Chapter 5

I look at him horrified as he whispers in my ear, "The truest things are the most beautiful, just like you." Without thinking my hand comes up and slaps him hard on the face but I quickly realize what I just did and my face goes red like a tomato. I turn my body away knowing I'll have to put with him for a while. I begin to notice the campers are beginning to look nervous, so I look towards the lake, along with every one else and I see the water bubbling and fizzing when a giant splash erupts and a huge monster emerges. I barley look at it before I'm on my feet and sprinting towards the forest.

"Heroes get your weapons," yells Chiron but I'm way too far gone to even think about that, as I dash into the evil forest.

I wonder around for a while not taking much notice of where I'm going, other than tall pine trees and the occasional stream there is not much to look at I keep walking until I realize two things, one I'm lost, two this is a forest full of monsters so I know better in here then out there, well on second thought I'm better out there with protection and knowledge of the area… it sinks in.

"AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" my voice echoes through the trees like a scene from one of those scary movies where the kid gets kidnaped. I hear my heart crashing against my chest as I dash through the trees. I feel as fast and as lethal as cheetah though I possess no weapons. Soon I'm forced stop by a large and old pine tree, gripping hold of its first branch I begin to scurry up the pine with the energy I have left and rest my head. Before I know it I'm asleep.

Whoa I 'm tied up to a log? But my answer becomes clear as I remember the events of the night but how did I get tied up? I didn't worry about falling at the time when I went to sleep, but I would have been if someone or something hasn't tied me up… but how?

"About time you woke up I was beginning to worry it's about mid-day by the way" says a annoyed voice I look up hoping to see Percy but instead I'm met with the steady gaze of the dark hired boy, an exasperated sigh leaves my mouth as I realize he followed me here. I know I should be thankful but he's so frustrating I think as he begins to untie the tightly tied rope.

"So what are we going to do?" I ask he just shrugs in response leaving the question echoing in my head.

A few hours later and he's sleeping, because he stayed up late watching me apparently I need to watch over him or something like that. He so cute, hang on what did I just think? Realizing I might actually like him a stare, horror struck. I think back to the previous night and ask some daring questions like why did I slap him? Then the inevitable happens….

ROAR the noise jolts me back to reality I bend over about to wake up Coal but he's gone "crap, crap, crap, crap," I start muttering as I begin to look for him panicked and scared as hell every limb shaking when another sound enters the picture, laughter. I turn around to see Coal on the leafy forest floor laughing his head off.

"You should of seen your f" my hand comes out of know where and slapped him across the cheek so hard it looks like it will bruise.

"I thought you were dead!" I scream tears of relief and anger rushing down my face. The next thing he does surprises me. He leans in and our lips touch filling me with a wholeness I've never felt since my best friend died. I don't pull away neither does he, gently he wraps his strong arms around me as if he was keeping me safe from the whole world, slowly we pull our mouths away but he leaves his strong arms wrapped around me.

"I'm sorry I scared you little one I didn't mean to I just meant to have some fun, you know I want to protect you ever since I saw you but your Just so head strong" he whispers not letting me go as I stand there forgetting everything in the world except him.

Suddenly a monster emerges from the trees and I begin to shake violently as it run towards us. Coal pushes me out the way, but not quick enough. A claw swipes my face opening a cut on my face making blood drool down my face splashing onto the ground, the pain is so over whelming collapse onto the hard ground the last thing I see is Coal battling the monster with a sword we found just after I woke up.

I wake just to see….