Just Like Old Times
I Lost The Will To Live
I went back down the hill as I leave Reyna speechless in the Garden of Bacchus. I know, that’s very rude of me, but I can’t bear the pain I feel when I see her in pain. Knowing that I can’t comfort her because if I hug her, she would be more hurt. I blinked back tears as I walk. I was walking through the streets of New Rome, the citizens greeted their ex-praetor. I greeted them back and smiled the whole time, but inside I’m broken. Reyna’s expression kept on materialising in my mind. That baffled look she gave me when I turned and left her standing there. I was standing in the grass field, little children and their parents running around happily, the very opposite of his mood. He was staring at the children when somebody tapped his shoulder, he turned around to see a familiar face.
“Dakota,” I said smirking. “Still wearing lipstick huh?” He chugged his kool-aid and pointed at my face, just a few inches from poking my eye. “I’m not wearing lipstick.” He said, warning me. I put my hands up defensively and said, “Fine, whatever you say.” Then he sat next to me on the park bench and scanned me with his eyes. “You’re in love.” He concluded. My face turned ghostly white as he told me the exact thing I have been denying for a very, very long time. “The question is, with who?” He eyed me suspiciously and snapped his fingers with a proud look on his face.“Reyna. You’re in love with Reyna.” He said, pointing at me. I buried my face in my hands to hide the fact that I’m blushing. “Go shout it louder, Dakota. I think Reyna missed it.” I muttered as I groaned from frustration. “I knew it!” He said as he jumped up from his seat and danced around like a madman. I glared at him and told him to shut up. Then he sat back down with a huge smile on his face. “I sense something wrong.” He said as his grin disappeared from his face. “What’s wrong?” He asked. I explained everything that happened on the Garden of Bacchus. Dakota looked like he wanted to strangle me a few times, but he kept to himself. When I finished telling my side of the story, Dakota shook his head as he muttered, “Sometimes I feel like you’re the most stupid Roman demigod who ever walked this earth.” “I thought that was Octavian?” I asked innocently. Then Dakota looked at me and smirked, “Touché.” We shared a laugh and I asked him, “So what should I do in my sticky situation?” He looked at the sky for a second to think. Then he looked back at me with a determined look on his face. “Go to her.” He said. “Go to wherever she is and apologise to her.” I wanted to answer but he placed a hand over my mouth. “Tell her you love her and that you’re sorry. Sure it’ll break poor Piper’s heart but if you aren’t in love with someone, why pretend that you are? Surely a child of Aphrodite would understand.” I nodded and he let go of his hand. “Good, now go on to Reyna. I’ll come with.”
As we climb up the hill, Dakota wouldn’t stop talking about how cute we would be together. I’ve finally had enough when he started to squeal and scream “JEYNA FOREVER!” I commanded the winds to take me to the place where I left Reyna. I heard Reyna sobbing and screaming somewhere in the distance. I saw her standing in front of a winged figure. I moved closer and recognised who it is. Cupid, I thought. A memory appeared in my mind, Nico di Angelo being forced to confess his feelings for Percy, Cupid almost killing us both. I resented the guy, he’s a monster, a truly cruel and savage monster. I stood there, motionless as I watched Reyna beg Cupid to kill her. When Cupid pulled aimed his arrow to Reyna’s chest. Cupid seemed to notice me behind Reyna. He smiled mischievously as if he knew what was going to happen next. I wanted to stop him but my body can’t seem to move, helplessly watching as Cupid aimed an arrow on her chest. I forced myself to move forward and stop him.
“Reyna, what are you doing?” I asked her from behind. She didn’t turn around. It seems like she didn’t even recognise my voice. Only when Cupid said my name that she looked startled. Her shoulders visibly tensed and her grip on her sword loosened. Cupid lowered his bow and told me their dilemma. I tried my best to keep standing on my feet after what Cupid told me. Reyna wanted to die, I felt very guilty. Now we both stood before Cupid and his bow. I walked in front of Reyna so I could see her expression. When I saw her face, I wanted to hug her and comfort her. Her hair was a mess, her eyes were smeared with black lines from mascara -wow, I never knew that Reyna wore makeup-, tears rolling down her face. I stood next to her, wanting to defend her against Cupid’s arrow. Cupid aimed once more towards Reyna, I was about to knock him down when he swung his wings and a powerful draught pushed me farther from Reyna and Cupid. My head was spinning as I hit a tree. I was extremely vertiginous when I tried to stand up. I shook my head to get rid of the dizziness and ran towards Reyna.
Right as I arrive there, I saw Cupid releasing his arrow to the air in the direction of Reyna’s chest. “Reyna!” I yell as I saw her fall to the ground. I supported her head with the winds. I kept pressure on her wound as the arrow suddenly disappeared. Her face was tight with pain, but she managed a smile.
“Why? Why would you want to leave me here?” I asked her as I try my best to keep blood from pouring out of her wound. “I’m sorry, Jason.” She told me. “Don’t blame yourself. It isn’t your fault. I wanted to do this because of other reasons.” I saw Dakota standing in front of me, he saw Reyna then he came closer to help. I waved him away and told him to wait. “One promise.” Reyna said. I nodded and she continued. She made me promise that I’ll stay alive, grow old, move on from her death, and love Piper. My tears fell to her face and I wiped it away. I also made her promise. It seems like an impossible wish, I made her promise to stay alive, to stay here with me forever. She smiled at me apologetically and I gave her one last kiss, then her eyes close.
I waved at Dakota to come help me to tell the others about what happened as I flew to the infirmary with Reyna safely wrapped in my arms. She was still breathing, which was a good news, and she looked cold. I landed right in front of the infirmary and told the Apollo kids what happened. They nodded as I finished my story. They quickly lay Reyna on a bed. They took some Nectar and poured it on her wound. With the first drops of Nectar, Reyna’s face was once again tight with pain, the most painful thing was not being able to help her, to comfort her. I must’ve stepped forward because one of them pushed me back and told me to let them do their job. After a while, the pain in her face disappeared, replaced by a relieved look, the ambrosia must be working it’s magic in her veins. The medics made me go to a check-up because I might have a concussion. I followed them and they said I had a minor concussion from hitting the tree. They bandaged my bleeding head and gave me some ambrosia. They told me to rest for a while and they gave me a bed next to Reyna’s. I closed my eyes, physically I was tired, but mentally I’m as excited as a puppy. I keep wondering if Reyna’s going to be fine. I saw what the arrow did to Nico di Angelo back at Diocletian’s Palace in Split, Croatia. Sure it didn’t kill him, but Nico only got hit in his arm, not his chest. I ended up watching Reyna sleep. Yeah, I know that sounds creepy but the way her hair would fall onto her shoulders and the peaceful look on her face, it makes me happy. Its been awhile since I saw her relaxed and peaceful like that.
Reyna’s hand started to move. The peaceful look on her face disappeared, replaced by a look of fear and worry. I frowned but I stayed in my bed. Her head started to twitch and she kept on muttering, “No, Jason. No!” I started to sit up, and took a chair to sit next to her. Her fists were clenched and her face was beaded with sweat. Suddenly her body jerked forward violently and her hand shot up, “Jason!” She yelled. I jumped out of my seat and hugged her tightly. “I’m here, Reyna. It’s okay. I’m here now.” I comforted her as I run my fingers through her hair. She pulled away from me and looked at me. Her eyes were wild with fear and her eyes were obviously holding tears from falling. “Wh-where am I?” She asked. She pushed me away and looked at me funny. “Who are you?” She asked me again. “I-I’m Jason.” I said, still bewildered by the fact that she doesn't recognise me. “Don’t you remember me? You just said my name in your sleep.” I said. “You look familiar. But I just can’t point out who you are exactly.” That sentence did it. It broke me completely, once I actually told her that I shared her feelings too, she forgot all about me. I can’t seem to think clearly. Why did it suddenly get so suffocating here? I looked at Reyna and saw her face, her eyes were full of fear, yet she seems so confused with what’s happening at the moment. “I need some air.” I say as I opened the door and ran outside towards the green grass fields of New Rome, the place where Dakota and I talked right before we went off to go back to Reyna, only to find her dying, slowly bleeding out with an arrow sticking out of her chest. I panted as if I just ran a marathon. The world is spinning all around me and I held on to a trunk as I try to sit on a bench. It feels like somebody is pounding a sledgehammer on my chest. I doubled over from a wave of nausea that hits me. Unable to breath, unable to think, unable to live.
“Dakota,” I said smirking. “Still wearing lipstick huh?” He chugged his kool-aid and pointed at my face, just a few inches from poking my eye. “I’m not wearing lipstick.” He said, warning me. I put my hands up defensively and said, “Fine, whatever you say.” Then he sat next to me on the park bench and scanned me with his eyes. “You’re in love.” He concluded. My face turned ghostly white as he told me the exact thing I have been denying for a very, very long time. “The question is, with who?” He eyed me suspiciously and snapped his fingers with a proud look on his face.“Reyna. You’re in love with Reyna.” He said, pointing at me. I buried my face in my hands to hide the fact that I’m blushing. “Go shout it louder, Dakota. I think Reyna missed it.” I muttered as I groaned from frustration. “I knew it!” He said as he jumped up from his seat and danced around like a madman. I glared at him and told him to shut up. Then he sat back down with a huge smile on his face. “I sense something wrong.” He said as his grin disappeared from his face. “What’s wrong?” He asked. I explained everything that happened on the Garden of Bacchus. Dakota looked like he wanted to strangle me a few times, but he kept to himself. When I finished telling my side of the story, Dakota shook his head as he muttered, “Sometimes I feel like you’re the most stupid Roman demigod who ever walked this earth.” “I thought that was Octavian?” I asked innocently. Then Dakota looked at me and smirked, “Touché.” We shared a laugh and I asked him, “So what should I do in my sticky situation?” He looked at the sky for a second to think. Then he looked back at me with a determined look on his face. “Go to her.” He said. “Go to wherever she is and apologise to her.” I wanted to answer but he placed a hand over my mouth. “Tell her you love her and that you’re sorry. Sure it’ll break poor Piper’s heart but if you aren’t in love with someone, why pretend that you are? Surely a child of Aphrodite would understand.” I nodded and he let go of his hand. “Good, now go on to Reyna. I’ll come with.”
As we climb up the hill, Dakota wouldn’t stop talking about how cute we would be together. I’ve finally had enough when he started to squeal and scream “JEYNA FOREVER!” I commanded the winds to take me to the place where I left Reyna. I heard Reyna sobbing and screaming somewhere in the distance. I saw her standing in front of a winged figure. I moved closer and recognised who it is. Cupid, I thought. A memory appeared in my mind, Nico di Angelo being forced to confess his feelings for Percy, Cupid almost killing us both. I resented the guy, he’s a monster, a truly cruel and savage monster. I stood there, motionless as I watched Reyna beg Cupid to kill her. When Cupid pulled aimed his arrow to Reyna’s chest. Cupid seemed to notice me behind Reyna. He smiled mischievously as if he knew what was going to happen next. I wanted to stop him but my body can’t seem to move, helplessly watching as Cupid aimed an arrow on her chest. I forced myself to move forward and stop him.
“Reyna, what are you doing?” I asked her from behind. She didn’t turn around. It seems like she didn’t even recognise my voice. Only when Cupid said my name that she looked startled. Her shoulders visibly tensed and her grip on her sword loosened. Cupid lowered his bow and told me their dilemma. I tried my best to keep standing on my feet after what Cupid told me. Reyna wanted to die, I felt very guilty. Now we both stood before Cupid and his bow. I walked in front of Reyna so I could see her expression. When I saw her face, I wanted to hug her and comfort her. Her hair was a mess, her eyes were smeared with black lines from mascara -wow, I never knew that Reyna wore makeup-, tears rolling down her face. I stood next to her, wanting to defend her against Cupid’s arrow. Cupid aimed once more towards Reyna, I was about to knock him down when he swung his wings and a powerful draught pushed me farther from Reyna and Cupid. My head was spinning as I hit a tree. I was extremely vertiginous when I tried to stand up. I shook my head to get rid of the dizziness and ran towards Reyna.
Right as I arrive there, I saw Cupid releasing his arrow to the air in the direction of Reyna’s chest. “Reyna!” I yell as I saw her fall to the ground. I supported her head with the winds. I kept pressure on her wound as the arrow suddenly disappeared. Her face was tight with pain, but she managed a smile.
“Why? Why would you want to leave me here?” I asked her as I try my best to keep blood from pouring out of her wound. “I’m sorry, Jason.” She told me. “Don’t blame yourself. It isn’t your fault. I wanted to do this because of other reasons.” I saw Dakota standing in front of me, he saw Reyna then he came closer to help. I waved him away and told him to wait. “One promise.” Reyna said. I nodded and she continued. She made me promise that I’ll stay alive, grow old, move on from her death, and love Piper. My tears fell to her face and I wiped it away. I also made her promise. It seems like an impossible wish, I made her promise to stay alive, to stay here with me forever. She smiled at me apologetically and I gave her one last kiss, then her eyes close.
I waved at Dakota to come help me to tell the others about what happened as I flew to the infirmary with Reyna safely wrapped in my arms. She was still breathing, which was a good news, and she looked cold. I landed right in front of the infirmary and told the Apollo kids what happened. They nodded as I finished my story. They quickly lay Reyna on a bed. They took some Nectar and poured it on her wound. With the first drops of Nectar, Reyna’s face was once again tight with pain, the most painful thing was not being able to help her, to comfort her. I must’ve stepped forward because one of them pushed me back and told me to let them do their job. After a while, the pain in her face disappeared, replaced by a relieved look, the ambrosia must be working it’s magic in her veins. The medics made me go to a check-up because I might have a concussion. I followed them and they said I had a minor concussion from hitting the tree. They bandaged my bleeding head and gave me some ambrosia. They told me to rest for a while and they gave me a bed next to Reyna’s. I closed my eyes, physically I was tired, but mentally I’m as excited as a puppy. I keep wondering if Reyna’s going to be fine. I saw what the arrow did to Nico di Angelo back at Diocletian’s Palace in Split, Croatia. Sure it didn’t kill him, but Nico only got hit in his arm, not his chest. I ended up watching Reyna sleep. Yeah, I know that sounds creepy but the way her hair would fall onto her shoulders and the peaceful look on her face, it makes me happy. Its been awhile since I saw her relaxed and peaceful like that.
Reyna’s hand started to move. The peaceful look on her face disappeared, replaced by a look of fear and worry. I frowned but I stayed in my bed. Her head started to twitch and she kept on muttering, “No, Jason. No!” I started to sit up, and took a chair to sit next to her. Her fists were clenched and her face was beaded with sweat. Suddenly her body jerked forward violently and her hand shot up, “Jason!” She yelled. I jumped out of my seat and hugged her tightly. “I’m here, Reyna. It’s okay. I’m here now.” I comforted her as I run my fingers through her hair. She pulled away from me and looked at me. Her eyes were wild with fear and her eyes were obviously holding tears from falling. “Wh-where am I?” She asked. She pushed me away and looked at me funny. “Who are you?” She asked me again. “I-I’m Jason.” I said, still bewildered by the fact that she doesn't recognise me. “Don’t you remember me? You just said my name in your sleep.” I said. “You look familiar. But I just can’t point out who you are exactly.” That sentence did it. It broke me completely, once I actually told her that I shared her feelings too, she forgot all about me. I can’t seem to think clearly. Why did it suddenly get so suffocating here? I looked at Reyna and saw her face, her eyes were full of fear, yet she seems so confused with what’s happening at the moment. “I need some air.” I say as I opened the door and ran outside towards the green grass fields of New Rome, the place where Dakota and I talked right before we went off to go back to Reyna, only to find her dying, slowly bleeding out with an arrow sticking out of her chest. I panted as if I just ran a marathon. The world is spinning all around me and I held on to a trunk as I try to sit on a bench. It feels like somebody is pounding a sledgehammer on my chest. I doubled over from a wave of nausea that hits me. Unable to breath, unable to think, unable to live.
Notes
Heyy, another update! Yay, sorry for the ending tho.. #sorrynotsorry
So to all those readers of this story, I really appreciate it! I really do! I love it if people comment on my stories!!
And it might be a while until I update some more because I'm also writing another story in this site, "One Shots".. Maybe you could read it, maybe? idk
Well, love you guys.
Eliza di Angelo, over and out.-
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12/25/14