Hey guys.
I´m here again with maybe the last Chapter of Daughter of the Rose, and probably I´ll settle on an extra long Jeyna Story after that.
But I decided to let you guys decide.
So, everyone who reads this: Jeyna or Lason? Or Leyna?
DECIDE
And enjoy Chapter 10!
She still smiled when she sat down in her cabin again, after Travis had to leave because he needed to see Chiron because of something he didn´t tell her, but she didn´t care, Katie was happy, and she smiled at all her siblings.
Some of them stared at her, Miranda was smiling slightly, but it was Hazellyn who made her happier than before, because she was jumping up and down, being the sweet 12 year old she was-
She was so cute.
" Katie, do you like Travis?" Hazellyn asked, and Katie couldn´t help but nodd, she was smiling so much her cheeks nearly hurt, but...she was so happy, so, so happy. " Yes" She said, and Hazellyn smiled even more, turned to Katie again and hugged her tightly, and she was still smiling and ruffling through Hazellyn´s hair, the small girl had a good strength for her young age.
While the hug, Katie´s thoughts drifted away, and she felt herself blushing, mainly because there was no need for her, there would be no need for her tonight to cry; maybe, there would not be in a long time; maybe she could be happy for a long time now.
Love, it occured to her, was cruel.
This is an anthem for the homesick, for the beaten, the lost, the broke, the defeated.
It wasn´t all about being with someone, because the cruel thing was falling in love first, with someone who maybe had the same feeling for you than you did for him, but the faites were cruel as well; The fates were the ones that liked messing up everything, and also Aphrodite and Eros themselves, they weren´t any better and tried hard to hurt the ones falling in love in every way possible, they liked to hurt other people for their entertainment, and in some way Katie now could understand a bit why Luke Castellan, now dead, acted that way to bring Olympus down. It had been for love with him, as well.
Everything Luke Castellan ever did, it had been for love, for the love of the one girl he lost forever when they were younger. Thalia.
Everything Luke Castellan ever did was for Thalia.
She pulled away from the hug, and decided to go out for a walk, she needed to clear a few things up in her head. She couldn´t think alike like Luke, she could not let herself think about bringing Olympus down, even if she was mad at the gods right now, for one reason: They, especially the fates, Aphrodite and Eros, they tried to keep her away from the boy she loved.
Hadn´t Luke thought about the same thing when he joined Kronos? That it was all the gods fault that he lost the girl he loved, that he lost Thalia Grace forever?
How would she have reacted if she would loose Travis now? Probably excactly the same like Luke did back then.
In some way, she and Luke Castellan were very alike, but she didn´t knew yet of that was good or bad.
Probably neither of those two options.
A song for the heartsick, for the standbys, Living life in the shadow of goodbye.
Do you remember when we learned how to fly?
His brother had this look that just told Travis that he knew everything that was between him and Katie, and he didn´t like it.
Not that he had a problem with Connor knewing that Travis was in love with the most beautiful girl ever, but he didn´t like that stupid smile on his face. It was a grin that said: I had more girls than you probably ever will get.
Before, Travis hated his brother for this, but right now, he was happy, as he was. It was nice, even if Connor had that stupid ass smirk on his face right now.
" Kissed Katie, have you?" Connor asked, and Travis just sighed, nodded a bit, and Connor started laughing. " C´mon, what do you think will making out with Gardener get you? She´s just Katie Gardener, after all" Connor siad, and Travis sighed.
Right now, Connor reminded him of another sibling he once had, with the same humor, and the same eyes, after all.
Right now, Connor reminded him of Luke Castellan, the one of his sibling that became evil.
He sighed, ruffling through his hair and turning around.
Travis could never sympathisize with Luke.
We'd play make-believe; we were young and had time on our side.
He smiled, when he got up from the dinner table at night and headed towards his cabin, he wanted to pick something up before he would meet up with Katie later. He asked Hazellyn again for lilies, but this time he had asked her for pinkish ones, pinkish, beautiful lilies.
And so, he put on his green plaid shirt, dark jeans and even tried to brush his hair...didn´t work out that well, but he didn´t care.
For somewhat reason, he was excited, so excited, and his heartbeat kept increasing with every second that passed.
Connor was of course making fun of him, dressing uup like that just to see a girl, but the point was, that Connor just didn´t understand what kind of girl Katie was to Travis.
She was great in everyway, she was funny, smart, wideeyed for the world, she believed in Miracles, she was smiling so often, she had a good heart, it wasn´t only that he loved her for her beauty, for her looks.
That would have been stupid, he thought.
There had been a time when Travis wanted to be more like Connor, because Connor managed to get everything so easily, he managed to make friends, girlfriends, or even allies so quickly; because Connor was smart, and funny, all the people loved him because he was charming and just what everyone needed right now.
There had been a time when Travis wanted to be more like Connor because Connor was better.
But now, there would be a thing that Connor would never manage to get any better than Travis.
You're stuck on the ground,
And this thing was standing right in front of him, smiling, wearing a lilac summerdress.
Katie Gardener.
Travis smiled, held out the flowers to her, and he saw her face lighting up, a small smile on her face, that made her ivy green eyes shine brighter than ever before; his stomach twisted and he bit his lip as she took those flowers.
She looked at them, and than at him, and then she smiled with that incredible smile of hers.
Got lost, can't be found.
" I should have known they were from you all along. Only you could come up with such ideas" She said, and buried her face in the flowers shortly. " They´re Hazellyn´s, aren´t they?" She asked.
Just remember that you're still alive.
He nodded. " Yes."
I´ll carry you home
" Why did you got the idea to give me flowers in the first place?" She asked.
No, you´re not alone
" Isn´t that obvious?"
Keep marching on
" This time, it is." She responded and smiled again.
This is worth fighting for
He smiled, without even thinking about it, back.
You know we've all got battle scars.
You've had enough,
But just don't give up.
Stick to your guns,
You are worth fighting for.
You know we've all got battle scars.
Keep marching on.
This is a call to the soldiers, the fighters, the young, the innocent, and righteous.
We've got a little room to grow.
Better days are near,
Hope is so much stronger than fear.
So if you jump, kid, don't be scared to fall.
We'll be kings and queens in this dream, all for one, one for all.
You can light up the dark,
There's a fire in your heart,
Burner brighter than ever before.
I'll carry you home.
No, you're not alone.
Keep marching on,
This is worth fighting for,
You know we've all got battle scars.
You've had enough,
But just don't give up.
Stick to your guns,
You are worth fighting for.
You know we've all got battle scars.
Keep marching on.
On and on, like we're living on a broken record.
Hope is strong, but misery's a little quicker.
Sit, and we wait, and we drown there,
Thinking, "Why bother play when it's unfair?"
They say life's a waste, I say they lack belief.
They tell me luck will travel, I tell 'em that's why I've got feet.
Left, right, left, right,
Moving along to the pulse of a heartbeat. This could be the last chance you have to fly.
Do you like the ground? Want it to pass you by?
Man, you had it all when you were just kid.
Do you even remember who you were back then?
What do you want in life? Will you be twice as strong?
What would you sacrifice? What are you waiting on?
Don't stop, march on.
I'll carry you home.
No, you're not alone.
Keep marching on,
This is worth fighting for,
You know we've all got battle scars.
You've had enough,
But just don't give up.
Stick to your guns,
You are worth fighting for.
You know we've all got battle scars.
Keep marching on.
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh-ohhhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh-ohhhhh
Keep marching on.
I´m somewhat proud of this Chapter, Idk-
So much happens, and I think this is the end
Tell me if you want me to continue with like two more chapters, or if you´re fine
ALso answer the question.
And, as Lefloid uses to say: "A like would be hype"
-Hazellyn :) xx