Camp Half Blood: One "Salty" Adventure

Chapter Thirty

Rose's POV:

When I woke up, I got myself ready for the day with a long awaited shower, freshly washed clothes, and some light makeup. I haven't had this in a while, so everything felt new and exciting. I decided to check on Cole after I had talked to Percy. Percy hugged me again this morning and was glad to have me back. He knew I'd have to go back because we didn't really complete the quest. Plus, we had to get Myra. I didn't even want to think about her anymore, but she always just popped into my mind for some reason. I don't know if I was mad at her, hurt by her, or what.

Once I got to Cole's Cabin, I lightly knocked on the door, not sure if they were awake or not. One of his siblings answered the door. It was a girl. "Hi, I'm Rose. I'm a friend of Cole's. I think it was Austin I talked to last night specifically to keep an eye on him. I was just wondering if he slept at all?"

"Oh hi!" She said cheerfully but in a whispered tone. "Cole's out cold. He's slept all night and is still sleeping. Im Kayla by the way."

"Nice to meet you, Kayla. And thanks for keeping an eye on him. He's gonna need all the rest he can get since he'll be coming on the quest with us."

"Oh he is? Well, I guess he will then." She seemed to get a bit worried, but smiled kindly anyways.

"Well thanks again, I should get going. I don't wanna wake him. Nice meeting you!" I said.

"You too!" And then as I turned away, I could here the cabin door being closed lightly as to not wake anyone.

After that, I walked to the infirmary to check on Ben. Hopefully, he'd be awake by now after all of those drugs that Will had given him yesterday. I opened the door to see Will. He gave me a smile, greeting me. "Hey, Rose!"

"Hey, how's Ben doing?"

"Good, he should be waking up soon. Wanna stay with him while I go get some things?"

"Sure." I said and then he left the infirmary. Probably an excuse to go see Nico. I pulled a chair up to Ben's cot and sat there. I saw his eyes starting to move, and then seconds later, he slowly opened them. "Hey, Ben. How ya feeling?" I asked in a quiet voice. I wasn't sure if he had a headache or not.

"W-whoa." I scrunched my face up in confusion, but smiled slightly at his morning voice cracking with the one word he said.

"What?" He smiled at me.

"Are you a princess? Should I be, like, bowing right now?" I laughed a bit.

"Yes, I am a princess. But you don't need to bow." He looked at me weirdly. He opened his mouth to talk, but shook his head and looked down, closing his mouth. He started to blush a bit. "What were you going to say?"

"Well... since you're a princess, I don't think it's custom.... custimery? To uh... to ask you this..." he slurred his words a bit, but didn't pay mind to it. I laughed a little.

"Just ask me what you wanted to."

"Ok... it's a wee bit cheesy, but if you're a princess then can I be your prince? I mean you probly already have one, but I wanted to see." I smiled.

"But you already are my prince, Ben!" His face had a shocked expression.

"Really!? When did that happen?!"

"About a month ago."

"Well where was I?"

"I don't know anymore, Ben." He looked confused, but that was my goal. "Do you want something to eat, Ben?"

"No, no don't call me that."

"What, your name?"

"Yeah. I mean no. That's not my name."