Nikolai pulled back his sweatshirts sleeves and looked at his watch, it was near 6am. He shook himself and got into a starting sprint position, he had gone far from the camp near Zephyr Creek, he watched the water to his left and looked down at his watch. 5:59, his breathe picked up and he sprinted towards the camp. He pushed himself hard sprinting with a smile on his face, he lept over a small log and continued on the rocky shore rushing toward the camp. He kept sprinted and noticed movement to his right, a water sprite was running in the water alongside him, she was passing him and he forced himself to go faster, he could feel his calves and thighs burning. Eventually the camp was in sight and he could see the fork in the water, the cabins looked like the camp was just waking with a few weary teens walking about. He looked to his left and saw the sprite had fallen slightly behind, he smiled and laughed as he sprinted into camp. He put his legs in front of him, pedling his feet to slow himself down. He collapsed to the ground under a nearby tree with a smile on his face, he laughed ran his hand through his hair.
He let out a few exhausted breaths and walked back to the Hermes cabin, most people already slept soundly in their beds. He had always wondered how people could sleep so much, he crept slowly between his brothers and made his way to the showers. He made his shower quick and reached his hand outside the curtain groping for a towel, after a moment he found one and dried himself off. He grabbed his jeans and pulled on a black T-shirt with red Russian lettering, he smiled looking into the mirror he checked his hair then briefly flexed in front of the mirror. He knew he wasn't massive but he was more fit than any of his cabin mates, which wasnt bad. He walked into the main part of the cabin and sat on his bunk, he pulled on his sneakers and then grabbed a black zip up hood. He stood and walked outside towards the Mess Hall, his stomach growled as he began to smell the food. He quickly grabbed a plate and loaded it up with sausage, bacon, a fruit bowl, pancakes. He went to cabin's table and set his food down then went back to the food and grabbed another plate and a bowl, he loaded it with Corn Flakes, orange juice, milk for the cereal, and finally a donut. He sat at his table with relief and looked around the Mess Hall, he noticed a massive looking kid wolfing down a large amount of food, two girls, one who was particulary pretty and the other wasnt bad looking herself. He was still new here and hadnt made many friends in the two weeks he'd been here, all he did was sit and drink his orange juice.