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

Markus' face felt so warm that he was pretty sure he was redder than Apollo's cows. "R-Really?" He looked at Klarissa and gave a small smile. "Thanks. It's more just that there aren't a lot of... not straight people here."

Markus laughed too. Just a little giggle at first, but more as he grew more comfortable. He stopped laughing for a moment. "Know any cute guys, then?" He luaghed again.

"Yeah. Steal some cammo from the Ares cabin." He laughed again. "There are so many bushes around here, they'll never see us coming!" his face was still red, but now from laughter rather than embarrassment.

"Yeah!" Mark took her hand and got up. A half an hour and two very confused Ares kids later, they had the gear. "This should be fun. I'm a little sick of starring at people in the showers... Just kidding!" He laughed.

A kid from the Apollo cabin wandered past. He stopped for a moment and looked around suspiciously. He stared at the bushes for a moment, then continued on. He froze again when Mark coughed. "Sorry," Mark whispered to Klarissa.

The Apollo guy looked severely freaked out but continued on his way. Eventually, he came to the lake, where he stripped down to his underpants and jumped into the water. Mark's face lit up. "Guess we got lucky!" He whispered to Klarissa before the guy surfaced.

"Y-yeah..." Mark said, the blush creeping back onto his face. The Apollo guy got out of the water and stretched, showing off his muscles. A tiny drop of blood fell out of Mark's nose, but he didn't notice.

((OOC (highlight) People sometimes get nosebleeds when they're having perverted thoughts. I used to think it happened in cartoons, but it happened to a frined of mine once.))
Markus wiped his nose. "Crap! Sorry." He whispered back. Noticing her concern, he reassured her. "I'm fine."

"No really, I just in haled some dust is all." Mark wiped his nose. The bleeding had stopped. "Fine, s-" He cut himself off and pulled Klarissa down. The Apollo kid climbed out the water. He grabbed a change of clothes off of the dock, and stood in the shadow of a tree next to some bushes. Namely, the bushes Klarissa and Mark were hiding in. He started to change, completely unaware of the two behind him.

The Apollo kid finished changing and wandered off. As soon as he was gone, Mark said, "My god that was a hot." He laughed a bit, then turned back to Klarissa. "Sorry for scarin' you. With the nosebleed, I mean."

Mark scratched his head. "Sometimes, if I inhale too much dust through my nose, it dries out and starts bleeding. It doesn't last very long, though." He smiled. "That was fun."

"Yeah. It was great getting to hang out with you! But if I spazz out about that guy anymore, I'll start acting all girly and that freaks me out... Anyway, since Nike kids don't have their own cabin yet, I'll help you pick out a good bunk in Hera!" Markus grinned. It had been a while since he had made a really good friend.