This was not requested at all, but something I felt like writing. There will be no specific character in this story, you are free to choose who it is. I'd love to hear what you think about this one and hope you enjoy
In the beginning, everything was going good. We went out, enjoyed each other's company, nothing but smiles every time we saw one another. But...something must've happened along the way. Something happened when I wasn't looking. Something changed and what we had, was no longer there.
I was away on a quest, and it was taking longer than I thought it would. Every time I would come across monsters, I would think about him, and how I can't wait to go back to camp, back to him. I've missed him while I was away, and unfortunately, I haven't had the time to contact him in anyway.
As I slash down the last monster, I heave out a sigh and try to regain my breath. It was slightly tougher than the last few I've been fighting, so it took a little longer than I would have liked to take it down. As I wipe the sweat from my forehead, I sheathe my weapon and walked away, finding myself near a lake with crystal blue water.
I decided to walk over to the lake and take a break. It's not everyday I get one after all with everything that's been happening. 'I wonder how he is doing?' I thought as I stared out towards the lake. 'I do miss that boy. I hope we have a chance to catch up once I get back to camp.' However, as I thought about it, I had a slight bad feeling arise within my chest. But it was gone the moment it appeared. 'Probably meant nothing, I hope.' Shutting off my thoughts, I continued to look out towards the lake, thankful for the peace and quiet this place provided.
I closed my eyes as a slight breeze blew by, brushing my hair over my shoulders. I let out a sigh of content, feeling at peace for the first time since I left camp.
While enjoying the silence, I unsheathed my weapon and looked down at it with a smile. He gave this to me not long after we met, saying that it was just the type of weapon that suited me. Ever since I got it, I've been using it in every fight. It meant a lot to me, he meant a lot to me.
'I just hope I do enough for him.' I sometimes wonder if I'm doing enough, after all that he's done for me. I want to be the kind of girlfriend that does as much for him as he does for me. I asked him this a couple times actually, and he says I do more than enough every time. I can't help but smile at that, but a part of me still worries.
'Maybe I can bring him here one day, just the two of us.' I thought as I sheathed my weapon and looked back at the lake. I enjoyed the silence a little longer before getting up and leaving. 'Time to go home, back to him.' I was excited to go back, it's been too long.
The moment I walked into camp, my sibling(s) greeted me with nothing but hugs and smiles, asking how it all went. I told them everything and we caught up for a bit before I told them I had someone to see. All I got was a smirk in return and couldn't help but cover my face as a blush threatened to show. 'He and I have been together a while now and I still manage to blush at something's that are said or implied. Dam that boy.' I thought with a smile.
I walked away from my sibling(s) and looked for him. It wasn't long before I spotted him and ran over to him, wrapping my arms around his waist from behind as I placed a kiss on his cheek.
"(Chosen Demigod), I've missed you." He turned around and wrapped his arms around my waist, bringing me closer to him as he placed a quick kiss on me cheek.
"Welcome home, (Name)." Was all he said. Was it just me, or did that sound a little distant? I quickly shook off the thought, not thinking too much of it.
"Are you free this afternoon?"
"Yeah."
"Want to join me for a bit? I'd love to catch up and spend time with you."
"Sure." Nothing else was said as we walked off, though something felt wrong. I felt as if something bad was going to happen, and this afternoon was not going to end well.
We walked for a bit, but I noticed that he wasn't walking close to me, it was as if he was trying to keep away from me. The mere thought of that hurt. Plus he was very quiet, which wasn't like him at all. Every time we were together, we were always talking. There was never a silent moment between us.
"Is everything ok?" I asked as I broke the silence, beginning to worry but hoping it wasn't showing.
"Hmmm? Yeah, everything is fine." He replied.
"Are you sure? I'm here for you if you want to talk about it."
"Just some stuff." He said nothing else, and continued walking. I couldn't help but hang back just a bit as I looked at him. The bad feeling before still there. I placed my hand over my chest and clutched my heart, hoping I was wrong.
We walked some more, and it was like he didn't want to come near me at all. He kept his distance and was silent the whole time. I didn't know what to say, I felt like there was this distance between us and I don't know how to fix it. I didn't like it, not one bit. 'What's happening here?' I thought as all I could do was glance at him every now and then.
We finally stopped walking and decided to sit down. Not wanting this distance anymore, I sat close to him and placed my head on his shoulder.
"(Chosen Demigod), please talk to me. You've been silent this whole time. Have I done something wrong?"
"You haven't done anything wrong at all. I'm sorry, I've just had something going on." I turned to face him and placed my hand on his cheek.
"Talk to me, I'm here for you. I want to help you."
"You can't help me with this." He said as he looked away from me. That stung. First he doesn't want to be near me and now he doesn't even want to look at me. I don't know what to do.
"I can if you let me." I tried to convince him that if he just let me, I can help him with whatever it is that's wrong. I want to be there for him and help him in any way I can.
"It's me." He finally said after a few moments of silence. He let out a sigh and took a breath before talking again. "Since you were away, even before then I've been dealing with a personal issue. I don't want to do something that hurts you." I had wondered why he didn't tell me this since before I left for my quest he seemed fine. We hung out like usual, spent time with one another when we weren't busy and he seemed happy. Why didn't he tell me something was up? I would've helped him.
"I can help you through this."
"You can't. Look, I think it's best if we..." He cut himself off. I had a feeling I knew what he was going to say, but I swore to the gods above that I was wrong. 'Please don't let it be what I think it is.' I thought as the bad feeling from before made its presence known even more now. 'Please don't let it be like this.'
"You think it would be best if we were just friends?" I whispered as I dropped my hand from his cheek. I saw a tear fall down his cheek.
"I'm sorry." Was all he said and I swore you could hear my heart break the moment he said those words. I turned away from him as I closed my eyes, holding back the tears that threatened to fall. I wanted to be wrong. Olympus above I wanted to be wrong so bad. 'So my bad feeling was this.'
"W-We'll still b-be friends, r-right?" I stuttered out. He pulled me into his arms, and as much as I wanted to be there, it didn't feel right anymore.
"I don't want to lose you from my life completely." He pulled away from the hug, and I have never been so glad. His touch, I didn't want it after he broke up with me. Nothing else was said as I got up and begin to walk away.
"Goodbye." I whispered before I ran.
I ran all the way back to my cabin. I felt numb as I did so, tears ran down my face along the way. As soon as I made it to my cabin, I saw that it was empty, which I was very thankful for. I unsheathed my weapon and looked at it once more, no longer wanting to use it because he gave it to me. I found a box that was sitting under my bed and placed the weapon in it, before putting the box back under.
"I'll just get a new one later." I mumbled out. As much as I love that weapon, I can't use it. It'll hurt too much to use the weapon he gave me. Maybe once all my wounds are healed I'll pick it up again, but for now that's where it'll stay.
We haven't spoken since that day. I see him around camp, but I don't approach him. Even if it's not his intention, he's made it clear that he wants nothing to do with me. And as much as that hurts, I accept it and have to move on. Even though he said we'll still be friends, I feel he's lost all interest completely, even in a friendship. There's just nothing I can do.
I do wonder what went wrong, but I fear that's a question that'll remain unanswered. It's been made clear where I stand, he seems better off without me anyway. I have fond memories of us together, but perhaps it's time to lock them up in the depths of my mind and focus on my training, my friends, and more importantly myself.