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"What's wrong with your eyes?" Amara asked me. Great. Just, great. Now I have to explain.
"What do you mean?" Will asked. "Her eyes look…." He cut off, probably looking at my eyes. I felt heat nearby.
"Leo, put your fire out. I'm okay." I said.
"No, you're not. Someone kidnaps you, cuts you, know she blinds you." He said. It stung when someone actually said it. Tears brimmed my eyes. I let them fall.
I sighed, rubbing my eyes.
"Ugh. Can we just go home now? I'm ready to sleep in my own bed." I said.
"How can you just-never mind. Let's go." Will said, changing his demeanor. I turned to Apollo, I think.
"Don't you only have four extra seats in your car?" I asked. Apparently I had not been facing Apollo.
"I can make it into a bus." He said from my left. I facepalmed.
"Okay. We should go." I said.
Amara and Will helped me back down the mountain. It took us about ten minutes, thankfully. I almost fell about six times.
"Okay. Pack in." I heard Apollo say. Amara, and now Leo, were helping me into the bus. They sat on either side of me. I'm guessing Will sat by Nico somewhere near us.
"We'll be there in a few hours, so strap in." Apollo said, starting the bus.
I turned to Amara. "I'm gonna sleep. Can I rest my head on your shoulder?" I asked.
"Yeah. Of course." She replied. I laid my head on her shoulder and closed my eyes, not like it did anything.
A few minutes later, I was asleep.
Amara's POV
Idalia laid her head on my shoulder, asleep in seconds.
I sighed and rested my head on hers.
A million thoughts raced through my head.
Idalia couldn't see anymore. She wouldn't be the same.
"Hey, Leo. Switch me spots for a second." I heard Will say. I heard movement, then "Amara are you awake?" I picked my head up and nodded.
"Can I heal her cuts?" He asked, tentatively. I nodded again.
Will moved Idalia into his arms, she snuggled up to him.
He wrapped his arms around her, and started glowing.
After a few minutes, his golden aura faded and he moved Idalia back onto me. She immediately snuggled into me. Will and Leo traded back places, and Leo spread a blanket on top of me and Idalia.
"Really, Leo?" I whispered. He smiled devilishly, and mouthed 'You're welcome'. I rolled my eyes, and rested my head on Idalia's shoulder.
Eventually, I fell asleep.
Idalia's POV
I saw Will in a room with a giant snake wrapping around him, getting closer to covering him.
"Will." I said.
The snake got up to his head. He smiled at me, tears streaking his face.
"I love you." He whispered.
"No. Will!" I yelled. Then the snake covered his head. I started screaming, not being able to help it.
I woke up, Amara shaking me.
For a second, I panicked because I couldn't see. But then I remembered and sighed. I could feel a little bit of tension around me.
"What?" I asked.
"You were screaming and yelling my name." Will said.
"Stupid nightmares." I muttered. "Sorry. I didn't mean to alert everyone. You can go back to what you were doing."
"Tell us your dream." Apollo said. He sounded dead serious.
"Well." I hesitantly said. Then Amara took my hand. I looked in her direction and smiled.
"In my dream there was a giant snake." I said, leaving it there.
"Then?" Will asked. I couldn't bear it. I started crying. Seeing Will die, even if it was a dream, was horrible.
Amara hugged me. "It's ok." She said. "You don't have to go on." We sat there for a few minutes. Then I straightened, sniffed, and wiped my eyes.
"In my dream." I continued. "Will died." After that, I put my face in my hands.
I could feel the tension building.
"Well. It doesn't matter. It was just a dream." Will said, although he sounded unsure.
"Yeah." Nico said. "We're fine. In fact, we're home." I looked up, I saw nothing, of course.
We landed and Leo and Amara helped me out of the bus.
When we got out, I felt warm air hit me, and the spray of ocean water. We had landed close to the beach, as far as I could tell.
After Apollo said goodbye to us, and left, a couple people approached us.
I wasn't leaning on anyone, so it probably looked like we were all perfectly fine, and untouched.
"You're back." Percy said. "How'd it go? I mean you got Idalia back, so you succeeded, but what happened?" Leo started to count back the story.
"Idalia?" Annabeth interrupted, when Leo said that they had gotten to the store with Aphrodite. "Everything okay?" She asked.
"Yeah. Why wouldn't it be?" I asked. I sat down on the ground and started to pick at the grass.
I felt the air change around me, and guessed that everyone else sat down too.
"No. Something's definitely wrong." Piper said. "Why don't you tell us?" She said.
"Amara will you assist me?" I asked. Amara was up on her feet, and helped me up. "I'm blind." I said, then left. I didn't want them to treat me differently. This could change how they see me.
I heard Piper ask Will to explain.
"I think Idalia wants to tell you, when she's ready." He responded.
"Can we go to the beach?" I asked.
"Yeah." Amara said.
We walked a little bit. When I could tell that sand was under our feet, I took my shoes off, and kept walking.
We stopped when the waves lapped at our feet.
I backed up a little, and sat down. I sighed.
"Are you okay?" Amara asked me. I leaned into her.
"No. But I'll live, if that's what you meant." I responded. She chuckled a little. We sat there for at least ten minutes. Not saying anything.
"Hey guys, it's dinner time." I heard Will say.
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