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So anyways...
I'm sorry…. I literally have no motivation whatsoever. Plus, between school, sports, homework, and the busy weekends, I have no free time… AT ALL… And I've been working on my Halloween costume for this past month. Plus with hurricane Sandy, my power wet put and I couldn't update…The hurricane hit my town pretty hard :(
But I'm back now, and I promise I will TRY to update more regularly…. Now that fall sports are almost over it should be easier.
Oh yeah…. And Mark of Athena is FINALLY out! I know it's actually been like a month since it actually came out but oh well. Leo is freaking EPIC in the book! =D
Oh yeah and I wanted to know, do you guys want anything in Leo's POV? I wasn't originally going to put alternate POV's in here, but I have an idea and I really really wanna sneak it…
SO…. Here's the overly delayed chapter!
Chapter 9:
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I'm almost afraid to move, I turn to Annabeth, who looks like she doesn't have a CLUE what we're supposed to do either, and that's scary 'cause she ALWAYS knows what to do. I'm not sure whether or not to continue and I'm about to speak up, but apparently, Leo has other plans. He pushes past me without a word; proceeding to walk incautiously into the volcano that I was pretty sure would end up being a death trap.
"Leo!" I called out, and of course, he doesn't respond. There was really no other choice but to follow him because obviously, he wasn't gonna listen to me, or anyone else for that matter. The second I stepped into the tunnel, I'm pretty sure the temperature went up like 20… maybe 50 degrees. Sighing, I shuffled down the stuffy passageway; this was not going to be fun. Nope, DEFINITELY not gonna be fun…..
After a couple of minutes of the rest of the gang calling out Leo's name in vain they decide to follow us. While we're walking down the rocky tunnel, the air gets hotter and hotter, and if this is hot to me, I can't even imagine what it's like for the rest of the gang… excluding Leo. I hear Jason coughing and Annabeth's face is incredibly red, like a tomato, they are not going to last much longer at heat like this.
We should probably stop to decide what we're going to do when it gets too hot for them. I put my hand on Leo's shoulder and begin to speak but he whirls and snaps at me like he knows exactly what I am going to say.
"No! We have to go this way! I know it, I can feel it!"
Jeez grumpy much? Who shoved a coconut up his butt? He was fine five minutes ago… I turn and exchange a look with Annabeth and we both know what we're going to do. Jason, Piper, and Annabeth stop walking and I watch over my shoulder as we get farther and farther away from them. After a while my eyes begin to sting… maybe we should stop….
"Leo…." My voice is choked and raspy, so I clear my throat awkwardly afterwards. He understands what I'm trying say, and he sighs, but stops.
"I want to keep going…" He mutters, and I wonder why he's so driven… why does he want to finish this quest so badly? It's not his memory that's being risked…
"It's been a long day…" I say softly, and it has. The last time I slept was when before we found out Adrienne was a blood sucking creeper. Leo sighs and slides down the cold wall, it isn't particularly dark in the cave… there's a sort of… glow, in our tunnel.
"I know you're not my sister." Leo blurts out, breaking the thick tension, his eyes darting up to meet mine before flitting downward again.
"What?" I ask, confused, what's he getting at?
"A child of Hephaestus, I mean… I know you're not a child of Hephaestus." He stammers out.
"Uh- How?" I'm still puzzled, and my question comes out more awkwardly than I intended.
"Um, I -I just… uh…" He mumbles, obviously trying to scrape together a decent explanation. His fingers fumble with the small curls on the top of his head and his face flushes. Well SOMEBODY'S had a mood change…
Suddenly, the earth begins to shake and jerk, like it did on the ship… and I am flung, literally on top of Leo… no joke… My head is resting on his stomach… awkwardly enough. The shaking is still for a moment and I freeze, opening my eyes and darting them up to his face. He had obviously frozen too and a small, nervous smile appearing on his lips.
I could feel the heat practically flush my face and I scooted my butt forward, scrambling clumsily to get myself out of the incredibly uncomfortable situation. We sit at awkwardly next to each other until I glance over at Leo's face, where I see a cheeky smile forming.
"That was fun…" he turns to me, I glare at him and playfully punch his arm, maybe a little bit too roughly… he doesn't seem to like that. His hands lunge for my stomach and before I can move, he begins to tickle me….. A lot. I involuntarily let out a piercing shriek that echoes through the whole tunnel, and the earth begins to shake again. We both freeze, me practically in a fetal position and Leo with his arms reaching around my waist and into my personal bubble… it is now popped… big time.
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FINALLLY… I'm sorry that was so short but I have a really bad case of writers block, PM me if you have any ideas…. Please please? I'll let you in on a sneak peek for what I have planned for later… I HAVE TO TELL SOMEBODY! Well…. comment maybe? I'm going for 3 this chapter…. Peace!