Chapter 5:

Percy's P.O.V.

As soon as I entered the camp grounds, I didn't expect that a lot of people would attend this camp. Piper muttered something about a girl named Drew and I was sure she called her a "fame whore." Leo was fidgeting with the hem of his shirt. We were walking towards the main pavilion and a lot of campers greeted Piper. She must be popular here.

"So," Leo said. I realized we haven't spoken to each other since the car ride going here "Where will we be staying at?"

"You'll be staying at your own cabins. Don't worry, I made sure that Percy and you had the same cabin. You two will be roommates." Piper said while she looked around.

"And who's your roommate?" I asked

"Annabeth." She answered. Leo looked at her like she was insane.

"The girl who almost killed me?" Leo asked

"She didn't even try to kill you Leo!" Piper told my friend "She just glared at you!"

I was about to ask who Annabeth is when the camp leader told everyone to go to the main pavilion. As we were walking towards the main pavilion, I bumped into someone.

"Sorry." I looked up and saw that it was Jason who bumped into me.

"It's okay!" he told me but he was looking at Piper the whole time.

"Hey." Piper greeted him. Jason smiled at her and Leo and I stood there, not knowing what to do.

"I missed you." Piper told him. They just stared at each other for a minute or so.

"Let's get out of here." Leo whispered and I agreed. While Jason and Piper were too busy staring at each other, Leo and I continued our way to the main pavilion. It was easy to spot because there's this big banner at the entrance which says "WELCOME CAMPERS TO THE MAIN PAVILION!"

"This better be fun." I told Leo as we went in.

As soon as we entered the main pavilion, we were greeted by most of the camp counselors. I can tell that they weren't enjoying it because one squeezed my hand really hard and another one just glared at me. There was this blonde dude who looked like he was going to kill me but he greeted me anyways.

After the camp counselors greeted us, we explored the place. A lot of new campers seem to know each other. A girl who wore too much make-up winked at me. I learned that her name was Drew and that I should avoid her before she has a crush on me and kills all the girls who try to talk to me. I could tell she was like the leader of this camp because a lot of people praised her.

"There you are!" I heard Piper scream behind me. Jason was behind her smiling at us. This guy may or may not be the ridiculously photogenic dude. "I was looking everywhere for you two. I thought Drew kidnapped you already or Octavian sacrificed you for the opening ceremony and used your blood to write his poems."

Just then, the camp leader who was wearing a green shirt asked us to sit at our respective tables. I looked at the piece of paper given to me before we went to camp and saw that my table number was 10.

"What's yours?" I asked them.

"Mine's 13." Leo said

"13." Piper said looking at Jason, probably hoping that he would be at table number 13.

I seriously don't understand why they aren't in a relationship yet.

"I got 10." Jason said

I looked at Piper who looked very disappointed.

"We should go to our table now, Piper." Leo said practically dragging Piper before she could confess her undying love for Jason.

"Well, we should head over our own table." Jason told me "The ceremony's starting soon."

We sat down on our table. The main pavilion was filled with noise. Music was playing although I couldn't identify what song was playing. A lot of people were talking and soon the main pavilion was filled with noise. I wasn't paying attention to the people who sat down with us because I was too busy avoiding Drew's gaze. She kept looking at me, winking and smiling. I was disgusted.

"She's such a bitch." I heard someone say beside me "Just because her dad owns half of this camp doesn't mean she could command everyone to praise her!"

I turned around and saw the most beautiful grey eyes I have ever seen. The girl behind me probably didn't expect me to turn around after her comment. She just looked at me and we had a little staring competition.

"Uh, I'm sorry." She finally said breaking our awkward silence. "You probably like her."

I smiled at her "Trust me, I don't. It looks like a box of crayons raped her face."

She laughed and I swear, her laugh was the most amazing thing I have ever heard. She was nice and since she hated Drew, I swear we'll get along just fine.

"I'm Annabeth, by the way." She introduced herself

"I'm Perseus," I told her "but everyone calls me Percy."

"Perseus?" she said "That's an interesting name."

"DEAR CAMPERS!" the camp leader announced. The noise died and everyone turned their full attention to the stage. "Welcome to Camp! I'm pretty sure you'll have the best summer here!"

A lot of campers cheered while I didn't pay attention to what the camp leader was saying. I was staring at Annabeth while she was listening to the camp leader. She had curly blond hair that was tied in a ponytail. I looked at Jason who was also paying attention to what the camp leader was saying. Since almost everyone was listening to the camp leader, I decided to listen to him too.

"Today's the start of something new!" the camp leader shouted "Before I announce some of the camp activities that will happen today, I would like to tell you about the end of the summer competition."

Now I was interested.

"The competition is basically the output of what you have practiced this summer. The people from the art department will be submitting their best artwork, the people from the writing department will submit a short novel, the dance department will be teaming up with the music department to make the best performance and the drama department will be submitting a film. The winners will be given a huge price at the end of the competition. The prize would probably be a contract to a publisher, an art collector, a recording company or whatever."

I heard Annabeth whisper something like "I got to win this."

"Anyways," the camp leader continued "I hope you'll have fun sharing your talents to everyone here! Now, here's Drew Tanaka and her friends for their special performance!"

Almost everyone cheered. I looked around and realized Annabeth, Jason and I were the only ones who didn't cheer at our table. The boy behind us looked at me like he was going to slaughter me.

"Don't worry, Percy." Annabeth whispered "She's not that talented. She just asked her daddy to pay the camp leader so that she could perform."

I nodded. I looked up at the stage and saw that Drew was staring at me. While her 'friends' prepared the stage for their performance, Drew stood there like a queen. She looked at me and winked. I wanted to throw up but I don't think Jason would like vomit all over him this early.

"Slut." I heard Annabeth say "No wonder Josh dumped her."

"Who's Josh?" I asked her

"A guy who likes my best friend." She answered "Drew winked at you by the way."

"So?"

"Let's just say your summer will be hell." Annabeth warned.

"Really?"

"I was just kidding." She laughed "As long as your friends with Reyna and Jason, she won't go near you."

"Why?"

"You like asking questions, huh?"

"Uh, sorry…" I apologized.

"No big deal. Drew's scared of Reyna." Annabeth explained

"This is the last question I'm going to ask you. Why?" I asked her.

"It's personal." Annabeth answered "But if you want to be safe from her grasp, I suggest you befriend Reyna."

"Can't I befriend you instead?" I asked her. I didn't know why but I was so comfortable around her.

She laughed "We could be friends. Reyna's my best friend too so it won't hurt if I'm friends with you to. Just promise me one thing."

"What?"

She took a deep breath and looked straight into my eyes "It seems crazy but, can you promise me you'll never fall in love with me?"

I didn't want to agree with her promise. It would be hard because I think I already developed a small crush on her. I just hope my decision would be worth it.

"Promise."