"Chiron, stop pacing. Grover's fine"
Chiron was walking around on all four hooves in the rain. The storm was getting harder around the camp borders, but the rain was scarce in Camp. Chiron mumbled something and I told him to get out of the rain.
"They're supposed to be here!" Chiron groaned as lightning took it's first appearance across the sky. Zeus must be angry about something. Probably something to do with that deadline.
"Maybe... maybe they're on top of the-"
ROAAAR!
Thunder crackled and was accompanied by a loud animal noise. No, scratch that - monster noise.
"He's here"
"Who's here?"
"Annabeth, I want you to get a bed ready in the infirmary. I shall go contact Mr D about the arrival of Grover"
"What? Grover's here?"
He had already started to trot off. I sighed and went to get a bed ready, with linen sheets. Who was with Grover and what was that sound? I sat on the porch with my ancient greek book waiting for Chiron to come back.
I saw a brilliant flash of gold near Thalia's tree. Very soon, Chiron came galloping into view with his fake wheelchair. He only used it for when newbies came.
"They're coming. Have you prepared a bed?" I nodded, curious. Who was coming?
"Good, Annabeth. He's here"
"Who? A new half-blood?" I couldn't stop my curiousity from getting the better of me. Chiron made a sound, so I guess he was saying yes.
"Is it... is it him?" My eyes started to widen. The demi-god I'd been waiting for? Was it them?
This time, Chiron made no sound and just watched the hill. I followed his gaze and saw the boy with inky black hair come down the steep hill. He had... Grover? on his back. Chiron was already in his wheelchair. He got to the porch before collapsing.
He was crying, hard.
"Mom..." He kept on saying. He smelt bad. Something like beef or some sorta meat.
He looked back and forth at me and Chiron before closing his eyes.
"He's the One. He must be" I declared.
"Silence, Annabeth." Chiron said. "He's still conscious. Bring him inside."
I tried to pick him up, but the smell was too much. Instead, I pulled him by the collar, to the room I had prepared earlier. Chiron watched, me, leaving Grover on the porch.
"His mouth is bleeding. Annabeth, when you have finished with... Percy, Go and wake Lee Fletcher and tell him his assistance is required." I nodded, while tucking Percy in bed.
"Oh and Annabeth?"
"Chiron?"
"Don't tell him anything."
After waking up Lee, I went back to check on Percy. If he was the one that would help me get on my quest, then I had to make sure he was a suitable candidate.
Chiron was nowhere to be seen, when I went into the room. Percy was knocked out. He still stank of raw meat and flesh and he was wet.
He looked really slim, obviously not athletic, but not a glutton. His breathing was in short rugged patterns. I remembered his eyes were sort of sea-green, maybe blue. His hair wasn't that dark now I looked at him properly. It was even brown.
By the looks of it, he was 12, maybe 13. Good. The same age as me, meaning we could somewhat relate to each other.
"Annabeth." Chiron was standing in the doorway. I nearly blushed when he caught me staring at Percy.
"Yes, Chiron?"
"Please, when Percy wakes up, don't demand him with questions. He won't understand,"
"Okay," I was going to do it anyway.
"Annabeth, I know you, and you're probably going to do it anyway," Chiron sighed, whislt wheeling out. I guess he got too comfortable in the wheelchair to get out.
"Annabeth, get some sleep." He called from the hallway.
"Okay," I said, backing out of the room.
Well, tomorrow was going to be an eventful day.
