PERCY'S POV
The shock had barely just set in the Scarlet Sinclair, possibly the most attractive kid in this camp had just kissed me and possibly used those love powers on me because it made my heart flutter in my chest. It wasn't like I was complaining of course but I just kissed someone and love god's kid at that, If Eros wasn't gonna give Ares permission to smite me before he would definitely do it now. The only reason I got to the dining pavilion in time was because Nico Di Angelo emerged from the shadows and scared me.
"Did Scarlet just kiss you?" he asked like he been standing there the whole time, which I'm pretty sure he wasn't
"Gods nico! you gotta stop that," I said coming out the shock "and no I didn't you seeing things"
"Umm sure whatever percy, if you stand there any longer you gonna be late to dinner." Nico said flatly "I have to go or Will is gonna come and hunt me down" Nico said before shadow traveling away.
"Right thanks Nico" I said while running in the same direction Scarlet did a few minutes ago.
I sat at the Hephaestus table with Leo and his siblings. The camp had less uptight about campers sitting at different tables. Every now and again I would catch Scarlet taking a few quick glances over at me and quickly look away when she saw that I was already looking over at her. I couldn't get my mind off the fact that she had just kissed me not even 20 minutes ago. It was still hard to believe an Eros kid kissing a Poseidon kid. I wasn't sure how I felt about the kiss yet, I liked it but I hated it at the same time. I honestly thought this was some sick joke that Aphrodite was playing on me.
I had a physical fight with Ares, Scarlet kinda grandpa and fought him on at least one other occasion and now Aphrodite was trying to make a love story out of her son's kid and me. At this point I really thought Aphrodite just loved humiliating me. First with Annabeth, a daughter of Athena and me, a son of Poseidon knowing that our parents basically hate each other. Then making her turn around and date a girl, not like I have a problem with it but was I that bad that of a boyfriend? And then now with whatever was going on between me and Scarlet. I sent a burnt offering up to my dad and Aphrodite, offering her a blue chocolate chip cookie and asking if she could please guide me in the right direction with Scarlet, by right direction I meant no direction at all I couldn't date an Eros kid that would be crazy. And one final prayer to Eros hoping he wouldn't give Ares the clear to strike me down right now because me and his daughter just kissed.
At the end of the night I walked to the Poseidon cabin and layed on my bed. I couldn't sleep though all I could think about was that dam kiss (get it?). Why was I still thinking about that I thought to myself. I tried convincing myself that maybe I didn't like it and trying to convince myself that I didn't like her. That didn't work. Aphrodite's or even possibly Scarlet's magic or whatever was going on had been stronger than it was with Annabeth. I could feel it. It's not like Can march up to Olympus and tell her: hey can you stop making me fall in love with girls that are supposed to be my enemy? Even if I could I'd highly doubt that she would listen. She loved making me suffer and I wasn't sure why or what I did to deserve it. I went to the beach to hopefully clear my clouded head. When I got out there I noticed two people sitting on the beach. It looked to be two girls by their height. I squinted to get a closer look, it was Annabeth and Piper.
I did think they made a really cute couple. They were laying on the beach together laughing looking at the stars. I couldn't hear what they were saying, probably telling each other embarrassing stories from their past. They were all I wanted in a relationship. They were so cute they fought together really well and they really understood each other more than anyone else did. Not too long ago they were taking a quest together, that had really solidified their relationship. Now they could work together without even having to talk, they were the ultimate power couple. A lot of people envied their relationship, I mean who wouldn't though. In a way they were kind of like Will and Nico. Always together, One of them didn't talk to a whole lot of people other than the person they were dating and loved each other so much that it made your physical heart hurt. Aphrodite had done a really, really good job on them. I decided to go back to my cabin and let them have this time alone, they deserved it. And after many failed attempts I finally fell asleep.