Luke woke up feeling an arm around his waist, and his head on someone's chest. The vampire opened his eyes, looking up at Percy, he remembered everything from last night now; all he'd told Percy and how Percy had comforted him. That brought a small smile to Luke's lips, but he also felt the awkwardness of the situation. He started to slip out of Percy's hold, but when he attempted to move the sleeping demigod instinctively pulled him closer.
Luke stifled a chuckle, finding this whole situation absurd. Then Percy started to wake up, he opened a groggy green eye and smiled at Luke, then as realization set in he blushed deeply. And the dark haired demigod quickly released his hold on Luke, sitting up and placing a hand on the back of his neck sheepishly.
"Uh…, sorry?" Percy said embarrassedly. "It's alright…." Luke replied, sounding a bit embarrassed himself. The vampire flipped his legs over the edge of the bed and stood, Percy following behind him. The demigod still had a light blush coloring his cheeks as he made his way to his dresser, grabbing some clothes before going into the bathroom, closing the door behind him, and leaving Luke to recover from the embarrassment alone.
Luke sighed, a slightly wistful smile playing over his lips. But he quickly wiped the smile from his face, finding his actions curious, and not liking the warm feeling in his chest. He knew he was letting himself grow too attached to Percy, if he didn't stop himself he knew he would fall in love again. And that was something Luke didn't want to do, he knew he wouldn't be very tempted by Percy's blood, so wasn't likely to try and feed from him. But he also knew that if Percy and he became a couple, he would out-live the boy, and would be left alone.
Not to mention the hazardous lifestyle he would be inflicting upon Percy, never living in one place for long, always cautious about human contact. And on the off-chance that Percy's blood became to tempting, a repeat of Thalia. And that thought, Luke couldn't stand, he knew he needed to precede with caution, keep his heart guarded.
Luke shook his head, smirking at his own rambling mind, he was over-thinking this situation… He had simply stayed the night with a demigod he'd saved, never-mind that he'd revealed his entire past to the boy. Just then Percy walked back out of the bathroom, and all confused thoughts left Luke, the vampire smiled, looking Percy over; he was wearing the required 'Camp Half-Blood' orange tee-shirt, and a pair of dark gray jeans. Luke found himself staring, but he quickly caught himself and looked down, if he'd been alive he was sure he would've blushed.
Percy offered a small smile to Luke, then proceeded to pick up a pair of black and white converse shoes by the door, then sat on an empty bunk to put them on. Once he had the shoes on, Percy looked up at Luke, he took in the worn and bloodied clothing, then stood, "Would you like to change clothes, you look like you're the same size as me…." He said, trailing off as he walked over to his dresser, digging through the drawers. He pulled out a long-sleeved camp shirt, and a pair of light blue jeans, he tossed the clothing to Luke, "There you go, I think those will fit." He said.
"Thanks," Luke said, catching the clothes, Percy gestured the bathroom, and Luke walked into it, placing the clothes on the counter and closing the door behind him. Luke lifted off his worn light-gray sweatshirt, dropping it into a corner, then unbuttoned his black jeans, stepping out of them and dropping them next to the shirt. He paused in his green-blue boxer-briefs, studying his reflection in the mirror; He was tall, about six foot two inches, lean and well muscled, and his blond hair was messy, but in a good way. If you looked for the signs of his vampirism, it wasn't hard to see; the pale skin, somewhat gaunt cheeks, and bruise-type shadows under his eyes. But it made him look better, giving him a sort of ethereal appearance.
Luke snapped out of his thoughts, picking up the light blue jeans, he quickly slid them on, finding them to be a comfortable fit, then zipped and buttoned them before picking up the orange long-sleeved 'Camp Half-Blood' shirt. After putting the shirt on, and finding it to fit perfectly, Luke walked back out of the bathroom, to be met by Percy's approving stare.
"Fits you nicely," The half-blood said, sounding proud of his choices. Luke nodded his head, "Yeah, they fit perfectly, thanks again." The vampire said thankfully. "No problem, and you can keep the clothes, I've got too many, and I can always get one of the Hermes campers to steal me more from the camp store." Percy told him with a grin. Luke smiled gratefully, and Percy gestured to the door, "We should probably get to the dining hall, breakfast will be over soon—wait, do vampires eat human food?" the demigod said, pausing and looking questioningly at Luke.
Luke chuckled lightly, "No, but I'd love to join you, if you'll have me?" the vampire said, raising an inquisitive eyebrow. Percy smiled broadly, "I'd like that." He said eagerly. Then Percy turned and started out the cabin door, pausing momentarily on the porch and waiting for Luke, once Luke and he started walking towards the dining pavilion they saw Annabeth running towards them.
The blond girl fell into line with the two, "Good morning," Luke offered, "Morning, how'd you guys 'sleep'?" Annabeth replied, tone overly suggestive. Percy stifled a chuckle, "Oh, yeah, we 'slept' great." The half-blood playfully responded, doing air quotes on the word 'slept'. Luke was somewhat baffled by the suggestively playful banter, and felt extremely awkward. He didn't no what to say in this situation so he stayed quiet, just chuckling lightly at their playful chatting.
When they reached the dining pavilion Annabeth left them to join the Athena cabin, and Percy told Luke it was fine for him to sit with him, since he wasn't exactly a demigod anymore. Luke sat at the table while Percy went to get his breakfast, and watched as he offered a portion of it to the gods. When Percy returned to the table they began chatting lightly.
"So, where do you live Luke, if you don't mind my asking that is?" Percy asked, while spooning cereal into his mouth. "Well, I don't really 'live' anywhere, I just go from place to place in New York, a night here, a night there…." Luke answered, trailing off. Percy frowned slightly, "You know, I'm sure Chiron wouldn't mind if you stayed here, I mean, if you want to…." The dark haired demigod suggested, hoping the vampire would agree.
Luke didn't know if he should, while the prospect of staying in one place was very tempting—especially if that place had this particular half-blood, Luke thought—it also presented problems; if he ever lost control of his hunger around here it would be bad…. But at the same time, Percy's hopeful tone made him want to say yes even more. And he had to admit, he deeply enjoyed being around the half-blood, and he nearly forgot his caution about falling in love.
"I would love to, but are you sure everyone would be alright with that, I mean, I am a blood-thirsty monster…." Luke said, a hint of shame creeping into his voice. Percy shook his head, "You're not a monster…, and nobody would mind. And besides, I thought demigod blood wasn't tempting for you?" Percy said, almost irritated that Luke thought of himself as a monster. Luke thought for a second, "Well, demigod blood isn't really tempting, but I don't know how I'll feel about it when I'm hungry…." The vampire said, wanting to make sure Percy knew the risks of what he was suggesting.
"I think you'll be able to control yourself, and besides, as long as you don't get too hungry-er-thirsty, you won't lose control." Percy stated simply, smiling slightly at Luke. Luke decided he would just go for it, he was tired of spending this eternity alone, and Percy did make a good point; demigod blood wasn't as tempting as human blood, so this was really the perfect place for him. "Okay, I'll stay, but first I need to know your camp directors are okay with it." Luke said, not able to contain his smile as Percy's face lit with a smile of his own.
"Okay great, we'll talk to Chiron about it after breakfast." Percy said happily, glad that he'd be able to spend more time with this vampire. Luke let his smile remain on his face, his happiness at finally having a possibly permanent home overwhelming, especially since Percy would be here. Though he knew he wasn't supposed to let himself feel this attached, he just couldn't help it, Percy was infectious….
A/N: Okay, so I'm sorry for the lack of actual events in that chapter, lol, but I'm always overeager to get chapters out, I just can't help it. Anyway, let me know what you guys think, or just review to let me know whether or not you like it, cuz I only got 1 review for the last chater, and that bummed me to the point where I got a bit writers blocked, so I really do depend on your reviews!