Thorakis: *finds Poseidon and Athena* hey you two love birds

Poseidon and Athena: *glaring*

Thorakis: *smiles and sits down in front of them* is it ok if I ask you two some questions?

Poseidon and Athena: NO!

Thorakis: thanks, now question one…this is for Athena, who got you to play volleyball?

Athena: *lays head on Poseidon's shoulder* Poseidon got me to play volleyball

Thorakis: okay next question, for Poseidon, what made you fall in love with Athena?"

Poseidon: her eyes

Thorakis: *turns to Athena* same question that I asked Poseidon

Athena: his eyes

Thorakis: okay, Athena this question is actually from a friend of mine, her question is "What were you thinking when you saw Poseidon shirtless?"

Athena: *blushes* um…next question!

Poseidon: wait what? Aw come on I want to know what you were thinking *smirks knowing that its funny to see Athena nervous*

Thorakis: *secretly videotaping this to put it on youtube* yes please tell us what you were thinking

Athena: *blushing a deep crimson* I um…uh…thought he was…um…

Thorakis: go on

Athena:…..I thought he had a hot body okay! *blushes the deepest shade of red possible*

Poseidon and Thorakis: *laughing their butts off*

Thorakis: ok Poseidon what did you think when Athena was in her volleyball uniform?

Poseidon: *turns reds* um…I thought she was hot

Athena: *blushes but kisses Poseidon on the lips*

Thorakis: *presses stop on the video camera and runs out the room* IM POSTING THE INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE!

Poseidon and Athena: O_O THORAKIS!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Enjoy chapter 4 =DDD!

Enemies turned Lovers

Chapter 4

Debate team or volleyball team?

(Poseidon's pov)

*Saturday morning, penthouse*

Morning came revealing its golden rays...also creating a irritating pain in my eyes as I stared at the ceiling of my penthouse bedroom that we four were staying at. Why are we staying at a penthouse? Good question, you see according to Aphrodite and Apollo in order to live the high school experience, we had to live the mortal life which includes living in a mortal home.

So there I was just lying on my bed staring at the ceiling when my door opened revealing the goddess that got us this penthouse: Aphrodite.

"Hey Poseidon you up yet?" she was standing there with her hands on her hips wearing pajama pants and a tank top, "Get up its eight o'clock in the morning!"

I groaned and shot her a glare, "Only eight?"

She nodded, "Yep only eight."

With a sigh, I got up and headed to my door. When I got there, I was puzzled to see that Aphrodite was eyeing my chest. I was about to ask why she was staring at my chest when my stomach grumbled...yep my stomach ruled over my brain so what? Boys will be boys, end of discussion.

I gently brushed past Aphrodite and walked towards the kitchen where I found one of many battles today. Athena and Ares were fighting, over what you ask? Over what goes first into the pancake mix.

"Jeez! Right when I wake up there's already an argument between you two war spawns," I sighed as I walked to the fridge to take out some uncooked eggs, bacon, sausage, hash and Herseys chocolate bars. When I turned back to them to ask for the pancake mix, I was met with Athena looking at me with her jaw dropping all the way to the floor.

Okay make that two goddesses that gave me that surprised and amazed look, "Athena what are you staring at?"

She momentary gulped and gave me a soft glare, "Poseidon put on a shirt please?"

I looked down to see that I forgot to put a shirt on...no wonder why Aphrodite was staring at my chest. Speaking of Aphrodite, she came running into the kitchen with a horrified look on her face, No! It's okay Poseidon, you dont need to put a shirt on."

I mentioned to Aphrodite, "See Aphy doesn't mind that I'm shirtless and besides, you better get used to seeing me shirtless because I hardly wear shirts when I'm at my sea palace."

I walked past her and turned on the stove while taking out a pan for the eggs, bacon, hash, and a bowl of mixing the pancake mix. As I did all those things, Athena sat at on the table counter and quietly watch me cook breakfast, a look of surprise etched on her face.

I let out a soft chuckle, "If you're just going to sit there, might as well help me out here."

Athena blushed slightly and looked down muttering something that caught me by surprise. A wide smirk formed on my face, "I'm sorry but what was that? I couldn't hear your 'shocking' secret."

She glared at me and rolled her eyes, "I dont know how to cook! There I said it."

"Wow the Goddess of Wisdom doesn't know how to cook, what a surprise," I didn't think she expected me to be 'nice' about because her eyes widen when I lifted her chin up, "Hey chin up and smile, not all of us know how to cook but that doesn't mean we can't learn how to cook."

She raised an eye brow at me, "I'm surprise you could think of a wise quote Poseidon, didn't know you were capable of doing that."

I shrugged and cracked two eggs over the pan, "Eh, I have my moments. Now what do you say? You wanna learn how to cook?"

Athena blinked at me, probably shocked that I offered to help her learn how to cook, "You yourself would teach me how to cook? Why?"

"Well because for one, if I'm not here and it's only you and the other two here," I motioned to Ares and Aphrodite who were sitting on the living room couch while watching a reality show, "Then you can conjure up something simple but amazing to eat or there's always take out but I doubt you would eat those fatty foods."

For once in over three thousand years I heard Athena giggle, it was actually cute when she giggled, "Well I hate to admit it but you're right Poseidon. So what do I do first?"

I handed her the chocolate bars, "Your first cooking lesson is simple, take the chocolate bars out of the wrappers and melt them in a bowl inside the microwave."

Athena nodded and began unwrapping the chocolate bars and putting them into a bowl. Then she put them inside the microwave and watched them melt. When it was finished, I told her to stir the melted chocolate once to make sure there wasn't any chunks of chocolate left and pour it into the pancake mix and stir them together.

As she did this, I carefully set four pairs of eggs, bacon, sausage, and hash on four plates. When Athena was done, I beckoned for her to come near the stove with the bowl of pancake mix. She blinked at the bowl then at the pan then back at the bowl then looked at me,"Um so I just pour it all into the pan or not?"

A soft laugh escaped me, "Unless you want big loaf of chocolate pancake flavored bread...I suggest you put little drops of pancake mix into the pan.

"Will you help me please?" she looked at me with those grey orbs of hers...beautiful grey orbs that made me lose my ability to speak.

I blushed furiously and nodded, "Sure, here you just lightly pour some in."

Our hands lightly lay on top of one another as I helped her pour the mix into the cooking pan. Little by little she got the hang of it and soon she was pouring and flipping pancakes like a pro. Five minutes later, Athena's chocolate pancakes were ready to be served.

Athena carried the food to the table while I made some coffee and took out the orange juice. When I turned to walk to the kitchen table, I was met with a very giggly Love Goddess, "So how did your girlfriend do in you two's cooking lessons?"

The coffee that I was drinking at the time came back out of my mouth, "Pshhlll! Whoa wait what? Since when did Athena become 'classified' as my girlfriend?"

Aphrodite crossed her arms and smirked, "When you and her kissed at Ambercombie and Fitch."

I face palmed myself, "It wasn't a real kiss, and I just did it so that Linda girl would shut up and leave."

"Uh-huh, okay Poseidon, just keep telling yourself that."

"Okay then, I'll keep telling myself that."

"..."

"I thought so, I so win this spat!" I smirked at the Goddess of Love who just smirked back and swatted me playfully on my arm which didn't hurt...until five minutes later. Us four sat down and dug in to the food that Athena and I cooked, especially her pancakes which were a big hit.

When we were full, we sat there in kitchen just talking and laughing. After thirty minutes or so of just relaxing, the four of us got ready to go out somewhere. Our destination? Nowhere really, just a random place to hang out. Seeing that boredom would soon take its toll on us, we decide to walk to the movie theater to watch a movie.

Along the way, Athena and I did the unthinkable: Talk.

"So who taught you how to cook?" Athena walked right beside me, her reflective black hair swaying in the wind in a very natural and beautiful way. She was wearing sneakers, jeans, and a grey shirt with an owl on it with a matching grey headband in her hair. I felt my face warm up as I watched her walk gracefully while a small smile formed on her pink lips. I was staring at her in awe that I didn't see the pole that I walked into too.

"Damn it!" I rubbed my forehead while Athena covered her mouth with her hands, suppressing a laugh while rolling her eyes at me.

"You could be such a sea ass at times Poseidon," she giggled and continued walking while I walked right beside her with my hands in my pockets...this time keeping my head looking forward to watch out for any more enemy poles that decided to bonk me on the head.

Suddenly Athena tapped my shoulder, "Hello! Poseidon? You didn't answer my question!"

I shook my head out of my concentration to look at her and answer, "Sally, Percy's mom, taught me how to cook...she would always have me by her side so I can watch her cook. Great cook especially when she makes blue food."

Athena nodded her head and our first civilized talk came to a close. To pass the time, I put my headphones on and turned on my ipod. When I raised the volume up, "Nothing on you" by B.O.B. began to play. I wasn't a fan of his music but the song was pretty catchy. I was about to declare it as a good song until Heart popped out of nowhere, "It always amazes me that you can't understand the lyrics to the song."

With the song still playing on my ipod, I turned to Heart who was sitting on my shoulder, "Any song in general or the one that I'm listening to right now?"

Heart smirked, "The one you're listening to right now, it fits you and Athena perfectly."

I raised my eyebrow at him, "Um how?"

"Because the rest of the girls you see have nothing on Athena, Poseidon just listen to the lyrics from the beginning will you?"

`I shrugged and replayed the song from the beginning, this time listening to the lyrics carefully:

"Beautiful girls all over the world

I could be chasing but my time would be wasted

they got nothin' on you baby

nothin' on you baby

they might say hi and I might say hey

but you shouldn't worry about what they say

cause they got nothin' on you baby

nothin' on you baby"

"You have got to be kidding me, you think that fits me and Athena?" I stared at Heart in disbelief as my mind kept replaying those lyrics."

Heart chuckled and stood up, "I'm not kidding Poseidon, it fits you and Athena because you know deep down that all the girls that you have been within the past are nowhere near Athena. Every girl that says hi to you, you just say hi back and ignore the usual 'asking out' phase with them."

As always, Heart did have a point but I still didn't believe that this fitted me and Athena…I don't even know if she even has feelings for me, "Heart just get back inside of me and shut up please?"

A soft chuckle emanated from Heart as we neared the movie theater, "Okay okay, but soon you will admit to everything I say about you and Athena."

I rolled my eyes as the four of us entered the movie theater muttering softly to myself, "Great."

(Athena's pov)

*walking to the movie theater*

After our talk ended, Poseidon turned to his ipod which gave me a chance to turn to my own ipod. When I turned it on and raised the volume up, "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry was playing through my speakers. I bobbed my head up and down to the beat of the song while listening to the lyrics which were pretty catchy. Suddenly, Heart popped out of nowhere and jumped up and down on my left shoulder, "Oh my gods! Replay the song and listen to the lyrics and the chorus when the song starts."

I shrugged and replayed the song as I walked, the movie theater getting closer and closer. I set the volume up so it was loud but not loud where it would hurt my ears but just loud enough and pressed the play button:

You think I'm pretty

Without any make-up on

You think I'm funny

When I tell the punch line wrong

I know you get me

So I'll let my walls come down, down

Before you met me

I was a wreck

But things were kinda heavy

You brought me to life

Now every February

You'll be my valentine, valentine

Let's go all the way tonight

No regrets, just love

We can dance until we die

You and I

We'll be young forever

You make me

Feel like

I'm living a Teenage Dream

The way you turn me on

I can't sleep

Let's runaway

And don't ever look back

Don't ever look back

My heart stops

When you look at me

Just one touch

Now baby I believe

This is real

So take a chance

And don't ever look back

Don't ever look back

As I listened to those words, I watched Poseidon as he had a confused facial expression on his face. His jaw tensing up as his mind debated over something. Suddenly, Heart's voice echoed in my head, "You're thinking about him aren't you?"

"Me? Thinking about who?" I prayed to the Fates that Heart would take the lie and leave me alone…but apparently the Fates had other plans.

"Oh don't lie to me Athena, remember I am still a part of you so I know when you're lying."

"Ugh! Why can't you just shut up?"

"Because you won't admit it."

"Admit what?"

"ADMIT THAT YOU LIKE HIM!"

"Like who?"

Heart face palmed her head so hard that I actually heard it, "THAT YOU LIKE POSEIDON YOU IDIOT!"

Okay so the Fates really do hate me today, "I don't like him Heart, why would you think that?"

"Because you keep checking him out when he isn't looking, I swear that song you're listening so relates to your feelings for Poseidon, he's your own teenage dream," Heart giggled as she said that, the remaining respect I had for her finally fading away.

"Heart?"

"Yes."

"Don't ever say things like that again."

Heart giggled, "Okay Athena, I won't say it again…but don't come running to me when it happens."

I stopped walking for two reasons: one, Aphrodite and Ares went to get the tickets and two, what did Heart mean by "When it happens?" I shook my head and followed the others as they handed me my ticket, behind me Poseidon muttered, "Great,"

*Monday at two o'clock p.m.*

The four of us sat in the bleachers while waiting for three o'clock to arrive. Ares and Poseidon would be practicing for football while Aphrodite and I would explore the school. The two gods were given a navy blue and white sleeveless Under Armor workout compression shirt while wearing navy blue and white Nike football shorts. Both of them could've passed as brothers I they had tried hard enough. While waiting, a couple of cheerleaders came by and stopped to talk to Aphrodite.

When they left, Aphrodite squealed in excitement, "Oh my gods! I'm on the cheer squad!"

Ares chuckled and kissed her, "Congrats babe."

While Ares and Aphrodite were smooching each other, I slowly got up and sat down next to Poseidon who was keeping his eyes closed at the moment.

It was silent for a few minutes before I spoke, "You nervous?"

His eyes snapped open and in a matter of seconds, I was under a sea green gaze, "I guess you can say that I'm nervous, but I'm sure I'll do okay."

I nodded and gave him a soft smile, "You'll do fine Poseidon."

Poseidon returned my smile and looked back at the field. It was silent for several minutes until he spoke again, "So what are you going to do when school starts? You're going to be the only one without a sport."

I shrugged my shoulders as I leaned back on the bleachers, "Eh, ill just join a school club or the debate team."

He blinked at me, "The debate team?"

"Yep the debate team."

"You're kidding right?"

"No I'm not kidding Poseidon and what's wrong with the debate team?"

He leaned back on his elbows so he was facing me, "Nothing it's just, you already know that you're good with all that brain stuff, why dont you try something new like playing a sport?"

I rolled my eyes at him, "Like what? Basketball? I can't even shoot the ball...and dont get me started on tennis and softball."

Poseidon just laughed and smiled, "Or you can always do volleyball."

My eyes gave him a plain stare, "Me play volleyball? Yeah I dont think so."

"Truth to be told, I can actually see you playing volleyball," he gave me some convincing reasons which shocked me, "Its a strategic game and knowing you, you like strategic games. Not to mention it's fun to play it."

Maybe he was right, I do like strategic games. From the distance came a whistle that indicated that it was time for Ares to practice. Ares got up and kissed Aphrodite before running to the field while Poseidon got his things ready, "Well...gotta practice, see ya later."

He gave me a soft smile before making his way down to the field where the football players were lining up. For two minutes I watched Poseidon as he and Ares were introduced to the team. From the distance, I saw him glance at me and gave me a short nod telling me he was okay. I smiled and returned it with a nod on my own and slowly walked out o the bleachers and into the school with Aphrodite rambling on about being a cheerleader.

As we passed the hallways, a series of yells of girls resonated from the gym. Aphrodite and I looked at each other before checking out what was that noise all about. When we entered the gym, there in front of me was the schools girls' volleyball team practicing their forms and serves.

Suddenly Poseidon's voice echoed in my head, "Or you can always do volleyball." I snapped out of my trance and quickly walked to the volleyball coach who was demonstrating to some girls on how to spike the ball carefully.

After a few minutes, she turned to look at me with observing eyes, "Hello, I'm Coach Brown. What can I help you with?"

A smile appeared on my face, "I'm Ariel Halsey, and I would like to join the volleyball team."

PLZ REVIEW! ~ Thorakis God of Fate and Chaos

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