On softer shores

The sun was  casually strolling in the sky. A few clouds followed in suite as it was a very pretty day. A small breeze jumped through the trees, gently rolling their leaves. By all standards, it was a beautiful day, and only the strangest kinds of people would think otherwise. It was a perfect day for just a casual stroll around Camp Half Blood.

Chris was a lucky soul. Generally most kids in Camp Half Blood are Demi-gods meaning they are sons/daughters of the gods, not Chris though. He was a demi-titan. Part Titan, Part Mortal. He left his cabin with a white T-shirt, and a pair of Jeans as well as his trusty spear just in case. He didn't know where he felt like going, he just felt like strolling around.

Chris is what you can say to be a goody too shoes. It is by his birthright that he has to be one, less all Tartarus breaks loose. So he was strolling and he finally decided why not go to the lake. Camp Half-Blood had a very pretty lake, and the day itself was great, so why not.

He could see some naiads giggling in the water as he approached he merely chuckled and waved them away. The creatures were generally mischievous. So, he sat down by the edge of the lake taking off his shoes so he could dip his feet into the water and just enjoy the day.

Decked out in short shorts, her homemade Camp Half-Blood crop top, and white sandals, Mary walked onto the lake shore. She laid out her towel, tanning lotion, and umbrella by the water. It was a really nice day, blue skies and high temperatures. The beach was packed, but she didn't feel like dealing with people, even though she prefers swimming in the ocean.

She threw off her shirt to reveal a black bandeau swim top. She grabbed her tanning lotion and slathered it all over her arms, face, legs, and back. (She's a flexible lady.) Mary then picked up the umbrella and tried to stab it into the dirt. Yeah, that probably wasn't gonna work. Kay, whatever. She didn't need it yet, but it looked dumb just sitting there, on its side. Oh, that poor umbrella! Mary felt so bad! She was the kind to feel emotions for inanimate objects, and this moment was no different. She picked it up and jammed it into the dirt. It stood a little taller. Okay, she thought, that's alright. It's not so pathetic anymore.

Chris slowly closed his eyes, as he relaxed on the edge of the water. It was nice being a demi-titan at times like these. He then heard movement about not to far from him. He opened one eye to see some girl failing with an umbrella. If he had sunglasses he's be pushing them down some more onto his nose. He was trying to resist the urge of laughing, as even when the girl finally got the umbrella in it still looked pretty much out of place, and wobbled as if it was going to fall every time the air blew.

Chris chuckled before laying down on the ground and putting his arms behind his head.He closed his one eye before taking off his shirt to let his body absorb the sun. He generally wasn't one for tanning, but sometimes it was just nice to feel the suns warmth on his body. Also it is a nice contrast with th cool water of the lake creating a killer wombo-combo.

Mary looked at her handiwork, a sad little umbrella sticking out of the sand. She heard chuckling, and turned her head, knitting her eyebrows together. "Don't laugh at me! Pretentious asshole." It wasn't her fault she didn't know how to put an umbrella into the ground. She's not a physical person, she usually had a brother do things like that. She glared at the guy a little bit longer, sending daggers with her eyes. She looked at her umbrella, and decided not to try to fix it. It was alright, it's an umbrella. Who cares about an umbrella?

AS Chris heard the girl talk he stopped chuckling and only did a half smile, before opening an eye and turning his head towards her. "Who said I was laughing at you perhaps I was laughing with or perhaps just at the umbrella," He said removing his hands from behind his head and standing up. He walked over to the girl took the umbrella, and pulled it out of the ground. Then he pounded it back into the ground so it was more stable and actually didn't look like it was going to die the moment a blast of air came through.

Chris then walked back to his little spot and laid back down putting his arms behind his head and closing his eyes again to absorb the sunlight.

Mary blushed, watching him fix the umbrella. In hindsight, she was being really rude, not him. He wasn't hurting anyone by laughing. "S-Sorry, I was rude, thanks a lot," she said, watching him go back to his spot. That sucked. But at least her umbrella looked a lot more respectable. She smoothed out her bright pink towel and placed herself upon it, pulling out her Ancient Greek version of the fourth Harry Potter book, and opening it to where she had placed the bookmark.

Chris peered back over at the girl before doing a slight nod. He decided to take off his shirt to tan a little better, and soak up all the suns rays. It was a really nice day all things considered, and in this case all things were considered. After feeling the sun's heat on him for a few moments Chris realized that the sun actually hurts, and so he got up took off his pants just leaving his boxer shorts on before jumping into the lake. A few of the Naiads fled as Chris slammed into the water near them, clearly annoyed, but hey he was a demi-titan what were they gonna do. The water felt nice on his skin as he started swim around a little till he finally just let himself float on the lake.

Mary looked up towards the lake, seeing the boy floating around. He looked very peaceful, and from she had seen, he was an okay guy. She set her book down and stood, hand on her hip and hip cocked to the side. She bit her lip for a second, thinking, Should I? Should I not? She bent and took off her shorts, showing the matching bikini bottom she was wearing. She walked towards the lake shore, dipped her foot in the lake. She shivered for a moment, and began wading in. When the water got to her waist, she began to swim out deeper, towards the boy. She stood nearby for about a minute, and then she grabbed his waist and tried to tickle him.