Piper

I walked back into Camp Half-Blood with as we had been talking. It was really early. But early flight here, so... At least we get to see everyone first.

By early it was 3PM. We're not supposed to be here until 9.

But anyways, we walked up to Jason, Leo, Hazel, Clarisse, Thalia, Nico, Grover, and some other chick that looked a little like Nico but older, Annabeth's age.

We all said hi and met this chick. Bianca. Daughter of Hades.

"Where's Frank?" Annabeth asked them.

"He won't be here anymore."

"Why not?" I asked. "Did he do something bad?"

"Yeah..." Leo answered.

"Like what?' Annabeth asked.

"He raped and sexually abused a guy in camp." Jason told us.

"That guy being Percy."

Ow....

"Did he at least beat him up for it?" Annabeth asked.

"No, he didn't." Nico answered. "He didn't let him do it. But it was kind of hard since he had been in restraints. Kicking wouldn't do anything and his arms were cuffed to the bed. He screamed. A lot.zc

"It still scares me." Jason commented.

"It scarred me." Grover replied to that.

"Well it couldn't have gotten far." I comment. I mean, leader of  camp mustve gotten help right away.

"It didn't get too far." Thalia said. "It could've been a lot worse. But it could be been a lot better, also."

"He didn't fight back what do ever?" Annabeth questions.

"A little." Grover told her. "He screamed for a good all together like three minutes until we found them. But he didn't hurt the guy. Percy was terrified. He had faced sexual abuse. He's never had any form of abuse before. Especially that extreme."

"No, he has." Leo spoke up.

"Has not." Clarisse said.

"Yeah, since when?" The daughter of Athena asked.

"I thought he started telling people." Leo started. "I mean, it'd not recent. But I guess before camp he had an abusive step-dad."

"Paul would never." I said. This year my dad had a premier for a movie and it involved the gods and everything and a few mortal families of demigods were invited. Percys family was a must. They were both really nice and really sweet.

"Paul hasn't been around that long." Nico told us. "He only proposed to Sally like 3 years ago. He's known me longer than Paul."

"And he was 12 when he showed up here." Clarisse proved that. "So there's a family member that's out of the photo now. But abuse... Wow."

"Speaking of which, where is Percy?" I asked.

"Yeah, he's usually a day early and plus he stayed the year." Annabeth added.

"In his cabin." Hazel told us.

"Doing what?" I asked. "It's 3 in the afternoon."

"Working." Leo answered. "I guess he has a paying job. We found that out Christmas Eve I think... Because he only spoiled everyone."

Ah. Interesting.

"Even I don't have a paying job." Annabeth commented. "How did he get one?"

"No clue.' Grover told her. "But he makes decent money. 6 hours. 6 days.'

Now my dad wanted to see the camp and the place was letting him. They were making a movie, he wanted the set to be at least kind of accurate of what the camp looked like. Hed be here at dinner and leave tomorrow at dinner, when everyone was leaving for the city thing.

Dinner approached and my dad arrived, Percy came out of his cabin. He hasn't changed a ton. Looker older than when we left. Seemed pretty happy.

He was in a relationship. I knew he was. I could sense it. I knew about Clarisse and Jason. They didn't even bother hiding it. Just told us.

" I thought you worked until 9.' Clarisse asked we were all grabbing food. "It's only 7.'

" I need food." He told her. 'I have a half hour break. They can't starve me."

He had gotten us Christmas presents. We got everyone presents, too. We opened them after dinner, recording it for Percy to watch later. I went first. A card just saying Merry Christmas and what not. $40 bucks inside of it 

That was nice, first of all. There was three boxes. One was huge. The other wasn't. Then a small one.

I started with the small one.

Beats headphones.

Those are expensive!

Then the medium sized one.

There was a nice teal kind if colored dress in it with a skinny brown belt to go with it. Along with a Jean jacket, a necklace with an arrow on it, then a under the sea bracelet.

Time for the big box.

A freaking pink bubble chair.

Yeah.

He got Annabeth really high cut off jesn shorts, black heels, a kind of loose gray shirt, a kind if grey almost robe kind of thing, perfume, and a really confusing table. And $25

With Leo and Thalia showing my dad around the camp, the question occoured.

"Who's Percy dating?' I asked. " I can tell he's dating somebody. But who?"

"Well..." Grover said.

"Well what?" Annabeth questioned.

"He might be dating Leo..." Jason told us and I just... I can't even.

Percy and Leo...

One, since when is either of them attracted to guys? Two, it just... I can't see that working together at all. They're nothing like each other and are so awkward around each other.

It just.... No.

At around 8:30, we went to stalk them. Or some of us. Jason, Clarisse, Nico, and Thalia didn't. Rest of us did.

Percy was still working and Leo was there. And Percys one of those people you don't expect to work really hard with stuff like what he was doing. Hed lay back more with it.

But he was pretty serious about it, I guess. And Leos like distracting him. Putting his arms around his neck and his waist and giving him kisses on the cheek and what not.

"Leo, I'm trying to work." Percy said it in a joking voice although it was a serious remark.

"So?" Leo asked.

"So." Percy said. "You want food this summer? Because I have to work to get payed to get food. I will have to actually go to work this summer. I won't be doing it off of this thing."

It was actually kind of cute.

"I only wish you were." Leo said, giving him a kiss on the cheek, walking over to the fridge and taking out a water. "How much longer until you're off? It feels like its been too long."

"A half hour." Percy informed him as he did whatever on the tablet. "Go built with Legos or something until I get done. They're in a tote in the spare room with Legos written on it.'

And he did that. Brought them there and started building.

If you can get your boyfriend to stop like distracting you and what not, like what Leo had been doing to Percy, then that'd actually a good relationship. I could never get Jason to leave me the hell alone when I wanted to be alone or do my own thing. It got annoying. And I tried everything.

All Percy had to do was tell him an amount of time, and give him something to do for that time. And Leo agreed and did it. Still in the same room, but not bugging him anymore.

Maybe they were pretty different. But they worked well together.