Okay, this is my first story and I'm still figuring this all ou so be nice please! I'll try to update as much as i can, but I seem to get writers block a lot...allthough for this story I already have several champters made. R&R!

~Kenzie

P.S. Yea I know it's kinda short, but they will get longer!

Camp Half-Blood…Nothing seemed more real to me. I had never been to the U.S; everything was so much different from my home. I never thought I would ever get to go here. I stared up at Half-Blood Hill, my dad had told me the story of the tree, and the story of Percy Jackson and his friends. 10 years after all of that and Olympus still wasn't the same.

I climbed the hill and stepped past the boarder, a centaur came running toward me…or galloping.

"You must be Melanie."

"Yes sir."

"No need to call me sir. I'm Chiron, the camp's activity director."

"Hello."

"Yes hello. Well I suppose we should get someone to show you around. Come with me." He turned and trotted off, looking back he said, "Well come on." I followed him slowly always staying a few yards behind him. When we got to the volleyball courts Chiron must have seen the person he wanted to find because he shouted out, "Carrie! Carrie come here for a minute!" A tall girl with dark brown hair, and almost red-orange eyes ran over.

"Yeah Chiron?"

"Carrie, this is Melanie. Melanie, this is Carrie. Carrie is a daughter of Apollo. I suppose you know all about the Greek gods?"

"Yes, I do. Do I really have to wait until my dad claims me?"

"Yes you do. Is there any reason you don't have to wait?"

"Well I already know who my father is."

"Who?" Carrie asked, surprised and interested at what I had to say.

"Apollo. I've known since I was a little girl."

"Well unfortunately you do have to wait until your father claims you."

"Yes, alright."

"Carrie why don't you show Melanie around camp."

"Sure Chiron." She said in a happy voice. This was one of my sisters? Her? She wasn't serious enough. She sounded like she thought that being a daughter of a god was all a big game, "Melanie! Are you coming?" I looked up, Carrie was already half way to the cabins. I ran to catch up with her half worrying about what the rest of my siblings would be like, "So how old are you?" Carrie asked when I caught up with her.

"Hmm? Oh, 16."

"Wow, you made it in the real world for 16 years? I came here when I was 9. Monsters kept following me and I had to come here."

"I kind of taught myself how to do some fighting." I said after a pause. I couldn't disobey my father and say what I really was. I would have to go back, and I was enjoying myself at camp even knowing how strange my siblings might be.

"That's cool. Okay, so these are the cabins, you'll be staying in cabin 11 until you parent claims you." I looked at the classic old wood cabin.

"Hermes."

"Yes. How did you-"

"I know a bit about the Greek gods."

"Oh. Well that's Athena's cabin, Ares, Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Apollo, there's Mr. D's cabin, and Artemis, but hers is always empty unless the hunters come to visit." She said pointing to all the cabins in turn.

"Is that one next to Zeus's Hera's?"

"Yes. But of course hers is always empty too." She pointed to the forest, "In there is where you can go for some training. It's restocked every once and a while. Over there is the dinning hall, and there is the big house. We don't go there too much, only if someone is sick or injured, or if we need to speak with Mr. D or Chiron. But usually you won't find Chiron there."

"I see."

"Well if you come over here with me I can introduce you to the counselor of Hermes cabin." She walked toward the old cabin and knocked on the door. A teenage boy answered it. He had blond hair and a mischievous face. He looked like he had a practical joke he was just itching to put into action.

"Well if it isn't Carrie. Would you like to come in?"

"Knowing you, I don't want to come in. I'm here to introduce you to a new camper. She will be staying in the Hermes cabin until she is determined."

"Sure. Where is she?"

"Melanie." I walked up to the porch of the Hermes cabin, "This is Melanie. Melanie this is Brian. You'll go to activities with his cabin until we know who your parent is. If no one claims you then you'll just stay in the Hermes cabin." Brian looked at me with the same face he had when he looked at Carrie, "Don't play any pranks on her Brian. She is new and doesn't know how tricky Hermes can be."

"But that's when it gets better! When the person doesn't know it's coming, or doesn't know what we Hermes children are capable of."

"Brian." Carrie said sharply.

"Fine. Come on in." He said sadly. I don't trust him. I know as soon as Carrie is gone he'll pull something. I can't let my guard down until I'm moved out of this cabin, "So there's not a lot of room in here, so you'll be on the floor. Dinner is in a few minutes. The whole cabin goes down together."

"Okay."

When the dinner bell finally rung, I had sat on the floor of the Hermes cabin for 15 minutes wondering if Dad would ever claim me.

"Cabin 11! Get in line." I got in line last and walked a little behind the rest of the group. I was used to the way they got their food, but I played dumb to keep my identity a secret.

In the middle of my meal the people around me gasped. Some at other tables pointed above my head. I looked up to see the sign of Apollo, the lire. He claimed me. I still didn't know why I was there, but I had a feeling that I was going to find out soon.

"She's a daughter of Apollo." "She knew who her parent was." "How did she know? No one ever knows." Whispers echoed through out the dinning hall. Apollo's sign faded, and I looked around. Everyone was staring at me. Everyone. Carrie's mouth was open wide, her eyes bulging. Brian turned to face me,

"How did you-?"

"I just knew."

"But-"

"It doesn't matter how I knew. I just did. Now stop starein' at me." Brian looked away slowly; he looked down at his food and didn't eat another bite. After Brian looked away all the other campers slowly started going back to their conversations.

Carrie came over to the Hermes table when dinner was almost over,

"So I guess you'll be moving in with us!"

"umm…yeah I guess I will."

"So Kenny is our cabin counselor. Just come by the cabin after dinner and we'll get you set."

"Alright." Carrie walked away.

"Be careful with her." Brian said in my ear.

"Why?"

"She's tricky. And she can be a little intense."

"And you say this because…"

"She won't go out with me."

"Right. And that shouldn't influence what I think about her."

"Well it should."

"Well it doesn't."

"Whatever."

"Okay, I'll see you guys around camp!" I said leaving the Hermes cabin. The Apollo cabin was three cabins down, Carrie was standing outside waiting for me. "Carrie." I said nodding to her.

"Hey Melanie. Come on in." I followed Carrie inside. The entire interior was a red-orange color with the sun painted on every wall. "So this is the cabin! Everyone this is Melanie. She is new to camp and as you saw was claimed by dad at dinner." Everyone nodded in my direction never making eye contact. One girl in the corner stared at me, her eyes practically glowing. "The bunk under mine is open." She pointed to a nicely made bunk with a small shelf on the wall.

"Thanks." I said looking back at the girl in the corner. She had short brown hair that ran down to her shoulders. She wore hers straight unlike mine which curled down past my shoulders. Even when I turned to put my things away I could feel her eyes piercing into the back of my head. She was no normal demigod. She had power that no one in this cabin would ever have, except maybe me. But she wasn't good at hiding it. She sent energy pulsing through the room. "Carrie can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Outside?"

"Umm, yeah." She followed me out of the cabin.

"Who was that girl in the corner?"

"That's Jennifer, she's been here for five years. But she doesn't talk much, and when she does she always makes it sound like she think she's better then the rest of us." Wow this girl is stupid she couldn't sense the insanely strong vibe coming from that girl. "Why do you ask?"

"No reason. She was just staring at me, so I was wondering who she was."

"She likes to think of herself as the best in the cabin."

"Well is she?"

"She may be the strongest power wise. But she's not the best fighter." Maybe that's because she has never had to fight a day in her life. "So do you think you're going to like it here?"

"Yeah. I think I will. But I don't know how long I'm going to be here." Carrie's face screwed up in confusion,

"What do you mean?"

"Hmm? Oh nothing. No-" I trailed off. Across the way on the other side of the two rows of cabins was a boy. He had blonde hair and grey eyes, a son of Athena. He was carrying around a notebook and had a knife strapped to his forearm.

"Staring at Cam Bason?"

"Who?"

"Cam? That guy going into the Athena cabin…the one you're staring at."

"How old is he?"

"Fifteen. You're crushing on him and it's only your first day."

"I'm not crushing on him."

"Yes you are. Every girl here is. But you can stop wasting your breath. He doesn't date. Almost every girl here has asked him out and he says no to every single one of them."

"I'm not going to ask him out."

"You say that now."

"I'm not going to ask him out."

"Whatever…"

"I'm not!" I said laughing. I don't like him. At least I don't think I like him. I looked down at my ring that dad gave me it was purple-ish pink. I liked him. I could feel my necklace heating my chest. I hadn't used my bow in days. I couldn't take it out here in camp. It wasn't the kind of weapon demigods' use. Demigods' can't touch my bow. If I take it out everyone will know I'm not a demigod. I'm a god.

I got up early the next morning and walked quietly into the forest. Once I was deep enough in I pressed the center of my necklace and a golden bow sprang out, I caught it in my hand and spun it around a few times. I stayed out hunting for a while being careful to erase all traces of my presence. On my way out of the forest I put my bow away and cleaned my self up.

"What were you doing in there?" A voice said loudly next to me. I turned to find the source. A tall blonde boy with grey eyes was standing just behind me.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"That doesn't matter. What were you doing in there?"

"I don't have to answer anything. But I might if you tell me who you are."

"I'm Cam."

"Cam…"

"Bason. And you?"

"Melanie Carlson."

"You're the girl who knew who her dad was."

"Yeah, that's me."

"How did you know?"

"I just knew okay. It doesn't matter anyway."

"Okay, sorry I was just wondering. So what were you doing in there?" I hesitated thinking about what I should say,

"Hunting."

"Catch anything?"

"Yeah. Several."

"What weapon do you use?"

"A bow."

"Well wear is it?"

"My necklace." I answered simply, not wanting to evaluate.

"Oh." He said eyeing my necklace, "I saw you putting it away…and it looked like it was a golden bow. Demigods can't use those."

"You must not have seen right. My bow is silver. Not gold."

"Show me."

"Not now, I got up early and I'm tired. Maybe some other time." I said smoothly.

"It'll only take a few seconds. Show me."

"Later. If you're lucky." His eyes narrowed and he looked right at me,

"Show. Me. Now."

"No."

"Melanie, show me your bow. Now." I wasn't going to give into him, I couldn't. I was stronger then him. I had to be,

"I don't have to, and I don't want to."

"Will you just show me your bow. I only want to see it." Yeah see it and then tell everyone that I'm not who I say I am."

"I don't take my bow out just to show people, I take it out when I really need it."

"Well then lets go hunting. You'll need it then."

"But I've already told you, I'm tired and want some sleep. Good night." I turned away from Cam and walked away. I got away with it this time, but he won't give up until he sees my bow.