CHAPTER HOCHO
Thanks for the reviews guys! For this chapter I want a couple reviews and/or some input on the new character.
Okay so I'm going to be introducing a new character this chapter so don't freak out. He's an OC. His name is Derek and he's a son of Ares. He's the same age as Leo and has been at camp since he was 12.
Sorry to keep doing different points of view but I just prefer third person.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians. I only own this story and Jenny.
Third Person POV
Jenny and Leo lay peacefully under the morning sun. Oblivious to them, the camp awoke not far them. Mr. D was panicking while Chiron was trying to calm him down. His daughter had gone missing. Again. Had she killed herself? Maybe she went back to New York? Nobody knew where she was and frankly, nobody except Mr. D and Chiron really cared.
At breakfast, everyone was gathered as normal. Hardly anyone noticed Jenny's absence. But almost the entire camp was talking about where Leo was. People were starting to put two and two together and figured they were probably together.
Chiron stood and cleared his throat at the head table. Every camper fell quiet. Eyeing Mr.D, who was biting at his nails, he began.
"As you have probably noticed by now, two campers are missing. One is Leo Valdez; the other is Jennifer Hallow. Since nobody knows where there are we will go on a search after breakfast. Hephaestus's cabin, you take the woods. Ares, spread yourselves out on the coast. Athena, take the arena and armory. Apollo..." And so on until every cabin reluctantly went searching for the lost pair of demigods.
Jenny and Leo were still comfortably snoozing on the beach as the Ares cabin began searching for them. Clarisse had told the cabin to quickly skim the area they had been assigned and then search in the woods. Derek casually strolled along the beach, thinking he could be doing better things than searching for two weak demigods. He could be training for a quest. Not that he's ever gone on one, but he could tell that he would be going on one soon. He could just feel it. He didn't want to be wasting his time on a stupid Hephaestus guy and this Jenny chick.
Derek was just about to turn around to return to the woods when he spotted a large figure on the beach. He had thought it was a piece of driftwood, but it was clear now that it was Leo and Jenny. Over the night they had become even closer. Their legs were now intertwined. Leo's hand had moved to her waist to pull her closer while his fingers were tangled in her hair. Jenny was still tightly pressed against Leo with one arm wrapped around his back an the other holding a fistful of his shirt.
An idea suddenly popped into Derek's head. These two idiots had wasted everyone's time. Perhaps he could convince the camp that they had been doing much more than sleeping on that beach.
Derek ran back to the Big House where Chiron was waiting for anyone with news about the missing campers. Huffing and puffing, he tried to lie about what he had seen.
"Leo...Jenny...the beach..." Derek tried to explain.
Mr.D rushed forward with an angry expression on his face.
"Well? Where are they? Why didn't you bring them back?" He definitely sounded worried, if not pissed at Derek for leaving his daughter alone with Leo for any longer than necessary.
"Sir, I'm sorry. It seems like Leo has...has taken advantage of your daughter." Derek lies. He could hardly contain the malicious grin hiding under his seemingly concerned look.
Mr. D took a moment to realize what he meant. His face went slack and he began shaking his head.
"No...No..." He began murmuring to himself again.
Chiron gave Derek a grim look and motioned his chin towards the direction he had came from.
"Go get them." Chiron said simply, not bothering to get involved in camp gossip.
As soon as Derek turned his back, a smug look grew on his face. The whole camp would hear about this. But how? Everyone wouldn't simply take his word for it. He ha lied more than a few times over the years at camp. He needed physical proof. Like a photo. Derek ran back to Ares cabin to grab his phone. Now all he had to do was get the proof.
Jogging back to where Jenny and Leo were still sleeping, Derek pulls out his phone and snaps a picture before he wakes them. He sends it to every person in camp with a cell phone with a satisfying grin on his face.
To wake him up, Derek gives Leo a shove. Leo jolts awake.
"Wha-what? Who are you?"" Leo yawns after finishing his question.
Feeling Leo move next to her, Jenny's eyes flutter open. She blinks at the bright sunlight and buries her head back into Leo's chest. She mumbles something like "five more minutes". Leo shakes her gently until she squints up at him.
"What?" She asked in an angry tone.
"Umm, I think we have to go. I have a feeling we're in trouble." Leo tells her while staring quizzically at the camper sent to get them. Derek could hardly contain his laughter. These two had no idea that when they returned to camp, they would be practically shunned for what everybody thought they did. No one had ever done it at camp before (that anyone knew of, which of course, everyone would). Jenny especially, would get it worse than Leo. She was new. Nobody trusted her. Nobody knew her. Her dad also ran the camp, which meant she was going to get hell from him.
Derek reached his arm down to help Leo up. He gratefully took it and hauled himself up. Derek gave him a pat on the back and said "Nice one" quiet enough that Jenny, who was trying to get sand out of her hair, wouldn't hear. Leo looked confused for a moment until he realized what Derek was talking about. He tried to protest.
"No, we didn't-"
"Sure, man, sure." Derek interrupted. He then turned and began walking back to camp. Leo and Jenny walked behind chatting about the daily schedule at camp. Derek knew that Jenny and Leo would not be having a regular day today.
Walking back to the Big House, Derek tried his best to look nonchalant, but he couldn't help but notice people whispering and (for the Aphrodite girls) giggling as they passed. Jenny seemed confused but brushed it off easily. Leo, on the other hand, was looking quite nervous. If Derek thought they had done stuff, the whole camp might think that.
They arrived at the Big House minutes later where Mr. D is pacing across the porch. After he spots Leo and Jenny so close, his expression of relief turns to anger. Derek swerves off to the side, so he can still watch the spectacle without being involved. He spots Drew standing nearby and joins her.
"So they really did it?" She whispers.
He grinned. "Did you see the picture? What else would they have done?" Derek couldn't fathom that everyone believed him. These two were going to be in a load of trouble from the directors and the campers.
Derek sits back as he watches his plan unfold.
OOOOOHHH Derek what have you done?
So guys it would be really nice to have some feedback on Derek. I want at least a few reviews. Thank you guys so much for reading!
