When they finally get to the water tower, I can tell Henry is feeling awkward, after we get rid of the demon I'll talk to him. But right now, I really want a hard core, adrenaline rush, crazy fight. Unfortunately, we find him turned away from us and Annabeth takes him out with a single arrow. I shoot her a glare
"Wow, so much for danger and fun as long as we have you and your super arrows around." I accuse.
"Oh shut up. Your just afraid I'm gonna be better than you!" She jokes halfheartedly.
"Maybe I am. But today this was supposed to be a chase run for our lives backwards, kill the thing but all wind up in the infirmary where my dad will scold us for being careless" I respond. she tries to come back with some snide remark but Jack doesn't give her a chance to speak.
"Annabeth, lets go back, I think I saw something weird over there. Come check it out with me?"
"What kind of 'weird'?" I question
"You know, the weird kind of weird. Just stay here and talk to Henry, we'll be back in a few." He tells me snaking his arm around Annabeth who giggles. I narrow my eyes at them and they just shrug and run off.
"So, ummmm Cora, I know what happened earlier-" I raise my hand to stop him.
"Don't, I didn't mean what I said. Annabeth knows I've had a crush on you for years and she caught me off guard with that." He raises his eyebrows when i say that and his eyes light up.
"really?"
"what?"
"you've had a crush. on me? yeah right!" he rolls his eyes and laughs. "Of all the things you could have been thinking about these past few days, you decide to start confessing life long love secrets now? When there's a demon and an angel fighting for control of your mind?" He asks still laughing.
"I've been trying not to think about that last part actually." I inform him. "And I don't really believe it. Some chick comes in, she says like 3 sentences and expects me to change my entire lifestyle because she claims to be my mom! Right" I snort. "And even if she is my mom, I don't know why she thinks I'd listen to her. 'I'd have to live a hard cruel life poor me!' yeah, welcome to the real world. Get knocked up by some guy you just met-my dad ew- and then give me away some night before running off and never contacting anyone again. I don't like her. I don't really care what she says or what she does or did. 'I was the only one who could save the world' what does that even mean! Ugh."
"Ah, so you were really just forcing yourself to think of me to avoid the subject of some loony lady who is trying to throw a big Pity party for herself and blame it on you. See how special I am!" He replies. I smack his arm not really knowing what to say.
"So what are we now? Like I mean-"
"Just stop. Right now, we are just really good friends because you have too much to deal with without involving all the drama that Annabeth and Jack are always dealing with."
"Yeah. I guess. Speaking of, I wonder what this weird thing is?" I ask knowing it was just a reason for them to get away alone together but I want to see Henry the protective big brothers response knowing what we know after truth or dare. He squirms slightly and it's kinda funny.
"Maybe there actually was something weird. We should probably go check it out just in case. You can go first and if there is something weird I promise to let you throw the first blade. So you should go first." I roll my eyes at him but grab his sleeve to pull him along.
"You think they've sorted everything out yet?" I hear Annabeth whisper clearly not really caring but saying something between kisses.
"Does it matter?" He responds playfully.
"OKAY! Party over people Keep it PC here people. Just cuz we know doesn't mean you can do this all the time now!" I yell at them while there's still a few trees blocking us just in case.
"Oh shut up Cora! We were just waiting for you two to work out your problems. So did you?" She asks as we get to their little clearing. Henry turns a bright pink. I laugh at them.
"Not that it's any of your business but yes we did." Yeah I'm evil I reach up to grab his collar and pull him down to my mouth just to prove a point. I've waited forever to do that. After I pull back I straighten out his shirt and turn back around with a huge smirk on my face. Annabeths jaw is on the ground and Jack can hardly contain his laughter.
"You are evil! Jeesh. Maybe there is some sort of demon inside you." I glare at her more hatefully than is probably appropriate but She sees that it's not as funny as she thought.
"C'mon we need to get back kinda soon. Like really soon." Jack interjects sensing the tension rolling off me.
"Fine. I haven't really eaten since before I passed out in the house the other day." I respond
"You realize that was over a week ago right?" I shrug my shoulders telling Annabeth that I don't really care how long that is. "Like you need to eat. And what happened back there anyway."
"Nothing happened. and I really just haven't been hungry. Don't freak out Jeesh." They look at me not believing. "Just come on. I'm hungry now ok?" They nod reluctantly but realizing that I do need to have something to eat especially with all the passing out I've been doing. Over protective fools! I almost laugh at their tension. "I am fine okay?" I say really slowly so they understand. "But we should go back so come on."
