Life wasn´t this bad!
Really even in this camp it was kind of great after a little while.
Now I really was used to most of the routines.
When I was showering I heard somebody chuckling about anything or anyone...
I had to shower with the Demeter daughters...
At least my ears hated it when Travis came near Katie, the oldest daughter of Demeter, because this girl had a very very strong and loud voice!
My ears rang for a day last time.
"Hello, Dria." the calm voice Katie normally had came from the door and I greeted her as well.
"Your Dad seems to be very happy the last weeks. Always sunshine." she chuckled and I grinned a little.
"Yeah, maybe he had a new car?" I said jokingly and we both started laughing.
When we were clothed again we went chatting out.
But the moment we left the building somebody poured water over us.
"STOLL!" both of us screamed and looked up where two laughing guys layed on the roof.
But when they met our dangerous gazes they ran like Hades were chasing them.
"Time to kill. I take Travis. You Connor!" Katie said with a dangerous shimmer in her eyes.
Both of us took our weapons out of our houses and went hunting stupid twins!
If the water wouldn´t have been this cold I maybe would be a little more patient with those idiots but water like ice?!
"They will hide in the forest but so that they can watch us." Katie told me while the whole camp was watching us.
"So it´s time to find them, isn´t it?" I chuckled and Katie nodded with eagerness in her eyes.
We both stepped into the woods and watched out for every little movement.
At least their chuckling showed us the way.
They didn´t even notice us until they felt the cold top of our daggers on their necks.
They went very still.
"Hello, I think there was something pretty funny before we had arrived, mh? Want to tell us?" I asked with sharp voice and the twins exchanged a shocked glance.
"Ähm..." "Nothing?" Connor tried and smiled carefully.
"Wrong answer, Connor." I told him head shaking while Travis really tried to soften Katie.
"Äh... Maybe this? Some girls went wet and we were fully innocent?" "You weren´t innocent!" "Not? You sure?" "Yeah, I am! You are really the worst person I know, Connor! This damn water was nearly frozen!"
"You two had to become cooled down. It was to hot around you." he said easily and I growled a little.
"Stop teasing, Idiot!" "It´s no teasing, Dria. Just the truth." he told me with serious eyes and damn I blushed...
By the deities why did he always manage to make me blush?
"I really hate you!" I growled and turned around just the second Katie did the same.
Stupid, annoying twins!
Both of us were in a bad temper... a very bad temper...
"Dria! Wait!" Connor called me after.
"Katie!" Travis did the same and both of us ignored them.
"Maybe we should really be kind and kill them quick." I thought out loud.
"No. I think there are better ways." Katie answered and we went through the Camp ignoring the begging twins behind us.
Suddenly somebody gripped my wrist and turned me around.
"Don´t be so mad with me please." Connor begged silently and seemed to be really sorry.
"If you ever again do such a thing to me...!" I told him icy and he nodded as fast as possible.
"Won´t happen again. Promise."
Oh, deities, when I believed this I was crazy but okay, everybody had gained a second chance, right...?
"You are way to soft, Dria." Katie told me and I looked at her and her part of the twins.
Travis was really sad and looked at her with big wide puppy eyes.
Cute!
"Without soft human the world wouldn´t even exist anymore. So be happy not everybody can resist those puppy eyes." I chuckled and saw in Katies eyes that she couldn´t either but didn´t want to show it.
"True, but always backing down isn´t the right way. Those stupid puppys won´t never ever learn from this when we are way to soft." Katie said ignoring the poor Travis.
"Yeah, you´re right. In a way. But otherwise I would really become crazy..." I said amused and looked a little confused on my wrist.
Connor still held me.
"May I?" I asked him with an eye rolling look at my wrist.
"Oh, sorry..." he mumbled and let me go.
I chuckled about his excusing smile and looked back at Travis and Katie.
Travis sighed and walked more than depressive away, pulling Connor after him.
"Hey!" he complained about being pulled away but Travis didn´t listen.
"Do you really think that this will work, Katie? He is so sad..." I said a little pity full.
"Adriana!" "What? I saw those looks! I am not blind although I am the daughter of the playboy from the Olymp." I told her briskly and she chuckled.
"Be careful your Dad could listen." "He knows his reputation." I said without caring.
She hadn´t said anything against the looks so I could tease her a little to confess.
"Connor is kind of sweet but Travis... He really is such a handsome guy. And really funny, don´t you think, Katie?" I asked with a real adoring voice.
She looked at me with angry eyes.
"Your point? Thought Gabriel or Connor had your interest." she said sharply and I sighed.
"My interest, yeah... But... I think Travis would even be better..." I said with a real perfect actress behavior.
"Travis isn´t yours, Dria. Stop there!" she growled and I watched her reaction excited.
"Who has Travis on the list?" I asked curious and she really blushed!
Won! Yeah! I was so good!
"If I take the color of your skin as a hint that he stands on your list just on top, I think I will be very close on the truth, won´t I?" I chuckled and she even turned more red.
"Maybe... But he never feels the same..." "Why? He is teasing you like hell comes out for you noticing him. I think the two of you have a great chance and you should take it. Such offers sometimes are just a little time. You could regret it if you refuse it." I said gentle and she sighed.
Then she nodded and smiled at me.
"Thanks a lot, Dria." she laughed and hugged me tight.
Damn! Where was the air?!
"Need to breathe..." I gasped.
"Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!" she laughed and I chuckled with her.
"Come on, crazy chick. There is a plan we need to do." I said grinning and pulled her after me the way Travis pulled his brother after him.
We both laughed when we saw a pile around the main house...
What was going on?
A bad feeling crawled up inside me.
Micha and two others had gone for a mission a week or a little more ago...
Gabriel was one as well...
But who was the third again?
Wasn´t able to remember...
"Dria? What´s wrong?" "Don´t know... But something for sure... I feel it..." I gasped horrified and ran to the pile of people.
We saw Chiron making some space for somebody being carried to our house! To the house of Apollo...
Some one was hurt...
I searched the pile and found Gabriel.
Why was he back? Where was my brother?!
Will opened the door for the carried person and I had a brief look on him...
"Micha..." I whispered silently and ran to the house.
Will held the door open for me and had a sad shine in his eyes.
He shouldn´t be sad! Worried, yes, but not sad!
"W-what happened?" I asked with thin voice.
"Don´t know yet. Come on we need to help." he told me silently and led me to Micha...
He was all over covered with blood...
Chiron looked up from him to us and seemed to be insecure about me being around.
"She has really great healing abilities... Maybe she can do more than we others." Will explained but I wasn´t really listening.
I stepped forward to Micha until I stood right beside him and touched his cheek.
When I really realized it was my brother lying there I started shaking.
"You need to calm down, Dria. If you want to help him, you need to be focused on him." Will said softly and I noticed a few of our brothers mumbling around him and dressing his wounds.
But all those bandages were red already...
"How?" I asked silently.
His breathing was so stagnant...
"You need to concentrate, Dria. Close your eyes. Remember how we tried it before. You did it fine and now you need to use the learned." Will explained me with more patience than I had by now.
I nodded slowly and closed my eyes, felt a single tear pouring down my cheek.
I could help him if I just could concentrate enough.
Will took my hands for leading them a little.
"Just concentrate, Dria. You are doing this fine. Very good." he said with soft voice and I felt back into the practicing lessons...
He had cut himself as my practicing object and now Micha was just cut as well if I had seen it right.
'Please, Dad, don´t let him die... he can´t leave me alone...', I prayed and felt a warm feeling tickling in my fingers.
"Right. Very good, Dria. Don´t loose focus!" Will said excited and I really tried.
My breathing went harder after a few minutes and I felt how I became tired...
But I couldn´t pause! He needed my help!
"She will be fainting if you two don´t stop." one of our brothers said but I was ignoring him and so did Will.
"You´re doing a great job, Dria." he said over and over like he did when we practiced.
When I opened my eyes a green light fell on Michas chest and I saw a light from my hands...
"Will... You need to hold me straight... I feel dizzy..." I told him quietly and he did.
"You won´t fall down. I promise." he said and I nodded slowly.
Micha looked a little better... but not much.
I had to save him... My brothers had arrived the end of their opportunities but maybe I didn´t...
"You shouldn´t ruin her health for mine... Will..." a weak voice said and Micha looked with unfocused eyes on us.
He was in pain...
"Micha..." I whispered and he really smiled a little at me.
"Hey, baby sis, nice to see you again... Haven´t believed in it anymore..." he told me silently and I felt the tears dropping on my hands.
"Won´t let you go, Micha." "You have to, Dria... It would make you sick... maybe kill you if you would overuse your abilities... Don´t..." he had to stop for catching his breath.
"I don´t care. I won´t let you die, Micha... Who should be... Damn, Micha, please..." I stuttered and took his hand in mine.
"Hey, won´t be gone forever." he said softly but his face showed how much pain he had to feel...
Why wasn´t Dad here? Why did he left Micha alone?
"Don´t cry, Dria... Not because of me, please." Micha asked me to do and I shook my head.
"Don´t leave me alone..." I begged him ignoring everybody else.
Suddenly he tensed and I had to watch helpless...
Now Will solaced me with his embrace...
We both knew that we were helpless and our other brothers did as well.
"Don´t, Micha... You should have never left! Dad should never have allowed this!" I whimpered holding his hand tight in mine.
I wouldn´t leave him alone...
Not now...
He looked at me and then at Will.
"Your task to have an eye on her. Nobody is aloud to make her cry, Will. Promise!", he told our oldest brother.
"Promise." he said with throaty voice and I felt him shudder as well.
"Good..." Micha whispered weakly and I whimpered silently.
"Micha..." "It´s okay, baby sis. You´ll be fine. Don´t worry about me." he said and I shook my head.
I knew it the moment, his eyes changed.
My brother died in front of me and I couldn´t safe him...
The only person able to rescue him would have been Dad...
But he left him...
"Micha..." I whined when he stopped breathing...
He didn´t move anymore...
"No, no,no,no..." I begged and I collapsed in Will arms...
Will tried to bring me away but I fighted against it.
"Please, Micha, open your eyes! Don´t do this! It isn´t funny!" I shouted at him while Will really tried his best to get me away...
I gave up after Micha really didn´t reacted at all.
I felt like falling apart...
Outside the house Katie stoods with a worried gaze.
Will let me go when Katie took a step towards us.
"Oh, Dria... I am so sorry..." Katie said with gentle voice and I just cried.
My brother was dead!
"I wasn´t able to help him... I was to weak..."I whined and Katie tried to comfort me but it wasn´t possible...
Katie held me in a soft embrace, trying to hide me from everybody else and she even shouted at Chiron when he came near us.
Sometimes I really loved this girl...
But I needed to be ready for Micha´s... funeral...
Katie stayed by my side... Will did as well but when they burned his pall he grabbed my hand.
Normally he should have said anything but he wasn´t able so Chiron made it.
I wasn´t listening...
I only watched the flames eating what was left from my brother.
Afterward we went back to the house and sent Katie back to her house.
"Thanks a lot, Katie... We can talk tomorrow about the plan for you, okay?" "When ever you feel ready to do anything." she said gentle and hugged me again.
She hugged Will as well and he smiled at her sadly.
"Come on, Dria. We need to go to bed. Maybe one of us will find sleep in the night..." he told me softly and I just nodded.
I went into my room and hugged my pillow when I sat on my bed.
Micha was gone...
Wouldn´t come back...
He never would wake me up again... or tease me...
He never would be laughing again...
"Give him back!" I cried silently and hid my face on the pillow.
Why did this happen?
I was shaking but I ignored it.
This night I cried myself to sleep and woke up again and again...
Always dreaming about Micha...
I wanted him back...