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Mia
I went down to the Zeus cabin where Winter and Jared were sitting around. Winter sprung off her bed and attacked me with a huge hug, "Oh my gods you're back!"
"Hey it's good to see you too." I smiled.
"So any luck?" she asked.
I shook my head, "Nope I don't know where he went. I tracked him as far as Portland."
"Charlie's been trying everything and she hasn't gotten anything." Winter said.
I frowned, "He won't even contact his own sister?"
Winter shook her head, "Nothing, he didn't even try to contact her on her birthday."
"Seth is a lost cause I don't know why I care so much about this." I shook my head angrily.
"Because you believe in Seth." Jared piped up.
Winter and I both looked at him, "What do you mean?"
"I mean that you don't want to believe that there's no good left in him. You believe that he can be shown." Jared shrugged.
"Ok that was deeply philosophical." Winter muttered.
"Well Mia asked so I answered." Jared shrugged.
"Well you better get down to the meeting Claire is coming to get you." Winter pointed out the window.
I nodded and walked out to meet Claire halfway. Claire smiled, "Ready?"
I nodded, "Let's go."
The Big House was normal. Mr. D was still playing cards with his invisible card buddies and Chiron smiled in greeting. He was in his magic wheelchair so he couldn't exactly get up.
"Good morning girls." He smiled, "I just wanted to talk to you about a few things with a special guest."
We nodded and followed behind his scooter into the house. Sitting in the living room of the Big House was the last person I had expected to see. Staring back at me with his green eyes and apologetic smile was Seth. I hadn't seen him since that one time I had bumped into him in Seattle.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"You were right all they wanted was to use me." He admitted.
I crossed my arms over my chest, "You were seriously stupid to go and do what you did."
Claire was looking at this with an amused expression. Finally she cut me off, "Seth what made you come back?"
"It's horrible, I'll take any punishment you give me I deserve it." He said.
Chiron looked at us, "Girls Seth is here because he realized the errors in his way. He wants to come back to help he knows what it's like on the other side."
"Consider it done but he's got a lot to do if he wants to be anywhere near forgiven by the camp." Claire said.
I could feel Seth's eyes on me but I continued to look at Chiron, "Was this all we needed to talk about?"
Chiron nodded, "You may go now."
I pushed right out the door and I ignored all of Seth's calls for me to wait up. I was walking without looking and I accidentally bumped into Nicky who was toweling his hair, "Whoa there….oh hey Mia."
I looked up, "Hi Nicky."
"You look mad what's wrong?" he asked and then he noticed who was trying to catch up with me, "Oh that would be the problem."
"Sorry for running into you but I really don't have much time to chit-chat." I said before continuing on my way still trying to avoid Seth.
I didn't even reach the cabins when he caught up to me. He grabbed my hand and stopped me, "Mia wait."
I whipped around and glared at him while I yanked my hand from his grip, "I get it you came back because you had this wonderful epiphany. I'm glad you're back but I don't want to talk to you."
"Mia I understand that you're pissed off at me. What I did was pretty stupid but it was terrible over there and you were right." He whispered.
I glared at him, "How am I so sure that you're really back for the reason you claim to be? How can I be sure that you're not trying to worm your way back into everyone's hearts, like you always do may I add, just to go and betray us again?"
"Because I realized how horrible it is over there." He whispered.
"That's wonderful but I don't care Seth. I really don't want anything to do with you right now." I said.
Seth sighed, "I understand that but at least let me prove to you that I'm here for the reasons I claim to be."
"No I don't want to waste anymore time talking to you than I have to." I hissed.
"Godsdammit Mia listen to me will you?" he asked.
I was about to turn away from him when he grabbed my hand and pulled me into a hug. I punched his chest, it was a feeble attempt, in hopes of him letting me go.
"I've missed you so much." He whispered.
"I'm sure you have." I rolled my eyes.
"Your hair smells nice." He whispered.
"I know it does." I once again rolled my eyes.
"I love you Mia." He whispered.
"I'm sure you…." He cut me off with a kiss. I just froze. There was no chances of me escaping the death-grip hug he had me in. I really wanted to punch him so bad that my fist was hurting from the urge to do so. How the Hades does he expect me to forgive him after he lied to me? Did he honestly think that he could just waltz in here and apologize with a kiss after what happened last summer? I was seventeen now, and it was winter.
No he can't honestly think that this is going to get him forgiven. I waited for him to break away before punching in. My hand connected with his nose and I heard it crack. I discovered a few years ago, from Grover, that I was just like my mother in the field of landing a nice old punch. Not that I punched Grover, I just punched this irritating boy who lived down the street.
"Ouch! What the hell Mia?!" he asked.
His nose was bleeding, "You deserved it."
He glared at me, "I think you broke it."
"Like I said you deserved it, I can help you forget all about your nose if you want me to." I smirked.
"I think I'm good right now." He muttered.
"You should probably get to the infirmary. By the way that was for James." I said.
"Mia you're right I did deserve it but did you really have to punch me the day I actually wear white?" he smirked.
"Karma comes whenever it feel justified." I rolled my eyes,
"I'll talk to you later then." He smiled.
"Nope you won't!" I called as I walked away.
"I'll see you at seven!" he called.
"No you won't." I called back.
"Whatever you say Mia!" he called.
He just doesn't get it does he? I plopped down on my bed and took a nap until dinner time. I think I really did need that nap. Once at dinner Chiron started announcements.
"One last note before you may begin to eat, we have welcomed back an old friend and camper. Please welcome him back warmly and be a friend to him. Welcome back to camp Seth Jackson." Chiron smiled and Seth walked out from behind a pillar.
The whole dining pavilion booed him even the nymphs. So I decided to stand up for him. Yeah I was pissed off at him but he didn't need to be booed because he was a moron.
"Shut it all of you would you like to be booed because you made one bad decision?" I asked.
Everyone instantly shut up and Chiron smiled at me. Seth smiled at me too but I didn't smile back at him.
After dinner Claire and James caught up to me.
"What you did back there in the pavilion for Seth was cool." James said.
"Yeah he didn't need to be booed like that." Claire agreed.
"It was nothing really, I wanted to boo him myself." I shrugged.
"Still you ignored that to make him feel a little bit better." Claire pointed out.
"Like you said he didn't deserve that much public humiliation." I rolled my eyes.
Claire and James smiled, "We'll see you at the bonfire tonight then."
"Maybe I'm not sure if I'm going." I shrugged.
They were already gone before I could finish the sentence. I could then feel an extremely annoying presence beside me at that moment and I didn't even need to look and see who it was.
"Thanks for what you did." He said I could hear the sheepishness in his voice.
"Just because I hate your guts doesn't mean that you had to be booed like that." I rolled my eyes.
He had his nose bandaged so I'm pretty sure I broke it. That was exactly what I had been aiming for anyways.
"You land a hard punch." He tried to lighten the mood but it wasn't working.
"I know." I said flatly.
"Look I know you're mad at me but I really want to make it up to you. Mia I can't take you being mad at me. I could care less about all the others who hate me but you I can't take it. I need you to forgive me." He stopped me with a hand on my shoulder.
"You lied to me before how can I know if you're telling the truth?" I asked.
"Because you're the first person who actually makes me feel things that no other person has made me feel." He whispered.
"Like what Seth, what do I make you feel?" I asked.
"First off you make me feel guilty." He whispered.
"That's nice and how do I do that?" I asked him.
"You made me feel so bad about lying to you. You didn't see your face that day but I did and it haunts me. I can't take seeing the pain and tears in your eyes. I can't take the fact that you hate me because of what I did." He whispered.
"Well maybe you should've thought that through before you did all of that." I shook my head.
"Mia I love you more than anything in the world. I realized that the moment you showed up in the woods that day. I knew that you were special the moment I saw you that night when you first got to camp. I got out of this because I love you, because I couldn't take what I knew you thought of me as." He whispered as he cupped both sides of my face with his hands.
"I'm still mad at you no matter what you say." I replied.
"That is exactly why I love you." He chuckled.
"I know you do." I whispered.
I laid there with Seth that night in his cabin which he had alone since it wasn't summer session. I traced the faint outline of the scar he had that ran from his neck to his chest from when I slashed him with my spear last summer.
"Did I give that to you?" I asked.
He nodded, "You did."
"You deserved it." I muttered sleepily.
He chuckled softly, "I know I did."
"You better." I muttered.
"Mia I really do love you." He whispered.
"Stop saying that." I rolled my eyes.
He chuckled but didn't say anything and kissed the top of my head. I snuggled into the covers and Seth wrapped his arms around me.
"Goodnight Mia." He whispered.
"Goodnight Seth." I yawned.
He still wasn't forgiven he had a really long way to go for that. But I will admit it was nice to have him back here. I did miss getting up and having to work with him in the woods on the same stupid moves. I fell asleep listening to him breath with my head on his chest.
"Sleep tight." He whispered and that was the last thing I remembered before falling to sleep.
Seth really did have a way with hearts didn't he? Maybe Winter was right. I'm pretty sure he was like this with every other girl he's been with but right now I was too tired to care at the moment.
