Percy's New Life

Back to Camp PT 3

Next morning 9:30 AM
Percy POV
I woke up the next morning, I looked over and saw Paige laying on her side facing me, she was adorable when she was sleeping, I smiled and got out of bed. I walked over and shook her shoulder, she groaned and opened her eyes slightly "what time is i-OH MY GOD!" she yelled, I looked down and realized I was in my underwear, my face went red and I dove back into my bed and covered myself with my blankets "I AM SO SORRY!" I said loudly "WHY ARE YOU IN YOUR UNDERWEAR?" she asked "I FORGOT, IT GOT HOT SO I TOOK OFF MY PANTS"I tried to explain. Suddenly Nico burst through the door "WHAT'S GOING ON?" he yelled "NOTHING!" me and Paige yelled at the same time "but I heard screaming" he said while sounding confused "everything's fine, just get out" I said while trying to hide my embarrassment "uhm, ok, breakfast is starting soon, and Tyson, Sally, Paul, Grover, Annabeth, Thalia, and your dad will be here around noon" he said "ok thanks Nico" I said. Nico left my cabin and Paige got up, grabbed her jeans and a t-shirt to use the restroom, when the door closed I got up and threw in my black jeans, my converse, my Five Finger Death Punch shirt, and my beanie and put them on. Paige then walked out of the restroom with an embarrassed look on her face "uh, I'm sorry about that" I said while looking down "it's fine, let's just forget it happened" she said while walking toward the door. We got to the pavilion and sat at my table, fortunately the nymph's that served the food made themselves visible, they looked a lot like humans, except slightly pointed ears and the cloud like eyes. "what can I get you?" a blonde nymph asked us "I'll have blueberry pancakes with extra syrup, bacon, and an orange juice" I answered "ok, and for you?" she asked Paige "uhm, I'll have the same thing" she said "ok, I'll bring you your food in a bit" she said before walking away.

Five minutes later
Paige POV
The lady brought us our food and me and Percy were just talking about school "so has Blake given you any trouble?" Percy asked "no, he's been really quiet lately, you must've really embarrassed him" I said while smiling.

Five minutes later
Percy POV
Breakfast had ended and me I was giving Paige a tour of camp "here's the arena, we use it for training and sparring" I said "wait, training? Sparring? What kind of camp is this?" she asked "Chiron has a thing for Greek mythology, he believes the stories have morals that apply to modern life" I explained "plus, no other camp has sword fighting with real swords" I continued. We ended up walking along the beach watching the waves, I looked to my left and saw my dad walking toward us "dad" I said as I got up and walked toward him "Percy my boy" he said when he was in front of me and placed his hands on my shoulders "it's been too long" he said warmly "I know, I've been busy with school" I told him "I bet" he said, he then looked behind me "and who is that?" he asked, "oh, dad this is Paige" I said as he walked back and walked Paige forward "my girlfriend" I continued "girlfriend? Good for you my boy" he said a he looked at Paige "hi Mr. Jackson" she said nervously "oh please, call me Poseidon" he said cheerfully, no one noticed the panicked feeling on Percy's face "Poseidon? Is that a nickname?" Paige asked, Poseidon looked confused until he saw Percy's face "uh, yes it is" he said "ok, how'd you get it?" Paige asked "well for starters I'm Greek, and I love the ocean" he said quickly, Paige chuckled lightly "Percy can I speak to you privately for a second?" Poseidon asked "uhm, yeah sure" I said. We walked far enough away so Paige couldn't hear us before we both stopped "you know what I want to talk about" Poseidon said "yeah, I do" I said "why haven't you told her who you really are?" he asked "I don't want her to walk away from me, or even worse getting hurt, I wouldn't be able to handle that" I said sadly "Percy, my son, you have to tell her, it's unfair to her" he said "I'm just...I'm just not ready yet" I said "how much do you love her?" he asked "what?" I asked "how much do you love her?" he asked again "I would jump into Tartarus a hundred times over again to keep her safe" I said confidently "then you have to tell her" he said sternly "I don't mean today, or tomorrow, but soon" he continued "I will" I said reassuringly, more to myself than to him "ok, well I need to go, Tyson will be here soon, so be ready for that" he said before walking into the ocean.

Paige POV
I was standing alone on the beach for several minutes until I saw Percy walking towards me "what took you so long?" I asked, he seemed upset, his shoulders were low and his eyes were glassy "sorry, we had to talk about some personal stuff" he said as he wrapped his arm around my waist "are you ok?" I asked "yeah I'm fine, just a little tired" he said "let's get back, I think a few of our guest has arrived" he said