The New Faces (A Percy Jackson Story)

Jasmine Gets Her Revenge

Abby's POV:

I look at Perry, I watch him his eyes run over me and he asks "Why are you in your pajamas?" I look at him and say "You burst into my cabin, all of our cabins" I motion to all the other campers around us and continue "You came in at seven in the morning. You started running around like a maniac and you couldn't see or hear any of us." He stares at me and says "OK, but you didn't answer my question. Who are you?" I swallow and hold back my tears. I turn away and say "I'm...I'm just," Jasmine cuts in saying "She is the daughter of a witch," Mary shoots her a filthy look and I start to cry. I look at them and say "I should go," I walk off towards the cabins.

Perry's POV:

A girl with brown hair and green eyes is looking at me. I am aware that my shirt is missing, and that she is in her pajamas. She is bare foot and from what I can tell she has just woken up. Her hair is a mess but she looks really concerned.

She asks me "Can you see me?" I look at her and ask "Who are you?" She looks stricken like I just slapped her. She just stares at me and I look behind her Jasmine is there. That fact makes me feel better. I notice that Zack, Mary, Jill, Mike, and Cami are there. So is a boy that I recognize as Zachery. Mary's boyfriend. The girl in front of me is the only one I don't recognize. I ask her the most brilliant question "Why are you in your pajamas?"

"You burst into my cabin, all of our cabins," she motions to the other kids and then continues "You came in at seven in the morning. You started running around like a maniac and you couldn't see or hear any of us." I stare at her for another moment but the only thing I can think is who are you? I then decide to ask her "Who are you?" I see tears in her eyes but she turns and walks down the steps before I can say anything. "I'm...I'm just," Jasmine cuts in saying "She is the daughter of a witch," Mary shoots her a filthy look and I hear her start to cry.

"I should go," and she walks towards the cabin. Jasmine comes up to me and says "I'll explain everything. Don't worry." She hokes her arm in mine and walks me off towards the mess hall. When we get there she gives me a tray and herself one. Everyone in the pavilion is giving me filthy looks. Jasmine has me sit with her so she can explain everything.

"OK so what do you remember?" I think and say "I remember everything up to after Mary came out of the water." She nods and says "But you don't remember that girl?" I nod. She smiles, and says "Well, she saw us kissing and came up to you slaps you, kicks you in the balls, says that she loved you and then stakes off. I keep you company till you are all better, and then you as she says acted like a maniac and went around the camp yelling." I nod and say "So who is she?" She shakes her head and says "One of Mary's relatives. Kinda crazy if you ask me, shouldn't talk to her. Oh, and she is a pathological lier. So don't even talk to her. I nod again and finish the rest of my breakfast in silence.

Jasmine and I sit at the edge of her cabin and eat grapes. We sit there and watch the camp. Suddenly I see that girl go by and I see that she has tear streaks down her face. She is now wearing an orange t-shirt and a pair of jean shorts. Her hair is in French braids down both sides of her head. She holds a sword in her left hand and has a dagger strapped to her belt. I watch her pass and then remember what Jasmine had said. "She is a pathological lier" I turn my attention back to Jasmine and fall asleep with her in my arms.

Abby's POV:

I go to my cabin and change into a pair of shorts and camp shirt that Dolly gives me. I also get a dagger from her. I strap it to my belt and braid my hair. I look at myself in the mirror and decide I look fine. When I get out of the cabin I go to the sword station and practice for a little while. When I leave I see Perry watching me, I ignore him, because he has her with him.

I walk past the Hermes cabin and two tall boys step in my path. I try to go around them but they move in front of me again. I sigh and ask "Will you please move," they shake their heads. I sigh again and say "OK but I did ask nicely." I pick up my sword and swing it at them. The taller one laughs while the other pulls out his own sword. When he swings it at me I move it aside easily. The shorter of the two, who I hadn't been paying attention too, comes up from behind me and takes my sword and dagger. I yell at that one and pull out my switch blade. I have it at his throat before he can blink. "Do you want to die?" He gives me a cocky smile and says "Do you want that boy to get his memories back?" I stare at him with my mouth open and say "Yes," they nod and the taller one says "Please take that knife off my brother's neck. I do and look at them. They motion for me to follow them into their cabin.

A bunch of other kids are in the cabin and they look at me but don't think much of me. I walk to the back of the room with the two boys and at the last set of bunks the taller one says "OK what happened is that little puffy brown haired girl came in and had us do a practical joke on him." The shorter one chimes in "We didn't think it would go this far," the taller one nods and continues "Thanks Travis, well she said that she wanted to make him a little weirded out. So we made the shirt so that he wouldn't hear or see anyone, well or feel them for that matter. Everything would look like it was deserted." I nod thinking of this morning.

The taller one continues "Well, it ends when you take the shirt off. But she did something else to it. I didn't realize what it was but she had added a hair. When we were doing it. When you do that well, it makes you forget that person." I look at him and ask "Forget them, how?"

Travis chimes in again "You remember everything that had happened with the person, but it just wipes that person from the memories. As if they got whited out." I nod and know what I'm going to do. I thank Travis and the taller one for their information.