Children of Olympus: Selection.

Chapter 34*

The next morning, I was the first to wake up. There was some minor turbulence that woke me up in a cold sweat. I rolled out of the bed I was on and stepped over to my bag to pull out my dress. I threw that on before starting to braid my hair, trying to calm myself from the steady rhythm.

It worked pretty well, and I was rather calm by the time Layla had woken up. "You dressed fairly quickly," She pointed out, getting off her bunk and pulling out her dress. "Do you mind braiding my hair too? I'm horrible with hair."

"Yeah, I'll just be out in the main area when you need me." I left the room, glad to get out of the claustrophobic space. I stayed out there drawing for a few minutes before I packed up my stuff and sat waiting on Layla.

She came out with Angel and Cassidy. Both of the latter looked rather tired but were dressed all the same. Layla sat down in front of me. I started to braid her hair as Angel braided her own. Cassidy seemed to want to leave hers in a ponytail which was fine by me. It meant that we could all be safely buckled in before this plane decided to land.

We all buckled just in time for the plane to start descending. I was the first one off when it landed, hoping I didn't look as pale and shaky as I felt. I was rather hungry now that I thought about it, but I wasn't intending to tell anyone that.

The other girls joined me just as Zagan walked over. He looked disappointed that I wasn't alone. "Well, how was your flight?" He asked, deciding to walk us to our car and join us inside.

"It was lovely," Layla said, grinning.

"Yeah, I have to agree. The view from the plane sure was beautiful," Cassidy added. I hadn't realized that she had looked out the window. Then I remembered that the window was in our bedroom where her bunk was. I was supposed to sleep in that bunk, but I refused. Looking down from that height gave me anxiety.

"That's good to hear." Zagan looked over at me, but I didn't let anything on. I was not about to look weak. It had been bad enough that they had seen me on that flight as it was.

The rest of the car ride seemed to take forever to go by. When the car did stop, we all stepped out and took our spots behind the New Asian royals. The Swendway royals and Everly were all lined up in front of us. I caught my sisters eyes and smiled. She smiled back as we were led to a small pavilion for breakfast.

Everly fell back into line with me for a second. I slipped my hand into the pocket in my dress. (Yes there's a pocket in my dress. My maids were great) I then slipped Everly's present into her hand, and she went right back to the front with her boyfriend.

"What was that about?" Cassidy hissed to me as we took our seats.

"I wouldn't know," I lied, turning to the food in front of us, excited to eat. Sadly, Jason wasn't eating which meant I couldn't eat.

He didn't seem to realize this until about five minutes later. I began to fill my plate then and had taken my first bite of my waffle when us Selected were dismissed. I looked up at Mrs. Holloway and avoided glaring at her.

I passed by Tristan on my way inside the castle. I whacked his shoulder, and he turned to see who had hit him. "Bring me food," I mouthed before turning and stepping into line with Layla. I barely caught him shooting me a thumbs up as we exited the gardens.

Mrs. Holloway took her sweet precious time parading us through the castle until she reached our rooms. "Do not leave your rooms until the tour. The royals do not need you to disturb their time together."

She told us which rooms were which, and my group all entered our room and began to get settled. I sat down on my bunk and unpacked my art supplies before beginning to draw. A few seconds later, I couldn't stand the silence. I knew my maids had to be here somewhere, but I didn't really know where.