Breaking Point

Will always knew that this would happen, but it never really stopped the heartache.

It never does.

Lee died.

So did Michael.

Since that horrible- No, horrible didn't even begin to cover how bad the war was. Will didn't know a word as bad as the battles were. They had lost so much, more than the Athena, Hephaestus, or Hermes cabins, more emotional, physical, or mental pain. They lost at least half of their cabin, if not then more than half. One was enough, with Lee gone, their smiles came less and sadder, then Michael, their smiles were non-existant. And other cabins were depending on them to heal their siblings, without breaks. Some cabins were expecting miracles, something that the Apollo cabin couldn't produce. Then it became their fault that Diana from Iris cabin wasn't healing fast enough, or Sam from the Ares cabin kept bleeding after he had been told he shouldn't practice for some time, or even when Opal from the Athena cabin was paler than normal. It wasn't their fault, but no one cared to listen to them, Chrion always said that he would handle it, but nothing changed.

Then, Will became leader and took on most shifts, during breakfast, lunch, dinner, and night. Kayla, 14, would bring food from the pavilion, and made him rest during breaks. Austin, 12, would take some shifts, Fiona would take two because she was only six. Then Brooke, 16, would always take any opened shifts, which was after her practices and durning the night. Ryder, 11, would take care of patients that would be critical in any free time or skip some events, like campfire. Jack, 12, would always be up and around taking casts, or healing infections. Nancy, ten, would be helping people would be injured after the war, during practice or something. The campfire would kind of be depressing because the musicians would always be so tired, and still trying to get over their siblings death.

Then the Apollo cabin reached their breaking point. Will passed out on the floor on the night shift when he was checking up an Ares patient, and Kayla dragged him to the back where an empty bed was, and Brooke finished Xavier's check up. "Can you even do your job, Sunshine?" Clarisse snarled.

"Say. That. One. More. Fucking. Time." Brooke said after she finished.

Clarisse's eyes darkened. "Can you do your job right? Oh well, guess that's how Michael died-".

Brooke slapped Clarisse across the face and shoved her against the wall and pinned her. "If I hear you say something similar about anyone, I swear on the River Styx that you will not be getting any help from me, or my siblings, no matter how hurt you are, or blood you have around you! Don't you fucking dare treat any of my siblings like that, or talk about them like that! I don't give a damn if you killed a drakon, or even Kronos for this matter! Don't fucking come near me again! You got that Pig Head?!" she yelled. Kayla and Chiron came rushing in but were stopped, to shocked in front of them. There was a blonde, blue eyed, 130 pound girl holding a brunette, at least 150 pound girl against the wall with a knife from her thigh sheath to the brunette's neck.

"Sorry." Clarisse mumbled.

"I said, you got that Pig Head?! Or do you need to see the stress of this, how if you make one fucking mistake could easily end someone's life?! Maybe you can handle seeing that on the battlefield, but you don't know one damn thing when it comes to the stress that you hold someone's life in your fucking hands! Its totally different from this end of the syringe, and my six year sister puts up with it, and when she accidently puts a bandage on wrong, the other cabin's counselor comes in and screams at her! Try dealing with that and maybe- just maybe you can talk!" Brooke screamed to her.

"Okay! I'm sorry." Clarisse said louder, her voice slightly shaken.

Brooke withdrew her knife and threw Clarisse to the ground, "Good. Now get out of here. Don't come back if you're not injured. Don't worry this will stay between you and the Apollo cabin. Wouldn't want to trash the 'Drakon Killer's' image. And maybe you can tell the other counselors that the Apollo cabin can't pull miracles out of their asses." Brooke said, putting her knife up, and Clarisse stumbled out of the infirmary.

"Um, Brooke? Is everything alright?" Chiron asked.

"I'm fine. Just go back to sleep. I'm going to finish up the other's check ups. Kayla will you help me?" Brooke asked. Kayla nodded and both quietly went to work. Kayla was surprised the patients didn't wake up from the scene that just played out. Must the drugs. She thought.

"Very well. Just tell me in the morning alright?" Chiron asked.

"No, I said that it would stay between Clarisse and the Apollo cabin. I keep my word. Unlike some people." Brooke said. Chiron nodded sadly and left, he was ashamed, but he couldn't blame her for acting so cold to him, he promised- he promised that he would take of he problem, but he didn't. He knew the whole Apollo cabin hated broken promises, and what did he do?

Break a promise.

Will got up in the morning and felt horrible, he couldn't be there for the others, he was a bad leader. But the day after the fiasco, Kayla made him go to breakfast with his siblings while Chiron cared for the hurt. It was a free day, that meant basketball or singing with his siblings but he was so ashamed and couldn't look them in the eye. "Okay, well, since everyone is here I have a story that must stay between us. Okay? No one tells anyone else. Swear on the River Styx." Brooke said at the Apollo table.

"I swear by the River Styx that I won't tell anyone about this story." They each said, with Fiona pronouncing her 'l's like 'th's. So Brooke told them about the night before. Everyone was shocked then infuriated.

"That bitch!" Ryder cursed, he quickly turned to the six year old, "Fiona never say that word."

"Okay. B-bu-but why does she have to b-be so m-mean?" Fiona said and started crying. That grabbed everyone's attention, some looked down, others sent sad smiles, the Stolls made a funny face which made Fiona let out a watery giggle, then she looked at Clarisse, who looked at her plate rolling her grapes around. Everyone looked at Will to defuse the situation, and he picked up Fiona and pointed to the cabin, his siblings got the message and left, walking to the cabin. "S-sorry W-Will." Fiona sobbed as he carried her to the cabin.

Will shook his head, "Its okay Fiona. None of us had a chance to deal with this yet. Everyone needed us and we weren't there for ourselves, or each other." Fiona nodded and buried her head into his neck. As they reached their cabin, everyone had tears in their eyes. "Okay, group hug!" Will said, everyone laughed, and tackled Will to the floor, which made him groan, and then laughed. Everyone started laughing. Eventually, they stopped laughing and started to breathe again. Will sighed then started speaking, "Okay, I know I haven't been around and been a horrible leader." He looked to the floor with watery eyes, "I completely understand if you want another leader."

Nancy hugged Will's waist and said, "Will, look, I know for a fact that none of us has been there for eachother. Even me. But that stops now okay? No secrets, always make time for eachother, and most likely there is going to be knew Apollo kids, its a never ending system." Thunder was heard, "Sorry. Anyways, we need eachother. What we have here," she waved around the room, "is all that some of us have, or as close as a family some of us have."

Will nodded and wrapped his arms around her, "You know what? You are smarter than most ten-year-olds."

Everyone started laughing again.

I have another chapter if you guys want it, just review if you do!

-RaySimp1999