Hey! I'm back! Before you all lovely people murder me (have I ever mentioned how much I love your hair?), I have some excuses.
1. I've been super ultra busy. Remember how a while ago I said I had to take that huge test that took the whole day? Well, I had to take another test kinda like that. I had to pass it to pass the eighth grade. Which, I did, thankfully.
2. I've been busy vomiting and screaming in pain as my temperature skyrockets every other week.
Also, I watched the Percy Jackson movie (finally). I was expecting the worse due to the reaction on this site, but I actually really liked it. Sure, it was pretty off, but they did the best they could because Percy Jackson is just… really complicated and… yeah. But I loved it so much I watched it twice in a row. Then I went on to watch all kinds of deleted scenes and fan made Percy/Annabeth little movie and squealing like the fangirl I am about the next movie, which, FYI, is coming out on March 26, 2013.
Lastly, the shout-outs:
Seastar97 – I know, I've given this rather amazing person like, fifty gazillion shout outs already, but she (you are a she, right?) actually went and PMed me and if she hadn't made me feel guilty about this story you guys probably would've had to wait another century or so.
Kyrstle123 – Thanks for all your reviews and reminding me about "Cloud Hair!"
Princess Anonymous – Nemo – Thanks a bunch for the review and the tip! (Although, it actually kinda annoys me when I do the star thing because it always just gives me trouble and won't erase when I want it to and it'll multiply like crazy… haha. I'm not a very technical person – clearly.) I'll try to make the chapters longer!
Wolf Badger – Awwww, thanks! I'll try to get a mushy story in soon! There's not really one in this chapter, but I'll try for next time, m'kay?
EVERYBODY ELSE – I seriously want to give you all a shout –out. You guys have been so amazing and thanks for supporting this story! (Don't forget to check out my other one called Love and War and give me the motivation to continue it!
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Jason was a merrily whistling when he saw Reyna eying something. It was about waist high and appeared to be right behind him. He grinned. He knew Reyna wasn't looking at that, but it was always fun to see her get flustered.
"Hey, Reyna."
"Cloud Hair."
"Are you from UPS? 'Cause you've been eying my package."
"What! I'm not… I'm not even going to dignify that with a response."
"De-Nile!"
"What? You want me to drown you in it? Gladly."
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Reyna was walking down the dusty, dirty path to the woods where she was planning on spending the day training, away from all the lovesick fools, when Jason leapt in front of her and screamed, "BOO!"
She screamed as she whipped out her dagger, before her senses kicked in, and, breathing heavily, she put the knife away.
"What the heck, Jason?" she demanded angrily.
Jason just held up a rose and said to it, "See? I mean, look at those eyes… Yes, yes… Indeed, the hair… So shiny… I agree… The angry flush really tops it all off."
"Are you going to explain or shall I punch it out of you?"
Jason looked up innocently and said, "I just wanted to show this rose how incredibly beautiful you are!"
Reyna raised a brow.
"Look, it's fallen for you almost as much as I – I mean, it really likes you, and you couldn't just break a poor rose's heart and reject it, could you? That could potentially lead to depression, which could lead to cutting, which could lead to suicide, which could cause all its little rosy friends to follow down the same path due to the deep despair the feel because of their fallen friend, which will have a domino effect and cause all it's lovely parents to do the same which will cause all their friends and parents to commit such deeds. So really, take it, and save the world." Jason then proceeded to shove the rose into her hand and skip down towards the city.
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After weeks of begging, pleading, bleeding, and planning, the day was here – carnival day. Reyna had agreed to it against her better judgment… They had all seen too much after the war, and everyone needed a break.
She walked around checking everything out and making sure everyone was safe and having good, clean fun, when she saw Jason wearing a purple toga with a matching head covering. His leg where crossed and he had his hands on his knees while he hummed, "Ooooooome…. Ooooooome…"
He was in a large purple tent and had a crystal ball on a table in front of him. When Reyna approached him, somewhat amused, he said, "Yes, my child?"
Reyna just smirked and leaned against a dark wooden table. "So you're a seer now, too?"
Jason nodded solemnly. "I am a man of many talents."
Reyna snorted. "Yeah. Some talent you've got there."
Jason raised a brow. "You do not believe in my abilities."
"Mmmm-Hm. Yeah. Whatever you say. Yeah," Reyna said absently, while inspecting her nails. The faintest traces of smugness where etched upon her face.
"Come here, my child. I want to tell you your fortune." Reyna, skeptically, did as he said.
He grabbed her hand and studied it for a moment, muttering under his breath, before pulling out a sharpie and scribbling his cabin number onto her hand. "Your future is clear."
"AHHH! THAT WASN'T PART OF THE PLAN THE FATES HAVE DESIGNED FOR YOU!"
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Reyna had just been given Bloodshed, her Pegasus, and decided to dedicate the day to getting to know him and fly him.
The wind whipped through her hair and it fell over her face, but she didn't worry – Bloodshed knew where she was going.
Reyna decided to take a risk and swoop down lower to show off a little. She hear whoops as Bloodshed's hooves came centimeters from touching the ground before flying up again. She did it a few times, and it was the third time she hear him.
"HEY!" he yelled up to her, laughing. "I DIDN'T KNOW ANGELS FLEW SO LOW!"
His friends bumped his shoulders and they laughed until, many screamed and threw themselves to the ground. "OW! I DIDN'T HOOVES HURT SO MUCH, EITHER!"
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Okay, that was a pretty bad chapter, but it was a little bit longer than usual, and that has to make up for something… right?
Take pity on this pitiful lump that is me and review?