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Ψ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐢-𝐆𝐨𝐝 Ψ

𝐖𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, to me it felt like everything around me blurred and when he held me even the slightest touch, I felt safe, safe with him, him having his hold on me.

My mind blanked and I didn't know what to say. I'm 17 years old and have never flirted with a guy.

I have mostly stayed silent and admired from afar, sounds creepy but it's not like I stalked them. But now...I wanted this time to be different. But even then, my throat closed from the fear of rejection.

"I'm sorry. I'm just..." I frowned and looked away from him and grabbed my stuff but as I walked away I heard him say something from behind me.

"Meet me tonight. By the bonfire." I heard him walk in the either direction so I quickly turned around.

I asked him "won't Chiron be upset if he knows we're breaking curfew?"

He looked back at me and shrugged mentioning "it's not like we need to tell Chiron everything."

My cheeks probably turned bright pink from those very few words. And that was most likely true because his smile, his small smile appeared on his face as he looked at me and I felt that bubble boil in my stomach again.

"Uh...yeah. I guess that could work...Luke." I smiled and he nodded, turning away, and walking over to some kids as I turned around.

That bubbly feeling in my stomach, was it that I was crushing on him?

No... no... nah.

No.

Oh no...

***

Before meeting up with Luke I was with Damien in the bathroom where we locked the door, and I paced back and forth freaking out over this whole ordeal.

"Calm down! Even when I was 30, I wasn't freaking out over a tiny little date." He huffed out and I stopped pacing to glare at him.

"I'm freaking out! You're not a 17-year-old girl who has never ever talked to a boy or even tried to make a move because she's been terrified of rejection and now, I am freaking out and no this isn't a date!" I shouted and panted pointing at him as he crossed his arms.

"Yes, because inviting you out to the bonfire after hours so Chiron won't catch you guys to talk alone isn't a date at all." I looked at him weirdly.

"Clearly, you haven't been on a real date. Or at least the pens I see in New York, the bookstore dates... coffee dates even if I hate coffee and prefer tea. Where we can walk around Union Square, kiss when it snows..." I smiled and looked at him as he let out a laugh and I crossed my arms annoyed by him.

He looked at me and said "you are still in the mind of a mortal with all those ideas. You are a Demi-God now!"

I rolled my eyes looking in the mirror and said "I just...no offense but really? How could he be into me? I mean look at me! I still play with toys!"

Damien sighed and rubbed his eyes approaching me and said, "just calm down,"

He began turning the knobs of the faucet on and he put some water on his hands and splashed it on my face, I scoffed and opened my eyes with my mouth in an O-shape as he smiled holding his thumbs up as suddenly the faucet began rumbling and spewed his way. He held both his hands up trying to defend himself from the water as I looked at the faucet but before I could turn it off it stopped all on its own.

I looked at him and asked, "are you okay?"

He sneezed twice and wiped his face looking at me and laughed out "that was cool. But I also hated that."

We stared at each other, and he walked over grabbing my shoulders again with his hands wet and the floor wet too.

"Just calm down. When you see him, all alone, don't do anything you'll regret. But also make sure that you just be you. Your mom and I like that about you, and because that's why Luke likes you. You don't need to be some perfect girl, neither are you some mean girl. At least in my opinion, whatever he does, you'll know what to do in the moment. Don't force it." He finished.

I smiled and wrapped my arms around him tightly and he laughed and held me tightly and held my head "I could never ask for a better best friend than you Damien..."

He forced me off him and I looked at him confused "repeat that?" He asked and I smiled.

"You're my best friend." I announced as he lifted me up over his shoulder as I tightly held the back of his shirt.

I squealed, holding his back shouting "Damien!"

With that he sat me down and said, "go get ready for your date and then you're gonna tell your best friend everything!"

He walked over and opened the door and we both left.

***

When I left the cabin by then everyone had gone to bed, Luke had already left and I was just nervous and taking my time. I was walking away as I saw Clarisse with her arms crossed staring at me.

"C-C-Clarisse. Hey!" I whispered with a smile as she looked around.

"Looks to me you are sneaking out from your cabin after curfew wearing...a somewhat decent outfit. What are you gonna do?" She asked with a smirk.

I huffed a breath and rolled my eyes saying, "if you must know, I'm just going...to do something."

She approached me and glared at me saying "you're lying, don't make a 14-year-old force it out of you."

I swallowed harshly and nodded saying "fine. You caught me, just keep this a secret please?"

Clarisse looked at me with a pleased expression as I explained "I'm going to talk to Luke. That's it alright?"

I saw her holding in a laugh that she quietly let out as she shook her head heading back to her cabin "you guys are idiots."

Watching her go back into her cabin I just tried to shake it off and walked over to the forest and saw the bonfire still lit up with Luke sitting there, staring at it and I took a deep breath holding my bracelet and walked over and looked at him "hey..."

Luke turned his head and looked up at me and smiled, "hey."

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Next 2 chapters will be posted tomorrow and it's pure Luke & Hayley.

I recommend putting their song 'Con La Brisa' on loop.

Cause next one will be pure young teenage romance.

And....LUKES POINT OF VIEW!!!