wasn’t here, so no one from Poseidon's cabin had turn up. I was surprised to see Nico, from Hades, standing in the corner, trying not to have attention drawn to him. There was a kid from Apollo, but I didn’t know his name.

(Oh, Clover says his name is Will)

And then there was, Pollex? I think that is was his name was, from Dionysus. It seemed to be like everyone was accounted for. Clover and I took seats on the other side of the table, across from Jason and Piper. Okay, I think this will be easier to visualize. Clockwise starting at Chiron it went, Annabeth (Standing), Jason, Piper, an empty seat (Percy’s) then, Pollex, Travis, Katie (on the other end) and Conner on the opposite sides of Travis. It then went Chris, Clarisse, Me, then Clover. Will was standing also so he stood behind Percy’s empty seat. And Nico was standing in a corner. Make sense? Let’s hope so. Chiron banged his hoof on the wood floor, but nobody paid attention. Chiron did it several more times, but they wouldn’t be quiet. Finally Annabeth slammed her fist against the table and yelled,

“Shut it!” Everyone fell silent. Chiron thanked her and began,

“Thank you for coming, however late you are...” he looked at Clover and me. Clover blushed and I could feel my face reddening too. “At any rate, we are glad you are here. Let’s begin the meeting. Leo,” I straightened in my seat, “how is the Argo II coming along?” I stood and started my report.