Unclaimed~A Percy Jackson/Leo Valdez Fanfiction

Chapter 4: I Get To Know The Rather Odd Son of Hephaestus

"And lastly," Leo announced, "Is the Amphitheater!"

"Nice," I said.

It was very simple, a lot like any other amphitheaters. Rows and rows of benches at a diagonal. Leo climbed to the top bench forcing me to follow him. It was high enough to see past the river and to the camp fire in the center of the cabins. The Apollo kids were leading everyone in a sing-a-long, laughing and having a good time.

"Is it like this every night?" I asked him.

"Just about." said Leo

"It's seems so great here! Like everyone get's along, fun stuff to do everyday."

"Yeah, it is pretty nice."

I sat down on the bench and stared out into the darkness. I still couldn't gather my thoughts about what had happened earlier. Plus I still couldn't bring myself to believe this whole god stuff even though I had all the evidence in the world. I mean, my best friend is a satyr, our activities director is a centaur and the camp director is Dionysus, a Greek god himself.

"You okay?" Leo asked sitting down next to me.

"Yeah, just traumatized from today."

"Ha, I know what you mean. We've all gone through it."

"True."

"Tell me about yourself." Leo said suddenly after a few second of silence.

I looked at him surprised, "Huh?"

"You know, like your family, where you're from."

"Oh, um. I'm a foster kid. I have no idea who my mortal parent is. That means that I don't really have a last name. I've recently been living with a family in Northern New Jersey."

"How old are you?" he asked.

"Fifteen."

"Favorite color?"

"Um turquoise."

"Had any boyfriends?"

"Okay now that's crossing it buddy."

He laughed, "Sorry."

"Your turn."

"Well I'm a son of Hephaestus, last name's Valdez. I'm the counsler of my cabin. I'm fifteen too. My favorite color is red."

"What about family?" I asked, after he stopped for a minute, "Other than your dad anyways."

"Well um, I'm from Texas to start. I lost my mom to a fire when I was eight. I was actually a foster kid myself for a while before I went to the Wilderness School with by best friends Piper and Jason. I haven't really been the same since my mom died."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I guess we are both in the same kind of situation though. It's nice to know that I have someone who knows how I feel."

I smiled at him, "Yeah."

"Do you have any idea who you're godly parent could be?"

"Not a clue. I can't even narrow it down since I don't know who my mortal parent is."

"Hmm let's see, do you like archery?"

"Never tried it."

"Okay, are you smart?"

"Ha! Very funny."

"Have you had any outrageous experiences with water?"

"Nope."