Another Path

Chapter 7

Alex POV

Whoa.

That's how I could describe this place.

They're were Pegasus flying above with I guess was the campers in a mock battle. Campers firing arrows and what looks like a few kids surfing in the lake on bare feet.

It was a lot more going on but I don't want to fry your brains.

Trotting up to me was a man-horse thingy. He was half horse and man.

"Well then, I guess you are Alex. Alex di Angelo if I'm not mistaken. Hades has told me of your arrival. I'm Chiron." he told me.

"Uhh, Alex...Sir. Nice to meet you."

"The pleasure is all mine. Now how about a tour of the cam- REYNOLD!! Put Jacob down this instinct!" Chiron said trotting or running or whatever a half horse guy do.

He glanced back and yelled to me, " Sorry Alex I was going to give you a tour of the grounds but I guess I can get some of the campers to do it. RYAN! BRIAN!"

A Latino looking boy with elvish features and golden eyes came running over along with a blond guy with blue eyes.

Chiron turned to them, " Ok you two. I want you to give our new camper here a tour around the place and take him too his cabin when he gets claimed got that."

"Claimed? But I already kn-", I interrupted.

Chiron stopped me with a look.

I already knew who my parent was but I guess others didn't know that.

"Righttt.." the elvish boy said, " We'll take it from here don't worry. Mr. Hot Shizzle has it from here. "

I smirked and Chiron looked liked he already regretted the choice but his face turned to realization at his task at hand.

He trotted off yelling, "I have to go. Play nice."

"Don't worry we will!" The elvish boy yelled.

He turned to me and I took in a quick look at his appearance. He had honey curls in his hair, scrawny but had muscle, golden eyes, grease stains everywhere and a camp half-blood shirt that had holes and stains all over it. Camouflaged cargo pants and black converses. He even reeked of oil and had nice aroma of honey and vanilla.

"Hi! I'm Ryan and this is my friend Brian," he said slinging an arm around the guys shoulder and trust me it took a sec because he was short.

Brian had a more calm way about him. Blonde with blue eyes a nice toned body with a orange camp shirt too but he was wearing jean shorts and red sneakers. His hair was a little below his ears in that Zac Efron look from the first High school musical like me.

"Hi, I'm Alex..Alex di Angelo."

Ryan's smile dropped and I wondered what I did wrong.

"Wait your a di Angelo? Like THE Nico di Angelo's son?," he asked.

"Yeahhh...." I replied nervously.

"SWEET!!" He shouted throwing his hands up in the air.

I kinda jumped and so did Brian.

Patting his chin with his finger Ryan asked to himself, " I wander if this means your going to get claimed now?" He looked up and grinned, " Never mind looks like you are a descendent of hades with the skull and green aura around you, also meaning you already have a cabin. Come on let's get this tour on the road." he says grabbing my hand and yanking it.

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After the tour we were headed to my cabin after Brian handed me 5 camp shirts and a plain leather necklace.
The necklace represented how many summers I lived through.

Brian spoked, " Well this is your stop. The luxurious Hades Cabin."

The outside of it looked welcoming but unwelcoming at the same time. I thought the green Greek Fire was a nice touch to the outside in torches. It had a skull in the middle and everything was either black or a very dark Maroon color.

"Thanks guys for the tour. Um, you guys want to hang out tomorrow? If your not busy I mean," I asked.

"Yeah. Sure," Ryan replied, "By the way my father is Leo Valdez and Calypso Valdez.

"Mine is Apollo," Brian said shyly.

"So a Hephaestus and Apollo kid as a buddy. Sweet!" I smiled.

"Wait? How do you know my gramps?" Ryan said while rolling his head and giving me a smug look.

"Well duh. Leo Valdez is the legendary son of Hephaestus. Who hasn't heard of him? He's also apart of the seven.

Ryan laughed, "Ok. Ok I get your point. I'll tell my dad when I visit that I met Nico di Angelo's son.

Brian engulfed me in a hug along with Ryan; which caught me off guard.

"C-ant B-breath-e," I said laughing.

Brian let go. "Sorry"

"It's ok." Fist bumping him I said bye and went inside my cabin.

It looked so different in the inside than out. The beds were black and white and the furniture was black with a huge maroon carpet in the middle. The walls were also black along with the floors. A few weapons lined the walls along with a skeletal deer head. I had a balcony which I thought was awesome. it was facing the ocean.

But overall I didn't like the whole unwelcome feeling the room radiated.
I wonder if Ryan could help me do a major make over to this place.

Placing my bag on one of the beds I sat down looked at my fathers ring. Smiling I took out a photo of me and him from my bag and placed on a dresser where more pictures were.

Wait more pictures?!

I saw the first few was of him off guard and the next ones was with him with the seven and Reyna. But my favorite has to to be the one where it's half waist and he's in all black and his sword is hanging on his side. Half
turned around he's actually smiling a honest smile like in my picture. Except he is in the forest in this one.

I smiled at the picture and told myself I was going to get it blown up bigger so I could hang it up.

Clearly cutting out my thoughts was the sound I became too familiar with.

I grinned without looking back "Hi Grandad. I thought you weren't visiting so soon."

A laugh sounded from behind me and it didn't sound like his.

"Oh so you can't turn around to greet your father."

I swear I never whipped around so fast in my life. I just sat there, staring wide eyed at him.

"Yeah..I've missed you too buddy," he told me.

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Bet you guys didn't see that coming.

Song of the Chapter
Paramore - Ain't it Fun