Surviving HighSchool (Percy Jackson FanFiction)

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

            Travis's POV

           

            ‘Stupid, stupid, stupid! Why did I do that? She must probably hate me now. What if she doesn’t like me back? Oh well, what’s done is done. I thought all of this as I ran off to kill the hydra. As I was arriving I saw Bells slashing at it with her sword. The huge three-headed monster slashed back at her, leaving a gash in her cheek. Blood dripped from her face, but she wiped it off with the back of her arm and continued fighting. It made me kind of hesitate in my tracks; I had never seen the fighter side of her. I liked knowing she is tough, but unlike Katie; I didn’t feel the need to rush to her and tell her to stay away or go to the infirmary. I wanted to rush to her and fight by her side, sharing our scars later and laughing. I guess that’s the way I feel about my friends… and just maybe, I don’t see Katie as just a friend, or want her to be.

            I reached Bells and fought with her until the hydra gave its final mighty breath, courtesy of Thalia. Bells and I move to the side and we sit on a log. I tell her the idiotic thing I did earlier and she laughs, cupping her hands on her face like she always does. This time, though, she winced as her cold and dirty hands touch her wound. I notice it is turning a bluish purple color that is surely not supposed to happen. Her hands withdraw from her face and I say, “That looks horrible.” She laughs, sarcastically. “Thanks Travis, that makes me feel SO much better.” “No, but siriusly (If you catch this, you are awesome), that wound is infected.” I stand up and pull her up with me.

            “Annabeth!” I yell. I don’t have to search for long before accidentally walking in on her and Percy kissing. When I come around the tree she gets startled and jumps back, bumping into Bells. She falls back and says something I don’t understand. It must be in Spanish. Annabeth helps her half sister up saying sorry and I say, “Did I interrupt something.”  Percy and Annabeth both talk at the same time, Percy saying yes and Annabeth saying no. She turns back and hits him softly.

            Turning back around to us she says “What’s up?” “Look at Bells face, her wound is infected.” “We need to get her to Chiron, Percy. I’ll iris message you when I get to camp.” She gave her boyfriend a quick kiss and as we are leaving he asks: “How are you getting there?” “I have your keys,” she answers without looking back. We hear a faint “What!”

            Somewhere on the way to the car, Connor and Katie tagged along, making me blush. Katie hasn’t spoken to me since the kiss, probably mad. Annabeth drove with me in shotgun, leaving Bells, whose face was now swollen and black- Connor and Katie in the back. We didn’t even have time to greet the year-rounder’s, as we had to rush to the infirmary.

            Chiron arrived seconds later. “Hi I heard you were in camp, it must be serious.” “Hi Chiron, this is Bells. She is my half sister on Athena’s side. Her cheek has hydra venom in it. I’ll explain later, just call Will Solace, we need a healer; NOW.” By the time Annabeth finished talking Bells was already half unconscious. We laid her down on one of the infirmary beds and as soon as Will and some Apollo kids arrived, they shooed us out. Annabeth proceeded to talk to Chiron and explain while me, Connor and Katie, were pacing outside. I tried to ignore the awkwardness between me and Katie right now, but a few minutes later, Will came out, serious. This can’t be good.

            “Its bad man, really bad.”