Heart Pierced - Kayla Knowles (1)

Kayla's POV - Realization

(A/N: I'm a guy trying to write out a girl's perspective. I apologize if this doesn't go over well. Also, short chapter. Will be longer in future.)

I'm pretty sure I had a total meltdown when Lee told me that Chiron had sent Colton down into the labyrinth.

I'm pretty sure that it actually took the personal intervention of Apollo to calm me down.

Lee told me once I woke up the next morning that I had the biggest meltdown of any Apollo camper he had ever seen. That only made me feel worse.

So yeah, I. Was. Miserable.

I brushed some of the strands of my hair out of the way as I went about helping my siblings, trying to stay stable. It was hard to though, without Colton there. My hero.

Ever since he saved me from those nasty birds, I will admit I think I did have a crush on him.

The only reason I went back to camp in December and have been there since was because somehow, without him, everything that used to give me joy and happiness - the fashion shows, archery tournaments - felt rather hollow without him there. It was all because of him.

Because of Colton.

Michael tries more than any of my other siblings to help me through it. Clarisse and Sherman do too. It's nice, to be honest. But it just makes me sad when everyone is talking about if Percy and Annabeth make it back out alive out of the labyrinth.. and barely anybody mentions Colton.

Like, I get that Percy is a child of the big three and has done miraculous things for the Gods, but.. Colton has done probably just as much as Percy even if he hasn't gone on as many quests as Percy has. He's saved my life as well as many of the others, he's saved Mr. D's life, he defeated Tantalus.. WHAT MORE DOES HE HAVE TO DO TO BE RECOGNIZED AS SOMEONE WE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT?!

I think I'm starting to realize why he doesn't like being compared to Percy so much. Percy probably made him less important, that's why Colton wants to fight him so bad.

Honestly if he were to fight Percy, I'd think Colton would win.

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I got better.

Not exactly at full capacity, but better.

I still missed him dearly. Even with everyone else around trying to cheer me up, nothing seemed to work.

All I wanted was him.

Eventually, Silena decided I had enough and dragged me out of camp.

She took me to NYC in the van in the garage, said we were going to meet up with Aphrodite, her mother.

I was confused. What's Aphrodite got to do with me wanting Colton?

I had no idea of the revelation I was about to get.

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In a red dress and high heels, Kayla along with a similarly dressed Silena walked into a high class restaurant close to the Empire State Building.

Aphrodite was waiting for them, in one of the booths.

"Ah.. Silena! My beautiful daughter! I see you have brought my relative's daughter Kayla with you like I asked. I appreciate it greatly.." she told Silena.

Silena beamed happily, while Kayla was just mesmerized by the goddess' beauty. She was the very definition of beauty. Of course, that's what she had been told at camp to see it now was just incredible, in her opinion.

"So.. Ms. Kayla Knowles.. I hear you're having trouble with the absence of a man in your life.." Aphrodite said cutely, making Kayla try her hardest not to burst into tears then and there. She only nodded.

"Kayla Kayla Kayla.. men can be dense for only so long.. so get your head in the game.." she said.

Kayla didn't want to, as she laid her head down on the table. "He's down there.. in the labyrinth.. and he's going to die. I don't want him to die. I don't want my friend to die.." she replied. 

Aphrodite touched her head. "Your father states that he will come back.. that much I know. So let me just say this, you don't kiss a friend's cheek if you keep thinking of him as just a friend.." she stated. "You don't feel like everything that used to give you happiness doesn't if he's not there because you think of him as just a friend."

Kayla looked up at Aphrodite, confused. "You only feel and do those things because you fell in love with him.." she told her. Kayla felt confused, but in that moment, her heart felt like it was burning.

Burning with such an intense desire.

And it was only for one person. For him. Colton.

At that moment, Kayla Knowles knew the truth.

I'm in love with Colton Reynolds.

And now she started praying heavily to the Gods in her mind in the hope that she might be able to confess her love to him when he returned.

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Lee watched in amusement as his sister and Silena came back into camp that night, Kayla looking happy as could be. His sister just raced past him, beaming brighter than ever.

Lee just turned to Silena. "What's up with her?" he asked.

Silena just gave him one answer that made him realize that this summer was the one.

"She realized she's in love finally."

Lee knew then that it was only a matter of time. For the love of the Gods, Colton, don't die.

(A/N: Yeah short chapter, but Kayla's finally realized she's in love. Colton's still got a short distance to go before he realizes, but he'll get there. And if you know what Percy does the first time he's in the labyrinth with Annabeth.. well.. pray that their rivalry doesn't explode into violence. Just a hint.

Either way, for a chapter that is short and to the point, I think it definitely is a good one now.)