Breath of Flames and Fire ( Percy Jackson fan fiction)

Chapter 25: We charge into battle as one

"She's gonna get herself killed, Leo!" A voice yelled. "You think I don't realize that?!" I'm guessing Leo yelled back. I heard a lot of sighs and the shuffle of leaves as if someone was pacing. I tried to pull my eyelids open but they wouldn't budge. Then I tried moving my arm I couldn't do it. "Give her some more!" Leo said loudly and anxious. "Leo, you need to calm down!" I'm guessing Sydney and Nicki yelled away the same time. "Yeah, Leo, calm down. You're giving me a headache," I groaned loudly. Instantly regretting it because Joey shoved ambrosia down my throat once he knew that I was awake. After a long silence of everyone just staring at me Nicki decided to be the brave one and speak first. "So! I guess I'll be the one to break the silence, and ask what everyone's thinking. Hannah, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING!" Nicki screamed. This ignited everyone's fury with me. All of them started yelling their share all at once. "SHUT IT! God damn you guys are making my head pound!" I lectured all of them before I continued with explaining myself. "They were wolves natural animals of the hunt. normally they would have listened to my every command, and I was planning on asking a few questions then telling them to go back to where they came from. But then they started taunting me and they wouldn't listen to me. That's the reason why I wanted everyone to stay hidden. Then when we started fighting I didn't let you come out because when you're fighting wolves it's an honor thing. If you can kill the Alpha alone without any help from others then the rest of the pack with realize that you are stronger than them and they back down. But for me the level of imoportance killing the Alpha alone was very, very high because of my mother," I finished, standing up. "We didn't know all of that," Anna said blankly. I know the wolf, Earth, almost jumped into her tree and mauled her so this has a different meaning for her. Because she was itching to come out and help. I felt something moist nudge my hand, I looked down to see Kavora staring back up at me. "What now?" Leo asked, not meeting my eyes. "We wait till midnight then attack," I said darkly. The memory of my brothers coming back into my mind. How my oldest brother, Brian, blamed my middle brother, Jack, and I for his life being ruined. How could he do that? It wasn't our fault he made that decision. I walked away from everyone and started to climb a tree that I could watch and hopefully sleep in. I'll need to ask Chiron or Annabeth how long Brian has been at camp for. Because he moved out when I just turned fourteen for collage. That must be why he wasn't there this year. "Hey! Hannah, can I come up?" Leo called up to me. "Sure!" I replied. I heard the leaves shuffling as he climbed up to where I was. Once he made it up here he sat on a branch next to me, slightly breathing heavy. There was a comfortable silence before I asked, "Do you know how old Brian was when he first started camp?" "What?" he asked confused and suprised by my question. "My brother. Do you know how old he was when he started camp?" I repeated. "Um...I don't know my first year was only a few years ago and he was already there and it wasn't his first year so.... I don't know how to answer that question," he said.  "Hey, don't worry about it," I said quietly before drifting off into a nightmare filled sleep.

• • nightmare • •

I gazed down upon six of the bravest half-bloods I've ever know. They all stared down at the ground, their wrist and ankles bound together. They had gags in their mouths so they couldn't speak. They all looked bloodied and battered badly. I wanted to call out to them, to tell them to look up. But I couldn't. I tried to run to their sides and free them. But I was glued to the spot. Frozen. I heard laughter behind me grow louder as the person walked nearer. The six didn't raise their heads as the laughing man walked forward. I recognized him immediately. It was my brother, Brian, he walked up to Sydney and Leo who we're kneeling side by side. Sydney's brown hair stuck to her face with sweat and blood. Brian walked up to them and knelt in front of them. He placed two fingers under Sydney's bruised chin and lifted her head. I gasped silently and internally when I saw her eyes. They weren't the same hazel brown lit with sparks of fire as it danced in her eyes. They were dull and filled with grief and sadness. She stared at my brother with deep loathing. What happened? I watched as the scene unfolded. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. I'm disappointed in you Syd. I thought you'd turn out better, and smarter," Brian said in a mocking yet serious way. He let her head drop as he stood and looked down upon Leo. He grabbed a handful of his curly hair and yanked his head upward. "But you. You let this happen. You let her die!" Brian hissed before throwing Leo to the ground by his hair. Leo's eyes were if possible worst than Sydney's. For her eyes were filled with sadness and grief, but his.....they just looked broken and empty. As Brian pulled Leo back to his kneeling position Sydney was struggling, trying to get free to help her brother. But the binds wouldn't budge. She only stopped when she met Leo's broken eyes. "We lost her so why don't we get rid of her companion," Brian growled. Sydney and Leo's eyes shot wide open as the other four's heads shot up, eyes widen. Their eyes were the same as Sydney's. Sad and grieving. I heard whimpering and the sound of lots of struggle. I tried to turn around, but failing all the same. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a white, red, and black figure fighting against binds. When the figure came into full view I recognized it. Kavora. She was cut badly explaining the red covering her fur. Six of Brian's 'friends' were holding metal poles hat were connected to Kavora's binds. Brian slowly approached the tiger once his friends got her steady. He then pulled out a long sword and raised it high above his head. I heard sobbing from behind him as Nicki, Anna, and Sydney started crying. Brian began counting down from ten, "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three,...two.........one!" And with that he swung down the blade. The sharp point made contact with Kavora's heart and her eyes widened for a brief moment before losing color and closing. I heard Sydney cry out be muffled by her gag as she stared at motionless Kavora on the forest floor.