Reyna is a bit oc but for this idea I could think of no other way to write her.
It had been a month since beating Gaea. Things had settled down at both camps and life was pretty much back to normal. But it bothered Reyna that she still couldn't figure out what Venus had meant. You will not find love where you wish or where hope. No demigod shale heal your heart. Not even Piper could tell her what it meant.
Frank Zang her co-praetor had pretty much kicked her out of camp for the day telling her she needed a break and that she dare not come back. It's not that she really thought he would do anything to her but the knowledge that he was right that keep her away from the camp. She went to Daphne's Greek Café*, as it was just a short walk from where she had wondered off to. She sat at one of the small outside tables she ordered a black coffee and Loukoumades (little honey puffs). It was colder than she had first thought her light jacket just keeping her warm from the brisk September air.
"Excuse me?" someone said behind her a hand lightly landing on her shoulder. She didn't think just flipped the man over her gripping the Imperial gold dagger in her pocket. He was on the ground gasping for air before she realized not only was there a crowd of people looking at her but the man was a normal human, his shoulder length brown hair was scattered over his face and the ground. When he opened them she saw gorgeous blue eyes. He was quiet tall easily trumping her five foot eight frame. He had a strong jawline and nearly symmetrical face, his nose was just a tad bit crooked from where it had obviously been broken and set wrong. He was thin a little too thin for his height, she thought. But she couldn't help but think this man was gorgeous.
"O my god I am so sorry." She said helping the man up. "You startled me" she tried to explain but felt she was only making it worse.
"I see that" he said on a shaky breath. "I actually tried to get your attention before, but you were just staring off into space" he said with I slight grimaced as he stretched his back.
Reyna blushed "I'm sorry I have a lot on my Mind" she said dismissively
"No I should have known better not to touch you" he said slowly taking the seat next to me.
"So... "She started the blush slowly fading from her cheeks "Was there something you wanted?"
"Well." He said blushing slightly and looking uneasy. "Well" he looked down shaking his head. "I'm about to sound like such a creep. But my names Rafael Maxwell. And I'm a Photographer I specialized in ancient cities and such but I've been contracted to take photos for a book taking place in ancient Greek. And you're honestly perfect for the part. And there go I sounded just like a grade a creep didn't I."
"Say that I believe that you are a photographer. Why would you come up to a random stranger instead of hiring a model?"
"Trust me I've tried I've been looking through models for two weeks strait I've even tried a few but none of them work the way I want them to. But I saw you and I thought up that's it, that's who I need."
She was looking around frantically trying to decide what to do or say when her eyes landed on a figure just down the street. The tall woman with pin strait brown hair and a perfect body Reyna could almost sewer that she saw her smirk. "Venus" she snarled under her breath raising out of the chair so fast she almost knocked it over. "Meet me here in like tree days." She said not quiet knowing why. As she took off after the quickly disappearing figure. She made it to where the goddess had been standing and looked around she was nowhere to be seen. "Fuck." She mumbled as she took off she looked for a good half hour with no luck.
She made it back to camp and was laying in her cot in her cabin when she thought back to the man. Just thinking of his face made her shiver. She didn't understand why she had told him to meet her again, or the way the thought of him made her feel. There was a small knock on her door. "Come in she called. She smiled when she saw per stick her head through the door.
"Hey" Piper called as she entered he small cabin. "What's up?" she asked siting on a cot across from Reyna.
"I…" Reyna sighed and threw an arm over her head to hide her face. "I really don't know Pipes. I made someone a promise I probably shouldn't have." She admitted blushing.
"You're the praetor go tell them you can't do whatever it was." She said looking at the other girl confused. Having never seen her like this before.
Reyna chuckled lightly. "If it was only that simple, no, it wasn't someone from camp. It was a man I meet today. I told him I would meet him again."
"Just some random stranger! Reyna where is your since What if he's a kidnaper or something!" Piper yelled at her.
"I know" Reyna said dejectedly. "I don't understand it, I was sitting there and he came up to me. After a very rocky start he told me he wanted me to model for some Photos. And I don't know why I really don't" she let her arm fall letting piper see her blushing face.
"O my god you like him don't you!" piper said in shock. "You said he was a photographer right. I'll call my dad and ask him if he knows anything about him. What was his name?"
"Rafael Maxwell." She said the R rolling of her tongue.
"Ok I'll go into town and use a phone tomorrow. When are you meeting him again?"
"Three Days." Reyna said. "Thank you Piper."
Piper stood up "No problem Reyna." She started to walk to the door. "Night" she said walking out of the cabin leaving Reyna alone in the dimly lit cabin with her thoughts.
Wow 1049 words without trying I wish the rest was this easy.
*Daphne's Greek Café is a real place just nowhere near New Rome