Hey, I'm back! Sorry for not updating; I was on vacation and my parents said no technology allowed. But I was in California so it's all-good. And since I was gone I had a ton of make-up work to do. So… yeah…
Disclaimer: Not mine (except the OC's, obviously).
Eva's POV
Darkness. Swirly blackness, punctuated by bursts of gray. I feel like I'm riding a rollercoaster, one that I can't get off. My head is pounding something awful and I can't see anything but darkness. Slowly the dark fades to light and my vision comes into focus.
There are faces hovering above me. I recognize Annabeth and Jess, but the third face is foreign to me.
I manage to croak out, "Hey. Got any water?"
Immediately Jess thrusts a water bottle at me, which I drink greedily. I was parched. The water feels fantastic against my dry throat and after I'm done I speak again.
"How long was I out?"
"About 3 hours." the foreign boy answers.
"What?! I've never been out that long before."
The boy speaks again, "Well you suffered pretty severe head damage, you're lucky that you woke up at all. And that you aren't blind."
"Thanks for helping me then… Sorry for asking, but exactly who are you?"
"My name is Will Solace. I am the head of the Apollo cabin and the best healer at this camp," he says proudly.
"Oh."
Annabeth speaks up then, "Eva you hit your head pretty badly. Are you feeling well enough to go to dinner?"
Dinner sounds really good right now, "Oh yeah. I'm all good, right as rain. So… where's the food?"
Jess let's out a bark of harsh laughter, "It's in the dining hall. Sit down! Hold your Pegasus, you can head down there in a moment. We just have to make sure that you can walk in a straight line so that you won't hit your head again."
I jump up and stride forward with long confident steps, I've passed out before and I know that food and water is the best thing for me right now.
"Okay then Miss-I-just-passed-out-and-I-don't-care, feel free to head down to the dining hall, sit with the Hermes kids. We will meet you down there." Jess instructs me.
That's odd. Usually someone would accompany me, in case I had another bout. But instead of questioning them I just give Annabeth a little nod and depart from the hospital.
When I get outside my eyes take a little while to adjust to the inky darkness. As soon as I can actually see shapes in the dark, I begin to make my way down the well-worn path to where I hear sounds of merry laughter. It turns out to be the entire camp huddled around an enormous campfire singing cheesy camp songs. The lyrics make no sense (Over the empousa and through the manticore. To Kronos's lair we go.) But everyone looks like they are having lots of fun.
Then I notice one horrific detail, nobody was holding plates or cups. That weren't eating! Which means I missed dinner.
Aww man…
I sigh and grumpily walk over to the wooden bleachers that hold the rest of the campers. As soon as I come into view Travis waves me over. I smile and walk over to where he is sitting. To his right is a pretty petite girl with tan skin, brown hair, and grass green eyes; on his left is an exact copy of Travis, except smaller.
"I didn't know you had a twin Travis," I say as I sit down.
"I don't. This is Connor, he's my little brother; it's an easy mistake. Most of the time I would have just let you believe we were twins, but you are a special case."
"Why exactly am I special?" I ask confused.
He shrugs and says, "You aren't as bothersome as some of the other Hermes kids. Plus you have already saved a guys life, what kind of half-brother would I be if I didn't get you a welcome gift?"
"Great gift," I murmur under my breath.
"So you are the new girl huh?" Connor says. "I pictured you a little taller, and beefier."
I give him a fake scowl and say, "Was that a fat joke?"
He looks really nervous, like I'm a time bomb or something of that sort. Travis and the girl seem to get that it is a joke, but Connor is unaware.
I let out a quick laugh and lightly punch Connor on the shoulder."Dude, I was just kidding; relax a bit. I'm not going to spaz out on you because you expressed your opinion."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
The girl breaks the silence that settles between us. "So, welcome to camp Eva. Sorry about the crappy first day, but my name is Katie Gardener and I'm the head counselor of the Demeter cabin." That was the one with grass and flowers on the roof. "Feel free to come by anytime. These two will cause you lots of trouble and the Demeter cabin is always ready to be a safe haven. Oh but avoid the left side of the cabin, we are having a problem with some grabber weeds."
"Thanks Katie, I have a feeling that I'll be stopping by a lot. But quick question, what are grabber weeds?"
"They are weeds that like to grab people and hang them from their ankles. It takes forever to get them down," Katie says in the same way someone would say, I like coffee, or I have a cold.
That's when I get a brilliant idea, which I can't help but voice. "Maybe we should take these two to the left side of the cabin. You know, if they get annoying. Which they probably will."
"Hey!" say both brothers.
"I'm just saying."
And with that we all laugh loudly (lots of people stare) and join the camp in belting out their weird campfire songs. I stumble quite a bit at first, but I catch on pretty quickly.
A fighting we will go,
A fighting we will go,
High low a stabby-o,
A fighting we will go.
A fighting we will go,
A fighting we will go,
High low a stabby-o,
A fighting we will go.
And
Up on Half-Blood Hill
I gather my will,
Off into the world I go,
Where I'm going I don't know.
But off into the world I gooooooo,
I head off into the sunlight,
Ready for a fight.
I hope to keep my limbs,
But the chances are pretty slim.
I hold my sword high,
And say a good-bye
Off into the world I goooooo.
Before long I feel myself smiling in a way I haven't for a long time. Joy. Complete and utter wondrous joy. And when Connor grabs me by my arm and pulls me off the wooden bleachers to dance in the red light of the fire, I don't hesitate for a moment. It feels good to let go off all the shadows and worries holding me down, even just for a short while. I smile a wide smile and throw my head back and laugh heartily.
Gods it feels good.
Annabeth's POV
After Eva left for the dining hall, I walked back over to where Leo was lying. Will had managed to heal him to a certain extent, but he still hadn't woken up. I sit on the chair next to him. "I hope he wakes up soon, I want to know who stabbed him and why."
Jess looks confused, "How do you know that it wasn't a monster attack?"
"It's a straight wound, no clawing or anything. Just a simple hole."
I hear a loud melodramatic groan come from behind me and I turn around to see Leo struggling to rise to a sitting position.
"Why are you guys in my cabin and why does my stomach hurt so much?"
I frown. "Leo, you are in the infirmary. Our newest camper found you face down in the woods, bleeding out from a stab wound to your stomach."
"What did I do to piss off Clarisse this time?"
"No, it wasn't her. Someone else did it. And I am almost positive that they meant to kill you."
Jess snorts, "No I'm pretty sure the person just decided that they were going to stab Leo for fun!"
"I just don't get why I was stabbed in the first place. Everyone is on Team Leo!"
Jess has this little smile on and it's bothering me because I have no idea what it means; I can't read it.
"I guess not everybody, there is that Grace girl at your school, Annie." Then he gasped, "I FIGURED IT OUT! GRACE HAS INFILTRATED CAMP! HIDE THE MAKEUP SHE IS COMING!"
Jess starts cracking up and Will just shakes his head and leaves. I personally want to join him, but there is a mystery to be solved.
"Annabeth get all the Aphrodite girls to Bunker 9 and make sure they take their make-up. Girl whose name I don't know, round up all the cute guys and hide them. Grace is a demon; she will steal them if we don't take precautions. What are you still here for? There is no time to lose!"
It had to be Leo.
"Leo calm down for a moment. This is serious, what if someone else gets stabbed? There could be deaths."
"Kill-joy," Leo whispers loudly to Jess. I send them both a glare because Jess giggled.
"Please, Leo, focus."
He sighs, "Fine. What do you want to know, Annie?"
I growl, "Don't call me Annie ever again or I will castrate you." I take a deep breath, "Anyway, what do you remember of your attacker?"
"Nothing, I don't even remember getting stabbed. All I know is that I was heading to Bunker 9 when I got lost and then there was blackness. No pain or nothing."
"Anything, Leo. It's anything," I say rubbing my forehead in exasperation.
"Hey! Cut him some slack, he's injured for god's sake. Come back tomorrow and talk to him then. It's late Annabeth; go to bed." And with that she grabs my arm and hauls me out of the infirmary. Jess waves good-bye and shuts the door in my face.
That made me angry; who did she think she was? I was older than her and I had been at camp longer. Jess had no right to treat me like that. And they obviously didn't care about the safety of the camp; people could DIE.
I kick the door and yell, "FINE! BUT IF ANYONE DIES THE BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS!"
With a huff, I turn my back to the Big House and stomp back to the Athena cabin. As the cabin came into view, I begin to calm down; the gray walls had a soothing effect on me. But then I thought of Leo and my old anger came rushing back to me.
I open the door wide and let it slam shut behind me. None of my siblings were asleep so it wasn't a big deal. I wave to Malcolm as I head to bed; he didn't even acknowledge my presence. Probably to busy studying the map in his hands.
I tried to be polite, but Leo and Jess weren't listening. It's like they were determined not to believe me, I think as I brush the stray books and maps on my gray bed into a corner where they won't bother me while I'm asleep. I hadn't changed for bed, but I was just too tired to do it right now.
As soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm asleep.
Sleep might have been nice, if the dreams weren't so full of chaos and blood. The one I have tonight is the worst in a while. Gray smoke churns in the air making it hard to see clearly. Then the smoke begins to clear. I wish it hadn't, the picture it reveals is terrifying. Camp is in ruins, the lava wall is spilling its contents, the lake is dried out, and in the distance I see the Big House. Its roof is crushing the cabins and the baby blue house is as red as blood. To my left is Percy bleeding out from his neck, on my right is Jason clinging to Piper as they die. Hazel is as pale as paper lying on the ground and Frank is scattered across the plain. All five parts of him. I began to scream as I rush over to Percy and try to stop the bleeding. Leo suddenly appears right in front of Percy and I completely unharmed. I scream at him, "I TOLD YOU AND NOW THEY ARE ALL DEAD! DEAD!" before I break down sobbing. And to make things worse, the tears I cry are a blood red color.
When I wake up my pillow is wet, all my blankets are on the floor, and I have a bad feeling in my stomach. Something was about to begin. And I didn't want to be a part of it.
Good? Bad? What the hell was she thinking? Let me know in the comments. So question of the day: In Sea of Monsters what were the coordinates that the Gray Sister's gave?
Songs I was listening to:
Safe and Sound by Tonight Alive
Breaking and Entering by Tonight Alive
Holiday by Green Day
What the Hell by Avril Lavigne
Peace Out,
Orangeowl13
