AMARANTHINE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

PLEASE TAKE IT AS YOU WANT

SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG

ARE WE READY

XOXO ~ Reese

It took two busses to hold them all for the trip. There was 10 dozen of them.

There were two from Cabin 12, A good thirty maybe forty from Cabin 11, and twenty perhaps thirty kids from Cabin 10, That would be a bus full if they were methodical like that. Cabin 9 straight up refused to come, Cabin 8 had a few girls walk onto the bus, Cabin 7 was a good fifteen could be twenty grinning on the way to the bus. Cabin 6 had a good ten walking in first with some kind of notebook, Cabin 5 was again about ten campers proudly walking on the bus, Cabin 4 in light chatter. The rare and forbidden in cabins 3, 2, and 1. I'm not counting down but there are four of them... right now. 

It had taken them two hours to get everyone on the bus.

  It was going to be a busy chaotic day.

Crystal slid into the seat beside a certain Hermes child that anyone could guess. The two blonds sat together the daughter of Aphrodite just staring deeply at his concentrated face. Luke looked different than the last time she had seen him. Right before his first quest from the gods. The boy was scared, something that not even ambrosia could heal. He was still as gorgeous ever is you asked the blonde girl. She wondered what was going through his mind.

If you knew this tale you'd already know the lines. But I'm not going to tell you the darkness that had spun its way into the boy's bloodstream and mind.

Like any good friend Dior was peaking over her seat at the two but once she heard voices in the seat behind her, her attention twisted.

"What is wrong with you?" Clarisse asked the girl next to her.

Dior looked at her for a moment. "Shh." The black-haired girl shifted over the backside of the bus bench. 

Behind her too lost in their own world was the Smithsonian boy and Lexina.  

The blonde child of Nyx smiled at the boy. "Are you getting this bad feeling?" Lexi asked Dyson. The reading that Alexi had done still stuck to her like glue. 

He looked at her. Dyson wasn't used to people talking to him especially when Crystal wasn't around. "Yes." The boy said. 

Dyson could feel all the emotions that flooded the bus from Lexi's eerie feeling, the excitement of must the campers, and a sense of pure anger that came from one but was nearly sickening. He could commonly sense who it was but lord was the boy in denial.

The son of Aphodite locked eyes with Dior that just screamed go away.

"Don't worry I'll protect you." 

The girl's words shocked Dyson that had left him wide eyed. "I don't need protection." He said quietly. The son of Aphodite was completely flushed now trying to look anywhere but at Lexina. 

Oddly enough the girl took that as a sign and lightly turned Dyson to her. "I'll still do it." Lexi was serious holding his arm once the bus began to move pulling him closer to her than the isle.

***

The front of the first bus was full to the brim with Athena kids. But don't let them hear that I can hear it now a kid is a baby goat.

Alexi had found their place in the back of that bus. you know the seat that only one person could fit. Today was not going to be good they could feel it after the prophecy it had just stuck.

Oblivious to the current ordeal was the own golden girl of camp, Alana. And boy did that make Alexi wish that they could be as oblivious. Never had that happened okay maybe thats an excitation but it really did feel that way sometimes.  

"Don't be a buzz kill." Alana had shouted once she found herself on the lane. Her had was thrown back a smile displayed. "Don't you even start." She teased the other demigods. I'm not saying it was some gravitational but she did end up in the back of the bus. 

"No one did." 

Lura shifted slightly over. "I think she's joking."

"oh" The boy came closer to her awkwardly. "hahaha"

"No worries" The girl shouted to anyone who hadn't understood her before. 

***

It was surprisingly fast trip to New York. Yes, the snow almost crashed the bus several times, and they slid but it was pretty passing all the grand lights and all.

The empire state building had glow a shade of green for the holidays with light flashes of red. Like any other trip they piled into the building loud and bothering each other excitedly rushing towards the shoot.

It would go all the way up to Olympus if you didn't know. 

Once on the shoot it wasn't much to say I swear all the demigods had shut up. It was as if it had dawned on them. You are going to Olympus. It's the winter soloist and the gods all there, even Hades.         

In the sea of 120 demigods all in a different set of mind. 

The chaos and the peace had all entwined into a crazy setting. But what else could you expect from a bunch of gods and half gods.

It was a bunch of small talk until the end of the night when the kids were rushed. 

Avoidant glances and long waited smiles were the best and worst things in their life's.

"I'm sorry" it was all said. 

It was all too short or just enough time.

then it was time to go.

"Bye grandpa!"

***

The day had been confusing.

"She didn't even look at me." Everdeen had her head on Alices shoulder. It was usually the opposite. But Everdeen needed it.

The blonde beside her smiled softly. "I swear she was staring at me."

The older teen leaned back. "My gods that would have been worst." 

"It's probably because I look like mom." Alice tried. She understood that technically the gods didn't have real DNA but most of her genology didn't come from her father. That much she could say.

"Persephone game strong." The brunette joked. 

A lighthearted laugh burster from the blonde girl. "Shut up." Alice had covered her face trying to stop it. 

***

The bus had hit an abrupt stop.

"Ahhh!" The blonde streaked. "You said it would be safe. Oh my god, I'm going to die!"

The snow was casting a light charm and blinded her behind her guide. 

"You aren't going to die Cassandra."

"That's what you have been saying this whole time!" 

The blonde passed the barrior running away from the yellow bus.

"Who are you?"

She was being questioned by two campers.

"Are you an enemy?"

"Noo." she shook her head furiously. "I am Cassandra Jackson."

xoxo ~ reese   

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