Luna Silver: Daughter of Artemis: Chapter 22

Chapter 22 – I get the Stiff Neck
When I woke up I felt my head was as heavy as the buildings surrounding me, and somehow I was dizzier than before. I stretched and felt my neck was like steel, I couldn’t move it without flinching in agony.

I groaned.

“Finally, you’ve woken up.” Nico said as he stood before me; his sword was hanging on his belt, a serious look on his face. Cuinn was beside him, I can see the bandage under his sleeve.

I sat and groaned louder, my neck was hurting so badly I think I almost cried, “Why was I sleeping on bench?” I asked sourly.

Nico and Cuinn looked at each other with their eyebrow raised, “I don’t know. When I turned around after bandaging Cuinn, you were sleeping.” Nico said.

“Didn’t you know Nico and I were taking turns carrying you?” Cuinn added in an amused tone.

I felt my cheeks heat, I was carried by two people with Y chromosomes. Somehow, even though it was kinda stupid, I felt my dignity went downhill, I’m the child of the goddess of chastity and prideful maidenhood, and I had to rely on men? Yeah I did feel stupidly prideful on that subject, my apologies.

I huffed a breath and said, “Um, thanks, I guess.”

“You guess?” Nico muttered questioningly, “Do you know how much you weigh?”

“And how much you struggle on you sleep,” Cuinn pointed out, “You moan a lot, too.”

I gritted my teeth and tried to move my neck – two words: BAD IDEA. I sighed before asking, “So, who caught me when I fell?” desperate to change the subject.

Cuinn and Nico exchange doubtful looks; they eyed me like I was still moaning in my sleep. “What?”

 “There were only three of us.” Cuinn said, “And I believe it were the dracanaes doing that made the people sleep, so I believe it’s quite impossible for a human to help you.”

“Yeah, nobody was with you when I saw you when you were lying on the ground.” Nico said.

“But I saw a pair of wisteria colored eyes before I fell,” I argued, “I felt a pair of arms catch me.”

Nico shrugged carelessly while Cuinn though of it more, he put a hand his chin, “Wisteria eyes?”

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">“What about it?” I asked as I tried to move my neck again, I groaned in pain immediately.

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">“There is only one goddess I know that have that I color.” He said.

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">I shrugged, “Who?”

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">“But, were the eyes changing a lot or was it Wisteria all the way?” he asked.

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">“Wisteria all the way.” I muttered, massaging my neck.

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">He nodded, “It must be the Lady Psyche, Goddess of Souls.”

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">“Why would go down from Olympus just to catch Luna?” Nico wondered in a slapdash fashion.

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">Nico and Cuinn started to converse on the subject while I was too busy fixing my very annoying and hurting neck, I was getting too annoyed and hurting that I felt my eyes getting moist.

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">The other two stared at me, “Are you crying?” Cuinn asked incredulously.

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt"> I wiped my eyes, “Of course not.”

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">“Stiff Neck?” Cuinn asked, I groaned but nodded anyways.

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">I heard Nico chuckle with Cuinn as he said sarcastically, “She fights with dracanaes any day and cries of stiff neck.”

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt">I was sitting sideways from them, and when I heard what he said, my head automatically snapped to face him making my head turn about 90 degrees, bones cracked and my head whirled. I yelped and touched my neck didn’t hurt anymore, I sighed and smiled at Cuinn and Nico who were laughing their butts off.

<p style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:499.3pt"> ℓʋиα ƨιℓvɛя  badɛ [♥] wιɛяdgιяℓ  12:10, April 2, 2011 (UTC)