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I ran towards him and kneeled down beside him. He gripped my shoulder as he continued to struggle for air.
I looked at him, a loss for words. Why did he have to go after Damian? Why couldn't it have been me? The fire in my eyes returned and Damian shook his head as if telling me not to do it.
I turned to Zeus as I continued to hold Damian up. "You have made a grave mistake," I growled.
"You said it yourself that you won't harm me," Zeus laughed.
"I won't harm you but I promise that if you hurt him, I will make your job harder than it already is."
Zeus just glared at me then snapped his fingers. Damian began coughing as his lungs filled up with air.
I had to help Damian up since he was so weak. As I helped him out of the throne room, I glanced at Hera, she didn't even seem fazed.
Once we got back to the elevator, I sat Damian in one corner and sat down beside him. I looked over at him and he started to turn pale. "What did he do to you?" I whispered as I brushed hair out of his face.
I lifted his arm over my shoulder and leaned my head on his. "I just want this to all be over," I whispered.
Argus was waiting for us in the van when we got back down. He helped me lay Damian down in the back and to prop his head up on my lap. The entire ride back to camp I couldn't help but wonder why I would always get so mad at Zeus like that. Maybe it was because of the way he treated others, or maybe because he always sends his own children to do his dirty work for him. Whatever it was, it was getting me into a lot of trouble.
When we got back to camp, I took Damian to my cabin and rushed off to find Will.
Just as I suspected, he was in the Hades cabin with Nico.
"Yes?" He asked sleepily.
"It's Damian," I said urgently.
This got his attention, he rushed back inside and a few moments later he came back out with a medical bag. "Where is he?"
"He's in my cabin, I didn't know where else to take him and I didn't want him at the infirmary."
I led Will to Damian who was laying in Jamie's old bed.
After Will had finished checking Damian out, he turned to me. "He just has a high fever, with some rest he should be good."
"Thank goodness."
"What exactly happened up there?" He asked as he started to put his medical supplies away.
"Well, like usual, Zeus and I started yelling at each other, then I said something about him being scared of me, he raised his hand and Damian suddenly couldn't breathe, I made him stop but Damian started turning pale and weak."
"That usually happens?" He asked.
"Yeah."
"Well Damian will be fine."
"Thank you for coming over, you were probably busy."
"No I wasn't busy, just sleeping."
After Will left, I took a few sheets and pillow cases and covered up the doorway and window openings to give Damian a little more privacy. Since everyone at camp was sleeping, I guessed Coral was with Katie.
I ended up falling asleep beside Damian's bed, waiting for him to wake up.
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