"Get back here! You've failed your mission! Face your punishment!"
No.. Jem was running from something, something he knew all too well. His breaths were coming in short rasps; he couldn't keep running for much longer. Sooner or later, he realized with fear, the thing would capture him. He hoped later than sooner.
His foot caught on a stick, and he crashed on the ground. Jem's heart sank with a jolt when he realized his foot was stuck. He was trapped with no way to get out.
Think Jesse, think! God dammit! Jem looked around for something, anything, to help him, but there was nothing but a barren desert.
"You cannot run from death, Blaire.That is impossible..Do you have the girl or not?
Jem's hands were frantically trying to get his foot out from under the stick, but he knew it was no use. He was screwed.
"I don't have her. I can't do this for you, Hades. I thought I could, I said I could, but I can't. I can't..I can't do it to her..I'm gonna die.." His voice trembled, but he looked Hades in the eyes as he talked.
"You love my daughter, then? Is that why you can't kill her?" Hades sneered.
"I-I...I might. I don't know. Do whatever the Hell you want with me, but I won't hurt her. Not now, not later, not ever."
"You have to. You swore you would. You know the deal, Blaire."
"I don't care about your damn deal!" Jem spat, his hair flying in the wind. "I won't do it! Go ahead, kill me!"
Hades smiled crudely. Jem should've known he wouldn't have gotten off that easily. He wasn't going to go down fast, and definitely not without pain.
"You have a week, Blaire," Hades said finally. "Bring me the girl, then you can walk off free. If you don't, I'll find you. See you soon."
Hades disappeared in a flash of lightning, something in which Hades knew Jen was deathly afraid of ever since his adopted father was struck dead with lightning. Jem shrieked when one struck a few feet away from his trapped foot, his hands were over his head. His whole body was shaking, and he felt like he were paralyzed. Hades wasn't going to give him a week, he realized. He was going to die by his worst fear today.
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"Jem! Wake up!" His sister's voice sounded far away, even though she was shouting. It was like her cabin was full of fog, a bright white fog. He still heard the lightning in his head.
"Make it stop.." Jem reached up to cover his ears with his hands.
"J..you're fine...nothing's happening..."
"No, I'm dying."
"Jem! You're okay."
"I'm dying.."
"Cam! Get out here, I need you."
He vaguely felt her arms wrapping around him, and he sagged into her side. Someone supported him on his other side, but he didn't know who.
"Lili..I'm dying."
"No, J, you're not!" He heard the concern in her voice, but when he looked up, his head pounded as of someone whacked a hammer with it. He cried out, and the arms around him tightened their hold.
"Anna, move, I got this," A flash of dark hair flew by and replaced Anna on his right side. "Can you set up a bed in the infirmary?"
Jem thought he heard her protest, but be wasn't sure. He knew he heard her run ahead, so she must've went.
"You'll be okay, Jess. Don't worry," A deep male voice said beside him.
"Of course he will, Cam. He has to be okay.."
The next thing he knew Jem was laying down, and soft blankets covered him.
"Hot.." Jem said weakly.
A cold hand touched his forehead, then pulled back quickly. A cold rag replaced the hand, and Jem sighed in relief. His whole body felt like it was burning.
"Alex..he's burning up.."
"I know. Just let him sleep, he"'ll get better."
"I'm dead.."
"No! I don't wanna leave him."
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Jem groaned when his eyes tried to adjust to the morning light. He could finally see again, thank the gods, and his head ache was almost gone.
"Oh good, you're awake," A soft voice said by his bed.
Jem turned his head, and he saw Alex sitting on the edge of his bed. Her hair was messed up, and there was dark circles under her eyes, yet, she was fully dressed in shorts, a tank top, and high tops.
"How long was I out, Chance?"
Alex hesitated. "Are you sure you wanna know?"
"Yes."
She shook her head. "Almost two days?"
His stomach dropped. "Two days?"
No...
His memory flooded back in a rush. Hades's deal. He only had five days to complete it now.
She nodded. "Whatever had you, it had you in a damn good grip."
"Where's Lili?" He demanded."
Alex laughed and pointed to a chair near his bed. "She refused to leave, you know. She really was worried. The only reason she would leave is to eat, and hell, she only left for that because Cam carried her out."
Jem finally caught a glimpse of his sister, and she was curled of in a ball on her chair. Her copper hair was all over,and she reminded Jem of when they were younger, all innocent looking with no worries in the world.
"Evan also checked on you. She started screaming at you to wake up and almost slapped your face until Anna stopped her."
At that moment, Jem knew what he had to do.
"Go to bed," He told Alex.
She didn't want to leave, he knew. Her face showed concern for him.
"I feel better," He reassured her.
She hesitated, then slowly nodded. "Alright. I'm gonna check on Hope. I'll be back in an hour, okay?"
"See you then," He lied. As soon as she left, Jem quickly got up and ran this cabin to change and pack. Soon, the small pack was packed and he shrugged it onto his shoulders. His hands flew to a pen, and he wrote a quick letter onto a paper. Jem flew back to the infirmary, and he dropped the note onto the bed. Anna was still there, snoring quietly. He kissed the top of her head, and she stirred quietly under his touch.
"I'll be back again soon, I promise. You'd understand why I can't do this, right?"
Anna didn't answer. He didnt expect her to. Jem sighed, shook his head, and sprinted out the door. The letter he wrote blew off and went under the dark bed, its presence barely noticeable.
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Dear whoever may find this (My money's on Alex),
I'm sorry. I have to leave. Don't get me wrong, I love it here, but I just need to finish something. I can't be around and risk hurting you all. Lili, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to leave a second time, but I have to.
Hades found me, Lili. He's coming to kill me in five days, and I can't risk you being around me. I know you. You'd try to stop him, but that'd only get us both killed. Everyone needs you.
Alex, don't try and find me. You're the camp's leader, they need you to lead.
Evan..I might have feelings for you, I don't know. I really don't. But I haven't been totally honest with you.
A few years ago, i did something horrible. I stole from Hades's so Zeus wouldn't kill me. What good that did, now Hades wants to kill me. He sent me to find something and bring it to him. He sent me to find and capture you. I can't do it. I won't do it. He's still after you. I won't hurt you for him, not for anything.
Please..I'm begging you all, don't let Hades find her. Please.
I'll miss you all.
-Jesse
No.. Jem was running from something, something he knew all too well. His breaths were coming in short rasps; he couldn't keep running for much longer. Sooner or later, he realized with fear, the thing would capture him. He hoped later than sooner.
His foot caught on a stick, and he crashed on the ground. Jem's heart sank with a jolt when he realized his foot was stuck. He was trapped with no way to get out.
Think Jesse, think! God dammit! Jem looked around for something, anything, to help him, but there was nothing but a barren desert.
"You cannot run from death, Blaire.That is impossible..Do you have the girl or not?
Jem's hands were frantically trying to get his foot out from under the stick, but he knew it was no use. He was screwed.
"I don't have her. I can't do this for you, Hades. I thought I could, I said I could, but I can't. I can't..I can't do it to her..I'm gonna die.." His voice trembled, but he looked Hades in the eyes as he talked.
"You love my daughter, then? Is that why you can't kill her?" Hades sneered.
"I-I...I might. I don't know. Do whatever the Hell you want with me, but I won't hurt her. Not now, not later, not ever."
"You have to. You swore you would. You know the deal, Blaire."
"I don't care about your damn deal!" Jem spat, his hair flying in the wind. "I won't do it! Go ahead, kill me!"
Hades smiled crudely. Jem should've known he wouldn't have gotten off that easily. He wasn't going to go down fast, and definitely not without pain.
"You have a week, Blaire," Hades said finally. "Bring me the girl, then you can walk off free. If you don't, I'll find you. See you soon."
Hades disappeared in a flash of lightning, something in which Hades knew Jen was deathly afraid of ever since his adopted father was struck dead with lightning. Jem shrieked when one struck a few feet away from his trapped foot, his hands were over his head. His whole body was shaking, and he felt like he were paralyzed. Hades wasn't going to give him a week, he realized. He was going to die by his worst fear today.
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"Jem! Wake up!" His sister's voice sounded far away, even though she was shouting. It was like her cabin was full of fog, a bright white fog. He still heard the lightning in his head.
"Make it stop.." Jem reached up to cover his ears with his hands.
"J..you're fine...nothing's happening..."
"No, I'm dying."
"Jem! You're okay."
"I'm dying.."
"Cam! Get out here, I need you."
He vaguely felt her arms wrapping around him, and he sagged into her side. Someone supported him on his other side, but he didn't know who.
"Lili..I'm dying."
"No, J, you're not!" He heard the concern in her voice, but when he looked up, his head pounded as of someone whacked a hammer with it. He cried out, and the arms around him tightened their hold.
"Anna, move, I got this," A flash of dark hair flew by and replaced Anna on his right side. "Can you set up a bed in the infirmary?"
Jem thought he heard her protest, but be wasn't sure. He knew he heard her run ahead, so she must've went.
"You'll be okay, Jess. Don't worry," A deep male voice said beside him.
"Of course he will, Cam. He has to be okay.."
The next thing he knew Jem was laying down, and soft blankets covered him.
"Hot.." Jem said weakly.
A cold hand touched his forehead, then pulled back quickly. A cold rag replaced the hand, and Jem sighed in relief. His whole body felt like it was burning.
"Alex..he's burning up.."
"I know. Just let him sleep, he"'ll get better."
"I'm dead.."
"No! I don't wanna leave him."
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Jem groaned when his eyes tried to adjust to the morning light. He could finally see again, thank the gods, and his head ache was almost gone.
"Oh good, you're awake," A soft voice said by his bed.
Jem turned his head, and he saw Alex sitting on the edge of his bed. Her hair was messed up, and there was dark circles under her eyes, yet, she was fully dressed in shorts, a tank top, and high tops.
"How long was I out, Chance?"
Alex hesitated. "Are you sure you wanna know?"
"Yes."
She shook her head. "Almost two days?"
His stomach dropped. "Two days?"
No...
His memory flooded back in a rush. Hades's deal. He only had five days to complete it now.
She nodded. "Whatever had you, it had you in a damn good grip."
"Where's Lili?" He demanded."
Alex laughed and pointed to a chair near his bed. "She refused to leave, you know. She really was worried. The only reason she would leave is to eat, and hell, she only left for that because Cam carried her out."
Jem finally caught a glimpse of his sister, and she was curled of in a ball on her chair. Her copper hair was all over,and she reminded Jem of when they were younger, all innocent looking with no worries in the world.
"Evan also checked on you. She started screaming at you to wake up and almost slapped your face until Anna stopped her."
At that moment, Jem knew what he had to do.
"Go to bed," He told Alex.
She didn't want to leave, he knew. Her face showed concern for him.
"I feel better," He reassured her.
She hesitated, then slowly nodded. "Alright. I'm gonna check on Hope. I'll be back in an hour, okay?"
"See you then," He lied. As soon as she left, Jem quickly got up and ran this cabin to change and pack. Soon, the small pack was packed and he shrugged it onto his shoulders. His hands flew to a pen, and he wrote a quick letter onto a paper. Jem flew back to the infirmary, and he dropped the note onto the bed. Anna was still there, snoring quietly. He kissed the top of her head, and she stirred quietly under his touch.
"I'll be back again soon, I promise. You'd understand why I can't do this, right?"
Anna didn't answer. He didnt expect her to. Jem sighed, shook his head, and sprinted out the door. The letter he wrote blew off and went under the dark bed, its presence barely noticeable.
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Dear whoever may find this (My money's on Alex),
I'm sorry. I have to leave. Don't get me wrong, I love it here, but I just need to finish something. I can't be around and risk hurting you all. Lili, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to leave a second time, but I have to.
Hades found me, Lili. He's coming to kill me in five days, and I can't risk you being around me. I know you. You'd try to stop him, but that'd only get us both killed. Everyone needs you.
Alex, don't try and find me. You're the camp's leader, they need you to lead.
Evan..I might have feelings for you, I don't know. I really don't. But I haven't been totally honest with you.
A few years ago, i did something horrible. I stole from Hades's so Zeus wouldn't kill me. What good that did, now Hades wants to kill me. He sent me to find something and bring it to him. He sent me to find and capture you. I can't do it. I won't do it. He's still after you. I won't hurt you for him, not for anything.
Please..I'm begging you all, don't let Hades find her. Please.
I'll miss you all.
-Jesse
Don't you guys just hate it when the updates look like this?
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Makes me feel like a stalker....
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Makes me feel like a stalker....
OKAY! Here's what I must tell you....
It's 9:30 p.m. and...
I need to wake up at 7:20 a.m. tomorrow...
Soo....
IMMA BE TIRED WHEN I WAKE UP TOMORROW!
Yeah I also wrote this to tell you all....
IM SOOO BORED! Like Boredness has tooken over!!
-Dies-
-Comes back- I can never leave you guys xD
But....
-Screams and Runs away-
What? I saw a spider...
xD Yeah, well night guys! Imma leave you all to sleep! xD
-Waits- You guys aren't asleep yet?
No? Okay...
-Waits- Not yet?
No? Okay...
-Waits- MY LORD GO TO SLEEP!!
-Waits- YOU KNOW WHAT!! -Bangs pan on everyone's head to knock them out-
-Waits- Sleeping?
No?
-Explodes-
Now that is what will happen when you do not go sleep.
It's 9:30 p.m. and...
I need to wake up at 7:20 a.m. tomorrow...
Soo....
IMMA BE TIRED WHEN I WAKE UP TOMORROW!
Yeah I also wrote this to tell you all....
IM SOOO BORED! Like Boredness has tooken over!!
-Dies-
-Comes back- I can never leave you guys xD
But....
-Screams and Runs away-
What? I saw a spider...
xD Yeah, well night guys! Imma leave you all to sleep! xD
-Waits- You guys aren't asleep yet?
No? Okay...
-Waits- Not yet?
No? Okay...
-Waits- MY LORD GO TO SLEEP!!
-Waits- YOU KNOW WHAT!! -Bangs pan on everyone's head to knock them out-
-Waits- Sleeping?
No?
-Explodes-
Now that is what will happen when you do not go sleep.
You guys, come on!
This is… this is killing me!
ICHB is my life, guys. If it weren't for this club, I don't know what my life would be like. You are all my best friends. And if this stuff keeps happening…
Guys, I'm literally crying. This is the worst thing that could've happened today. I woke up this morning, was almost late for school. Then, the entire day I just had this awful feeling that something terrible was gonna happen…
I don't like the way this keeps coming to us. It's like… we're being tested by God. I'm sure some of you are atheist, agnostic, but imo, I think these are the times we must remember the good and try to forget the bad. We're human. We make mistakes. It's life. And families stick together.
I don't know how many times this has to be said before it can actually sink in.
But I know this will DEFINITELY not be the last time.
This is… this is killing me!
ICHB is my life, guys. If it weren't for this club, I don't know what my life would be like. You are all my best friends. And if this stuff keeps happening…
Guys, I'm literally crying. This is the worst thing that could've happened today. I woke up this morning, was almost late for school. Then, the entire day I just had this awful feeling that something terrible was gonna happen…
I don't like the way this keeps coming to us. It's like… we're being tested by God. I'm sure some of you are atheist, agnostic, but imo, I think these are the times we must remember the good and try to forget the bad. We're human. We make mistakes. It's life. And families stick together.
I don't know how many times this has to be said before it can actually sink in.
But I know this will DEFINITELY not be the last time.