²𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐘✸ percy jackson

XVI.

MΛЯK ӨF ΛƬΉΣПΛ

LUCIA GOT HER PLATE OF PASTA BUT THE UNIVERSE SEEMED TO THINK SHE WAS PUSHING IT BY ASKING FOR EIGHT HOURS OF INTERRUPTED SLEEP.

The girl awoke to an incredibly loud horn blast. She shot up from her bed frantically, accidentally bumping her head against the wall.

"Ow!" She whined, "Ugh." She rubbed at the growing bump on her temple, her head beginning to ache.

She wondered if Leo was pulling another joke. Then the horn boomed again. It sounded like it was coming from several hundred yards away—from another vessel.

She already had a restless night full of Coach Hedge's threats. He even suggested putting a collar on her and Percy.

It was now his go-to warning when it came to the couples on the ship. Lucia didn't think he realized that she could control the sound coming from a bell if she wanted to.

Percy did. That was why he was grinning like an idiot the entire time Coach was making the threat. Which really didn't help with his anger...

Coach Hedge had also been on watch throughout the night to ensure the couple wasn't sneaking out anymore. Lucia heard banging on her door every few seconds the entire night.

Coach Hedge did know she could turn invisible and had to keep checking that she wasn't sneaking around to do any "funny business".

Seriously why can't this goat just say sex?

She had no time to get properly dressed. So she hastily threw one of Percy's T-shirts over the pajama shorts and sports bra she slept in. Lucia grabbed her quiver from its hook and ran up the stairs, her bracelet dangling on her wrist like always. When her bare feet hit the deck she saw that the others were already gathered.

Piper's clothes were not quite on right, her kuromi shirt was on backward. Frank's Vancouver Winter Olympics shirt was inside out. Percy was wearing pajama pants with a bronze breastplate over his bare chest (Lucia's eyes lingered for a little too long).

Hazel's curly hair was all blown to one side. Leo had accidentally set himself on fire and his t-shirt was in charred tatters while his arms were smoking. And Jason was in a purple pajama set with a bald eagle print. Well, that's a sight...

Annabeth came up to Lucia cursing under her breath in annoyance, She handed her the second mug of coffee she held.

"You are an angel." Lucia hummed taking a sip from the rich bitter coffee. Of course, Annabeth knew exactly how she liked it.

About a  hundred yards to port, a massive cruise ship glided past. Tourists waved at them from fifteen or sixteen rows of balconies. Some smiled and took pictures. None of them looked surprised to see an Ancient Greek trireme. Maybe the Mist made it look like a fishing boat, or perhaps the cruisers thought the Argo II was a tourist attraction. The cruise ship blew its horn again, and the Argo II had a shaking fit.

"Ow!" Lucia whined, She flinched and droplets of hot coffee spilled onto the deck. Percy walked over and put his hands over her ears in the meantime.

Even Coach Hedge needed to plug his ears. "Do they have to be so loud?"

"They're just saying hi," Frank speculated.

"That's it?! I woke up and bumped my head for a hi?!" Lucia huffed, "Percy throw them overboard!."

"Luz? I can't?" Percy said, though he seemed to be considering it.

"Lucia!" Piper chided,

"Tough crowd." she huffed. Sipping on more of the hot liquid.

"WHAaaat" Hedge tried yelling at the ship full of people but Lucia immediately made his voice die in the air.