Shadows

[Arrow]

Arrow sat on the edge of the pavilion, looking up at the pattern of stars.

[Wyatt Mae]

"Stargazing again?" An amused voice asked from the shadows closest to Arrow. "I hope you're not planning any mischief, it's such a drag to have to clean up all of your guys' messes..." And with this the speaker revealed themselves- or rather, herself. It was Wyatt, the proud Senior Counselor of the Hades cabin. As always, she was swathed in her usual attire; White tee, a black, gray, and white plaid long-sleeve flannel [artfully rolled up to the elbows], skinny jeans that started out black at the top, but slowly faded into a faint grey. And of course, to top it off, were the combat boots. Flipping her blonde hair [which, today was curled] out of her face, she looked down on her sibling, who was perched right on the edge of the pavilion. "But, you know," She said with a sly grin, continuing off from her last comment. "I /could/ do with a little... fun." Letting out a short giggle, she sank to the floor beside Arrow, glancing up at the stars as well for a moment. "I don't see why people look up there," She said with a sigh, swinging her gaze downwards once more. "There's nothing really of interest..."

[Arrow]

Arrow cut off her stargazing and sighed as her senior counselor plopped herself down next to Arrow and started chatting. Arrow had made sure everyone was asleep before going off to herself, but evidently Arrow had not done a very good job. "How could Hades have given birth to someone so... Bubbly, so chatty, so social, so... bouncy, annoying?" Arrow wondered to herself irritatedly.
Yes, Arrow was a girl. Her hair was short and more often than not she was accompanied by a leather jacket and eyeliner. However, she was a girl - to have crushes and such.

[Wyatt Mae]

"Hm," Wyatt said with a tiny smirk. "Did you really think you could sneak away without me knowing Arrow?" Unbeknownst to all of her cabin-mates, Wyatt was actually more powerful than they had the capacity to believe. Sure, not nearly as much as Nico, or the other girl... what was her name? Hazel, that was it. However, she was pretty close to surpassing both of them [Of course though, neither she nor they knew of this]. It was rare that anything escaped her knowledge. "Is there any particular reason that you are actually here, Arrow?" Wyatt asked after a long channel of silence. She didn't ask because she was particularly worried about Arrow, but more because she found the idea of her siblings running around alone worrisome. What happened if they did something dumb?

[Arrow]

Arrow gritted her teeth. She had been mentored by Nico himself, and taught how to control her powers so similar to her half-brother's. "I'm here to be alone, which didn't work." Arrow muttered. She had sent some heavy dreams to the campers, but somehow Wyatt had escaped. She was so annoying, honestly. She felt like summoning an elbow of a skeleton and shoving it down Wyatt's mouth.

[Wyatt Mae]

"It's not safe for us to be out alone," Wyatt said darkly, a scowl quickly forming on her pretty face. And of course Arrow would know what she meant. The Hades cabin was subject to a lot of prejudice, and mostly just because of who their father was. Many people didn't trust Hades, and who was to blame them? He was the lord of the Underworld, after all. And thus the children of Hades were the subjects of many a prank, though said pranks only happened when Hades children were out and about. Alone. So now Wyatt had to keep tabs on all of her campers at all times, lest they fall victim to a disastrous prank. "You know that." She finished, for of course Arrow did.

[Arrow]

"Who cares?" Arrow sniffed. "Safe? Please. It wasn't safe when I ran away from home, was it? And certainly not safe where I was, either. A prank is the least of my worries. Besides..." Arrow let herself trail off. It wasn't safe or normal just to be alive, Percy had told her. And wasn't it Nico, her own half-brother, who had told her that their powers were unique? It wouldn't do for the senior counselor to know that she had been sneaking out every night since she had arrived at camp. Arrow didn't finish her sentence.

[Wyatt Mae]

"However," Wyatt countered, her expression now slightly stormy. "Not all of you know this, but the pranks have steadily gotten worse. They're on the brink of being deadly." And I don't care how stubborn you are, I will ensure your safety. "Besides," She finished for Arrow, a sly smile crossing her face. "You've been sneaking out since you've gotten to camp and haven't been pranked even once!" Wyatt's eyes flashed as she finished her sentence, and a dark aura became faintly visible on her skin. "Why do you think that is, Arrow? D'you think you just kept getting... oh, I don't know, lucky?" The senior counselor questioned, her pale blue eyes falling on Arrow. "Wrong!" And then, before Arrow could even question how she knew any of this, Wyatt answered her for herself. "What kind of senior counselor would I be if I couldn't keep tabs on my campers, huh?" She snorted, looking away from her sibling. "I'm as good- if not better- than Nico at Shadow Traveling, you know. It's how you kept getting 'lucky'." Rolling her eyes, Wyatt stood then, her eyes boring down on Arrow. "C'mon," She said, a tiny smile dancing on her lips. "What do you say to some weapons practice?"

(hehehe scene change perhaps? ;D)

[Arrow]

"I don't need weapons practice." Arrow said coldly. "But I think you need to practice your pride. I don't take kindly to being watched, Wyatt. I'm skilled in bows and arrows - heck, how do you think I got my name? - I'm good with daggers, and I have an el... A special weapon in my pocket, which I'm not above using on my fellow campers." Arrow stood up. "If you know so much about me, why did I run away, and where from? What is my real name? And why do I sneak off every night?" Arrow dissolved info the shadow... It couldn't be seen if she became a shadow, or if the shadow melted into her.

[Wyatt Mae]

"Enough!" Wyatt said as Arrow went on and on. "Enough!" She repeated, her eyes blazing. "I don't give a damn what you think you can or can't do. I don't care about your feelings getting hurt. I'm the head of the cabin. Guess who's job it is to watch out for her caninmates? Mine! So don't give me shit about keeping tabs on you. It's part of my job, thank you very much." At this point, Wyatt was furious. Who was this girl to question her? She was the head of the cabin, for the Gods' sake! Her anger didn't  top off until Arrow began to dissolve into the shadow though. "I'm not done talking!" She said in a eerie, singsong voice, a warning that something possibly bad was going to happen. Then a small dagger was in her hand, taken from its hiding place almost too fast to trace. Before Arrow could be completely consumed by the shadows, the dagger was thrown, flying close enough to the other girl to create a gossamer-thin scratch on her skin, which, of course, began to ooze tiny rivulets of blood. "So unless you want me to continue to follow you, Arrow, You'll kindly sit your sorry butt back down." And Wyatt, was, as could be presumed, not lying, for it was very clear that the shadows had started to crawl up to her and wrap around her frame snugly. 

[Arrow]

Arrow glanced at the Head of Cabin, something - like contempt? - in her eyes. She snorted. If that's the best she can throw, then that girl has issues. Arrow thought, even starting to chuckle a bit. Please! I got more wounds from a mountain squirrel! Now she was full on laughing, bending over to hold her aching sides. "Oh... wow!" Arrow gasped for air. "Silly me! Right... okay. I'm fine with sitting in the shadows, thank you very much. I'm still here, just in the shadows. Oh, and you can stop trying to frighten me. You're just wasting your powers, Ms. Bitch Queen Supreme. And I'm fine with you keeping tabso n me - to a certain extent, of course - I'm just showing you what a sorry job you're doing with me."

[Wyatt Mae]

Wyatt continued to glare at Arrow, her anger still tipping the scales. "Shut the fuck up," She said, turning away. "I don't care what you say to me, Princess, but you need to learn your place." Shadows continued to envelope Wyatt, and even as they did she continued to talk. "I could have done so much worse to you..." She mused with a small laugh. "The only reason I didn't is because I know how to control myself." Snorting with her own contempt- which probably held more venom than Arrows had-, She walked deeper into the shadows, and when she turned back to look at Arrow, her eyes were the only thing visible through it. "You're to be back to the cabin in the next 2 minutes. If you're not, you'll be on cleaning duty, alone, for the next week. Which means no nightly excursions, Princess." And then she was gone, leaving Arrow alone in the dark.

[Arrow]

Arrow sighed. Clearly, Wyatt had no idea how to control Arrow. It was quite simple, actually. Arrow had been rejected before, of course, but to be rejected by her own cabin leader? Harsh. Anyway, if Wyatt even thought of putting Arrow on cleaning duty, then so be it! Arrow wasn't giving up her night visits for anything... it was when she practiced her powers, keeping the tradition Nico had started. Arrow bitterly thought that she wasn't scared of anything... sure, a little scared of going back to the funeral home, but that was it.
No, it's not. A nagging voice said in her head. I know what you're really afraid of, Arrow. You're scared to death over...
"Shut up." Arrow said aloud. "I don't need you talking to me right now. I have enough problems." She made her way back to the cabin, making it exactly 10 seconds before her 2 minutes deadline.