Arabella pushed her sunglasses on her face as she walked towards the dining pavilion for lunch time. The morning felt long for her and that was something that she wasn't used to. All morning long, she was hearing giggles from girls and she was getting winks from guys. Daniel still held onto the idea that it was a good thing that people knew but Arabella just felt uncomfortable. As soon as she got her lunch, she walked over and sat down at the end of the table.
Luckily, Daniel was busy with a friend of his, so Arabella could spend a bit of time alone. She figured that the smaller she made herself, the better. Arabella had always been a bit of a social butterfly and the fact that she was trying to avoid everyone was very strange. But she was worried about everything. She tried to think of something else, something to take her mind off of the secret that had gotten out.
So her mind drifted to Hunter. Arabella thought about the way that he had tried to talk to her and her stomach got all tight. He had tried to speak to her earlier in the day but she didn't want to hear it. In all honesty, she was still upset but she wasn't really angry anymore. Arabella was disappointed and she was let down. She wanted Hunter to be different from most of the other guys at camp. Maybe she was wrong, maybe it was all just a big mistake but she didn't think so.
Arabella let out a sigh and she leaned forward a little bit so that she could look at her cup. "Chocolate milk" She said softly to her cup and took a sip as soon as it filled up with the smooth liquid. She looked around the camp, smiling lightly at a few people who waved at her. It was nice to see everyone talking and laughing with each other.
She looked down at her full plate and she picked at it a little bit but she wasn't really hungry. So, like just that morning, Arabella tossed most of her food into the fire before moving on. The Aphrodite cabin had arts and crafts next and Arabella was excited. Her afternoon was going to look a lot better than her morning since it was going to be pretty quiet.
Arts and crafts went by really fast and Arabella had a good time. She walked out of there feeling rather relaxed and a bit happier. During the time that she was there, Arabella was able to keep to herself and she got to do a bit of painting, which always relaxed her. After she was done with that, her cabin had to do cabin clean-up but that was always easy for them. The Aphrodite kids kept their cabin so clean, it was almost like free time for them. Arabella sat down next to Danny, helping him organize his box of accessories. She didn't need to talk to much and Daniel was okay with that. He loved being able to throw all of the gossip that he had at her and he loved the fact that she didnt stop him or anything like that.
"So..what do we have after this?" Daniel asked her and Arabella looked up at him, yawning softly.
"Uhm...everyone in camp has free time after this, like usual" Arabella said with a little giggle, smiling up at her brother. When it came to gossip, Daniel could remember every little detail. But when it came to something simple, like the camp schedule, Daniel had swiss cheese brain. "And then we have dinner"
"Free time will be fantastic" Daniel said with a happy little sigh and he leaned back on his bed. Arabella looked over at him and raised an eyebrow. "What? The party last night was not just so that we could find you a boyfriend, sweet cheeks" He said and Arabella laughed.
"Yeah, okay..." Arabella stood up and walked over to her bed, pulling her hair out of the pony tail and letting the curls fall around her shoulders. She grabbed a folder out of her trunk and sat down "So, I can assume that you met someone last night?"
"Yes. Well, I already knew him but we never really spent time together like we did last night"
"Are you seriously going to leave me hanging like that? Details, boy" Arabella laughed and she started flipping through the pages in her folder, getting to the back.
"Oh..he was so cute" Daniel said, letting out a happy sigh. "We talked for a little bit and we danced and we kissed" He giggled and Arabella grinned over at him.
"So, you're going to see him during free time?"
"Of course!" Daniel squeaked and Arabella smiled softly at him, putting her newest paintings in the back of the folder.
"What about you, missy?" Daniel asked. She looked over at him with a raised eyebrow. "What are you doing during free time? Going to go find the man of your dreams?"
"No. I'm going down to the beach so that I can read a magazine and try to ignore everyone" Arabella nodded and she grabbed a canvas tote from her trunk, tossing a few magazines inside of it with a pair of sunglasses and small cardigan.
"I don't understand why you're so upset about all of this. You're going to meet your dream guy..I'm sure of it" Daniel said and Arabella huffed, tugging her bag on her shoulder. Not long after, they were able to have some free time and Arabella quickly walked outside, headed towards the beach. She passed Hunter as he walked out of his cabin, but she tried to ignore him as best as she could.
Arabella flopped down in the sand, looking out over the water. Far off in the distance, Arabella could see a storm. Of course, it was never going to enter the camp grounds but that made her a little sad. She would have loved to be caught in the middle of a rain storm. With a little sigh, she tugged an issue of Vogue out of her bag and she started to flip through it.
"Mind if I sit here?" A deep voice asked and Arabella turner her head quickly to look up at the person who had bothered her. He was tall and muscular and he had tanned skin with light freckles, like he spent a ton of time outside. His hair was messy and a deep golden blonde. There was a tiny little smirk on his face and as Arabella looked up at him, she couldn't help herself and there was no way around it. He was a stunning human being.
"I, uh..sure" Arabella cleared her throat and she sat up a bit straighter, tucking her legs under her. Suddenly, she felt very self conscious. She pushed a piece of her hair behind her ear and she gave him a little smirk, matching his.
"How rude of me..I did'nt even introduce myself" The guy said in a confident voice. He seemed very sure of himself and very comfortable in his own skin. He knew that he was a total babe but he didn't seem to be too full of himself. He seemed like an okay guy. "My name is Brett Wilcox. Son of Apollo"
"Arabella. Daughter of-"
"Aphrodite. I know" Brett said and Arabella raised an eyebrow at him. He laughed and rolled his eyes at himself. "I'm not a stalker. I promise. I just saw you walking out of your cabin earlier. Besides, everyone in camp know who Arabella Foster is"
"Mmm..wonderful" Arabella said with a little roll of her eyes but the smile stayed on her face.
"So, Arabella Foster, how has your day been?" Brett asked, leaning back on his hands.
"It's looking up" She told him, glancing out to the water for a moment. "How has your day been, Brett Wilcox?"
"Delightful" Brett grinned and Arabella glanced over at him quickly. The two of them sat in silence for a little while, making Arabella more confused than ever. Why was this stunning man on the beach with Arabella? It didn't make any sense to her.
"I haven't been totally honest with you" Brett said suddenly and Arabella looked at him with cautious eyes. "There is a reason why I wanted to sit with you. I just...I just didnt know how to go about bringing it up. I mean...it's not that big of a deal or anything but it's not like it's something that you just blurt out. Who does that? I mean, you really need-"
"Oh, shut up and tell me" Arabella sighed and Brett smiled at her.
"I'm the guy who saved you last week"