Sorry I haven't updated this fic in a long time, kinda forgot about it. Was swept away with the preparation and research for A Random Christmas Story, that's all. But anyway, here I am, and I bring to you the second last chapter of To Be Part of the Team! I know the title seems a tad bit too uninteresting and so does the summary, but I keep to simple titles most of the time. Hmm.
Disclaimer: I felt like disclaimer-ing for no good reason today, so here I am. I don't claim to own Class of the Titans, and hey, this idea was a suggestion from Becky Sky from my first ever COTT fic, To Be A Leader. Yes.
To Be A Huntress
I hunt, I stalk, I watch you with beady eyes...
Alright, I was just kidding. I'm not a stalker, I'm Atlanta, the "hunter" of the group. The one with the fiery red, short, cropped hair and the one who loves sports and skate-boarding and her favourite purple-haired dork - ahem, warrior.
I've never thought much about being the superhero type, so when I was asked, I was personally very thrilled. I mean, all those action flicks show all the kicks and everything. It'd be cool if I became the save-the-world kind. So, I encouraged Jay to stay on. I mean, that guy's the leader. He would probably have a fair share of excitement as well. If he skipped out, he'd be missing a lot.
After joining the team, I never once regretted it, but then I did miss my old farm life and the relaxed slow pace of the good times back then. But here, I made good friends - better than I ever had, really. True friends who stuck by you and defended you and cared for you... But this thing wasn't as easy as it seemed.
I mean, there's Cronus, this bad fellow who hasn't had the sense to stop trying to take over the world. He knows it's futile, I know it's futile and we all do, but he doesn't have common sense, obviously, or he's too stubborn to try and even coax himself into ending this crazy war. It's just driving all of us crazy, especially, Jay. It's taking a toll on our poor leader, and I fear he's going to snap soon or something. I guess being a leader isn't all that cracked up to be.
And then I still have to go to school, and take tests, and go for training... It's a wonder I even get to stop and breathe! Everyone in the dorm calls me neurotic, but don't you listen to them. I just like to do well, that's all. And how can I even do well when I'm too busy fighting and beating up pathetic evil people? Ridiculous, really. And all the rest of them get by easily - I don't even see them studying, but when they get back their results, they'd have gotten, what, an A? Particularly Jay, Odie and Archie. Odie's our regular brainiac, with an IQ that will make you drop dead when you just hear it. Jay's not too far off, either - he does consistently well and everything, even in Literature, which seems a little weird since you'd think he'd love Physics more since it has to do with sailing and all. And Archie - well, he's pretty smart in his own little ways. Alright, very smart, I admit. Although you won't be hearing this come from me.
Being the hunter of this group is cool. I mean, people rely on me to sniff out stuff, hunt things, all that. And it's not that hard, either, seeing I've gotten all the training back when I was a kid. Still... Well, Jay counts on me to do these things, to play my role. You know, it's scary if I can't. I want to be an asset to the team and all, and sometimes I just mess things up. They call me hot-headed, impulsive and rash. Well, I'm not exactly as bad as they make me sound, but yes I do confess that I'm a teeny bit like that. A teeny, teeny bit.
You know, I've messed things up sometimes and the team just forgives me. Which is why I stick around and everything. I don't know, if only I can be as good as they are. I'm the junior, the youngest of the group... Probably the most inexperienced one. Not that Archie's much older than me or anything, there's only about three months' difference between our ages.
I know nobody's perfect and all, and I've just got to try harder. At least I'm not obsessed over Cronus like our leader is, and I'm not as unconcerned as our resident model. I'll be the best huntress I can, and play the best friend that uproots her purple-haired dork in victory.
And that's me.
