𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔－ 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧

𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓.

I 04. I

𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔

❝ doves ❞

     ARIADNE DID NOT LET PERCY'S PARENTAGE HINDER THEIR GROWING FRIENDSHIP. Unlike Annabeth, who changed her whole demeanor around him, she would not give up on the boy. Yes, she did not have a particular liking towards children of Poseidon, but that doesn't mean Percy was like them. He wasn't anything like them, which Ariadne was quite grateful for.

But the campers did not have the same goal as her, steering clear of the boy all together. Percy had moved into his designated cabin, no one mentioning the hellhound attack around him, or Ariadne for that matter.

Ares cabin was weary of both kids, due to his father and her newfound powers. Ariadne decided to accompany him to his lessons from now on, keeping an eye on the boy if another attack was to happen.

Ariadne had been on edge, snapping at people who whispered when her and Percy passed by. Annabeth had even started ignoring the girl, the brunette only assumed it was fear, but it still hurt nonetheless.

Her senses were on high alert, the triggering of her powers had caused vines to sprout every so often whilst she trained. This created hesitancy in the other campers, not bothering to spar with her like they usually would. Even Luke hadn't asked, and she couldn't help but wonder if he was afraid she would hurt him.

But on the bright side, Percy and her had grown closer, confiding in the other as they couldn't with anyone else. The two would sit on the dock after lessons, talking the day away while Percy tried figuring out what he could do thanks to his father.

The boy was extremely relieved and grateful that she hadn't abandoned him, especially since she had expressed how she held no fondness for Poseidon or his children, minus him of course.

Percy couldn't help but feel elated every time he was near the girl, a smile always present on his face while she told him about the camp and her years there. He had successfully learned her favorite color, which was blue surprisingly. The boy had questioned why not purple, she quickly shot the question down, saying how everyone expected that.

"Purple's the first color people guess, I love the color but I'm quite tired of it. Blue is calming, reminds me of sitting on the dock and watching the sun set behind the lake."

But Percy loved the color purple anyways.

Ariadne couldn't help but wonder what her dreams meant, they had been showing up even more. The idea that Percy was also meant to help her get a quest could be linked to it, but she wasn't quite sure if that was a good inference.

Her dreams had been filled with lightning and thunder, stormy seas spraying her with salty water while she stood on the sand. Her feet would sink, spiraling her towards a void of darkness with a booming voice, calling for her. The dreams scared her, making her break into sweats when she thought about them.