Hola! So I came up with this at about eleven o' clock at night. So I put it into my iPod (sloppily) and wrote it today! I really have no explanation for this...
Tell Me Why
Lupa walked out of the room leaving the two Romans alone in the isolation chamber.
Jason looked at the girl sitting in the wooden chair; Lupa had called her Gwen. By her appearance, Jason could tell she was not well. Her Green eyes were dark and sullen and her arms and legs were tiny and weak, the brown locks that came from her head were matted and dry, and her once beautiful face was now pale and thin. Jason couldn't grasp how someone around his age could look so old and weak.
The girl barely acknowledged that Jason existed, or was trying not to, by facing the wall opposite of him. Jason cleared his throat, and she took in a shaky breath.
"Jason," she said stiffly. The edge in her voice spoke her thoughts loud and clear: the wall is up.
"Gwen?" Jason asked.
"I am referred as Gwen to my friends, but to you I am Gwendolyn."
"We aren't friends?" Jason asked confused. Gwendolyn was one of the very few names that he remembered after his Quest.
Gwen sniffed, "We used to be."
"What happened? What's this all about? What's wrong with you?"
Gwendolyn grimaced as if he had just given her a sucker-punch, "So many reasons Jason: your decision (reyna's position), the aftermath of the war... Reyna's alligiance." Her voice faltered.
Reyna! That was another name he remembered! It was the only name he remembered the best. He was sure of it.
"I remember her," he muttered. Gwen caught it.
"So you remember her? What you did to her? Why she's gone?" Gwen pressed. For being weak, she was strong through her words.
"I only remember her name, sorry," he replied sadly. Gwen sighed.
"At first I thought you were understanding and regaining your memories," she paused, "but I guess we can't ever get something good. Oh, well, I guess we're caught in a blind war."
She started to turn around, but Jason stopped her. "Wait!"
"What?" Gwen asked. She raised her eyebrows when she saw Jason's face. A small smile crept up onto her face. "I remember that look. You've got an idea: a Jason idea. Too bad I hate those."
Jason did know whether to be offended or not. He was about to give a smart alec comeback, but then she saw her weakness, he discarded the idea.
"Wow," she said. "You didn't give a snappy comeback. You've grown soft, Jason."
"Look will you just listen to the idea?" Gwen just shrugged. "I'll tell you anyways.
"My objective is to figure out my past. When I finished a quest back at Camp Half-Blood, I got these names in my head: Reyna, Bobby, Hazel, Gwendolyn, and Dakota. I want to know who they are and how they relate to me. Dakota?"
Gwen sighed, "Jason, why are you do-"
"Gwendolyn, please?" he begged. For a moment he thought she was goign to hit him, but instead she just sighed and said:
"Dakota... He's in the Trivia cabin. He's practically your best friend." Jason nodded.
"And Hazel?"
"Daughter of Mercury. She's the fastest girl in camp. You're practically her big brother, which technically your her uncle, but oh, well. Next?"
"Bobby." Gwen smiled at the mention of his name. Relationship?
"Bobby is a son of Apollo. He's also your most trusted advisor and wingman. Also, everyone you've mentioned is on the camp senate. Next."
"You." Gwen gave a smug smile.
"I, Gwendolyn Parrish, am a daughter of Ceres. I am your third in command, and part of your inner circle. Everyone you just mentioned is."
"And what about Reyna?"
Gwen froze. Her expression was a mix of shock, despair, and sorrow.
"Reyna...," she cleared her throat. "Reyna is a daughter of Mars, and she was second in command."
"Was?"
"This kind of has a backstory. Reyna was my best friend, and your second in command. You felt more towards her like a sister, but she loved you. I mean loved you. As long as she was around you, she was happy... But then she started going a little crazy saying that a new rise of power was coming; something earthy and deep. She wanted us to follow her. She said it was the only way, but you disagreed with her and stayed true to the gods and Lupa. That broke her heart.
"She poured her heart out to you, and then gave you a choice: the camp or her.
"You chose the camp, and that killed her. She... she got so angry that she stabbed her knife into the table and fled the camp." Gwen was tearing up now. "She had changed her alligiance over to the enemy, and we couldn't stop her."
There was a moment of silence as jason took in the information. It was good that he hadn't loved Reyna, for her didn't want to break Piper's heart, but to think that he caused his Lieutenant to switch sides horrified him. What monster was he?
He swallowed, "What happened next?"
"You left," Gwen said facing the wall again. "And with you missing and Reyna's alligiance changed, I was the next person in charge. I took over for a while, but it was hard. I wasn't pepaired for the task. I spent countless nights going over reports and organizing preparations that I hardly slept or ate. And then the Greek came and I was frantic. I knew he was different. Just the way he held himself told me. Frank and Hazel took him in, but I couldn't stand him. I knew his truth. Everyone thought I was going mad... Everyone, but Lupa. She brought me to the Main and sent me here. Before she left, she told me that she knew the truth of the boy and had a feeling why he was here, but nothing more.
"The Greek earned respect here and worked his way up to the Senate. He didn't make General. Bobby did, though. Ocaisionally, he visits and brings news of what happens out there. There's a lot of mean stuff goign around. Behind his back people say 'Bobby's girlfirend's a lunatic' or 'Why is she even still here' and especially 'She doesn't deserve to have Roman blood.'
"Then, one day, the Greek came. He introduced himself an asked about this place. I treated him unfairly, but no matter what he didn't yell or scream. He only smiled and nodded. It struck me how hideous we treat each other... But I guess in a life of rules and regulations, that's all you can get."
Jason just stared at her.
"I got off topic didn't I?" she asked. Jason nodded. "Oh, well. So, Conductor, what will you contribute to story time?"
Again, I said I didn't know where I was goign with this. Review with any questions, and I will see how well I can answer them. For the most part... IMAGINE!
