Alright, I am really sorry. I know I didn't update for a long time, but it was mostly the fact that after reading the Son of Neptune I felt that I had to redo my thinking on Gaia and her attitude. This doesn't change much of the writing itself, but it does change my feelings on this story, and makes me less enthusiastic about writing more.

Anyway, I'm sorry for that and the fact that this chapter and not all that exciting. I just felt that this was important and should be put into the story. I swear, it will have some reverence later on.

Human See, Human Do

Humans are crazy. They are-I swear it. After fifteen days with them, wasting time going back and forth from our cave, I have seen them do quiet a few weird things. Just five minutes ago I watched as one of their children ate a bug. And he didn't find it on the ground. No, he found it in another kid's hair. I tried to stop him, the thing could have been poisonous, but no, the little beast just screamed at me until a group of males came out to make sure I wasn't hurting him. I tried to explain but they are as dumb as a bundle of Zeus's soiled cloths. I'm just waiting for that kid to drop dead so that all those humans will learn their lesson.

I think that it might be that insanity is contagious.

I groan. I could be planning a way to take down Kronos right now instead of getting infested by insane. I don't even have any allies, and without Gaia I was all alone. Except for Zeus, who happens to be refusing to drink any more of the liquid from the Boss Woman, Boss Man's woman, and is screaming bloody murder. I don't know how she hasn't tried to strangle him yet. Looking over I can see The Girl sitting with Boss Woman staring straight at me, and giggling. I think she saw me trying to stop The Bug Eater from consuming the poor little insect. She got up and walked over to me, plopping herself right next to me, far away from the others.

"Hello," I said. She must have been the most intelligent of all the mortals I knew in this camp, which is really depressing, because she mostly just laughs at me.

"Do you eat bugs?" I ask her. She looks at me for a second, than leans her head to the side, as if that might help her figure out what I am trying to say. I sigh. I wasn't expecting an answer anyway. "Nevermind," I mutter.

Sometimes I would talk to her for hours, even though I knew that she didn't understand a word I said. It just felt nice to attempt at a conversation with someone. With Gaia gone and Zeus's strange inability to talk or even stand still she was the only one who sat listened. Except for the occasional inappropriate giggle. If I hadn't known that she can't understand me I would have punched her for laughing when I talked about Kronos eating my siblings.

But today I didn't feel like talking. Just having her there for a while was enough. I laid down onto my back to watch the sky and the slowly setting sun. The sun had yet to reach a point close enough to the horizon that I knew it was time to go home, which meant that I had to try to relax, because I was stuck her for a good deal longer and I didn't want to end up trying to kill a human. I wished Zeus didn't want to play with the other children, but I guess it made sense. They were on the same intelligence level.

I heard The Girl adjusting herself as well, and laying down next to me. I dared to glance over and again I saw her smiling and staring at me. I grunted in frustration. "Just watch the sky, will you?" I begged. She seemed to almost understand me and smiling looked up. She was so strange.

I closed my eyes and tried thought about my first lesson with a sword in the woods with Gaia. The weather was very similar to this; not to cold and not too warm. It was wonderful whether for exercise. I wondered what it was going to be like, teaching the same moves to little Zeus. I smiled.

I opened my eyes to The Girl shaking my shoulder. For a second I was hopeful that I had slept long enough that it was time to go home, but when I looked up at the sky I realized that most likely I had only slept thirty minutes, if that much.

I groaned and glared at The Girl. Why in the name of The Fates was she waking me up? Sitting up I looked at her, and she stuck her hand out to me, showing a piece of meat that I assumed was the dear that at the men of the little tribe had caught earlier today and the women had spent all day cooking.

"Eat?" She asked me.

"No, it's fine, it's your-did you just talk?" I stared at her. I could not believe that she had just talked. A warm feeling shot through my blood. Finally! Some one who can convers with me without grunting!

I moved in closer to her, moving my hands out to her and grabbing her shoulders. "Do. You. Understand. Me?" I said, extra slowly, in case it helped her to understand. She smiled, obviously happy with my response, though she didn't say yes or even nod her head. All she did was stick out the stupid meat again and say "Eat?"

I sighed. I was asking for too much all at once. Maybe she will learn more. Apparently humans can learn, and probably my constant talking taught her a little. Maybe simplifying my speech will help her learn as well. "Yes. I want to eat." I said this extra slow, just for her, and took the some of the meat and ate it.

She grinned, self satisfied, and sat down beside me, biting into her portion of the meat.

Now if only Zeus could learn to talk. And walk. And grow some teeth. Than I would be much happier.