Promise me
"So, how did you really now about wolves? And I want the truth" The truth, She thought, what was that? She decided not to say that though, well she couldn't anyway.
They were sitting on a bench near the dock, as it was almost dark.
She grabbed the pen and wrote more.
'I shouldn't tell you'
"You promised you'd tell me anything"
'But I shouldn't' She looked at him, pleading for him to understand that she wanted the subject dropped. He didn't catch it.
"Come on" He begged.
'My brother,' She hesitated, 'he told me once about it' He knew there was something more, but didn't want to pressure her about it to much. She sighed raising her arms across her chest reaching the other choulder.
"You cold?" He responded looking at her suspiciously. She shook her head, but he knew she would still be cold. He quickly took off his jacket and wrapped it around her. Suprisingly it was warm. Like his heart, A voice inside her said, but knew she had to keep silent. She didn't want her mother to find out about this affection and way he'd been treating her the past couple of days.
Suddenly she was thinking about her curse. Her brothers and especially her family. Why was it that Michael took a liking to her? Why is it so that they happened to meet up when they did? Why did he happen to actually admire her, when she was dealing with the pain she already was enduring?
She knew the answers, but still didn't understand why it happened to her.
"Are there any other Gaea children out there? Demigod children I mean?" He asked, distracting her from her personal thoughts.
'Only me and my brother' She wrote. He nodded his head, trying to think of something to say.
To both of their suprise, he didn't, because he knew there was nothing more to ask. nothing more that she would be comfortable with.
Instead he grabbed her shoulder farther from him and brought it closer to him, letting her head rest on his shoulder. She stiffened up before realizing it was okay and then relaxed.
It was a nice evening, after all, being with her always cheered his mind up. Making him feel happy and relieved of the every day issues. Just seeing her made his heart dance. But this, this was different. It was lovely, and touching. A wonderful thing in a friendship. Where the two can be inseparable for minutes or hours, without a single word. It was a precious moment for him, knowing one false move could make her upset or run off again.
But a part of him was afraid of doing this. She was thin. Very thin, being about ninety pounds at fifeteen, is thin, and she did look it. He felt cautious of her, because she was so fragile. Like Beauty and the Beast. Him being the giant, and her the beauty. She seemed so fragile, so weak near him, as if she could break in an instance.
There was also the incident that always replayed in his mind. In an instance she could probably die like she almost did that day. If he was correct, the second attack can be as bad as the first, and sometimes-in most cases-worst. After witnessing the first, he was afraid that the second could take her away. Turn him into a lonely person. Turning him into a weak person who witnessed his friends death. And he wouldn't want that to happen. Not after his brother Lee. Not after the war he'd experienced three years ago.
It was about seven by now, and it was getting a bit dark. When he decided to take her to her cabin, he stopped. She had fallen asleep in his arms. He gently positoned her so she would be easier to carry-bridal style-and headed to her cabin. She was light, and was easy to carry, besides being only four six(he grew an inch), it was suprisingly easy. He looked in her eyes to notice they were puffy. And definately red. He came to a conclusion that she had cried to sleep. She still looked beautiful to him and smiled at her face.
As he entered the cabing, it as simply dark, neat and empty. She hardly spent time in here, and he now understood why. In the cabin, you felt alone, and sad, as if you're missing something. He placed her in the bed, trying not to wake her, hoping she would finally get some rest without another guy falling for her while ramming into the wall.
When he left, he made sure he didn't slam the door and headed to his cabin.
He had almost forgotten about his sacrifice, before entering the his cabin, where his dad had practically scared him from behind.
"Dad" Michael yelled, knowing the others were still outside.
"Hello son, see you've found your way back here. How are you?"
"Fine"
"What was it that you needed to talk about again?" Apollo questioned.
"Oh, yea it's about that girl, Zoe" Michael said softly. Apollo smiled at the sound of her name.
"I would've suspected that, but what about her?" He replied sitting on Lee's old bunk. He jumped remembering about it and quickly flattened the sheets, hoping no one would notice.
"Oh," Michael hesitated, "You're the god of Medicine and healing so I thought..."
"Yes, what is it?" He demanded.
"I was wondering if you could help me with her?"
"With what?" He pondered, hoping for an ending.
"Her deafness.." He muttered. Apollo laughed.
"Oh I thought you were going to say the other one" he laughed.
"What other one?" Michael questioned.
"You didn't know? You got the answer right after all. She had experienced a heart attack. It wasn't the first, but it was one of her worst." Apollo looked serious now waiting for a reply.
"So why did she get one so young?"
"You tell me son. You're smart, you'll figure out, I can not say after all it is her to say why that has happened." He relied slowly.
"So her deafness?" Michael egged on.
"I'll try my best, but I'll have to ask her, after all it's her who has to deal with it, not you" And with that Apollo left, leaving Michael to think of why she had a heart attack.
Hoped you enjoyed, it, and I promise to update soon, since I like whats happening next. Now I have to read the hunger games, and think about someone...
Enjoy and Review,
~Percabeth17~