Astrid Strider Daughter of Apollo

I almost lose my temper

Hey, I'm Astrid Strider. I'm the daughter of Apollo. A bit about me first; I'm fifteen, have blonde hair and have blue eyes. I have a half brother which is sort of complicated. His name is Tobias, and he's the son of Chaos, but we have the same mother. He's very protective. I mean, being my older brother of course he would! Anyways, I tend to stick with him and Asha-my half sister, same father. But yeah, I'm not the kind that likes the heat too much,  and I  could barely drive a chariot for Gods Sake! Like really, I'm not a normal Apollo child. I spend most of my time like others singing and yadda yadda, but I play my cello which Mr. D, our Camp Director eventually let me have. But I also read. ALOT. You'd think I'm a child of Athena, but nope. All Apollo. I am a great archer though. And not like the others, I mean, I can shoot a bullseye dangling upside down! Well, anyways, I don't have a good thing going with the Ares or Demeter children since I kinda did something... but not the point! Besides having the great power of making prophecies at times, I also have some kind of weird fire power. It's like Leo's, I guess... It's weird. Hephaestus probably blessed me or something... Anyways, if I get angry or warm enough, my hands are engulfed in flames. I can kinda control it. Just have to keep my cool. But just in case, I keep my hands bandaged up.

Today, I was sitting with Asha for breakfast at our table with the rest of our half-siblings. I tiredly poked at my scrambled eggs as Asha sang quietly to herself. She gave me a smile which I half heartedly returned. As I lifted my head, my hair was then ruffled. I groaned, "Tobias, what the heck!" I straightned out my hair as he sat down. I guess you could say he looked like Chaos. I have never seen Chaos, but Tobias just doesn't look like our mother, Heather. Sadly, she was killed. Well, she crashed. It was the biggest thing that impacted on my life. It happened when I was twelve, and after that, I couldn't live anymore. I grew depressed and lonely even though I had Tobias. It was hard. I grew distant and barely ate. I still dont eat much now, but I guess I'm okay. After I found out I was a Half-Blood soon after our mother's death, I kinda came out of my shell when I arrived at camp. It changed me so much. But nevermind that, with the help of Chiron and Ivy, my Nymph, I am now very cheerful at times and outgoing but very serious. Sometimes...

"Aww, come on, Astrid! Why so glum? This is definitely not you." He asked. I shurgged as I took a bite of my bacon. Salty. Gross. I'm not a big salty person, but whatever. "Just tired. I was up all night trying to read about Chariot Riding." Tobias snorted. I punched his arm, "It's not funny! I hate the fact I can't drive.." He ate my second -and last- piece of bacon. "Shouldn't you have been able to predict that? You can make prophecies, ya know?" He joked. I glared at him. "Don't make me have to set you on fire..." He shook his head chuckling. "You should hurry, it's time for Archery." I sighed.

Looking around there weren't many half-bloods here now. I picked up my plate standing up and turned. Suddenly, my plate crashed to the ground. Anger and Annoyance built up inside me, "WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" I snarled. It was an Ares kid, about sixteen. He was tall and well built but took a step back once he realized who was yelling at him. My hands grew hot and I shook them quickly as a flicker erupted from my fingertips. Taking a deep breath, I picked up the broken pieces of the plate and walked off, throwing the scraps away. As I grabbed my materials in Arts and Crafts, I realized I left Tobias and Asha.

Shoot...

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