Chiron II - Carleton 'Carl' Becker

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I sighed, while finally stepping inside the limits of this camp my Dad had brought me to. He had tears on his eyes and was waving at me, with a smile on his face, knowing that I'll see him when the summer was over. It was the first time we've been apart for too long and I was worried for both of us.

"Carleton Becker?" I heard immediately when I crossed and walked a few steps inside the woods. The voice belonged to a girl who looked strong enough to maul me when it was necessary. But the look on her eyes told me a different story, that she was a shy soul that just wanted a friend. I nodded in acknowledgement, it wasn't politely to leave a girl like her without an answer.

Daddy raised no fools.

"You can call me Carl, if you want" I told her, smiling friendly. She smiled shyly at me and I swear that I saw some pink blush on her dark cheek. She looked cute.

"Shenna Beaufort. But everyone calls me Beaufort" she introduced herself. I frowned. Why would anyone use her last name, her name is beautiful.

"Not sure I can... Shenna is a beautiful name..." What are you doing, Carl? Stop this! She blushed again and fidgeted a little on her place.

"Um, I'm suppose to take you to Chiron... All the newbies have to be taken to Chiron..." she informed me, gesturing inside the camp. I gestured with my hand, silently saying 'lead the way'. She nodded and I trailed behind her before looking at this cap for the first time. It was breathtaking, with its lake and cabins and amphitheater and city... It looked like a hidden city that was still standing, no matter what you throw at her.

"It's a beautiful place..." I mumbled.

"Some of us consider this place home..." Shenna explained to me. It was obvious that she could be consider one of those people and thats he was very proud of it. I liked hearing her like that "C'mon... Big House is this way..." she leaded me towards what it looked like a big house (what a shock there...), with the appearance of a bungalow, painted in blue. Before walking through the door, Shenna knocked on the door.

"Come on in..." A deep grave voice allowed us and Shenna opened the door, peeking inside.

"Sir? The new camper is here... Carl Becker?"

"Let him in, my dear..." The voice was soft and gentle, and I was thinking expecting a guy with grey hair and a cane... or someone with a suit and tie, writing off papers. Shenna opened the door for me and let me in, but she didn't walk in with me, signaling that she'd be waiting for me outside. What I didn't expect was to find a guy that didn't pass his fifties, with long brown wavy hair and matching long beard, wearing a tweed suit... on a wheelchair. Yeah, a wheelchair. Like the guy on Dad's favorite ancient movie. But that guy has his head shaved.

"Good morning, sir..." Manners before anything, Dad always says... The man smiled at me, like my Grandpa would do. I automatically smiled back.

"Good morning, young Carleton... As Beaufort probably mentioned, I'm Chiron..." I nodded, but allowed him to introduced himself "I'm the Camp Activity Director..."

"Nice meeting you, sir"

"Likewise... Now, why don't you tell me why you're here..." he rolled behind a desk and placed his chin under his hands. I suddenly felt I was in troubled.

"Well, every time I asked my Dad about my mother, he'd say that I'd learn at the right moment... He said that coming here was gonna answer that..." I retold what Dad had told me. It was a little disappointed that he didn't want to tell me, but I came to consider the possibility that he didn't know the whole truth. Dad had never lied to me, I don't think he'd start now...

"In a way, I think we could answer that..." I looked at the man, curiously "Carleton, what do you know about the Greek Gods?"

~oOo~

Chiron had made me watch an introduction movie after our talk that my Mom could be a greek goddess. I came out of that screen projection with more questions than doubts. Who was my mother? Chiron said that there were many possibilities... Dad hadn't known who she was, but maybe what she was and she didn't allow him to tell me...? Why she didn't stay with us?did she even loved Dad or was a selfish spoiled brat moment for her...?

"You look like you're sick..." Shenna's voice penetrated my ears, making me look away from my void point in space.

"I'm not sure what to think of my Mom now... If she ever deserves that title..." I added at the end, a little of anger laced around it.

"Well, now, we have to determine who is your mother..." Shenna told me "After that, you can ask your siblings about her and stuff..." I nodded, basically because so far, the only things that my mother had given me were my Dad and some siblings, as Dad became sterile and no one would give adoption rights to a single man who works as a chocolatier. That sucked for us...

"And, how do I find that out?"

"Proving your skills"

~oOo~

Safely, I can say that I don't have aptitude to do half of the things these campers do.

Now, I'm laying on the grass, groaning and feeling sorry for myself. The only good thing is that Shenna is still with me, as Chiron had assigned her as my guide for the day. She had nothing else to do, or so she claimed.

"I feel like a loser..." I moaned, complaining. Shenna patted my knee kind of awkwardly.

"Maybe you're a balance..." we turned to the voice and belonged to a girl who looked a little asian. Her facials were defined and her eyes were a little round. Her straight black hair was chopped in different lengths and she had both her hands on her hips, showing off her camp 'uniform', an orange T-shirt and jeans "You know, maybe your mother is my mother..."

"Who are you? And who is your mother?" I asked, kind of rudely. I was tired, upset, hungry and frustrated. Mostly upset.

"I'm Eden Nakajima and my mother is Nemesis, the goddess of Balance..."

"Good option, but..." Shenna trailed a little, getting our full attention "We still have a few goddess to search, that without counting that your mother could, well... not be your mother..."

"What are you saying? That a god disguised hismelf as a woman to be with my Dad...?" It was a bit strange for me to think that my Mom was, well... a man.

"Apollo has done it" Eden pointed out.

"Can we run out our options first?" Shenna tried to return the conversation back to somewhere I wasn't confused or perplexed "There's one thing I wanna introduce you..."

"What is it?"

"Well, we still have to see if you're a son of Aphrodite-"

"The Goddess of Love? How can I know that?"

"Maybe, you should see her childrens to see if they have any ideas..." Chiron's voice approached, but I almost had a heart attack when I saw that he was walking to us... it was that he was walking to us, in what it seemed horse's legs!! Which means... I was close to pass out a little, realizing this was not the world I was used to...

Things were gonna change drastically...

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Morning! (Can't say good, cause it's black here thanks to a storm...)

Anyway, I bring you here another exclusive chapter of my genderbent imagination (that has been stored for gods know how many weeks) only to remember that I promised the lovely @abigailsatu a Percico! *cue to silent scream* Shame on me! Shame. On. Me!!

So, and because it's a rainy day down here which gives me no room for procrastination, I'll be posting another chapter, the Percico proper one later on the day... Also, I've been writing another chapter, that I want to share with you all and I had a special request about making Perseus and Andromeda's tale also genderbent (let's see how that works out!)

Oh! And before I forget! This Tuesday is my dear best friend A_Million_Stars birthday!! So, besides the usual chapter of Urgent! Inspiration: Needed, you'll need to check my profile for her birthday chapter!! Love you, girl!!

See you around, guys!

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