Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 14, 2016 15:02:07 GMT -5
Valentine nodded in thought. "If that's true, and campers are going missing during the night.. every cabin needs a lookout. We need to inform everyone that every cabin should have people taking lookout shifts. That way, if anyone goes missing, they'll know." They might have a little trouble with the Hypnos cabin, though. Someone staying awake all night? Uh-uh. One of the other campers might have to take over there. "Anyway, let's go check the woods and the beach, and I'll see if any of the water creatures know about anything."
Serena smiled as she spoke. "Oklahoma, huh? That is a pretty drastic change, from Oklahoma to New York. It's nice that you got used to it, though." She laughed a little, thinking about her own experience. She couldn't stop crying when her mom dropped her off at Camp Half Blood.. although she'd come to love the place.
"I'm not sure Oliver would hang around the beach, but sure, let's try," Nick replied, putting his arms behind his head. He looked over when he noticed that Alex was frowning. "What's up, Blondie?"
That seemed to snap him out of his thoughts. Alex blushed, rubbing his wrist absentmindedly. "Nothing, really. I've just been tryin' to befriend Oliver since he's come to camp, but nothing seems to work."
"He's not a very social kid-"
"I know. Still, I feel like getting along with everybody at the camp," Alex interrupted him with a small sigh, but then shook his head. "Doesn't matter now. Let's head to the beach so that Val can use her cool powers~"
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"Yeah. It was actually a good change, looking back on it," Sanaa replied, taking a sip of her hot chocolate. "It was a new start for both Alex and me. We're much happier now." She chuckled a little when she thought about them getting used to the city, though. "I was once so amazed by all of the buildings after moving to New York that a car almost hit me. Funnily enough, Alex warned me before it could happen. Guess he's always been a child of Athena. Keeping calm when the situation needs it."
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 14, 2016 16:28:12 GMT -5
Valentine patted Alex on the shoulder. "Hey, don't sweat it. Ollie's just not that mature yet. I'm sure once he gets a little older he'll be more open to friendship." She adjusted her coat and started towards the beach. "In the meantime, let's go talk to the fish!" She laughed and walked towards the sand, a light skip in her step. In the midst of confusion and sadness, Valentine seemed to shine, like a flower in a field of snow.
Serena smiled a little. "Alex.. you know, he's a lot different from stereotypical Athena campers. You'd think they'd be all quiet and studious, but Alex seems like all he wants is friendship. Which is a wonderful thing, mind you, but it makes me wonder if Athena claimed him by accident." She laughed. "But Alex is very smart, so perhaps not."
(Citrine, sorry if I wasn't on yesterday ^^".... Also I will not be on Nov, 20 though the 26)
Prue followed them to the beach as she sometimes envied the Poseidon and Demeter kids with their abilities to talk with creatures' and also that animals tended to keep away from the Hades' children with their death aura/presence whatever it was, Though the mare Grimm that came to her, Alex and the Questers from last year had saved their lives from the monsters plus also saving the camp by returning the fleece.
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Nathan was already dressers and pretty much ready to go though he awaited for the rest of his siblings to get going as he took a look at the time before rubbing his eyes with him having pretty messed up nightmares or memories or whatever really that terrified him, though sadly being apart of the Aphodrite cabin meant that not a lot of privacy depending on the person of course.
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
Alex was quiet for a moment, then grinned, racing after Val. "I still think your powers are so cool!" he admitted after catching up. "Though, I also think we really need to spare at one point!" He couldn't remember ever having a serious match against Val, and he felt like it would be interesting. Fighting any of the big three children was always exciting, though fighting people like Nick was way too exhausting as well.
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Sanaa frowned a little at her comment. "Actually, Alex thought that for a while, too. I'm glad he doesn't think so anymore, because it used to pull him down. ...we actually used to joke that the gods mixed us up." Here, she laughed a little. "Imagine Alex as a son of Apollo." It wasn't hard to imagine personality wise, but Alex still wasn't that much like how they were supposed to be. Well, neither was Sanaa. But another thought made her grin. "Man, poor Asher in that case."
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 15, 2016 12:28:49 GMT -5
Serena had to laugh at that. "Yeah, if Alex was an Apollo kid.. poor Asher, indeed." She sighed, leaning back. She took her sunglasses off her head and fiddled with them. There was silence for a moment, then she spoke again. "Hey, weird story time. You know why I always wear sunglasses?" She pointed to her eye. "Black eyes. Hiding them from my mom. For ninth grade, I went to school, before I went to camp. There was guy, he was like, a junior or something. I dated him for a while, but..." She was quiet for a moment, looking away. "Well, he was into drugs and alchohol and stuff, and he used to beat me up a lot. Then I went to camp, and never saw him again. But I wear sunglasses now, as a habit." Serena looked back at her with a smile. "Moral of the story, don't do drugs."
Valentine grinned. "Yeah, I'll beat you up using my fishy powers." She trekked her way past the trees and rocks down to the beach. It would be nice to spar with Alex sometime--although he might outsmart her--she had water on her side. Yeah.. if he felt comfortable enough. After what she was going to tell him.. with her anxiety, she was sure that he was going to hate her.
"I'd say the moral of the story is also that I'll beat that guy up if I ever seem him," Sanaa replied without missing a beat. She felt bad for Serena, and like always, she wanted to protect the people dear to her. Sanaa shook her head a little. "That had to have been a horrible time. But, you're at the camp now."
With a small nod, Sanaa finished her drink. "I honestly can't stand people getting hurt by others. The only time I've ever gotten detention at school was because I punched this one guy who was shoving Alex around. Never regretted it."
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Alex grinned broadly at that. "Oh no!" he started dramatically. "Not the fishy powers!" He laughed afterwards, but managed to calm down when Nick caught back up to them.
"Talking about fighting without involving me? That's rude," the older camper said lightheartedly, patting both of them on the back. They were both taller, but hey, Nick never cared about that.
"If you join the fight, I'm out," was Alex's only reply, which, in turn, made the Hades camper laugh.
"Oh, please, I'm sure Val would love for me to join in!"
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 15, 2016 12:47:21 GMT -5
Serena sighed, putting her sunglasses back on her head. "You know, Sanaa, I'm really glad I'm an Apollo camper. I get so many awesome siblings like you." She finished up the last of her bacon, yawning. "Well, I'm finished. You wanna go for a walk or something?" She asked, standing up with her empty plate.
Valentine laughed at their antics. "Hm.. maybe. But then Alex would have to fight two big three kids.." She paused, then spoke again. "Then again, I could beat you both up, so I wouldn't care. So sure, you can join in, if you're hungry for a knuckle sandwich with a side of extreme water pressure." With that, she pushed some water onto shore towards their feet, pulling both Nick and Alex to the ground. "Boom! Fishy powers!"
Sanaa joined her seconds later. "Sure. And I don't know about the great siblings part. I mean, Asher's your brother as well," she joked with a smile. Despite all her jabs at him, Sanaa really did love Asher as well. Well, in some way. There was a reason why she wasn't protesting about his relationship with Alex.
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For a second, Nick hesitated. Of course, he wasn't actually underwater, but just the thought that Val could do that brought a bitter taste to his mouth. He bounced back after a second, though, and poured some sand on Alex. "Let's sacrifice Blondie. I'm a child of Hades, I know how this works."
Said blond laughed. "Oh my gods, are you for real Nick? I'm not your sacrifice for your shadow games." To prove his point, he shook the sand off and quickly hopped up. The second Nick raised a hand, Alex slid behind Val. "You really want to give him the chance to sacrifice me?" he asked, trying to get the best puppy eyes he could muster.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 15, 2016 13:17:56 GMT -5
Valentine was silent for a moment, then her eyes welled up and she hugged Alex, picking him up and whirling him around. "Nooo! Nick, you can't hurt my little puppy dog!" She laughed, setting him down behind her and turning to face the Hades camper. "No sacrificing! I forbid it." She said in a playful tone, waggling her finger.
Serena let out a 'pfft'. "Oh yeah, Asher. Well, I'm glad YOU'RE my sibling, at least." She chuckled, putting her hands in her pockets, after having put her plate with the other dirty dishes. She headed towards the exit, waiting for her sister. "Say, do you think Umiko's okay?" She asked, tilting her head. It would be awful of any of her family dissapeared.
The second she picked him up, Alex blushed brightly. "Uh, Val?" he asked, flustered at being picked up. Asher also often did that, but well, firstly, it was Asher, and secondly, he got just as flustered. Still, a few seconds later he laughed it off. "Am I supposed to be this easy to pick up?"
"Absolutely~" Nick sang as a reply, grinning calmly. Though, he raised his eyebrows moments later. "Also, are you sure, Val?"
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Sanaa hummed thoughtfully. "Hard to say. I'd say he'll be alright, though. Especially once we find Manami again," she replied. "I'm just hoping that not any other campers will go missing. We need everybody." Of course, she was currently unaware that somebody else had already gone missing.
Sanaa looked up a bit more when she heard her name, then waved to Lucia with a smile. The Zeus counselor jogged over to them quickly. "Good morning!" she beamed. "What are you two up to?"
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 15, 2016 14:01:19 GMT -5
"You're very easy to pick up." Valentine laughed, glancing behind her. She turned back to Nick, getting into a fighting stance. "You'll never have him!" She put her arms behind her, backwards-hugging Alex. "There will be no sacrifices today!"
Serena was about to respond when Lucia showed up. "Oh, hey, Lulu!" She greeted, shortening the counselour's name. "What's up?" She took her hand out of her pocket and waved, then quickly put it back. It was nice to see the Zeus camper.
Prue laughed at their antics which she didn't laugh much outside of her small family but when here did she laugh with her friends with this place literally being 'a home away from home' as a playful smile came across her face, "But I thought sacrifices were all the rage these days~" she said in a teasing way awhile watching them.
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Chevy put her hair up in the usual pigtail style though she kept checking every single corner for cockroaches or dead things really which was a reason that she avoided the Hades cabin since it looked like a haunted house or a tomb of some sort, "Looks like the cabin's free!- oh... But that means there could be more outside!" She whispered in a hushed voice with the Dionysus camper either overreacting or being overdramatic again.
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
"I'll call Asher on you-" Alex was about to threaten, though Nick's smile sharpened.
"From what I've seen, Asher's more afraid of Hades kids than we could ever be of him," he replied, laughing a little when Alex glared playfully at him.
"Fine, then Val can use her fishy powers on both of you! Either way, you're going down if you sacrifice me." It was apparent that all of them were joking around, and Alex really could see why he had missed them all so much. Though, he was especially glad that Nick had chosen to return to the camp. When he had left, Alex hadn't been able to recognize him anymore. At least he seemed happier now, but it was hard to tell with him.
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Lucia smiled, falling into step next to them. "Not much! I jogged around camp a bit in the morning, but everything's peaceful! At least, from what I've seen so far," she beamed. She was going to catch up with Nathan later on, but Lucia wasn't a very clingy person in general.
Sanaa smiled in relief. "That's good to hear. The last we need are more problems."
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Noel rolled his eyes, pulling his jacket on. "Stop fussing about that. It's not like they have it out for you," he replied. He stopped at the door, frowning. Why was he even going to offer this? He blamed the gods. "If you hurry you can walk with me."
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 16, 2016 7:44:49 GMT -5
Valentine smiled, water rolling up onto her ankles. "Yeah, so no sacrificing. My fishy friends are strongly against sacrifice." She turned her ear to the sea and pretended to listen. "Yep, they're all saying that you shouldn't sacrifice Alex." She laughed, glancing back at him. Val was in a 'senpai-noticed-me' sort of mood, and got totally distracted from the fact that they were searching for Oliver.
Serena watched in silence as the two girls spoke, smiling. "Looks like everyone's accounted for today, huh? No kidnapping problems?" She joked, but little did she know of the predicament swirling through camp already.