Cleaning up horse turd was much easier when she used the ocean to sweep it all away, and for about the hundredth time, she mentally thanked Percy for helping her not have to shovel it all away bit by bit until she stunk like poop itself. On top of that, she was finished in under half an hour, and although the effort left her drained, it was much better than her other alternative. Sighing with exhaustion, she observed what she'd done—her half of the stables was spotless, even glittering slightly where the moonlight reflected off the remaining water droplets. Then on Drew's side, just about every other square inch of hay was covered in Pegasi droppings. Sasha rolled her eyes—Drew hadn't shown up, and it didn't seem like she was going to anytime soon.
'Not my problem' Sasha thought bitterly. She walked away, back to her own cabin. When she opened the door to cabin three, she found Percy and Nico sitting on opposite beds, talking and laughing. She knew that the two boys were good friends, but she'd figured they were still annoyed with each other from their argument in the Big House. Apparently, she was incorrect.
'Oh yay.' She thought bitterly when the two turned to face her. Percy smiled, and Nico scowled and turned away. Rolling her eyes, she made her way to her own area of the room. Grabbing a pair of Doctor Seuss pajamas she made her way to the bathroom, locking the door behind her. She quickly slid out of her now dirty camp shirt and her shorts and stepped into the shower, letting her body relax as the hot water hit her skin. She took her time in the shower, soaking up the hot water and enjoying the eased tranquility it brought her. Once she was finished, she turned off the water and quickly dressed, the cool air freezing against her heated skin. Dressed in her pajamas, she emerged from the bathroom and made her way to her bunk. Nico was still there, but she ignored him. She crawled into her bed and grabbed the book she was currently reading off her bedside table.
Will's eyes gleamed in the shadows. "Perhaps you are a clockwork girl. Perhaps Mortmain's warlock father built you, and now Mortmain seeks the secret of how to create such a perfect facsimile of life when all he can build are hideous monstrosities. Perhaps all that beats beneath your chest is a heart made of metal."
Tessa drew in a breath, feeling momentarily dizzy. His soft voice was so convincing, and yet—"No," she said sharply. "You forget, I remember my childhood. Mechanical creatures do not change or grow. Nor would that explain my ability."
"I know," said Will with a grin that flashed white in the darkness. "I only wanted to see if I could convince you."
Sasha awoke to the conch sounding in the distance. She sat up, yawning and stretching, and looked around the cabin.
"Wow, someone actually woke up on time today." Percy teased, and Ryan snickered, tossing a pillow in Sasha's direction. It hit her in the face, and he began to laugh.
"How's that for horrible aim?" He gloated to Percy, who rolled his eyes at the younger boy.
"Sasha if you hurry up, we'll wait for you before going to breakfast." Percy offered, and Ryan rolled his eyes at the older boy.
"Speak for yourself." He said, casting one last stupid grin at Sasha before exiting the cabin. Sasha rolled her eyes and crawled out of bed, something dropping to the ground in the process. Bending to pick up Clockwork Prince, she set it down on her bedside table and grabbed a lime green tank top and black shorts. She changed and washed her face, then emerged from the bathroom and made her way to the dining pavilion with Percy. The three of them, she, Percy, and Ryan, sat together and joked and ate. Afterwards, the three siblings made their way to the beach. There was no need to change into swimsuits since they all had the ability to repel water, and Ryan wasted no time running out onto the dock and canon-balling in, using his abilities to increase the splash by tenfold. Sasha sat on the sand nearby, letting the water splash against her toes and cast as Percy and Ryan brought up massive waves to splash one another. She chuckled, recalling the memory of watching the toddler Sasha and Ryan doing the same to each other years ago. She closed her eyes, soaking up the sun, and suddenly she was being lifted up off the ground by two strong arms. She threw her eyes open to see Percy hauling her over the dock. She struggled in his grip and he laughed.
'That's funny, is it?' She thought, and she allowed the tugging sensation in her gut to build up. Slowly, gradually, it increased, until suddenly, without warning, the pain overcame her in a sharp jab to her gut and her eyes widened in pain as gallon upon gallon of saltwater splashed down over her and Percy. She heard Ryan yelling something, but it sounded as if it were coming through a murky haze. She felt Percy willing to keep them both dry, and she felt the water slowly recede as he bent it under his will. She shut her eyes in pain and everything blacked out to nothing.
'Stupid!' Was the first thing Sasha thought to herself when she woke. She sat up, head throbbing with the effort, and was not surprised to see she was in the infirmary. She was ,however, shocked to see she was no longer wearing the cast. She stretched her toes, the free feeling suddenly foreign.
"You're an idiot, you realize." She looked up to see Ryan sitting on a chair next to her cot watching her, his expression slightly amused, slightly annoyed. "You could've killed yourself. Idiot."
"I know."
He raised an eyebrow. "Oh, so you know how pissed Percy is, then?"
"Why is he pissed?"
Ryan threw his hands up in exasperation. "Hell if I know."
"You mean tartarus."
He narrowed his eyes. "Still as annoying as ever, I see."
"Naturally."
"Yeah, well, I was only told to stay here until you wake up, so I'll be off. Percy wants to see you, anyways. Oh, and Andrea's been messaging you non-stop. That girl really needs a life." Ryan stood up and began to walk to the door, and Sasha grabbed the glass of nectar beside her cot.
"Oh yeah, and Nico wants to see you." Ryan called on his way out, and Sasha sighed, downed the golden drink, and moaned in exasperation, falling back onto the bed.
A.N.: Okay, so I finished Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare a couple weeks ago and I've really been wanting to quote it somewhere in the fic, so here it is! (And dont worry, that line will come up again in later chapters xD) Enjoy!