Hey guys, updating at school, so I'll be able to update more and faster than before. One of them is a lie, I let you guess what. Before we get into the story, I want to thank Daughter of Pothena, go check out her stories Horrors of High school and Nightmare, because she is the best.
Disclaimer: I don't a wife that would be weird, and I don't have a million dollars, so I'm not Rick Riordan.
Stay awake, please I should have come quicker, I'm so sorry, please stay awake, Kara. I kept hearing that over and over again, from a woman who sounded so sad.
I should have stayed longer, or just came through the backdoor when Frederick wasn't looking. A man muttered that over and over again as he fluffed the pillows I laid on.
Eat this, please, this will make you feel so much better, let me put this in your mouth and swallow it. The man shoved a cold object at my lips, I don't want to eat it, hurts to eat, I just want to rest and drink the liquid you sometimes give to me.
You were a worthy opponent, but after that weak display, I wish you would just give up and join me down here in Tartarus. The voice like to tell me that a lot, while no one was in the room.
They all gather in the room after two days with the voice started to talk to me.
We need to call her, she is the only one that can help her now, the woman sound almost in tears as she talked.
Are you telling me, Athena, that I'm not good enough to take care of her, I think I'm the only one keeping her alive here, the man yelled at the sad women, but why did that name ring a bell.
Lord Apollo, Lady Athena just wants to give her the best chance to survive, she lost a lot of blood and she isn't respond to you well. I felt a horribly hot heat fill the room and I wished I could pull off the blanket my body.
Apollo please don't hurt him, he is just a mortal who cares about her.The woman yelled and a cool breeze blew through the room.
Listen at how they fight again with each other, they will never be able to unite fully to stop me. The voice was getting annoying, I didn't even know these people, but I felt like I did and care about them.
So Apollo, will you call your sister and ask her for Zoe to come here. The woman said trying to keep her emotions down, but I knew that name, memories flashed in my eyes.
She is smiling, Lord Apollo, if that does help with the decision then, I'll help Lady Athena find a reason. The man sound happy that I did something.
Since both of you are going against me, I guess I have no choice but to call her and ask for Zoe. The man sounded deflated and angry, but I couldn't tell as more memories flooded my eyelids. They made me feeling warm and comfortable, I snuggled deeper into the bed and passed out.
But before I slipped into unconsciousness I heard, I'll destroy the hunter first, slowly.
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Why has thou call thee here. I knew that voice, Zoe.
I told you on the Iris message, hunter, you need to look after Kara. The man sound flustered almost as if we want to get near her.
I felt a soft, cool hand on my cheek, very different than the hot hands that check my pluses and my temperature. I leaned into the hand and the man grunted.
How did you do that Nightshade, I have been working on her for three days she hasn't improved or done anything that much for that matter. I feel the hand drift towards my eyes, brushing some hair out of the way.
Does thou think thee knows about our connection because thee doesn't. Thee can feel when she is near or when she is injured. Thee know the child's name from her memories and thee know she heard a voice that wants her to give up on life and join him in Tartarus. Thou think she has shut down everything, including her mind, but she heard everything said in this room, today or any day. I feel the bed lean in on a certain spot, as Zoe sat down next to my hand.
I wanted to reach out and take it, to show I'm ok.
What voice are you talking about, I don't hear it, Athena doesn't hear it, or Fisher for that matter, what voice are you talking about. The man yelled at Zoe, and I felt something snap inside me.
My back and face exploded in pain and my eyes shot open to stare at a man with blonde hair and blue eyes. I bared my fangs at him and he backed away from me, but he looked more startled than scared. I felt the wings, that had grown from my back, spread to their full length, giving me a more of an intimidating appearance. The man summoned a bow and pointed it at my forehead, Zoe walked in front of it, just like I want.
I leaped from the bed and wrapped my arms around her waist pulling her, with myself, back down to the bed. I wrapped my wings and arms around her body protecting it from harm, and growled at the man.
"See what thee said, every single word she heard," Zoe said trying to wiggle out of my grasp, but I would not let go until the man left.
"Why does she recognize you, but not me," he said putting his bow away.
"She has shut down a lot of her body trying to stay alive, including recognition, but our special connection allows her to remember thee in the worst healing periods," she put her hand back on my cheek and I, again, lean into the touch.
She smiled kindly at me and started singing a song that I didn't understand, but I sounded so calm and relaxing that I felt my eyes start to close. I languished in the warmth Zoe gave me and I buried my head in the crook of her neck. I heard her laugh at my actions, but at the moment nothing hurt.
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I didn't fight Zoe, because she usually sang to me when feeding me, which numbed the pain while eating. I couldn't move after the confrontation with the man, but Zoe usually treated me like a ragdoll, carrying me from the bed to what I could guess is the porch. She would usually tell me stories about the hunt, I had heard most of them, but there was a few I hadn't heard. All in all, I was good, but when Fisher and Athena left the house, Zoe let down her guard.
Please, please wake Kara, two weeks, she got choke up that she had to stop for a minute. Two weeks, thou have never been like this, this long. She sounded so sad, I focused on my right hand, the one near her, it hummed with energy.
I forced it to twitch the thumb and it twitch, I could help but smile. I thought about it moving towards Zoe's and take her hand in mine. I felt it slowly slide across the bed hopefully towards hers. I felt my hand slowly slide into something and heard a gasp. I opened tried to open my eyes, and bright flood into my eyes, I wanted to hiss at it but I held it in.
"Kara, thou can do it," her voice murky and far away, but I could see her.
Yes little goddess, wake up, and join the other world, become worthy opponent again for me. The voice was softer now, than usual.
"Shut up and leave me alone," I growled and opened my fully and the light finally dying out.
I saw Zoe, in all her hunter glory, wearing her normal outfit, a silver long sleeved shirt, black leggings, and a pair of hunting boots, her parka was tied around her waist. Her circlet, shined like quicksilver, because she polish it every day.
"Thou is up, good I must tell everyone thou is awake, but after you eat this bowl of ambrosia," she said pushing a bowl of white pudding with a spoon in it towards me.
I shook my head, I just because I'm awake, doesn't I'm good enough to want to eat. Zoe sighed and took the spoon out of the bowl, a white glob on it.
The ash grove how graceful, I recognized the lyrics, she used to sing it at the garden.
How plainly 'tis speaking, she pushed the spoon into my mouth but I barely noticed it.
The wind through it playing has language for me;
Whenever the light through its branches, the bowl was about a fourth gone.
A host of kind faces is gazing on me.
The friends of my childhood again are before me, she smiled at me, when she sang that line.
Each step wakes a memory as freely I roam, half the bowl was gone and she was still smiling.
With soft laden its o'er me,
The ash grove, the ash grove, alone is my home, I finished the last bit of the ambrosia and Zoe sighed in relief.
"Thou does love that song," Zoe said, I struggled to get up, but only got halfway.
Zoe pull me up and held me there while she put pillows under me, to help me stay up. She put a glass of nectar in my hand, then left the room. I put the straw to my lips and took a little sip, then I heard a herd of something running. The door was thrown open revealing Zoe, Fisher, and Athena, who had Annabeth.
I could help but smile at that, and then Annabeth smiled back at me. Athena handed her over to Fisher and when over to hug me.
"I'm so glad, you're awake, I'm" I didn't let her finish her sentence.
"I know you are sorry, but I don't blame you," I sighed, I truly blamed myself for not be strong enough to do my elemental control, or anything else.
Fisher cleared his throat," I'm also very sorry milady."
"It is not your fault, Fisher, it's no one's fault," I also yelled at them, but I managed to contain my anger.
They just nodded, but Fisher brought over Annabeth and laid her on my lap. I looked into the bundle, and saw her shining gray eyes. I couldn't help, but smile at her.
She open her mouth, to what I thought to laugh, but," Thank goo."
So that is the ending of this, after the next chapter I start doing different years and days, that I feel help you get to know Kara. Also the song is called Ash Grove, which is my all district song for choir.
