When Night Sees Day Part 5 [sashhh]

BLAKE LAWSON
Son of Apollo




Blake trudged down the Lake, one of the places he hasn't actually explored in Camp yet. He looked around, the place was empty. He didn't know why he liked to go to places alone in Camp, it just really gives him time to think. Everyday there's just so much going on. You can get killed with the events here and Blake just manages to find some time to just get away from thinking that he was actually the son of a Sun god.

The Lake's waters was pristine, as always. It was very inviting to take a dip in, but due to his laziness, he just sat down and picked up a rock near some flowering trees. He figured that he should practice skipping some rocks.

He knew the drill, find a flat rock and throw it swiftly in a specific angle. He let the rock go, seeing it skip thrice, making soft ripples against the water.

It was unbelievably beautiful today, like that wasn't new. The lights seeping through the trees, making a lot of small spotlights on the ground and the sun reflecting the Lake, it almost made Blake forget that there's actually Global Warming.

BLAKE LAWSON
Son of Apollo


Blake heard splashes of pebbles on the water from a distance, he jerked his head towards the direction. He sighed by the sight of Nerezza, no matter where he wanders off alone, he always manages to find her wherever he went.

He examined her for a bit, her head buried in her hands. Was she crying or something? A bit worried, he debated if he should go and ask her what was up. But normally, if she wasn't in such a good mood, she wanted to kill Blake for whatever he had to say...Or so he thought it was something like that.

Finally deciding to keep a safe distance from her, he shifted his position to face Nerezza. "Did someone have a rough day?" He asked, perfectly audible enough for her to hear. He grabbed a smooth pale rock that had sharp edges and flat enough to be thrown. He examined it between his fingers until he noticed the sky was getting a bit darker. He looked up, storm clouds...

BLAKE LAWSON
Son of Apollo


Blake did a second take at her. Their last encounter didn't have to do with anything violent that would have caused her to end up like this. He remembered her sweet little goodbye, a quick kiss on his cheek. By the thought of it, he became confused. Then again, he remembered that Nerezza was a girl and even though he had a girl for a twin, he never really understood them.

Nerezza glared at him as a response to his question. Okay...Just asking.He stood up from where he sat and looked up the sky, it grew darker than ever. It started raining heavily, but due to the camp's magical borders, the sky just looked like a shower that didn't penetrate through a wall of glass. He stretched a bit, feeling like he'd go for a swim afterall. Though the grounds of Camp Half Blood were dry, it was still relatively cold.

He walked over the shore before he looked back at her. He had an idea to cheer up this chick -Err...at least try to.
He scooped her up from where she sat and threw her in the Lake against her will. He laughed as she splashed in the water. Blake ran back for a bit to pick up some speed before he did a front flip and cut through the Lake, creating multiple splashes.

He came up for air, admiring the amazingly clear water. He could even see his feet perfectly below. He turned to Nerezza, expecting that she'll scold him for what the hell he just did.

"I know that you might be angry for what I just did, but I think you need to cool off." He smirked before decided to swim away to explore the Lake.

BLAKE LAWSON
Son of Apollo




He looked back at her, she was swimming towards the opposite direction. He somewhat expected her to come charging, but then again he was wrong. He thought that it was just best for him to leave her alone, she looked like she didn't want to see anyone at all. The water made her hair look so sleek and shiny, it got her bangs to stick at the back of her head, revealing her face.

Maybe she wanted to speak later then. As of now, Blake just wanted to be left alone too. It's not like he didn't care on what she was feeling, he just found it useless to ask her what was wrong because he knew that she was just going to hold back on him and keep it all to herself.

He swam further away and took off his shirt, which he completely forgot to do before hand. He threw the wet shirt to the shore and went underwater. There were some interesting fresh water fish and plants. Then he came across a small waterfall and rested his back against it. It didn't produce strong currents that could generate electricity, or something like that. It was more of like a shower. He turned his attention back to Nerezza.
Oh, what the heck.

He cupped his hand to his mouth,"Hey! C'mere."

BLAKE LAWSON
Son of Apollo



It took a while for Nerezza to come closer, it was because she stopped midway when she swam. Blake followed the direction of her wandering grey eyes as her cheeks reddened by the sight of his bare abdomen. He chuckled at her question on why he wasn't wearing a shirt. "We are swimming afterall right? Don't take it with surprise, people do it all the time at the beach," Blake joked.

He heard a few giggles from behind. Blake turned to see who it was, it turned out to be some water naiads who were probably spying on him the moment he lost his shirt. He raised his eyebrow at them which made them smile, but they suddenly ran off and disappeared behind the flowering shrubs.

He ran his fingers through his hair to remove his bangs from his face before sitting down on some huge rocks. Blake outstretched his hand for her to take, letting her know that it was safe behind the waterfall.

BLAKE LAWSON
Son of Apollo


When she finally took his hand, he gripped her tightly to help her climb the rock. He was a bit surprised when she started to roll up her shirt, revealing her flat stomach which was also very much toned due to Camp's daily training. He realized how stupid he was, losing his shirt when they were alone, and Nerezza was certainly not helping with the situation either. He sighed and turned to look at the Lake instead as he responded to his question.


"I don't know. I just figured that you can cool off in this spot since you look like you were about to lose it awhile ago." Blake said, rather calm.
He gripped a rock that was loosely attached from where they sat and threw it at the Lake, making it skip thrice again.

He wouldn't know how she'd respond. Again, she never failed to surprise him.

BLAKE LAWSON
Son of Apollo


He laughed when this random water Nereid got angry when he skipped a rock. "Sorry!" He called out. Then suddenly Nerezza asked him if he had ever been on a quest. He furrowed his eyebrows because of the randomness of the question. Then a laugh escaped his lips. "Of course not. Last thing they want me to do here in camp is probably entrust me with something that has to do with the safety of the world. " He replied, looking at her now.

She had an uneasy expression on her face...Is this what was bothering her? He pursed his lips. "Lemme guess, you've been asked to do one?" He asked, looking at her straight in the eye.

BLAKE LAWSON
Son of Apollo


He studied Nerezza's face as she replied to his question. She looked like she was holding back on him on something. "I'm sure you can handle it, you almost killed the Nymph before haven't you?" Blake asked teasingly, trying to lighten her mood.

He stretched his arm around her, pulling her closer until her head rested on his bare shoulder. "I think you're holding back at me. Even I would be nervous to if they told me I needed to do a quest..." Blake trailed off. The hell am I thinking, I'm not supposed to make her feel even more anxious about it! He thought to himself.

"Listen, just take care of yourself okay? You'll do great as long as you talk to your mom to help you when you need it most." He told her calmly. He didn't want to think about what would happen if Nerezza didn't come back to camp.
"And I don't think the people here can rely on me to do anything right. Maybe I am a pretty good archer but they think I'll just probably screw up or something."


He shrugged the idea off, knowing that it wasn't the time to talk about him. "Promise me one thing before you go out there." he told her as he let go of her entirely but shifted his body to face her now. "You better come back in one piece with no casualties. He said with a serious tone. He din't even realize that what he has just said rhymed. "Can you do that for me?" He asked with his eyebrows raised.

BLAKE LAWSON
Son of Apollo


Blake smiled when Nerezza suddenly hugged him. He was glad when she responded to the promise that he wanted her to keep. He put his faith in her, knowing that she would return back to camp no matter what.

He didn't mind her tight grip around his body because it might be too long before they ever got this close again. He hugged her back, smelling that familiar scent of Honeysuckle. "No problem." He said with a smile forming on his face.

When she let go, Blake looked through her beautiful grey eyes and gripped her face gently in both of his hands. A smirk replaced his grin as he pressed his lips softly against her forehead. He let go off her face and pursed his lips before he jumped back again in the pristine lake.

He splashed as he hit the water. He came up for air not shortly after landing. "You might as well enjoy the rest of your time here with me before you go on that quest." He said, flashing her a brilliant smile.