MARTYR | A Luke Castellan Love Story

3 - Tour

Jay woke up to the sound of commotion in the cabin. All around her, the Hermes kids were chattering and laughing.
I guess that's my wakeup call.
She groggily got up and walked to the bathroom in the cabin, grabbing a random comb off the vanity and running it through her red waves. She then finished up freshening up and walked out.

Luke was there, and he was holding an orange piece of fabric, a shirt.

     "Here you go, Jaybird" he tossed her the shirt. Jay raised an eyebrow at him before asking;
       "Jaybird?"
Luke smirked "My nickname for you" he said with a wink, which made a wave of pink cross Jay's face.
She said a quick thank you and dashed in the bathroom, putting on the shirt and a fresh pair of shorts from her bag.

When she emerged from the cabin, Luke swooped over and linked his arm with hers.

    "I shall give you the grand tour" he announced in a cinematic voice before walking her around the camp.

Jay couldn't help but like the guy platonically, (for now) He was just so nice and likeable. The girl couldn't help but also sense a sly and mysterious aura around him, which actually made her feel more attracted to the young man.
After all, he is a son of Hermes. God of thieves. She thought to herself.

  Luke proceeded to show her around the camp and explain the camp schedule while Jay eagerly registered the information in her mind.
Towards the end of the tour, they were greeted by the couple that Jay had run into yesterday.

Luke grinned.
"Jay, this is Percy Jackson and Annabeth chase. Son of Poseidon and daughter of Athena." He explained.

Jay smiled politely.

"Yeah, I uh..ran into them yesterday" she admitted shyly, which made the Percy boy laugh.

"Yeah, darn Clarisse always has to shake up the newbies. Sorry that happened, but it's kinda an initiation thing around here." He explained.

Jay nodded as she listened, but she studied the boy, his face, his voice, and something in the back of her mind nagged at her.

Something was off about him, it's like they had met before..

She was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts as Annabeth spoke to her.

"I hope you have a wonderful stay at Camp, we're always glad to have new campers" she ended the comment with a smile, her intense grey eyes on her.

"Thanks, Annabeth" Jay responded with a nod.

Luke watched their interaction and his eyes suddenly wondered over to Percy, who had a slightly strange expression on his face.

It was a subtle mix of confusion, interest, and curiosity. Luke then realized that he was studying Jay as if she was a lab subject.

Luke silently wondered in his mind what Percy was thinking, had he met her before? He quickly dismissed his thoughts, scolding himself mentally for being so nosy.

They finished their friendly conversation, and Luke led Jay to show her the stables, which Jay seemed excited about.

"Woah..are those-"

"Pegasi? Yep."

The girl dashed to the creatures in a heartbeat, and she began to pet their gleaming coats. Luke leaned against the stable doorway as he watched the pegasi enjoy Jay's company.

Luke scratched the back of his neck as he studied Jay, he was fond of her. She was kind and sweet. He began to wonder who her parent could be. Aphrodite could be a possibility, seeing as how sweet she was. And charming. But a sweet and kind aphrodite girl? That would be a miracle.
He sighed and his thoughts diminished.

"Hey, you should join the capture the flag game tonight." He blurted out, but then played it off with his signature smirk.

"Capture the flag? ...with swords?" Jay asked, her eyes slightly wide.

Luke chuckled.

"Yep, but don't worry, if you're on my team, you'll be fine. Come, I'll show you to the armory."

Jay followed Luke to the armory, a shack with spartan helmets, armor, and an array of different weapons. She studied the items, before asking
"So..do you kill eachother?"

She jumped as Luke laughed.

"No! There's barely any halfbloods as it is. Just a few slashes though. Nothing to worry about" he said, another smirk forming on his face.

Jay looked at him, he was at least 5"11. He seemed older, but he had such a mischievous feel to him, almost like a child.

"How old are you?" She blurted out, regretting the question instantly as she returned to her shy demeanor.

Luke raised an eyebrow.

"I'm 18. How old are you?" He asked, crossing his arms.

"U-uh..16" Jay said, gulping.

Another smirked appeared on his face.

"Darn. Looks like I'm too old for you according to the book. Unless you think that 2 years isn't that much." He said with a wink.

A red wave washed across Jay's face as she realized that he was flirting.

Two can play at this game.

"Oh really? It isn't that much, the real question is the height difference." She boldly said, hoping it wasn't a bad joke.

She was relieved when Luke chuckled.
He then looked at her and patted her shoulder.
"Meet me here in a few hours for capture the flag. Don't miss it."
He then winked again before walking off.

Jay stood there, blushing slightly.
She was never the girl to flirt..

until now.

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I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Next will be capture the flag! And more Percy & Jay conversations :)
(I think there's been enough Jayluke interaction for now) Now its time for the soon - to - find - out sibling's turn!
Stay tuned!!