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The Duck Overlord
Noah
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As expected, Noahβs best bud took the bait on going to see Violet. What Noah hadnβt calculated was that heβd leave right that second. Having worried about him and Marissa, heβd barely taken a bite of his own food before his best friend was leaving, talking of the next beer pong match. Marissa called after him, saying sheβd be there, and at the thought, his heart raced faster. Maybe heβd get to be on her teamβ¦? Get it together, man!
He smiled at Marissaβs grin. βThatβs good. I can usually only guess what people like to drink more than eat, but I tried my best. Figured what I grabbed would at least give you some more energy.β With a nod, he added, βWhatβs Camp Half-Blood without a couple of insomniacs? I hope you got some good work done, at least.β Noah was half-tempted to ask if he could see what sheβd been working on, but he was way too out of practice for that type of question. He could practically see Fee raising her eyebrow at him. How had he managed to date the second most beautiful girl at camp, again?
Er, well, she had been the most beautiful to himβ¦ until heβd started hanging out with Marissa, that is.
Even though he didnβt have a watch, Noah checked his wrist as if it would give him all the answers to Marissaβs question. Why he was like this, the world would probably never know. βI should be okay. I think Iβm not supposed to meet up with everyone until noon or so. Besides, you probably wouldnβt make me late anyhow.β He shook his head. βThe leprechaun, however, is a different story.β
βBut, umβ¦β Gods, he better not be blushing. Kyle would never let him live it down if he found out. βIf you want, you could keep me company until then. I donβt really have any plans for today except that meeting. We could, umβ¦ talk beer pong strategy, or something? Unless youβd rather do something else.β
It was official. He was hopeless.
---4 HOURS LATER---
Why the hell had she said yes?
Not that he wasnβt excited, of courseβsheβd said yes! More time with her! But oh gods, was he being such a clumsy dolt. Anyone else wouldβve probably thought he was just a drunken son of Dionysus again. Everything in Noah was panicking that Marissa would think he was some idiot who had no clue what he was doing. How did I ever have a girlfriend? he wondered painfully as he missed yet another shot on the practice ping pong table he had set up in his cabin. It paid to be one of few Dionysus campers at this place.
If this had been an actual date or something (not that it would be, what were the chances of that?), Noah would have taken her to the strawberry fields, shown off a little. But no, of course heβd taken her to his messy cabin for beer pong. He could see the Love Twinsβ facepalms as he thought about how awful this was. He could only hope Marissa was at least having some fun. Please please please.
Well, at least heβd thought ahead insomuch as they were using water instead of beer. Couldnβt be inebriated when they inevitably took down Kyle later, right?
Noah glanced at the clock and realized quite a few hours had passed since theyβd started. It was almost time for that meeting of head counselors or whatever. Heβd promised Fee heβd be there, butβ¦ even if he was embarrassing himself, he really wanted to just stay here with Marissa for a while. That wasnβt weird, right?
βHuh, I guess itβs time for me to skedaddle. But uh, we could walk together, maybe? I mean, you donβt have to come if you donβt want to, but I donβt think non-head counselors are forbidden from it or whatever.β He really needed to learn when to shut up. βBut um, yeah, itβs up to you.β Gods, kill me now.
He smiled at Marissaβs grin. βThatβs good. I can usually only guess what people like to drink more than eat, but I tried my best. Figured what I grabbed would at least give you some more energy.β With a nod, he added, βWhatβs Camp Half-Blood without a couple of insomniacs? I hope you got some good work done, at least.β Noah was half-tempted to ask if he could see what sheβd been working on, but he was way too out of practice for that type of question. He could practically see Fee raising her eyebrow at him. How had he managed to date the second most beautiful girl at camp, again?
Er, well, she had been the most beautiful to himβ¦ until heβd started hanging out with Marissa, that is.
Even though he didnβt have a watch, Noah checked his wrist as if it would give him all the answers to Marissaβs question. Why he was like this, the world would probably never know. βI should be okay. I think Iβm not supposed to meet up with everyone until noon or so. Besides, you probably wouldnβt make me late anyhow.β He shook his head. βThe leprechaun, however, is a different story.β
βBut, umβ¦β Gods, he better not be blushing. Kyle would never let him live it down if he found out. βIf you want, you could keep me company until then. I donβt really have any plans for today except that meeting. We could, umβ¦ talk beer pong strategy, or something? Unless youβd rather do something else.β
It was official. He was hopeless.
---4 HOURS LATER---
Why the hell had she said yes?
Not that he wasnβt excited, of courseβsheβd said yes! More time with her! But oh gods, was he being such a clumsy dolt. Anyone else wouldβve probably thought he was just a drunken son of Dionysus again. Everything in Noah was panicking that Marissa would think he was some idiot who had no clue what he was doing. How did I ever have a girlfriend? he wondered painfully as he missed yet another shot on the practice ping pong table he had set up in his cabin. It paid to be one of few Dionysus campers at this place.
If this had been an actual date or something (not that it would be, what were the chances of that?), Noah would have taken her to the strawberry fields, shown off a little. But no, of course heβd taken her to his messy cabin for beer pong. He could see the Love Twinsβ facepalms as he thought about how awful this was. He could only hope Marissa was at least having some fun. Please please please.
Well, at least heβd thought ahead insomuch as they were using water instead of beer. Couldnβt be inebriated when they inevitably took down Kyle later, right?
Noah glanced at the clock and realized quite a few hours had passed since theyβd started. It was almost time for that meeting of head counselors or whatever. Heβd promised Fee heβd be there, butβ¦ even if he was embarrassing himself, he really wanted to just stay here with Marissa for a while. That wasnβt weird, right?
βHuh, I guess itβs time for me to skedaddle. But uh, we could walk together, maybe? I mean, you donβt have to come if you donβt want to, but I donβt think non-head counselors are forbidden from it or whatever.β He really needed to learn when to shut up. βBut um, yeah, itβs up to you.β Gods, kill me now.
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