Chasing Shadows (DISCONTINUED)

Thief

Luckily for me, I didn't have another nightmare. Unluckily for me, I didn't even sleep to have a nightmare. I figured I just wasn't tired even though the dark circles under my eyes say otherwise.

I kicked off the velvet sheets and flinched as the ice-cold floor stung my barefoot. I brought my hands up to my eyes and rubbed my face but my limbs felt heavier.
That doesn't even make sense, I muttered as I approached the door to the cabin. The cons of the Hades' cabin were many; one of them being that they didn't have any windows so it made me a tad claustrophobic, like I was trapped in one big, black box.
My fingers enveloped the knob and twisted it open and was immediately caught off guard by sunlight.
A few seconds later, my eyes adjusted to the blaring sun and I noticed flustered campers carrying bin bags and mops with disgust.
Soon after, my intelligent self realised that they were cleaning the cabins. I tip toed to my former cabin, Cabin 11 or the Hermes Cabin, and peered inside.
I almost smiled as I saw all the campers shoving their soda cans and candy wrappers under their bed in a panicked manner while some lounged around but were quickly scolded by the other campers. The cabin was, unfortunately, for them, incredibly messy.
Beds weren't made, there was a mysterious red stain on the floor and clothes were littered all over the place like a washing machine decided to regurgitate everything out. They all looked like one happy family and it warmed my heart but it kinda stung that I wasn't part of it anymore.
You were never part of it in the first place, said a very optimistic voice in my head.

I pulled myself away and returned back to my cabin. Just like I had expected, everything was the same, and if it wasn't, then I'd probably scream.
Apart from my little spot, the cabin still looked untouched. Bitterness tugged at my heart but I sighed and tried to smooth out the sheets of my bed. I didn't appreciate how just when I started to feel comfortable and thought "hey, maybe I could get used to this" I was ripped out and placed into this vampire, Frankenstein lair thing.
I slipped my shoes on and walked into doorway of the cabin but I felt compelled to look back.
I was a bit saddened when I saw the emptiness of the cabin, it just showed how important and how much I made an impact at this camp. The only thing I did was scare Drew.
A smile formed on my lips as I reminisced about witnessing Drew's confidence crumble but the guilt quickly catched up.
"Hey, Nikita." Alice regarded me kindly.
"Hello.. what's everyone doing?" I asked her.
"Cabin Inspection. Annabeth is doing it today." She explained. The air was heavy and awkward between us and I could tell Alice didn't like it any better than I did. I had a feeling she thought I was a freak after what I did to Drew then I was claimed by Hades.
"Well, I need to freshen up. Bye." I waved farewell to her awkwardly then bolted.

I wasn't really sure on where I was going, I just needed to go. I spotted Annabeth and she was inspecting Percy's cabin.
Ten minutes? I guessed.
However before I could continue my merry jog to somewhere, a hand grabbed my arm and I was halted to a stop.
I turned, with an angry yet afraid expression but it all melted when I saw Chiron.
I tried to meet his eyes but considering he was half horse (a very tall horse, mind you) and I barely reached 5"4, it was as difficult as I'd imagine. However, he blocked the intensely bright sun from my line of sight and I was pretty grateful for that.
"Good morning, Chiron."  I forced a smile on my face despite my dark mood.
He nodded and smiled back politely as his ancient, brown eyes glittered.
"I have mail for you." He said.
My eyes widened,"Who sent it?" I asked, confusion drowning my mind.
Despite my large family, they weren't exactly loving when it came to me and my mum so I never talked to them and they never talked to me. My mum was definitely out of the question since she probably didn't even notice that her child was gone, and if she did then the Mail would be an angry letter on how I don't care about her, how I'm ungrateful and just as bad as my father.

No wonder dad left you, I thought harshly in my mind but was pulled back to reality when Chiron handed me a small bag that was placed on his horse back conveniently.
He suggested that it might be my mum but I sneered quietly at the thought of that.
"Well, thank you for the stuff." I said as he galloped away.