Of Vines and Men
Six
I would recommend listening to Car Radio by twenty One Pilots while reading this, I wrote the chapter to the song. Also, You're Gonna Go Far Kid (the Offspring), Tear in MY Heart (TWP), Fairly Local (TWP), My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (FOB).
I turned to see Clarisse and a mob of campers, all of them were armed. They shouted all at once, calling for me to surrender.
This is where I talk about how I awesomely beat Clarisse and everyone realized that I'm on their side.
That didn't happen. Instead, I froze, terrified by how Clarisse somehow got more intimidating. Percy slung me over his shoulders, carrying me towards the lake. I could only see behind us, which gave me a great view of Clarisse's anger.
"She's using you, Jackass!" She shouted, snapping me back into my fight or flight mode. This happened to result in fight mode, except I was still on Percy's shoulders. I was practically flung off, before he set me down. I saw the line of Greek fire in front of us, blocking the two of us from the lake. We turned to see Clarisse, nodding to each other. We knew that we needed to fight, and we were ready. I charged and slashed my sword,, clanging against the armor of another camper. Before I could even begin to get into the heat of the fight, I was knocked down by none other than Clarisse herself, and a blow to the head knocked me out.
I woke up in the infirmary, the brightness of the sudden light threw me off. Percy sighed in relief when I tried to sit up. My head ached, and my back felt like it was made of stone. Percy pushed me down lightly, holding out a small cup of nectar for me to drink.
"Thank you." I muttered, taking a drink. the nectar tasted sweet and warm, Like when I used to make deep-dish cookies with my mother. I sighed and rested my head against the pillow again, squinting to look around. Percy sat back down, releasing an anxiety filled breath.
"I'm glad you're ok. Clarisse almost killed you." He still sounded worried, as if I was a delicate doll. Right now I wasn't much more than that, considering the constant ache of my head and the stiffness of my back.
We sat in silence for a minute, my eyes adjusting to the light. After a while I spoke up.
“What happened?” My voice was quiet. I could almost hear Percy tense up.
“Well, when we rushed in, I knocked some people down. You were on the opposite side of me, and I saw Clarisse backfist you in the side of the head, and you fell. I ran over to help, but she already knocked you out. Before she could beat up on you more, I grabbed you and just started running. I took you here, and some healers tended to you. Annabeth even visited you while you were out. She was worried.” He looked over at me, relief and guilt in his eyes.
“What do you mean ‘out’?” I asked him.
“You had been knocked out for a few days. Amira and Calum saw you a few times too, though I don’t think he likes me very much.” He tried to laugh it off, but I was already trying to get up.
“Dammit, I missed two days of training.” I groaned, but Percy helped me to lay down again.
“You still need to rest, Eve.” He said, “This isn’t an offer. It’s mandatory.”
I sighed, staring at the ceiling again. “Amira changed me clothes?”“And made me go to the lake while she did so.”I laughed a little, which hurt my head. This whole situation was surreal.
“I never thought you’d be the one who saved me. It is suppose to be the other way around.” I muttered.
I turned to see Clarisse and a mob of campers, all of them were armed. They shouted all at once, calling for me to surrender.
This is where I talk about how I awesomely beat Clarisse and everyone realized that I'm on their side.
That didn't happen. Instead, I froze, terrified by how Clarisse somehow got more intimidating. Percy slung me over his shoulders, carrying me towards the lake. I could only see behind us, which gave me a great view of Clarisse's anger.
"She's using you, Jackass!" She shouted, snapping me back into my fight or flight mode. This happened to result in fight mode, except I was still on Percy's shoulders. I was practically flung off, before he set me down. I saw the line of Greek fire in front of us, blocking the two of us from the lake. We turned to see Clarisse, nodding to each other. We knew that we needed to fight, and we were ready. I charged and slashed my sword,, clanging against the armor of another camper. Before I could even begin to get into the heat of the fight, I was knocked down by none other than Clarisse herself, and a blow to the head knocked me out.
I woke up in the infirmary, the brightness of the sudden light threw me off. Percy sighed in relief when I tried to sit up. My head ached, and my back felt like it was made of stone. Percy pushed me down lightly, holding out a small cup of nectar for me to drink.
"Thank you." I muttered, taking a drink. the nectar tasted sweet and warm, Like when I used to make deep-dish cookies with my mother. I sighed and rested my head against the pillow again, squinting to look around. Percy sat back down, releasing an anxiety filled breath.
"I'm glad you're ok. Clarisse almost killed you." He still sounded worried, as if I was a delicate doll. Right now I wasn't much more than that, considering the constant ache of my head and the stiffness of my back.
We sat in silence for a minute, my eyes adjusting to the light. After a while I spoke up.
“What happened?” My voice was quiet. I could almost hear Percy tense up.
“Well, when we rushed in, I knocked some people down. You were on the opposite side of me, and I saw Clarisse backfist you in the side of the head, and you fell. I ran over to help, but she already knocked you out. Before she could beat up on you more, I grabbed you and just started running. I took you here, and some healers tended to you. Annabeth even visited you while you were out. She was worried.” He looked over at me, relief and guilt in his eyes.
“What do you mean ‘out’?” I asked him.
“You had been knocked out for a few days. Amira and Calum saw you a few times too, though I don’t think he likes me very much.” He tried to laugh it off, but I was already trying to get up.
“Dammit, I missed two days of training.” I groaned, but Percy helped me to lay down again.
“You still need to rest, Eve.” He said, “This isn’t an offer. It’s mandatory.”
I sighed, staring at the ceiling again. “Amira changed me clothes?”“And made me go to the lake while she did so.”I laughed a little, which hurt my head. This whole situation was surreal.
“I never thought you’d be the one who saved me. It is suppose to be the other way around.” I muttered.
Notes
EveHi! So, I know there are a few of you who read this, and I apologize for inconsistent updating. Writing is not #1 on my priority list, plus, I've been plagued with writing block recently. I'm writing essays as well, and I realized I can easily write a 1000 word fic, even one chapter if I really had the time, but I have a hard time getting to 1000 words for an essay. Hm...
~Nova~
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3/19/16