So, I am in a really generous mood this week. You ask, I deliver. I think I might do a rotation thing with my stories to keep everyone happy. Anyone here's part 3 of my no longer a one-shot.
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PERCY
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"I'll take you to your cabins first, so you can put down your things," Percy explained as he walked Frank, Hazel and Reyna towards the cabins. It has been so long since he had been alone with them. But talking with them now, Percy could almost imagine himself back at Camp Jupiter preparing himself for morning muster. While Camp Half-Blood will always be his home, he will always have a soft spot in his heart for Camp Jupiter.
He turned to Reyna. "So, how are things on the west side?"
"Pretty much the same as you left it. Training is going well. Octavian is still causing havoc. Dakota still drinks too much Kool-air," she calmly replied. Reyna hadn't changed at all. Then again, Percy hadn't really expected her too. Reyna was the not the type of girl who would change her entire lifestyle just because she got herself a boyfriend.
"And Jason?" Percy usually wasn't the kind of guy that poked around in other people's lives, but Reyna was a special. Back when they were trying to keep giants from taking over the world, Reyna was trying to prevent World War III from braking out between the two camps. She was able to slow the Roman invasion just long enough for the seven of them to get back and put the end to everything. If Octavian or any of the other Roman soldiers had caught wind of what she was doing she would have been convicted of treason, stripped of her praetorian title, and executed. Her actions had gained her a lot of his respect in his book.
Reyna gave him an annoyed look that clearly read "grow up".
"I find our relationship highly satisfactory if that is what you are asking."
Percy rolled his eyes. Typical Reyna.
Hazel nudged his arm and whispered, "They are completely inseparable. You should have seen then on the plane−"
Reyna quickly silenced her with a deadly look. "Like I said, our relationship has never been stronger."
Sensing that it would be extremely unwise to question her further, he accepted her response with a nod.
Before long they were standing in front of the cabins.
"So, this is it," Percy said gesturing to the line of cabins with his arms. "I know it isn't much," Percy admitted. "Not when it is compared to Camp Jupiter. But what it lacks in size, it definitely makes up in character." He carefully observed their reactions.
"They're charming. It's like each one has its own personality." Hazel smiled. "Aren't they sweet Frank?"
Frank nodded. "It's like we're at Disneyland."
They turned to Reyna.
"Well, at least it's easy to tell them apart," she quietly stated.
"I know they're not up to regulation," Percy teased her. "But Camp Half-Blood does do regulations, we do fun."
"Is that your camp's mottos?"
"No, I think it's 'Sinatra before Davis, but not after Martin.' Chiron is a big fan of Rack Pack," Percy explained when they looked at him confusingly.
"The camp is a deceit size," said Reyna. "The way Jason described it, I expected it to be smaller."
Percy nodded. "And we're growing. We have nearly tripled our size since the first war."
"You shouldn't have told me that," Reyna mumbled underneath her breath.
"Why not?" Percy asked, but Hazel distracted him before he could get an answer.
"Which one will I be stay in , Percy?"
"The Hades' cabin is right over here." Percy led them down the line of cabins to them to the black cabin with crossbones nailed to the door.
Hazel looked upon in it horror. "It's so pretty," she lied.
"Nico designed it," explained Percy. "I don't think he expected people to actually live in it."
"Perhaps, it's nicer inside," suggested Frank. He poked his through the open doorway. "Oh nope. Nevermind. It's worse."
"So, I really have to sleep in there? All by myself?" asked Hazel.
"If you really don't like I'm sure we could work out something."
"No," Reyna interjected. "There will be no need for that. We agreed to follow your customs while we are here, and we don't want to cause trouble." She turned her dark gaze onto Hazel.
"It's fine, Percy," said Hazel. "I just wished Nico was here to stay with me."
Percy nodded sympathetically. "He's off doing business for your father, isn't he?"
"Yeah," Hazel mumbled. She ran in to her new cabin, placed her suitcase on the floor and then quickly ran out again as if she was afraid the floor was going to eat her up.
Percy turned to Frank and Reyna. "I'll show you were you both will be staying next."
"Both of us?"
"Well, Bellona has no Greek equivalent, so since she is the goddess of war we decided to put you in the in the Ares cabin."
Frank's face became bright red. "I'm sharing a cabin with Reyna?"
"Add the rest of the Ares and Mars kids," Percy quickly added. As Percy spoke he began to understand the problem. At Camp Jupiter, campers were selected to join Barracks based on their skills, rank and presentence, but even the barracks had different selections for boys and girls. Camp Half-Blood was different because the cabins were based off parentage, so everyone staying in the cabin considered each other siblings. With Frank only being in his second year at Camp Jupiter, he was way below Reyna's rank of praetor. Obviously, this created an interested situation for them.
"Do you mind Reyna?" Percy asked.
She shook her head. If she had any objections to sharing a room with Frank she kept them to herself, though Percy has an inkling that she deeply regretted her "We will not cause trouble" comment to Hazel earlier.
"Really, Bellona had more in common with Athena than she does Ares, but I can understand why Annabeth doesn't want me in her cabin."
"Annabeth doesn't hate you."
Reyna gave him a doubtful look. "Let's move on."
I already have a Jason chapter 3/4 done and another Piper chapter 1/2 done, so I think I will be updating this story again pretty soon, but after that I make no promises. Please, please review.
