Here is the next chapter! It jumps immediately to the beginning of lunch.
This chapter is a day early because I feel bad for what's going to happen next chapter.
I am trying my hardest to get the chapters done early, but in order for me to work hard on one, another has to be shortened. The length of the next chapter will be short, but the next two chapters afterwards will make up for it.
"Dionysus!" Jupiter turned to his Greek immortal son in anger. "Why are these children not at their respective tables?"
Mr. D sighed in annoyance. "Some of the Roman gods and goddesses don't have a Greek form. I thought it would be best if there was no assigned seats for that reason. To be respectful to all gods, the demigods switch tables every day. I see no problem with it."
"Well I do." Jupiter faced the demigods that were looking at him in slight fear. "Return to your parent's table at once! The Romans will go to the table that reflects the cabin they are staying in. Any arguing will result in punishment."
The demigods didn't know whether they should do what the king had asked them. Instead they stared at Mr. D, because they had more respect for him than Jupiter. "Do what he says for now." Dionysus ordered. "I'll try to change his mind."
Dionysus looked straight at Nico. "I'm sorry," he apologized. "You'll have to try to control it for the time being."
Nico begrudgingly nodded his head as he sat as his father's table across from his sister. His 'siblings' tried sitting at the end of their tables that was next to him to make him feel better. Their attempt was futile for his hand still glow black and a something was attempting to rise from the ground. Nico flexed his hand slowly to try to prevent the thing from rising. This went on for a good ten minutes with nothing that Hazel was saying helping him.
Finally a certain someone stood from his table and walked to Nico in a way that made it seem like an emergency. Sitting right next to the stressed boy, not caring about repercussions, was none other than Will Solace. Almost immediately Nico calmed down to where the glow was no more and there was nothing coming from the ground.
"Will Solace!" Chiron shouted the boy's name. "You heard what Lord Jupiter said. Return to your seat at once."
Will shrugged his shoulders like it was no big deal he wasn't following the rules. "I don't think I will."
"Will-"
"Can't you tell that he's suffering?" Will interrogated as he held up Nico's hand for a second to show who he was talking about (though later on he will confess he wanted an excuse to hold Nico's hand). "He has a illness where he can't be alone or else he'll get depressed."
"Then his 'siblings' may-"
"It can't just be his siblings." Will argued with the King of Olympus. "It has to be people that either loves him or understands his past, like Reyna and I. We sit by him every day, making him as calm as he can be, but since you forced us to move he's in a hysterical fit. Let us and his siblings move back and he will be perfectly fine."
Jupiter didn't know whether he should believe the demigod. "Apollo." Jupiter gazed at his son who was enjoying his lunch. "Is he telling the truth?"
"My son is the best medic that this camp has." Apollo informed Jupiter haughtily. "Why the hell would he lie about an illness a camper has? Dionysus even tried warning you about it."
With that said Jupiter reluctantly gave the three other children of the Big Three, Reyna, and Will permission to stay at the Hades's table. Only the campers seem to notice that Will never let go of Nico's hand.
Luckily, Reyna she didn't have to show the three around the camp for more than an hour after lunch. She felt even more lucky when Apollo randomly started a conversation with her no reason. The conversation ended up taking place at the docks within ten minutes. They talked for so long they didn't realize they completely missed dinner, and neither one seemed to care.
Apollo made Reyna laugh so much she had to guess, "You must be the Greek Apollo."
"How did you know?" He wondered.
"You're speech isn't proper." Reyna noticed. "And you've been using the Greek names of the gods instead of Roman."
"Guess the charade is up." Apollo joked as he ran his fingers through his hair nervously. "Does that change anything with you?"
"I'd be stupid if I said yes." Reyna yawned into her hand. "That's funny, I haven't been this tired since before the war ended."
He watched as the young lady rubbed away the tiredness in her eyes. "Will told me about your insomnia. Have you tried sleeping pills?"
"Every day." She agreed as she stared up at the reappearing stars. "They never work."
Apollo thought for a couple minutes and came up with an idea. Scooting closer to her, he gestured to himself. "Close your eyes and lay on me. If you fall asleep I'll take you back to your cabin."
"It's not going to work," she insisted.
"It won't if you don't try." Apollo argued. When Reyna finally gave up, Apollo took the braids out of her hair so she'd be more comfortable. "Your hair sure is long."
Reyna yawned as she laid her head on his shoulder before responding, "It's usually a Roman tradition that girls can't have hair no longer than below the shoulder blade. When I arrived at Camp Jupiter, I refused to cut it so I was forced keep it braided."
"It's beautiful," he complimented, then quickly added, "like you."
Sadly, Reyna didn't get to hear him for she was already fast asleep with a small smile gracing her lips.
Within an hour Apollo was carrying Reyna to the bonfire with her cloak draped around her like a blanket. "You got her to sleep?" Nico questioned with amazement as soon as he saw the god. "That's impossible."
"Which cabin is she staying in?" Apollo interrogated the group.
"Cabin 6." Annabeth answered as she stood from the ground. "I'll show you her bed. I have to grab a set of clothes anyways."
"What for?" Vulcan wondered, for he was just being curious.
"She stays in Cabin 3 with me and the other Big Three children." Percy casually said, thinking nothing would happen for telling the truth.
"That is unacceptable!" Jupiter shouted, which surprisingly didn't wake up Reyna. "The gods have cabins for the soul purpose of their children staying in there. The six of you will stay in your respective cabins unless you want to be punished. And your godly parent will be in there to be sure none of you sneak out."
The six didn't bother arguing with the god because they all knew about his temper. Instead when the bonfire was over they wished each other good night and hoped for peaceful sleep.
Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano woke up to the sound of a girl screaming her head off. It took her a few moments to realize that the screaming was coming from inside the cabin. It took her a good minute to realize that the girl screaming was Annabeth.
Reyna got out of bed to realize all of Annabeth's siblings and Lady Athena was around her bed. "Why is she screaming?"
"She may be having nightmares about Tartarus." Malcolm suggested. "I caught her taking a nap once and she woke up screaming Percy's name."
"She's not going to wake up any time soon." Athena carefully picked her daughter off of her bed and she surprisingly calmed down a bit. The goddess stopped before she could do anything else and let a curse word slip out of her mouth. "Percy's having a fit too."
When the goddess left her cabin she noticed most of the campers were out of their beds and a certain demigod was laid by the fire pit. She also didn't fail that the Flame and her companions were no where in sight.
"Percy started screaming a few minutes ago." Poseidon commented, snapping the goddess out of her search. "I assume Annabeth would start too so I brought him out here."
Before Athena could enter the conversation, a grim look appeared on Percy's face. The demigod, unconscious of what he was doing, jerked his arm in the general direction of the goddess. A stream of water appeared and cut both of her arms and hands. On instinct Athena dropped Annabeth, but the water caught her before she could hit the ground.
"Perseus Jackson!" Poseidon yelled at the boy.
Percy made no sign that he could hear his father. The young hero willed the water closer to him and within a minute Annabeth was securely in his arms; both of them no longer screaming.
Poseidon sighed as he turned to his old rival. "I apologize for my son's actions. He didn't know what he was doing. He was only-"
"Trying to protect my daughter from a threat he could not see." Athena finished as she watched her half-brother Apollo wrap her arms and hands in a bandage. (She didn't want the camp's limited supply of ambrosia and nectar to be wasted on her.) After he had finished, she turned to her father who was watching from his cabin. "Now you see why they stay with each other. Next time you want to change something, don't."
She adverted her attention to her daughter and daughter's boyfriend. His arms were wrapped around her like a boa constrictor with a hand protectively resting behind her head. Annabeth had her head tucked underneath his chin and one of her hands placed over his beating heart. Both of them seemed at peace, like the previous event never happened.
"I'll take them back to my cabin." Poseidon carefully picked up the two and started walking to Cabin 3. He suddenly stopped and moved his head to look at a certain four. "You have my permission to return to my cabin despite my brother's order. I'll be staying in the Big House from now on."
He continued the trek to the cabin, but paused again to speak to his glaring Roman brother. "This is your only warning. Don't you dare do anything that hurts these two mentally or physically."
Poseidon was about to enter his cabin when he heard his brother call out, "Or else what?"
A head was jerked in his direction with eyes glowing like a raging storm was happening in them. A growl of a threat was made-
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"I'll kill you."
Once again I apologize for next weeks chapter being short and I know the story line right now seems to be anywhere but the actually story, but I have a reason for that.
It's called foreshadowing.
