A few hours later, after seeing Percy retreat from where we were, I was in the cabin, packing things in my bag that I was gonna bring for the Swim and Beach activity.
I glanced over at my reflection in the mirror and made sure my two piece swimsuit was covering what needed to be covered. I couldn't help but notice that I had the same attractive features of the Aphrodite kids.
Father must've really given me a power of each Olympian God, I thought as I picked up my bag.
I was about to leave when the door opened. I turned and saw Percy, wearing nothing but some beach shorts and was staring at me with a red face.
He caught my eye and quickly lowered his head as he walked across the room. I slid on a thin shirt and silently made sure I had what I needed and slowly walked towards the door.
I didn't know why I was taking my time just to be in the same room of my enemy, but whatever the reason was, it felt like I didn't care.
"Uh, Amber?" I felt my heart leap as I turned and raised an eyebrow.
"Do you mind helping me pack a few things I forgot? I'm not the most organized person in the world..." He said and smiled sheepishly.
"Sure." I replied and found myself grinning.
I didn't know what came up to me that made me agree, nor did I know why I couldn't stop smiling, but I couldn't even think straight! Especially if he kept smiling gratefully at me every now and then. His eyes twinkled as he smiled, as if he's enjoying our moment. I ignored these acts and concentrated on helping him, but when he wasn't looking, I couldn't help but smiled to myself. He picked up a picture frame and took a deep breath.
"Is there something wrong?" I asked quietly, as if I was afraid that someone would see me caring about him.
"It's just Annabeth," he turned his back to me. Normally I would've taken this as offensive because I wasn't exactly a love doctor, but I bit my lip from making a snappy remark. Having Aphrodite's power too, I could feel people's emotions, and right now I can feel sadness and remorse from the boy in front of me.
"You don't have to tell me anything, you know. I'm sorry for not minding my own business." I said and forced myself to walk towards the door when he called me again.
I turned and found him sitting on my bed. I felt my legs move on their own and made me sit next to Percy. I wanted to leave the room so badly. I was afraid that I'll turn weak, but there was a part of me, a very small part, that would give anything to make this moment last forever.
"She's still upset about the whole...bumping thing." He muttered.
I didn't know what to answer and remained silent as I pretended to be fascinated with my fingers.
"I just wish she wouldn't be so uptight." He continued, oblivious to my awkwardness. "She gets mad when I talk to other girls, and she was more than furious when she saw us on the floor."
"It was just an accident. None of us were planning on it." I said and as our eyes met, I felt a strange sensation in my stomach. I gripped the ruby of my ring for strength and discreetly took a deep breath.
"I'm glad you understand," he smiled gratefully and I couldn't help but smile back. "That's a really nice ring," he glanced at my hand, finally noticing my fiddling. "Where did you get it?"
"Uhm, my parents gave it to me when I was a kid."
"That's nice. Did--"
I quickly stood up as if my butt got caught on fire and said, "It's time to go swimming. Come on."
I hurried for the door, leaving a mixture of sad, suprised, and disappointed emotions swirling behind me.
As the door slammed behind me, I felt as if another one opened in my heart.
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My Sweet Temptation--A Percy Jackson Love Story
FanfictionThe gods at Mt. Olympus thought everything was going to be peaceful now that the Lord of Time was dead, but how will they react when they find out Kronus has a daughter? With powers from of each of the Olympian Gods, Amber Campbell didn't really kn...