Petals on The Moon || Reyna Ramirez-Arellano x Fem!OC

XXXII

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Hello again.

After my sad little breakdown in the corridor, I looked up and wiped my eyes. I realized my little spirit was now gone, and the hallway was completely dark. I pulled out my flashlight before remembering the batteries had been stolen from it. I didn't know what the Titans were going to do with Duracell's, but they clearly must've had to have them if I wasn't even allowed to die with them.

I tried to ignore Ethan, but it was hard not to. I hadn't felt very close to him, but I think he was feeling close to me. Maybe because he actually has memories of me. But it still hurt to know that he probably cared about me, yet still did that.

I began thinking about our mother, Nemesis. How her children always have a sibling that is considered their other half. I offered my leg as tribute for Ethan, because he is so sure-footed in battle, and maintains perfect balance and defense. Ethan offered his eye for me, since my eyes are so keen and I see things other can't. We did it for each other, so we didn't have to lose our greatest assets. But in a way, I think we did. My eyes were blind to what Ethan would do to me, and he walked us straight into a trap.

But I don't think that was the end of it. He kept telling me I was too selfless. Even that boy Luke considered me selfless. They thought I was willing to give my life for Ethan, which would have been true if he hadn't turned to the enemy. But I wasn't planning to die then. I had to get out of there for my real friends. The people who mean the best for me, and that I mean the best for. So, even though it wasn't selfless in the way they perceived it, I think it was still a selfless act.

And that is where we divided. Ethan and I. I acted out of selflessness. He was selfish. He kept saying how the gods didn't do anything for him, how he wanted to take back what was his. I just couldn't stop thinking about my friends. I want Sebastian to grow up and be a famous musician. I want Jason to grow up and train new demigods that love him because he's such a good person. And I really want Reyna to grow up and like me the way I like her, because I think that'd be the nicest thing of all. But, none of that can happen if Saturn destroys the whole entire world, right? So, I had to stop that from happening.

Ethan had no such stipulation.

I looked down at my leg. It was hard to see, but it was still bleeding. I had no choice but to rip both sleeves of my jacket up and wrap the leg. It hurt a lot, I won't lie. I wished I had some water to rinse the acid, but I didn't. The very least I could do was stop the bleeding until I could get healed. So I bandaged it tight enough that the bleeding stopped, but not so tight that I would go numb and struggle moving, and I stood up. It was hard to walk, but still possible. I had a limp, though. I grabbed my dagger and shouldered my bag, quite scared to find my way through the Labyrinth in total darkness.

But, I tried to remember; I had done a lot of crazy things that I didn't think I could. I killed three snake ladies at once. I used tridents as stilts. I killed three basilisks even though one technically chomped my leg, and I summoned some sort of spirit to help me out. I had solved Calliope's puzzle. Juventas tasked me with finding her cup, and she probably only did that because she believed in me, right? And I had navigated my friends through this maze because I could. Nobody was dead, and I guess part of that was because I helped steer them away from danger.

Even though I was hurt, I was able to focus on my abdomen, and I walked. I had to move a lot slower than usual to conserve my energy since I had no more food, and to make sure I didn't make my leg completely bleed out. My dagger was ready at all times, just in case more crazy monsters or turned demigods decided they wanted to kill me.