Chapter 7: Who is he?

Long Island, New York

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"I just think it's weird that he knows all that stuff that's all," Noah says eating the rest of his chicken sandwich.

"Noah, he's a Mythology teacher why wouldn't he?" Skyler says rolling her eyes.

"Noah maybe you're exaggerating just a little bit," Cassie says sweetly to her cousin. "Besides I think if he was...like us we would have heard about him at Camp."

"I know, there's just something off about him."

"Anyway, Atlanta are you going to see your dad this weekend?" Cassie asks.

"Yeah, Grandpa is taking me to see him and dad is showing me Atlantis! Estella and Coral will be there too. Hopefully they have some stories to tell me of my uncle."

"Sky?"

"Dad cheated again so I'll see him but Hera will be there. Oh, and we're meeting on Olympus!"

"Annabeth said something about some of the minor gods' temples being done so maybe you can see them!" Noah said beaming. "You're so lucky no one ever gets to go to Olympus."

"What's the point of Annabeth being the architect of Olympus if no one's allowed to even see it?" Atlanta asked, making the bottle of water across the cafeteria start to rise a little bit.

"Deep breaths Atlanta," Cassie said, putting her hand on Atlanta's right shoulder. "Besides, they probably have a good reason for it. And dad is coming to my concert."

"What concert?" Skyler asked, taking a sweet potato fry from Noah.

"Hey!" Noah slapped her hand away. "And the concert that Cassie is holding for St. Judes in three weeks."

"Of course you would know that if you were paying attention to our conversations and not daydreaming about the son of Aphrodite," Cassie said rolling her eyes.

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Ding

The four demigods stood up from their lunch table and followed the rest of their classmates to their next class.

"Can you blame me?" Skyler asked looking at the girls. "With his soft chocolate hair, light tan skin, and his eight pack..."

"Hey Skyler," Noah said, "you might want to wipe your mouth from the drool."

The three of them laughed while Skyler turned and glared at her friends with a slight blush on her face.

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Ding

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"Don't forget to read chapter 8 tonight!"

The students stood rushing out of class to get home or wherever they usually went after fourth block.

Before long, the only students left in the class were Atalanta and Cassie who were slowly putting their binder and notebook in their bags and leaving the classroom.

"Are you excited to see your grandpa?" Cassie asked walking out of the school doors towards the parking lot near the football field.

"Well I am, it's just he seems so sad when I see him." Atlanta says frowning. "Dad says he wasn't always like this and was once happy and would even pull pranks. But, when I ask him what happened he always changes the topic."

"Maybe he doesn't want to remember?" Cassie said but it came out more like a question. "I'm positive it's not you 'Lanta."

"I know... I just wish I knew." Cassie nodded remembering how Atlanta would tell her what happened every time she saw her grandfather. "So are you ready to head back to camp?"

"Yes!" Noah groaned coming up to the girls that had stopped next to their cars. "I miss my cabin and being around intellectual people!"

"Guys we go back next week," Atlanta said smirking. "I'm ready for Nico to teach me more sword fighting tips. He is the best swordsman in two hundred years."

"How could we forget? You tell us every time." Skyler said coming towards the trio. "And I'm ready for Thalia to teach me how to use a spear."

"At least you have siblings to help you," Atlanta groaned. "I don't have any siblings or uncles to help me!"

The demigods all looked at Atlanta sadly before they said their goodbyes and went home. What the demigods didn't know was that the raven-haired teacher with the sea green eyes was watching their conversation the entire time with a sad smile lingering on his face.