Marcus' POV
My mouth was still hung open like a door, even when Chiron announced those special words. "Dear campers, Lady Aphrodite has claimed another daughter. Isabelle Lopez!" he said.
Straight after that, an applause sparked alive including some wolf whistles. I joined in still stunned at the picture in front of me. I suppose it shouldn't have been a surprise, I mean Bells was beautiful since forever. From day number one in kidergarden uptil now. I shook my head to shut up my mind and tore my eyes away from her.
When I did, I was met with Clarisse's eyes instead. And they held amusement. Oh, gosh.
I pushed my chin out slightly and lifted my head up as well as raise an eyebrow. Why was she looking at me like that?
She shook her head but I could tell that she was laughing at me inside.
I shrugged, not bothered anymore.
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Soon, I was getting annoyed with people talking non-stop about Bells. When I mean people...I meant all of the guys. I hated that most of them were lusting about her, it was pathetic. Before today, they wouldn't have barely cared about her name even though they would have still stopped and looked.
I kicked a pebbled in front of me angrily and cursed at no one in particular. Wait, why am I so worked up about it? I mean sure I was always very over-protective about Bells but this? This was a whole new level.
I dragged my feet along to the camp fire. Apparently something was up. I went and sat by the rest of my cabin and only sent Bells a quick, small smile when I saw her. Was it me or did she look hurt all of a sudden? Before I could re-think my last thought Chiron strolled up to the middle and started the camp fire.
I plastered a fake smile as the Apollo cabin lead the sing-songs. I can't sing to save my life so I didn't bother. Will, however, was awesome. I found myself to be even a little jealous when I noticed how many fans he got. Fans as in girl but one girl in particular, my Bells.
She was looking at him with admiration in her eyes, I guess I should have just dismissed it. I mean, come on, it looked harmless so why was I acting up? Besides, it's not as if I was totally jealous and was secreatly in love with my best-friend? What would even give you that idea?
Me...in love with Bells? Pah! Very Funny, it would never happen of course. I bet she only saw my as her...brother, yeah, brother. I let out a frustrated sigh and chewed the inside of my cheek. Now that Bells was claimed as a daughter of Aphrodite, no doubt guys are going to be after her. She had everything, good looks, a brain, an awesome personality...like I've said, everything.
I snapped out of my little bubble to notice something very peculiar. Hmm, Chiron, Percy and Annabeth was suddenly missing. It sounds even more peculiar. I scanned my eyes around for them but only got disappointed. I wonder where they went?
I silently walked up to Dennis, one of my brothers and asked him, "have you seen Jackson or Chase?"
Dennis scrunched up his eyebrows in thought and after a moment he proclaimed, "actually, I think I saw them going to the big house with Grover."
I frowned and asked, "who's Grover?"
"He's a satyr, half goat, half man. Very close to Jackson and Chase. They should be in the big house."
I nodded and replied, "thanks bro." With that, I slipped out of the crowd and found myself in front of the big house. I wasn't sure why I stalled but I did, huffing at myself, I climbed up and entered the building. I only took three or four steps before I heard voices.
