Hunter sighed a little when the commotion of the cabin finally woke him up. He slept a little restlessly the night before and it was about an hour ago when he had finally gotten comfortable. He pulled his blanket over his face and curled up into a ball to try and block everything out, so he could get some sleep. However, it was only a moment later when he felt the blanket ripped from him and he was stood up. His eyes opened just as he heard the sound of duct tape. He fell backwards onto his bed and then kicked the guy who had stood him up who fell back against another bed. A set of hands grabbed him by the neck and dragged him out the other side of the bed, but Hunter grabbed his hands and walked out into the middle of the cabin. He jumped and landed the guy that was grabbing him.
"Dude, let's just get out of here!" one of them said as Hunter stood up. The other one was still laying there on the ground. The first one made a break for the door, but Hunter grabbed him and ran him head first into one of the beds.
"Who am I dealing with?" Hunter said quietly as he crouched down and removed the ski mask one of them as wearing. "Chad. And..." He walked to the other one and took off his mask. "Billy. What are two kids of Apollo doing trying to prank a kid of Hermes? Unless, you were trying to kidnap me. Then that raises a similar, but different question. Hunter shoved Billy's mask into his mouth then stood him up, shoving him toward the door. "Get out of here. Both of you." Hunter said as he shoved them through the door. Hunter stepped out and watched as they ran off toward their cabin before noticing Jake standing on the porch next to him.
"Huh." Jake said before walking into the cabin. Hunter followed and headed over to his bag. "Should we report that?"
"What Chad and Billy attempting a prank?" Hunter sighed a little as he changed pants. He grabbed a t-shirt and looked over at Jake. "I guess, we should..." He looked at his bed and saw two rolls of duct tape. "We also have something to turn into the storehouse."
"Yeah. Let's just get it over with." Jake said, turning toward the corner of the cabin. They went down the slide and were met once again with Jared.
"Newcomers." Jared said with a nod.
"High Guard Jared." Hunter acknowledged, pounding his chest twice with his fist.
"How many pancakes can you fit on top of a doghouse?"
"Purple, because pastels don't have armpits."
"Welcome. Enjoy your stay at the Stoll-away." Hunter patted Jared on the shoulder then walked past with Jake. They walked to the end of the room and entered into the chancellor's chamber. It was still early in the summer, so it was rare for Stitch to be busy a whole lot.
"Chancellor Stitch." Jake said, patting his chest again. "We have inventory."
"What do you have for me, gentlemen?" Stitch said, moving toward the checklist.
"Two rolls of duct tape."
"Oh, good. We're running low." He quickly marked it down then walked over to them. "And where was it found?"
"Hermes Cabin. Brought there by Billy and Chad in an attempt to prank me." Hunter explained. Stitch nodded a little.
"That was pretty stupid of them. How far'd they get?"
"I kicked them out of the cabin." Hunter said with a little laugh.
"Did you want to call for a counterstrike?" Hunter shook his head. "Alright. Well done." Stitch said with a laugh. "Okay. Well, this will be helping a lot of people. You are dismissed." He said, bowing to them a little. Jake and Hunter bowed back then made their way back out. Hunter finally left the Hermes cabin and headed for the Hephaestus Cabin to pick up Marina.
"Do you think Marina knows any hot girls in her cabin that she'd be willing to set me up with?" Jake asked Hunter as they walked. Hunter paused for a moment before laughing.
"Haha. Hot. Like Hephaestus. The fire god." He said as they stepped onto the porch.
"Okay. Looks like I'll be asking her." Hunter knocked and waited, but there was no answer. "It's noon. Where is she? Wasn't she going to sit with us at lunch?" Hunter nodded a little and looked around when he saw her black hair walking toward him. She was walking with a blonde haired guy. He was thin, but pretty tall and he could tell that they were laughing about something. As Hunter walked closer he saw that it was Kyle from Demeter cabin.
"Oh, hey." Marina said, seeing Hunter on the porch of her cabin. "I'll talk to you later, Kyle." She said, blushing a little.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Marina." Kyle said with a wave before walking away. Hunter watched him go then turned to Marina.
"So...what was that about?" He said, feeling a little twinge of jealousy. Marina and he weren't really the kind of people to get worked up by something like that, but it didn't stop him from feeling a little bit jealous. Despite the fact that she remained calm while he hung out with Arabella.
"We just got done in the arena, so he walked me back to my cabin. It was kind of him." She said with a smile before she slipped her arms around his neck, kissing him lightly on the lips then hugging him.
"Yeah. Okay. Let's go to lunch." He said, taking her hand. As they headed toward the mess hall, Hunter spied Ethan and Arabella coming out of the woods and Hunter's stomach clenched a little nervously. Then he noticed the look on Arabella's face and he felt a little relief. It was selfish, but he'd never forgive himself if she didn't find out soon.
"We have capture the flag, tomorrow, right?" Jake asked as they walked into the mess hall.
"Yeah, but we're on opposing teams." Marina said with a sigh.
"Oh, I suppose Kyle is on your team?" Hunter said, grabbing two trays. Marina elbowed him in the ribs.
"Oh, calm down." She said with a laugh. "And yes. He is." Hunter bumped her with his hip then started filling the trays up. "I wonder where Ethan and Arabella are." Marina said quietly.
"I saw them by the woods. I don't anticipate them wanting to eat with us though." Hunter said with a nod. "Just a guess."
"Well, let's go outside and find out, shall we?" Marina said with a wink before taking her tray from Hunter. The three of them grabbed cups then headed outside to sit. "I'll be right back." Marina said, leaning down and kissing Hunter on the cheek then walking off toward the woods, looking for Arabella.