"Well, here we are. Half-Blood Village."
Two twins stood next to each other, viewing the wooden sign to the entrance of the village. It was hoisted up on a totem-pole like structure that could be considered as some sort of archway. Not only the archway, but the forest itself had a mysterious, majestic, and timeless feel to it. As they stood side-by-side at the entrance, Merridia and Caspian could feel the seconds slowly pass by.
"Mm-hmmm. Very nice." the boy said, losing his interest and tossing a full water bottle into the air. He wore a bright blue v-neck shirt and a light gray hoodie.
"You want a picture in front of this thing? You know we're going to have to keep in touch with Ma." his sister replied. Ironcally, she wore a dark gray tanktop with dark blue cardigan. The twins always seemed to match somehow, even if it was unintentionally. Although, Caspian's appearance always seemed more open. With her dark color schemes and long navy-blue
scarf draped across her neck, Merridia gave the impression that she was more mysterious and closed in nature.
"No, Merri," he responded, using the nickname he had for his twin sister, "Let's do that later. Right now, i just wanna see what's inside..."
Before he could take a step foward, his sister stopped him.
"Wait, Caspian..."
"What?"
"I....I have to tell you something." she sharply stated, her deep voice becoming slightly shaky.
"The people...the people inside, you realize they are all demigods, just like us. Although we're similar to them, it's not neccessarily a good thing."
Caspian raised an eyebrow. Before he could question her, Merridia continued.
"Our father...he was a just god, but he was very violent and jealous. Just look at his competition with Athena for Athens..."
"Yeah, and Athena won and claimed Athens. I know, you told me a BILLION TIMES..."
"No. You don't understand. What if one of the demigods here knows Poseidon as a foe? Because of our father, we may have already made enemies that we don't even know about. Now I know you're one to try and get to know everyone you meet, so all i'm asking is that..."
"Merri, why would father tell us to go to this place if he knew we would be in danger if we did?"
There was silence. Merridia opened her mouth, trying to answer that question, but as she struggled to find the right words, the silence just became longer. Caspian gave her a smirk, and then turned around to pass through the archway.
"Caspian...."
He turned around again, seeing that his sister still stood in the same spot.
"Just....you have no idea of the effect you can have on people."
"Neither do you. You coming or what?"
After a minute or so, the twins had been fully immersed in the world of Half-Blood Village. The mountainous environment and beautiful cabins made for a very interesting atmosphere. Suddenly, to Caspian's confusion, Merridia started to flank off to the left.
"Hey, where you going?"
"I'm going to find the person in charge here and also find out what cabin me and you are staying in. I'll be back. Don't wander too far."
As her figure faded away, Caspian stood awkwardly in the same spot. Although he wasn't doing anything, he was looking around attentively, hoping for something to do. And there, suddenly, it came to him.
There was a group of people surrounding a girl who looked as though she had been injured. Although he had been acting awfully tired the whole train ride and walk to Half-Blood Village, he ran as though he was full of new energy.
"Hey, can you guys move outta the way?" he said, nudging away people who were in his path, specifically a blonde-haired guy who had had his arm extended towards the injured girl.
"What on earth did you do to yourself?" he said, inspecting the girl's cuts that were located on her eyebrow and lip.
"Don't worry, i can heal it. It'll only take a second..."
With a swift movement of his hand, he unscrewed the cap to his water bottle, and with his power of water manipulation, he removed the liquid from it's container. In mid-air, the liquid flowed into a wide shape that fit smoothly across the girl's head and lips. It glowed a bright blue as Caspian made circular motions with his hands, using his healing powers.
"Don't worry, it's all free of charge." he joked, "I'm Caspian, son of Poseidon. Me and my sister just came here five minutes ago. Nice to meet you all!"
Eventually, he removed the water from the girl's face and flung it off to his side. He didn't look to see where he was flinging it, and it splashed on the blonde-haired guy's face.
"Woops! Didn't see you there!" he said, chuckling.
