"Dude, what a lucky girl." Chelsea, Hunter's sister said with a sigh. "That's so fucking romantic. A guy saving you, but you don't know who it is." Hunter sat down next to her, hearing what she said.
"What are you talking about?" He asked before ordering Vanilla Coke from his cup. Chelsea turned toward him.
"That party last night?" She said in a hushed tone, leaning forward. "Apparently, Arabella Foster, over in Aphrodite Cabin, was saved during the last capture the flag game. From what I heard, she was attacked by a bunch of hellhounds or some shit and she fell down or something and this guy just like leaps out of a tree like some fucking ninja and kills them all." Hunter swallowed nervously. Everyone knew now? At least, they had no idea what actually happened.
"Oh, yeah?" Hunter said quietly.
"Yeah. This guy makes sure she's okay and then runs off. What a dumbass, really." She said with a roll of her eyes before turning back to her food. Hunter looked down at his food and tried to hide his eyes a little. It was only a couple of minutes before he heard a tray slammed onto the table across from him.
"Brett. Fucking. Wilcox." Jake said angrily. Hunter raised an eyebrow.
"Kid from Apollo, right? What about him?" Hunter said quietly.
"He's the guy who saved her. Who saved Arabella. It's Brett Wilcox." Jake said with a sigh.
"No, it's not." Hunter said without thinking. Jake raised an eyebrow at him.
"What? He just admitted it to Arabella and they've basically been talking ever since." He said with a sigh. Hunter put his hands on his face a moment.
"Uhh...Well, what if he's....lying...or something. I don't know."
"Either way, though. Have you seen Brett Wilcox?"
"That guy is fucking gorgeous!" Chelsea said with a gasp. "Apparently, he's a model in the winter. That boy is...majestic." She said, biting her lip a little.
Exactly. If she has a choice between gorgeous, majestic, model, hero, Brett Wilcox and short, average, prankster, Jake, who do you think she's going to pick?" Hunter rubbed his eyes.
"I really don't want to talk about this." Hunter said with a nod. "I mean, you're kind of assuming Arabella would choose someone she just officially met over someone she's gotten to know and seemingly enjoys hanging out with." He pushed his tray to the middle of the table. "And I have a feeling that it's not going to work out with Brett." Hunter said, reaching over and patting Jake on the arm.
"I with I could be as optimistic as you are..." He said quietly, running his hand through his hair.
"Come on. Just...try not to think about it. I couldn't really see you with Arabella anyway." Hunter said with a nod. "You're too good for her. Alright, well, I'm suppose to be meeting Brooke-"
"Hey, there, cutie." Brooke said, appearing behind Hunter and wrapping her arms around his neck. "You ready?" Hunter stood, holding onto her arms and pulling her onto his back. He turned then set her down on the bench.
"Yep. Let me just take care of my tray." He said with a smile before leaning up and kissing her lightly on the lips. He reached around her and grabbed his tray. "If you're super nice, I might have Brooke try and hook you up with one of her sisters. One that's even hotter than Arabella." Hunter said quietly to Jake before nodding at him and then pulling away again. "Alright. Let's go." He said, offering her his arm. Brooke giggled a little and took it then together they walked out, after Hunter dropped off his tray.
"How was dinner?" She asked, leaning into him a little.
"It was only okay. We basically just talked about all this commotion with Arabella." Hunter said. He let out a quiet chuckle, realizing it was kind of all his fault. "There's her knight in shining armor now." He said, pointing toward Brett and Arabella who were walking away from the beach and talking.
"Wow...He is...gorgeous." Brooke said with a sigh. Hunter looked over at her and sighed a little, feeling betrayed. "Arabella is a lucky girl. Not as lucky as I am though." She said with a giggle before leaning up and kissing his cheek. Hunter laughed.
"Oh, you're too kind, my dear." He said with a laugh before sitting down near the campfire. She lowered herself down in front of him and leaned backward into Hunter's open arms. "Mmm...You smell good." He said quietly before wrapping his arms around her, pulling her a little closer. She giggled and put her hands on top of his.
"Shh...Chiron's about to talk."