Heroes of Olympus: Oneshots

I Didn't See That Coming: Tratie

Katie

It was 10 years since the giant war. Me and Travis are engaged, to be wed in April.

At the moment we are taking a walk through the woods near our house in California.

We come across a small bridge over looking a stream. It's beautiful. I pull out my monster proof phone and start taking pictures.

"Take a picture of me on the bridge Kit-Kat!" Travis exclaims.

I smile and turn the camera towards him as he gets into position. He grins and makes a silly face. I laugh and get ready to take the picture.

"3, 2, 1, CHEE-" I hear the wood breaking before I see it. It's a horrible sound that I've only heard once before.

Travis's eyes widen as he falls towards the stream. His lips move to say something but he never gets the chance. He's already hit the bottom.

A scream escapes me and I run to the hole he fell through. The water rages as it takes his body downstream.

I race to the river bank and follow his body as it gets carried towards a waterfall.

I pick up the pace. I know that if he goes over the waterfall there is no coming back. No chance of survival.

I stop when I get to the end of the pathway. I have reached the falls. I watch in horror as Travis's body flows over the sharp rocks and out of my sight.

I scream in agony when the clear water turns to blood. His blood. I look away in disgust and horror.

I know that I will never be the same. I know that I will never get the image of him falling through the bridge out of my mind.

I know that he will want me to move on. But I can't. I won't.

I lay beside the waterfall for hours. My phone rings constantly but it all becomes background noise.

I don't cry. I want to cry but no tears fall. I just lay here for awhile.

Time Skip

It's been a year since the bridge incident. I haven't told anyone what really happened. They all believe that it was a monster attack.

Connor was suspicious but mostly upset. They all were upset. They all cared for him.

If I'm being honest, It's bad. Some days I can't get out of bed and other days it's like there's no emotion in me.

Sometimes I get nightmares about that day. The wood breaking, the blood soaking the water, his lifeless body floating down the stream.

I've had to switch roommates 5 times because of the nightmares. Yes roommates. I've been finishing collage.

My roommate at the moment is a girl named Hanna. She's really nice and she gets good grades.

Connor visits me a lot. He says he understands what I'm going through. But he doesn't.

He doesn't know the feeling of watching someone you love die and knowing that you couldn't do anything. At least with a monster attack I could have fought by his side.

He doesn't know the feeling of horror I get when I hear thunder. It sounds so similar to the wood breaking, it tears me up inside. At least with a monster attack I could have revenge.

He doesn't know the feeling of looking at a friend and seeing your dead lovers face. More then once have I looked at Connor and cried because I thought he was Travis. With a monster attack I would still have to deal with that, I guess.

"I'm back!" My roommate shouts from the front door. She walks into the living room carrying four different shopping bags.

"Hi" I greet her then go back to what I was doing. Which was supposed to be reading. Hanna puts the bags on the coffee table and sits down on the couch.

"Ok! I finished getting all the decorations! I'm going for cake tasting tomorrow do you want to come?" She asks me.

Oh. I forgot to mentioning that Hanna was getting married in June. She wants me to be one of her bridesmaids and of course I said yes.

"No, sorry I can't" it's not a lie. Tomorrow I'm going to visit Connor. He hasn't been over in a month and I need someone to talk to.

"Oh. Your leaving for New York tonight right?" She asks. I nod and grab my suitcase from beside me.

"I'm leaving at 4pm" I tell her as I glance at my watch. Holy Hades! It's 4 already. I grab my suitcase and say a quick goodbye to Hanna.

Time Skip

I take my seat on the plane. The pilot is saying stuff over the intercom thingy but I don't listen. I'm going to see my sisters in just a few hours!

I can't wait to get to camp. I get to see all my friends and the dryads. I get to practice archery and grow flowers. I get to dance around the beach and sing campfire songs. It'll be just like old times!

I look out the window and realize that we've already taken flight. Normally, it would be bad for demigods to go on planes because of the whole Zeus thing. But I'm a minor demigods and I've flown in planes before.

I plug in my headphones and start a movie. I have no one next to me so I put my stuff on the chair. It's so relaxing.

"Attention passengers. This is your captain speaking. We are unfortunately heading towards the ground at an usually fast speed. Please brace yourselves"

My eyes widen. I rip off my headphones and look around the plane. People all around are panicking. I look out the window and almost faint. I can see the ground. And it's very close!

I know that I can't survive this crash. It would take a miracle and the gods don't just give those out. I squeeze my eyes shut and brace for impact.

-••••••••-

I blink as my eyes adjust. I see the ferry man waiting for me. I dig around my pockets until I find an drachma. I hand it to him and get on the boat.

The second I step into the boat my arms fill with things. My engagement ring, my flower crown, a small chocolate bunny, and more. These are all things from my memories.

Suddenly the bunny starts to fall. I reach out to catch it but fail. My flower crown goes next. I fumble with it before it goes into the water. I feel my ring slipping and I tightly grasp onto it. Miraculously, it doesn't fall. We reach the edge and I hop off. I join the line for questioning.

After a few of what might be hours, it's my turn. I stand up In front of a large desk type thing. A voice booms from on top of it. It starts stating my good and bad deeds. Finally, it's done.

"Katie Gardner. You may proceed to Elysium" the voice booms. I walk through a small door and am immediately wrapped in a big hug.

I step back and gasp. Silena stands before me. To her right is Charlie. And to her left is....... Travis. Tears flow down my face as I ingulf him in a hug. He hugs me back. He's with me. Even though I'm dead I couldn't be happier.

How did it turn out?