"You sure you want to train? Your arm may be a little stiff" Phoenix hesitated laying out the mats in the same way as before which gave me a sense of normality for some odd reason but I still didn't like the way he lay them out... I'm judging Phoenix on his mat laying skills now? I needed a better social life, seriously. "Yep, I feel great" I lied shortly, my arm had pins and needles in it but it was bearable and anyway I needed to do some training at least today plus it was funny watching Phoenix turn red in the face when I mentioned being forcefully injected with birth control medicine from the nurse because you know, kill diamons for a living that's fine but when he hears about 'girl stuff ' he suddenly turns into that uncomfortable little school boy again. "Okay. Let's try and speed up your defences first, your reflexes need to be so much faster. You've started working on your stamina right?" He asked checking up on me. I gave him a slow nod, my mind drifting off now thinking back to the oracle last night. "Yeah I went jogging with Anastazie last night and I might go and hit the gym tonight for the weights" I told him which as much confidence I could muster. He cocked a red eyebrow at me, almost like he didn't believe I had done anything but then he heard Anastazie's name and I could see his mind going elsewhere too. But that reminded me that Anastazie was super pissed for leaving her alone for the entire lesson, I'll definitely have to make it up to her with a movie night at mine one night with Cole too, watching all their rom-coms because I was honestly such a shitty friend to them recently so watching all their types of films was not the worse punishment in all fairness, I actually quite enjoyed it. "That's your hot friend right?" He grinned, rocking up on his heels until he was standing, now looking ready to start. Sighing and shaking my head, I forced myself to head over to the mats, mentally face-palming myself. How could I forget Anastazie's and Phoenix's mini flirting session right in front of me and Cole ages ago? It practically made me cringe from the thought of my best friend and my personal trainer getting it well, on. "She's eighteen years old as well" I reminded him sternly. Turns out Anastazie's birthday had been in September before I had started here. Cole's was in July so at least I got to be there to celebrate his eighteenth birthday. "You make me sound like I'm thirty or something... and before you say it I am not thirty. I'm twenty-four and in my prime" He snorted, running an awkward hand through his fiery hair before his silver eyes met mine cheekily. I may have not known he's exact age but he did look about Stephanos's age which was about twenty- one or two. Either way, I held my hands up in the surrender sign, clearly Phoenix was actually quite sensitive when it came to his age. Meanwhile, in the present, I couldn't help but feel a grin pulling across my features as I place my feet apart in the defence position, digging my toes as much as I could to get a safe enough grip when suddenly something shot through me like a bullet from a gun, right through my stomach and out the other side. Immediately, I collapsed painfully to my knees with a loud thud as another jolt ran through me like a second bullet through the head this time dragging down my face and neck, I began to gasp from the pain, curling myself up into a ball, shaking wildly now. "Kaley?!" Phoenix protested in a distress tone, next to me in an instant when the next jolt rocketed through me in the stomach again, it was like I could almost feel the waves radiating off me, like my mind could see blue glows coming out of my body. I desperately tried to claw the mat with my fingers, trying to get up but I couldn't; something deep inside of me, my aether was pulling me somewhere but before I could follow it, it suddenly snapped off like someone shutting a door, just gone. I slammed back against the mat, every muscle unlocking itself as I dared to take a breath into my lungs now panting, my eyes inches away from the mat, my eyelashes brushed against the material, my hair stuck to my sweaty face and my body now begun to ache all over... what the fuck was that?! "Kaley?" Phoenix replied warily, like he was unsure what to do, I mean what could he do? I had just had an almost like seizure right in front of him. Sheepishly and against my body's own protest, I straightened up slowly from praying-like position, my mind was fuzzy and the room turned for a moment before my eyes focused on Phoenix, he look pale, his gaze running over me looking for visible injuries to me.
"I-I..." My mouth was dry and gritty. "I'm sorry" I managed to say through my voice protesting to take more gulps, trying to rehydrate my throat and mouth. I didn't know what to do, I never meant to scare Phoenix but I had also freaked myself out too, what the hell was going on with me? My legs wobbled like jelly when I managed to pull myself to my feet, I was still a little shaky but I think that was just from shock at this point. "Was it your arm?" He asked gently, still watching me with curious eyes but he stood up once more from his crouched position, running a hair through his fiery hair and sighing deeply. I felt myself gulping still and my head nodding at him slowly, feeling utterly out of control of myself still. Why did it felt like I was lying to him? I mean I had no clue what happened to me, for all I knew it could've been from that, perhaps I was just trying to convince it was that right now. "Yeah, I guess the nausea hit me suddenly" I spoke in barely a whisper, I'm not even sure Phoenix heard me. I avoided looking at the windows to the left of me because normally around the start of our training sessions people, mostly girls would gather round to watch us and honestly I was a little embarrassed because to them it would just look like the half-blood had dropped to her knees and started spasming randomly... oh Gods I wonder if Phoenix thought that too, that was so humiliating. "You need to rest" Phoenix told me firmly but I could feel a hidden kindness in his words like he was afraid to show me any soft emotion but also because he knew I was a stubborn-ass kid as well. I really hope he wouldn't stop my training again over this, I couldn't afford to miss anymore time. "I need to train" I told him in the same tone, through gritted teeth as I squared up to him or well tried to, I was tiny compared to him but I made sure my eyes connected with his; my body was a little dizzy but I didn't feel any pain anymore. It was like it had never happened and as I look down at myself I saw no bullet wounds, not that I expected any. "Kaley... ugh fine, whatever. I can't be bothered to argue with you but as soon as you feel anything not right you'll tell me straight away, compromise?" He sighed again, rubbing his hand over his face; he was exhausted, exhausted of me probably. I couldn't say I blame him but it did make me feel bad because I never meant to cause him grief and he was only doing this with me as a favour for Stephanos. He could back out on it anytime he wanted which I was sure would annoy Stephan been he had dropped out on Phoenix's current spot due to the fact we made out on this very floor when I was seriously losing my shit and pouring my tears and heart out over Alexis. Looking back now it was probably a pity kiss I have to admit but it was also heated kiss, still sending shivers down my body thinking about it now. However, it was such a big no-no in the Half-blood 101 rulebook, not only that it had left Stephanos hating and being awkward around me so he stopped being my trainer and friend for that matter, another thing I wasn't exactly over yet. "Okay. That's fair" I agreed to his compromise even though I seriously doubted myself of actually telling him if I something did happen again because I hadn't meant to lie to him then but it still happened. And it worried me.
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The Apollyon's Revenge. Book #2.
Romance*SEQUEL TO THE LAST HALF-BLOOD* Kaley Leandros is the Last Half-Blood on the planet ever but until recently she had been growing up in the mortal world. Not knowing what she was or who her family and friends were too. After months of training from...
