Maidenhood

Date 3: Reyna

I really don't know what Reyna has in store for me.

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I almost begged that Reyna's idea of a girls' night our would propagate around Camp.

However, it wasn't the case.

Octavian did asked me if I had seen Reyna and I told him that I was seeing her again tonight in a sleepover. Like Hades I was going to say it was a 'date night'. He raised an eyebrow, but said anything, claiming he had important Legion issues to discuss with her. I shrugged and told him that if I saw her, I would send her over.

The day dragged around really slow and I looked for any excuse that will help tell Reyna 'I'm sorry, but something more important came up and I have to cancel tonight'. Of course, that would be a worst idea, since she could reprogram it. So, I decided to get this over with from the beginning. I was packing my bag for the night when, of all people, Percy comes to see me.

"Percy! What a surprise!" I greeted him. It was actually a surprise, since I don't see him often. "What brings you here...?" He gave me his famous lopsided smile.

"I came here to thank you." I frowned and blinked at him, not understanding. "Annabeth was feeling slightly guilty about 'kidnapping' you yesterday and she spilled the beans today with me..."

"Oh." I nodded, understanding. "Yeah, well... I was honest with her. You're completely loyal to her and there are other fishes in the sea..." He chuckled at me, nodding.

"Never use that metaphor again, please... Gives me bad images..." I smirked, and shuddered to think what was he actually thinking. "Also, I'm here to tell you that you have my support about this whole dating stuff... You go kick his ass!" I kept smirking, showing his my brush.

"I still have this in case he gets too close..." That, made him laugh even more before giving me a hug. I bid him goodbye and continued to make my bag, before heading to Big House, that was where Reyna and the Romans were staying. I asked Chiron where was Reyna's room and he pointed to one of the room at the end of the hallway. Surprisingly, from the other side, muffled screams were coming out.

Five minutes after I walked into the room, Reyna walked in, frustrated and angry.

"Is he stupid or what?!" It was pretty obvious the question wasn't for me and that she haven't realized I was there, so I decided to make myself noticed.

"If you're that angry, maybe we should skip this." Reyna immediately had her knife on her hand, looking for trouble, but when she saw it was just me, she kind of relaxed, but not lost the knife. "Put that thing away, or I'm walking out." I threatened her. There was no way I was staying in a room with a weapon like that in the open when I couldn't defend myself.

"I apologize... Senate meetings stress me a lot." I nodded, understanding. "Give me a couple of minutes so I can change my clothes." I raised my eyebrow at the comment, but said nothing. She is daring enough to kiss me but getting naked in my face terrifies her? I decided not to be a critic, specially when I remembered she had a bad childhood back in Puerto Rico. "So, what should we do?" She asked when she returned.

"You have never had a sleepover before?"

"I never had a girl friends, if that's a give away." I blushed, cursing myself for my stupidity. Suddenly, Reyna's behavior and words reminded me of Nico, somehow. Maybe she was having a hard time finding herself too? Maybe she was trying to figure out what 'being Reyna' means...?

"Don't worry." I relaxed her, crossing my legs on her bed. "I'll teach you all I know..."

~oOo~

I knew I said I was dreading tonight, but I'm pleased to say I was wrong.

I taught all the things I knew to Reyna about sleepovers. Games, tests, even activities that girls would do in sleepovers, like make overs or hairdos or nails. We also talked about boys and whatnot. In that area, I did some quietly inquires to know exactly where was her position.

"So, I did what you suggested me..." She pointed out, when we were cooking some cookies. She had this idea she was hungry and wanted to cook. Not a big deal. "I talked with some other people from Camp, but they would always act very rigid when I'm around..."

"Rigid how...?"

"Their tone of the voice, their posture, you know... That kind of thing."

"Ah! They went into business mode..." Reyna looked at me, not understanding. "When you meet your boss outside work, you cannot help but be formal with him because you have never seen him differently. That's why campers react to you like that. They never seen you relax..."

"Commanding a Legion is tough work!" I raised my hands in defeat.

"Never said it wasn't. But when was the last time you actually enjoyed War Games yourself, instead of watching them?" Reyna stared at me, thoughtful, as if understanding my point of view. "You should go to an Arts and Crafts class or even History Lessons... People will see you different you- not just you, mind you. I bet Octavian could have someone talking to him civilly if he acted more normal..." I pointed out, but that made Reyna frown.

"He tried to destroy this place."

"If none of the heroes hadn't given you a proof against it, wouldn't you have done the same?" I argued, logically. "It's against my nature to fight, but I think his reaction was measured with what he knew at the moment. Sure, he had other reasons, but nonetheless, he did what he thought it was right..."

We didn't talk much after that, in fact, Reyna glanced at me once in a while weirdly all night.

I just hope things don't go from this to worse.

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Hellooooo, guys!

Yes, I have returned from my holidays (I returned yesterday, but I was busy making things in order), so I will do my normal update today! Also, I want to say Happy Easter Holidays to the ones that are out of school, enjoy it!!

That said, onto the stories!

Sis/Bro, Your Shadow is Hot!: 1 chapter

Maidenhood (adopter from TheColorofBoom): 1 chapter

Rise of Ouranos (ReWrite) (former collab with LordNitro): 1 chapter

Masked Hearts (former collab with ReeReeWithAngst, formerly known as Hugs6): 1 chapter

Quest: Matchmade (former collab with ReeReeWithAngst, formerly known as Hugs6): 1 chapter

On other news, my collab story with ReeReeWithAngst (formerly known as Hugs6) Garden Wall (FanFiction.net) will come to an end soon... We're planning the chapters and they will soon be post...

Have a nice holiday week and I'll see you on Easter!

xoxo, SilverHuntresses