This one-shot takes place during The Unwanteds: Island of Shipwrecks. It is from the perspective of Carina. Hope you all enjoy! Please review and give constructive criticism. -TheUnwantedDemigod
Carina felt sick to her stomach. She'd been riding on Simber for almost three days and nights, Sean hanging below them. She started out trying to make conversation with Simber, but his short answers made it clear that he wasn't really interested in chatting. They had brought food with them, but at the speed they were going, Carina felt ill just thinking about it. Add to that the sound of Sean's tortured groans below her, and she didn't want to eat at all. Thinking about the last few days with Sean made Carina happier than she could have imagined. Knowing he was in pain made her eyes well up with tears. Until she thought he was gone, she never realized how much she loved him.
When Seth's father died, she was heartbroken, but her friends, including Sean, had come around her and helped her overcome her sorrow. When Mr. Today died and Artimé with him, she was shattered. She helped Alex all she could, despite being the mother of a young child, but ultimately, Seth came first, no matter what. Living in Quill for that short while had been painful. A Necessary sympathizer to Artimé took them in and kept them fed. Trying to suppress all creativity and living with the fear that Seth would never know the beautiful world of Artimé was agonizing. The minute Carina heard that Artimé was back, she packed up and took Seth there.
When she realized that her mother was partially responsible for the death of Marcus, she was furious. She had hated her mother enough for being Secretary to the High Priest. She'd hated her enough for letting her go to her death in the lake of boiling oil. She'd hated her enough for staying away from Artimé, even when she knew the truth. But when Carina found out that Eva Fathom was one of Aaron's Restorers, she was completely outraged. She shamelessly wished her mother was dead instead of Mr. Today. In her darkest moments, she had even considered going into Quill and killing Eva, but she had settled for disowning her and changing both her and Seth's last names to Holiday.
Seth had gotten bigger since their return from Quill and Carina finally felt comfortable leaving him in the care of others. When the opportunity rose to go help save Lani and Samheed she was all for it. The only worry she had was leaving Seth an orphan, but she knew he would be in good hands in Artimé if anything were to happen to her. The rescue of Sam and Lani had been pretty exciting, except for being unconscious the whole time. That was pretty lame, she and Sean had both been bummed about that, so when Alex asked her if she was willing to go save Copper, she was quite enthusiastic about it. The adventure had been great, until the eel attacked them on Karkinos. That was the first time in a very long time she had been truly scared. That was when she realized that Sean was more than a friend.
When Carina watched Florence set Sean's leg, she wanted to take all of his pain away. She would have traded places with him in a heartbeat if only because it would have been less painful than watching him suffer. After that incident, she and Sean were nearly inseparable. When they went over the waterfall, she feared the worst for him. His leg seemed much worse than before and she wondered if he would even be able to walk normally again, that was something she still wondered as she grew more and more restless on Simber's back.
Another groan from Sean jolted her back to reality. "We'll be there soon Sean," she called to him, hoping she was right.
"We've alrrready passed two islands, so just one more beforrre we reach Artimé," Simber said quietly.
Carina nodded. She leaned out from Simber's back to look at the sling hanging below them, her heart dropped at the sight of Sean's flushed face, moist from either sweat or tears, probably both. Carina gulped back a sob and leaned her head on Simber's neck, letting her tears roll down his smooth back. She cared about Sean. A lot. All she wanted was to get home, to get Sean the help he needed, and to see Seth.