Stupid Cupid

~Stupid Cupid - Chapter 9

        I sat at the Hades table staring at Nico’s back as he walked to get ready for Capture the Flag. He makes no sense but maybe that’s why I’m so attracted to him. It might also be the fact that I feel I used to be like him. If I can overcome it, he can too.

“You are really bad at hiding your feelings. Even the Hypnos kids can tell you like him. And they’re asleep!” I snap out of my daze at the sound of Percy’s voice.

“Can I not fantasize without you showing up to tease?”

“No, you - wait. What are you fantasizing about?” Percy suddenly becomes serious and nervous. Poor Percy.

“I can’t tell you dear brother.” I sing and skip away patting his head.

“Sky!” He runs after me but I take a short-cut he doesn’t know about. I’m evil and I love it. I could still hear Percy crying out for an explanation.

When I got to the cabin Percy had already left. I quickly put my armor on and left for the game. It was Athena, Hermes, Hephaestus, Hades, and Poseidon against Ares, Apollo, Demeter, Dionysus, and Zeus (Jupiter since it’s Jason). I was going to be on defence with Percy, Leo, and Nico.

“Finally! I was worried you forgot.” Annabeth shouted and told me where to go. I run to meet up with the others and avoid Annabeth’s cold stare. I think I made her mad.

“What do you think about?” Percy and Leo ask at the same time.

“You told Leo!” I scream at Percy and he shrugged.

“And Nico.” Leo piped in and I paled then flushed a bright pink.

"Please tell me you didn’t say about who.” I whispered and Percy shook his head.

“Answer!” Percy says after I don’t reply.

“No. I don’t have to tell you what goes on in my mind. It’d be too confusing anyway.” Before he can reply, the conch horn blows and the game starts.

Percy and Leo are to the right of Nico and I by a few yards. Percy said that we should have a partner and put me with Nico. I hate him. I completely and totally hate him. He’s trying to get killed by his sister and I’m three seconds away from obliging. I’m not kidding.

The area was silent for a few minutes until there was a twig snap. We all got ready for a battle and waited for any reason to attack. Four Ares kids jump out and I noticed them to be Clarisse, her brother Derek, and her two twin sisters Alex and Sami. They sneared and advanced. The twins came at Nico and I while the others went to the other two.

“Clarisse,” Percy said.

"Prissy,” she sneared back.

Within seconds, we were fighting. I had Sami, Nico had Alex, Percy had Clarisse, and Leo had Derek. Leo had bent  Derek’s sword and was now throwing balls of fire at him. Nico was doing a pretty good job with Alex, they were going sword on dagger and Nico was seconds away from unarming her. Percy was going at it with Clarisse sword on electric spear and was trying not to get electrocuted. Smart boy. They were all doing well. I, on the other hand, was not. Sami had disarmed me and I couldn’t use arrows - we were too close. She was backing me up and I couldn’t do anything.

Nico had his sword pointed at Alex’s neck, Leo trapped Derek in a ring of fire, and Percy broke Clarisse’s spear in two and she was cursing in Greek. Something about how that was the third time he broke her spear? I don’t know. Anyway, here I was, completely defenseless, and no one could help me without getting into another fight.