I saw Thalia run into her cabin then after 5 minutes she came running back out and ran into the Athena cabin. I was scared for some odd reason, so I shut the door and locked it, I backed away slowly to my bed. Why was I so scared, I didn't even know what I did. So I decided it was nothing, I grabbed a case of coca cola and headed down to the lake. I know that we're not aloud to have outside drinks, but if you know the right people you can get some. The stoll brothers are the ones that can get anything in here no questions asked for the right price. I wasn't worried that Mr. D or Chiron would catch me because it was a long time before their alarm clocks went off. As I walked by I took notice to my surroundings there weren't many campers out except for some of the Hermes, and Aphrodite kids. I sat down on the pier with my drinks, and put my feet in the lake. It was a little cold, so I willed the water to become warmer. I looked down into the water and saw a Naiad, I waved to her, she smiled then waved back. I took a one of the cans out of the case and started drinking. "What the heck is going on." I said out loud trying to push all the anger and disbelief out of me.
"Who are you talking to?"
I heard a voice so I turned to the side of the pier side it was the Naiad that I waved to. She jumped up and sat down on the pier next to me.
"No one." I said my cheeks turning red.
She looked at me then bowed her head.
"My name is Nancy, it is a privilege to meet you son of the sea god." She said with her hand stretched out.
"It's good to meet you Nancy, but please call me Percy." I said shaking her hand.
We dropped hands then she looked at the lake.
"Percy, what were you talking about?" She asked still staring at the lake.
I sighed for a second fixed my stare and answered.
"It's personal." I said looking down into the lake.
"Oh I see." Nancy said still looking at the lake.
"What's it like?" I asked. "Living in underwater I mean."
"It's beautiful, no worry, no war, just peace." The way she said it made it seem like an underwater utopia.
"No worry, huh I could live like that." I said with a half smile.
"I may not be empathic like satyr's are but I can tell when guy's are having girl trouble." She said now staring at me.
I stared at her surprised and confused.
"Not exactly what I would call girl trouble, it's just...one of my friends is acting really weird around me now." I said looking back down.
A smile spread across her face.
"Is this friend Annabeth Chase?" She asked not losing her smile.
I nodded.
"Ah so that's what I've been hearing." She said grinning and holding in a giggle.
"Hearing what?" I said raising an eyebrow.
She shrugged then said
"Just rumors."
"What rumors?" I asked feeling my cheeks glow red.
"You don't know?" She asked in a happily matter.
"Know what. I asked getting angrier and more confused by the second. "Can someone just tell me."
"Well...I hear that Annabeth lo..." She was interrupted by a thud, and then a shot of pain went up through my spine and into my head. I jumped up twirled around and saw Thalia with her fist high in the air.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" I yelled rubbing my head.
"Maybe I should go." Nancy said before diving into the lake.
"I think you know what that was for." Thalia said with her fist still in the air ready for another attack.
"I don't know what I did." I said recovering from the hit. "So unless you're going to tell me what I did then you should leave."
Thalia was speechless, she hesitated for a second, opened her mouth like she was going to say something then left without another word. I walked back to my cabin slowly, while watching the other campers wake up and start having fun with their friends. I couldn't help but feel jealous.