IT'S CRAZY IN HERE! (Private to Guitar)

Markus was trying to sleep. This was easier said than done for someone in his position. He lay on his bunk in the Hera Cabin, a look of complete and utter frustration on his face. A few Eris kids were doing their mother proud- by depriving the rest of the cabin a good night's sleep. Markus finally got up and wandered outside to sit down. One of the Eris kids yelled something indecipherable after him. He responded as eloquently as possible: "SHUT! UP!" Sitting down outside, he rubbed his temples to try and relieve his pounding headache.

Markus looked up at the girl. "Yeah. The Eris kids are being louder than usual." He smiled weakly. "I don't think I've seen you around before. What's your name?"

"I'm Klarissa daughter of Nike." I said with a smile. "I'm kinda new." I looked at the spot next to him. "Can I sit with you?" I asked.

"Sure." Markus smiled. "I'm Markus, son of Thanatos, but you can call me Mark." He smiled. "Don't look much like what you'd expect from the son of a death god, huh?"

Markus laughed as well. "Well Klarissa, welcome to Camp Half Blood." He smiled. "We don't get new people very often, so it's great to get to meet you!"

"Thanks." Markus blushed, then mentally slapped himself for it. "Have you met anyone else from Cabin 2 yet? It is going to be your home while you're at camp."

"Yeah! He's one of my best friends here. Kinna hot, too." He sat there placidly for a second, then all color drained from his face. "waitohgodidisaythatoutloud?"

Markus laughed too. She thinks I'm joking. Thank the gods. He smiled again. Or maybe she just doesn't care. That would be cool. He decided to leave it alone. "Yeah, Ro's pretty cool. He's dating one of my half-sisters."

"I, uh, oh, th-thanks!" His face got even redder. He scratched the back of his head.

Mark half-smiled and shrugged. "Thanks. I tend to be kind of awkward around girls." He grinned and rubbed the back of his head again. "It's good to know someone appreciates emotional stuff. I'm sick of Aphrodite kids I've never talked to hitting on me. And they aren't even subtle. They're all like, 'hi come make out with me'." He laughed. "There are a lot of shallow girls here, and I'm glad you aren't another one." He blushed again. "I mean, I only just met yah, and you already seem pretty sweet."

"Yeah, I only know one nice one." He grimaced. "She's seven, and fast being corrupted." He smiled slightly, and then laughed a bit. "Demigods are crazy, huh?"

Mark laughed. "Do you have any friends outside? I only have a few people back in Cali, Elena, Johnny, Dave, my ex. We're still pretty cool, though."

"Oh, just someone at my highschool. He's not a demigod." Mark shrugged. "I think my rarely being there had something to do with it. It's hard to date normal people... Wait." He facepalmed. "Too personal. Sorry."

Mark laughed for a while, though not quite as hysterically as Klarissa had earlier. "Yeah, if only. Where that true, I might actually be able to get a date." He let out a short laugh.