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Chapter Fifteen: Kian
I had just gotten there. Just made it to the place where I would be safe. And now I had left. I looked out the train window. Camilla sat to my right. She had her head in her hands. I rubbed her shoulder gently. "Hey, you alright?" She looked up. Her face had a light green tint to it. "Yeah. Just.." We went over a bump in the tracks and her eyes widened. She frantically grabbed a plastic bag from her black backpack and held it to her mouth.
"Woah, you dont look so good." She lowered the bag to her lap and groaned. "I don't feel so good." She closed her eyes. And I couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was. Her black hair spilled down her shoulders. I rested my hand on her shoulder. She opened her eyes and glanced at her shoulder. "I've never been good with trains. Or cars. Anything that involves an engine. I get sick." This was followed by another series of gags.
Then I did something weird. I felt a strange pull inside my hand. My fingers traced a figure eight on her shoulder. The tension from my hand seemed to seep into her. She looked at me. "What did you do?" I blinked a few times. "I have no idea. Its just you said you felt sick.. and my hand just kind of went on autopilot." I retracted my hand. "Sorry." I looked down.
She placed her fingers lightly on my leg. It sent warm tingles up to my ribs. I looked at her warm brown eyes. "Thank you." she relaxed. "Wow. So this is what it feels like to not be sick on a train. I can see the appeal of riding one now." Soon enough she was breathing deep and evenly. I looked down at her fingers still resting on my knee.
I looked across the row and saw Percy and Annabeth. To be honest Annabeth scared me. Her steely eyes we're always rimmed with a little bit of anger. And I did not want to be on the receiving end of that anger! That would probably involve a fist to the face. But currently her head was resting on Percy's shoulder. He looked over at me and gave a thumbs up. I gave him a confused look and he pointed to my knee. I blushed fiercely and looked away.
Before I knew it, it was our stop. "Every passenger please exit to the right. Make sure to grab all personal belongings before leaving the train. we hope you have enjoyed your ride!" Camilla shifted and groaned. "Why was that so fast?" I snickered. "Come on sleepy. Lets go reserve a hotel." She stood and grabbed her bag. A photo slipped from one of the water bottle pouches on the side. I picked it up. Annabeth and Percy were waiting at the front of the train for us. Camilla was already halfway to the front.
I glanced at the picture. It was of a young Camilla and a man I didn't recognise. He had a big resemblance to Camilla though. I think it was her dad. He had the same dark hair and mischevous smile. "Hey, you coming?" I looked up. "Uh, yeah. Sorry." I gently put the picture in my back pocket and ran to the front.
We walked aimlessly around. We couldn't really find a hotel. Except for a few sketchy old mexican ones. They looked a little like spanish villas with red tiled roofs. We entered one just for the sake of directions. Of course the lady at the front only spoke Spanish. Lucky for us Annabeth knew spanish. I swear that girl knows everything!
They had a long fast-paced conversation. In the end Annabeth walked away looking a little disgruntled. "What'd she say?" Annabeth glanced back at the woman who looked smug behind the desk. Camilla had waited outside trying to get a google maps to work. She turned, "Anything?" Annabeth shook her head. The two girls walked ahead. Percy walked next to me. "Well looks like they're finally warming up to each other." I looked ahead. Annabeth was explaining something using lots of hand waving. Camilla was nodding and examining a map.
"What was the fight like?" Percy smiled. "It wasn't very long. Chiron broke us up before we could do serious damage." I smiled. "Those two fighting against each other would be terrifying." Percy nodded. "So where did you live before camp?" I looked down the smile fading from my lips. "Um... Alaska." Percy seemed to sense my hesitancy to talk about my home. So he dropped it. "Where do you live?" His eyes took on a misty look, "I live in New York with my mom and my step dad Paul. I'm going to have a baby sister in the fall." I nodded. Trying not to think about my own mother.
Camilla slowed and mimicked throwing the phone on the cement. "This dumb thing wont work! I can see the bars of internet! ARGH!" She pressed the phone home button forcefully. It stayed on the google screen. "Ahhhhh!" She shoved it into my hands. "Here! You try!" We continued down the street. I restarted the phone and got Google maps to work. I tapped Annabeth's shoulder and handed her the phone. She looked at me, "How?" I shrugged.
We made it to a Holiday Inn and we checked in. Camilla slipped her debit card back into her pocket. We walked into the small room. To the left there were two doors. Inside were two beds each. The girls dropped their bags in the first room and we dropped ours in the second.
Then we made it to the small living space. Percy and Annabeth sat on one side of the coffee table and Camilla sat with me on the other side. "So.." Annabeth placed her palms on the table. "Lets talk about this prophecy."