Realising the Reality

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AN: These chapters are getting harder and harder to name. Help!

Time: A few hours later

"What were you doing so long in her room?!" Other than Thalia, Drew and Athena, every girl in the room screeched in perfect unison, making Thalia wince as they glared at her together.

Percy scratched his short hair, lightly rubbing the buzz left by his military haircut, tired to his bones. He seriously had to grow out his hair again. His bleary sea-green eyes roved the room, bored out of his mind. His mouth felt dry, and his eyes still burned, bloodshot. His throat felt sore from all the screaming he had done earlier. There were dark bags under his eyes.

He faintly noted with mild amusement that the twins and Neo were in on the 'hate Thalia' programme, throwing the powerful elder daughter of Zeus timid glares every now and then.

For her part, Thalia seemed to bask in their jealousy, throwing gloating looks and smiles at them as she sidled next to him, suggestively leaning into him and throwing flirtatious touches up his arm.

Percy's face drowned in gold, despite his tiredness.

He was NOT a morning person.

Or a night person.

Or an afternoon/evening person.

If he could, he would burrow into the sheets and snore away all day, only going out for meals and bathroom breaks. He never liked to get up, leaving the warmth of the bed. It was the hardest part of the day, regardless of which hour it was.

"He was just.... comforting me," Thalia spoke suggestively, a dreamy look crossing her face as her electric blue eyes glazed over.

Artemis came to his rescue, saving Percy from blushing furiously at her implications as she jerked him towards her, throwing a harsh glare at her lieutenant. Percy almost fell over as he shifted, and turned towards Artemis with a questioning look. Artemis just turned her scathing glare on him, in response.

Hurriedly, he turned towards Thalia, but her spot had been taken by Reyna, who was burning holes into his head.

Percy raised his arms in surrender. "What is wrong with you people? I thought that you will all hate me for this... entire harem business."

"Oh, trust me, we're angry alright." Athena snapped at him.

Percy ignored her scathing comment, something which was a constant even during his time as a demigod, choosing instead to concentrate outside.

The night was quiet, but lively. The sky was dark, shining brightly with innumerable stars that dotted the heavens, forming a beautiful picture. The silent and deserted, beautiful yet wild, environment reminded Percy that his house was the only building for several hundred miles. The moon glowed in the sky, assuming a slight yellow tinge. The palm trees swayed gently in the perpetual breeze that occurred at such beaches, and the sand seemed to glow silver in the moonlight, an endless stretch of ivory. Gentle waves crashed on the shore, creating a gentle, pleasant sound, the white foam like horses that rode the crests of the waves. The moon's pale yellow reflection danced in the waters of the ocean below.

All these were on the distant beach.

Maybe there was a lot of life out there, hidden beneath the waves.

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