Ben looked back at Joshua. "What should we do now?" He asked. They could help find Val and Justin, or do something totally different, he didn't really mind.
Alex glanced at her with attentive eyes, then shook his head and glanced back at the trees. "It's fine. You weren't babbling. I think I understand you, though." If Val was sharing something like this, then Alex could share a little of his oh-so-great childhood as well.
"You know, up until like two or three years ago, I used to get bullied a lot at school. Other children just didn't like me, because the teachers were always amazed by my knowledge, and that made the other kids resent me, I guess. Perhaps I just always had bad luck with my classes, as I've heard that it's not always the case that children start hating you for being smart. Either way, it was really bad before we moved to New York." Here, a grin came to his face. "Sanaa has gotten detention once in her whole life so far, and do you know how? She once beat up some kids cornering me when we were both pretty young. I still remember that event to this day. But after that I decided that I shouldn't let myself get pushed around and slowly improved. And here I am now today." He gestured at himself with a small laugh
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"Alright. Let's go look for Justin first in that case," Sanaa replied with a small frown. Until another idea came to mind and she turned to Joshua and Ben. "Can you two search for Val? Maybe you can find her while we get Justin. Just ask her to come to the Big House if you end up finding her, ok?"
Joshua nodded, jokingly saluting Sanaa. "Ay, ay, captain!" he said, turning back to Ben with a grin. "I think we've got a new mission, don't we?"
Nathan turned around to swing the sword again at the camper, "eh, I think he's only fond of his kids or those that don't bother him." He shrugged since the camp's director only liked Nathan for the fact that he kept Henry from stealing the director's stuff though he somehow he still didn't know that a bottle of wine had 'accidently been taken and returned' to the cellar,.
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"Okay~! Maybe we can be friends then!" Chevy said with a happy smile on her face as she skipped alongside the camper with them both nearing the sparring area to see a bunch of campers already there, "i don't think I've seen this many campers sparring before!"
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
Ben nodded, grinning. "Yes, yes we do." He replied, standing up straight so he wouldn't have to look up at Joshua much. "It's operation find Valentine." He said seriously, although his eyes sparkled with laughter. "Where do you think we should start?"
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 9, 2016 11:20:21 GMT -5
Valentine gazed at him with sad eyes as he spoke. Even though everyone in the camp had their own stories she could relate to, talking about her past with Alex made her feel special, as if for the first time she had shared her heart with someone, and they had given back in return. Apparently she was too caught up in the moment, because, despite knowing the path like the back of her hand, her foot slipped in a snakehole and she sunk, bending her knee and scraping her elbows with a sickening 'shhk'. She clenched her teeth and winced in pain, letting out a whimper. "I'm okay." She managed to breathe out, trying to pull herself up.
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Serena did a thumbs-up. "Sounds like a plan. Let's check the sparring arena first, I think I saw him when Katie and I were there. But if not, we can go see if he's in his cabin. The only other place I could think would be by the rock-climbing wall. So let's go!"
Lucia grinned, but then lowered her sword a bit afterwards, letting out a small puff of air. "Wanna call it quits for now? This place is getting pretty crowded, and I don't feel like crashing into somebody~" Not to mention, she wanted to talk to Nathan about... certain things. Perhaps the time want the best right now, but hey, who knew when she'd get another chance. "So, wanna go to a bit of a quieter place like the lake? I wanted to talk to you."
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Cecilia frowned at all of the sparring campers, but her eyes singled out Asher quickly. He seemed to be fighting a short boy. She knew that he was a child of Hades, but not much more. Biting her cheek a little, she glanced at Chevy. "So, who's the brunet fighting Asher? I've seen him a few times before, but I don't know anything about him, only that he's a child of Hades." She wasn't too interested, but there had to be something if he was sparring with Asher. Or was that even sparring anymore?
Joshua shrugged. "I dunno. Where could she be? At the beach, at the pavilion, or her cabin?" He threw a few suggestions out, not knowing himself where they should start. A lazy grin spread across his face moments later. "Why not just check the cabin first and then go from there?"
Alex started forward the moment he saw Valentine trip, but was too late, so it looked like he was fumbling with the air. Blushing a little in embarrassment, that feeling was soon overtaken by worry as he held out his hand while biting his lip. "You sure you're ok? We should let that get checked out, most likely. C-can you walk? You can lean on me if you want, but I don't think I'm strong enough to carry anybody." Asher would've been able to, but he was busy fighting Nick. A flare of annoyance came to Alex, but he chased it off. It wasn't Asher's fault.
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Katie nodded quietly, Sanaa mimicking her action. "Let's check the sparring area in that case," she decided. There was a part of her really not wanting to go on this quest, but if it was for the good of the camp, she really couldn't complain. Sighing quietly, Sanaa started walking, Katie quickly following after her.
Ben nodded. "Alright, sounds good." He replied with a smile, starting to walk in the direction of the cabin. "Maybe we'll see Umiko," he said, wondering how Manami's older brother was doing. "We should tell him about the prophecy if we do." Not only was Umiko's little sister missing, but now his half-sister would be going on a quest.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 9, 2016 12:34:46 GMT -5
Taking his hand, Valentine pulled herself out of the hole and wobbled to her feet. "Ah, no, it's fine. I can walk." Haha, yeah right. She took a step and started to fall again, pain surging through her leg. She grabbed Alex's arm, taking careful steps not to push him over or drag him down with her. "Um, actually.. I think I'll take you up on that offer." She choked out, grimacing in pain. Oh, of all the stupid things to do.
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"Mkay. Sounds good." Serena turned and started towards the sparring arena. She sort of hoped he wasn't there, since that would mean they could go on a little hunt to find Justin. A hunt sounded good, considering she was super bored. But, she got bored easily.
"Well don't you think.." Asher went in for another attack, couldn't let Nick let down his guard, he was aiming for a punch at his stomach. Whether he hit him or not, he was only going to finish his thought after they were distanced again.
Oliver sighed, this fight was gettin stupid. He could see how this was just Asher being petty, he was acting like a child.
"Sure," Joshua replied with a grin. "He should know." Here he paused, looking a little sheepish. "Um, do you think I should apologize to him? Like, his sister was kinda in my care, and well, she's gone now...." Deep down he knew that it wasn't really his fault, but he still felt bad.
Alex had to put some strength against her weight to steady her more. It wasn't like Val was heavy, he just wasn't a very physically strong person. Still, he was sure he could keep this up for a while. "It's fine, don't worry. Let's just try finding the first Apollo camper we can." He let out a little breath of air as they stepped out of the forest. At least no monster could jump them from behind now. Their quest was just about finding somebody to help Val at this point.
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Once they arrived at the sparring area, Sanaa glanced around. "It's pretty full today here," she remarked, frowning when she spotted Asher and Nick. That didn't look like a normal fight. She just didn't have time to scold her brother and her friend right now. Turning to Serena, she said, "So, where do you think he is here?"
Nick staggered backwards quickly, protecting himself from the punch by moving his arms there. It still hurt, as he was amazed by Asher's strength still, but he managed to put some distance between them again. He continued waiting for an opening to get Asher to the ground. "What do I think?" he asked, wincing a little when he moved his right arm. That was going to leave a bruise.
Ben frowned, nudging Joshua in the side lightly. "You don't have to, Joshua. You know it's not your fault, right?" He hoped he didn't, because her disappearance wasn't Joshua's fault at all.
Nathan nodded as he flipped the sword back into its necklace form, "Sure," he said with a smile coming on his face with him having a feeling of what it was about and for once he was actually hoping for a love confession instead of a stranger doing it to him or a another 'fan' of his.
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"His name is Nick, he's the oldest out of the three Hades campers but gave the 'counselor' title to his sister Prue- she's the very tall girl with black hair." Chevy said as she looked over at Nick and also pointing out Prue who was sparring with a younger boy who she learned to be a cousin since the word 'adopted' she never did care for at all as she saw how the way that Cecilia was looking at the Apollo camper Asher, "Speaking of which you singled out Asher quite quickly."
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 9, 2016 17:47:05 GMT -5
Valentine hated to have to do this to Alex. She felt like such a burden, and considering her childhood, that was the worst possible thing to be. It was pretty awful that she managed to get seriously hurt twice in just two days. She woke up in the infirmary this morning due to her carelessness, and now look where she was. Sighing, she muttered another 'I'm sorry' and tried to balance herself as to not put so much weight on Alex.
((Should they bump into Ben and Josh?))
Serena frowned at their fight, not answering Sanaa right away. No doubt her brother had gotten worked up over something stupid and was taking it out on Nick. Normally she wouldn't care, but she felt like she had to do something. She has been the butt of undeserved anger too many times to count, and she hated seeing it. "Gimme a sec." She said to Sanaa with a smile, then ran over, eyes narrowed. "Asher, cut it out. If you guys are gonna spar, do it correctly. And don't be a jerk." The blonde commanded. After so many years of pain, she had a sort of aura around her that screamed 'back off'. She was one of the sweetest people, but it was well known in her cabin that she could beat you up in a second. Letting out a snort of air through her nose, she whacked Asher on the head. "Try punching a tree if you're mad."
Serena walked back to Sanaa with her hands in her pockets and a signature grin, as if nothing had happened. Perhaps her method wasn't as peaceful as others would have approached it, but it was close enough. "Anyway, I think Justin was over here. I could be wrong, though." She pointed off to the left.
"Don't you think you're getting a little too friendly with someone who's taken?" That's when Serena came into the midst, though he still kept his fighting stance; There was no way he would give in to her just saying that. In fact, he stuck his tongue out at her immaturely the moment she turned her back to walk back to Sanaa. It was going to be worked out one way or another, just his way was more childish.
"I know, but..." Joshua started, looking off to the side a bit. "It's normal to feel guilty, right?" He didn't really need an answer to that question and rather picked up his pace a bit to get to the cabin. Honestly, they really had to solve this problem with the goddess before the others got back, but he felt hesitant without a real prophecy.
Alex shook his head. "It's fine, it's fine," he said when he heard Val apologize. It really was fine, and he grinned at her. "Do you know how often Asher has had to carry me already? I swear, I get hurt all the time, so don't worry." He tightened his grip on Val's waist a little as they walked, to make sure she didn't fall.
(Yeah, sounds like a plan)
"Alright, let's go look," Sanaa said, but added, "Also, I wouldn't worry about Nick. He doesn't look like it, but he knows how to defend himself." She continued walking, scanning around the faces of the campers. Until, finally, she spotted the boy with his friends.
"Justin," she said, approaching them all with a nod. "We have to talk to you. (Cloverheart ✿, ScarletteBlake)
Lucia sheathed her sword with a grin, then waved for Nathan to follow her. Unlike many other people, she wasn't too scared of rejection, though she couldn't expect it now. What she was glad about, however, was the fact that the lake really was empty at the moment. Sitting down, she waited for Nathan to do the same.
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Cecilia shrugged. "Asher is a pretty great guy," she replied simply, leaving it at that. She still hadn't given up on him completely. She let out a small breath, then added, "Is sparring supposed to look like that?" It looked pretty intense with those two.
"Oh." Now Nick finally understood what he was getting at, and blushed a little in embarrassment, running a hand through his hair. "That's not- I would never be going for something like that," he replied, fighting stance pretty much disappearing. So that's what Asher had been angry about. Well, he had some explanations in that case. "I really... don't get romantic relationships, so there's no reason to worry about that when it comes to me. It's just... it's just how I act with friends."