AN: Hello guys here is another chapter, thank you for the support its only been a day and I already have people following and reviewing, which surprised me greatly, on a side note, there will be a bit of Percy/Reyna, but it won't be much, you'll see if you decide to stick around, so thank you and enjoy! :)
(Camp half-blood, Clarisse)
We gathered around the big house to find out who our new camp director would be, but I wasn't that excited. If only Chiron came back from the dead, but we all knew that was impossible.
Dionysus flashed into camp half-blood with a sneer. "Everyone, it is time to announce your new camp director. Needless to say, he is the worst possible candidate for the job but what can I do, Zeus has already made up his mind," he said dejectedly.
"Shut up and tell us who our new camp director is!" I shouted at him. The god swelled in rage before realizing I had been the one who had yelled at him. He whimpered slightly, ever since the day he came back bearing the news of Percy, he seemed traumatized by my outburst.
"Very well, it is the satyr, Clover," he said in spite. My eyes widened. "You mean Grover," I growled menacingly. His response was to disappear in a flash of bright purple light.
Grover stepped out and smiled my way, while I just nodded my head. "Hello everyone, I am going to be you new camp director," he said starting off strong, but his anxiety made him sound like one of those squeaky toys for dogs in the end.
Most of the older campers cheered, while the younger ones voiced their concerns about a satyr leading the camp. The leader of such a group just so happened to be the guy who had mocked me from before, so I walked up and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Surprise, bitch," I said before slugging him in the face once more. He dropped to the floor like a dead weight, this time I heard a satisfying crack. I began laughing. "Oh that was wonderful, I kinda want to do it it again," I smiled maliciously as I heard sniffling coming from the ground.
I crouched down and patted his back. "Aww, now who's crying," I said mockingly before standing up and walking over to a Grover who was rooted in place as a bunch of campers congratulated him on the new position.
(Camp Jupiter, Percy POV)
I awoke to find Reyna with a bemused expression on her face. "What?" I asked as a smirk began to form on her face. "You might want to wipe that drool from your face," she said as the smirk grew.
I quickly reached up and wiped my face. I had just started to get up before a felt her grab my hand and pull me out of the bed so that I landed face first on the ground. The next thing I heard was her laughter.
"You're a horrible person," I said as I pushed myself up. "I know," she said with a sweet smile. "Now come on, we don't want to be late," she said as she dragged me out of my bedroom and into the beautiful streets of Rome, barely giving me time to dress properly and brush my teeth.
"Where are we going?" I asked, but my question fell on deaf ears as she continued dragging me to a quant little dining pavilion.
"I reserved us a table," she said triumphantly. She turned to see my reaction, which wasn't hard to figure out as my shocked eyes roamed over the entire restaurant. "Cool," was all I managed to say before she chuckled at my response.
We sat at our table and I looked at the menu. There were foods I could not even describe, much less pronounce. I ordered a bit of everything as she continued to chuckle.
Now that I looked at her, I realized she was stunning. Her hair was swept to one side as her ocean blue dress caught my eyes, and I blushed as she caught me looking at her body. I never really noticed but she was really gorgeous.
"Are you just going to sit there and ogle me?" she asked as I remembered the cocky comment I had made before the battle. I just hoped she wasn't going to fulfill her promise of bringing pain to me.
Our waiter brought our food and we ate in peaceful silence. When the bill came she had to pay because I didn't have any money on me, which only embarrassed me but she laughed and said she didn't care about paying.
We began walking when she suddenly grabbed me and pulled me along. "C'mon, I want to show you one of my favorite spots.
We arrived at a small secluded cave entrance that was hidden from view extremely well. Upon entering I noticed two things. One, the cave was huge. Two, there was a serene lake big enough and deep enough to be able to fully submerge the ice snake I had defeated just recently.
We sat down on the gravel, and she leaned her head on my shoulder. "I come here to relax, because the lake washes away all my troubles," she told me as she stared at the lake.
I felt a significant decrease of pressure on my shoulder as she raised her head and looked at me. Her eyes locked onto mine as I felt a stirring in my chest. Without thinking, I leaned over and softly kissed her. Her delicate lips pressed on mine made me blush, and she laughed at my reaction.
She leaned her head back onto my shoulder and after a while, we both dozed off.
(New York, Artemis)
I walked into Thalia's tent and noticed she was in distress. Her spear was on the ground, and so was Aegis. I regretted looking as the shield made me shudder.
"Thalia, we need to talk," I said grimly. She looked at me and I saw hatred in her eyes. "Come to tell me another one of my friends went missing?!" she yelled as closed my eyes and sighed. I could feel her pain, and to see her in such pain put me in pain as well.
"No, quite the opposite. I know where Percy is," I said slowly, knowing that there was no turning back from this. Her eyes flashed and I heard thunder rumble outside
"Where is he," she growled, and if the look on her face was anything to go by, then I knew when she found him he would leave the encounter with at least ten broken bones, and would be bruised all over so badly that he wouldn't be able to move.
"Camp Jupiter," I said waiting for the eruption. She was the only hunter I had told about the Roman camp, and I even told her the general location of it.
"Of course! We were just there weren't we? That's why his scent just mysteriously vanished, because he entered that camp, oh, I am so going to kill him!" she screamed as she picked up her spear and shield and marched out.
"Wait, Thalia, let me teleport you there, I don't want you getting attacked by monsters on the way there," I yelled at her from the tent. I knew there was no point in trying to stop her. The flap opened as she marched back in and stood in front of me with a look a utter rage.
Thalia had the uncanny ability to turn grief into rage, and with the combined grief of the death of Annabeth and Chiron, and the disappearance of Percy, I know she was immensely angry.
I took us to the tunnel in a flash of silver and told her how to enter the camp. Then I flashed back to the hunters to inform them of their lieutenant's absence. 'I pity the poor boy,' I thought as I arrived in camp.
(Camp Jupiter, Percy POV)
We had returned back to camp and after some more walking and visiting shops and going to the theater, the sun set and we went to sleep.
I had barely begun to sleep before I had a dream. I was drowning in an ocean, yes drowning. I tried to breath, but the sea water filled my lungs and I tried gagging, only to intake more water.
Suddenly a figure loomed in front of me. It was huge, larger than anything I have ever seen before, and I have seen Typhon before. As hard as I tried to get my eyes to focus on the figure and not the water, I couldn't. Then I realized it was made of water. 'Pontus,' I immediately thought, though why or how I had no idea.
"Young son of Poseidon. You have ruined my chances of taking New Rome swiftly. I implore you, do not stand against me," he said as I felt the pressure of the ocean crushing me. Breathing became harder, more laborious.
"Do you see my powers, even though you are the son of the ruler of the oceans, I can turn the sea against you without moving a muscle. I AM THE OCEAN!" he roared as I my vision began to fade.
"But if you join me, then you will become the true prince of the sea," he rumbled as suddenly my body filled with power. My vision came back, I had no problem breathing and the pressure of the water on my body tickled. I knew that in this state I could move entire oceans if I wanted too.
"The power you would gain would dwarf even your fathers," he said triumphantly as I realized that Pontus could overpower me even in this state easily. I shuddered at his immense power.
Then his eyes opened, and they seemed to be made of Oceanic silver. "Join me, and live with immense power, or choose not to and perish. I feel that I should tell you, I only intend to crush Olympus for their impudence, no mortal lives need to be lost, as I do quite love humans. I know how much you hate to harm innocent people, but I can tell you with full confidence that the Olympians are not innocent. Farewell Perseus Jackson."
I bolted upright, sweating, as I thought about what Pontus said. No matter what, I would never betray Olympus, although a small part if me was saying 'What have they ever done for you, accept the power you are being offered.'
"No!" I growled. I will not think like that. I knew it was this same voice that spurred Luke to the Titan's side, the same lust for power, and look where it got him.
I heard the door open, and saw Reyna looking at me oddly. "Reyna," I breathed. "You'll never believe what happ-" I started before she climbed on top of me. She pushed me down so that I was laying down completely, and brought her lips to mine. Just as the kiss was deepening, I felt her reach into her pocket.
Suddenly she screamed as a spear impaled her in the chest. "Reyna!" I screamed in shock. I turned towards her attacker, and saw...
AN: Sorry but I feel like a story isn't a story without cliff hangers :) This is all the Reyna/Percy romance for the entire story, so you don't have to worry about it coming up again. I don't believe there will be another Percy romance other than with Artemis for the rest of the fanfic either, so on that happy note, adios ;)