~Connor Pov~
Chuckling Dria watched her brother discussing with Annabeth about Capture the Flag for this afternoon.
Gentle I layed my arms around my girlfriend and kissed her neck with an amused smile.
"You know, my dear, that we will win?" I asked her silently and she laughed.
"You and what army, Sweety?" she asked challenging.
"Don´t need an army for winning against you." "Sure? I think you won´t win." she told me with this sweet voice making me smile all the time.
"Never underestimate your boyfriend." I chuckled and she rolled her eyes before turning around to face me.
"You are such an arrogant person, Connor." she said head shaking.
"I know. But that´s what you like about me, isn´t it?" I asked her smiling.
She looked at me with serious eyes but I saw that little smile she couldn´t hide.
"You are annoying." "I know." I answered and kissed her gentle.
She relaxed a little I couldn´t help but smiling.
"Love you." I whispered and she smiled at me as bright as the sun was shining.
"Love you, too."
Never have been happier then since I had my Dria by my side.
I loved every second although Travis told me I was crazy falling in love with the only daughter Apollo´s.
A few days before Travis even asked me if I were an alien and where his brother was...
When I asked why I should be an alien he told me because I was this gentle with Adriana and didn´t went on any faster then she would allow me in any case.
He was pretty sure I was ill, an alien or under a spell...
Damn, what kind of ass have I been?
"You maybe should go to your brother. Katie won´t open the door today because she is in my team as well." Dria told me amused and kissed me softly before running to Annabeth and Will.
She was a real beauty...
How did I manage to be worthy of her?
Never would understand this...
I went to Travis and really fought against laughing when he stood in front of the house of Demeter and begged Katie to open the door.
That was really kind of crazy.
"Come on, brother. Clarisse will kill us if we won´t show up right now." I told him and pulled him after me.
This time we really had to win although our opponents had the two sons of Poseidon and Annabeth planing everything...
Wouldn´t be easy.
Hours later we stood in the woods and waited for Chiron giving the sign to start.
Travis and I had to run for the flag where hopefully Percy and Gabriel were so we would distract them and Clarisse would take the flag.
That was the plan now would be the reality...
When Travis and I went on different paths I really watched everything around me but suddenly a dagger hit the tree next to my face and I froze.
Damn! Who by Hades underwear throw a dagger?!
"Are you crazy?!" "No. I am able to take accurate aim." a soft voice told me and I automatically searched for her owner.
"Dria, come on. It´s really not necessary to scare me like this!" I told her but she only laughed.
Where did she hide?!
"You aren´t even bleeding." she said amused and I really didn´t find her!
"Not funny!"
Suddenly I felt her breath on my neck.
"A little bit." she said and I turned around but she was gone...
Damn!
What was she doing here? She was a daughter of Apollo, not Artemis!
"Why are you moving like this in a forest?!" I asked a little desperate.
"Because my aunt loves me a lot. She taught me how to do it." she answered and jumped down from a tree just in front of me.
"See? Feeling just at home right now." she laughed.
"Crazy girl." I told her but I hadn´t time to discuss this.
I had to go further.
"No chance, Connor." she told me holding her sword in her right hand while smiling at me.
"Don´t try to fight me, Dria." I sighed but she laughed.
"Never seen me fight, right? Let´s try." she said with a sweet tone and I rolled my eyes.
"You wanted it this way!" I warned her and she laughed.
Maybe my ego would die soon...
When our swords met I really regret never having watched her fighting...
"Gabriel, now!" she told him and suddenly I was captured by water!
Okay, I still could breath but it wasn´t how it should work!
"Sorry, my love, but we have to win you know." Dria told me and ran away.
Maybe she really was better then I was...
Damn!
"Dria and Katie aren´t the opponents of who ever will come after us, are they?" I asked into the silent where Gabriel had to be somewhere.
He stepped out behind a tree and grinned at me.
"They are." he told me and I really struggled.
Clarisse would cut them into pieces!
"She will cut them into pieces!" "No, Percy will be around. Your brother was a little easier to capture then you was. Katie had just called for him and he ran into a perch. Was really funny." Gabriel told me and I sighed silently.
"Not really what we planned..." "No doubt." he laughed and we listened to the sound of swords.
"Annabeth and Will are going to get the flag." Gabriel told me when it became silent.
"Don´t be mean, Gabriel." Somebody laughed and I sighed even more.
"Clarisse has lost? Really? She will cut Travis and me into pieces..." I told Percy and he laughed even more.
"Don´t worry. Dria and Katie had done a great job. Suddenly Clarisse was very quiet and now listen carefully." he told me and we heard the elation...
"Congrats." I laughed when Gabriel set me free again.
Damn my clothes had become soaked...
Dria and Katie were laughing when Percy, Gabriel and I came to them.
Travis layed next to the flag and Clarisse sat poutful on the ground.
When Dria looked at me she smirked a little but came to me as fast as she could.
She jumped really in my arms and kissed me tenderly.
"Sorry for capturing you." she mumbled between two kisses and I chuckled when I pulled her closer to me.
"Never mind." I told her and the others laughed around us.
Katie cleared her throat next to us amused and we looked at her innocently.
"Come on now, you two. There is a campfire to visit." she told us and I noticed by the way that my brother was awake again.
He seemed to had a bad headache...
The campfire was a really great thing.
The children of Apollo sang and the fire was really high today.
Travis chuckled about me but I ignored him.
All my attention was focused on my sweet, wonderful girlfriend.
Travis tried to get my attention with hitting me on my arm and I looked at him annoyed.
"What?" I asked annoyed and he laughed.
"You know that you are watching her like adoring her?" "Maybe I am adoring her? Never thought about that?" I asked sighing.
"No, never. You aren´t the kind of person adoring some girl." "She isn´t some girl!" I growled and Travis rolled his eyes.
"Brother, Aphrodite seems to play a trick on you."
"Shut up. You are in the same situation by now so just keep quiet." I told him and he had this dreamy look.
"Yeah, I am." he sighed with a gentle smile to Katie who just rolled her eyes.
"Shut up and listen." she laughed and kissed Travis.
I loved listening to my girlfriend singing and I really had to admit that I was adoring her.
Maybe a little crazy when you know my history with girls but hey, Aphrodite has a strange kind of humor.
When Dria came back to me I pulled her on my lap and she chuckled.
"Liked it?" She asked with a sweet smile and I nodded.
"Loved it. You have such a beautiful voice, my love." I said and she laughed about me.
"You love everything she does. It doesn´t matter if she does it horrible." Travis laughed and I sulked.
"I am in love, okay? So it´s an excuse." I told my stupid brother and Dria chuckled.
"No, it isn´t, Connor. It´s an explanation." she said and kissed me.
What was my name again? I really forgot it...
I loved the taste of her kisses...
"Oh man, you are so dead." Travis told me and I looked at him asking what he meant by that.
Dria huddled against me and seemed to be just happy with the things how they were.
"Apollo won´t be happy seeing you with her." "He has no right to say anything." Dria growled and I rolled my eyes.
Her dad was a bad subject around her...
"What´s about that then: Your aunt won´t like it neither." Travis said and Dria looked at him with angry eyes.
"Do you want me to suspend you from this tree over there?" she asked him firmly and Travis went pale.
Katie rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"No need to kill my brother, my heart." I told her gentle and she tensed.
Oh damn, wrong subject again...
"I won´t kill your brother. Just make him stay quiet." She answered innocent and I lay my arms around her.
"You aren´t allowed to leave me even for a second. I would become crazy." I said and she looked at me with this amazing eyes.
"You are crazy." "Maybe but just about you." I responded and kissed her tenderly.
"I miss my brother..." Travis told Katie head shaking but I didn´t pay attention right now.
"Why? He sits next to you." Katie asked amused.
"He isn´t himself right now... It´s like he is on drugs or something... or an alien... He didn´t want to play any tricks on anybody anymore..." Travis whined sadly.
But obviously Dria payed attention...
She looked at Travis with a sad shimmer in her eyes and then looked at me thinking about anything.
"I am tired. Sorry. See you tomorrow." she said with thoughtful voice and left even before I could react.
What was wrong now? Did I anything to upset her?
"I think you said to much, Travis..." Katie sighed and watched Dria leave...
I really was confused and didn´t get why Dria left.
Maybe I was stupid or something...
"Why did she leave?" I asked Katie overstrained.
"Ask her tomorrow." she just said and left as well.
Okay... now Travis and I sat alone.
"We really are stupid, mh?" I asked my brother who nodded sighing.
"We are..." he agreed and we went to our house together talking like we didn´t a few days at least.