Sisters of Opposition

Carina really needed to stop treating me like I was five. I could fight better than she could. She was the popular, pretty sister. I was the one always being targeted at school. That thing could've killed her and she wouldn't let me help her. It pissed me off like she wouldn't believe. Now, she was being "helped" by one of the obviously popular boys in this place. I wasn't sure where we were or even if we belonged here, but me and Carina had to stick together.

Annabeth helped me to the Big House and both Carina and I were brought to an infirmary. A couple of kids who didn't look any older than Carina came in and took care of us. I wanted to hit them. They were all perky and shone like the sun as they worked on us. When they were done, they gave us something to eat and drink. Annabeth and Percy came back to lead us to another room, where two men sat.

One of the men had long hair with a moustache and beard. He was in a wheelchair. The other was wearing a Hawaiian t-shirt and looked like he did nothing but sit on his ass all day. I didn't like being in there, but Carina seemed fine with it, so again, I kept my mouth shut.

"Mr. D," Percy said addressing the Hawaiian shirt guy. "These two girls were by Thalia's pine when we found them. A hellhound was about to kill the older one."

"What's your point, Peter Johnson?" he said.

"His point, Sir, is that they are powerful half-bloods and we wanted to know what you and Chiron would like done," said Annabeth.

"Oh, I don't care, Annie," Mr. D said. "I'm just here because I have to be."

"Annabeth," the other man, who must've been Chiron started, "is there a reason you would stray from what is normally done?"

"Chiron, Mr. D, I think these girls are like Percy and Thalia. Their energies are much stronger than the other half-bloods here. I thought maybe it would be best if they found out the truth from one or both of you. Maybe you might be able to help them understand better," Annabeth said.

This finally made Mr. D look up at us. He looked at Carina and me, though he seemed to spend more time trying to look through me. A look I couldn't fully understand flashed on his face, some kind of mix between fear and amazement and anger.

"Holy Styx, we're in for big trouble," he said and disappeared, leaving the scent of grapes behind him.

"Annabeth, Percy, that is enough for now, could you please meet us back here in twenty minutes. Go inform the Stoll boys that unless their father claims them soon, these girls will be staying in cabin eleven with them until they are claimed."

"Sure thing, Chiron," Percy said as he and Annabeth left.

"What are your names, girls?" Chiron asked.

"My name is Carina Montrose. This is my younger sister Kylie."

"How old are you?"

"Carina is sixteen. I just turned fourteen in April."

"Do you understand what is going on here?"

"The mythologies are true. We've seen hellhounds and cyclopes and other things. But we don't know why all of those things are after us," Carina said.

"You were raised only by your mother?"

"Yes, Sir. Our father was never around. But she hated us, so Carina and I ran away six months ago."

"The two of you obviously know the mythology of Ancient Greece if you could identify what you were being chased by. Do you remember what the heroes of Ancient Greece were said to be?"

"Children of the gods," Carina said. "Demigods."

"Exactly. You girls are demigods. Which is why all these monsters come for you. They can smell the blood of a demigod. It is nearly impossible to mask the smell, so unless you are in a place they can't get, such as here or on Olympus, they will hunt you endlessly."

"That's why they haven't stopped since we've been on the run?" I asked.

"I'm afraid so. Though, Annabeth thinks the two of you may be very powerful demigods which means only one thing. Your father is one of the Big Three, Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades. Percy is a son of Poseidon. But if she is right, then it is a miracle the two of you have survived so long on your own. Monsters hunt the children of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades more than any of the gods."

"Maybe they're not our father. Maybe someone else is," I said.

"There is only way to find out, and that is for your father to claim you, which by the agreement the gods made with Percy, hopefully will not take long."

"What agreement with Percy?" Carina asked.

"Percy turned down immortality, the chance to become a god. Instead, he asked for smaller things, one of which was that all gods, Olympian and the minor gods of Greece have cabins here for their children. Another was that they all claim their demigod children and lead them here by the time they are thirteen. Hopefully, this will tell us who your father is within a day or two."

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