Mount Olympus

Jace

My hearing comes back and I gasp at the ringing deafeningly blaring in my ears. Tahira comes rushing over and I scramble away from her, finding Rayah hurt.

"Get away from me," I growl, rushing to Rayah's side.

I sit Rayah up and cradle her, glancing at her hurt arm and trying not to harm her any more.

"I'm sorry," I whisper, shivering slightly from whatever I did, "I'm sorry."

Rayah

Trying to use my healing power, I find that it's not working.

Thank you power, ugh. Nows the day you choose not to work...

I glance at Tahira as Jace cradles me and automatically know she didn't do anything, had nothing to do with this. It was all Cameron.

It's alright, I tell her via mind message. I know you did nothing wrong. Thank you.

I looked at Jace as he apologizes and I shake my head. "I-It's okay." I tell him.

Tahira

"Its not my fault. Cameron dumped me, he hadn't told me either, I would have worned you two ahead of time if he had told me."

"And why should we believe you?" Jace says angerily.

"Would you like to see Cameron's dead body?" I said.

He seemed surprised by what I had said, I was capable of killing someone, everyone knew that. I don't go any closer as I wait for them to see what they would say.

Jace

She killed someone?

I swallow and look down, pressing my lips to the top of Rayah's head. Too much has happened. Tahira killed Cameron, I'd hurt....

Dammit. I hurt all these people. I broke my own morals. I hurt Rayah...

I say nothing, distantly waiting for someone to say something other than me.

Rayah

I shake my head quickly. "N-No, I don't. I-I just want to go home. Please," I squeeze my eyes shut, the pain coming back. "I need to go home Tahira. That's all," I tell her.

Tahira

"Here let me help." I said.

I get down on my knees and begin to conjuer lightning in my hand and places them in the bloodied wounded parts that she had suffered. I close my eyes and channel relaxing and pleasuring sensations into the wounds, when I removed my hands her wounds were gone. I finished up with other places that her wounds were, making sure she was wounded no where else.

"There better?" I said.

Rayah

I nod, flashing a smile and standing. "Thank you." I stand and grab Jace's hand, pulling him close to me while leaning against him to keep balance. "I'm going home now. I have to fill out some forms for college anyway," I sigh, walking home.

Jace

Rayah stands and pulls me with her, keeping me close and leaning against me. I say nothing to Tahira, absorbed in my thoughts of having done such a thing to Rayah. What kind of man does that make me? I hurt her, others too. No matter what she says, it's my fault. Just like yesterday.

Tahira

Feeling weak from healing Rayah, I believed it was best to head home and rest. Mom doesn't bother to ask why I was home, she would see the tired look on my face. And considering shes the goddess of the sky and thunder. She had to know I used my new power again, it drained me drastically the first time I used it. And it using that and my healing powers in combination drained me to the point of collapsing. I fell into my bed and soon found myself asleep.

Rayah

I walk home with Jace, my body somewhat hyper from the healing. We step inside and make our way upstairs and to my room. I close the door behind us and take deep breath. I sit at my desk and run a hand through my hair, sighing.

Jace

I walk Rayah home and collapse on her bed once I get there, laying on my back. My palms no longer bleed but my head still feels like crap.

"You okay?" I ask in a small voice, closing my eyes.

I swallow and clear my throat, asking again in a stronger one.

Rayah

I nod, hearing the pain in his voice."I'm fine."

I stand lay next to him, wrapping his hands in cloth where they hurt. I take another deep breath a rest my head on his shoulder, just then realizing it's still afternoon. I twine my hand with his and set my free hand on the side of his face, stroking his cheek with my thumb.

"You okay?" I ask in a whisper.

Jace

Rayah stands and lays beside me, wrapping my palms in cloth before setting her head on my shoulder. She twines one of our hands and sets her other one against the side of my face, stroking it with her thumb. I open my eyes and look at her, unsure how to answer her question.

"I hurt you, Ray," I whisper, "I can't believe I did that."

Rayah

I sigh, looking down and releasing my hand from his face. "I'm fine, now, though."

Jace

I try to clear the questions from my head, the doubts, and look at her. She moves her hand away from my face and I almost regret bringing this up, missing her touch.

"I didn't imagine the first time using my power that way," I whisper, "I wanted you beside me, safe. I imagined my feelings protecting you somehow."

But they didn't.