The Crybaby Meets His Match: Chapter 9

Layla's P.O.V

At the dining pavilion, I was concerned with Josh. I felt like I want to cry, but I held my tears. I have to be strong for him.

Just then, Eve (or should I say, Eden) came out of her cabin and sat next to me. I know it's against the rules to have another people from different cabins sit with you, but I imagined the surrounding Athena table was veiled with a very thick mist that even the demigods here don't see Eve coming, or see me talking with him.

"Hey." I said to her, giving her a hug. She looked like she was about to do something adventurous, and I can tell by looking at her expression.

"Hey Layla." Eve said. "Ready to go on some quests?"

"Sure!" I said gladly.

"Wait a minute..." Eve told me. "Let me bring Josh."

And Eve dashed through her cabin door.

I ate my breakfast, and a while later, Eve returned to me with the crying Josh. Josh made a very loud noise when he is crying, so Eve had to cover his mouth when he cried.

I tried to reach his mind. No, this can't be. How could I...

I felt something blocking his mind. It's a pink aura, the aura of Aphrodite, and it's very strong indeed. I can't reach his mind right now.

I could have sworn that what I saw is beyond horrible. His thoughts were normal, but he is still crying like a baby, and I don't know why is that.

The curse is preventing me from seeing what's inside his mind, but let's go on talking about the quest now.

"We need to do this quest," Eve told me, while showing me the letter.

I read the letter that Eve showed me, and after a while, I was aghast.

Hestia had been poisoned, and the cure is on Aphrodite's Temple in Mount Everest, and it is the blue flower, the only one that blooms. It's a gift from Demeter.

"We will do this." I said. "And bring Josh, he needs to be cured."

"Ok," Eve said, though I wasn't sure she would bring Josh.