It had been a fair few days since the councillor meeting, but everyday I would go down to the stables to see the pegasi. Sometimes I would bump into Butch and he would teach me random things like how to groom Arke or what and when to feed her. I would bring mints everyday and feed them to her by hand, while stroking her soft face. A couple of times I could of sworn I saw Butch peeking in from the doors and watching but I thought nothing of it. Being around the pegasi had a calming effect on me but I never new why.
One day, while I was carefully brushing Arke's mane, I heard Butch's voice calling my name. Butterflies started flapping wildly in my stomagh as I heard him.
"Clovis? Clovis! Rachel's givig a prophecy!" He shouted as he jogged to the stables.
"It works now? Cool, let me just get ready." I said while grabbing my jacket and putting the brushes away. I nodded to him and we ran to the crowd near the Big House. Rachel gasped and green mist flowed from her eyes and mouth.
"Three must venture on this quest;
They must take a difficult test.
To free a powerful spirit,
They all must reveal a secret." She said in her raspy oracle tone. She then suddenly calapsed onto a chair, in a deep sleep. She'd only be asleep for a couple of hours, I estimated to myself.
"So, Butch, who'd you think-" I cut myself off when I looked around and couldn't see the son of Iris. "Butch? Where'd you go?" I said, partially to myself. What had happened to him? I dragged a had through my hair and looked around. Nope, I still couldn't spot him. I wandered around for a bit, desperatly looking for the large guy. What if somone had kidnapped him? I tried to shove those thoughts out of my head and continued looking for him. I soon gave up and decided to ask one of the campers if they'd seen him. I saw one of the new Hermes kids and decided to ask them.
"Hi! I'm Clovis. I seem to have lost my friend, could you possibly help me find him? He's quite tall, muscular, bald, has a few facial peircings and a rainbow tattoo on his left arm. His name's Butch." I asked hopefully. I had expected them to polietly say no but instead they looked at me, discusted.
"Yeah, I have." He sneered, "I saw him making out with that Nyssa girl a couple of minutes ago. Guess he ditched you then. Nobody wants a fat, lazy, weak idiot like you. I don't blame him, I wouldn't want to stay with someone like you. Definatly not if they're gay." He spat. Those words stung. They hurt like hell, even if I know some are not true. Tears blurred my view but I could make out someone pushing the boy aside and rushing to me. I felt strong arms lift me up but I passed out after that.
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Sons of Hopes and Dreams
FanfictionA few months after the war with Gaea, everything is as close to normal as it can get. Except for Clovis's feelings. They're far from normal.
