Daughter of the Big 3

Chapter 1 : Leo - The New Girl

Chapter 1 : Leo - The New Girl

She stumbled across the clearing, just as the hellhounds were about to catch up. My first thought? Why is she stealing my look? Girl, the whole army/bomber jacket with jeans and a white t-shirt is my thing!!! She stumbles back down the hill, further into the safety of Camp Half-Blood. She's alone, not a satyr in sight. Then I see it. There's something in one of the hellhounds mouth. The girl turns back and screams in horror. My guess? That was the satyr that guided her to camp. She starts running back up the hill to try and save the satyr, but a group of campers pull her back. She falls to her knees in despair. Chiron approaches her, carefully. He says a few things, and she says something back. He helps her up, and they head towards the big house.

“What happened?” Jason says running up to me.

“I’m not exactly sure… We got a new camper though”

“She doesn’t look 13…” Percy says from behind me. Chiron comes out of the big house and scans the crowd. finally, his eyes meet mine. “Leo, Jason, Percy, come inside please.” I wonder what I did this time. Whenever I get called to the big house, it’s never good news. It’s usually something like “Leo, why did you set the boat on fire? Leo, how many times do we have to tell you? Stop bursting into flames in the middle of the forest? Leo, get out of the fire pit!”

When we get into the big house, I see the girl sitting down on one of the big chairs, wrapped in a blanket, and drinking hot chocolate.

“This is Ashley Knight,” Chiron begins. “Undeclared so far. She will stay in Hermes for the time being.” “So why are we here?” Asks Jason. “Yeah, why are we here” I say.

“Well first of all, I need Jason to give her a tour, second, I need to speak with Percy, and third, Leo, she has an important message for you. Now, if you don’t mind, Percy, I would like to have a word with you in my office. Ashley, please tell Leo the message.” I sit down across from Ashley and make myself comfortable.

She doesn’t say anything, just looks around, she won’t meet my eyes. She watches Jason pace back and forth in the room. Oh… She doesn’t want Jason to overhear our conversation.. I think.

“Hey man, do you mind waiting outside? We’ll be done in a sec.”

“Oh yeah, sure. I’ll be outside” He says getting the point” Finally, Ashley meets my eyes and smiles. And of course, like the idiotic guy I am, I say the stupidest thing that anyone could have possibly say. Ever. Especially if it’s the first thing they’ve ever said to the person.

“Why are you wearing my clothes?”