Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 10, 2016 0:24:04 GMT -5
Val returned a weak smile to him and looked away, grimacing. She still felt pretty awful, even though he insisted it was fine. Relief washed over her the moment they came out of the woods, as she spotted two familiar faces. She tried to call out to Ben, but hissed in pain because she moved her leg forward. So she glanced up at Alex with a pitiful look. Please say something.
Serena smiled and waved at the Ares camper. Ahh, he had no idea what he was getting into. "Sanaa, would you like to tell him?" She asked, not really good with words when it came to something big like this.
Alex caught her look - not like he wouldn't have said something otherwise, anyway. "Ben, Joshua!" he called out, waving with his free hand. "We could need a little help here!" He pointed at Val's knee while saying that, then let out a little breath when Joshua jogged over to take Val off him.
"Do you think you can walk to the infirmary still?" the Hecate counselor asked. "I'm sure I could carry you if needed."
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 10, 2016 7:36:45 GMT -5
"No, please, carry me." Valentine breathed out, letting go of Alex to lean on Joshua. She didn't feel as bad, knowing that Joshua was stronger (haha) and her leg was already throbbing from having walked, even if she was leaning on Alex. She kind of felt bad for Ben, since this was the second time in 24 hours he had to patch her up. At least she wasn't calling people Spider-Man anymore.
Joshua nodded slowly, then carefully picked her up. "Alright, here we go," he said with a small laugh, seeing Alex's raised eyebrows. The blond shook his head, obviously doubting himself because he seemed like one of the only people not able to pick up people like Val.
"You think you'll be alright?" he asked her, concern obvious in his eyes. "If you think so, I'm going to check up on Asher and Nick because I'm sure they need some scolding." He crossed his arms here, still angry about Asher being petty like that. "But I can also stay if you want me to."
Ben gave Val a sympathetic look. It must've been rough to get injured for a second time when they'd just gotten to camp. He looked to Val for her answer to Alex before saying anything to her or Joshua.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 10, 2016 10:34:47 GMT -5
Valentine gave Alex a reassuring smile, going near-limp in Joshua's arms. "No, I'm alright. You can go take care of them." She leaned her head back and closed her eyes, blowing a sigh out of her nose. "Thank you, though." She felt awfully pathetic, especially with a bloody gash on her leg. She opened her eyes and looked over at Ben with a sad smile. "Sorry to trouble you again. I always seem to do this to myself." Val swung her arms with a weak laugh. "Just throw me in the water. That usually works." Now that she thought about it, this was the third injury in 24 hours, since she had gotten scratched up when she went with Umiko. Boy, did she suck. If she ever went on a quest, she'd die after five minutes. Not that she would ever go on a quest, haha.
Ben shook his head, giving her a smile. "No, don't worry about it." He assured her with a chuckle. "You'll be back up and running as soon as I can make it happen." He then looked at Joshua unsurely, not positive it was the right time to tell her, but finally just said. "And, um.. When we get there, Joshua and I need to talk to you about something." He said a little sheepishly.
Alex grinned, carefully hugging Val from where Joshua was holding her. He had to get up on his tiptoes for that, but he didn't really care. "I'll see you later in that case?" he replied, but it sounded more like a question than he had intended. Waving to the three, he dashed off, back to the sparring area.
Joshua paused for a second, then slowly nodded while he started moving. "Yeah, there's... there's something we gotta tell you," he said, just as unsure about it as Ben. He didn't want to worsen her state at all, honestly.
Nathan followed after the Zeus counselor awhile putting the necklace back over his head to rest on his neck as he did see his half-sister Cecilia and Chevy out of the corner of his eye but he felt like talking with Lucia was much more important right now, once reaching the lake did he sit down next to her.
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"I see~. Well sometimes when the campers get much more serious, have you even sparred before?" Chevy repiled before also asking a question along with it as she was curious but she knew that if the girl wanted a sparring partner then she wouldn't be a great one for a beginner.
"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...”
Asher blinked, his stance dropping as well. "Wait so you're like...." But he quickly shook his head, still trying to find reasons to dislike him. "Okay so scratch that part, but you're still so like me and it's creepy. I don't like it." Really that meant he felt people may think of them as similar but like Nick more and basically have his place stolen at camp.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 10, 2016 14:32:38 GMT -5
Valentine blinked in surprised when Alex awkwardly hugged her, a flush running to her cheeks. She held a hand to her face, chewing on the inside of her cheek. "Uh, yeah, go ahead.." She said with a hazy voice, her gaze drifting slowly back to them. She shook her head and quieted herself, ready to listen. "What was it you needed to tell me?" She kind of had to crane her neck back to look up at Joshua, though.
"So, I'm not a person to beat around the bush for a while,' she started with a laugh, looking at the lake. She stayed like that for a few seconds before looking over to Nathan. "That's why I'm just going to say this now. I like you. I think I've liked you since last summer, but I can't really tell." There. It was done with, and her chest felt lighter. While she wasn't really expecting it, she wouldn't mind getting rejected too much, either.
Of course things like that hurt, but she saw no reason to make a drama out of it.
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"I haven't. I think I'd just break a nail off," she replied with a frown, obviously not pleased by the thought. Her nails took a while to get perfect, so she really hated the thought of one breaking off even only a little. Not to mention, she was sure her hair was going to get all messed up as well.
"How alike we are is a matter of opinion," Nick replied without hesitation, his eyes attentive and intense as he thought of a path to reach Asher and get to him without injuring himself. If he could twist Asher's arm around the right way or even pinch a nerve, he could finish this finally. "There are differences that I've even noticed the first time we met. Not to mention, why are you afraid of that? I'm sure there are a few very big difference between us."
He didn't want to bring it up, as he thought it would be just as petty as the reason Asher had stated, but what had come to mind was the pain Nick had faced, and how his family was basically nonexistent.
Joshua took a moment while walking to mull over an answer. Finally, he laughed a little sheepishly. "Well, uh. You're kind of part of a prophecy, apparently?" He prayed that she'd take it well. He really did. Which was the reason why he glanced over to Ben for help.
Ben smiled at Joshua before continuing. "Sanaa got a prophecy earlier, and we researched a bit, and you're going to be going her her, Naomi, and Justin. I think Sanaa would rather she tell you more details than me, I don't want to get anything wrong." He told her gently, moving to get some medical supplies for her knee after he finished speaking. He ran a hand through his chocolate colored hair, seeming to inspect her knee a bit.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 10, 2016 15:24:27 GMT -5
Valentine was silent. She just sat there, staring at them. Then she started laughing. "Oh, that's funny! I actually thought--" She went silent again as Ben inspected her knee with a solemn face. They weren't joking, were they? "Wait.. What? Me? Seriously?" She couldn't imagine she'd be much help, much less part of a prophecy. "What did..." She bit her cheek. "What did the prophecy say about me?" She wouldn't be surprised if it was something like 'crazy water horse lady dies from tripping'.
Post by ScarletteBlake on Oct 10, 2016 15:48:15 GMT -5
Justin looked up, nodding his head. "I'm cool with that. In private or..?" His voice trails off, looking at Scarlette then shifting his attention back to Sanaa and Serena. CitrineCloverheart ✿