Hey people! Welcome to the world where PJO characters play everyday games such as Truth or Dare and Charades. At the end of this Fanfic, I will be asking for suggestions of what they should act out and I would really love it if you guys could give me some ideas.
Other then that, Hope you enjoy reading and don't forget to review!
Nico's POV
I was sitting in the shade of a large tree, fiddling with my ring and thinking about nothing in particular when I suddenly felt two hands grab my shoulders and an eerie cackle beside my ear.
I twisted around, my Stygian iron sword in my hand to find... a girl of about 13 with her black hair mixed with light brown and red streaks and amber eyes that were full of amusement.
"Amber," I sighed, putting away my sword. "You scared me"
She flashed a quick grin and said smugly;"I always manage scare you.", before melting into the darkness and appearing beside me.
I looked at her warily. "What do you want?"
"You're nice."She replied, rolled her eyes and not without a dramatic sigh. "Can't I visit my brother just because I feel like it?"
I shrugged. "So. what do you want?" I repeated.
Realizing she was getting no where, Amber gave up and simply rolled her eyes again. These girls and their eye rolling, honestly. "Gods, you're no fun. Leo invented a new machine and he wants all of us to check it out. He's been calling us all to his cabin to see it. So are you coming?"
"Do I have a choice?" I asked warily, although really, I may as well not have.
She knew this, and smirked. "Nope. Let's go."
As we walked to the Hephaestus cabin, I thought about how strange it was to have a sister again, even if it was a younger sister and an annoying one too. I mean, Hazel's my sister as well, but since she's Roman, she usually stays at camp Jupiter. Amber, on the other hand, was the child of Hades like myself, so her powers are more focused on death and shadows than Hazels. I'd been instructed to find her by Hades after finding Hazel and now, she's starting to experiment with her powers and settle into camp life. It'd hadn't exactly been easy, and she wasn't exactly the easiest person to get along with, but I was managing.
Barely.
When we finally reached the Hephaestus cabin, sounds of people talking and laughing audible from inside. Leo himself greeted us at the door.
"Welcome!" he said, waving his arms in a fancy gesture, and nearly hit another demigod who was just slipping past him through the door way. "Come in to Leo's awesome cabin!"
I caught Amber rolling her eyes but after seeing Annabeth and Thalia, she skipped over, calling out a cheery hello. I looked around to see where I could sit and spotted Percy waving me over with a mouthful of blue jellybeans.
The entire cabin had somehow been cleared so that there was a large area of carpet where everybody sat, and beside that rose a machine of polished iron and bronze, glinting brightly and whirring a little as it spat out random slips of paper.
It looked like everybody was there. Jason and Piper sat together beside Percy and I, and beside us were Thalia, Annabeth, Amber, and Katie Gardener. The Stolls sat across the room, grinning with a fuming Rachel Elizabeth Dare, and of course, there was Leo, who was now grinning broadly as he stood beside his machine.
"Hello, people of Camp Half-Blood!" He called, and the occupants of the room quieted as they looked up at him in amusement. Piper quietly snorted. "We are gathered here to play a special game of charades with my special machine, whom I named the Leoisawesomebecausehemadethis2000; also know as LIABHMT2000."
He lovingly patted the machine, causing it to spit out even more slips of paper. Percy mumbled through his food; "Slips right off the tongue."
"He is made to generate absolutely random things to act out and will always include a adjective and a noun. For example-" Leo announced grandly, picking up a slip of paper. "Sober Dionysus," the crowd smirked a little at the thought; beside me Percy choked a little in laughter. "Or, Extremely hot Leo Valdez."
"You wish!" One of the campers called out, and there was a burst of laughter from the assembled people. Not looking preturbed in the slightest, Leo only wagged his eye brows and winked before he asked, "Who would like to go first?"
There was quite a bit of poking and playful nudging, although no one stood. Finally, Jason, proactive as ever although looking less certain than usual, put one hand in the air voluntarily."I'll go."
Leo grinned qt his best friend, and Jason looked even more doubtful than he had at the sheer mischievous light in the son of Hephaestus' eyes. "Perfect! Now just press the button and get the slip."
Jason did as he was told and soon, although with the way the papers were shooting out of the machine there was practically no use for it. If anything, more papers than usual just shot out of the slot, but eventually Jason had a slip of paper in his hand. He read it and his face flushed. "Leo! How in Hades-"
"Ah-ah-ah!" Leo interrupted. "You must do it. No switching."
"But-" Jason gasped, glancing at Piper.
I started to wonder what could have been so bad to make him act like this. Jason Grace, always calm, collected, and doing whatever he was asked. A slip of paper making him hesitate? That was slightly amusing.
"Just go!" Percy called, a large grin beginning to spread over his face.
Jason gave him a murderous look. "You would hesitate too if you had got-"
"No telling!" Leo cried, interrupting and waving his hands about exasperatedly,"Seriously, have you never played Charades before?"
"Yes, but- not like this!" Jason retorted, but now looked at the piece of paper with something like grim determination.
Then, he began to act. He was a... he was a...
What he is will be revealed in the next chapter!
Please review! CC welcomed and flames will be given to Leo for his building projects!
I would love any suggestions of what Jason will be acting out. Think of it as a mini contest. Person who gives me the most unique thing will receive a special shout-out on the next chapter and a virtual cookie! (::)! best reward ever right?
Thanks for reading!
