Days Past Chapter 9

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(Papa, what is Mama like?”) ~~~ After the Hermes Cabin did their chores, they all headed to lunch. Lunar didn’t eat anything? “Lunar, are you not hungry?” Cecil asked Lunar, already having his plate massively full. “No. I’m not much of a lunch person. Do you know what we’re doing next?” Lunar asked. “Archery. I guess you’re going early?” Cecil said, already eating through his plate. “Yes. See you there.” Lunar said before sprinting towards the archery range. Lunar grabbed the bow she had used yesterday before lining up at one of the targets. Lunar followed the process of shooting and made yet another bullseye. She nocked another arrow, the same thing as yesterday happening when the arrow hit its mark. She pulled her arrows and started again, the same thing. She repeated this process multiple times, before she heard clapping coming from the side, Lunar spun aiming her bow at the noise. “Woah! No need for that.” Connor Stoll stepped out of the shadows of the tree he was standing under. Lunar lowered her bow, loosening the string. “I might have accidentally hit you, Connor!” Lunar said, shaking her head. “Sorry. Those were impressive shots. Have you done archery before?” He asked curiously. “I just started yesterday.” Lunar replied, slightly embarrassed. “And you can hit that many bullseyes?” Connor asked skeptically. “Yes. Is it time for the rest of the cabin to start archery?” Lunar asked curtly. Connor nodded. “Alright.” Said Lunar simply. She went back to her process. Splitting more and more arrows as other campers arrived. Eventually, the others gave up on firing their own bows, to watch Lunar. She however, was so caught up in her firing, that she hadn’t realized she was being watched. She had given up on retrieving the arrows, just firing and splitting every arrow she shot previously. When she finally decided to take a break she turned to grab one of the bottles of water sat out, and noticed that everyone had been watching her. “Um, yes?” She asked sheepishly. They all just murmured variations of “nothing” and went back to firing their own arrows. Lunar decided she was done with archery so she put her bow back. She decided she was going to lie down for a while, going to tell Connor this, when she felt someone watching her. She turned, and saw the twin girl from yesterday watching her. “Did you need something?” She asked her. “Yes. I need to talk to you.” The girl, who Lunar remembered her name to be Lily, said. She walked a little ways away from the rest of Hermes Cabin, and Lunar followed suit. “What is up with you?” Lily asked once they were a ways away from everyone else. “Wha-what do you mean?” Lunar asked, startled by her question. “I mean, I heard you talking to Percy yesterday. You didn’t know what a shower is, and this archery thing! How are you so good if you have never done archery before?” Lilly asked. Uh-oh, Lunar thought, She heard me. Maybe, I could tell her. “I-it’s complicated.” Lunar said, avoiding her eyes. “Please, tell me. I won’t tell anyone else. I just need to know.” Lily said, eyes pleading. “...Alright. I was born in the archonship of Heracleides.” Said Lunar. “The archonship of Heracleides? When was that?” Lily asked, as though she thought Lunar was insane. “Or, as you know it… 104 B.C.” Lunar said quietly. “Wait, what? Wouldn’t that make you, like, 2000 years old?” Lily asked, as if she were starting to understand. “Yes. Don’t ask me how it’s possible. I don’t know how it happened.” Lunar replied curtly. “Woah. No wonder you don’t know what a shower is. And is that why you only speak Ancient Greek?” Lily pondered. Lunar nodded. “I grew up in Delos. I’m technically 2131 years old, and woke up in some park yesterday, with no clue where I was. I discovered this all yesterday. Well, not the part about Delos.” Lunar said. “Woah. That’s a lot. Thank you for telling me. Tell you what, I bet you could use an extra friend, I’ll be one. What do you say?” Lily asked. Lunar paused before answering, “Yes. Yes, I would very much like that.” Lily is 's.