Owl and Snake (EXTREMELY SLOW UPDATES)

Chapter Six (aww cutsie fluff!)

Who is that girl? Jealousy seeps into my bones, and I'm unsure what to do. Anger clouds my vision red. I fly out into the woods, like I did so long ago. Now, though, Connor won't be following me.
He's got someone better now.
What do I do? I almost can't see from tears that I didn't know I was shedding. I'm just running, and running, and running.
I pull myself into a tree over the creek, up, up, up. I can't be close to him right now. I really can't. I was going to go to the rock from so long ago, but it makes me think of him. I need to think about something else, I know, or I'll go on a killing spree.
Whew, okay. What else is there to think about? Uh. The quest that Rachel just foresaw! There'll be one demigod to run for home, but when she calls no one will come or something.
Oh crap. Okay, so I can't run from Connor. Why is this bothering me so much? I don't know what to do. Connor has been my rock the whole time I've been here, the only one I knew I could trust. And here I am, alone in a tree in the woods, because he was walking with another girl through New York City. In the middle of the night! I wonder how long he's known her?
Well, I guess it's okay if he's happy. He deserves that. If I wasn't enough, and this new girl is, then he deserves her.
Oh gods. What if I'm the new girl? What if that other girl has been there for him all along, and he was just playing me?
Was he messing with me for the heck of it? Was he just faking it all along? Did I never mean anything to him?
You need to calm down, the logical part of my mind tells me. It's probably nothing you can't fix.
You need to shut up, I think back.
The tears are flowing from my face like a river. What am I going to do? Does he hate me? Am I a nobody to him?
"Hey, Aly."
Connor is sitting on the branch next to me, and I've been crying so hard that I didn't even notice. How long has he been sitting there? If he's got the other girl, why is he here?
I swipe at the tears on my cheeks. I need to be strong. He can't see me cry.
Well, it's kind of too late for that, but really. I won't cry over him anymore.
"She's not my girlfriend, Aly. We're not like that at all. I wouldn't do that to you."
"If she's better than me, just tell me now and I'll leave you alone." My voice is uneven and choked up.
"She's my stepsister, Aly."
"She's your what?"
"She's my stepsister. She can't come into camp, since she's mortal, and I'm not supposed to leave, you know. So we set it up so I would go out into the city and we'd have a night out as siblings. You know, I showed her around and stuff, since she lives in Tennessee. She loved it. I didn't mean to hurt you." He sounds so sincere.
"Really?" I look up at him from behind my tears and my hair. I've started crying again. Crap.
"Yes, really. I - I -"
"You what?"
"I love you, Aly. More than you'll ever know."
The tears start coming harder. "I love you too."
He sighs in relief. "Oh, good! I was afraid you'd find someone else, someone better, someone you deserve. I'm kind of glad you picked screwed-up me."
"You're perfect, silly! And can I meet this step-sister of yours?"
"Yeah, her name's Vi. You'll love her."
"Almost as much as I love you."
We walk back into camp, holding hands, chatting about this and that. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. Thank the gods that I confronted him instead of slowly drawing away. Where would we be if I had done that? I would have lost him.
And now I know what would happen if I lost him. I'd never love again. I think.
"Aww, little lovebirds!" Sings Clarisse, but there's pain in her voice. I know what she's thinking of.
Connor wraps a protective arm around my shoulder, and we keep walking. It feels good to know that I'm where I'm supposed to be.
With Connor.

A/N
I know, I know. It's short.
Did you like it though? Better than the other chapter six?