Astrid held the broadsword in her hands. She smirked to herself.

She was being trained by Perseus Jackson. The rest of the Hermes cabin was here.

They circled each other, checking for weaknesses. She pretended to roll her ankle and fall. Percy took the opening and lunged. Astrid fell to the ground and kicked up knocking Riptide out of his hands. She jumped up and pressed the point of her sword against his chest above his heart.

"Good job." He said. Astrid lowered her sword and blew a piece of hair out of her face. She smiled.

"Thanks." She said. Percy looked her up and down with his sea green eyes. "What's wrong?"

"The only people who can beat me in a sword fight like this is Annabeth and Leo,." Percy raised an eyebrow "and Leo only wins cause he runs at me on fire."

"That's nice. Gotta go." Astrid put the sword away.

"And one other person, Astrid Canis. You'll hear a lot about her." Percy said and walked away. "She disappeared." He whispered the last part. Guilt settled on her stomach. Everyone went and spared. Astrid absentmindedly spared with Andrea. Andrea swung the sword badly.

The girl may be the master of slinking around in the shadows. But she was hopeless with weapons.

Astrid disarmed her.

Andrea tossed her hip out. "What's on your mind."

"Nothing."

Lie.

"No, you're thinking. Your lip quirks making it look like you might bite somebody." Andrea smirked. Astrid grunted. "Okay then Casey."

Andrea walked away and went to do whatever with her free time. Hunter came up to Astrid. Astrid's stomach did a backflip. Hunter wore a Green lantern shirt with shorts. His Chucks came up just above his socks. And on his belt was a gun modified for celestial bronze and imperial gold. His cheeks puffed out.

And he looked nervous.

"Do you....." He glanced at their feet."go to the shooting range?" He finished quickly. He was going a little red. Astrid inwardly laughed.

"Sure." Astrid started walking with him. He was calming down. Most likely terrified she would laugh in his face.

"You a fanboy?" Astrid asked.

"For superheroes, Star Wars, Star Trek, and a few other things." He said. Astrid smiled.

"I like Doctor Who, Hunger Games, Firefly, Warehouse 13, and Merlin." Astrid smiled. He laughed.

"Bit of a fangirl." He laughed.

"Still haven't done the high pitched squeal." Astrid shrugged. They went up to the shooting range. He placed a container of bullets down on the rail. Astrid walked over to the bow rack and pulled her own bow out of the drift when he wasn't looking. She grabbed a bunch of sharp arrows. She knocked the arrow and aimed. She let go. It shot at the dummy and hit the forehead.

"Good job." He said and aimed his gun. A series of shots rang out. Causing Astrid to jump every time from her sensitive hearing. He put his gun down and jumped the rail. Hunter ran out and grabbed the paper in the shape of a guy's head and upper shoulders. He showed her. He had shot the paper so there were eyes and a smile.

"Lethal Weapon much, eh?" Astrid grinned.

"Did i find another thing you obsessed about?" Hunter laughed.

"Not as much. Just enjoyed the movies." Astrid tilted her head. He smiled sending another round of butterflies through her stomach.

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