New faces~Venus~

[Darius Falco]

Darius was finally finished with his lessons for the day, he was fortunate enough to only have a few bumps and bruises, he could feel himself getting stronger, and his need to makes his father proud with it, Darius arrived at the beach, a little after noon, the sun was still relatively high and the water calm, darius stuck his spear in the ground, took of his chest piece, he immediately felt much better, the feel of the wind, on his skin was heavenly, the first relaxing feeling that he had felt here since he arrived . Darius crouched down, and ran his fingers through the fine sand, looking up at the sun, it rays beat down on him, but he did not care, that was what his hair was for.

Darius looked out onto the water, he could see things moving under it, either it was a big fish, are some one of the fish kids at play, but it wasn’t his business or his domain, for him that was the battle field, sword a shield. Looking around he found groups of campers at play, they looked happy, unfortunately Darius never experienced that sort of thing, and he didn’t see that changing anytime soon, he again kept to himself pouring water over his exposed skin, causing the tenseness of his muscles to fade away. Soon this was not good enough, so Darius sprung up and shot into the water, you didn't have to be a son of of his uncle for this, he stood and surfaced, looking back making sure no one was bothering his belongings.

[Venus Stars]

Venus was ready for a swim after a long day of lessons. She made her way to her cabin and quickly changed into her favorite black and white striped swim suit. She said hi to her sister Pandora before she exited the cabin and made her way to the beach. Her already tan skin started to soak up the sun as soon as she set foot on the sand. She glanced around and looked for a place to set her beach stuff. She saw someones abandoned stuff, she walked over and looked at it for a quick second before setting up next to it.

She looked up and saw a group of playful kids playing off to the side. She grinned and waved. She recognized one of the girls, her name was Spyro. Spyro waved back with a grin. Venus shook her head with a laugh and made her way towards the water. She saw a boy swimming by himself. She wondered if she should go join him but decided against it. She waded into the water until it was up to her waist before diving underneath the chilly surface.

[Darius Falco]

Darius soon plunged back in, staying under to briefly scan the lake floor; he was distracted he could see faintly through the ripples of the water figure standing where his gear should have been, he immediately stood up, and she was gone, not even a ripple on the water. Darius concluded that he was seeing things, or a water nymph was around him somewhere, he decided to swim back, just to get a closer look, making sure his things were safe. On his way back his hand dragged over something heading the other way next to him, he opened his eyes to see a girl in a black and white bathing suit, thankfully from the distance he could tell he barely touched her, the last thing he needed was being excused of being a pervert, shallow enough to surface darius stood, watching the figure in the water, he shook his head and began to walk back to his things, the water emptying out of his pants, and riding boots.

Arriving at his things, Darius found everything was in order, all except he had a few new items next to his own, Darius rolled his eyes, after a hard day he just wanted to relax, and he didn’t want any problems with anyone. It took a moment but Darius realized his first problem, he forgot a towel, “Bleedin Christ…” He mumbled to himself in his east London accent, he came to the conclusion that he would have to rely on the sun. Darius shrugged his situation off, and began to enjoy some water, awaiting the intruder of his solitude to return, he didn’t get a good look at them, he never did see well under water.

[Venus Stars]

Venus saw the boy get out of the water. She had a brief inclination to follow him but decided against it. She ad came to the beach to swim and she wasnt going to not swim just to talk to some new guy. She swam around for a few more moments and quickly found herself get bored.

Venus let out a sigh and slowly started to wade towards shore. She only stopped once to giggle when she felt something nibble her toe. When she finally exited the water she made her way over to her stuff and lay on her towel so that the sun was beating down on her back. She knew the new guy was sitting right next to her but she decided she would let him say something first.

[Darius Falco]

Darius watched the girl approach him coming out of the water; even now he didn’t get a good look at her, he didn’t give her his full attention until he heard her giggle, it was then his eyes shifted and he took her in, for a moment his war ridden mind was at peace, everything slowed down and only him and this girl could be seen, she had a radiant glow to her, which Darius would explain in later years as “those love at first sight effects you see in movies now days,” Darius watched her a little longer, still slightly mesmerized, his mind was now a battle ground, fighting his natural aversion to all people, and a certain feeling he chose not to recognize. Why was this so difficult, why did everything have to be so hard for him? Darius glumly began to trace his fingers in the sand. The girl settled next to him, as if they had known each other for years, and relaxed on her towel, not really paying any attention to him, why did that get on his nerves, it never got his nerves, Darius loved keeping to himself, girls are so annoying. Visibly flustered Darius sighed and fell on his back laying on his sand, misjudging the distance he cracked his head of the edge of his shield, the loud pang overtook his profanities, sitting back up he rubbed his head wiping off all the sand in his hair, and on his back, he just could not win right now. Darius turned to the girl once again, he looked her up and down, a booming voice that he recognized to be his father, jokingly suggested that Darius offer to put tanning lotion on her, which was complete nonsense as she was already tan, Darius missed the significance of the joke, and continued to think of something not offensive to say to the girl.

Darius racked his brain, he never was much of a talker, and he felt nervous this being one of the few times he wanted to talk, but had nothing to say. Finally he closed his eyes, and opened his mouth, “Nice morning idnit?” There was a pause, for him it seemed like a lifetime, he continued to stumble on, “I-I never come here me self, bud I though’ the water would do me some good…forgot me bloody towel dhough …” Darius was barely looking at her; he didn’t want to seem creepy. She seemed a bit disinterested with Darius, it might have been in his head, but still he began to put his armour back on, there was nothing for him here, slowly he hooked his grieves around his two middle fingers, then strapping them down to his forearms , still hoping for a reply.

[Venus Stars]

Venus sat up quickly as she heard him hit his head on his sheild. "Oh my gosh! Are you okay?!" She asked. He seemed a bit flustered for a moment and then he started talking to her.

Venus smiled warmly at him. He seemed to have an accent and that made her smile a bit more, it was cute. Venus just shrugged at his comment about it being a nice morning. She had never been good at answering questions like that. "You can borrow my towel" Venus said. She felt herself frown as he began to put his armor back on. She had barely said anything. Was she that boring?

[Darius Falco]

Darius was extremely surprised that she offered her towel, most people after getting a look a Darius would distance themselves, he didn’t mind, he wasn’t exactly the most approachable person in the world, but inside, DEEP inside he had his mother’s kindness. Darius smiling finished strapping his armour to his forearms, he had not decided to stay, but there was no point in looking sloppy. “Doun think on it love,” tipping his spear over he leaned it against his should wrapping his arm around it, “Sun has done his work already.”


Once again darius was plagued by not knowing what to say, why was talking so difficult, no wonder he never talked to anyone, plus fighting was so much easier, if you pull out a sword, no matter what language you speak, your point gets across. Darius of course did not plan on attacking this girl, that would be a tad bit counterproductive, “ I don’ think I’ve seen you ere, Do you not figh?” Darius was new, and he had not met everyone, but someone like…, he forgot her name, very rude of him, Darius sighed waiting for the smoothness of his father to kick in, “My names Darius by the way, but everyone here calls me Duke, I don’ much like Darius…” Why did he say that, what if she wanted to call him that, now he’s already messed that up, “But you can if yer wan!” he didn’t mean to scream but he was a bit nervous “Or not…jus’ ter same I suppose.” “What are you doing?” a deep voice rang out in his head, “you're a son of Ares, AND your british! How are you nervous?” Darius rolled his eyes, his father always butted in at the wrong time, “What is your name?” Simple and to the point, he could not lose with that, “Or perhaps angels have no names, only beautiful faces…” Darius slapped his hand over his mouth, he did not know where that last statement came from, until he heard the devious cackle of his father, Darius rolled his eyes, “Sorry, tha’ may ave been to bold.” Darius loved his father, but sometimes he was an annoying git, the didn’t mind his own business.

[Venus Stars]

"Okay" Venus said with a shrug when he said he didnt need her towel. She stayed sitting up instead of lounging back and couldnt help but giggle as he started talking again.

"I fight, I'm just worried I might hurt someone, so I avoid the arena" Venus said teasingly. She wasnt that great at fighting that she could actually cause damage but the thought still made her smile.

Venus felt confused for a oment as he told her calmly his name and then he seemed to be yelling at her. After that he suddenly had a boost of confidence. Venus tried to hide her confusion with a grin, "Im Venus Stars, Daughter of Janus. Its a pleasure to meet you Duke." Venus said, holding out her hand so that she could shake his.

[Darius Falco]

Darius smiled as he politely shook Venus’ hand, it was rather soft, he could tell she that at the least she wasn’t keen on fighting, “Pleasures all mine,” he said letting go and placing his hand back on his spear, “SO wha’ it like being a dauther of Janus, Father’s Ares me self, not much to it, but I assume my brothers and sisters have made our trait’ known long before I got ere”

“I don’ miss dhe outside world, mos’ people are selfish and cruel, I guess after awhile I became numb ter it all, dad goh fed up, sent me ere. I have only fought two monsters outside of here, both of em posed as me girlfriend for a time, and tried ter drop me off of something…annoying to say da least.” Darius smiled looking up at Venus, “ tha’s me story in a nutshell, what about you?

Darius walked a bit closer and put his knees on the edge of her towel, leaving his spear behind stuck in the sand, he played around with loose string on his grieves, trying to keep attention on Venus, but it was not easy, random thoughts ran through his head, such as he better not look at Venus to long, or Aphrodite might get jealous and turn her into something…..interesting, it was a silly thought, but Darius, took it very seriously. After calming down, darius Finally cracked his true smile, one his mother used to tell him, he got from his father. Darius shook his head to get his hair out of his eyes, “So wha’do you like ta do the most ere?”

[Venus Stars]

Venus smiled. " Being the Daughter of Janus is interesting since I can hear Pandora's thought and all. Like, right now she is thinking, " Venus closed her eyes for a moment and then grimaced at her sister's thoughts, "She's thinking about some Hestia boy or somethin."

Venus felt her face darken as he asked her story. She didnt much like telling anything about herself before camp half-blood. It wasnt that it was bad, it was just..depressing and she hated the memories. "I grew up with my sster and my parents practically cherished her for being so smart and I was ignored. Then we met out Satyr Sunshine and she befriended us and started going eveywhere with us. Then she told us about Camp-half blood and our mom drove us here. We were attacked by Harpies or something and I got a scar" Venus moved her hair to reveal the scar across her shoulder.

Venus's smile returned as he asked her what she liked to do at camp. "I like to meet new people and there are some really cool arts and crafts activities that i've been wanting to try"

[Darius Falco]

The first question that popped into Darius’ head was who was Pandora? Darius also found it hilarious that they could hear each other’s thoughts, rearing his head back he began to laugh, “Tha’ must be murder, bleedin Christ, all the time?” Once again darius got a smooth idea, with a grin he continued, “So wha did ya tell, her abou’ me? Nothing too bad I hope…”


Darius looked on as Venus, told her story, she seemed a little comfortable because of it, he made a point not to press it again, at least until she was ready, he listened intently as she told of her childhood with her sister, and her eventual arrival to camp, he eyes widened as she showed him her scar, it was quite nasty even for his standards, but he didn’t make an issue of it. Darius smiled reaching his hand out to her shoulder, “may I?” Darius traced the leangth of the scar then smiled, “dhere is somethin beauiful abou’ all scars of wha’ ever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with.” Darius pulled his hand away and turned his shoulder to show his tattoo to her, a diamond with the head of a wolf, with the words Ἄρης(Ares is Greek) under it ,”me father gave me dhis when he first brough’ me ere, not two weeks ago, so I would nevr forgot who I was, or wha I stand for, My father is the only man to evea leave a mark on me, I attend to keep it tha way.”

Darius was interested in arts and crafts, he never found time for it himself, but he heard some people made some cool things, “Make anything intaestin?”