'Cause We Are Sistas [Hailey]

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I'm going insane. That's it. I'm going insane. Shit! Her mind was restless as she paced the porch of her sisters cabin. She needed to tell someone, anyone, and she knew that she could trust Hailey. Someone had to know about Gideon. Someone had to warn everyone. No one would even speak to Princess, let alone believe her if she brought up the accusations. She was the former camp slore, and had been slowly reverting to her old ways. She gave a loud groan as she swept a hand through her hair, tugging at the straight blonde locks as she scanned the area again. "Where in Hades are you, Hails?" She grumbled the words to herself. Hailey had agreed to meet her almost two hours ago, and she still wasn't there.

An exasperated sigh escaped her lips as she finally sat down on the porch steps, but it didn't stop her nerves. Her legs bounced up and down, her fingers fiddling with the multiple metal bracelets on her wrist. She'd been bored lately. She'd gotten so used to following Gideon around like a puppy, it was hard to get back into the normal routine of things at the camp. "Dammit, Hails." She whispered again as she stood once more. Her brain was still going crazy, the pressure of her secret baring down on her as she finally snapped, her fist connecting with the railing of the steps next to her. She cursed as she cradled her hand to her chest. She was just one giant walking bad idea.

[Hailey Nichols]

Hailey was running late, but she had good reason. She just met up with Vinnie to finalize them running away and... well... they didn't do that much talking which made Hailey almost two hours late meeting her sister. Hailey hurried through camp as she tried to smooth out her clothes and hair. They didn't go that far, but they did get a little intense with their secret make out sessions.

She arrived just in time to see the sister in question punch the railing of the steps leading up to her cabin. "P-Pri?" she hesitantly asked as she approached her. "Are you okay?" She seemed jittery. "You're not on anything, are you?" She put a hand on her sister's shoulder as she lead her up to her cabin. "Sorry I'm late... I have things to tell you... big things..." She took a deep breath as she opened the door to her cabin.

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As soon as she heard footsteps, her head snapped up. Relief flooded her eyes as she held her now bleeding hand against her chest. Stupid railings being hard and stuff. She almost scoffed at her sister at her questions. "No! Gods, no! She rolled her eyes, giving a bit of a laugh. Sure, Hailey didn't know everything, but the drugs were in her past. They were during her bad times, before Gideon.

She mentally cursed herself. The simple thought of the boy made her mind go a mile a minute. She tried her best to focus on what her sister was saying, nodding simply. "So do I..." She mumbled the words as she brushed past her sister into the cabin while the door was open. She was glad to see that the other Hunters were out, she didn't need anyone else listening in. Of course, she felt eyes watching her, and she couldn't help but glare at the statue of Artemis in the corner of the room. She rolled her eyes as she shrugged off her jacket, draping it over the head of the plaster Goddess. Hatred for the maiden still flowed through her veins.

"Make it quick, Hails. I gotta get this out of my head." She said simply as she sat down on the bed she knew at Hailey's, her legs starting to jump again, bloody knuckles completely forgotten.

[Hailey Nichols]

Her sister wasn't on drugs... Hailey couldn't help but wonder what had gotten into her sister to make her act like that. Once they were both in the cabin, Hailey closed the door as she locked the key. The hunters wouldn't be in for a little bit. They had issues to attend to that Hailey was exempt from... and Hailey made sure she was exempt from them.

She crossed her arms as she stood in front of her sister as she glanced over at Artemis. She bit the corner of her lower lip wondering if Vincent was really work the risk of being a jackalope the rest of her life. She took a deep breath before she turned her gaze over at her sister. "I'm running away from camp with a boy," she said quietly hoping it was soft enough that the goddess wouldn't hear her and come to punish her.

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Princess waited patiently as she waited for her sister to speak, and when she did, her jaw dropped. Had she heard correctly? "WHAT?!" She couldn't stop the reaction. Her sister. The Hunter. Was...Following in her footsteps. "Hails...It's risky. You saw what happened with me, and you've been a Hunter longer than I had." She ran her hand through her hair again, tugging at it once more, not caring about the blood now streaking the platinum blonde locks. "Just...Be careful." she couldn't stop her. Hailey had been happy lately, and at least Princess knew why, now.

"I..I almost did the same thing." She finally rushed out before she could back out. She stood from the bed, pacing the room. "Gideon. He asked me to leave with him. But I couldn't. I couldn't leave you here. He asked me a couple of days after Ha- After Hannah.." She mumbled the last words as she quickened her pacing. "I said no. In my head, I broke up with him. I haven't seen him in ages, but I bet he knows by now. But Hailey. Things are going down. Big things." She groaned again as she dropped to her knees in front of her sister.

"When are you leaving? Please tell me it's soon. As much as I don't want to see you go, I want. No. Shit. I need you safe." She knew she probably wasn't making sense. Her head wasn't even making sense. She just needed to get the people she cared about out of here before shit really hit the fan. And actually, even letting Hailey in on a little bit made her feel so much better.

[Hailey Nichols]

Hailey looked at her sister while pressing her lips together as she waited for Pri to process the information. WHAT?! Hailey cringed a bit with how loud her sister was. She was trying to keep this a secret from her lady for the longest time and she didn't need her sister screwing it up for her. "I know... but..." She pressed her lips together as she glanced off to the side. "I haven't felt this way in a long time about anybody... I was so cold for a long time..."

But she stopped dead in her tracks when she heard Pri. "WHAT?!" she echoed her sister as she looked down at him. "You almost left with that traitor?" She moved so both of her hands were on her sister's shoulders as she studied her eyes. "You know he's part of bad things, right? Artemis has told me. I don't want you around that traitor ever. He's bad news... things that haven't happened in a while are going to happen..."

She took a deep breath as she looked down at her sister. "It's going to be soon, but Pri... gods..." She squeezed her shoulders as her lips began to tremble. "I shouldn't leave you like this... not when things are going to happen..."

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Princess was still trying to process everything. She raked her hand through her hair again, this time leaving a long trail of blood. She shook her head furiously, head snapping up at something Hailey said. "You knew?" That's it. She was officially going insane. "You knew and you didn't tell me?! Hails! I've been going insane. Literally insane!" She huffed as she looked up at the girl, shaking her head. No. She couldn't be mad. Hailey was like her, couldn't say anything. She didn't know who was on which side. She didn't need Gideon getting tipped off that someone had spilled. That would just make it worse on everyone.

Her hands lifted to clutch her sisters, trying to force a smile onto her face. "No. Don't you even think about it, Hails. You're going to leave, you're going to be happy, and dammit you're going to be safe! I've lost too many people, already. I'm not losing you, too." Sure, she was never inseperable from Hailey, not like Hannah had been, but they were still sisters. And Hailey was the reason she was still alive. She'd saved her so many times on the battlefield, and again during her single week as a Hunter when they had to fight a giant boar. She wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the red-head.

"I want to meet him, though." Finally, an actual smile crossed her face. "No ifs, ands, or buts about it, missy." She took a shaky breath as she lowered her head. It felt good. It felt good to know that she wasn't alone in all of this, that someone else knew. The weight was no longer on her shoulders, and her brain was slowly starting to slow down.

[Hailey Nichols]

Hailey's eyes widen as she took a step back. Her sister was actually mad at her, which was something she was not used to. It wasn't like the type of mad she experienced when she took her vow. This was... this was different.

"I... I didn't think..." she muttered as she clasped her hands in front of her and looked down at them. "I'm sorry... I didn't think you were involved with him... still in involved..." She took a deep breath and sighed as she looked up to push her hair out of her face. Her hands came down just in time for her to grip her sister's.

"O...Okay..." She said as she licked her lips. Her mind raced. What ifs ran through her brain. What if it didn't work out and she ended up as a jackalope. She couldn't help but chuckle a bit when Princess insisted on meeting Vincent. "Okay," she said a bit as she smirked and squeezed her sister's hands. "I think you'll like him... I like him... a lot..."

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Princess tried to calm down her breathing, holding tightly to her sister's hands. "I loved him, Hailey. I was still involved until a few weeks ago, when he asked me to leave with him." She gave a shaky sigh, shaking her head a bit before giving Hailey a little squeeze. "I'm sorry. I know I'm acting strange right now, but this has literally been driving me insane. I can't say anything to anyone, because who knows who's in on Gideon's little plot right now?" She gave a loud huff before she looked down at their hands. Hailey's were smooth, ageless, while hers were calloused, grimey, and covered in blood from her knuckles.

She was glad when Hailey lightened the mood a bit. She finally pulled away from her sister, going to the medical kit she saw on the wall. She simply pulled out a roll of gauze and started to wrap up her hand before going back to Hailey. "Tell me all about him. I want to know everything. It's not every day that your Hunter sister says she's running away with a boy." She lowered her voice for the last part, chuckling a bit. "But you do know...If something happens, I'll protect you, right? No matter what, I'll keep you two safe. You're all I've got." She whispered the last words, giving a sigh. Sure, there were plenty of Hephaestus kids, but none of them knew her like Hailey had. Not even Sam, who had been hiding in his room since Hannah died.

[Hailey Nichols]

Hailey gripped her sister's hands a little harder as she could tell she was battling her emotions and thoughts. "I know..." she muttered to her as she looked up at her sister. "I can barely trust anyone here... Chiron has only told us hunters, but he believes that they have spies in the camp... you can really trust a select few..." She moved to pull her sister into a hug, squeezing her really.

When Pri pulled away, Hailey blushed a bit when she asked about Vincent. Of course with her being a redhead, that blush only intensified. "He's just..." she sighed loudly as a goofy grin crept onto her face. "He just gets me, you know? Like... Danny never got me... But Vincent..." She bit her lower lip as she tried to suppress a giggle. She looked at her sister, not really noticing her bandaging up her hands. "I think he's different, very different."

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Princess returned the squeeze from her sister, glad she had someone she could trust in this stupid place. Sometimes, she really just wanted to leave. But she couldn't. Not now. These people, they'd fought for her once, and now it was her turn to return the favor.

A small laugh escaped her lips at her sister's words before she sat down on the bed, tapping her fingers on her lap. "He sounds wonderful, Hails. I can't wait to meet him." She let a grin tug at her lips before she rested her head on Hailey's shoulder. "I feel so torn, Hails. One half of me just wants to run away and never come back...Find a way to live on my own for once. But the other half...It just wants to stay here and protect everyone. No matter how much they hate me." Adena flashed through her mind, and her fingers stopped. The girl had been her best friend, but one little mess up and it was all thrown away. But she still couldn't bring herself to leave. "I'm going back to the way I was before...Before Gideon, and it scares the Hades out of me."

[Hailey Nichols]

Hailey couldn't help but feel a little torn when her sister said that Vincent was wonderful. Even though she was trying to brush it off, she couldn't help but notice that Vincent was a little distant with her lately. Even though she just met up with him and they didn't talk a lot, what he did say wasn't his normal.

However, she didn't let that stupid boy bother her once her sister rested her head on the hunter's shoulder. Haile wrapped her arms around her sister as she took a deep breath. "I kind of understand.." She muttered as she stroked her sister's arm. Since Hannah's death, Hailey had been a little more attached to all of her siblings and less to the hunters. "I felt that way after Danny... I just wanted to get away, but I needed to stay because of..." She choked back her twin's name as she shook her head. "It's really up to you." Hailey took a deeper breath as she looked down at Pri. "You need to do what's best for you. And if that's leaving, then that's okay, but mark my words, Gideon is going to see the end of my arrow for all he's put you through."