Post by Serenity on Apr 1, 2011 17:49:54 GMT -5
I'm re-posting this, 1 because im adding to it, and 2 because it was in the wrong place.
Serenity had cryed to the point where no more tears would come. Now she stood at the back window of the cabin. Thinking. She couldn't deside. She wondered about the diamond. Was it with him? Or was it lost in the sand forever?
I guess I'll never know.. She thought glumly. Out of the five terrible stages, she was at number three.
Stage One; Anger-Complete.
Stage Two;Depression or sadness-Done.
Stage Three;Deep thinking and dissbelife-Working on it.
Stage Four; Mood swings-NOT WANTED!.
Stage Five; Getting over it-WANTED... Badly..
She reatched down and touched the pendent she alwasy wore. Infact she never took it off. Not since Kayne had given it to her. Now she only had one of the two things she treasured most. The other being the faded diamond. Faded bacause when Myrnin had given it to her they wern't fighting and were together. Happy-ish. Some days she'd noticed it had an extra sparkle to it. Those days being when both Myrnin and her were once and again happy and together. Other days it would seem dull because they were fighting or had fought and wern't together or even happy with eachother. Now it was completly faded, all sparkle lost. Because the last fight might have been possibly just that. The last. Serenity regreted those last words that were said.
'Well exuse me!' Myrnin had snapped. 'Maybe you should go find Whats-his face instead!' These words stung and Serenity reacted badly. 'Fine!Maybe I will!" She used the first come back she could thing of and felt like kicking her self afterwards. 'At least Kayne like me back!' She said this though not even knowing if it was true.
She had tryed to return the jem to it's maker, but she had guessed Myrnin hadn't turned to retrive it. Typicale. Her mind was full of sarcasum and sadness. Shenow had a problem she had to face.
Myrnin. And Kayne.
What was she going to do? She loved them both-even told Myrnin she did- and didn't want to chose. But she knew she had to. She crossed the room to the door. She went to open it, but instead she turned her back to it and slowly slid down tears streaking her face. She wanted to go and talk to him, but knew otherwise. She wasn't ready for another argument. Not with him. Not now.
She had reatched Stage Four...
Serenity thought she had been through just about everything. From watching her parents die, to being attacked by mythical creature tht should even exist, let alone try to kill some one. But boy was she wrong. She was just getting away from the latest 'fariy-tale attack', when she saw a hill with a lone tree on top. She looked over her shoulder. The monster was nowhere to be seen, but the noise it made could still be faintly heard. And it was growing louder. With no other options, Serenity started up the hill.
Once at the top she looked back. The monster couldn't slimb teh hill. Or something wouldn't let it. It clawed the air and roawred in protest. Serenity flinched and looked down the other side of the hill, only to see what looked like a strawberry farm./ Safe enough. She hoped. She started her desent, lookingback only once to see the presuing monster had dissipered. Serenity shook her head. That had happened more then once. She looked left. Then right. Nothing but grass. When she looked forward, she saw a gilr blocking her path. Serenity took a step back and gasped in shock. She put herself upright into the fighting stance she'd taught hersef. It wasn't very good, but then Serenity hadn't been taught. "Clam down!" Said the girl, putting her hands up as if to say 'I come in peace.' "I wont hurt you. I know what you've been through." How could that be possible? Was she a fortune teller? A loonie? Serenity looked closly at the girl. She was beatifull. Long flowing hair, and flirtatious eyes. A face that said Trouble but a smile that was breath takingly friendly. Serenity could tell her hair-which was blonde- wasn't natural. She was tall and quite curvy. It made Serenity insently jealous.
"My name, is Jatta." She beauty started. "Daughter of Aphrodite." Whoa. Wait a minute. Aphrodite? The godess of love and beauty? That would explain her apperance, but not how Aphrodite didn't exist. Serenity voiced this aloud.
"Aphrodite? The godess?" Jatta nodded. Serenity snorted. "How can that be even remotly possibl? The Greek gods and godess' are simply old tales! Myths!" Jatta shook her head.
"Normaly I would agree, but as crazy as it sounds, it's true." She turned around. "Come Chiron is waiting." She steped toward the main house of the farm. ONly it wasn't a farm anymore. It was some sort of camp.
"Chi-Chiron? Who's that? And what happened to the farm?" Jatta shook her head. "Chiron'll explain ever thing. He's the -ah- head guy ya know?" Serenity nodded warily and followed Jatta down the hill to the house of unfamilure people.
Thye main house was persisly that. Jatta led her through it to a room with four people in it. One stood out completly for his whole bottem half was furry and he had hooves for feet. Serenity tryed her best not to stare or gasp.
"Ah, Jatta! I assume this is her?" A man in a weird shaped weelchair asked. Jatta nodded. "Good, good!" He smiled to her, but her eyes were astray, scanning the room, and teh people in it. They landed once on the furry-partsed boy, once and an older looking man, and flited to a boy who looked maybe a little older than herself. He smiled.
"Ah! let me inroduce everyone!" she man in the weelchair said bringing her attention back to him. "This" He gestured to the oldedst looking man. "Is, Mr.D," She nodded to him and he frowned. "Yes, yes. Hello new child." he made it clear he did not want to be there. "Over here, we have Grover." He pointed to the boy with animal parts. He bleated. "Hi." Serenity smiled politly. "I, am Chiron." The man said. OKay, that was the first thing that made any sence.
"And I and Percy Jackson." She looked to the younger of them all, and he was steping toward her. "HI." He said.
"Percy! For all you know-" Jatta was cut of by him.
"Yeah I know , lay off Jay I was just saying hi."
"Creep." She muttered and he rolled his eyes. "Welcome to Camp Half-Blood." He said. "Camp-what?" she said speaking for the first time. Percy smiled, "and she talks!" he grinned.
"Camp Half-Blood." Chiron said, "I'll explain later." he said.
"Now, tell us. What is your name?" He asked politly, not wanting to pressure her. "Ser-Serenity." She stuttered.
"Nice Name." Bleated Grover.
"Th-thank you."
Thay had all sat and Chiron was explaining every thing about the camp. "It's a camp or home for all half-bloods, like Percy, Jatta and youself." Chiron getured around the room. "Me? Both my parents are..are gone. How could I be a half blood?" Her parents were a touchy subject. Chiron had explained to her what a half blood was- a kid with both a human and Olimpian parent- so she knew Percys' father was the great water god; Poseiden. Jatta had already told her who her mother was.
"Not quiet true. Ether your mother or father wasn't really related to you-by blood." Serenity nodded; that was en expected blow.
Once they finished with that, Chiron asked Percy to show Serenity around the camp. So far she'd seen all the cabins,; there was one fopr each god and godess; Zues, Athena, Hera, Hades, Poseiden, Ares and so on.- the practice feild,the forest the dinning hall and the stables. All was left was the lake.
"Wow! Exclamed Serenity. "Such a pretty veiw!" She and Percy walked along the shore line looking out to the water. "I know, I love coming here." Breathed Percy. Suddenly there was a burst of water and then a man stood before them. "F-father?!" Percy knelt hastily on one knee. Father?? Thats means tis must be Poseiden. The god of water. Serenity thought. She knew who he was, but didn't bow.
"Serenity!" Percy hissed at her feet, motoning for her to do as he did. The man-Poseiden- shook his head. "No, it's alright son. She dose not know." He paused a moment. "So much like her mother..." He sighed suddenly. Percy stood, looking at her with suddenly intense eyes. She took a step back not comprehending. "Father? Dose that mean...." He trailed off. Poseiden nodded but Percy couldn't have seen it. He was still watching her. Then he steped out and hugged her. "Welcome home...Sis.." SHe gesped looking past Percy to Poseiden- her father- in shock.
Percy had led Serenity back to one of the cabins, labled 'Number 3'. Serenity had been in a daze since the suprise at the lake- maybe ten fiftenn minutes before- and didn't really know where she was.
"This is it." Percy said showing her his-her- cabin. "What ever bed is open is yours." she nodded and paced to the middle of the room, turned left and sat on the bed there. Percy then left silently and Serenity let a few tears escape.
Later that night there was a knock at the cabin door. Serenitys' eyes fluttered open and she looked around. No one was in there but her, so that left her to get the door. She got out of her unfamilure bed, wiped her tears some what away and walked toward the door. She opened it, reveling a tall-ish boy with shaggy black hair and intense careful eyes. Her hands flew to the hair, trying to straighten it with her fingers. "H-hi." she said. He looked about as suprised to see her as she was to see him.
"Ah, hi...." The boy said nothing else, not why he was here. And Serenity didn't ask. "Umm..I'm Myrnin." He mumbled. Myrnin... What a strange name.. She thought.
"Serenity!!". Serenity looked past Myrnin to see Jatta running toward them. "Jatta?" Myrnin said slightly confused. She stoped running. "Oh..Myrnin! Why are you here?" Serenity leaned against the door way, waiting to hear,why Jatta was there.
"I was-ah- looking for Percy." He said looking in the direction of the lake. "He's not here. No one is but me." Serenity said. Jatta rolled her eyes. "Anyway! Serenity! Come with me, there one more thing you have to se." Jatta bounced up the stairs, grabed her hand and started to pull her down the stairs. "Wait! Jatta, at least let me change." she looked down at herself. "Fine. Go" Jatta pushed her back up the steps, into a startled Myrnin. He held her arms then suddenly let go. Serenity glared at Jatta. "S-sorry" she mumbled. She then walked into the cabnin. "Bye" she wispered before closing the door.
When she retuned outside, only Jatta was waiting for her. She sighed bounding down the steps. Jatta was looking her up and down. Serenity was wearing;
-A blue/black tube top wiht a sea green hoodie.
-Black skinny jeans with a green belt.
Her hair-which was sea blue along with her eyes- was up in a high pony tail with her bangs falling loose.
"Hice" Jatta said grabing her arm and leading her toward the camp fire place.
There was a big crowd of people and she knew little. Percy smiled and gave her a concered look. She nodded in return. Jatta led her to Chiron who was in the middle of the group. Serenity was shocked. He wasn't in his weelchair. He was now standing on four legs with hooves for feet-just like Grover, who was also there.-. She gasped and stuttered random wrods. "It's alright." He said to calm her. It didn't work.
"Your a..A Centar!" she finaly burst. He nodded.
The camp fire was held mostly for her arrival. Percy had told Chiron about what happened at the lake. Chiron said he reconised a resemblance. During the ceromony, they sang songs and chose a represenitve from each cabin to tell scary storys. At this time, Serenity had found out that other then Percy, she had two half-sisters; Calista and Crystal. Percy was who went up. His story was more so humoris rather then scary. Serenity laughed alot and it felt good to do so. To laugh as she used to. Percy sat and winked at her once he finished. Meaning the story was ment to make her feel better. It worked.
Also she had met the magority of the camp. They all welcomed her save a few she guessed were from the Ares cabin. On Serenity thought, was down right rude.
Her name, was Clarisse, and she was what you'd call the snob or witch of the school -or in this case camp. She was daughter of- not suprisingly- Ares. Serenity had made a mental note to stay away from her.
Onve and a while she would feel a gaze on her back, but when she searched for they eyes it came from, she found nothing. It wasn't untill they were headin back that she found out who it was. She was walking alone-her siblings with their friends and Jatta wiht hers- when she heard her name called from the shadows. "Hello?" she replyed not knowing to who. Then the body that belonged the the voice steped into the light. Myrnin.
Myrnin had led her to his cabin, explaining that his half-sister wanted to meet her but didn't know what she looked like to find Serenity herself. "She didn't have time during the fire." He said. ONce they reatched the cabin he stoped at the door.
"I;m going to warn you." He started. "She's somewhat scary." He cracked a smile. Serenity laughed and nodded, walking into the cabin once he opened the door.
A voice sounded in the room. "You must be Serenity!" A girl came up and hugged her. "I'm Anna" She said pulling back. "Hi, it's nice to meet you."Myrnin searched the room with his eyes. "Where is Annabeth?" Serenity was confused. Anna, wasn't you had wanted to meet her? Anna pointed to a door at the back. Myrnin nodded.
Just then the door opened and a girl with blonde hair steped out. She looked to Myrnin and a silent message passed between them. He nodded. A small smile spread across her face.
Her name was Annabeth and she was sisters with Anna and Myrnin -that she knew of, there could be more-. She had smart eyes and a smirk glued on her face. She came over to Serenity and put her hand out for her to take. She did. "Annabeth." Sha said with a glimer in her eye. "Ser-"
"Enity..I know.." She smiled a knowing smile to her.
When Serenty returned to the cabin -maybe five minute later- Percy gave her a weird look. "Where have you been?" He asked standing from his bed. She shrugged falling on to hers, closing her eyes then sighing. "Myrnin took me to meet his sisters."
"Annabeth summon you?" He said from what sounded like across the room. She sighed a small laugh. "Something like that." She rolled onto her stomack, and stuck her face into her pillow.
"Don't worry." She heard Clalista say from next to her. "You'll adjust soon enough." Her voice was soft, but Serenity didn't find it conferting.
Serenity didn't think she would have trouble getting used to living at the camp, she was more worryed about her sister. Did it mean that now she too was a demi-god? Serenity groaned. She didn't really miss Matilda -her pain in the butt sister- and didn't really want to plan a reunion any time soon. But then again she couldn't NOT worry. She was after all her relitive. She thought anyway.
Long ago before the death of her parents, Serenity had a normal life; normal family. Her family was made up of the usual: a mom; a dad; and a sister. She and her sister didn't hate each other, but didn't exactly get along ether. Normal siblings.
Matilda had long blonde hair and green eyes -completly different from Serenity. Matilda was also very short and almost always silent. The only thing both Matilda and Serenity shared was their personlitys. Both were quiet. Both were shy. Both had been guyless their whole lives. Matilda though, was more of a flirt than Serenity who stuttered like a mental case when she came across one.
The two sisters were constently in each others hair, tattling and pulling pranks on one another, and basicly acting like twin brats. The day there parents died, they had the worst fight of all.
Serenity was with hr family for the monthly game night they held. They were playng SORRY. It was Matilda's trun to roll. She picked of the die and shook it in her hands. Right before the droped it, the door swung open, revealing three women. Old woman to be exact. Serenitys mother gasped quikly as if reconizng them. "Mom? Who-who are they?" Sh asked ot removing her eyes from the trio. Her gaze locked with the one in the middle. She gave Sereity a wicked smile. She flinched.
"Girls.." she heard her mother say. "Go.." Matildas eyes widend with fright, as did her fathers. Nether knew what was happening. But Serenitys' mother did. And so did Serenity. Sort of. A few months back, Serenitys' mother warned her to be on gard for anyone whomight try to hurt her. She also said to watch out for a strange trio. This was that trio.
Serenity let her eyes move from the woman, to her mothers. She nodded. A pained looked crept across Serenitys' face, but she jumped up grabing Matildas' hand and pulling her into the kitchen for safty. "What the Heck are you doing?" her sister complained. "Serenity? What's wrong with you? There just olg hags, we could take 'em!" Serenity shook her head. "No Matilda. You don't understand, they-" She was cut off. "Oh and you know everything? Your such a loon!" Matilda walked out before Serenity could stop her.
Matilda stood in the door way, unable to move. her green eyes wide with fear. Serenity came up behind her, with tars in her eyes. Those tears flooded over when she saw what was happening in front of them. The three old woman had their father on the floor in seconds. Their mother stood bravly in front of him, determination lit in her eyes. Two of the woman held a long string. The toerh a pair of ugly scissors. Serenity used one hand to cover her sisters eyes, and the other to cover her own mouth to keep from screaming. She could feel her sisters silent tears on her hand. The lady with the gory scissors, raised and opened them for use. Serenity shut her eyes tight just before the scissors re-closed n the hazel-nut coloured string. She heard the snap of the sting, and the thud as her mother fell.
Later that week -after the woman Serenity lerned were the 3 faites eft- Serenity and Matilda plained a small funural, betwen the two of them. The buried both their mother and father on an old hill they used to visit. It a flower patch at the top, along wth an old swing tied to a lone tree. Serenity and Matild used to lie in the flowers and watch the clouds while there paternt sat on the swing watching them.
Matilda dug the hole directly onder the now rotted swing. Serenity gentaly placed them, side-by-side and had-in-hand into the hole, then help burie them. All the while her face blank betraying no emotion, while Matilda sobed and shot death glares her way. She belived it was Serenitys' fault for the grusome death of their parents. And in a way, Serenity knew it was.There was something wrong, something different about her. Everyone knew and acnoliged it, but Serenity had alwaysed brux=shed it aside with a shrug. Untill now. Now she knew. Ir was her fault. If she hadn't been the way she was, this mostly lkely wouldn't have happened.
Once they returned home, they found it was no lnger a welcomeing place. As soon as they steped through the threshold, terrible memorys flooded back. And the place it self gave a bad vibe. Serenity feld to her room, Matilda to hers.
Serenity had been laying on her bed face up, when she heard a light knock at her door. "Come on in." she said blankly. Matilda walked in and to Serenitys' window with a bag in her hands.
"I'm going to live with Aunt Cloral in Alaska." she announced. What?" Serenity gasped standing. Matilda turned and faced her. "we no longer have any ties to each other, so why stick around?" she said plainly. "No ties? Your my freakin' sister, what other ties do you need?" Matilda rolled her eyes. 'We'd rip each others throughts out and you know it Ser." She walked out of the room. "Dont stop me. Aunt Cloral knows already." She paused. "oha and she thinkgs your at a boot camp or something." she snorted "Keep it tht way." she left closing the door silenlty behind her.
Serenity was walking aling the camp, when the door to the Ares cabin opened and a boy with kind yet calm eyes steped out. Serenity hadnt met him before. She had been at the camp for nearly two weeks now, so he must have arrived after her. He looked up when he saw her, and nearly slipped down the stais in the process. Serenity tryed to hide her smiled. Once he regaine his balance, he strod gracfully toward her. This time she out right laughed. He looked like he was walking the catwalk! He smiled when she laughed. He was doing it on purpose. He walked the rest of the way normaly. His eyes were laughing. He stoped in front of her. "I'm Kayne." he said while mock bowing. "I'm Serenity" she said following his lead with a mock curtsie. They laughed together. "I've only been her for about a day now, and I have no idea where to go. Ce to help me?" Serenity giggled. 'HAte to burst you bubble here, but I've only been here for two weeks as of Monday." she remembered it was Saturday.
He shrugged. 'Show me what you know." She nodded thoughtfully. 'Alright....But.." she paused when he looked suprised. Faking. "You have to help me with my weaponry practice." There was a gleam in her eye. He didn't know who her dad was. "Hmmm....I guess that can be arranged." she smiled misteriausly. 'Okay. We have deal" she stuck out her hand. he took it and they shook once. He smiled.
They made there way around the camp, and Serenity pointed out the things she knew. When they finished they were on the training grounds. "Thanks for your help." he said. 'Now i owe your a dummy." he walked over to the other dummys -none alive or breathing- and took a postion.She shook her head. "Nope.wrong area." she said, her voice shaky from laughter/. He looked around akwardly. "Isn't this the traingn area?" he said confused. 'Yes, it is." she said walking away, with Kayne following completly lost.
She led him to the lake, and told him to stand in ut. "Ah.It's cold.." he said. She flicked her finger behind her back, and he was sudenly jumppimg. "Whoa! damn hot!" she laughed and flicked her finger again. It was now a warm tempiture, and he relaxed, looking at her cautously. "What? Having heat flashes?" she said playing with his mind. "Ah.I...Don't think so no.." she trailed of deep in thought. "Hmmm" sh mved around, then took a postion right in front of him. "Ready?" she said tring not to laugh. "Ah...I guess so?" he su=ounded like he was asking himself. She laughed aloud then took the stance Percy taught her.
She waved her hand gracfully to the right. the water to Kaynes' right shifted and rose, out of his sight thought, so to him she looked really weird. Se did the same to her left. "Ah, Ser-" he was cut of buy the water hittng him on both sides. He fell over, completly freaked out. 'Whoa! what just happened?" she shrugged. 'Whatever are you talking about?" she said acting clueless. He rolled his eyes. "And here I thought you had hermes for a dad." he said standing back up. "Wow, do I really act that lethal?"
"Leathal? no, more so mysterious."
"Ah, I see." She gave him a secret smile, though now her secret was out.
"Poseiden eh?" Kayne thought aloud. "I like it......Water..." he trailed off looking her up and down. She blushed and looked away to the water. He rubbed the back of his nek. Serenity soon learned that was what he did, when he was nervous or embarresed. "So -ah-" he was cut off by a splash of water. "What was that or?" Serenity doubled over laughing. 'Don't look at me! I didn't life a fingure." she said between laughs.
"If you didn't then who-" to answer his unfinshed question Percy shot out from a water fall. "Aloha Oh-ssiter of mine." he said landing between Kayne and Serenity, spraying water on both. Serenity -with a swipe of her hand- easaliy blocked both, but Kayne got wetter then before, for he lacked the power to do so. He sputtered ater fromhis mouth and shook his head to get his hair away from his face. "Whachu' been doin'?" Percy asked glancing from Kayne back to Serenity. He smiled kinda evily. Serenity smacked his arm, "Percy! Mind your business, and-NO!!" Percy jumped and held his arm. 'Ow...." He muttered. "yeah, okay then. he turned to Kayne.
"Yo, I'm Percy," he said. Kayne nodded. "Kayne" was all he said, whle trying to ring water out of his shirt. "Kayne was helping me with me weaponry practice." She said winking at Kayne. Ha laughed. "So not what I expected," Percy rolled his eyes. "Yeah sounds fun.." Serenity shot him a look. "Any particular reason you poped by?" Percy grinned, "Nope, saw you guys and desided to frop in" he chuckled when Serenity glared. "Calm down! Jeez I'm kidding. I'm on my way to practice with a few more newbies." Percy glanced at Kayne, "No offense."
Kayne shrugged, "None taken." He said not really caring.
Serenity thought for a moment, it'd probably be good if she were to go with Percy -it would help her social as well as fighting skills- but then what about Kayne? Percy started off.
"Percy! Mind if I come?" She asked before he could get to far.
//Need fighting help?//
Serenity jumped. She wasn't used to his other power. Percy could not only move and control water -as could Serenity- but could also read minds, as well as speak into them. She always shuddered when she was being spoken to by a mind reader. It made her feel exposed, for the one place that could never be broken into, was open to whoever had such power. All her secrets. All her fears. All her probelms, out in the open at the expense to whoever could hear her mind.
Sereniyt nodded, after recovering her emotions. Kayne's eyebrows arched up. He hadn't heard Percy, only she had.
"Sure, I don't mind. Kayne you too?" Percy answered and asked. Kayne shrugged. "Sure, could be fun." Percy's eyes had a sudden look flash in them. He turned and looked him full in the face. "You never told me, who's your parent?" He asked suddenly.
"Ares." He answered.
Percy, Kayne and Serenity walked to the training grounds near silently, unsure of what to say next. Serenity had already guessed who Kaynes' father was when he left the Ares cabin, but after meeting him, she wasn't quite so sure, -what with him being so calm and mellow, let alone so kind and sweet. So when Kayne right out told them it was Percy who was more so shocked.
"What?? No way!" Percy said in defiance. Kayne looked suprise and kinda offended. "What? You don't scream Poseiden yet here you are." He retorted sarcasticly. Percy shot his hands in the air. "Sorry dude, it's just....Never mind, sorry" He put his right hand out and Kayne nodded taking it with his left.
"It's good, just be carfull with what you say. I've just met her but I can already tell, Clariess is truley evil." he grimanced. Percy laughed.
"Oh, I know. I've been here a few years now. Ahh, I remember when she first arivved...Not a fun day.." He shuddered, Kayne and Serenity laughed.
"So." Serenity said while thay walked. "You know the names?" Percy shook his head. "Nope, but we'll know soon." As he said this, they arrived on the grounds to find a small group of boys. Each completly different. And they all seemed to know eachother. Including Kayne. They all looked up when they heard their arrival.
"Kayne!" One with black hair and smart eyes said. "Where you been?" HIs gaze flikered to Serenity then back, and he started to smile. Kayne hit his arm once they were clos enough. "Shut up moron, I was helping her practice." He said annoyed. Serenity deisded to join the other side and tease him as well. "Well, I'm sure you've noticed, but Kayne he make a great practice dummy." She grinned, and Kayne had a suprised -completly fake- look on his face. The boys laughed. "Yeah, got that right." One said. This boy was.....Well beautiful.He reminded Serenity was Jatta.
He held out his hand to her. "I'm Zack. Son of Aphrodite." Ah. That was why. "So Jatta's your sister?" He nodded. "Well you'll never have a boring day when your with her. Trust me." They laughed. Percy stepped in.
"Well I'm Percy and that means I'll be getting the wonderfull pleasure of kicking your butts today." He said, acting completly cocky. Zack and Serenity rolled their eyes.
"Oh yes Percy, we all know you love showing off but.." She paused. She had heard that one of these boys was all ready an amazing fighter. She smiled.
"Never mind. Boast away my conceaded brother." Kayne laughed while Percy glared.
//Evil// He said into her mind, this tine though, she didn't jump, but rolled her eyes. Then she heard another voice -one that wasn't Percys'- in her mind.
//Don't worry, I have a feeling we'll all be fine. Especaily Xemu.//
This time she jumped. 3 feet in the air.
"Little bit of a late reaction there??" Percy laughed. She shook her head and looked at each of the boys. None looked as though it was them.
"Who's Xemu?" Two boys looked up. One coufused. "Me...How did you know my name?" The coufused one said.
"I.....Someone told me.." She answered hesitent. "Who?!" The other boy steped in smileing sheepishly. "Sorry dude, that was me.." Serenity looked up.
"I really with people came with a warning lable that said;
Caution;
I INTRUDE YOUR MIND"
She said sarcasticly, giveing him the evil eye.
"Sorry, I'm just used to people knowing I do that." She shrugged. "Dosn't matter, but please next time, tell me it was you, instead of standing there like nothing happened." She smiled, and He laughed. "Right, sorry." She shrugged.
"I'm Vladmeir." He said. "I'm Xemu, but apparently, you already knew that." He glared at Vladmeir and Zack laughed. "Kayne too it seems." Sereinty shrugged, "Like I said, good dummy." Thay all laughed and Serenity shoved Kayne slightly.
Percy rolled his eyes.
"Serenity are gonna help me, or stand there and flirt?" Percy whined. Serenitys' face heated up turning ruby red, high lighting her sea blue eyes. "Percy! Wa-I am not flirting!" She crossed her arms and strood to the end of the clearing. "And I'm sorry, but I forgot, I have something I need to do now." She left into the tree, leaving the group behind.
Percy stood next to Kayne -who looked slightly awed- with a smirk on his face. "See ya grumpy!" He called after her. He then turned to Vlad, Xemu and Zack.
"Okay, let's get this pary started!"
He hadned out weapons and the trained untill sundown. All exausted, they left to each of there cabins;
Vladmeir to Athena.
Zack to Aphrodite.
Xemu to Hades.
And Kayne to Ares.
Serenity bound the steps to the Athena cabin, in search of Ana. She was about to knock on the door when a voice stopped her.
"Hey Serenity. Who are you looking for?" Serenity jumped at the voice but calmed a bit when she turned and saw it belonged to Myrnin. She shrugged. "Not much, and Ana, but I get the feeling she's not here huh?" She rose her eyebrows iun question. He nodded.
"Your right, she's not." He stopped talking, and looked down at where he sat, cross legged with a bunch of stuff suurounding him. He was mummbling to himself, so low Serenity couldn't hear.
"What are you doing?" She asked scanning the items; a few glass beakers; a rock; a vile of green liquid.
At first he didn't answer her. Then he too looked around him.
"The book...Where did I put it?" He said though not to her.
He stood suddenly. "Be right back" he said scrammbling into the cabin, for about two mintues then returned carring a huge book. Serenity stared in awe- that was the type of she would want to read.
"What is it?" She asked.
"A book" he said bluntly. Meaning; none of your bussness.
"Ha ha, funny."
he rolled his eyes, then sat back in his little area. He opened the book and read bits of multiple pages, mummbling to himself. After about five minutes, he closed it. "I need a rock." He said standing again.
"A rock?" She asked. He nodded heading outside. He stopped and looked her full in the face. "Whatever you do, don't.Touch. The book. She nodded hastily, watching as a odd feeling pased through his eyes before he left.
Moments later, he returned with a fairly large rock. He found Serenity playing with a beaker. When she saw him, she put it down then lifted her hands in the air, palms up.
"Didn't touch it. I swear." Her tone -so serious and honest- made him chuckle. He walked over and set the rock into the beaker. He then pulled out a vile of green liquid. He opened it, but before pouring it in, he turned to her.
"Get back." He said sternly. She nodded and complyed.
Slowly he tipped the glass vile over the beaker, letting just over a quarter of it fall over the rock. Just as it landed he jumped backward some. As soon as it hit the rock, there was a loud crack and suddenly there was smoke everywhere. The tiny exploision had sent Myrnin farther back, almost hitting a wall. It had also nocked Serenity over.
They coughed, into the smoke, unable to see one another. Serenity carfully stood,not wanting to trip over somthing.
"Myrnin?" She called into the gray darkness. She waved her hands in front of her face and continued to cough.
"I'm good." He called back. SHe could see his siloett as he stood, and stumbled over to the spot where the beaker had been. Had because it was no longer intact.
He Bent and picked up what looked to Serenity like the rock. Slowly he faced her, grinning. He threw it up in the air once, caught it, then tossed it to her.
"For you." Was all he said.
Serenity caught it, then looked at what it was. No longer was it a grubby old rock. No, now was a glittering diamond. Her eyes were wide with unbelivable shock. She coulnd't find the right words to say. Finaly, after a moment of stumbling over words in her mind, the stuttered out to words,
"Thank you."
Nodding, he turned around and looked at the space around him. Sighing, he picked up the loose glass the sat everywhere, then grabed a second rcok Serenity hadn't seen him bring in. He somehow found another beaker, and set the new rock into it.
By this time, Serenity had cradled the beautiful rock in her palms, and was watching him intently instead. As if feeling her gaze, he looked up momentarily, then said, "You may want to step farther back this time.
Hastily nodding, she stepped back, her face slightly flushed from being caught looking.
He again pulled out the liquid, but before he could pour it onto the rock, she stopped him.
"Wait. here" She tossed him her sheild which he caught easily.
"You told me to go farther this time, so I figure with you being so close, and with what happened last time, you may need that." She explained. He nodded, and poured more of the liquid then last time onto the rock.
Yet again there was a loud crack when it made contact, and again Myrnin was trown back. Smoke bellowed out everywhere, making it impossible to breath. Both Serenity and Myrnin hacked and choked, gasping for the slightest air.
"Serenity?" She heard Myrnin call out to her, his voice somewhat hoarse.
"I'm fine" she called back. The smoke started to clear, and she was able to see him slowly sitting up right against the wall. Stepping over fallen objects, she made her way to him. He looked up at her, eyes sheepish. Holding out her sheild he begain to speak.
"Sorry...I didn't mean for that to happen." He explained when she saw her sheild had buckled. She shrugged.
"Don't matter to me. I mean it's a good thing I gave it to you. I'm glad it was this and not you..yeah..." She trailed off hearing that she was babbling.
Myrnin eyed her oddly before his eyes widened on the glittering stone covered by clouds of gray/black smoke. He stood and hobbled over to it, picked it up and cradled it in his palms. Both he and Serenity continued to cough slightly untill the smoke cleared completly. Serentiy put down what was left of her sheild, then noticed for the first time, what it was Myrnin had in his hands.
"What are you going to do with that?" She asked in awe, walking over to him, She felt more then saw him shrug.
"Buy you a sheild" she heard him say mutedly, glancing at the remains of her old one.
"And something for Annahbeth." He added quickly looking down. His hands folded over the rock.
Serenity fiddled with her diamond, her face turning pink.
"Oh, uh, it's okay.. You don't have to. I heard Percy saying that Tyson was good at making those..I'll just ask him."
Myrnin's eyebrows went up and inch.
"Your sure?"
"Yup, don;t worry." Myrnin nodded.
"Okay" He said. "Agreed. No sheild."
The both smiled and shook hands.
Here's a link to the story on fanfic.net if you care or anything, but so far this site has more, because I can post as i go. Yes chapter 8 is technecly done...on paper. I havn't had the time -or pationence- to type it all. actully I'm on chapter 11 but like i said; time...pationce. well here it is: CLICK ME!!
Love Triangle; Preface
Serenity had cryed to the point where no more tears would come. Now she stood at the back window of the cabin. Thinking. She couldn't deside. She wondered about the diamond. Was it with him? Or was it lost in the sand forever?
I guess I'll never know.. She thought glumly. Out of the five terrible stages, she was at number three.
Stage One; Anger-Complete.
Stage Two;Depression or sadness-Done.
Stage Three;Deep thinking and dissbelife-Working on it.
Stage Four; Mood swings-NOT WANTED!.
Stage Five; Getting over it-WANTED... Badly..
She reatched down and touched the pendent she alwasy wore. Infact she never took it off. Not since Kayne had given it to her. Now she only had one of the two things she treasured most. The other being the faded diamond. Faded bacause when Myrnin had given it to her they wern't fighting and were together. Happy-ish. Some days she'd noticed it had an extra sparkle to it. Those days being when both Myrnin and her were once and again happy and together. Other days it would seem dull because they were fighting or had fought and wern't together or even happy with eachother. Now it was completly faded, all sparkle lost. Because the last fight might have been possibly just that. The last. Serenity regreted those last words that were said.
'Well exuse me!' Myrnin had snapped. 'Maybe you should go find Whats-his face instead!' These words stung and Serenity reacted badly. 'Fine!Maybe I will!" She used the first come back she could thing of and felt like kicking her self afterwards. 'At least Kayne like me back!' She said this though not even knowing if it was true.
She had tryed to return the jem to it's maker, but she had guessed Myrnin hadn't turned to retrive it. Typicale. Her mind was full of sarcasum and sadness. Shenow had a problem she had to face.
Myrnin. And Kayne.
What was she going to do? She loved them both-even told Myrnin she did- and didn't want to chose. But she knew she had to. She crossed the room to the door. She went to open it, but instead she turned her back to it and slowly slid down tears streaking her face. She wanted to go and talk to him, but knew otherwise. She wasn't ready for another argument. Not with him. Not now.
She had reatched Stage Four...
Love Triangle; Chapter One- Arriving.
Serenity thought she had been through just about everything. From watching her parents die, to being attacked by mythical creature tht should even exist, let alone try to kill some one. But boy was she wrong. She was just getting away from the latest 'fariy-tale attack', when she saw a hill with a lone tree on top. She looked over her shoulder. The monster was nowhere to be seen, but the noise it made could still be faintly heard. And it was growing louder. With no other options, Serenity started up the hill.
Once at the top she looked back. The monster couldn't slimb teh hill. Or something wouldn't let it. It clawed the air and roawred in protest. Serenity flinched and looked down the other side of the hill, only to see what looked like a strawberry farm./ Safe enough. She hoped. She started her desent, lookingback only once to see the presuing monster had dissipered. Serenity shook her head. That had happened more then once. She looked left. Then right. Nothing but grass. When she looked forward, she saw a gilr blocking her path. Serenity took a step back and gasped in shock. She put herself upright into the fighting stance she'd taught hersef. It wasn't very good, but then Serenity hadn't been taught. "Clam down!" Said the girl, putting her hands up as if to say 'I come in peace.' "I wont hurt you. I know what you've been through." How could that be possible? Was she a fortune teller? A loonie? Serenity looked closly at the girl. She was beatifull. Long flowing hair, and flirtatious eyes. A face that said Trouble but a smile that was breath takingly friendly. Serenity could tell her hair-which was blonde- wasn't natural. She was tall and quite curvy. It made Serenity insently jealous.
"My name, is Jatta." She beauty started. "Daughter of Aphrodite." Whoa. Wait a minute. Aphrodite? The godess of love and beauty? That would explain her apperance, but not how Aphrodite didn't exist. Serenity voiced this aloud.
"Aphrodite? The godess?" Jatta nodded. Serenity snorted. "How can that be even remotly possibl? The Greek gods and godess' are simply old tales! Myths!" Jatta shook her head.
"Normaly I would agree, but as crazy as it sounds, it's true." She turned around. "Come Chiron is waiting." She steped toward the main house of the farm. ONly it wasn't a farm anymore. It was some sort of camp.
"Chi-Chiron? Who's that? And what happened to the farm?" Jatta shook her head. "Chiron'll explain ever thing. He's the -ah- head guy ya know?" Serenity nodded warily and followed Jatta down the hill to the house of unfamilure people.
Love Triangle; Chapter Two- Finding Out.
Thye main house was persisly that. Jatta led her through it to a room with four people in it. One stood out completly for his whole bottem half was furry and he had hooves for feet. Serenity tryed her best not to stare or gasp.
"Ah, Jatta! I assume this is her?" A man in a weird shaped weelchair asked. Jatta nodded. "Good, good!" He smiled to her, but her eyes were astray, scanning the room, and teh people in it. They landed once on the furry-partsed boy, once and an older looking man, and flited to a boy who looked maybe a little older than herself. He smiled.
"Ah! let me inroduce everyone!" she man in the weelchair said bringing her attention back to him. "This" He gestured to the oldedst looking man. "Is, Mr.D," She nodded to him and he frowned. "Yes, yes. Hello new child." he made it clear he did not want to be there. "Over here, we have Grover." He pointed to the boy with animal parts. He bleated. "Hi." Serenity smiled politly. "I, am Chiron." The man said. OKay, that was the first thing that made any sence.
"And I and Percy Jackson." She looked to the younger of them all, and he was steping toward her. "HI." He said.
"Percy! For all you know-" Jatta was cut of by him.
"Yeah I know , lay off Jay I was just saying hi."
"Creep." She muttered and he rolled his eyes. "Welcome to Camp Half-Blood." He said. "Camp-what?" she said speaking for the first time. Percy smiled, "and she talks!" he grinned.
"Camp Half-Blood." Chiron said, "I'll explain later." he said.
"Now, tell us. What is your name?" He asked politly, not wanting to pressure her. "Ser-Serenity." She stuttered.
"Nice Name." Bleated Grover.
"Th-thank you."
Thay had all sat and Chiron was explaining every thing about the camp. "It's a camp or home for all half-bloods, like Percy, Jatta and youself." Chiron getured around the room. "Me? Both my parents are..are gone. How could I be a half blood?" Her parents were a touchy subject. Chiron had explained to her what a half blood was- a kid with both a human and Olimpian parent- so she knew Percys' father was the great water god; Poseiden. Jatta had already told her who her mother was.
"Not quiet true. Ether your mother or father wasn't really related to you-by blood." Serenity nodded; that was en expected blow.
Once they finished with that, Chiron asked Percy to show Serenity around the camp. So far she'd seen all the cabins,; there was one fopr each god and godess; Zues, Athena, Hera, Hades, Poseiden, Ares and so on.- the practice feild,the forest the dinning hall and the stables. All was left was the lake.
"Wow! Exclamed Serenity. "Such a pretty veiw!" She and Percy walked along the shore line looking out to the water. "I know, I love coming here." Breathed Percy. Suddenly there was a burst of water and then a man stood before them. "F-father?!" Percy knelt hastily on one knee. Father?? Thats means tis must be Poseiden. The god of water. Serenity thought. She knew who he was, but didn't bow.
"Serenity!" Percy hissed at her feet, motoning for her to do as he did. The man-Poseiden- shook his head. "No, it's alright son. She dose not know." He paused a moment. "So much like her mother..." He sighed suddenly. Percy stood, looking at her with suddenly intense eyes. She took a step back not comprehending. "Father? Dose that mean...." He trailed off. Poseiden nodded but Percy couldn't have seen it. He was still watching her. Then he steped out and hugged her. "Welcome home...Sis.." SHe gesped looking past Percy to Poseiden- her father- in shock.
Love Triangle; Chapter Three- The Meeting.
Percy had led Serenity back to one of the cabins, labled 'Number 3'. Serenity had been in a daze since the suprise at the lake- maybe ten fiftenn minutes before- and didn't really know where she was.
"This is it." Percy said showing her his-her- cabin. "What ever bed is open is yours." she nodded and paced to the middle of the room, turned left and sat on the bed there. Percy then left silently and Serenity let a few tears escape.
Later that night there was a knock at the cabin door. Serenitys' eyes fluttered open and she looked around. No one was in there but her, so that left her to get the door. She got out of her unfamilure bed, wiped her tears some what away and walked toward the door. She opened it, reveling a tall-ish boy with shaggy black hair and intense careful eyes. Her hands flew to the hair, trying to straighten it with her fingers. "H-hi." she said. He looked about as suprised to see her as she was to see him.
"Ah, hi...." The boy said nothing else, not why he was here. And Serenity didn't ask. "Umm..I'm Myrnin." He mumbled. Myrnin... What a strange name.. She thought.
"Serenity!!". Serenity looked past Myrnin to see Jatta running toward them. "Jatta?" Myrnin said slightly confused. She stoped running. "Oh..Myrnin! Why are you here?" Serenity leaned against the door way, waiting to hear,why Jatta was there.
"I was-ah- looking for Percy." He said looking in the direction of the lake. "He's not here. No one is but me." Serenity said. Jatta rolled her eyes. "Anyway! Serenity! Come with me, there one more thing you have to se." Jatta bounced up the stairs, grabed her hand and started to pull her down the stairs. "Wait! Jatta, at least let me change." she looked down at herself. "Fine. Go" Jatta pushed her back up the steps, into a startled Myrnin. He held her arms then suddenly let go. Serenity glared at Jatta. "S-sorry" she mumbled. She then walked into the cabnin. "Bye" she wispered before closing the door.
When she retuned outside, only Jatta was waiting for her. She sighed bounding down the steps. Jatta was looking her up and down. Serenity was wearing;
-A blue/black tube top wiht a sea green hoodie.
-Black skinny jeans with a green belt.
Her hair-which was sea blue along with her eyes- was up in a high pony tail with her bangs falling loose.
"Hice" Jatta said grabing her arm and leading her toward the camp fire place.
There was a big crowd of people and she knew little. Percy smiled and gave her a concered look. She nodded in return. Jatta led her to Chiron who was in the middle of the group. Serenity was shocked. He wasn't in his weelchair. He was now standing on four legs with hooves for feet-just like Grover, who was also there.-. She gasped and stuttered random wrods. "It's alright." He said to calm her. It didn't work.
"Your a..A Centar!" she finaly burst. He nodded.
The camp fire was held mostly for her arrival. Percy had told Chiron about what happened at the lake. Chiron said he reconised a resemblance. During the ceromony, they sang songs and chose a represenitve from each cabin to tell scary storys. At this time, Serenity had found out that other then Percy, she had two half-sisters; Calista and Crystal. Percy was who went up. His story was more so humoris rather then scary. Serenity laughed alot and it felt good to do so. To laugh as she used to. Percy sat and winked at her once he finished. Meaning the story was ment to make her feel better. It worked.
Also she had met the magority of the camp. They all welcomed her save a few she guessed were from the Ares cabin. On Serenity thought, was down right rude.
Her name, was Clarisse, and she was what you'd call the snob or witch of the school -or in this case camp. She was daughter of- not suprisingly- Ares. Serenity had made a mental note to stay away from her.
Onve and a while she would feel a gaze on her back, but when she searched for they eyes it came from, she found nothing. It wasn't untill they were headin back that she found out who it was. She was walking alone-her siblings with their friends and Jatta wiht hers- when she heard her name called from the shadows. "Hello?" she replyed not knowing to who. Then the body that belonged the the voice steped into the light. Myrnin.
Love Triangle; Chapter Four- Athena
Myrnin had led her to his cabin, explaining that his half-sister wanted to meet her but didn't know what she looked like to find Serenity herself. "She didn't have time during the fire." He said. ONce they reatched the cabin he stoped at the door.
"I;m going to warn you." He started. "She's somewhat scary." He cracked a smile. Serenity laughed and nodded, walking into the cabin once he opened the door.
A voice sounded in the room. "You must be Serenity!" A girl came up and hugged her. "I'm Anna" She said pulling back. "Hi, it's nice to meet you."Myrnin searched the room with his eyes. "Where is Annabeth?" Serenity was confused. Anna, wasn't you had wanted to meet her? Anna pointed to a door at the back. Myrnin nodded.
Just then the door opened and a girl with blonde hair steped out. She looked to Myrnin and a silent message passed between them. He nodded. A small smile spread across her face.
Her name was Annabeth and she was sisters with Anna and Myrnin -that she knew of, there could be more-. She had smart eyes and a smirk glued on her face. She came over to Serenity and put her hand out for her to take. She did. "Annabeth." Sha said with a glimer in her eye. "Ser-"
"Enity..I know.." She smiled a knowing smile to her.
When Serenty returned to the cabin -maybe five minute later- Percy gave her a weird look. "Where have you been?" He asked standing from his bed. She shrugged falling on to hers, closing her eyes then sighing. "Myrnin took me to meet his sisters."
"Annabeth summon you?" He said from what sounded like across the room. She sighed a small laugh. "Something like that." She rolled onto her stomack, and stuck her face into her pillow.
"Don't worry." She heard Clalista say from next to her. "You'll adjust soon enough." Her voice was soft, but Serenity didn't find it conferting.
Serenity didn't think she would have trouble getting used to living at the camp, she was more worryed about her sister. Did it mean that now she too was a demi-god? Serenity groaned. She didn't really miss Matilda -her pain in the butt sister- and didn't really want to plan a reunion any time soon. But then again she couldn't NOT worry. She was after all her relitive. She thought anyway.
Chapter Five: Matilda
Long ago before the death of her parents, Serenity had a normal life; normal family. Her family was made up of the usual: a mom; a dad; and a sister. She and her sister didn't hate each other, but didn't exactly get along ether. Normal siblings.
Matilda had long blonde hair and green eyes -completly different from Serenity. Matilda was also very short and almost always silent. The only thing both Matilda and Serenity shared was their personlitys. Both were quiet. Both were shy. Both had been guyless their whole lives. Matilda though, was more of a flirt than Serenity who stuttered like a mental case when she came across one.
The two sisters were constently in each others hair, tattling and pulling pranks on one another, and basicly acting like twin brats. The day there parents died, they had the worst fight of all.
Serenity was with hr family for the monthly game night they held. They were playng SORRY. It was Matilda's trun to roll. She picked of the die and shook it in her hands. Right before the droped it, the door swung open, revealing three women. Old woman to be exact. Serenitys mother gasped quikly as if reconizng them. "Mom? Who-who are they?" Sh asked ot removing her eyes from the trio. Her gaze locked with the one in the middle. She gave Sereity a wicked smile. She flinched.
"Girls.." she heard her mother say. "Go.." Matildas eyes widend with fright, as did her fathers. Nether knew what was happening. But Serenitys' mother did. And so did Serenity. Sort of. A few months back, Serenitys' mother warned her to be on gard for anyone whomight try to hurt her. She also said to watch out for a strange trio. This was that trio.
Serenity let her eyes move from the woman, to her mothers. She nodded. A pained looked crept across Serenitys' face, but she jumped up grabing Matildas' hand and pulling her into the kitchen for safty. "What the Heck are you doing?" her sister complained. "Serenity? What's wrong with you? There just olg hags, we could take 'em!" Serenity shook her head. "No Matilda. You don't understand, they-" She was cut off. "Oh and you know everything? Your such a loon!" Matilda walked out before Serenity could stop her.
Chapter Six- Death By Fate
Matilda stood in the door way, unable to move. her green eyes wide with fear. Serenity came up behind her, with tars in her eyes. Those tears flooded over when she saw what was happening in front of them. The three old woman had their father on the floor in seconds. Their mother stood bravly in front of him, determination lit in her eyes. Two of the woman held a long string. The toerh a pair of ugly scissors. Serenity used one hand to cover her sisters eyes, and the other to cover her own mouth to keep from screaming. She could feel her sisters silent tears on her hand. The lady with the gory scissors, raised and opened them for use. Serenity shut her eyes tight just before the scissors re-closed n the hazel-nut coloured string. She heard the snap of the sting, and the thud as her mother fell.
Later that week -after the woman Serenity lerned were the 3 faites eft- Serenity and Matilda plained a small funural, betwen the two of them. The buried both their mother and father on an old hill they used to visit. It a flower patch at the top, along wth an old swing tied to a lone tree. Serenity and Matild used to lie in the flowers and watch the clouds while there paternt sat on the swing watching them.
Matilda dug the hole directly onder the now rotted swing. Serenity gentaly placed them, side-by-side and had-in-hand into the hole, then help burie them. All the while her face blank betraying no emotion, while Matilda sobed and shot death glares her way. She belived it was Serenitys' fault for the grusome death of their parents. And in a way, Serenity knew it was.There was something wrong, something different about her. Everyone knew and acnoliged it, but Serenity had alwaysed brux=shed it aside with a shrug. Untill now. Now she knew. Ir was her fault. If she hadn't been the way she was, this mostly lkely wouldn't have happened.
Once they returned home, they found it was no lnger a welcomeing place. As soon as they steped through the threshold, terrible memorys flooded back. And the place it self gave a bad vibe. Serenity feld to her room, Matilda to hers.
Serenity had been laying on her bed face up, when she heard a light knock at her door. "Come on in." she said blankly. Matilda walked in and to Serenitys' window with a bag in her hands.
"I'm going to live with Aunt Cloral in Alaska." she announced. What?" Serenity gasped standing. Matilda turned and faced her. "we no longer have any ties to each other, so why stick around?" she said plainly. "No ties? Your my freakin' sister, what other ties do you need?" Matilda rolled her eyes. 'We'd rip each others throughts out and you know it Ser." She walked out of the room. "Dont stop me. Aunt Cloral knows already." She paused. "oha and she thinkgs your at a boot camp or something." she snorted "Keep it tht way." she left closing the door silenlty behind her.
Chatper Seven- A Friend From Ares?
Serenity was walking aling the camp, when the door to the Ares cabin opened and a boy with kind yet calm eyes steped out. Serenity hadnt met him before. She had been at the camp for nearly two weeks now, so he must have arrived after her. He looked up when he saw her, and nearly slipped down the stais in the process. Serenity tryed to hide her smiled. Once he regaine his balance, he strod gracfully toward her. This time she out right laughed. He looked like he was walking the catwalk! He smiled when she laughed. He was doing it on purpose. He walked the rest of the way normaly. His eyes were laughing. He stoped in front of her. "I'm Kayne." he said while mock bowing. "I'm Serenity" she said following his lead with a mock curtsie. They laughed together. "I've only been her for about a day now, and I have no idea where to go. Ce to help me?" Serenity giggled. 'HAte to burst you bubble here, but I've only been here for two weeks as of Monday." she remembered it was Saturday.
He shrugged. 'Show me what you know." She nodded thoughtfully. 'Alright....But.." she paused when he looked suprised. Faking. "You have to help me with my weaponry practice." There was a gleam in her eye. He didn't know who her dad was. "Hmmm....I guess that can be arranged." she smiled misteriausly. 'Okay. We have deal" she stuck out her hand. he took it and they shook once. He smiled.
They made there way around the camp, and Serenity pointed out the things she knew. When they finished they were on the training grounds. "Thanks for your help." he said. 'Now i owe your a dummy." he walked over to the other dummys -none alive or breathing- and took a postion.She shook her head. "Nope.wrong area." she said, her voice shaky from laughter/. He looked around akwardly. "Isn't this the traingn area?" he said confused. 'Yes, it is." she said walking away, with Kayne following completly lost.
She led him to the lake, and told him to stand in ut. "Ah.It's cold.." he said. She flicked her finger behind her back, and he was sudenly jumppimg. "Whoa! damn hot!" she laughed and flicked her finger again. It was now a warm tempiture, and he relaxed, looking at her cautously. "What? Having heat flashes?" she said playing with his mind. "Ah.I...Don't think so no.." she trailed of deep in thought. "Hmmm" sh mved around, then took a postion right in front of him. "Ready?" she said tring not to laugh. "Ah...I guess so?" he su=ounded like he was asking himself. She laughed aloud then took the stance Percy taught her.
She waved her hand gracfully to the right. the water to Kaynes' right shifted and rose, out of his sight thought, so to him she looked really weird. Se did the same to her left. "Ah, Ser-" he was cut of buy the water hittng him on both sides. He fell over, completly freaked out. 'Whoa! what just happened?" she shrugged. 'Whatever are you talking about?" she said acting clueless. He rolled his eyes. "And here I thought you had hermes for a dad." he said standing back up. "Wow, do I really act that lethal?"
"Leathal? no, more so mysterious."
"Ah, I see." She gave him a secret smile, though now her secret was out.
"Poseiden eh?" Kayne thought aloud. "I like it......Water..." he trailed off looking her up and down. She blushed and looked away to the water. He rubbed the back of his nek. Serenity soon learned that was what he did, when he was nervous or embarresed. "So -ah-" he was cut off by a splash of water. "What was that or?" Serenity doubled over laughing. 'Don't look at me! I didn't life a fingure." she said between laughs.
"If you didn't then who-" to answer his unfinshed question Percy shot out from a water fall. "Aloha Oh-ssiter of mine." he said landing between Kayne and Serenity, spraying water on both. Serenity -with a swipe of her hand- easaliy blocked both, but Kayne got wetter then before, for he lacked the power to do so. He sputtered ater fromhis mouth and shook his head to get his hair away from his face. "Whachu' been doin'?" Percy asked glancing from Kayne back to Serenity. He smiled kinda evily. Serenity smacked his arm, "Percy! Mind your business, and-NO!!" Percy jumped and held his arm. 'Ow...." He muttered. "yeah, okay then. he turned to Kayne.
"Yo, I'm Percy," he said. Kayne nodded. "Kayne" was all he said, whle trying to ring water out of his shirt. "Kayne was helping me with me weaponry practice." She said winking at Kayne. Ha laughed. "So not what I expected," Percy rolled his eyes. "Yeah sounds fun.." Serenity shot him a look. "Any particular reason you poped by?" Percy grinned, "Nope, saw you guys and desided to frop in" he chuckled when Serenity glared. "Calm down! Jeez I'm kidding. I'm on my way to practice with a few more newbies." Percy glanced at Kayne, "No offense."
Kayne shrugged, "None taken." He said not really caring.
Serenity thought for a moment, it'd probably be good if she were to go with Percy -it would help her social as well as fighting skills- but then what about Kayne? Percy started off.
"Percy! Mind if I come?" She asked before he could get to far.
//Need fighting help?//
Serenity jumped. She wasn't used to his other power. Percy could not only move and control water -as could Serenity- but could also read minds, as well as speak into them. She always shuddered when she was being spoken to by a mind reader. It made her feel exposed, for the one place that could never be broken into, was open to whoever had such power. All her secrets. All her fears. All her probelms, out in the open at the expense to whoever could hear her mind.
Sereniyt nodded, after recovering her emotions. Kayne's eyebrows arched up. He hadn't heard Percy, only she had.
"Sure, I don't mind. Kayne you too?" Percy answered and asked. Kayne shrugged. "Sure, could be fun." Percy's eyes had a sudden look flash in them. He turned and looked him full in the face. "You never told me, who's your parent?" He asked suddenly.
"Ares." He answered.
Chapter Eight- The Gang
Percy, Kayne and Serenity walked to the training grounds near silently, unsure of what to say next. Serenity had already guessed who Kaynes' father was when he left the Ares cabin, but after meeting him, she wasn't quite so sure, -what with him being so calm and mellow, let alone so kind and sweet. So when Kayne right out told them it was Percy who was more so shocked.
"What?? No way!" Percy said in defiance. Kayne looked suprise and kinda offended. "What? You don't scream Poseiden yet here you are." He retorted sarcasticly. Percy shot his hands in the air. "Sorry dude, it's just....Never mind, sorry" He put his right hand out and Kayne nodded taking it with his left.
"It's good, just be carfull with what you say. I've just met her but I can already tell, Clariess is truley evil." he grimanced. Percy laughed.
"Oh, I know. I've been here a few years now. Ahh, I remember when she first arivved...Not a fun day.." He shuddered, Kayne and Serenity laughed.
"So." Serenity said while thay walked. "You know the names?" Percy shook his head. "Nope, but we'll know soon." As he said this, they arrived on the grounds to find a small group of boys. Each completly different. And they all seemed to know eachother. Including Kayne. They all looked up when they heard their arrival.
"Kayne!" One with black hair and smart eyes said. "Where you been?" HIs gaze flikered to Serenity then back, and he started to smile. Kayne hit his arm once they were clos enough. "Shut up moron, I was helping her practice." He said annoyed. Serenity deisded to join the other side and tease him as well. "Well, I'm sure you've noticed, but Kayne he make a great practice dummy." She grinned, and Kayne had a suprised -completly fake- look on his face. The boys laughed. "Yeah, got that right." One said. This boy was.....Well beautiful.He reminded Serenity was Jatta.
He held out his hand to her. "I'm Zack. Son of Aphrodite." Ah. That was why. "So Jatta's your sister?" He nodded. "Well you'll never have a boring day when your with her. Trust me." They laughed. Percy stepped in.
"Well I'm Percy and that means I'll be getting the wonderfull pleasure of kicking your butts today." He said, acting completly cocky. Zack and Serenity rolled their eyes.
"Oh yes Percy, we all know you love showing off but.." She paused. She had heard that one of these boys was all ready an amazing fighter. She smiled.
"Never mind. Boast away my conceaded brother." Kayne laughed while Percy glared.
//Evil// He said into her mind, this tine though, she didn't jump, but rolled her eyes. Then she heard another voice -one that wasn't Percys'- in her mind.
//Don't worry, I have a feeling we'll all be fine. Especaily Xemu.//
This time she jumped. 3 feet in the air.
"Little bit of a late reaction there??" Percy laughed. She shook her head and looked at each of the boys. None looked as though it was them.
"Who's Xemu?" Two boys looked up. One coufused. "Me...How did you know my name?" The coufused one said.
"I.....Someone told me.." She answered hesitent. "Who?!" The other boy steped in smileing sheepishly. "Sorry dude, that was me.." Serenity looked up.
"I really with people came with a warning lable that said;
Caution;
I INTRUDE YOUR MIND"
She said sarcasticly, giveing him the evil eye.
"Sorry, I'm just used to people knowing I do that." She shrugged. "Dosn't matter, but please next time, tell me it was you, instead of standing there like nothing happened." She smiled, and He laughed. "Right, sorry." She shrugged.
"I'm Vladmeir." He said. "I'm Xemu, but apparently, you already knew that." He glared at Vladmeir and Zack laughed. "Kayne too it seems." Sereinty shrugged, "Like I said, good dummy." Thay all laughed and Serenity shoved Kayne slightly.
Percy rolled his eyes.
"Serenity are gonna help me, or stand there and flirt?" Percy whined. Serenitys' face heated up turning ruby red, high lighting her sea blue eyes. "Percy! Wa-I am not flirting!" She crossed her arms and strood to the end of the clearing. "And I'm sorry, but I forgot, I have something I need to do now." She left into the tree, leaving the group behind.
Percy stood next to Kayne -who looked slightly awed- with a smirk on his face. "See ya grumpy!" He called after her. He then turned to Vlad, Xemu and Zack.
"Okay, let's get this pary started!"
He hadned out weapons and the trained untill sundown. All exausted, they left to each of there cabins;
Vladmeir to Athena.
Zack to Aphrodite.
Xemu to Hades.
And Kayne to Ares.
Chapter Nine- The Diamond
Serenity bound the steps to the Athena cabin, in search of Ana. She was about to knock on the door when a voice stopped her.
"Hey Serenity. Who are you looking for?" Serenity jumped at the voice but calmed a bit when she turned and saw it belonged to Myrnin. She shrugged. "Not much, and Ana, but I get the feeling she's not here huh?" She rose her eyebrows iun question. He nodded.
"Your right, she's not." He stopped talking, and looked down at where he sat, cross legged with a bunch of stuff suurounding him. He was mummbling to himself, so low Serenity couldn't hear.
"What are you doing?" She asked scanning the items; a few glass beakers; a rock; a vile of green liquid.
At first he didn't answer her. Then he too looked around him.
"The book...Where did I put it?" He said though not to her.
He stood suddenly. "Be right back" he said scrammbling into the cabin, for about two mintues then returned carring a huge book. Serenity stared in awe- that was the type of she would want to read.
"What is it?" She asked.
"A book" he said bluntly. Meaning; none of your bussness.
"Ha ha, funny."
he rolled his eyes, then sat back in his little area. He opened the book and read bits of multiple pages, mummbling to himself. After about five minutes, he closed it. "I need a rock." He said standing again.
"A rock?" She asked. He nodded heading outside. He stopped and looked her full in the face. "Whatever you do, don't.Touch. The book. She nodded hastily, watching as a odd feeling pased through his eyes before he left.
Moments later, he returned with a fairly large rock. He found Serenity playing with a beaker. When she saw him, she put it down then lifted her hands in the air, palms up.
"Didn't touch it. I swear." Her tone -so serious and honest- made him chuckle. He walked over and set the rock into the beaker. He then pulled out a vile of green liquid. He opened it, but before pouring it in, he turned to her.
"Get back." He said sternly. She nodded and complyed.
Slowly he tipped the glass vile over the beaker, letting just over a quarter of it fall over the rock. Just as it landed he jumped backward some. As soon as it hit the rock, there was a loud crack and suddenly there was smoke everywhere. The tiny exploision had sent Myrnin farther back, almost hitting a wall. It had also nocked Serenity over.
They coughed, into the smoke, unable to see one another. Serenity carfully stood,not wanting to trip over somthing.
"Myrnin?" She called into the gray darkness. She waved her hands in front of her face and continued to cough.
"I'm good." He called back. SHe could see his siloett as he stood, and stumbled over to the spot where the beaker had been. Had because it was no longer intact.
He Bent and picked up what looked to Serenity like the rock. Slowly he faced her, grinning. He threw it up in the air once, caught it, then tossed it to her.
"For you." Was all he said.
Serenity caught it, then looked at what it was. No longer was it a grubby old rock. No, now was a glittering diamond. Her eyes were wide with unbelivable shock. She coulnd't find the right words to say. Finaly, after a moment of stumbling over words in her mind, the stuttered out to words,
"Thank you."
Nodding, he turned around and looked at the space around him. Sighing, he picked up the loose glass the sat everywhere, then grabed a second rcok Serenity hadn't seen him bring in. He somehow found another beaker, and set the new rock into it.
By this time, Serenity had cradled the beautiful rock in her palms, and was watching him intently instead. As if feeling her gaze, he looked up momentarily, then said, "You may want to step farther back this time.
Hastily nodding, she stepped back, her face slightly flushed from being caught looking.
He again pulled out the liquid, but before he could pour it onto the rock, she stopped him.
"Wait. here" She tossed him her sheild which he caught easily.
"You told me to go farther this time, so I figure with you being so close, and with what happened last time, you may need that." She explained. He nodded, and poured more of the liquid then last time onto the rock.
Yet again there was a loud crack when it made contact, and again Myrnin was trown back. Smoke bellowed out everywhere, making it impossible to breath. Both Serenity and Myrnin hacked and choked, gasping for the slightest air.
"Serenity?" She heard Myrnin call out to her, his voice somewhat hoarse.
"I'm fine" she called back. The smoke started to clear, and she was able to see him slowly sitting up right against the wall. Stepping over fallen objects, she made her way to him. He looked up at her, eyes sheepish. Holding out her sheild he begain to speak.
"Sorry...I didn't mean for that to happen." He explained when she saw her sheild had buckled. She shrugged.
"Don't matter to me. I mean it's a good thing I gave it to you. I'm glad it was this and not you..yeah..." She trailed off hearing that she was babbling.
Myrnin eyed her oddly before his eyes widened on the glittering stone covered by clouds of gray/black smoke. He stood and hobbled over to it, picked it up and cradled it in his palms. Both he and Serenity continued to cough slightly untill the smoke cleared completly. Serentiy put down what was left of her sheild, then noticed for the first time, what it was Myrnin had in his hands.
"What are you going to do with that?" She asked in awe, walking over to him, She felt more then saw him shrug.
"Buy you a sheild" she heard him say mutedly, glancing at the remains of her old one.
"And something for Annahbeth." He added quickly looking down. His hands folded over the rock.
Serenity fiddled with her diamond, her face turning pink.
"Oh, uh, it's okay.. You don't have to. I heard Percy saying that Tyson was good at making those..I'll just ask him."
Myrnin's eyebrows went up and inch.
"Your sure?"
"Yup, don;t worry." Myrnin nodded.
"Okay" He said. "Agreed. No sheild."
The both smiled and shook hands.
Chapter Ten - The First Fight.
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