Percy Jackson is a girl?!

Chapter 4

Perci's POV

After we talked to Chiron, we went to my cabin. I was really worried about this not-knowing-how-to-revert-the-spell thing. But I tried my best not to demonstrate it. I didn't want Annabeth to worry about me.
I could say that, even if it has been just a few minutes, I was sick of being a girl. First of all, the bra straps were really annoying. Then, my hair was longer, and I hated how it got so hot with it in my neck. Plus, I was really uncomfortable with that shorts. I wasn't used to use something so..., short. But I think I dealt with it pretty well. Especially after I learned how to walk correctly. It was a bit difficult at first, but then I realized I needed to lean back a little and I managed to walk perfectly as a girl.
   When we got to my cabin, I sat carelessly in my bed.
   "Humpf" I sighted.
   Annabeth, on the other hand, sat in a chair by my dresser and crossed her legs, keeping a perfect posture.
   "Perci, you need to watch your manners. A girl cannot just sit any way she wants. You need to keep your composure" She said.
   "I'm a guy. I can surely sit like this!" I complained.
   "As long as you're like this, you are a GIRL, and you need to act like it." She told me.
Now I can't even sit the way I want to!
   "Alright" I said, a little angry.
   "Annabeth, humm, can you teach me how to put my hair into a ponytail? It's falling on my face." I asked.
   "Sure" She said.
   I did my best to learn it and I kind of did it. My hair was now up in a messy ponytail.
   "Thanks Wise Girl"
   "Whatever you need" She said.
Just then, Chiron blew the breakfast horn.
   "Let's go Perci" Annabeth said.
   We started going down to the pavilion. When we got there, all the campers were waiting for the gods. Now, let me get this straight. The gods were coming to visit and they were going to stay for a day, just to do some kind of parent-children bonding. I was pretty excited before all this waking-up-as-a-girl thing. Now I am just nervous. I'm gonna have to tell my dad and the whole camp I just got turned into a chick! But I did my best to chill out.
   I saw Leo with his siblings at the Hephaestus table talking about new machines and stuff. Piper was at the Aphrodite cabin, looking a little bored while everyone was super excited about how great the make-up they were wearing was and how their mother would like it. Jason was at the Zeus table alone, and Hazel and Frank were at Camp Jupiter. Leo brought Calypso from Ogygia, but she was traveling a little bit, cause she wanted to see the outside world.
   Annabeth and I just stand next to Chiron. She  thought it was better for me not to go to the Poseidon table before explaining everything. I agreed.
   Some campers were looking at us, probably wondering when this new girl got to camp.
   All of a sudden, stopping everyone's conversation, a huge flash of light appeared and, after it went away, the twelve olympians were standing there, looking at all the campers.
   Then, each one of them went to his/her respective table to join their children.
   After looking around awkwardly for a minute, Poseidon asked with a booming voice:
   "Chiron, where is Perseus?"
   Chiron then cleaned his throat and said:
   "Attention campers and olympians, hum..., how some of you may have noticed, one of the campers is not here..."
   Many campers started shouting at once:
   "Where's Percy?"
   "Why is he late?"
   "What happened?"
   Chiron said:
   "Silence everyone! Circe, the sorcerer that Percy and Annabeth kept very busy at her island, seems to have finally gotten rid of the pirates and was seeking for revenge. At night, she threw a sort of spell on Percy, but we're working on getting it all fixed."
   Poseidon didn't seem very calm:
   "Chiron, where is my son?" He demanded.
   I stepped forward and decided that it was the time.
   "Humm... I-I, I'm here dad..." I stuttered.
   Suddenly, everyone's jaw fell open. My dad looked dumbfounded.
   "W-what?" He asked and was followed by a lot of campers who asked the same question.
   I stepped up in my table and cleaned my throat:
   "Well guys, hum..., we don't know exactly what happened. I simply woke up as a girl and we're trying to fix it, so..."
   "Wait, are you really Percy?" Someone from the Demeter cabin shouted.
   "Of course I am Percy! Why would I be lying?"
   "I don't know, just checking."
   Annabeth interrupted: "And she really is Percy guys, this is not a prank."
   This seemed to convince everybody. Annabeth never did pranks or lied about something this serious.
   I continued:
   "Chiron also said that it would be better for everyone to call me Perci, because it's more feminine. Just until we solve this. Uhmm.., one more thing. If any of you, anyone, makes a joke about me using shorts or any other girly thing, I'll KILL you. So don't even think about it!"
   I sighed and sat at my table. I could fell the stares over me. I couldn't help but blush. It's really embarrassing and I hate to be in this situation.
   My dad slowly got to my table and sat down. He looked in my eyes and said:
   "I'm so sorry Perci... if any of the campers bother you, I'll crush them!" He said a little over protective.
   "It's fine dad. I can handle myself." I told him.
   "I know so-" he stoped himself. ", daughter. I just want you to know that I'm here if you need me."
   This was sweet, but, it was like he was really trying to protect me, just because I was a girl. We weren't having our usual man-to-man talk.  I didn't know what to say. I wish I could just tell him how I wanted so bad to have a guy talk  and not to talk about how I could count on him. But I just said:
   "Thank you dad..."
   I glanced at the Hephaestus table and saw Leo mouthing: we need to talk!
    I made a gesture to say: later.
   With that, we started eating.