Eva's P.O.V
She eyed Apollo wearily as he stood behind Will, a cold look settled on his face.
The temperature in the room seemingly dropped, an ironic set of events, considering the God of the Sun had just appeared. Eva glanced around at the steely faces around her. The tension in the room was thick enough to slash a knife through.
"You can help?" Charlie asked breaking the loud silence.
"Yes, I was the one who gave Eva back her memories; which will surely come back to haunt me." Apollo said, glancing around the brightly lit room in concealed pride for his children.
"Oh, well than thanks," Eva said awkwardly, ignoring Apollo's molten gaze.
"It was necessary," Apollo said carelessly.
There was a long, silent pause as Apollo tapped his foot rhythmically against the floor. The demigods looked at him expectantly, watching him as if he held the lines of fate within his hands. Apollo sighed loudly before turning to Will and glancing at him stonily.
"You all know what must be done then?" Apollo asked, turning around to gaze at them all.
"Yes…" Charlie confirmed, nodding her head.
"Good, I will stay with you at camp until this prophecy is fulfilled; you'll need me whether you like it or not." Apollo said, directing his last sentence towards Eva.
Everyone nodded quietly watching intently as Apollo continued towards the door, pausing his stride as he came near Eva.
"I am sorry for this Eva. It's my fault Kian is this way," Apollo said sincerely.
"It's not your fault Da-Apollo," Eva stuttered.
"Yes it is, I could've done more but I chose not too, I'm a coward." Apollo admitted, shaking off the gazes of the surprised demigods and continued to walk out the door.
Eva continued to stare unabashedly at Apollo's retreating back; her face a mask of pure confusion and astonishment.
"Did I just hear a God admit a mistake?" Sterling asked, breaking the silence.
"I think Apollo just grew a conscience." Wyatt answered, staring at his twin in astonishment.
Eva shook her head dazedly; before turning to the others, her face void of emotion.
"Well we better get planning, we do have a demigod to save." Eva said, her train of sight directed at Nico's unconscious form.
"Right! How could we forget?" Charlie exclaimed, her eyes lighting up.
Charlie motioned for the group to listen up and stared at each them with a look screaming 'horse poop was about to hit the fan.'
"I'm not going to lie, this will be tricky." Charlie said seriously, fidgeting with her hands awkwardly, "heck if this works I will honestly be amazed."
Eva gulped, looking at Will his void look not betraying anything.
Way to make the situation better Charlie.
"Okay we all need to be here tomorrow morning at 7:00, that way we can get this done as quick as possible." Will said, "Will you be ready to do the spell tomorrow Charlie?"
Charlie nodded at Will and scurried off, in direction of the Hecate cabin.
"Are the rest of you fine to stay behind?" Will asked staring at the twins and Austin wearily.
"Yes," they all said in unison.
Eva gulped staring at Will.
"Do you really want me with you?" Eva asked glancing around as the others rushed out of the room, shouting about schedules and equipment.
"Well why wouldn't I want you there? You're the only one who understands Kian." Will said raising an eyebrow at her like Spock.
"Oh, cool," Eva said meekly.
It was her first quest (Was it a quest?) of course she was going to be apprehensive about it.
Will raised an eyebrow at her skeptically before telling her to go with Sterling; that he would tell Chiron himself that she had been claimed. Eva groaned halfheartedly at the thought of being stuck under Sterling's overall weirdness for the rest of the afternoon. Will chuckled at her before casting a sad look in Nico's direction and shuffling out the door; his hands in his pockets.
'What was that about?' Eva thought to herself distractedly.
Will couldn't be gay could he? He probably was, considering he was on Bella's top ten hot guys of camp halfblood list. Most guys on that list were either gay, taken or too old for her.
Eva mused to herself before reluctantly following Sterling out of the room.
"Aww now I have a new sister too annoy," Sterling said happily, guiding her towards the empty main room of the infirmary.
"Oh hell no!" Eva said exasperated.
"Oh come on sis' it'll be fun." Sterling said.
"No it will not be. Anyway do I really still need to be here? I have things to do, quests to plan." Eva complain accentuating the 'quest' part.
"Yes you do! Will said too make sure you ate something and got some rest." Sterling said firmly, allowing no room for argument.
"Seriously freaking planned meals and naptime? I'm not five Sterling!" Eva seethed, glaring at Sterling as he all but pushed her in the direction of an empty bed.
"Yeah well you're sure acting like it," Sterling grumbled.
"Gods you're annoying," Eva mumbled sitting on the bed with a humph.
"I'll take that as a compliment. Now sit here and stay while I get you a sandwhich or something." Sterling ordered turning on his feet briskly.
"Roof! Roof!" Eva called after him sarcastically.
She sighed aloud and reclined against the bed, sinking into the pillows. She attempted to toe her shoes off, stopping when she realised that she hadn't been wearing shoes in the first place. Eva laid on the bed waiting for Sterling to come back; she looked around seeing only three or four people conked out on the beds around her. Eva was slowly drifting off amongst her thoughts when someone cleared their throat loudly in front of her.
"Woah! What? Where? Who?" Eva exclaimed bolting straight up.
"Just me with a sandwich!" Sterling said calmly.
"Ohh, sorry." Eva said, eyeing the sandwich in his hand like a ravenous bear.
"Here's your sandwich, tuna and lettuce good? It's all I could find." Sterling said passing her the plate.
"Honestly I could not care less what was on this sandwich." Eva said wolfing it down.
Sterling watched on amused, waiting for her to finish. Eva awkwardly consumed her sandwich, ignoring Sterling's piercing gaze. Did he not know it was just plain rude to stare at people while they ate? Apparently not. She finished the sandwich quickly; shoving the empty plate back into Sterling's hands.
"I've never seen a girl so aggressive with her food." Sterling said, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.
"I was hungry," Eva said defensively.
"I gathered. Anyway i'll leave you too sleep or whatever Wyatt or somebody else will check in later. Also I think Bella or Piper wanted to talk to you, I can't remember." Sterling said leaving Eva to stare boredly at the ceiling.
One day she would lock Sterling in the infirmary by himself, then he'd know her pain and Nico's. She continued to conspire secretly to herself before eventually falling asleep, most likely with her mouth wide open.
Dreamworld.
Eva was walking along a grassy, green field. Butterflies were flying around her, while birds chirped around her. She was standing in an idyllic, picture landscape. But as soon as she had appeared the scene had shifted. Now she was standing in an old fashioned room, facing a familiar looking boy dressed in black.
She stared at him strangely, something about him seemed oddly familiar. And then it clicked, she was staring at the ghostly form of Nico Di Angelo.
Nico seemed taken aback by her sudden appearance and by the disbelieving look in his eyes he knew who she was.
"Eva?" He asked timidly.
"The one and only," She said staring at him oddly.
"How? When? What?" Nico stuttered, fumbling his sentences.
"Ask Apollo because I really don't want to explain. Anyway where are we?" Eva asked.
"I don't know. I assume we've dream walked into somebody else's dream. I didn't know Apollo children could dream travel though…" Nico said, staring around at his surroundings with a furrowed expression.
"Oh don"t worry son of Hades, they can't." A cold, dark voice called out from the shadows.
Nico stepped into a defensive position in front of Eva, glancing around the room for threats.
"You're protectiveness amuses me Ghost king, truly it does." The voice chuckled.
"Who are you?" Nico hissed, glancing around the room furiously.
"I am no one to you, yet I am someone to her." The voice said coldly.
"That doesn't even make sense!" Eva called out, still looking around for the mysterious stranger.
"Would a mirror help you remember? Child of Apollo." The voice asked in a sickly tone.
"A mirror? What has that got to do wi-."
"Do you remember how your reflection in the mirror used to kill you Evangeline?" The voice interrupted, using her full name, "how one glance would send you spiralling into the abyss? How Kian would always save the day?"
"So I hate mirrors? That doesn't tell me who you are?" Eva spat moving to stand beside Nico, not behind him.
"I recall being the one who taught you to hate your reflection. How all your imperfections made you weak. How nobody would find time to care for you." The voice spat callously.
Eva swallowed harshly, the voice spiking recognition within her mind.
"Only a coward hides in the shadows… Jacques."
A/N: Ello' guys
Yup this took me awhile.
I haven't really had much time to update considering it's the end of the year in all. But at least the summer holidays are nearly here and I can finally update more regularly during the week. But I can't just blame school for my issues, me being the klutz I tripped in front of the hospital, scraped my knees and continued to walk home, Because why the hell not?
Now I have one damn sore and infected knee... Fun
So obviously I've been distracted.
Anyway hope you enjoyed it, I'm going to have joy killing of Jacques, preferably a slow death with a knitting needle.
My life is literally me tripping up the stairs and falling over nothing.