I don't really remember the walk back to camp, but at least I got back right? When I do get nyumbani though, the sun's low in the sky. How the time passes sometimes. Making my way back to my cabin, kibanda to do some stuff, I run into Mike.
“Hey, Hope.” He beams gleefully.
I manage a small grin, “Hey. Oh yeah, Um.... There’s something I want to tell you.” I wait for a response, but all I get is questioning eyes. “Okay,” I start, “Tonight in Capture the Flag we have to protect Alex……. Okay?”
He quirks his lips to the side in thought, “Okay, of course I’ll help, but if wewe don’t mind me asking….. Why?”
“I sort of got a vision that she was going to get hurt….. Badly.”
He goes all rigid, “Okay,” His voice tight and firm. “I’ll see wewe in Capture the Flag, then?” I nod.
I start back off to my cabin, kibanda as Mike heads to the pavilion. Bursting into the Hermes cabin, kibanda in an unnecessary rush, I shuffle over to my bunk. I scramble out a blue tank-top to exchange for my red one I have on- Which has been plastered to my back from sweating- & some black pants that have knee pads built into the knee section for extra safety for my mpira wa kikapu shorts. I slip my fresh clothes on, pull my hair into a loose ponytail and stand to start over to the pavilion. As I turn Tristan is behind me.
“Where’d wewe go?” He asks eyes full of worry and curiosity.
“I had to take care of some stuff.” I say with a shrug, not meeting his eyes.
He levels my face to his with his finger, “As long as your okay, wewe don’t have to tell me anything.” He says in a whisper suspecting my lie.
My cheeks flush, now thankful for the empty cabin, “I’m fine.” My gaze falls onto his, “I really am.” He nods in response. “So, wewe want to go the pavilion? We have a Capture the Flag game waiting for us.”
He flashes me a grin, “I’d upendo to, but I have to get Conner and Travis’s phones and other stuff they gave to me on a list.” He rolls out a small orodha of appliances for Conner and Travis.
I laugh, “Okay, but I’ll see wewe there?” He nods and leans in for a kiss, but I’m already out the cabin.
I walk over to the pavilion. Sitting down at my cabin's table, I scoot inayofuata to Tristan. We all eat with little conversation. I jiunge my opinion in sometimes, but other than that my mouth is shut.
“Campers,” Chiron wails through the crowd trying to get himself noticed. Soon enough all eyes are on him, "Tonight is our annual Capture the Flag,"-The campers cheer to the game being said-" they teams have been decided. All male Gods shall be against all the female Goddesses. wewe all know the rules, may we all have a clean game. If any of wewe do not have a weapon wewe may get a sword from the arena." He billowed through the crowd. "Sort through your teams, the games may start in several minutes."
All the male Gods children walk over to the Poseidon cabin's table-It's usually the Zeus’s cabin, kibanda table, but no one is in that cabin..-to walk through our battle strategies, except for me and Mike.
"So, how’s this going to work?" He asks stiffly.
"I don't know. All I do know is that we have to keep her salama with us. It's going to be pretty hard considering the fact that she wants to fight bigger opponents, and hates following my directions, but we just got to deal with it and protect her."
He does a short nod, "Would wewe like it if my sisters helped? They're bugging me already; they won't stop if they get what they want."
I manage a small smile, "That'd be awesome, if they helped."
He sighed with relief, "That got the voices out of my head." I do a short laugh, as his eyes suddenly go wide and he's off to deal with something his sister probably alisema in his head.
While I'm watching Mike go, I feel a slight tap on my shoulder. I turn to face bright machungwa, chungwa eyes, filled with slight fear. I take a step back to see her better; She has shining blonde hair, is real short, and freckles were sprayed over her face.
"Umm....," I started to say, when Alex popped up with a wide grin on her face, "Hey Hope!" she beamed while I flinched from her All-Of-A-Sudden appearance. She snickered, "This is Teddy. She's daughter of Hestia."
I nodded, "Hey, Teddy." I alisema lightly holding out my hand for her to shake.
"Hello, Hope." She greeted back while shaking my hand.
I squint my eyes in thought, "So.... What are children of Hestia's powers?"
She grinned and put her hand out letting a large moto ball appear in it saying, "Fire control."
I smile, "Awesome."
“I know right?” She grinned at her fire, but the grin faded quickly, “But, there’s one thing I don’t like about it. I can’t go near the water, and it’s like my inayopendelewa thing….. Swimming.”
“That sucks. I’m sorry.” I say sympathetic.
“Thanks.” Was all she alisema as she put her moto away kwa closing her palm.
“Well,” I alisema putting away the silence, “It’s time for Capture the Flag.” I alisema smirking.