Forget Me Not (Book #5)

Chapter 1

Hello my fellow readers! This is the closing of the Clover series and it is really emotional. Sorry for the ones out there who don't like those kinds of things, but this is the last book in the series. It deserves to be emotional! 

Clover POV

I knocked the third Athena kid to the floor. The sword in my hand felt really unbalanced, but I was able to knock the strategists to the floor. I took a deep breath and faced the next opponent. A scrawny kid, named Anthony, stepped forward, shield and sword ready. I blew a stray strand of blond hair out of my face and lowered my sword into position. Anthony and I circled each other, studying our opponent. I thrust my sword and Anthony deflected easily. I took a swipe at his head, but he raised his shield to block it. Huh, I’d never seen that move before. I swiped at Anthony’s side but he swung his blade and deflected it. We faced off a little while longer until I moved in close and thrust my elbow into Anthony’s chest. He fell back onto the floor and I lowered my sword to his chin. Anthony raised his arms in surrender and I threw my sword to the ground. I held out my hand and Anthony took it. I helped him up and we shook hands.

“Nice job that time. You just need to watch your guard.” Anthony nodded and picked up his gear. I slipped my breast plate off and picked up my unbalanced sword. I didn’t like sword fighting because of the blades, but I was pretty good at it. I walked over to the bleachers, dropped my gear on a bench and picked up a water bottle I had packed. I squeezed some of the water into my mouth and it was ice cold. It cooled my mouth and made my body feel not as hot. I sat down for a minute and watched the other Athena kids fight. Swords clanged, shields smashed together, and campers cried out. Normal day at Camp Half-Blood. I took a deep breath and stood up. My armor bag was at my feet, and I stuffed my gear into it. It looked like a baseball bag. I placed my sword in the spot where the bats usually went, and by breastplate and other armor in the main pockets. I stuffed my water bottle in the pocket it was used for and slung the bag on my back. I waved goodbye to my cabin mates and walked out the door.

I stepped into the sunlight and took a deep breath. The smell of strawberries filled the air and the warm sunlight made me feel right at home. I walked toward the cabins, waving to a couple people as I passed. I walked into the commons area and stepped into the Athena cabin. Annabeth was reading through some scrolls on her bed, doing some last minute research before she left on her quest. Yeah, Jason, Piper, Annabeth and, my boyfriend, Leo were leaving on a huge ‘save the world’ quest. I plopped my bag into my trunk and Annabeth shot her head up.

“Oh, it’s just you Clover. I was just so focused, I didn’t see you come in.” I shrugged.

“Don’t worry about it. Doing some last minute reading?” Annabeth nodded,

“I want to find Percy so bad and I am so close, I can almost taste it. Where you headed?” I shrugged this time,

“Just to the bunker. Help Leo out with the last minute adjustments to the Argo II.” Annabeth nodded,

“Good. See you around.” I waved goodbye and walked outside. I headed straight for the woods, but someone came running up to me.

“Clover! Could you help me?” I turned and saw my brother, Carl, running up to me with lego pieces in his hand. He stopped next to me and I examined the pieces.

“Well, let’s see. Oh, here’s your problem,” I pointed to where some bricks came together, “you just need to flip these around then you will be good to go.” Carl smiled and hugged me,

“Thanks!” He said, and ran off. I waved goodbye to him and walked into the forest. I had gotten so used to going to Bunker 9, I had memorized the way.