The New Faces (A Percy Jackson Story)

The Orange Shirt

Abby's POV:

I step back as I watch the short girl slap Perry. I want to go and throw her off the pier, but I don't all I do is watch. When she calls him a cheating bastard I don't understand. I then realize that the girl is Perry's girlfriend. I look around at the others none will meet my eyes.

Chiron comes and picks up Perry putting him on his back. I run after them and while running I pass the girl. I walk up to her and say, "I'm so sorry. I didn't know, I really didn't." she just throws her hands in the air and while walking away from me. Then, she says, "Don't worry about, he's yours now, enjoy the cheat!" I stand there and then a girl with blond hair and blue eyes comes from the cabin area and asks "Hey where is the Hephaestus kid with dislocated jaw?" I point towards the big house and say "Chiron took him," she runs towards it and I follow.

We reach the big house and I see the girl with Mr. D, one of the camp directors and I can tell that he is her godly parent. I go in without being noticed and I see Perry lying beside the fire. He has a bandage around his jaw and his eyes are closed, but he seems to breathing easily. I go and sit next to him. The blond girl looks up at me, but says nothing.

Chiron comes in and asks "What the Hades happened down at that pier?" I explain to him what had happened from being to end. He nods and says "Alright I will speak to Jasmine and then we will keep Brian here in the big house till his jaw relines. How long will that take Jill?" I look at the blond girl and ask "Your name is Jill?" She nods but doesn't look up she seems to be concentrating very hard on whatever she is doing "Maybe the afternoon, he doesn't seem to have any head injuries from the fall to the pier and his jaw will reline perfectly fine. You'll have to get a boy to cheek if he has any other injuries from, ahem" Chiron nods and then motions for me to follow him.

I follow and he says "You shouldn't see Brian for awhile alright." I'm confused and I guess that it shows on my face, so Chiron explains, "He has a prophecy around him, that who ever falls in love with him shall be put mortal danger."

I say "OK, I don't care. I would also like to ask for a quest. I need to find my sister."

Chiron just shakes his head and says "I can't let you go on a quest you haven't been here for more than what five hours!"

I stomp my foot and say "Well, someone needs to find her soon or I'm going without a quest." I go back and sit next to Perry in front of the fire and watch him sleep.

I fall asleep in the warm fire light. I dream that I'm in the cave again. Jill is hanging on the chains again with our dad's Vail hat but her jacket is gone. So is one of her crocks. I watch in horror as I see her hair quickly change black then back to brown. Its like she is a hologram the way that she changes from a brunette with brown eyes to a girl with black hair and blue eyes.

The demon man comes in and says "Are you ready to tell me the truth?" His long black fingernails run across her cheek bone and she turns her head so it can't be touched. When the hand moves away from her face I see teeth marks.

I smile to myself thinking Yup she's a biter for sure. That's my little sis.

She then says "I don't know shit, so you can go and stick those stupid fingernails and put them up your-"

she doesn't get to finish because he turns towards me and says "Who's there!?" The dream then fades and I'm in a subway. I stand and watch, nothing happens and I just watch the stop names change but the weird thing is they don't. It is the terminal for 33 street. Then I feel the small of my back being touched I jump and I'm back in the big house. I look and Dolly is standing there.

"It's time for dinner,"

"OK, thanks for telling me just let me get my shoes on."

"You are wearing your shoes."