"Maybe one day. First, I got to make sure you're all safe. That's all that matters to me." Andy sighed. Of course. She just hoped he didn't get himself killed in the process. She didn't need to lose anyone else. "Come on, let us get this funeral going so their souls can finally be at peace."
"I'll be there in a minute," Andy gave him a half smile as he stood up and walked off. She remained there on the beach for another couple minutes or so as she tried to gather herself together. Not that anyone expected her to be fine, but she refused to be a blubbering mess in front of the other campers either. She felt the need to be strong. Andy made a name for herself between helping take down a minotaur her first day and dating basically the head of the camp.
With a sigh, Andy stood up and dusted off her shorts. She slowly trudged her way over to the pyres. Instead of moving beside Ajax, she kept to the back of the crowd, watching from a distance. Her arms crossed as she chewed on her bottom lip. She couldn't help but hate how Daniel wasn't there. No funeral for her to take part in, nothing. Looking around at all of the sad faces of those who lost loved ones like she did, made her think.... While everyone else goes home for the summer, she is going to train. Andy refuses to let someone take a loved one from her again.
Wes instantly regretted saying anything after the kiss. Seeing Trinity's smile fade to a frown at his comment made his heart sink. Of course, it had nothing to do with her. He just wished when he got the chance to finally hold her, he could do it with both arms. He couldn't always find the silver lining.
βItβs okay,β Trinity said, putting her hand on his jaw. βYou managed pretty effectively with one.β
Wes gave a weak laugh, raising his hand to touch hers that was on his jaw. "Ok, blondie."
βYou are a bit of the pain in the ass though. You were hard to look out for on the field, always picking the opponent that was 100 times bigger than you. You must have been a handful in your high school.β
Wes couldn't help but smile at the scrunch in her nose. He leaned his head in towards her once more. "You have no idea," he said with a grin. Then before she could say anything else, he placed one more quick kiss upon her lips. He chuckled as he pulled away. "Just had to make sure I wasn't dreaming."
When Ajax started gathering the campers around the pyres for the funeral, Trinity moved to her feet. Wes pushed off the ground with his hand and moved to stand beside her. His gaze passed over all the different campers. He couldn't imagine how many of them lost someone their cared deeply for. He couldn't imagine that. As the reality of it all sunk in, his hand slid down the take Trinity's.
"Would anyone like to say anything before we start?" Wes didn't know what to say. He was one of the more fortunate campers at the result of the war.