Mount Olympus

Rayah

Jace switches places with Cupid and I get confused, feeling like I can't breathe. My throat feeling like it's on fire, throwing up every minute, I double over again, coughing.

Jace

"Shh," I kiss Rayah's neck, wrapping an arm around her stomach, "It's okay. Deep breaths. It'll be over soon."

Rayah

"Jace, I-I can't breathe," I bring a hand to my throat, coughing my heart out. Jesse runs back in, crouching infront of me with a fever thing. She tests me on it and swears when she gets the results.

"Rayah, listen to me," She makes me look at her, "You're burning up. Litteraly. Calm down--" Before she can finish I double over again.

She looks away, taking her head in her hands, "Why. Why do I have to be the older sister..." She mutters to herself.

Jace

I think of something and stand, running the tub.

"Make sure that's lukewarm," I tell Jesse, "It'll cool her down enough for her to calm."

I sit back behind Rayah and kiss the side of her face.

"You're gonna take a bath, alright?" I say, "I don't have to be in here if you don't want, but you need to do this to get your temperature down."

Rayah

I shake my head quickly, "I-I don't want t-to," I refuse, crossing my arms over my stomach. Jesse puts her hand to my forehead and jerks back, shaking her hand out.

"Ouch!" She swears, shaking her head. I cough again, leaning against Jace. She looks at Jace.

"There's no way we can get her in the bath without getting burned or getting screamed or thrown up on..." She warns, glancing at me.

Jace

I sigh and look at Jesse, "I'll do it, just do what I say until she's set."

I look Rayah in the eyes.

"You're going to let me do this, alright?" I tell her, "Clothes on. You need to. You'll feel better afterwards."

Rayah

I glance up at him, shaking my head again while coughing, "N-No," I mutter.

"Please Ray," Jesse pleads. I shake my head again, my fingertips turning red.

Jace

I tighten my jaw and glance at the tub before scooping her up and dropping her in it gently. The water steams and I swear at the burns on my arms from holding her for such a short amount of time. I shake them out before stopping her from getting out.

Rayah

I scream and Jesse covers her ears. "And here comes the screams..."

I start evaporating the water with heat and she swears, "C'mon, seriously? Don't do that, Rayah..."

I shake my head, all the water almost gone as my eyes start to turn darker into brown and my face grows pale.

Jace

"Sh*t, what the hell?" I mutter to myself, sliding in the tub and taking her in my arms, "Ray?"

I look at Jesse.

"We're taking her to a godd*mn hospital," I say, "Go get one of the cars ready."

Rayah

I shake my head, "N-No hospitals," I beg, almost crying.

Jesse sighs, "Yeah, because you're scared of them."

I cough, my throat dry, and cross my arms over myself, my skin turning a light red.

Jace

Frustrated, I sit back and take my head in my hands.

"Then get me some godd*mn nectar and ambrosia!" I flip out, "We have to do something!"

Rayah

I swallow, my heart speeding more than ever, and my breathing quickens. Jesse sighs.

"That. Is. It," Shr mutters, throwing me over her shoulder, getting burned a thousand times. I scream and she grabs Jace's wrist, pulling him downstairs and outback to where the pool is.

I shake my head, "No, N-" She throws me in and the whole pool sizzles, steam coming from the surface.

Jace

Jesse picks up Rayah, who latches to my wrist as she screams, and drags us both downstairs and out back. She throws her in the pool and, before I can mangle out of Rayah's grasp, I fall in with her. The water sizzles and I swear, covering my face and freezing where I stand. A light bubble thing pops up around me and shields me from the water and heat, leaving Rayah to cool down as my heart leaps at speeds I never would have imagined.

Please, Ray. Don't be stubborn about this. We just want to help.

Rayah

Jesse takes a deep breath and sits on the side of the pool. She doesn't see me come up for air yet and she freezes, "Oh god. Rayah?"

I don't come up yet and she swears, swallowing. I come up around five minutes later, looking normal, and cough up water and...a little bit of blood, pulling myself on the patio, "What. The. Hell," I mutter, My voice scratchy.