High School With The Romans (a Percy Jackson Fanfic)

Dreams and Crushes

Reyna's POV

I carefully shook Thalia's shoulder in an attempt to wake her up. The daughter of Zeus groaned loudly and her good eye fluttered halfway open. I fought down a sudden spike of nausea, the eye was milky and unfocused like a film had formed over it. I coughed to hide the urge to vomit and Thalia turned the dark blue froth towards me.

"Rey-Reyna?" She muttered softly, her voice cracking like she could barely move. Her skin was pale and she was almost totally limp. I held the glass of alcoholic liquid tightly, my stomach churning at what I knew I had to do. Even though I knew it was the only way it just felt wrong, like I would accidentally hurt her. I took a steadying breath and gently put the cup to her lips.

"I'm here, drink this, Will said it would help," Thalia was either too tired, or too sick to ask what it was and instead just swallowed it. She coughed slightly and I filled the glass again.

"Wha-What are you giving me? Germ-x?" She attempted to joke, but instead broke off into a coughing fit. I gently pushed her back into the makeshift seat I had made her out of pillows. 

"You don't want to know," I answered softly and again helped her drain a second glass of the liquid. It didn't take long for me to see it was working slightly. Some of her color had returned and her breathing had evened, but I could also see the side effects of my makeshift cure. Thalia had downed half of the bottle before I decided it was enough. She giggled drunkenly when I tried to yank the glass away from her. I managed to at least pitch the bottle out the window before she got anymore. She pouted and tried to stand up.

"No, no no no no!" I yelped and pushed her back into the bed and she grinned up at me evilly. Oh no.

"Gotcha!" She yelled playfully and latched her arms around my shoulders and rolling over, successfully pinning me to the bed, I couldn't help it as my face turned beat red, staring up at the daughter of Zeus. The odd film had long since left her eye, leaving them to be their normal stormy blue, the alcohol was now in her system, getting rid of the poison, but also making her act like this complete dork. I tried to push her off, but the girl was stronger then she looked and she was quick. With the speed of a viper she had my hands pinned above my head and was straddling me. If I was blushing before now I was sure my face was going to burst into flames. She seemed to notice my embarrassment.

"Having fun?" She asked, leaning her face down close to mine and I kept myself from screaming just barely. This was not how I thought this day was going to go. I had trouble believing this was all one day to start out with, but now I was pinned under a drunken daughter of Zeus. She laughed as I squirmed under her. "You're pretty cute, you know that right?" She said flirtatiously and I think I died a little on the inside. I mean I wasn't above admitting Thalia was cute, and my emotions towards her were much less then professional, but this is not how I wanted it to happen. I finally managed to get a hand free and pinned her down on the bed now. She smirked flirtatiously and the hair on the back of my neck stood up.

"Okay, you're going to rest now, and I'm going to try to not scream." I told her and she just laughed.

"You're cute when you're giving orders, thinking I'll follow them. I'm Thalia freaking grace! I can't be controlled!" She tried to push me off, but I simply leaned my face down towards her and, just as I expected, she froze and turned bright pink. I grinned and she huffed softly.

"Fine," She grumbled and I stood brushing myself off. I grabbed a blanket and threw it over her, now that she was laying down and had just wrestled me, she looked tired out. I bent down to gently tuck her in out of habit and she grabbed my wrist. I looked up and met her eyes again. They had changed in a matter of seconds from those dark, hooded eyes staring down at me, to soft, innocent blue lenses. She was giving me her best puppy-dog eyes, and I found myself rooted to the ground. "Please stay," She said and before I could properly figure out what she was talking about, she yanked me on to the bed again, but didn't pin me down this time.