Teach Me How to Swim Extra!
*static noises* Aha! I've changed my penname! Dr. Paint now. You guys are awesome for everything. I mean it. All of your awesomeness blinds me, faithful followers. Nobody426, You. Are. Awesome.
Anyways, writing the next chappie now. Expect to see Rhode soon. Sibling rivalries. Triton. Rhode. Percy. Lack of Helios. Muahahaha. *static noises*
'Sup my lovelies? DF here!
I'm just in shock how fast some of you reviewed! Dr. Paint and I were like O.O…
A lot of you seemed to like the bromance, so I guess I'll be writing more in the future! Yay! One of you asked if it was just going to be with Jason. Do you guys have any requests? If you do, don't hesitate to ask! :3
The reviews this time around were absolutely lovely so shoutouts to: fox tamer 113 (I made sure to underline your penname this time!), guest Anonamous (spelled wrong), DhampyrX2, KormaKeTe, Booklover2526, and last but not least, an extra special shoutout to…
Nobody426! Your review literally made my day *nudges* yes, an update on New Years!
Enough with my rambling! Onto the EXTRA!
Disclaimer:
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Extra!
Setting: Pavilion-Camp Half Blood, lunchtime.
Leo pushed his plate of chicken jambalaya around with his fork and nudged his brother, who sat across from him with his foot, "Hey Jake."
"Hrmm," he grunted through a mouthful of food.
"What do you think is up with the nymphs today?"
"I dunno." He gave a hearty burp, "Why do you think so?"
"Well…" Leo hesitated.
He, along with some other observant campers, had noticed that the dryads had been acting a bit off that day. Of course, they were always giggling about something, but today it seemed that they were giggling more than usual; heck, the naiads even came out of the water today!
"Well what?" his brother asked curiously.
"Well, for starters, the naiads came out of the lake."
"So?" Jake shrugged his shoulders, "They come out sometimes, change of scenery y'know."
"But not all at once." Countered Leo, "And they're hanging around Cabin 3's table. Do you think this has something to do with Percy?" He stole a glance at the Athena table and saw that Annabeth was staring intently at the crowd surrounding the Poseidon table.
"It's possible." He slurped his drink and peeked above Leo's shoulder, "Uh, maybe you should check on Jason, he seems kinda out of it today."
"Huh?" Leo turned around and saw the son of Jupiter asleep in his bowl of chowder. "Hm, maybe he knows what's up." Leo snatched a roll of bread from the table and threw it across the pavilion, it soared above Mr. D and landed right onto Jason's head.
Thump!
Jason snorted in the bowl and sat back up coughing and spluttering, "What! What's happened?!" He looked around wildly and spotted Leo waving his hands in the air.
"Jason! Dude, look alive would ya?"
"Ughh…" he wiped chowder off his face and rubbed his sleep deprived eyes, "M'coming." He mumbled. Staggering slightly and bumping into three campers, he haphazardly made his way to Cabin #9's table, "What is it Leo?"
"Uh, I'm Nyssa." said Leo's sister.
Jason blinked, "Oh, sorry." He turned and faced the elf like son of Hephaestus, "What do you want?"
"Well someone didn't get his beauty sleep." Observed Leo, poking the bags underneath his friend's eyes, "Anyways, do you know why the naiads are crowding around the Poseidon table?"
Jason stopped swaying, his back straightened and he suddenly looked wide awake, "What do you mean?" he said a bit too quickly.
"Maybe he doesn't know anything." reasoned Jake, "I mean, he's been asleep most of the day."
Leo was about to reply but Nyssa abruptly seized his arm, "¡Aiee! What are you doing?" he protested.
"Annabeth's going to the table!" she whisperscreamed in his ear. The four of them turned their heads and saw the she was indeed stomping towards the giggling naiads, "And she doesn't look too happy." She added far too gleefully.
"This can't end well." Said Jake
"I don't wanna miss this!" cried Leo, he stood up and dragged the Roman with him, "C'mon Jase, let's go!"
Jason tried digging his heels in the dirt but the son of Hephaestus was surprisingly strong for his size, "You can go and see for yourself," he said in vain, "I was just going to head to my cabin-"
"Nope, not happening!" chirped Leo, "The others are headed there too!" The other's meaning: Hazel, Nico, Frank, and Piper, were making their way towards the commotion.
Frank too, was being dragged by Hazel with Nico at her side and Piper had a worried look on her face.
When they all got there, Piper put a hand on Annabeth's shoulder, "Why don't we head back? I'm sure nothing's going on here."
"Of course something's going on!" she almost shouted, "And I want to know why!" she forcefully shook off her friend's hand and said to the naiad closest to her, "What are you all doing at this table?"
They all stopped and looked at her, tilting their heads in amusement. One of them sat down on the bench and placed her head in her hands and swooned,
"This is where he sits." Two others joined her,
"Why can't next week come sooner?"
"It even smells like him!" she claimed sniffing the table.
That must've been some kind of signal because the rest of the water nymphs sat down on the bench, ten altogether.
This of course pushed Annabeth off the deep end, "Don't ignore me!" she actually stomped her foot, "What does this have to do with Seaweed Brain?!"
All noise ceased in the pavilion and the spotlight was directly on the daughter of Athena.
Frank cleared his throat, "Uh, Annabeth…"
"What!?" she nearly screeched.
"You're making a scene." Deadpanned Nico.
She looked around wildly and flushed bright red when she realized that she was indeed making a scene.
A loud CLOMP! echoed throughout the pavilion, "What in the name of the gods is going on?" shouted Chiron.
"Aw, and it was just getting good." Complained Dionysus. Chiron shot him a look that said, Seriously? Not helping here!
One naiad, the leader it seemed, stood up, "Nothing was going on until she," she hissed in Annabeth's direction, "Came and started yelling for no reason."
Chiron approached her, "Miss?"
"April."
"Miss April," he said calmly, "I've been meaning to ask you as well. Why have you and the other naiads come out of the lake and surrounded the Poseidon table?"
April glanced back at her group and came to a silent agreement with them, "Oh, it's just that we're missing a certain hero at the moment." She met Jason's eye for a second and he looked at her pleadingly. She nodded back almost unnoticeably and continued, "He came to visit last night for a swim."
"I knew it!" all heads turned to Annabeth, her eyes widened and she said in a much more level tone, "So this does have something to do with Percy."
At the mention of his name, all hades broke loose.
"He's such a hunk!"
"A true gentleman!"
"I want to be in those strong arms of his!"
"His outfit yesterday looked stellar on him!"
"Oh, why can't he visit us more often like before?"
"Yeah, I miss the days when he took baths with us."
That last comment caused an uproar among the campers,
"What a dog!"
"Go Jackson!"
"Why wasn't I invited?" …Leo.
STOMP!
"Even when he's not here, he manages to make a fuss." Chiron muttered to himself, "So, let me get this straight, Percy came to camp last night and took a swim with you?"
April nodded, "And we came here to his father's table to ask if he can visit sooner."
"Those harpies are slacking." Grumbled the god of Wine.
The activities director sighed, "You don't need to crowd the table, he's coming here next week for a mandatory counselor's meeting." He immediately covered his ears to the squealing of the naiads. "Everyone, go and do your daily activities!" he called out.
As they all filed out Jason saw that Annabeth was giving the retreating naiads the stink eye, "You okay there?"
She stayed quiet.
"Annie?" Piper approached her cautiously, "I don't like that look in your eye."
Frank hid behind his girlfriend, "That looks scares me." He whispered into Hazel's ear.
"Well, that was interesting!" said Leo, oblivious (either that or he was completely disregarding) to the danger, "Who knew Percy liked to get cozy with the naiads?"
"I did."
They all turned to look at the son of Hades.
"You knew?" demanded the slightly manic daughter of Athena
"Yup," he said nonchalantly, "He's been visiting them for a while now, a few months before his father came and took him to Atlantis."
Hazel tilted her head, "How come?"
"One day after teaching sword practice, he said that he needed to clear his head and that one naiad April," Annabeth's eye twitched, "Came and told him she knew a place where he could do just that."
"Really? What happened next?" asked Piper.
"Well, I didn't see him until the next day." A funny sound came from the daughter of Athena's throat, "He told me she took him to this magical lake where monsters can't attack and had sweet smelling water." After a pause he added, "Apparently he was the first male to ever enter the 'sacred' ground."
Leo whistled, "Dang."
"So why did he take baths there?" Annabeth demanded, "Doesn't he have his own private bath in his cabin?"
Nico shrugged, "I guess he liked the company."
"And we sure enjoyed his." Said a sultry voice.
"You." Hissed Annabeth.
April smiled, "Percy dearest was so happy every time he came to us." She closed her navy eyes, "We would make sure he left very satisfied."
"Satisfied?" squeaked the grey eyed demigod.
"Oh yes! And he even made sure to return the favor!" she swooned, "He definitely knew how to work those hands of his." Just before Annabeth could nab her, she ducked and ran to the lake, laughing cruelly the entire way, "I can't wait to see Percy Bear next week!" she jumped in and disappeared beneath the surface.
Breathing heavily, Annabeth stomped past her group and straight into her cabin.
"He's got some 'splaining to do!" said Leo bouncing on his toes, "This is better than a novela!"
Ooooh, Leo's right Percy, you've got some 'splaining to do~!
Don't worry, you'll know what April was talking about in the Merman!Percy story that's COMING UP NEXT! (From me at least.)
I'm writing the outline for that right now! It's going to be in parts like A Day at Camp Half Blood because I'll feel like I'd be rushing it if I do it all in one go!
Now, before I go and start writing it…ANYONE GOT A REQUEST? I love the one's you guys have given me so far! They'll make great DrabbleShots :)
HAPPY FREAKIN NEW YEAR! GO 2015!
As always,
~Love and hugs form me! DF
*static noises* Hello! Happy 2015! Prompts are always welcome. You've read all the way down here. Know what comes next? That's right. REVIEWING.
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