Sea Of Monsters And Love

Chapter One

I climb up the rope ladder. No one has noticed that I just got here. So I think best way to say I'm here is by participating in the obstacle course. After the whole "lightning thief" incident, I left camp to clear my head. My mom had put me in a private school. I'm shocked I haven't got kicked out. I easily climb up the poles. It is easy to tell when they are going to be removed. They start to shake. But I think I'm the only one who notices it. I make it to the second platform just as Percy and Clarisse does. They look so much as before. They stare at me in shock. I hear a guy scream. I look down to see Will, the head of the Apollo cabin, being dragged around as the obstacle spins. His foot caught in the ropes of the ladder. I do a back flip and land on the platform below.

"What do they teach you at private schools now these days?" Percy jokes as he lands beside me.

"Haha," I say. It's great to see him again. "Nice to see you too."

We both grab the ropes and pull Will up, just to have both of us be knocked off the platform by Will while he was thanking us. Some thank you. Clarisse teaches the top platform and removes the disc. The entire obstacle stops spinning. Confetti flies everywhere. She slides down the line just as Annabeth and Grover comes over.

"Don't worry," Clarisse says. "You'll get use to getting second place. Well I think you do, I never got second."

"Why don't you go and drink toilet water again," I say to her in my sweet and innocent voice. Remembering when Percy told me about how he made the water from the toilets attack Clarisse and her friends. Her face turns red at that comment.

"Watch it Beauty Queen," she says to me. She turns her attention back to Percy. "You might as well get use to second place, you have only been on one quest. And I have been on more."

"He saved the world," I tell her. "That's more than what you done."

"Whatever," Clarisse says. She walks off with her satyr.

"She can be a mystical," I cut Grover off.

"Ignore her," I say. Annabeth gives me hug.

"When did you get here?" She asks as she pulls away.

"Just now," I reply. I high-five Grover. It's great to be home. Seriously, Camp Half-blood is my home. My family is here.

"You have changed," Annabeth states.

"What do you mean?" I ask her

"You have became more sassy first off," she says. "And you changed your hair."

"Yeah," I say. "Great to see you guys. We'll hang out later. I have to go and say hi to my siblings."

I walk towards the cabins. I get closer and closer each step. I open the door to get tackled by my older sister, Silena. She is the leader of our cabin, number ten, a.k.a Aphrodite Cabin. Her dark hair falls to her shoulder.

I get back up.

"You cut your hair," I say.

"You did too," she replies. "Choppy looks good on you."

"Thanks," I say to her. It has been almost a year now since I last seen her. According to get letters, her and Charlie Beckendorf are still going out. I'm glad, because I can tell that they're meant to be together. I look around. Where is an open bed? Silena, as though can read my mind, tosses my bag on my old bed in the corner. That works.

I get changed for dinner. I put on a red tank top and a pair of jean shorts. I look at my reflection. My dirty-blonde hair is choppy. I have a few red steaks in my hair. I put my bobby pin in my pocket. I apply a little makeup. I mean just lift eye shadow, mascara, and a rosy pink lipstick. I started starting makeup when I went back to school.

I walk out of the cabin. I walk towards the dining pavilion. The tables were as full as always. I look around. Percy is sitting by himself. I sit down with my siblings. Everyone is staring at me.

"What?" I ask them.

"Your wearing makeup," Drew says. I can tell she is shocked.

"And what about our?" I ask her.

"You use to refuse to wear makeup," she recalls.

"School changes you," I tell her. She just nods her head. I get up with my plate and dump three-fourths of it in the fire. To my mom and Apollo. I sit back down and start eating my barbeque. I hope my life will be like this all the time. But I have a feeling it is not going to be this nice all the time. I'm probably going to risk my life some time soon.

I get up and walk to the woods. My one escape. I sit down on a rock. I can see the sun set on the horizon. A hand places itself on my shoulder. I grab the wrist connected to the hand. I flip the person over my head.

"Ow," he says. I look down to it's Apollo. "What was that for?"

"You're the who snuck up on me," I tell him. "I didn't know who you were."

"You have a point," he says. He pulls me closer towards him.

"I love you," I tell him. "And I want to be come immortal. As long as I can finish my training and I'm twenty then."

"Deal," he tells me. He lightly kisses me on my lips. I close my eyes as a bright light shines. Apollo disappears. I get up and head to bed.

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I walk into the patio for breakfast to see a Cyclops eating with Percy.