Burning Love

Chapter 8

So, the coke-guy was Rachel and the frizzy red-haired one was Mr. D. Or am I wrong?

I think I am wrong.

"I saw the five of you together, fighting monsters and travelling," the girl, Rachel, said. "I think you reenacted almost all of Percy's battles. From the Minotaur until - Typhon. But there were also other monsters. Chiron, please let them read the letter."

Chiron then handed me a scroll.

"Go on, Dianne read it!" he said. "I know you don't have dyslexia..."

I was wondering on how he knew that piece of information, but I was wondering more on the quest and the letter, so I grabbed the scroll and read it.

"To Chiron," it read. "The gods and I have been troubled lately. Since the battle with Gaea, monsters who joined her forces were killed and their essence are now in Tartarus, but that isn't the main reason why we are troubled. What we find very troubling is that the monsters Perseus Jackson fought in the first battles that are not part of Gaea's battle are reforming and are threatening to avenge their family that were minions of Gaea. As much as I hate to say this, we are requesting for five half-bloods to help us. Poseidon doesn't want his son, Perseus, to fight this battle, please choose other half-bloods. In one week, the quest must start, and in four weeks the quest must end. Sincerely, Zeus. P.S. From Ares: Choose, my daughter, Clarisse. Or else."

I handed the scroll to Chiron, while coke-guy Mr. D quickly snatched it from my hand and read it. Silence nominated the room.

I looked at Clarisse, she was blushing. Probably, because her Dad mentioned her on the letter.

Wait a minute, her Dad is Ares, the war god.

"So, your Dad is Ares, the war god?" I asked, breaking the silence.

She nodded.

"Cool!" I said. "My Dad's Apollo."

"Nice," she said. "So, how are you? Being in the same cabin as Frances, is not that good. She does a LOT of pranks-"

Frances then playfully punched Clarisse's shoulder.

"You ruined my secret!" Frances said in a baby voice.

"Haha, sorry," said Clarisse.

"Frances and I are half-sisters," I blurted out. "She's a daughter of Mercury while I'm a daughter of Apollo."

"Oh," said Clarisse. "Figures. She acts like the Stoll Brothers before we even met!"

Chiron then coughed, that made our conversation break.

"So, while all of you were busy blabbing, Mr. D, Rachel, and I talked about this," he said. "We decided for you to be trained in this "one week." Your training shall start tomorrow until Tuesday next week. For now, all of you will be acquainted with one another and talk, for you need teamwork in this quest. So, dismissed."

With that he stood up from his wheelchair and there I saw Chiron as a centaur.

Chiron then walked towards the door.

"WAIT!!!" Someone suddenly screamed which caused Chiron to stop.

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Frances' POV

First of all, I have LOTS of questions, so before Chiron left, I screamed.

"WAIT!!!"

Chiron then stopped and looked at me.

"I thought I was going to Camp Jupiter. Not that I don't like it here..." I said.

"You'd have to stay here then," said the Coke dude whose name I didn't catch. "And train."