Carrianna, Daughter of Wait, Who? (this story will not be finished....sorry)

Chapter 3: New Names, Friends, and a Message

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Chapter 3: New Names, Friends, and a Message

     I was so surprised by what he said.  My real mother’s name is Hestia?  I’ve never met my mom before.  I wonder what she looks like.  Those thoughts were all going through my head.  I had no idea at that time that my mother was a goddess - a forgotten goddess.

      The horse man, Percy, Sean, and the blond girl’s surprise could not be matched by anyone there.  They eventually regained their composure.  ‘’Do we even have a cabin for her?’’ a rough looking girl asked.  ‘’No, Clarrisse.  I’m not sure what it’ll look like, though.  We have to have one built.’’ The horse man said, looking at a group of kids with rough skin and expressions.

     ‘’Let me introduce myself.  I am Chrion, camp director.  Welcome to Camp Half Blood,’’ the horse man said.  ‘’Come, we have much to discuss.’’  He led me off with the blond girl, Percy, and Sean.

     ‘’I’m Annabeth,’’ the blond girl said.  ‘’Hey,’’ was all I thought to say.  ‘’Um, Carri?  I’ve got to tell you something.  My real name is Grover, not Sean.  And I’m a satyr,’’ Sean said.  He stopped to take off his shoes and then his pants, then his hat.  I screamed and covered my eyes, thinking he was stripping.  ‘’Sean!!!!!  Stop!!!!’’ I screamed.  Annabeth, Percy, and Sean all laughed.

     Chrion smiled.  ‘’It’s ok to look, Carri.  Grover is a satyr.’’  I peeked, not fully believing Chrion about Sean being a satyr, but believing that it was ok to look.  Sure enough, Sean had brown, furry goat legs, horns, and hoofs.  I couldn’t believe it.  My friend that I had grown up loving who called himself Sean was really called Grover.  He was also a satyr – he had furry goat legs, horns, and hooves. 

     ‘’What…what the?’’ was all I could manage to say.  ‘’Sean?’’ I asked, stunned.  ‘’I told you, Carri, my name is Grover,’’ Sean said.  I didn’t understand.  ‘’What?’’

     ‘’Grover, why would you use a fake name?’’  Percy asked.  Grover said, ‘’I wanted to see what it was like.  At first, it was hard responding to that name.  But now, I respond to it just fine.  Besides, I don’t want to be famous.’’ 

     ‘’It was a stupid idea,’’ Annabeth told Grover.  Grover had a hurt look on his face.  ‘’I just wanted to try it!!  Lay off me!!!  Jeez!!’’  ‘’It doesn’t matter!!  Stop arguing about this foolishness,’’ Chiron said, ‘’though Grover, I feel there is something besides the reasons you gave as to why you used this fake name.’’ 

     I didn’t say a thing.  I was too stunned by what I saw.  I couldn’t stop staring at Grover’s legs…well goat legs.  So THAT’S what I saw in the car when I looked down at the gas pedal!!!  No wonder he never went swimming, or wore shorts, or sandals.  He also always wore a hat.  I would’ve done the same thing myself.

     We finally came to the ‘Big House’.  It was painted a baby blue, and was ____ stories high.  It was impressive.  Sitting on the porch was an oldish man.  He wore Bermuda shorts and had a wild look in his eyes.  He was drinking diet coke.

     ‘’So, we have a new demigod.  Welcome to camp.  Please leave me alone and try not to be like this one,’’ the man said, pointing at Percy.  ‘’That’s Mr. D.  He’s the god of wine,’’ Annabeth whispered in my ear. 

     I wanted to laugh.  This guy?? The god of wine??  HA!!!!  I had thought that gods would be all glorious, or at least look sane.  Annabeth probably had a sense of humor.  She probably meant that this guy drank a little too much wine.

     ‘’So, you don’t think I’m a god?  You think that I’m just some crazy old man who drinks too much?  You doubt my POWER?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I’LL SHOW YOU POWER!!!!!!!!!!!’’ Mr. D said.  Annabeth yelled, ‘‘Don’t look!!!  HE’LL VAPORIZE YOU!!!!!’’ I saw her cover her eyes.  I decided to do the same.  I covered my eyes, turning away from Mr. D.  Even through closed eyes, I saw a bright white light.  I was terrified.  Mr. D HAD been a god after all.  Now I was probably about to be turned into the world’s largest glass of wine. 

     Finally, the light stopped.  I was NOT about to open my eyes, though.  I waited for Annabeth to tell me, ‘’It’s ok, Carri.  You can look.’’  When I opened my eyes, I saw the same old man sitting there, but I looked at him with a totally different attitude.  Now, instead of seeing a crazy old man who might drink too much, I saw him as the powerful god of wine.

     ‘’Mr. D!!!  You were NEVER supposed to do that while you were at camp!!!  You swore you wouldn’t!!’’ Chiron yelled at Mr. D.  ‘’Ahh,’’ Mr. D said, ‘’But did I swear on the River Stynx?  No I did not.  You see girl, I really AM a god.  You don’t want to make an enemy of me, now do you?’’ Mr. D said sweetly.

     Percy clenched his fists.  I saw he was getting mad.  I knew he would try to protect me from this god.  I also knew he stood no chance.  Thankfully, Annabeth saved me from having to say anything.  ‘’Percy, it’s ok.  Come on, let’s go inside,’’ she said.  After giving Mr. D one more dirty look, Percy followed us inside.

     ‘’Man, I hate that guy.  He’s always trying to get everyone afraid of him.  He thinks he’s so good because he’s a god.  I really want to give him a good punch in the nose,’’ Percy said once we were out of Mr. D’s hearing range.  Annabeth said, ‘’I agree, Percy.  But we need to stay focused on our task – Carri.’’

     When we were in the Big House, I wasn’t sure what to think.  I saw a leopard head on the wall.  Its eyes seemed to follow me.  There was also an old fashioned Pac Man game in the corner of the room.  The walls had an occasional grape vine growing on it.  There were 3 party masks on the wall.  They seemed to be anchored to the wall by grape vines.  A fireplace glowed warmly.  There was a couch and a rocking chair. 

     I immediately went to sit by the fire.  As I sat down, I saw a shape in the flames – a boy in an alley shivering in the cold.  I don’t know how I knew he was shivering from the cold, but I just did.  He looked up at me and said, ‘’Please, help me.  I‘m in Buffalo, New York.  I’ll try not to move so you can find me.  Please come help me.  He’s getting close!!!!  Please!!!!’’  The image faded to regular flames.

     ‘’…with Grover at the beach?’’ Chiron was asking.  I realized he had been talking that whole time.  ‘’How long have you been talking?’’ I asked Chiron.  ‘’I…what?  Why would you ask that?’’ he responded.  I told him again, ‘’I said, how long have you been talking?’’  ‘’Well,’’ Chiron responded, ‘’for about a minute.  Why?’’ 

     ‘’There was a picture in the flames of a boy in an alley in Buffalo, New York.  He said something was almost here.  He wanted me to come help him.  I don’t know how I heard it and you guys didn’t, or how I knew that he was cold.  I just did,’’ I said.  Chiron thought about it for a while.  Looking around, I saw that Percy, Annabeth, and Grover were also thinking about it.  Finally, Percy broke the silence, ‘’Looks like we have another demigod to rescue.  We already know where he is!!  This shouldn’t be hard.’’

     ‘’Yeah, but he mentioned something was chasing him,’’ Annabeth said.  ‘’Half – bloods have monsters chasing them all the time.  It’s perfectly normal that he would have a monster on his trail,’’ Percy said.  I thought about it.  I didn’t think that my mom would send me a fire picture if it wasn’t important.  ‘’Guys, my mom wouldn’t have sent me a fire picture if it wasn’t something important.  I know my mom sent me that fire picture.  There must have been a reason she would do that.  Something big just happened, or will happen.

     I let that sink in.  Annabeth looked like she was thinking really hard.  I could practically see the gears turning in her head.  ‘’Or she just really likes this demigod.  But most likely, she knows that we’ll need him soon, or he’ll need us.’’

     ‘’Then it’s settled.  We’ll send for the cabin counselors immediately.  Um, Annabeth?  Would you show Carri what to do?  She’s a cabin leader since she’s the only Hestia camper,’’ Chiron looked at me.

     I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go to this meeting.  It sounded scary.