Chapter SixCandy:
"Sir, I….I can't fail in my duties again." Grover choked out, mushy with a voice thick with emotion.
I really just couldn't take that. I didn't want Grover to cry. That would be really really bad and I just can't watch people tearing up either.
"You know what that would mean." Grover said.
And I pounced.
I jumped on top of him and gave him a huge, loving hug.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh Candy stop hugging me!!!!" he yelled in exasperation.
And I also couldn't take it when people reject love and hugs.
So I punched him again, and harder.
"Ouch." He yelled again. And once more I laughed.
Maybe I am bipolar!!!!
"You haven't failed Grover." Brunner said again kindly. I think he was purposely avoiding my attemptive killing of Grov (just kidding!!!) "I should have seen Mrs. Dodds for what she was (I should have too, Chiron.). "Now let's just worry about keeping Percy alive until next fall."
Yes, so we can get a castle and get married and live happily ever after and….
A loud thump was heard down the hall.
I rolled my eyes.
Percy you really are such a klutz. Drop you book while you're eavesdropping and give yourself away why don't you???!!!
Everyone in the room went silent.
Percy, my dear, hide now before you get caught!!!
Chiron grabbed his bow and quiver and went out and down the hall, me and Grover following. Thank the gods Percy was no where to be seen, or heard, in the normal sense.
Percy, you are tuned into my thoughts just as I am with yours. We WERE made for each other!!!!
Well, hey, a girl can dream!!!
"Nothing's here." Chiron murmured. "My nerves haven't been right since the winter solstice."
"Mine either." Grover agreed.
Well, since I still had no idea why in the world these solstice thingies were important, I couldn't really agree with them now could I???
And also, I kind of wanted to make it seem like I hadn't known Percy was here and listening so in dark soap-opera tones I murmured "But I could have sworn…."
How's that for dramatic!!!!
"Go back to the dorm," Brunner said. "You've got a long day of exams tomorrow."
Oh great, and now there's another thing to keep on my mind along with this solstice and my guilty conscience.
I groaned loudly at the thought.
"Don't remind me." Grov moaned.
And as we walked down the hallway and past the door where my love was hiding, I casually exclaimed "And yet we all know that your going to pass with flying colors Grov, your super smart!!!"
And I could have sworn I heard nervous laughter coming from the cupboard.
But maybe that was just my imagination.
Grov and I went back to the dorms and I jumped onto Percy's bed and turned to Grover. I have been in this room before and I must say, I greatly enjoy being in the space that my beloved resides in. It seriously gives me great pleasure.
Now how's that for scary!???
I pulled my Discman out of my pocket and put the ear buds in as Grover babbled on and on.
"I thought that went well now didn't it Candy? I think that everything's going to be perfectly fine. Perfectly fine. Percy will grow up a bit more and then go to camp and then I'll get my liscence and follow in the footsteps of my ancestors…."
"You mean the dead footsteps of your ancestors." I mumbled, referring to how everyone in his family was dead after they followed their ancestors.
"And the winter solstice will be resorted without Percy…." Grover went on, oblivious to my mean comment (which I am glad of!!!).
When I heard that solstice word again I was going to attack Grover using verbal abuse and/or violence and mental attacks to figure out what it was but…unfortunately (surprising!!!)…Percy walked in.
Quick as a flash everything was normal. Grover looked like he had been studying for hours, I looked like I just happened to randomly pick up a book (which is really what would happen) and we both looked exhausted.
Percy did too. He also looked perplexed and confused.
I wonder why.
"Hey." Grover said looking up from his notes. "You gonna be ready for these tests???"
Percy just looked at him and didn't answer.
"You look bloody awful." I added. "Is everything fine?"
Well of course everything wasn't, but I wasn't gonna say so.
He looked at me and told me to get out of the room for two ticks so he could change. I did and I came back in. I gave him a look, it was the look to him apparently.
The look that meant that everything was wrong.
And in his mind he knew that we thought he was in trouble.
Which he really was.
He just hadn't figured that out yet.
Okay well hi. This is Ruby here and I was just wondering if I should put in another character that is similar to Candy in power (yet has other powers too) but different in personality. I just think it would be kool. Ya kno that anti-charie thing. Should I??? pleaz respond.
