The Wilted Hyacinth || Luke Castellan

Chapter 4

*THE OTHER POV*

" The first team to retrieve the opposing flag and return it across the river shall be the victor. As always, there will be no maiming and no killing! I trust these rules will be respected. Any magical items you may possess are permitted as well. Every camper who is not injured has to play" Chiron said explaining to the campers the rules of the game but no one was listening to him. Everyone was looking at their opponent with so much hate and with the feeling of wanting themselves to be the victors rising inside them. Every single demigod in this camp took those games so seriously that it had a terrible impact on the team that lost the game

" It is okay, let her rip" Luke said to Percy who looked unsure if he took his sword with him or not but while talking to him, he couldn't take his eyes off Hyacinth who was a few meters away from them in the opposite team putting some arrows in her empty bag 

" I don't even know what my job is. Maybe I won't even need a sword" He said, but when Chiron announced for the games to start, the red team started yelling, and that made him completely change his opinion. Hyacinth was the only one who didn't start screaming like crazy and just took her bow before she started walking toward her teammates to discuss what the main plan was

" Okay everyone listen up" Clarisse said standing on the biggest rock, so everyone could be able to see and hear her clearly. After she started giving everyone directions on what to do, she then turned to Hyacinth who was waiting with crossed arms and leaning against a tree with her back

" Lockwood" She said, jumping on the ground while everyone else was walking away to do exactly what they were supposed to do 

" Your job is to distract Castellan for guarding the flag while the rest of us go for it" She said, while walking away. Hyacinth looked at her confused before she picked her bow from the ground and followed her

" How am I supposed to do that? " She asked, looking totally confused while putting the bow on her back. This was the first ever time Clarisse asked her to do something like that because she usually helped her take the flag. But a little bit Hyacinth knew that Clarisse had something else to do in her mind and most specifically take revenge on someone who had embarrassed her the previous night

" I don't know! Use that little love effect you have on him or something, but keep him away" She said with a smile and Hyacinth rolled her eyes annoyed 

" I don't have whatever that is" She said watching Clarisse walk away before she sighed and took her bow in her hands, to be ready in case she needed it. She started walking through the woods until she noticed some people fighting from afar and when she noticed Luke being one of them she climbed onto the nearest tree and hid between the branches of it. She watched them fight for a few minutes, secretly admiring how good Luke was at this, but when they had beaten every single one of her team, she decided that it was time to do her part. She picked up her bow and pointed it at Luke's brother. She threw an arrow that went to his shirt and pinned him against the tree. Luke looked around confused, but when he noticed the arrow on his brother's shirt, he knew that Hyacinth was hiding somewhere. Hyacinth picked up her bow again and pointed it at Luke's sword, which was now in his hand. She threw another arrow which went straight through the small blue fabric it had and pinned it on the tree next to Luke's brother who looked terrified of the fact that a sword stopped right next to him. Hyacinth jumped to the ground behind Luke and took his sword from the tree in her hands with a proud smile on her face 

" I guess it is really nice to beat the strongest swordsman at the camp" She said looking at the sword with a smile. Luke turned to her with a surprised look before he smirked at her 

" You are lucky it is you and I don't want to hurt you" He said looking at the girl who smiled and handed him back his sword 

" But we are still opponents and I really want to brag about beating your ass" She said, picking a sword she found thrown to the ground which belonged to one of her teammates with a smile on her face

"Chris, you can go" He said to his brother who was finally able to remove the arrow from his shirt, not taking his eyes off Hyacinth who was playing with the sword she found in her hands. Chris hesitated for a moment, but the look on his brother's face made him sigh and walk away

" You are going to regret this, little fleur" He said with a smile and Hyacinth scoffed but then smiled when she realised that he called her a little flower

" I think I will risk it anyway" She said before they started playing against each other. It was an intense game because both of them wanted to win, ignoring the completely obvious feelings they had for each other because winning for both of them was the most important thing. After a few minutes, Hyacinth knew that she was going to lose, so she decided to come up with a new plan so she pretended to lose her balance and fall to the ground. Luke forgot everything about the game the moment he thought that she was going to fall and caught her hand to prevent her from injuring herself. Hyacinth's helmet had fallen to the ground and her messy braids along with her red cheeks she had because of how close she was to Luke made him think that she was the most beautiful girl he had seen in his life. However, he knew that he couldn't get too attached to her if he wanted to achieve his goal, which wasn't to win this game. But he also knew that he couldn't stop himself from kissing her right then and there 

"Lesson number one, Castellan. Never let your opponent distract you" She said taking his sword from his hand and pointing it at him with a smirk on her face. He let out a small laugh before he removed his helmet and looked at the girl with a smile 

" I admit that you were good" He said raising his hands and Hyacinth smiled before throwing both swords on the ground. Luke walked up to her while picking a flower from the ground and looked at it with a smile 

" May I madam?" He asked and Hyacinth nodded before he put the flower in her ear with a smile on his face, admiring how beautiful she looked even though she was sweaty from head to toe with messy hair. His hand then travelled to Hyacinth's cheek and rubbed it slowly, which made the girl blush even harder, before he slowly leaned in. Their lips brushed against each other, and Hyacinth felt her stomach turn upside down at the fact that Luke Castellan was about to kiss her, but also from the fact that his warm lips were touching hers. Luke pulled away without kissing her and then smiled playfully at the girl

" Lesson number two little fleur, it is not game over yet" He whispered with a smirk before he took the swords from the ground as fast as he could and ran away from her while putting back his helmet

" That is called UNFAIR" She screamed at Luke who was running away with a smile on his face

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I hope you guys like this part because I absolutely adored writing it