Well, that's it for Sam's trip here at my place! God, I feel so lonely.
Anyhow, I know what your thinking about the prophecy, as bubble drizzles may have voiced out, but that's where the magic happens.-wink-
I may be cruel to the characters but I'm not cruel to the readers so if you want to know what happens, you'll have to read or if I don't update, then more of the suspense and what not.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except my OC and I have permission from other reviewers to use their OCs.
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Rip. Stab. Pounce.
The dummy's head fell on the floor.
Side step. Swing. Charge.
Straw all over my feet.
Thrust. Dodge.
The overkill of the dummy.
I sighed. It was my fifth dummy but still I couldn't release my stress away. Gods, maybe I'll have too move on to the monsters in the forest or something. I winced at that the word monsters.
" You know, camp can't make dummies as fast as you destroyed them.", said a familiar voice, " Your going to decrease all the dummies' mortality rate." She chuckled softly and went near.
I just stood there. Why did she always appear if I'm in some big emotional distress or something.
" You okay?", Kara asked in worry and curiosity.
" Just so peachy..", I mumbled sarcastically and she glared.
" No need to be rude about it." she grumbled and said something inaudible.
" Sorry just a tough day.", I said and stood frozen, staring at the now remains of the dummy.
" Well?", she asked sitting down on the floor. She reminded me of a kid with that childish look on her face that tells me she doesn't want to leave the topic alone. I sighed again and sat down.
" Well, for once, this week was like a roller coaster. Is was at the top then the next thing I know I was at the bottom. Then last night, well.." I mumbled this part, " I felt something, for the first time in my life, something I've never experienced before."
Kara nodded and didn't push it.
" Then this whole prophecy popped out. And I couldn't help but feel guilty on the campers that would volunteer."
" Why?" she asked, but it felt like she'd knew. She was just trying to help me let it loose.
" It mentions death!", I was hysterical, " I'd be the reason why I let those people march to their graves."
" Come on Kiara. It's not like that. Prophecies contain different meanings. It is never the same as what it originally says. It always tackle your weaknesses."
" But it said-"
" I don't care what it says! We'll just try and prevent it somehow or someway.", she said and caught me off guard.
" We?" I asked afraid that she'll volunteer.
" Yes. Together." She smiled and rose.
" Who said you'll be coming?"
" Who said I won't." she said with a smirk and helped me to stand.
" No you won't." I insisted.
" yes, I will."
" No."
" Yes."
" No."
" No."
" Yes.", I said in a tone of authority and I smirked at her. She smiled back.
" Good. I'll pack right now." She said and headed of into the day leaving me to look at her like she'd said ' I have a grave to be filled in the next week.'
I sighed again. Gods, if I sigh more, I'll be one of those characters in the series Avatar, the last air bender who sighs more than the average person.
I walked out of the arena, dragging my sword from behind.
" hey you there!", a boy with shaggy chocolate hair and hazel eyes, " Aren't you the one with the new prophecy?" he asked with enthusiasm as if the prophecy was a trip to Disneyland.
I groaned inwardly. Why did this new prophecy word spread out like wildfire? I honestly don't like too many people at one place at the same time but this whole popularity with the prophecy thing was attracting plenty of unnecessary attention.
" Kiara right? Well, I'm Gavin, from Apollo.", that explained the bubblyness.
" Hi. Brother of Kara right?" he nodded. Of coarse he was a brother of Kara. How many gods were named Apollo.
" Heard about the whole prophecy thing." Of coarse, " And I was wondering if you know, I could-" he was caught off. And I call it both lucky and unlucky.
Luckily he was caught of from asking something about the prophecy thing.
Unluckily, it was the witch herself that was there.
" hey Kiara!", she caught me off guard as she talked to me like a real person.
" Er… hi, uhm, Izzy?" it was more of a question as I glared at her make-up full face.
" Oh and who is this?", oh. That's why she was talking to me. I should've known.
" Gavin.", the camper said while she applied flirt to him.
" Well Gavin, I'm sure you'd like to know something about the prophecy. I myself know because we," she grabbed my wrist and I felt the nails digging in my skin, " Have been friends since we were six. No secrets between us right, friend?" she said the last word icily and looked at him from under her eyelashes.
" Er, actually I better be going.", Gavin said rather fast and ran to his cabin, like Izzy was scaring the life out of him. Poor guy.
" Nice to meet you though!", he said, looking from his shoulder and waved. Izzy looked like she was about to explode. And her holding to my wrist cut out all blood circulation.
" you better back off Kiara. Before this goes on a whole new level." She said and let go of my hand.
" Thanks but no thanks." I said and walked of into the distance.
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" Can I go to the underworld too?", a voice said that made me look up from my plate of food.
" Aaron? Why?", Aaron was one of the first campers I made friends with when I first came here.
" Because I really need to get out of this hole. Pleeeeaaaasssseeeee?" he asked. Aaron was just a year older than me so acting like a child made me look at him differently and I couldn't help but smile.
He looked like there were other reasons, from the way his eyes shown but there was also a part of me that made me say yes because I know a lot of people will stop bugging me about this stupid quest.
" Sure."
" Yes!" he said and hugged me tightly, " Thanks!"
Don't get me wrong. Aaron was never one of the boyfriend types that I look at. No, he was the big brother I always wanted. The one I always need. So this bear hug was one way of thanks, I think.
" Can't- Breath- Aaron!", I panted.
" Sorry. But really, thanks.", he said with a blush on his face.
I wonder if Gavin would treat me the same if I allowed him to come.
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" So you have the rest of your crew?", Chiron asked the next day. It was archery and I was on the far end to minimize the injuries. Percy, was next to me and wasn't doing any better. For the past hour, I've been trying to atleast have one arrow inside the target circle. So far, it wasn't near there, and I even got an arrow stuck on a tree on the other side of the clearing.
" Yes. I'm taking Kiara, Aaron, Nico." I said fearfully.
" How about the last one?"
" I think Gavin liked to join.", my tone was the same as saying, ' hey, it's he's funeral.'
" It's settled then. But before you travel, Mr. D wanted to let you know something."
" Go."
" The reason why Olympus had called so many meetings this past week, well, let's just say it was about the prophecy." He mumbled, " What your going to do is report anything suspicious in the underworld. Lord Hades cannot intervene because of his own reasons, but please, for the future's sake, don't do anything rash and just look around."
" Chiron, is there something down there?"
" I couldn't say anything for now child." He looked grave.
" Thanks Chiron." I said and went back to my target practice.
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Whew! Two chapters in two days? I must be really committed to this story.
Well, that's the start of the quest. I purposely did not let Annabeth and Percy to join because their in the Lost Hero so don't expect them to come in lately.
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