This is it.

My mouth is hanging open as a look of anguish passes over my face. I look down and behold the sight of a Mog sword protruding from my belly. I look up and my

eyes pass over the faces around me. Marina, Ella, Nine, Eight, Six.. Each bear a different look of shock. We weren't in any position of readiness. We had just made

camp, and now I am dying. It doesn't hurt as much as I thought it would. Just as quickly as it had entered the blade is ripped from my body. Instinctively my hands

move to cover the gaping wound. I feel my legs go weak and soon I am on my knees. The others have jumped into action as my body struggles to remain alive.

Funny, I had always thought that I would think of someone else in my final moments. But as I begin to lose my balance for the final time, I feel a set of arms catch

me. Raven locks come into my vision just her face comes to my mind. Six. She's here. She holds me as I feel my body beginning to die. A feeling that terrifies me.

But she is here. I look up into her hazel eyes as the fear of what lies beyond is washed away. I open my mouth weakly, my mind trying to form words, but I can

only produce vowels. Suddenly an explosion rocks the ground nearby and pieces of shrapnel fly by us as the world seems to move in slow motion. I read once

that once the body begins to give up the mind injects a massive amount of DHT into your blood causing you to lose touch with reality as the behemoth of the

unknown approaches. I suppose that is why things seem to move slowly around me. I see tears in her eyes. Six? Crying? Did I mean that much to her? As my

dying body struggles to process what I see before me another sensation comes. In my slow motion world I Six lean close to me, she holds my head as I am no

longer able to accomplish that on my own. Then she kisses me. Shock no longer can register to me, but at that moment the world finally started to turn black.

The battle around me started to appear farther and farther away until silence is all I hear. The last thing I feel before exiting this world is a burning sensation

Another has died.

I am no longer number four.

So I'm taking a short break from Percy Jackson. Sue me. I just read the first two books of this series in the last two days and I'm working on the third. And as usual I have recognized a non canon pairing that I am going to ship the crap out of. Four/Six. Expect one shots and perhaps a full length story if I get into it enough. I've got a lot of free time as I am currently living in Costa Rica. So, review. ~Muffin