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The fire was gone now and had been replaced with something she hadn't felt in a long time. Fear.

Anzu watched Erin walk away from them for what felt forever. The hand around her waist grounded her, but she still couldn't shake off the feeling in her. It wasn't safe outside the camp. Carlos, Erin, and the rest of the group would be in constant danger, and Anzu couldn't do anything to help. When Anzu finally turned her head to look at Carlos's shoulder, unable to meet his eyes yet, her lips parted to say something but nothing came out past them. [i]Fuck.[/i] She hated how weak she was acting. How weak she really was. Anzu gave up and looked back down at the sword she still held in her hand. 

[color=gray][i]"You must keep your mind and body separated from your heart. Your heart will lead you to make mistakes. To make you irrational and stupid. Don't be stupid, Anzu."[/i][/color]

[color=d998a0]"We should get going. Make sure you're all ready and set to go."[/color] Anzu took a step forward, taking the hand that had been resting on her waist. With the other hand, she put her sword on her back next to the other and began to lead the way back to Carlos's cabin. She didn't turn back to look at Carlos, afraid he would see how afraid she really was. Afraid that he would change his mind and decide not to go. Separate mind from the heart, she kept telling herself over and over.

Carlos kept his eyes on Anzu. He could see the cogs in her mind turning. Turning non-stop. He didn't say anything else as she led the way back to his cabin. He wanted to say something, wanted to comfort her, to pull her in, and wrap his arms around the girl. Tell her that he would be fine, that he would care for Erin, and he wouldn't be by himself. But she would just push him away. It was what she did when she couldn't handle the emotional burden from certain situations. Instead, Carlos squeezed her hand and rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand. He hated seeing her like this, but he also couldn't just say no to Erin. 

Just before them, the one and only Zeru were looking for walked out of the fighting arena just after a furious looking Dave. Carlos could see Dave's greatsword split in half-, oh shit. Well, it wasn't the first time he had seen that. Zeru was ruthless in the arena. Both of the boys would train from time to time, and Carlos had to rely on his luck for him to even come alive from the pits. The son of Zeus was a great fighter; he could even say he was in the same level as Anzu. Then again, he was a bit biased on that end. No one was better than his precious girlfriend, Zu. She could kick his ass any day and he would say thank you.

[color=7F6B5D]"Should we tell him now?"[/color] Carlos turned to glance at Anzu before watching Zeru make his way towards the cabins. His eyes followed the guy's figure until he walked up to the Apolo cabin. [I]Ohhh.[/i] He exchanged a quick glance with Anzu, giving her a knowing smirk. [color=7F6B5D]"I think we should wait for him to-"[/color]

[color=d998a0]"No time."[/color] Anzu cut in, giving him a look. [color=d998a0]"We should at least tell him Erin is looking for him."[/color] She nodded her heads towards Zeru's directing before dragging him along the path to the cabin. Zeru was probably going after Fiamma. Anzu had seen them together before the girl left home, they weren't really hiding it, and it was so obvious that they had a thing going on. And now that Fiamma was back, Zeru would be gone for a week. She felt bad for them, finally reunited just to be pulled again for another week. 

When the duo finally arrived at the cabin, Anzu looked at Carlos, shooting him a look to indicate that he should tell Zeru. When Carlos shrugged and shook his head, Anzu rolled her eyes and cleared her throat to get the boy's attention. [color=d998a0]"Williams,"[/color] she took a step forwards but didn't let go of Carlos's hand. [color=d998a0]"Erin is looking for you."[/color] She didn't want to say anything else. Zeru was a smart boy; he would know what that meant. He would know he had been chosen for the quest. 


Carlos rubbed the back of his neck and shot Zeru an easy smile. [color=7F6B5D]"No rush, well there is a rush but take your time here, Zee."[/color] Fiamma had just arrived, and he didn't want to rush their reunion too much. Erin still had to get around telling the rest of her group, so they were probably not going to leave until tomorrow, hopefully. He wanted more time to spend with Anzu, make sure she wouldn't be worried sick for the rest of the week or until they finally made it back. Carlos was sure that Zeru would want the same for himself and Fiamma. 

[color=7F6B5D]"Well, just have fun for now and look for her later."[/color] Carlos shot Zeru a wink. [color=7F6B5D]"Don't take too long, Zee-"[/color] He let out a groan when Anzu elbowed him on the side. 

[color=d998a0]"See you around, Williams. Tell Fi we said welcome back."[/color] With a roll of her eyes and a small smile, Anzu pulled a groaning Carlos away from the cabin and down the path to their original destination. 

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