Penny POV
It's been two weeks now, since I'd committed those horrible acts. Which means that it's been about a month since my transformation (Not so sure about the timing. Sorry). I still haven't forgiven myself for my acts, though my friends try to convince me that it isn't my fault. It doesn't matter whether I was under a spell from that goddess. It was me and some part of my mind knew it was wrong, yet I didn't fight the spell in order to stop it.
I've been a girl for so long, that I've stopped resisting the attempts of others (cough Piper cough) to try and make me feel like one. I don't oppose any, well, undergarments. I realized that the bra, well, I need it. I had resigned myself to the fact that I wasn't going to change back. I had heard no positive news from Aphrodite and Athena too, as they still searched for a solution to my problem.
My friends have also stopped treating me like a boy, but rather tried to make me feel more comfortable by treating me like a girl (That's what they say at least. I'm still quite sure they don't want to stop embarrassing me). Other than that, nothing else had really changed. I was still the best swordsman (well woman) in camp and my water powers had in no way been changed. I had gotten used to the new riptide, which I had still not found a new name for (Help me find a new name for riptide guys!) Although, I had found that my intellect had increased a bit. I questioned Annabeth about this and it turns out that it was because of some old curse. After Orion had tried to rape Artemis, he had tried so again with one of Athena's daughters and so the goddess cursed all the sons of Poseidon to have increased ADHD and a slow intellect. Now that I'm a girl, I guess none of that really affects me anymore.
Right, back to the present. I was in the swords arena, training with Piper. She was getting so much better, but I decided I could still help the process along, so I decided to do so more often. She was excited because Jason was going to be back today from Camp Jupiter. He had followed up on his word to Kymopoleia and had been ferrying across camps, building shrines and temples to honor the gods. He had IMed Piper yesterday to tell her so. He also said that there was a surprise for everyone.
"Nice work today Piper" I said to her after I yet again had my sword at her throat, "But your defense is still weak. Also, you've got the special sword, but you're not using its powers. You need to use the ice to your advantage to immobilize your opponent and then use the attack combos I showed you". She nodded at me, drinking in all my comments and we walked on to get refreshed. As usual, I poured water on myself and it invigorated me. I usually allowed myself to get wet during this time, but my hair was long and it just kept getting my shirt wet too.
As we were walking back towards the cabins, Connor ran into us and said with an excited voice, "Hey Piper, Jason's here. And you won't guess who is with him". Piper and I looked each other in the face and rushed off together towards the Big House.
When we got there, we saw Chiron sitting on the porch with three other people. Jason turned around and flashed a grin at Piper as he ran up to her and enveloped her in a kiss. I looked at them wistfully. Though I was still traumatized by that horrible experience, I still missed the feel of being in a relationship. Shaking my head to forget these thoughts, I looked up to see who else was with Jason. There was a boy and a girl. The girl seemed familiar. She wore a simple purple Camp Jupiter t-shirt and jeans. The thing that made me recognize her was the gold and purple cape she had on her back.
Reyna walked up to Piper and gave her a hug, "Hey Piper, it's been so long". Piper, still gaping at her said, "You're actually here, what could have possibly happened that you would actually come here?" Reyna glared at her and replied, "Nothings wrong, Piper. I finally decided that I would get away from my duties to take a brake here. You and Annabeth did offer me that, remember?" Piper shrugged and gave Reyna another hug and said, "Well relax you will. Frank's taking up responsibility for a while I suppose?" "Of course," Reyna replied, "Has anything interesting happened here?" Piper snorted and replied saying, "We're demigods. There's always something interesting happening. But, yeah there were some extremely interesting things that have happened" she said, eyeing me the whole time.
It seemed only then that Reyna seemed to notice me. "Hi, I'm Reyna praetor of Camp Jupiter, daughter of Bellona. And you are?" she asked holding out her hand. I smirked and replied, "I am Penny Jackson, daughter of Poseidon". Being Reyna, she showed no emotion, only replying "So Percy has a sister now? And with the same last name too. What are the chances?" Making up my mind, I finally said "Well not exactly. You see, I'm actually Percy". Not being able to control her emotions, surprise clearly emanated from her face as she took in what I said. Before she could question me on the matter, I quickly narrated to her the events of the last month, leaving out the experience. "I swear on the River Styx that what I have told you is true" I said, as thunder sounded above, proving her point. I appreciated that she had not shared her sympathy on this matter or laughed. Both had started to get annoying at this point.
I looked over and saw that the boy was still sitting in discussion with Chiron. "Who is he?" I asked Reyna. "Well he's a legionnaire that we've had for quite a while, but we only recently realized that he's a Greek demigod" she replied. 'Parent?" I asked. "I think I'd better let him explain that himself"
The boy stood up and faced us. He was quite tall, more so to me now that I was shorter than I used to be, easily over 6 feet. He had short reddish hair tinged black in a few places with reddish brown eyes and a kind smile. That last part was probably why I was shocked by his next sentence.
"Hi, I'm Alitheios, son of Styx"
Hey guys, and I'm so SO sorry for this useless filler chapter. I've been really busy with my school work. I'm in grade 11 so I get a lot of work from school. I know you guys were expecting more from this chapter, but I'm sorry. It had been so long since I'd updated that I just sat down and decided to right something for you guys. That, along with the fact that I wanted to bring Reyna and this OC into the story. By the way, thanks Eguan for the OC description and personality. The polls are closed, and I've decided to bring in Reyna as the love interest. Also, I promise that the next chapter will be more interesting. It might take some more time, since I have to decide a prophecy and also, I've got an internship going along with my school so bear with me if I take long to update. Thanks a lot everyone and don't forget to give me your thoughts via either review or PM!