A Shoebox of Photographs
Appearances Can Be Deceiving
02. Appearances Can Be Deceiving
“Percy Jackson! If you don’t give me my laptop back, I swear to the gods –” A blond girl with curly hair yelled at the boy she was running after. He had dark hair, and that was all Jenna could really see of him.
With the laptop safely under one arm, he looked back at her and smiled. “You’ll have to catch me first!”
“Agh!” The blond screamed out of frustration, tearing after the boy.
The young girl sitting on the stoop of the Hermes cabin looked on inquisitively. She turned the older boy, Connor Stoll, who sat next to her. He was one of the head counselors of Cabin 11 and had been explaining various aspects of Camp Half-Blood to her. She was new, unclaimed, and still a little scared, but she was beginning to like being at camp. “Why does she hate him so much?”
Connor looked up at the two head counselors running across the pavilion. He laughed. “She doesn’t hate him. The girl is Annabeth Chase, she’s the head counselor for the Athena cabin, and the guy is Percy Jackson. He’s the only son of Poseidon at camp, and they both kind of saved all our butts a couple of months ago.”
“So why is she punching the crap out of him?” Jenna asked as Annabeth tackled Percy in front of Cabin 15. Some of the other campers had gathered around to watch, but no one seemed seriously concerned about the guy.
Connor thought about it for a second. “Well, I guess you could say that Percy and Annabeth have a very strange way of showing affection toward one another.”
“What?” Jenna asked, turning to look at him. “Affection?”
Connor laughed at her surprise. “Yeah, they’ve been dating for a little more than a month now.”
Jenna turned back just in time to see Percy hand Annabeth an old, beat-up laptop. It was an entertaining exchange to watch because Annabeth was sitting on him. As soon as she had the laptop safely in her hands, she stood up and started walking back to Cabin 6.
“Annabeth, I think you forgot something!” Percy yelled after her as he scrambled back to his feet. He looked completely unhurt despite the beating he’d just received.
“Oh, and what is that, Seaweed Brain?” Annabeth called back to him, not even bothering to turn around.
He caught up with her, and grabbed her shoulder. “This,” he said, and he kissed her, both hands caressing her face. The blond girl didn’t object, and leaned into the kiss.
Jenna decided that even if camp was a little weird, the older campers were definitely weirder. Connor seemed to notice the look on her face, because he just laughed. “You’re definitely not a daughter of Aphrodite then, kiddo.” He stood up. “Come on, let’s go introduce you to the rest of the Hermes’ kids.”
“Percy Jackson! If you don’t give me my laptop back, I swear to the gods –” A blond girl with curly hair yelled at the boy she was running after. He had dark hair, and that was all Jenna could really see of him.
With the laptop safely under one arm, he looked back at her and smiled. “You’ll have to catch me first!”
“Agh!” The blond screamed out of frustration, tearing after the boy.
The young girl sitting on the stoop of the Hermes cabin looked on inquisitively. She turned the older boy, Connor Stoll, who sat next to her. He was one of the head counselors of Cabin 11 and had been explaining various aspects of Camp Half-Blood to her. She was new, unclaimed, and still a little scared, but she was beginning to like being at camp. “Why does she hate him so much?”
Connor looked up at the two head counselors running across the pavilion. He laughed. “She doesn’t hate him. The girl is Annabeth Chase, she’s the head counselor for the Athena cabin, and the guy is Percy Jackson. He’s the only son of Poseidon at camp, and they both kind of saved all our butts a couple of months ago.”
“So why is she punching the crap out of him?” Jenna asked as Annabeth tackled Percy in front of Cabin 15. Some of the other campers had gathered around to watch, but no one seemed seriously concerned about the guy.
Connor thought about it for a second. “Well, I guess you could say that Percy and Annabeth have a very strange way of showing affection toward one another.”
“What?” Jenna asked, turning to look at him. “Affection?”
Connor laughed at her surprise. “Yeah, they’ve been dating for a little more than a month now.”
Jenna turned back just in time to see Percy hand Annabeth an old, beat-up laptop. It was an entertaining exchange to watch because Annabeth was sitting on him. As soon as she had the laptop safely in her hands, she stood up and started walking back to Cabin 6.
“Annabeth, I think you forgot something!” Percy yelled after her as he scrambled back to his feet. He looked completely unhurt despite the beating he’d just received.
“Oh, and what is that, Seaweed Brain?” Annabeth called back to him, not even bothering to turn around.
He caught up with her, and grabbed her shoulder. “This,” he said, and he kissed her, both hands caressing her face. The blond girl didn’t object, and leaned into the kiss.
Jenna decided that even if camp was a little weird, the older campers were definitely weirder. Connor seemed to notice the look on her face, because he just laughed. “You’re definitely not a daughter of Aphrodite then, kiddo.” He stood up. “Come on, let’s go introduce you to the rest of the Hermes’ kids.”
Beautiful all of them <3
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