Chapter 47: Guitar and the Griffin.
Two days after Drakes Departue.
Ajax POV
I was sitting at the lake docks, strumming and tuning Drak- my guitar. He gave it to me, so I guess its legally mine now. I kept strumming, getting it in tune. After doing that, I started playing basic notes. Due to my dad being the god of music, I already know how to play the guitar. I just started playing 'You Found Me' by The Fray, softly humming the lyrics. Drakes was gone, I accepted that the second he left. But, it was still hard for me. After spending almost a year together, it like losing a friend, or a brother, I know how that feels… Loosing family, I guess Drake was another one… I miss him already. I remember so many things we did during the school year. When Ashley thought she was a mortal and not a demigod.
~Flash back; March~
"Ajax? Did you feed ST yet?" Drake asked me. I was sitting at the table doing some homework. I got up and shook my head.
"I'll go do it now. I'll be right back." I told him as I ran off to go feed ST. On the roof, Drake followed me as I started cooking the meat.
"Here you go, buddy. A crisp steak for you." I said as ST cawed and started to eat.
"You know this isn't a dog, right?" He asked as I nodded. "Sometimes pet don't need to the coo talk." He said as I chuckled.
"I wasn't using the cooing voice." I told him as I patted ST head. "He's still a younging, he'd make a good Griffin in the future, that's for sure." I told him as he smiled.
"That's what I like to hear." He said as he turned to go back home.
~May; Saturday~
Lizzie, Drake, and I, along with ST, were on the roof, Drake in a white t-shirt and shorts, Lizzie in a yellow t-shirt and short shorts as I wearing the same thing as Drake, ST was flying around, Drake was reading the paper, Lizzie was cooking lunch for the four of us. It was one of those pre-summer weekends, where it feels like summer when it actually isn't. We made sure to cover the smoke while we're cooking.
"Liz, are the steaks almost done?" I asked as ST swooped down and landed by me, as I patted its head.
"Just about Ajax. Just a minute or two." She replied.
"You know, I don't know about you guys, but mortal life isn't that bad, not a lot of monsters, no worries about camp, its pretty nice." Drake said as he sighed.
As if this was rehearsed, a giant spider, a gorgon and a harpie appeared on the roof.
"Demigods? Here? Heh, it seems like that Griffin was masking their scent well.. In that case, let's have some lunch!" The harpie said. Lizzie turned off the grill casually.
"Alright, Steaks are done~" She called out. She took out a knife. I brought out my bow and arrow from under my seat as Drake's sword appeared. ST cawed and lunged at the harpie, they were soon doing an aerial battle, claw clashed as feathers and some flesh came down, soon, ST slammed the harpie into the gorgon, as ST would start to beak repeatidly at the spider. I shot a simple arrow as all three monsters were defeated. ST cawed happily as Lizzie and Drake looked surprised, putting away their weapons. Me? I was smiling, I was smiling big and proud at ST
"Oh yeah. He's gonna be one tough Griffin." Drake smiled at me as I blushed, remembering those words.
~Flash Back Camp~
It was the first week back at camp, I was hanging out with Drake as we were just sharpening some arrows.
"So how are you and Ashley, Ajax? You two seem to have gotten pretty close." He comments as I blushed, but not slowing down.
"yeah. We are. Like best friends. I wonder how everyone else is gonna take it back at home." I replied. Home. Max, Elena, Al. Ashley's group of friends who accepted me. I chuckled and grinned at the sight of those three goof balls playing right now.
"So, you going to ask her out?" Drake asked. I stopped, paled, and looked at Drake with an amused look on his face. He just loved torturing me.
"What about you and Lizzie? Are you going to marry her?" I grinned back, it was his turn to stop and pale, as I resumed my work.
"…Marriage huh?" Was all he said as he resumed his work. I frowned. I forgot most demigods don't survive that long to get married. I guess it was a touchy subject to us.
~Present~
"You found me, by the fray, right?" Ashley said, he joined me in the middle of the song. I nodded. She remembered.
"You must really miss him.." She said. I nodded, slowly, looking at the guitar. It was his, and I was holding it. A memento.
"Yeah. I do." I replied, strumming his favorite cord. The C cord. Ashley sighed and looked atme.
"Well, he'll be back. He always come back." Ashley said as I smiled.
He always does.
Drake POV
I was sitting in a café along the road. It wasn't in a town, it was more of atruck stop. It was dawn, so no one was here except the workers.
"Hey there, hun." The annoying waitress said to me. I looked at her, she was a brunette and had blue eyes, like the ocean. I frowned. I thought of Lizzie instantly. "What would you like?" She said, she smiled down at me, I noticed the tip of the pen move, as I frowned. Her number no doubt.
"I'll just have a pancake and coffee.." I said. She nodded, writing it down. She left as I sighed, looking out the window, into my reflection, seeing the gold spred.
I was thinking about everything. Was this right?Was this wrong?
…Did the gods deserve control still? Of c-….Did they?
I thought long and hard, the waitress came back with my order as I slowly ate and drank. Thinking about the demigods being in control. But, we're still mortal, so we'd die. Gods can't die…We'd be more like kings if anything else.
The waitress came with the bill. As I thought, her number was writtina t the bottom of the bill as I sighed.
Give your body to me… Kronos spoke through my mind as I sighed.
I wasn't sure what to think anymore…
