Welcome to chapter 8! Bit slower than the last two, just trying to get the characters to the proper places in their development before they can do anything with Percy. No warning, but Percy does have some interesting interactions. Without further ado, I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 8 - Girls are Confusing

He had washed his face with cool water, to try to get himself to come to his senses. He still wasn't perfect, but he was better.

He had left Drew's room, thankful that no one was in the corridor at the time to see him leave, looking as flustered as he currently did.

He needed to make sure Silena was okay, but he also had to get himself right mentally first. Otherwise who knew what would happen?

Deciding to put himself first for the next hour or so, he went to his room and grabbed some swimming trunks.

He slipped them on and made his way to the indoor pool as quickly as possible, hoping not to run into anyone.

He was never so lucky.

He was one corner away from being at the pool when he ran into Calypso. It was frustrating how effortlessly beautiful she was. Everything she did she seemed to do with grace. Everything that is but interact with Percy Jackson.

Her mouth dropped open into a small o shape. Her eyes quickly roamed his entire body, taking in his broad shoulders and well-toned pecs. Her eyes wondered down to his abs and he heard a small gasp.

"Hey Calypso" He said, while awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. She didn't respond. "Calypso?" He shook her shoulders gently.

"Huh?" She said intelligently, eyes not moving from his happy trail. She was so focused. She was so out of it, she wasn't even blushing in embarrassment.

He clicked his fingers in front of her face snapping her out of her focus. "My eyes are up here, sunshine." He said while laughing lightly.

At the last word her face turned from one of guilty surprise, to furious anger.

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" She screamed into his face, slapping his chest after getting within a few inches of him. Her face had gone red, and it looked like tears were threatening to fall.

What had he done wrong? Sure, he had teased her, but he didn't say anything offensive. Then suddenly, the face of her ex-boyfriend Leo Valdez popped into his thoughts with the pet name he used for her.

Sunshine.

He'd fucked up. He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her into a tight hug. Her arms were awkwardly by her side, confused at what was happening.

"I'm so sorry. I wasn't thinking. I Fucked up." He whispered gently into her ear. He rubbed her back comfortingly. She seemed to calm, as she slowly wrapped her arms around him returning the hug.

It got awkward all of a sudden. Calypso pried herself out of his grasp, blushing brightly. Looking anywhere but at Percy. She hadn't moved back yet however.

He looked down at himself and wondered why. He'd somehow forgotten he was wearing practically nothing, just some shorts.

"Oh, sorry about that." He said as a small bush crept up his neck.

She finally looked up. Her eyes landed on his eyes, before darting to his lips. Her pupils seemed to have doubled in size.

Before he could understand what that usually meant she forced her lips on his hard. Her lips were moving quickly, trying to get a reaction from him.

There was so much lust, he couldn't help but kiss her back. It was sloppy and open mouthed but kisses that intense usually are.

It lasted just under a minute, before she pulled away. She was gasping quietly. Before Percy could work out what had just happened he felt her hand in his face.

It wasn't a gentle caress in preparation to kiss him again however. She had slapped him, hard. His hand came up to grab his cheek, that was already pink and hot.

He looked up at her to see her stomping away in anger.

What was her problem? She had made a move on him, and then decided to just bitch slap him. He couldn't work out what was going on in her head.

One minute she was glaring daggers at him, then she was flirting with him. Then she was kissing him, to slap him a minute later.

He knew she has some feeling for him, but she had to be confused as to what those feeling meant.

He shook his head and sighed, before walking the short distance to the pool.

He had hoped that the pool would be empty. Apparently, since being transported to this island, everything he hoped for didn't come true.

As he opened the door he heard music playing softly. Some generic pop song that he didn't recognise. He could feel something disturbing the water.

He looked to the pool to find Zoe gracefully swimming lengths. Her form was immaculate, which shouldn't have surprised him considering her heritage.

"Do you mind if I join you?" He called, surprising her.

She looked at him and blushed before shaking her head. She was wearing a modest bathing suit. Nothing as revealing as the Aphrodite girls the other day. It did hug her figure nicely though, showing off how toned her physique was.

He dived into the pool, swimming a lap underwater to show off. He didn't even cheat, he held his breath the entire way.

He burst out of the water, taking in a deep breath. He looked over to Zoe who had been staring at him. She blushed again and looked away.

"Blushing again? Is there something you want to tell me?" He asked, looking at her curiously.

She looked mortified "No! no, no, not at all!" She spluttered.

He glided towards her slowly, when he was an arm's length away, he took her shoulders into his hand.

"Are you sure?" he pressed.

"Get of me!" She snapped, her voice shaking slightly. She tried unsuccessfully to get his hands off her, but he wasn't being aggressive or predatory.

Because she was refusing eye contact, he took her chin gently and tipped her head back giving her no choice but to look into his eyes.

He seemed to see two distinct emotions. Fear and even more surprisingly… desire.

"What are you scared of?" He asked while staring intently into her eyes.

He felt her shiver at the intensity of his stare. An eternity later she whispered, "You."

His eyebrows shot up in surprise, "Why? What do I do that makes you scared of me?"

She sighed at his misunderstanding. "No, I'm not scared of you Percy. I'm scared of what you make me want to do." She muttered while blushing

Percy mentally sighed a breath of relief. He hadn't been inappropriate, she was just scared of what she was feeling. He decided to have a little fun with her.

"Really? And what do you want to do to me?" He asked while grinning at her discomfort.

She somehow didn't detect his teasing tone, "I don't know." She said before sighing. "Things."

"Things?" She nodded a confirmation, "What things?"

"Things that Lady Artemis would have had me removed had I still been a hunter." She said while blushing.

"Like what?" He said, eager for her to say it. She didn't give him the satisfaction.

She did however lean forward and start kissing him.

She was trying to do too much, which was to be expected considering this could have been her first time making out with someone. "Calm down. I get this is exciting and scary and other things. Just let me control this okay."

She nodded while biting her lip while not so subtly checking him out.

He grabbed her hips, before using the water to push them to the side of the pool. He put her against the side gently before restarting the kiss.

He took it slow as to not overwhelm her. He was gentle and closed mouth for a few minutes before deciding to go further.

Her lips moved against his greedily, trying to copy all the tiny details he was doing. He had to give it to her, she was a quick learner.

He decided to test her. He bit her bottom lip dragging it out with his teeth. He felt her shiver, before the quietest of moans escaped her throat. So quite that had he not been listening or a reaction he wouldn't have caught it.

It seemed to unleash a monster from within her. Her hands that had been limp by her side were now gripping either side if his face. She kissed him so forcefully it actually hurt. Yet for some reason it was turning him on.

He escaped her death grip, before kissing her jawline. He felt her completely still. "Is this okay?" he said, kissing her jaw after every word. He didn't look up.

He heard her whimpering when he stopped for a few seconds. "Does that mean continue?" he asked.

"Yes." She groaned out breathily.

He continued kissing, trying to find her more sensitive spots. One spot on her collarbone, almost all her jaw and a nice spot on her neck. He grazed his teeth against the sensitive spot on her neck.

He heard the sharp intake of breath. He started nipping at the spot, not enough to give a hickey yet.

"I can make you feel really good," he said, "But everyone will know we did this."

She was in a dilemma. Her head was telling her to tell him to get the fuck off her. Her body was waging war on her common sense. Everything he did had her body wanting more of him anywhere and everyway. Anyway, he wanted her, her body would have been happy to give him.

This was going dangerously far.

Sensing her reluctance, he thought of a compromise. "I can do what you want me to on a spot you can hide. That way no one knows, and you get to try something new." He reasoned.

It sounded too good to be true. But she really wanted to do this, and she trusted him, for good or for ill.

"Somewhere hidden" She agreed breathlessly.

He moved his mouth down to the spot on her collarbone earlier. He dragged his teeth across it a few times, just for her pleasure.

Knowing she was ready, he took her skin into his mouth and sucked hard. He felt her head fall backwards. She was whimpering longingly.

"That okay?" He asked gently. "Do you want me to do that again.

She nodded her head enthusiastically, earning a light chuckle from him.

He went to the spot that was already starting to turn red. He kissed it tenderly, before repeating what he had done, leaving no doubt that it would bruise. This time she was more vocal, a loud moan of, "Oh my Gods!" escaping her pretty lips.

She felt something strange that she had never felt before. He nether region was tingling with want. She had no experience of this before, but she had heard people describe what she was feeling. She was horny.

This was bad, she had to get out of here before she did something regrettable. She kissed him lightly on the mouth, before pulling herself out of the pool.

"Bye" She said abruptly, before sprinting out of the room.

He had severely underestimated how difficult leading a harem would be. Dealing with so many confusing/confused girls was exhausting.

He had imagined just fucking a pretty girl whenever he wished. It was much more complicated than that. He swam for 15 minutes or so, just to relax his body and mind before leaving the pool.

After going back to his room and drying and changing into some fresh clothes he headed to Silena's room.

He heard some crappy chick flick through the door. He knocked and opened the door after hearing a soft "come in."

Silena was wrapped in a blanket on her bed, eyes focused on whatever movie she was watching.

"Hey. Are you feeling okay?" He probed gently.

"Honestly?" She replied, he nodded, "I'd rather watch my film and talk to you tomorrow."

He appreciated her honesty, "That's fine. I'll leave you be then. Goodnight."

With that he smiled at her sadly, before closing her door behind him.

He looked out of a window to see it was turning night time outside. It had been a busy day for him.

He had woken up to a morning hand job from Annabeth, in the process learning he had very sensitive nipples. It was always a brilliant way to wake up to an orgasm.

He had then sorted out the sex toy scandal.

Next, he had then made out with Katie, then he had made her a quivering wreck with just his fingers.

An argument had caused him to corner Drew, who completely flipped the tables on him. She wrapped him around her finger, then sucked him off and swallowed his big load, like a greedy slut.

He had run into Calypso, who was as bipolar as ever, first kissing him and then slapping him. He didn't get an explanation for either.

Finally, he found Zoe in the pool. After talking for a minute, they started making out. She got into way more than Percy expected, leading to him giving her, her first hickey. It all seemed to become too much, as just when it was getting to the good part she ran away.

No wonder he was so tired. He slumped into his room, brushing his teeth quickly before collapsing on his bed and passing out. He could just about remember Annabeth joining him some time later, before he fell asleep once more.

Sorry for the lack of lemony action, but this and the next chapter are necessary to get to the good stuff, otherwise I don't think it would make sense. I hope you all enjoyed nonetheless. To those that are kind enough to review, this will be the last time I respond to everyone of you. I will still read them all and will respond if I think it's important, but I'm running out of ways to so thanks!

Darkmist – Thanks! Yeah Percy is pretty much going to avoid her for a while, until she will probably get impatient and pull some stunt.

TeNellis – Yeah, change of pace for that chapter. Drew is obviously way to good at manipulating guys without much game, so Percy didn't really stand a chance.

NP – The proper good stuff will arrive soon, just try to be patient. It will be made worth it by a British saying about London buses, if you know it great, if not look it up and see what it means.

Yolo – Cheers! Percy will get to a stage where he can deal with Drew, I just have to work out who to get Percy's character to become less caring and more brutal. It will happen, but I'm trying to do it as realistically as possible.

Guest – Yeah, the software just doesn't work sometimes. Just an FYI to scoff food is the same as scarfing it down, it's just a British slang word for it. I didn't realise it was slang because it's so commonly used where I live, so I will try not use British slang again, to minimize confusion.

So, this will be the last time I respond like this, if you ask something and I think it needs answering I will do so here, but otherwise I will just read and enjoy your feedback. If you enjoyed you can follow, favourite and review. Until Friday, Peace!