Courtney's POV
The next morning was like anyother, but this time, I had a purpose, a reason to try to get through the day. Meeting the strange boy at the beach seemed to fill my day with excitment and joy. Even Connor noticed. As we walked in the after our sword fighting class, he smirked at me, "So, what's up with you?"
As I grabbed my bow and arrows, I turned towards him, a shy smile on my face, "What do you mean?" I asked softly.
Connor leaned against the wall, a sly smile slowly creeping on his face, "Your just...really happy today. I was wondering why."
I looked down at my bow, my cheeks turning pink, "N-no reason."
Connor shrugged and walked away, but I could tell he was smiling evilly, like he knew about the boy. The rest of the day finished in a breeze, and as soon as lights were out, I headed towards the beach. As I walked, I pulled my hood over my long hair. The minute I stepped ont he beach, I saw him sitting there, watching the stars again. I slid to a stop, my breath caught in my throat. Com'n, Courtney! Be a man! Or...a woman... With that I took a deep breath, and walked towards the boy.
I sat down next to him, "Hi..." The boy turned his head and smiled at me, "Hey, Courtney. Howzit going?"
I laughed softly, "I'm good, you?"
His blue eyes twinkled, "I'm better now." The minute he said that, my cheek's turned pink again, and I looked up at the stars. "Whoa...they're really beautiful..."
"I know right?" He chuckled. Silence fell as we watched the stars for a few minutes, before he asked, "Who's your parent?"
I frowned, a lump forming in my throat, and my stomach turned icy. I whispered, "I...don't know. He...or she hasn't claimed me yet." The boy turned to me, "Sorry...I didn't know-"
I cut him off, "It's ok, it doesn't matter." Out of the corner of my eye, I swore I saw pain flash across his face, like that struck a nerve or something, then it returned to normal. "W-who's your parent?" I asked, shakily.
After a moment of silence, he answered, "Zeus..."
I smiled, shoving him with shoulder playfully, "Wow, Macho Man."
The boy smirked playfully, shoving me back, "That's Mr. Macho Man to you." With that, we started laughing hard. After we clamed down, the boy stared at me for a while. "What?" I asked, still giggling a little. He stared at me for a while, before saying "Nothing..." and looked back at the waves of the dark ocean.
I glanced at my watch. 10:00 pm. I yawned. Damn, it's really late. I sighed, "I better get going," as I stood to leave, I turned to him and smiled, "I had fun tonight. I hope I see you again."
The boy smiled back, "Me too..." He said, quietly. After that, I hurried back to the Hermes' cabin.