Well, here's the next chapter. After this one or the one after this one, I may just have a line break and go all the way to somewhere in the beginning of the Titan's Curse. With what I'm planning for this right now, I might need that line break. I hope that's alright with all of you.

Who Knew Percy Was The Joker

Clarisse's POV

If there was ever to be at least one thing to hate about being pregnant, it's morning sickness. This morning was another morning where I woke up feeling nauseous and threw up. At least I made it to the toilet before it was too late. I also had Percy there to hold my hair for me as I let out my vomit. It wasn't anywhere near pretty to say the least. After I was done vomiting, Percy let me use the bathroom to take a shower and clean up, which I was grateful for. He said he took a shower while I was still asleep and thought that I should have one to relax from my morning sickness and to let the water take away my stress and sorrow. I assumed that's what Percy does every time he takes a shower. I wasn't too sure if I was really in the mood for a shower, but it did sound nice to know that sometimes, taking a shower could help me over my morning sickness of today. So I removed myself of my clothes, got in the shower, turned it on, and let the hot water do its magic.

I spent half the time I was in there to think about our baby. I couldn't help but think about what it'll be like to be a mother. My mom said it may seem like a burden at first, being in labor or getting big wise, but as the baby kicks and moves inside you and you bring that baby out, you instantly fall in love with the baby. I've always been a handful for my mom. Not in a terrible way, but in a daughter of Ares way, or in a rough way I guess you could call it. Speaking of mothers, Percy and I still need to tell our mothers about this. We need to tell them about us having a baby. I just hope they aren't anything like how our fathers were to us when they found out about this. I can imagine both of our mothers being happy but at the same time disappointed in the two of us. I just hope they can at least focus on the fact that they're both going to be grandmothers and be happy for us. I can't imagine though how surprised they'd be, especially my mom. She knows how I am in camp and how I've been to Percy. She'll be, as Percy says, godsmacked that I went from hating him to liking him. Gods, the way things are sometimes.

After getting cleaned up, I got out of the tub and dried off. It then hit me that I didn't have any spare clothes. I've been sleeping in Percy's cabin lately, but this is the first time I've taken a shower in here. I didn't really have any of my stuff in here actually. I was about to get Percy, but before I did, I noticed a pile of clothes on the sink. It would seem that Percy is once again ahead of me. With how they looked, I could tell they were his clothes. I was thankful that his sizes were very close to mine. So they were better than nothing. I had to wear my underwear and bra from yesterday again though since they were the only undergarments available right now. Percy left me a pair of black wind shorts that went to my knees and a white wind T-shirt that said "There's protons, neutrons, and electrons, but where are the morons?" I couldn't help but giggle at this. I thought it was pretty funny and so Percy. He was the kind of guy that tried to make a joke out of something every once in a while. Which I was very surprised about when I learned it. I never would've guessed that about with how we've known each other. So I got dressed and exited the bathroom to find Percy reading his pregnancy book. That's my Percy.

"Hey Percy?" I asked.

"Yeah?" Percy responded turning to me.

"There's protons, neutrons, and electrons, but where are the morons?" I joked.

"Where indeed." Percy joked along while giggling.

I giggled to and went over to sit with him. Breakfast wasn't for another half hour or so, so we had a little time to ourselves.

"How're you feeling?" Percy asked.

"Better, but still a little rough. Just like most of every other morning." I answered.

"You know, most women stick with eating nothing but protein foods until they get to a point they don't get morning sickness anymore, which usually lasts for about the first 9 weeks of being pregnant or so." Percy said.

"These books are really being drilled into your head, aren't they?" I teased.

Percy blushed a little at that, which got my giggling and leaning against him. Even though he was still blushing, he wrapped his arms around me. Every time he brings me into his arms, I can't help but feel so safe, like nothing harmful can ever touch me. It also slowly occurred to me that his arms always wrapped around me perfectly, like they were meant to be for me. I don't really know how to explain it. But it just felt so right to be in his arms.

"You know, we still have to tell our mothers about this." Percy said.

"Yeah." I sighed.

"Well, their reactions can't possibly be anywhere near as bad as that of our fathers, or at least mine." Percy said.

"I still can't believe you punched your own father in the face." I said.

"I didn't plan on hitting him or saying any of the things I said really. But he just wouldn't stop. He reopened some old wounds I had and I just couldn't hold my anger back anymore." Percy explained.

"You were defending our baby." I said placing a hand on my belly.

"Yes I was." Percy said placing his free hand on my belly to.

We just took a few peaceful seconds doing nothing but rub my belly, rub our baby. This was slowly or rather somewhat quickly becoming a habit. This must be a part of what my mother told me when she said you'll eventually fall in love with your baby. This must've been a habit my mom had when she was carrying me. Though my mom carrying me must be harder than me carrying my baby. With me being a daughter of Ares, I must've been moving around a lot, just demanding to get out of my mom.

"At least our moms will be supportive for us." I said.

"For the most part, yes, but I think they'll get a little dramatic about this. Like I'm sure my mom will be expecting us to be married because of this." Percy said.

"Imagine that. If me being pregnant wasn't bad enough for you to deal with, you'll have to live with me for the rest of your life." I joked which got us both to laugh.

"Oh, that sounds like a nightmare." Percy joked.

"How long would it be before it ends, I wonder." I joked.

"You know, that reminds me of a joke." Percy said.

"What joke?" I asked curious.

"Why is marriage like a deck of cards?" Percy asked.

"Um, you want 52 of them?" I guessed, which got us both laughing.

"No, but that's a pretty good guess." Percy answered through his laughter.

"Okay then, why is marriage like a deck of cards Percy?" I asked.

"It starts off with two hearts and a diamond, but eventually ends with a club and a spade." Percy said.

I had a hard time catching my breath at that. That was really funny. What made that joke funnier was that it was actually true. Marriage actually is like that for a lot of people. I was laughing so hard, I had to hold onto Percy for dear life.

"That's pretty funny Perce." I laughed.

"Thank you." Percy said.

"Tell me another joke Percy." I begged.

I wanted to hear some more jokes. I needed something to get my mind off the terrible things that had been and still are occurring and that they all have something to do with our baby.

"Okay, um, I guess I'll start off with the lamest joke I have. How did Moses make his stew?" Percy asked.

"Um, I don't know." I answered.

"He brewed it. Hebrew it." Percy said.

"Oh, he used the Hebrews. That's actually pretty good." I said giggling.

"And that was one of the lamest jokes I have." Percy said.

"Okay then tell me a joke that isn't lame." I said.

"Alright then. What's the difference between acne and catholic priests?" Percy asked with a silly grin on his face.

I shrugged to say I didn't know.

"Catholic priests only come on your face once." Percy said.

"Oh my gods!" I said laughing really hard.

I couldn't handle it. It was just so fucking funny. I can't believe Percy actually said that. I never knew the son of Poseidon could actually be so funny like that. I was laughing so hard, I had tears pouring out of my eyes out of my laughter.

"Gods Percy, I can't believe you said that. Tell me another one." I begged.

"What's the difference between mashed potatoes and vaginas?" Percy asked.

Oh boy. I was almost afraid to hear the answer to this joke. The fact that it involves vaginas is funny, but in a scary and shocking kind of way, if such a way for something to be funny even exists. But I had to know. I had to hear Percy's joke. I had to have him make me laugh. I wanted him to put a smile on my face, the kind of smile that only he can possibly bring out of me. So I gestured for him to answer the joke for me.

"Vaginas know how to make their own gravy." Percy answered.

That had definitely earned another moment of me laughing my ass off (LMAO). I even put my hand at my mouth to try to contain my laughter a bit, which didn't work with how hard I was laughing. Percy was laughing to, though I couldn't tell if he was laughing at his joke or if he's laughing at the sight of me laughing like hell. All this time, I thought of Percy as a boring and lame kind of person. I was so dead wrong and way off from being right when I thought that. I have got to get these jokes out and known throughout camp, they're gonna love them.

"Okay, how about this one. What did the hurricane say to the coconut tree?" Percy asked.

All I could do was shrug to say that I didn't know since I was still laughing so hard.

"Hold on to your nuts. This is no natural blowjob." Percy said.

I could've sworn that my face was now turning red. It felt like it was turning red. I swear to the Olympian gods, I have never laughed like this before. These jokes were just so funny, in a pretty sick and very offensive kind of way of course, but funny nevertheless. I'm gonna have to write these down so I make sure I never forget them. My family will be dying to hear these someday.

"You want another one?" Percy asked.

"Y – Ye – Yeah, tell an – another joke." I said while still laughing.

I swear, I was laughing so hard, I thought my head could've blown up from laughter at any second.

"What's the difference between Hitler and Michael Phelps?" Percy asked.

"I – don't – know." I said as best as I could through my laughter.

"Phelps can actually finish a race." Percy said.

"PERCY JACKSON!" I said shocked and laughing again.

"What, it's true." Percy said like he was innocent or was being innocent.

Well, yeah, I guess so. I guess it is true. I mean, we all know how Hitler was when he was alive, trying to kill all of the Jews. And Michael Phelps being the professional Olympic swimmer, and he's one of the fastest swimmers in the entire country. So you can definitely see how those tie together with that joke pretty well. I have to say, Percy really knows to show a lady a good time. I'm definitely remembering all of these.

"Do another one." I begged.

"What is the difference between a gay guy and a fridge?" Percy asked.

I shrugged.

"The fridge doesn't fart when you pull meat out." Percy answered.

"Oh my fucking gods!" I said laughing really hard again.

If Percy has a lot more jokes that are like this, I'm gonna have a heart attack. I don't know where he gets these jokes from, I don't even know if I want to know where he gets these jokes from. You know how you have some moments in your life where you don't know if you want to know something or not? That's basically the kind of moment you're gonna end up having if you have Percy Jackson tell you jokes.

"Okay, how about this one. What's the difference between a black guy and Batman?" Percy asked.

"I don't know. Um, a black guy can't fight crime?" I guessed.

I know, it's a pretty lame guess, especially since the answer to this joke was going to make me laugh like all the other ones. But I'm still laughing my ass off here. I can't think straight.

"A black guy can't go out at night without Robin." Percy said.

I held my stomach and laughed yet again at that. I swear, this guy's gonna kill me.

"Percy, where do you get these jokes from?" I asked as normally as I could.

I still can't control my laughter. I'm definitely gonna have a heart attack any minute now.

"Some jokes I have I've heard from family and/or friends, some I made up myself, and some I somehow ended up stumbling upon on the internet." Percy answered.

"You're gonna have to write all of these down for me sometime. I definitely need to remember these. Otherwise, I'm never gonna have a reason to laugh again." I said.

"I will sometime." Percy said bringing me back to him so I could lean against him again.

I was still having a hard time breathing from all the laughter Percy was able to get out of me, but I was able to get all the laughter out of me, at least I thought it was all of it. As we just sat on Percy's bed, enjoying our time alone, I started to get a scent of him. I didn't know if it was a cologne on him that I was smelling, or some kind of deodorant, or if that was actually just a natural scent on him with him being a son of Poseidon and all. It smelled like a sea and a beach.

"Beach water cologne and coconut palm tree shampoo, to answer your suspicions." Percy said.

"How did you know?" I asked shock that he knew I was curious about what I was smelling from him, and personally embarrassed.

"The noise of you sniffing for something. What else would you be able to pick up a scent of other than my shampoo and cologne?" Percy stated.

"Yeah, right." I said acknowledging that what he was saying was logical and pretty obvious, even though I was still shocked and embarrassed about it.

"Well, it really suits you." I said.

"Thanks." Percy simply said.

Percy just stared at the fountain in his cabin after that. Me, well, I did the same for a little while until the scent of Percy was just hitting me like crazy. While he was still facing the fountain, which was on the opposite direction of me for him, I moved my head to lean in closer to him. I moved my legs onto his lap, which he didn't mind at all, and my arms around his neck and my head on his shoulder. I didn't really need to do any sniffing at this one. Because I was so close to him right now, the scent was practically traveling up my nose on its own. The smell was just so . . . so Percy. That's the best way I can describe it, and I liked it. I was very tempted to just kiss him, just tempted to just eat him up right where we sat. And I probably would've, if the horn calling us for breakfast time didn't sound through the air.

"Breakfast time." Percy said.

"Yep." I responded as we both got up from the bed and went to the dining pavilion.

"Remember, if you want to avoid having sickness again today at some point other than the morning, you might want to stick with just some fresh fruit this morning. If anything else, some bread/toast, and anything else that's light on flavor and/or filled with protein." Percy said.

"Yeah. Thanks." I said.

We exited the cabin and headed out for breakfast. Along the way, I couldn't help but sneak glances at Percy. I don't know why, it could just be my raging hormones, but I can't help feel so close to Percy, and yet wanting to be even closer. As we were about were a few yards away, I entwined our fingers, which Percy didn't mind. No one seemed to mind, well, except for Drew. Drew looked like she wanted to murder me. Let me make this clear Drew, you're not coming anywhere near my Percy. Wait, . . . What? . . . Oh whatever. Yeah, no one's taking away my Percy.

Apparently, the only thing I could think of for this chapter was trying to get you people to laugh. I hope you all at least had a joke to laugh about in this chapter. If not, I apologize if this chapter was horrible to you. Anyways, about the line break I'll use to lead to the events of the Titan's Curse, it definitely won't be on the next chapter. Just for all the comedy I tried to put in this chapter, it'll definitely be in the chapter after the next one or the chapter after that chapter. Either way, I hope you all enjoyed, and I'll update again soon.