To my utter surprise, I spent the rest of the day after my date with Octavian kind of dazzled.
I was forced to admit I had a great time and I got the chance to meet someone that we had all classified as a monster and we never took the time to know. It was hard for me now to match the image I had of Octavian with the Octavian I had known in the past hours.
Of course, my attitude wasn't missed by Will.
He grabbed me and took me aside before dinner and I didn't even protested, I simply smiled softly at him.
"Rachel, were we you this morning?" He asked me. I could hear the concern on his voice and decided to put it to rest.
"I was having breakfast on the beach, don't you worry." I patted his cheek, smiling gently, planning on leaving. However, Will was faster and grabbed my arm again, preventing me from doing it. "Uh, Will...?"
"Rachel, are you high?" The question took me by surprise, and couldn't help but to giggle. "That's not a no and I won't let you go until I examine you... If those herbs the Hypnos were harvesting without Miranda's permission reached you, I'm so gonna maim them-" I places a finger on his mouth to stop the ranting, still smiling.
"Will, I'm alright... Why you assume something is wrong?" I wondered, trying to cut the happy act for his sake.
"Well, besides the fact of your forever-staying smile and glazed look, and that you missed lunch, nothing is wrong... Were we you?" He repeated the first question, raising an eyebrow.
"I told you, I was having breakfast at the beach-"
"Heard you the first time. Now, who were you with?" His eyebrow was more sharp at this and I had the decency of blushing.
"I had a date with Octavian-"
"I KNEW IT!" He began shouting, surprising me. "He drugged you, didn't he?!" I stared at him with my mouth open while he kept ranting. "Once I get my hands on him, I'll let him know what I think of making my- Ouch!" I smacked the back of his head once I recovered from the shock. "What was that for?!"
"He. Didn't. Drug. Me!" I kept on smacking him around his arms and back, while pointing out the words. "We just had breakfast and a nice talk! What's the big deal?"
"The big deal? Rachel, you're walking around like if you're in love!" He looked at me in horror and I'm sure I'm staring back at him the same way. "Please, don't say you're in love with him- just don't say it..." He was almost begging me not to. I blushed a little, I could feel my cheeks heating up.
"No! I mean, I don't know!" I finally admitted, sitting down on the grass. Will was still staring at me, his mouth in silent. "I just had a very good breakfast with him and he is really nice, you know under the 'I want to rule everyone' façade..." Will sat down next to me while I gave my explanation. "This is love? I'm not sure, but I do know that my choice is harder now..."
"What has him that makes you have glazed eyes...?" I decided to take seriously his question and not give some excuse to appease him.
"He pays attention, you know." I sighed, deciding to use examples. "When I was 'dating around'-" I used air quotation marks. "-only two people paid me enough attention, Octavian and Nico. Now, I know Nico may swing to the other side..." I wasn't planning on telling Will Nico definitely was after him. That was Nico's problem. "But the others... The other either thought this was a joke or were discovering themselves... There was so little about me..."
"Do you think Octavian may like you back?" His look was serious and I feared something bad.
"Why do you say that?" This time, Will sighed.
"I've seen him looking at you weirdly sometimes... I didn't mention it before thinking I was paranoid and stuff, but... He was the first one finding you when you left with Dad for your date- now that I think about it, I don't think he left Big House... I think he was waiting for you to come back..." I blinked, thinking furiously.
"Have you seen him sneak around the kitchen?"
"Once." He nodded. "Why...?"
"The teddy bear... The cookies..." My eyes widen more and more, scaring Will. "Oh, for the love of Aphrodite..." I complained loudly, hiding my face on my hands. "It was him..."
"Him, what?"
"Octavian! He was behind the gifts I've been getting this whole time!" I told him, fighting between the relief and the mortification. "The complement about the dress, the teddy bear, the freshly baked cookies... It was all Octavian..." It was Will's turn to blink in surprise. Apparently, we both had been subdue into silence. After a while, Will broke the silence.
"So, what are you gonna do now?"
"I have to make a decision... Between the five of them..." I recognized, whispering. Will wrapped an arm around me, pulling me closer to him. "But, how do I choose? I feel really bad to pick them..."
"Look, I think you already made your decision, but you're thinking this too much..." I glanced at him, seeing him smiling sadly. "By all means, make a pro and cons lists, but the final decision has to be with this..." He placed his hand on my chest, gently. "This-" And points at my forehead. "-can help you halfway, the rest is not up to it..." He kissed my forehead before leaving me there alone with my thoughts.
What do I do now...?
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Hello, boys and girls!
Today's update has a bittersweet taste to me. I'll just jump to the important bits cause there are no news regarding my personal life and such, so the news about the stories it is!
Today, with both a heavy and ecstatic heart, I announce the ENDING (I wrote it in caps so there are no misunderstandings between us, but I'll say it again, ENDING) of THREE (again, THREE) of my stories. It is sad for me, but don't worry. I won't quit writing. Here's why:
1) I still have Sis/Bro! Your Shadow is Hot! and Quest: Matchmade to post and finish.
2) I have embarked myself in two collaborations (none of them will appear in my profile, sorry), so I'll be busy for a while.
3) If you keep looking down, I left you a link to my newest poll! So, please vote there (vote will only count from there or my poll in FanFiction, so please no comments about it)
h t t p s : / / docs. google. com / forms/d/1ADdVNJSUbqXV7HtTRIW1B1zc5ZshdTh_FySStiv4tGA
Anyway! Here are the chapters today!
Rise of Ouranos (ReWrite) (former collab with LordNitro): 3 chapters! These are the last chapters, so I first want to thank LordNitro for starting this story with me (hope it reached your expectations) and you all for sticking through this rewrite. THANK YOU!
Maidenhood (adopted from TheColorofBoom): 4 chapters! These are the last chapters as well, so I want to thank TheColorofBoom for letting me take over (hope it reached your expectations) and you all for sticking through this rewrite. THANK YOU!
Sis/Bro! Your Shadow is Hot!: 1 chapter!
Masked Hearts (former collab with ReeReeWithAngst): 2 chapters! The last two chapters of this story and I want to thank ReeReeWithAngst for joining me in this collab and you for reading it. THANK YOU!
Quest: Matchmade (former collab with ReeReeWithAngst): 1 chapter!
ALSO! I'll be posting a late special chapter to my girl iamlillyherondale for her birthday. Happy birthday, sweetie! I hope you like it!
I'll just loaded with info, so have a nice weekend!
xoxo, SilverHuntresses
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Maidenhood
Fanfiction[Adopted from theColorofBoom (FanFiction user)] Rachel Elizabeth Dare enjoys being the Oracle. When she returns for camp after the school year ends, and her friends are reunited after the battle with Gaea, she learns that boys seem to like totally u...
