For the Better

Chapter 4 ~ New Home

Brooke's Pov
Percy and Annabeth first showed me the woods. They took me through it a little. They told me that we can't go to far because monsters lurk deep in the woods. They took me to this collection of rocks. If you stand at a certain angle, it looks like Zeus's fist. I laughed at that.

Next, they took my to the beach. "It's so beautiful!" I exclaimed. There was a sand volleyball court and other games put all around the beach. There was also benches so if you are trying to concentrate or work on projects or just think, you can sit by the beach. Percy did some water tricks which was pretty cool. Then, he splashed Annabeth. Yeah, uh, they kinda started fighting.

After 10 minutes of the couple fighting, they took me to the arena and the other training areas. I picked up a knife and twisted it in my hands. "Are you good with knife throwing? Or do you like daggers?" Annabeth asked. "I threw needles at a wall once.." Percy laughed. "Go on, throw one!" I smiled. I held the knife in my hand, blade-side up. I aimed and threw. "Woah. For a first-timer not to bad," Annabeth told me. I was about and inch away from a bullseye. "Thanks."

We kept walking until my eyes widened. I saw a sign on a building. It read: INFIRMARY I smiled ear to ear. "Yep," Annabeth must've read my mind. "Go ahead inside." I turned the knob and walked inside. When I saw some of the equipment, I was in extreme awe. A boy walked up to me. "Uh, hello. Can I help you?" I turned. "Sorry I just saw the equipment and I think it's amazing." He smiled. "Thank you. We Apollo campers are the medics of this camp. We take great pride in our work! I'm Will Solace, by the way." He stuck his hand out. I shook it. "I'm Brooke Lambrix. I'm a daughter of Apollo, too. I can't wait to work in here!"

Will's eyes widened and he smiled. "Welcome to camp! Can I show you around?" I glanced out the window where Percy and Annabeth stood. "Thank you, but I already saw the camp. I haven't seen the cabins though." Will put down a container he was holding. He held up his pointer finger as a sign of 'one minute'. He walked outside over to a boy. He came back moments later. "Okay, I'll show you cabin 7, and then I'll take you to the campfire."

We walked inside. There were bunk beds, single beds, and dressers. Many of them. It was a big room. And there was a second floor. Will said that upstairs there was a balcony that got a lot of sunlight and there was a glass dome as a ceiling. He said that's where campers would go to practice sun powers or to just study or to work in the sunlight. There were other rooms downstairs, like a bathroom with a huge shower. The cabin wasn't too cold but it wasn't too hot. It was the perfect temperature.

"I love it," I whispered. Will laughed. "That's great! Here's your bed." He pointed a single bed right by the stairs. "Thanks!" I smiled. "It's great that I actually have siblings." My smiled faded a little. "Brooke, everyone in this cabin is your brother or sister! You can count on them!" I smiled.

"Come on, let's go to the campfire!" Will grabbed my wrist and pulled me out the door. "What's at the campfire?" I asked. "We sing songs, roast marshmallows, and play games! It's awesome. Oh yeah forgot to ask, can you sing?" I smiled. "Oh you bet!" We reached the campfire. "Great!" Will sat next to the boy he talked to earlier. Still not sure who that is.. But I sat on his other side and Annabeth and Percy sat on my left side. We sang songs, laughed and told jokes all night long. It was great!

Once I got back to cabin 7, I met all of the Apollo campers. I think they actually like me! Maybe I can actually belong somewhere. I hope.. I was tired. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I passed out. Then came the nightmares...