Disclaimer: Nope. Don't own Percy Jackson. I didn't yesterday, either. Hey, you can't get rights overnight. :)


Aphrodite's Game

Chapter 4

Camp Half Blood:

Annabeth, Hazel, and Piper both stood on the beach as the two figures walked up from their lifeboat in the misty sand.

"Annie!" One of the figures called, launching herself into Annabeth's arms.

"Juniper!" Annabeth exclaimed, only slightly less excited than the tree nymph. "What are you doing so far away from your tree?"

"Calypso here has been teaching me woodland magic. This is stuff even Grover can't do!"

The woman on Juniper's left smiled and waved. Instantly, Annabeth felt a prick of jealousy. She was gorgeous. No wonder Percy looked so wanderlust when he had arrived back on the beach.

No, there is no need to be hostile, Annabeth. Leo likes Calypso, and Percy knows that. He would never take another man's claim.

"You must be Calypso," Annabeth said stubbornly, shaking her head at the slight tone of hostility.

Calypso smiled, as though she hadn't heard it. "Yes, hello. My name is Calypso."

Piper's eyes widened. "Calypso… of Ogygia?"

Calypso nodded, eyebrows furrowing. Was she famous here? Oh no, what did Leo tell them?

"Whatever that dratted Leo boy told you is absolutely untrue!" she exclaimed.

Annabeth smiled, along with the other girls, seeing the sparkle of affection in Calypso's eye.

Piper's eyes gleamed. "So, you guys didn't have sex in the ocean?"

Calypso's eyes widened horribly, her caramel cheeks reddening.

"Absolutely not!" Her voice had risen to a shrill tone, yet Annabeth detected no deception. Sheer embarrassment, then…

"Annie, what are we doing here?" Juniper looked frightened. After all, she had just received half of a leafy bra from Grover, (he had eaten half). The letter had read "Saving the other half for this Thursday ;)" The rest had been bitten off.

"It looks like our boyfriends are up to some tricks," Piper said in dismay, causing Calypso to turn a very unflattering shade of purple.


"Okay, boys, that feels like enough for today, your buns, buns, buns must be tired! Your rooms are down this hallway and to the right. Night, night!"

The boys crab-walked down the hallway, legs burning too much to care that they looked stupid, and into their rooms.

As Percy flopped carelessly down onto his bed, he couldn't help but admire the décor. The walls were deep blue (his favourite color), and the carpet was sandy brown. The white ceiling had a simple elegance to it, one that Percy didn't think he would recognize anywhere else.

The soft smell of the ocean came from the humidifier next to his king sized bed. The bathroom door was on his left (a full shower and bathtub included), as well as the closet door next to it. On his right was a door that opened into darkness.

Hmm, the light must be off. I'll go check it out.

Percy hopped up anxiously, ignoring his burning buns, and walked over to the door. Flipping on the light, he peered inside. The walls were pale pink, with white chiffon curtains. It also had a king bed, as well as a vanity rather than a dresser.

This must be Annabeth's room, Percy though to himself.

Smiling goofily, he walked over to the bedside. On it was a picture of Annabeth and Percy on their first real date, which was a picnic on the Camp Half Blood beach. Connor Stoll must have taken that photo from his hiding place in the bushes, Percy thought with a laugh. He wondered how many punches it took Annabeth to get this photo. That's my girl, he thought happily to himself.

Stumbling uncomfortably over to the vanity, he opened the top drawer.

Percy jumped back uncontrollably at the contents. He pulled out Riptide nervously from his pocket, hooking a bright orange bra-hook onto the tip.

Then he heard a knock on his bedroom door. Walking over to the door, the orange bra still on the sword hook, he opened it to find Jason standing nervously in the door frame. Jason had a green bra in his hand.

"Oh. So you found it too?"

Percy nodded uncomfortably.

"Yeah."

"Okay."

"Well."

"Percy, this is uncomfortable. I'm going to go."

"Sounds good. Bye."

Percy slammed the door on what the gods would forever refer to as 'The orange bra incident.'

Next time: It's day two of training for the boys and they undergo their first mission with the Big Three. Meanwhile, Annabeth and Piper are left to teach 'the basics' to a helpless Calypso.