The Aftermath (Rachtavian fanfic)

Chapter 10

||Octavian||

I could tell that everybody was watching us. And it was also kind of awkward with Percy and Annabeth making out beside us. But she felt really good.

That sounds really weird, but I don't mean it in a weird way. I guess a better word to use would be cozy. She was warm, and she smelled like cookies. Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. But maybe cozy wouldn't be a good word. Because although I was relaxed, I was hyperaware of all the places we touched. Like where her head rested on my chest, where my arms touched her lower ribcage as they wrapped around her, and where her hands were resting on top of mine.

I didn't want the movie to end. But it did, and so we had to get up. And as soon as we did, Leo announced the next part of his party.

"Ready for truth or dare?"

So we all sat down in a circle on the floor.

"Being the host," Leo said, "I get to start." he turned to Percy.

"Truth or Dare?"

Percy looked really certain as he said "Dare."

"I dare you to toilet paper the Ares cabin." 

Everybody cheered, and we all followed Percy as he ran out of the bunker. 

We went over to the back of the bathrooms, where the custodial closet was located, and Percy pulled out ten rolls of toilet paper. We then went over to the Ares cabins, and he started throwing it all over. By the time he was finished, it looked more like a mummy. 

We ran all over camp, doing crazy stuff while everybody was asleep. Piper was dared to charmspeak Travis (while he was asleep) into Katie's bed. She's in for a surprise tomorrow morning. Nico was dared to shadow travel into the Ares cabin and cut holes in all of Clarisse's pants. Poor Hazel chose truth every time. Jason and Percy were dared to hang all of Piper and Annabeth's bras in trees all over camp, and I had to hang up a sign in the mess hall saying "who needs oracles?". Rachel was later dared to cross out oracle and write augur. The one time Frank chose dare, he had to go and swap all of his underwear with Drew's. Unfortunatly, his underwear was now all women's lace underwear and thongs.

It was about 3:00 in the morning when somebody brought up sleep. We were all in the weapons shed after Leo moved all the weapons to a hidden spot down by the canoe lake and replaced them with a box of toothpicks.

"It's late, and I'm getting kind of tired." Hazel said, "I think I'm going to head out."

"I'll go with you," Frank said, and soon everybody was talking about it too.

"Hold up everybody!" Leo said. "One last dare."

He turned to face me.

"Octavian. Truth or Dare"

I could choose truth, but it was the last one of the night. And I would look like a wimp if I chose truth.

"Dare."

"I dare you" a mischevous grin spread across his face as he continued, "to kiss Rachel."

That got everybody's attention, and now nobody was leaving.

How dare Leo. I had a couple of strong words for him. Also a punch in the face, but I feel like I would hurt myself almost as much as I hurt Leo, and I couldn't punch him now.

So I just turned and walked a few steps, to right in front of Rachel. And I leaned in and kissed her.

I meant to make it quick, but as I was about to pull away, she put one hand on the back of my neck and kissed me back.

The cheering and catcalls finally make us move apart, and she looked so happy. I reached down and grabbed her hand in mine as I say to everybody,

"Well I guess that's it. We'll be leaving now. See you tomorrow!"

And we turned away and walked back towards the cave, while everyone else just stood in shock and watched us walk away.