Disclaimer: I'm still not Riordan.
Travis' POV
"They always seem to look dazzling in the spring", I said nonchalantly as Connor and I stared at the Aphrodite girls picking roses in the fields.
We were sitting on a bench near the great hall at seven in the morning. I yawned tiredly.
"I told you it would be good to wake up early today for a change", said Connor grinning. "The early boy gets the girl. The good thing is now I'll have a clear idea of which girl I should score at dinnertime. Not like everyday when I have an array of choices but can't pick which one."
I yawned again at Connor's statistics. Either the guy needed to get a hobby or he was becoming a plain geek.
"That girl is spanking hot", Connor started. "Yep that one's gotta get laid. She's asking for it. Oh my god the other one's unbelievable. Are those for… I mean is she for real?"
I yawned again and drifted off this time hoping Connor wouldn't notice. I wasn't really interested in the Aphrodite girls. I know surprise huh? But someone else was on my mind. I hope I spot her today.
"What the hell are you two doing here!" a gruff girl's voice shouted from behind.
Connor and I almost jumped off the bench. Clarisse glared at us with venom. "You idiots are supposed to be on guard duty. Did you forget the freakin schedule? Get your behinds to the gate!"
"What schedule?" asked Connor innocently.
"You're asking for it", muttered Clarisse brandishing her spear.
"We're going", said Connor quickly. We both hurried to the gate without looking behind again.
I glared at Connor. "I told you we should've slept in. So much for your Aphrodite girls."
Connor groaned. "Maybe I should've memorized that lousy schedule after all. So that we could at least sleep in on the days we have duty! Damn that Clarisse and her temper. She needs to get laid often."
I raised an eyebrow. "Are you suggesting…"
"Eww no way", said Connor. "I'm not gonna help her with that."
As we reached the gate Katie was passing us by. Shit! She always has this magical effect on me. Her brown hair, luscious brown eyes and succulent looking lips. I couldn't help myself.
"Hey Travis, why are you drooling?" Connor said. Then he looked at Katie. "Ha! You like Katie. I can't believe this. You with a Demeter girl. Oh my gods this is rich. Someone save me."
"I don't like Katie!" I protested turning red. There was no way I was gonna let Connor know about this. I groaned internally. Now I was gonna have to play a prank on the Demeter cabin just to make Connor believe I didn't like her. But then she would stop talking to me for a few days. Well its not like we had conversations often. Besides those conversations were pretty short coz she would usually tell me to buzz off.
Connor started laughing loudly. Katie heard him and looked in our direction. I managed a small wave. She rolled her eyes and walked off. Dammit! Why does she have to look so hot when she does that? Is it just to torture me?
I sighed and unsheathed my sword. Had to start patrolling.
"Such a lousy job", I told Connor.
"Yep I wanted to know if that blonde girl was for real or not", He replied.
I stared in the distance then I spotted someone coming. He was tall and lean and had jet black hair.
"Someone's coming", I told Connor.
The boy walked up to us. I noticed he had ghostly pale skin. Kinda freaky. Its like he doesn't go out in the sun often. I looked closely at his face. I think I've seen him before somewhere. But I decided to leave it. I've pranked many people. After seeing too many faces someone's bound to get confused.
"Hi, I'm a half blood", he said in a deep voice.
"Oh of course you are", I said. "Where's your satyr boy? You ain't getting in this camp for free."
"I don't know, I must've beaten my satyr up on the way and fed him to the monsters", he said with searing sarcasm. "What do you care anyway?"
Yep he passed the Stoll's attitude test which made eligible to enter the camp.
"Welcome brother", Connor said grinning. "Make yourself at home in the Hermes cabin."
"Thanks", he said and entered briskly.
"This is so awesome!" Connor said. "Clarisse would totally kill us if she saw us do that."
"We're just doing our duty", I said smirking. That is, annoying her.
Nico's POV
I jolted out of my bed as I felt a strange feeling in my heart. It didn't feel as if it was burning or freezing. It felt somewhere in the middle. Even though it never happened before I knew what it was. Dad rarely brings someone alive again. I wondered who it was and why he did it. I scratched my head and searched for my watch. It was 7:30 am. I groaned internally. Why couldn't be left to sleep in for once on a Saturday? I crawled out of bed and brushed my teeth. I really didn't see the point of the whole thing. Staying in camp was just like staying out on my own. I was as lonely as before. No one ever talked to normally except Percy and Annabeth. Even they were too busy with each other to care too much. Katie Gardner seemed friendly enough and she didn't seem to bother about me being the son of death. But ever since I saw Travis flirting with her I decided to leave her. The last thing I needed was to give the guy the wrong message and start a fight. I'd scare the whole camp away if I fought and it wasn't because I was fighter but because of my calcium-bodied friends. I sighed. I wish some things would change.