UnTamed [Book 3]

The Boys Flip Out

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Chapter Quote:

"No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you."

~Blood of Olympus

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Chapter 21: The Boys Flip Out

Silena

"Hi?" Bryn said hesitantly. It was obvious to Silena that Bryn had no idea how to react to Derek.

"Hi? You've been dead to us for a year and all you say is 'hi'? What the hell Bryn?" he snapped, standing up. She stayed sitting on the ground, looking up at him.

"I came here to talk to you Derek, specifically you. I... I wasn't planning on seeing anyone else besides you. No offense Silena," she added hastily.

"None taken," Silena said. "What did you want to tell him?"

"I don't want to hear. No reason is good enough to excuse you from letting the three of us think you were dead for a whole damn year. If Silena wants to listen to your pathetic excuse then she can go ahead but count me out," he growled.

"Derek, please just listen, it's important-"

"No! You've been lying to us this entire time. I can't trust you anymore. I'll trust you to fight on our side but otherwise, forget it." The son of Hades started walking off. Bryn scrambled up and said, "You're right and I don't deserve to ask you this but don't tell Luke about me being here."

"Don't worry, I'm not. He's finally moving past your death. We don't need to ruin that."

"Derek!" Silena chastised. "Bryn is your best friend. Why are you acting like this?"

"It's okay... I get where he's coming from. I kind of expected it. He is a son of Hades after all. They typically hold grudges," Bryn said softly.

Derek whirled around angrily. "You knew about that?! For how long?!"

"I found out after I 'died'. I tried to get you to see it, mainly by provoking you," she admitted. "That's how most demigods find out their powers, when their angry or frustrated."

"So that whole thing at Lupa's, because Penn was you, right?" Bryn nodded. "So that whole thing at Lupa's was to provoke me?"

"I wasn't expecting you to come when I was picking up my brothers but I told them about you right before you got there. I told them how I needed to provoke you somehow to try and bring out your powers. I guess my one of my brothers did that."

"You- you have a lot of nerve pulling something like that," Derek laughed humorlessly.

"Who has a lot of nerve?" Luke asked. He was rubbing his eyes. "What's all the arguing about? I felt Silena get like... really excited or anxious. I couldn't tell the difference."

Bryn had gone rigid next to Silena. The daughter of Zeus couldn't take her eyes off Luke who hadn't seemed to notice she was there yet.

"Uh, Silena and I were just-" Derek began. Silena held a smug smile back. No matter how upset Derek was at Bryn, he was still trying to do as she wanted, meaning trying to prevent Luke from finding out Bryn was there even though she was barely six feet away from him.

"Guys, save the couple arguments for after the war because speaking of a war, we have one to fight tomorrow and-" Luke trailed off when he saw who was standing next to his sister. Bryn, still seeming paralyzed, said nothing. Luke blinked multiple times and actually took a step back.

"Luke?" Silena said hesitantly, taking a step towards him. Hearing her voice seemed to snap him out of his stupor.

"What are you doing here?" Luke asked emotionlessly.

"I-I came here to talk. To Derek," she stammered quietly.

"And what? Just leave me and Silena to continue to think you were dead? As if you hadn't made us think you died not only once, but twice? What the hell were you thinking Bryn? What sane person does that to their friends? What person lets their best friends think they're dead for a whole year without so much as a word and what's more, is letting them think you're serving the person they're trying to defeat? And the lies, Bryn. You told me on multiple occasions that you were dead. Well you seem pretty damn alive to me right now. You don't do that Bryn! You don't do that to people that care about you! We were like your family for the gods' sake and I know you have your actual family now but that shouldn't change a thing!" Luke ranted.

"Luke I-" Bryn began but Luke cut her off.

"What's worse is that I blamed myself for your death while you've been alive and well this entire time. I'm not sure what's worse, the fact that you lied straight to all of our faces or had the ability to leave us like it was nothing. You were able to leave us alone for a year, and the only reason you showed up near us was because you needed us alive for whatever reason. Whatever your reason is for leaving, I don't want to hear. I don't care why you left anymore. The only thing I care about is winning this war and making sure my family and friends make it out of this alive. And you don't belong in either of those categories anymore." With that, Luke stalked out the door. Derek briefly glanced at the two girls before following. Silena simply stood in shock, unable to believe her brother's outburst. She thought he'd be so happy to see Bryn again but that... that was pure anger.

Silena was brought out of her thoughts by Bryn sitting down on a chair, hands clasped in front of her. She bashfully looked at Silena and questioned, "Are you going to yell at me too?"

"No. If I was going to yell at you, I would've done it by now. And unlike those two buffoons, I believe you do have a good reason about why you did all what you did," Silena said, sitting next to her old friend.

"Why do you believe anything I have to say? Luke and Derek were right. I lied to all of you."

"Because I remember something Derek told me a couple years ago. On our first quest as a group. You and I were still... rocky in our friendship. He and I were at the rock-climbing wall and he told me that you will do what you think is best for your friends, whether you're right or not. That even if it killed you, you'd do it. With everything going on, I think Derek's forgotten that but he'll come around and so will Luke. In the meantime, you have me, and I'm all ears.

Bryn smiled weakly. "Promise to keep this a secret until I say you can spill the jeans?"

"You mean beans?"

"Ever since I've been hanging out with my brothers, I swear I've forgotten so many American idioms."

"Well no matter what I promise I'll keep it a secret."

"Then let's start with this ring I'm wearing."

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Hope you enjoyed! Didn't think I'd get that done so fast but you won't be finding out Bryn's story for another few chapters :) Speaking of her story, once this story is done, I'll be starting UnTouchable which is all about Bryn and her sassy comrades while she's 'dead' to Luke and Silena. Review please :)