Book 1 in Olympus's Girls- The Arrow's Thief: A Percy Jackson (Heroes of Olympus) Fanfic

Time For Take-Off

The warship was finally finished. Leo, Piper, Jason, Annabeth, and a satyr named Coach Hedge went off to the other camp. All we could do was make extra sacrifices in hope that they succeed. It could stop everything once and for all, or help it at least.

I sat on my bed. My siblings were out. They usually didn't like to stay in the cabin long. I laced my fingers and rested my head on my hands. Basically, I had nothing to do at the moment, and I am stressing out over the fact that I feel completely useless. I want to go out and find some action.

Concentrating on one thing, like a prank, was the hardest thing to do. My ADHD didn't help. There was a knock at the door. Travis walked in. "Hey Liv."

"Hey."

"You're stressing out way too much."

"I know Travis."

"Just come with me. We could do anything you like."

"Can we go to the lake. I love it best when the sun is out."

"Sure thing." He held out his hand. I took it.

We walked to the lake in silence. I stared straight ahead. At the lake, we sat at the dock. "Are you okay Liv?"

"I don't know anymore Travis."

He just stared at the lake. Then he answered. "Sometimes I think that you worry too much. Just go with the flow. No offense, but you're way different from your siblings, personality wise."

"I try to think ahead Travis. Plus, things haven't been easy, you know that. This whole camp is/could be in danger."

"I know but still. Lighten up Liv. Have fun." He playfully punched my arm with a nervous laugh.

"I can't right now Travis. I'll have fun but I will always be on alert. I just..." I gave up.

"Just what?"

"Nothing. It's nothing."

"Tell me Olivia."

I sighed. "It's just that I don't know what to do anymore. I feel useless. I'm bored. I don't know how to explain it."

He looked into the water. "I just want to know why you aren't like them. Why do you try to be different from them?"

"I don't want to be stuck up or full of myself when I know I'm not the thing that the whole world lives by. Sometimes they can be too carefree. I just can't. I can be happy and reckless, but I can't be all that."

"Live once in a while." He smirked.

"I do Travis."

"Sure but don't be stiff." He put his arm around me.

"Travis, I didn't hang out with you to be judged because of my personality. If you don't like it, I'm sorry."

I got up and walked away. Tears stung in my eyes, but I choked them back. No, it's stupid to cry over it. He's just a boy being judgmental. I just need to get away. I found an acoustic guitar that was stashed in the closet.

I carried it to the forest where I sat under a tree. I started to strum the guitar. I had no song in mind, considering that technology was bad for demigods. I had no useful songs. So, I made it up along the way, writing down the lyrics.

Being the daughter of Apollo, music was our thing. I poured all my feelings into the song. After I was done, I laid my head back on the trunk. It's true. Travis is too good for me. I'm too stiff and alert. I'm 100% imperfect. He's funny, carefree, yet, he's amazing at fighting.

My whole world is crashing right before me, and there's nothing I can do to stop it. I've got to stop with all this self-pity stuff. There's a whole war going on, and all I'm doing is fighting the battle inside me. I need to do more. I need to be the way that I should be. Tears rolled down my cheek. I can't do anything right.