Percianca ~ Time
"And last but not least. Dessert !"
Honestly, I wasn't even surprised. At least not anymore. The world had changed, people had changed, customs had changed, heck, even language had changed ! So what was so crazy about eating blue cookies ? I didn't know. Probably nothing at all. At least that's what Percy's nonchalance let me understand.
So blue food it was. Delicious blue food, mind you. One crucial thing I had learnt during this long week was that Sally Jackson was a divine cook. Actually that she was divine at everything she did. Cooking was just another of her many ways to show how she was the kindest woman there ever was.
The kindest woman... This idea resonated in her in a way that seemed to suggest that there were memories there, once upon a time. She wasn't sure, she could probably never be again, but everytime she looked at Sally Jackson, it was like the image of another woman was mixing itself with hers. Not only her, every face felt as unknown as familiar. As friendly as frightening. Though this must be because of the whole "monsters are all around and constantly tracking you down thanks to your smell" thing that popped up in her life a few weeks ago.
That's the reason why this week had been so crazy. That and Percy, of course. The boy couldn't slow down to save his own life. How had all of this begin, again ? I wasn't quite sure, my memory still let me down from time to time since me and Nico joined Camp Half-Blood. But I was pretty sure I was responsible. One second we were talking about New-York and how little I could recognize of it, and the next Percy was dragging me around Time Square, introducing me to the wonder that were hotdogs.
"I'll show you around my city !" He had said. Of course I refused at first. What about Nico ? What if he gets lost ? What if there are monsters attacking us ? What if Camp is under attack while we're gone ? What if Travis and Connor play a prank on us and go through our things while we're gone ? What if we come back too late and get eaten by the harpies ? What if Mr. D. forgets about us while we're away and doesn't let us in again ?
I didn't voice out all of those concerns. Maybe none, actually. I think I just...turned red, and mute. Why did I do that again ? Oh ! Yes.
"But it's miles from here. And I'm pretty sure you can't go through New-York in a day. Except if that changed too."
"What about more than a day, then ? It's winter break, you can crash at home and I'll be your guide for the week."
Yeah, that was it.
"You can crash at home" She shouldn't have reacted like that. It didn't make sense to react like that. She had been sharing a cabin with dozens of kids, dozens of boys, for the past two months. Surely "crashing" at Percy's was nothing compared to it.
How wrong was she, but not how she could have ever expected.
She slept in the couch, each morning being awaken by the delicious smell of breakfast, so delicious that she knew what she'd wish to have every morning at camp from now.
The daytime was far from this comforting atmosphere but nonetheless memorable.
Parks, amusement parks, restaurants, cinema (with color, mind you), museums, libraries... (Yes the last two were from Annabeth's recommendation list, the discovery was even for Percy and I).
It was as nothing I had done before. As no fun I had ever experienced.
A half-blood's life is dangerous, stressful, hurtful, short. So it was nice to enjoy the most of it for a few days.
Percy filled me in on everything that had flew me by while I was in the Lotus Hotel. All this time I had lost caught on in a week ? Certainly not. But all my sorrow and stress washed away in the same amount of days ? Yes, definitely.
I came back in the present by the sound of a snap or two.
"Earth to Bianca. Is that the sight of blue that freezes you like that ?"
I smiled almost goofily. "Just the surprise."
"Wait till you've had a bite !" He smiled, letting me see the crumbs already at the corners of his lips.
So I did as he said, and with just a bite, I knew I had another reason to come back here and do that again soon. If I needed any.
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