For the Better

Chapter 5 ~ Capture The Flag (pt 1)

Brooke's Pov
I was woken up early by Austin. "Come on, Brooke. Wake up! Today we are playing capture the flag!" I got out of bed. "Okay. So, uh, how brutal is capture the flag at a demigod camp?" I asked. Austin laughed. "I'll tell you later. Just get dressed. I'll be outside." I rubbed my eyes. "Where's everyone else?" He opened the door and looked out. "They are all at breakfast." I nodded. There was only about 5 or 6 of us including me.

"I only have the clothes I came here in," I told Austin. He walked over to the little dresser/table thingy that is now mine. He opened it. "Well last night, Annabeth brought you some clothes and weapons. She said you are good with knives, but I honestly think you'll be better with a bow." I walked over to the dresser. "Oh. Sorry I didn't know this was here. Thank you." Austin laughed again. "Don't worry about it, but hurry up. You have about a half hour to get ready, eat, and warm-up." I nodded again. Austin then ran out to the pavilion.

I walked out of cabin 7 with a CHB shirt on and gray shorts. I had a weapon belt on my shorts that held some daggers. I had on black/white converse and I had my long, blonde hair up in a pony tail. I skipped breakfast and went to join the Apollo cabin getting ready for the game. I saw Percy and Annabeth dueling each other. I also saw many others, like Cassie? No, Clarisse, daughter of Ares, the Stolls, sons of Hermes, and about two others that I met on the tour yesterday.

"Hey. Why don't you try out a bow and arrow, like now." It was Austin. He was holding a bow in one hand and a couple arrows in the other. "Fine." I took the bow and an arrow. I stood 20ft from the target. I aimed the bow and arrow towards it. I let go of the arrow. My eyes widened. "Huh. What did I tell you?" I rolled my eyes. "Shut up, Austin." I walked over to the target and pulled the arrow out. Bullseye. All of the sudden I heard Chiron yelling orders.

"Gather 'round! Gather 'round! Percy and Annabeth are going to be your team captains. Percy is the blue team and Annie is the red team. They are going to choose there team." Everyone stood in front of Percy and Annabeth, waiting to see who they would pick. "Ladies first," Percy said politely.

Annabeth picked me, Clarisse, Piper, Hazel, and others that I didn't really know. Percy picked Jason, Nico, Frank, Leo, the Stoll brothers, and of course others that I didn't know. We then moved to two different areas. Our base was Zeus's fist. We don't know the blue team's base but Annabeth thinks it's by water because of Percy.

We tried to make a plan but Annabeth was talking really fast and everyone else was talking too. Then the horn blew. Capture the flag had begun.

Everyone scattered to their places. Mainly those who were supposed to defend the flag. Oh great. That's me, but I have Hazel to help me, I thought. Hazel and I ran to Zeus's fist to guard the red flag. I saw fights breaking out in the distance. Then all of the sudden someone close snuck up behind me. They stepped on a twig so I knew they were there. I quickly grabbed a dagger and pointed it at their throat.

"Hey. No need for the dagger." It was Leo. The one I met yesterday. I only know his name because I don't like him. We shook hands and I got a bad vibe. Then again, the way he was acting. Not how he was acting, how he just talked. I don't know. I just don't like him at all. I still had the dagger to his throat.

"Well, what do you expect me to do? Let you get the flag?" He put a mischievous grin on his face. "Miss Melody, that'd be great." He tried to side-step but I stopped him. Miss Melody? What? I thought. "Miss Melody?"