"Leo, you packed some extra luggage," Annabeth said, gritting her teeth while lugging my by my sweatshirt up the ships wide stairs.
"Hehe, how'd she get in there," he responded, twirling a piece of wire. His dark black hair was whipping all around his face. Jason and Piper were cracking up under their hands, and I saw the corners of Annabeths mouth twitch into a slight grin, before threatening to call coach Hedge, who I had only met once and definitely DID NOT want to meet again.
"Anny B, he's my brother, and your boyfriend, and I'm OBVIOUSLY your best friend, so shh shh shh and everyone's gonna live without Clarrises protector guy killing us all," I said calmly.
"But if anything bad happens to you, neither me or Percy could live with the guilt," Annabeth sobbed, Leo started to back up behind Annabeth, but she stood up strait and commanded forcefully, "don't even think about it Valdez." He hurriedly tip-toed backwards into position, then whistled innocently.
"Anna B, calm down. Breath in and out and... stuff," I said, fanning her face.
She took a deep breath, then said through gritted teeth,"It's okay, I guess. He is your brother, so, well, you had the right to come alone. And also... you've been in the bag for 7 hours, don't you have to go to the bathroom?"
"Oh, yes, by far," I said, nodding my head vigorously,"SOMEONE forgot to check on me in the first hour, and I was stuck in a tiny duffle bag for SEVEN FREIKEN HOURS... LEO!"
He blushed furiously, "Well, uhm, I kind of forgot."
My face felt hot, and by the look on Jason on Pipers faces, it was also bright red.
Annabeth noticed, and quickly changed the conversation, "Well, uh, the bathrooms downstairs, and we'll find a sleeping space for you at dinn-" I was already bolting down the steps, shouting a quick "thanks," then slammed the door of the bathroom shut.
Two hours later, I had taken my bath, destroying Leo's boat that he made (NOT the real one, a figurine that you can sail on a river) with a mini tsunami and a rubber ducky which I pretended was a giant sea monster. I asked beauty queen is she could braid my hair, but quickly took it out and pulled it into a high ponytail. I also wore my Camp Half Blood t-shirt and ripped blue jeans (which I'd sadly ripped while defeating Kronos' army.)
In the dining room, where the others were already situated, shone a bright picture of Camp Half Blood; the strawberry fields, the big house, the volleyball court, the pavilion, the lake... pretty much everything. Right now there was a beautiful sunset over the lake that made me tear up. There were three different shades of orange splattered across the sky, with pink spots here and there... but what was so beautiful was the ocean blue running through the tops of it all.
I grinned and the picture changed to the barren pavilion. This picture seemed around noon, so I was guessing Leo just placed random pictures taken by the campers. Probably Selene and me, which would explain why Leo had asked to borrow the pictures back in the days when she was dating Charlie before...
Never mind. Her death proved Aphrodite is more than just beauty and make-up... it's love and caring about those around you, no matter what.
We sat around the table, and gobbled down four slices of pizza and a cherry seltzer, then spoke up.
"So... where am I staying?" I asked.
"Well, my room... lots of dangerous and valuable stuff that I can't afford to break, so that's off limits, and not to mention I stay up till about four in the morning... anyway, Jason and Leo are guys, so no..." Annabeth said.
"Aw, c'mon, anybody would like to cuddle up with Leo," said Leo, hugging himself. I pinched him.
"So," Annabeth continued, looking irritated, "you can either stay in your brothers room, or Pipers room."
I looked across the table at Piper, who smiled. I stood up and held my arms out, "Roomates?" I asked
She stood up, and we hugged, "Roomates."