Ch 2: Revenge
Leo's pov:
I probably should have rethought the whole net trapping thing, because apparently trying to wow a girl with your amazing knowledge and skill regarding nets, traps and trip wires doesn't work. Especially if the girl you're trying to impress ends up lying curled up in a net for an hour. But how the Hades was I supposed to know that? Nobody ever told me it wouldn't work, but, judging by the looks my darling Chris is giving me as she eats her cereal, it had a completely opposite effect.
Not that I'm scared or anything okay? Hell, I had led an army against Gaea for Zeus' sake. I was just being a little...cautious...yeah thats all, I'm definitely not terrified of her. But, gods was she was so cute when she gave people the death glare.
"If you keep staring at her, you'll burn a hole through her face." said Beckendorf smirking.
"Look who's talking, you never stop gawking at Silena."
"Yes, but she's my girlfriend, and she hasn't sworn on all that's holy that she'll kill me." he replied.
"Besides, I wasn't looking at her in that way!"
"I know dude, just messing with ya. I mean look at her." What's wrong with her?
"She's not that bad." I replied, keeping my voice even.
"I suppose, if you like girls with virtually no figure, eyes that burst into flame at the slightest provocation, an evil face, and enough strength to rip your head off without breaking a sweat." said Jake. "I mean, look at her!"
Chris currently had one of her laughing, steroid-pumped brothers, David, I think, in a head-lock and she was playfully punching him in the face, probably for emptying her cereal bowl on her head. She looked so cute with milk dripping down her waist-length, rosy red hair.
Laughing, she looked up and caught my eye. Glaring, she let her brother go and slowly drew her finger across her neck, miming slitting my throat. Unconsciously I shivered and looked down.
"Yeah, well I don't like her; I was only keeping an eye on her to make sure she doesn't kill me."
"Don't blame ya, bro." said Jake. Ha! They fell for it, I'm an awesome liar.
Chris' pov
It had been a week since the net debacle, which means time for capture the flag again. Unfortunately I had not yet exacted my revenge on Leo, and to top that off the Hephaestus cabin had joined our team in exchange for the Hermes cabin, which means I'm not supposed to beat Leo Valdez up (like that's going to stop me)
Things did not start off as well as last week, I was cornered by several Athena campers and would probably have lost had Valdez not come to my aid (but if you tell anyone that I will kill you slowly and
painfully).
After we had sent then running I tried to run towards the flag again when I noticed a small wire loop on the ground. It was familiar, I think the Hermes campers set them up for our team last time.
So, putting on a false smile I waved him forward saying; "Come on I know where the flag is" Carefully, so as to avoid the wire I ran off, Leo, I mean Valdez, followed grinning that stupid grin of his. He, however did not see the trip wire and stepped on it. Instantly the wire closed around his foot and hoisted him off the ground.
He looked so funny hung up by the foot, hair hanging in his grease-stained face. I just couldn't hold in the laughter. He, however was not amused, "get me out of here" he cried,
"No" I replied smirking
"Why not?" he shrieked back
I, mimicking his words from the week before said; "That, my dear Leo, is a mystery for another day. Now I have a war game to go win. Goodbye."
Of course, with all the highly amusing distractions I did not capture the flag, but my sister, Violet, thankfully did.
Because of our victory our cabin decided to celebrate with a pizza and soda *cough*beer*cough* party at the lake. So later that evening we headed down and most of us (me not included) got extremely drunk. Dionysus was plainly jealous so he assigned us kitchen duty for the next two months (whatever, I always blackmail one of my siblings into doing it anyway)
Yeah…abrupt ending, and not really much happened, just some more character developement.
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