And then there was the image of him kissing Artemis…..yeah, not even going to touch on that. Percy tried to not think about it but the more he tired, the more he thought about it. Especially the part where she kissed him.
Percy shook his head as blood was slowly rushing to his face, he really didn't need to think about this now. Soon however the feeling of floating in water got to Percy, there was something about it that just made him….. Feel….feel good. Fell as if he was in a state of bliss. His control over the ship slowly went away as the boat slowed down to a halt, his eyes started to get heavy and slowly he drifted off to sleep.
You have slept in water; HP and MP have been restored 100% each. All ailments and negative status effects have been cured.
"Is he sleeping next to a mermaid?"
Percy's eyes shot open hearing the voices. He was still in the tank holding Mera close and all around them were the members of the crew. Percy found Mera snuggled up against his chest as she murmured in her sleep.
"Oh shit," Percy slowly moved the mermaid aside and pulled himself out of the tank. He looked up at the crew still staring at him, "this is so not what it looks like."
"His third day on the sea and he has already screwed a mermaid," Marc said with a grin, "you're my hero Percy! All hail the playboy Perseus!
"Get some kid!" William yelled out as the rest of the crew cheered on.
"Guys I'm telling you it's not like that!" Percy tried to explain as he climbed out of the tank.
"Sure, it's not like we caught you guys sleeping together on the first day," shouted a crew member called Frank.
"Fuck off Frank!" Percy shouted back.
"Relax Percy we're just messing with you," Marc said pulling Percy into a headlock, "my little boy all grown up. Why it was just yesterday when he was still a virgin."
"Damn lucky brat! His first time got to be with a mermaid!" Someone else from the crew shouted as Percy pulled his head out of the head lock.
"For fuck's sake guys I'm telling you the truth! She just needed someone to talk to and I jus-"
"-Spent the whole night talking, sure. That's why we found you two snuggled up together like lovers," William commented causing the enter crew to burst into laughter again.
"Knock it off lads!" Galen came in shouting at the crew, " Have some respect, this kid saved our lives yesterday!"
Percy smiled, "thanks Galen."
The large man nodded and pulled Percy close, "Kid as your friend I feel like I must warn you, mermaids are very territorial, once she marks you as her own there is no going back. Also wear a condom, always wear a condom."
Percy face palmed, "not you too…."
"Percy? Is that you?" Mera's voice called out from inside the tank. Instantly all the sailors shut their mouth and watched the mermaid pull herself to the edge of the tank.
"Wow," Marc exclaimed, "so beautiful."
"Her voice," a crew member who looked like he was from Siberia exclaimed with tears in his eyes, "it sounds like a melody from heaven."
Percy looked confused and looked around, "why are all of you just staring at her like that? If you stare any harder you might end up making holes in her."
"They cannot hear my voice Percy," Mera explained, "all they hear is my voice singing."
"Why can I….right, son of Poseidon thing, forgot about that," Percy scratched his head.
"What is she saying?" Galen asked, "or a better question who is she?"
"Oh right, I haven't introduced you guys yet," Percy walked in front of the tank, "this is Mera. I saved her yesterday from being eaten by the Giant lobster yesterday. Remember I told Odysseus about a mermaid? Well this is her."
"Wow," Marc slowly approached the tank, "so beautiful."
Marc tried to touch the tank but Mera jerked back in fear.
"Wow maybe you shouldn't go near her just yet Marc," Percy exclaimed pulling Marc back up, "she isn't used to other people, not after what happened."
"We should get her something to eat," Galen said, "Zeff! Cook her something up!"
The blonde chef raised an eyebrow, "what does she like to eat?"
Percy turned to the mermaid, "you hungry?"
Mera looked at all the men looking at her, she felt nervous but managed to nod, "I like seaweed."
Percy raised an eyebrow at that. He turned to Zeff, "she likes seaweed."
"One plate of fried seaweed coming right up."
Mera kept fighting around looking at all the sailors around her, Galen noticed this quickly, "lads we are making her uncomfortable. Let's step aside for now, let Percy deal with her for now."
The crew nodded and quickly went off their own separate ways. Percy stayed with Galen just behind him, "take care of her Percy, she looks like she might faint at any moment."
Percy nodded, "I will, by the way how long do you think it will take to reach Nassau?"
The man looked at the the sun, "well according to the sun it might take us an hour or so to get there."
Percy looked surprised, "really?"
"No you idiot! Who the fuck can tell locations based on the position of the sun? What do I look like a god of navigation? I'll have to check the maps you made to give you a real answer. Though I'm surprised you can't sense where we are."
Percy frowned, "I can, but I can only tell that we are somewhere past the coast of South Carolina but before Miami. Maybe my connection with the sea isn't good enough to give an exact location."
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