Hazel just couldn't sleep.
It was 11pm and she had assumed her insomnia would disappear with the battle of the prophecy, but obviously it was not the case. She tossed and turned, trying her hardest to succumb to Morpheus' spell but she was awake and alert as ever. She could faintly hear Jason and Piper murmuring quiet things to one another and the light sound of snoring.
Hazel slipped out of bed and tiptoed along the corridor, into the kitchen. She passed the first room and heard whispers. Piper and Jason. The cabin opposite had its door open and she saw a snoring Percy with his arms wrapped around Nico. She shook her head, smiling to her herself and continued down the hallway. Hazel peered into the next room and saw Calypso with her head in Annabeth's lap. The blonde gave her a quick smile before returning to play with Calypso's hair and humming a tune she didn't recognise. The last door was partially open and she could see Leo and Frank playing some sort of video game.
Hazel reached the kitchen to find it wasn't empty. Reyna was sleeping on her book face down and soft breaths escaped her mouth every few seconds. Grinning, Hazel skipped over to her and poked her sides several times. Reyna didn't do much until she woke up and fell into a fit of giggles. Hazel was momentarily confused when it struck her.
Reyna was ticklish.
Smirking mischievously, Hazel bounced on the spot.
'Are you ticklish?'
Reyna snorted. 'No'.
Hazel grabbed Reyna's hand and pulled them so close that their noses were touching. They both felt slightly awkward in this new position but before she could do anything, small hands were digging and wiggling into her sides. Short bursts of laughter and cries of 'Stop!' woke the whole ship and soon, 8 teenagers dressed in pyjamas had their weapons out and ready to attack.
What they found was Hazel on all fours hovering above a flushed Reyna, both panting heavily. Somehow, both girls had managed to fling themselves into a compromising situation while having fun at the same time. Piper was the one to break the silence.
'What are you guys doing?'
The two Romans quickly separated and began rambling simultaneously.
'Hazel started to-'
'I was just tickling-'
Hazel and Reyna looked at each other and cracked up. In fact, they were laughing so hard that Hazel was leaning against Reyna and Reyna was leaning forward, with her hands on her knees. Once they had calmed down, Leo and Frank volunteered to make everyone hot chocolate causing several cheers and whoops. They spent the night having chatting and playing board games which resulted in a few debates on who cheated and how the game was played.
Half way through their midnight games tournament, Hazel had plopped herself on Reyna's lap and to everyone's amusement, Reyna made quiet 'eep'. By the time they were wrapping up the last game Hazel had fallen asleep peacefully- still on Reyna's lap. Reyna kissed Hazel gently on the nose and asked her to wake up. She rubbed her eyes and nodded, her vision hazy.
To the surprise of no one, the two walked hand in hand back to one of the pair's room. Sleep wan't such a problem anymore.