;Luke Castellan×Reader; (On Hold)

18 - Old Friend

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Life was so much more interesting back home. It wasn't like the ship I was trapped on for a almost a week. I felt free and happy.

Though, something was missing. Something that I couldn't get here.

People wouldn't really talk to me. Aphrodite kids liked to spread word of how madly in love I was with the Hermes kid that poisoned Thalia's tree.

I would roll my eyes and laugh. I did have friends though. I had Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares, beside me always, training me and joking with me. Conner Stoll, son of Hermes, was often around me and Clarisse after his brother started drifting off to cloud 9 with Katie Gardner. And then, there was Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite. She and Clarisse were best friends and she seemed to love hanging around me. She would often take me to her cabin for a makeover to see what my color was.

But, today was different. Clarisse was out of camp, trying to complete a quest that included trying to stop Percy from completing it for her. Conner finally had time to spend with his brother. And, Silena's boyfriend Charles Beckendorff decided that today was a 'Netflix and Cuddle' type of day. Well, I hope it was Netflix and Cuddle.

I sat on a cliff that was hung at the edge of the woods and edge of the camp borders. I sighed and stared below. Rock nymphs were running around, chasing tree nymphs while water nymph giggled, turning into liquid when a flower nymph tried to hit them.

A cough played behind me like a video. I turned around to see a splat of color that looked like a miss placed puzzle peice in the air.

An Iris-Message.

I looked at the person. Luke. He looked like he was only inches away but when I tried to touch him, my hand when through the screen like a waterfall.

"Y/n. Where are you?" He asked calmly.

"I-- I'm at camp. Where are you?"

He growled. "That's a stupid question! You know where I am!"

I rolled my eyes. "Why are you even trying to talk to me? I left twice. Can't you see I don't want to be involved with you?"

"No, I can't."

"Luke, this needs to stop. Don't feed into Kronos. The world will be better that way. You can get married to Renee and have beautiful children!"

"I don't want her! I don't care about growing old with someone! I want to be appreciated."

"You were, Luke. Everyone loved you."

"Then where were you?"

The Iris-Message ended and I let my breath fall out of my nose and into the air.

"I was watching you love someone that didn't love you," I said

But he wasn't there to hear it.

"You really need to move on from him. He's no good for you, Girlfriend."

I looked into the woods and Silena stepped out, Charles behind her.

"What are you guys doing her?" I asked, standing up. "I thought you where watching a move in cabin 9."

"Silena was gonna ask if you wanted to watch it with us but we couldn't find you."

I smirked. "Nah, I don't feel like have a threesome right now, maybe another time."

Charles blushed and Silena laughed.

"C'mon, it'll be fun!" She said, snickering.

Charles started backing away from us and I laughed like a maniac.

Silena grabbed my arm and dragged me away. She then grabbed Charles' arm, dragging us both to cabin 9.

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Silena called me the best third wheel ever because I never looked at the both of them while the movie was playing. She could tell that I wasn't jelous and didn't care that they were often making out.

Maybe more than making out. For that, I scooted slightly away, not wanting to make any contact with their bodies. I really didn't want to tell Clarisse that I wasn't a virgin anymore cause of a accidental threesome with Charles and Silena. Just thinking about having to do that seemed weird.

The movie ended with a sappy love song.

Charles pressed a button and the couch lifted up onto the surface of cabin and I immediately stood up.

"I'm gonna get going, I'll see you guys later!" I yelled, running out of the cabin.

I slammed into someone right as I ran off the porch.

"Ow..." I groaned.

"Sorry about that."

I looked up to see my old friend, Jordan Shem.

(Made up name)

"Y/n? Is that you?" he asked.

I nodded.

"Well, you look better than last summer," he chuckled.

I shrugged my shoulders. "Doesn't mean I am better. I'm still tore up over things."

Jordan hugged me. "Don't worry, I'm here for you, Sweetheart."

I didn't hug back. I let my arms stay flat against me while he wrapped his skinny arms around me.

He finally let go due to awkwardness.

"So.... hows the Dionysus Cabin treatin' ya?" He asked me.

"My brothers are great!" I smiled. "They always help me in hard times. How about you? How's the Aphrodite Cabin treatin you?"

"Ehh, all the girls do is complain about not being able to wing their eyeliner right and the guys are like Narcissus, they all have mirror or something to look at themselves 24/7. I wouldn't be surprised if they jerked off with a mirrors taped to their d*cks."

I snickered. "Are you saying that from experience? Because you are an Aphrodite boy."

"No!" He yelled, playfully punching my shoulder.

I heard a horn blow. "Well, I better get the boys to the pavilion-- or atleast make sure they're gonna make it."

I started to walk away but Jordan stopped me.

"Do you want to train with me tomarrow?" He asked.

I smiled at him. "Sure."

And I went to get Pollux and Castor.