percy wasn’t exactly teacher material. annabeth was, & far better than he would ever come close to, probably. she had that way of talking sternly, that way of giving off an aura that people wouldn’t have to question if she was smarter than them, because she was & they’d know it. now, being asked to teach, his mind fell blank for a while. then with a sigh of defeat, he got up & shrugged carelessly after grabbing riptide.
❛ ——— i’m not really… the best teacher. i mean, i’ll try. anyways, show me what you’ve got. ❜
{ this is the part where rose let her confidence swell her head three sizes too large. putting on a smirk, she raised her fist in an act of preparation before charging at the son of poseidon. however, somewhere inside her head, she knew that her form had been wrong when she took off. rather than preparing for a possible counterattack, she’d put all her strength into the charge. whether or not that would end up being a good or bad thing depended on if percy was paying attention. }
he wondered how they got here then. still, there wasn’t a complaint. afterall, it was rare even for himself to be able to relax or even get a few laughs out as of late. thanks to said puppies, however, they were ringing them out more easily. setting them aside, however, he stands up to face ROSE.
❛ ——— train you ? you want me to train you — well, if you’re up for it.
❝Sword fighting. Hand-to-hand combat. Those sorts of things.❞
{ truth be told, rose was lacking in the fight department. recently she’d run off to try and live life outside of camp half-blood, and in doing so she was seriously behind on her training. rather than face the mockery of teachers who would judge both her diminished fighting skills and rash choice to leave, rose turned to the local legend for help. }
❛ oh, right. rose ! annabeth was telling me about you the other day. sorry, i’m not so good with remembering faces. but hey, it’s nice to meet you, really. plus, i’m usually kicked out of the athena cabin then let in, haha. can i help you with something ?oh — are one of these pups yours ? ❜
he almost always felt bad when names slipped his lips, yet his name still lingered in gold, on everyones tongue like fresh goods. half the time, he felt it didn’t appear to be fair. the other, he couldn’t help it.
❝– No, definitely not. Animals and me… Well, we aren’t exactly best buddies.❞
{ which was sad, truthfully, because rose did (at times) like animals. there was something about her nature that they always despised. }
❝I was actually hoping for a favor. I want you to train me.❞
you’d think saving the world twice meant some respect;but these puppiesdefied any spoken law about it. struggling to turn in order to face the voice behind him, percy simultaneously struggled to hold the three pups in place.
❛uh, yeah! that’s me. gimme’ a sec — argh, hold still !! phew, okay, so… who’re you again ? ❜
❝I’m Rose… Athena’s daughter? No?❞
{ she shouldn’t be surprised at the lack of recognition. it wasn’t as though she was going out and saving olympus. }
