Making Waves 11

Kyoya

I was overjoyed to see that Sasomeii was back. But I could tell by the look in her eyes that she wasn't going to stay. Over the past month, though, Annabeth, Thalia, Amelia and I could only grow closer. We were totally tight, and I adored slashing monsters with them. I actually didn't spend too much time with her. I was too busy having a blast with Annabeth, Thalia, and Amelia.

"You know I'm not staying," she spoke to me one night, about a week after she'd returned with the Hunters.

"Yeah," I kept my eyes on the lake, "goin' miss you, ya' know?"

"I've got a problem, Yo-Yo," she slumped over the grass, "I want to join the Hunters." That didn't surprise me. It was obvious that she would fit right in.

"But I need you, too," she buried her face in her hands, "what am I going to do?"

"That's your choice, not mine," I replied, "I love you. But if you have to do your thing, do your thing. I'll live on."

She sniffed and nodded. I left her to debate with herself. I didn't like seeing her so messed up. But it was her battle.

"Poor Sasomeii," Amelia commented when I told them in the midst of sword training, "must be hard having a war with yourself."

"That sounds about right," Annabeth spun me around, "but she'll figure it out."

"She's your sister, after all," Thalia brought me to my knees.

After they beat me, (again,) we headed to diner. That night, I heard a tap at my window. Rolling over, I found myself looking into electric blue eyes. After recovering from my stroke, I pulled on clothes and went outside. Thalia stood before me, looking grave.

"Sasomeii has accepted the inviatation from Lady Artemis," she told me, "we must part in the morning."

"I'm going to miss you," I told her, hugging her tightly.

"And I will miss you," she agreed, "I am glad your handling it so well."

"Well, you know," I shrugged, though my heart now had a crack in it.

When dawn broke, the campers who were alive at that hour were saying farewells to the Hunters, which was pretty much everybody. Sasomeii looked beautiful in her outfit, but I was trying to ignore it. I hugged Thalia again before facing her.

"So…I guess this is it," she spoke, brushing, her bleached hair behind her ear.

"Yep," I knew she didn't like hugging, but still…

She embraced me first. I stole a kiss on her jaw before letting go. And with that, she was gone for good. Taking a deep breath, I turned to Percy, Annabeth, and Amelia.

"Come on," I grinned, "let's go to archery practice."