( sometime after the war with Gaea but before the Trials of Apollo series )

You were the newest demi-god at Camp Half-Blood.

Chiron wasn’t sure who your godly parent was yet, since you hadn’t been claimed and show no signs of having any unique abilities. You’ve been staying in the Hermes cabin.

You felt pretty isolated from the other campers, since you weren’t sure how you felt about this whole mythological-gods-and-monsters thing.

Luckily for you, Percy Jackson isn’t one to leave somebody out.

He tromps up to you, his dark hair plastered to his face, dripping wet from a dip in the lake. He’s wearing his orange CHB shirt and faded jeans. His pen-sword, Riptide, is tucked in his pocket.

“Hey, you want to join us?” he asks, giving a crooked grin. His sea-green eyes sparkle. “We’re swimming.”

We being his close-knit group of friends and his girlfriend, Annabeth Chase. Leo waves at you from where he’s standing shirtless on the bank. Piper is in the water, her caramel skin glistening in the sun. Frank has shape-shifted into an otter and is currently using the dock as a makeshift water slide. Jason is sprawled out on the small, sandy beach area, his pale skin finally soaking up a tan. Hazel and Nico sit in the shade of a tree nearby, chattering animatedly to each other.

You hesitate. Do you want to join them?