Fear the Misunderstood

We always fear what we don't understand.

[lion-heart-strikes]

Did you just....

[lion-heart-strikes]

{Arthur closed his eyes trying to suppress his inner Jerk} No. It was fine. No harm done. 

[samrune-blog]

*he smiles*  Awesome!  Well I'm sorry anyway, should've been more careful. 

[alia-v-petrova]

Yes… It- it’s my fault she left. She wanted to protect me. If… If I was stronger, she’d still be here.

[samrune-blog]

No..  No, don't think like that.  If Ari left, it was of her own free will, and if she was leaving to protect you then that means you are strong.  You and I both know how she feels about weak people and if she loves you enough to leave this place for you then she thinks you're incredibly strong.  I know you're strong.  Please don't doubt yourself now when you need your strength the most...

[alia-v-petrova]

*she looks at sam, before handing him the letter in her hand* Aria…

[samrune-blog]

*he hesitently takes the letter in her hand and reads it, feeling a lump well up in his throat*  So…  She-she’s gone?  And she didn’t even want to say goodbye?

[hadleyofamphitrite-deactivated2]

{Shrugged} I guess so. I’m-{Cut herself off then raised an eyebrow at him}

You’re Sam? My mom isn’t here right now, what do you need her help for?

[samrune-blog]

*he was a bit startled by her quick change in pace*  Oh-I-um-yes?  Yes.  Yes, I'm Sam.  Is that a bad thing?  Oh, okay.  That's alright, I'm sure I can just find her later.

[alia-v-petrova]

*she found the letter, and reads it. as she finishes, she finally breaks down into tears*

[samrune-blog]

*He walks into the room looking for Ari and sees Ali crying.  He quickly goes to her and wraps his arms around her*  Ali, Ali what's wrong?

[lion-heart-strikes]

Did you just....

[lion-heart-strikes]

{Arthur stared at Sam, ready to insult him in anyway he could find, till he remember he’d told Amber he would try a little harder to be nice} … Fine. But this better not involve any more of your spells. 

[samrune-blog]

*Sam was a little thrown off by the lack of insults and yelling from Arthur's side but...  It was a nice surprise*  No no no!  No more spells on you unless you ask...  Which I doubt you will but- I promise!  It was really an accident.  Are you ok?  Was Hayley ok?  I didn't mess up too bad did I?

[lion-heart-strikes]

Did you just....

[samrune-blog]

It-it was more of a request?

[aseaofquotes]

[alfred-alexander]

Yeah, if it’s actually love and not something else. I don’t think anyone should say they hate one another, but if you tell someone you love them and you really don’t that can lead to unintentional hurt. Well, I don’t really know. Max would probably be able to answer that better then I could but in my opinion it’s a mixture of things. To me, love happens when you find peace, care and devotion in the arms of somebody, when your heart beats a million when you see that person. They push you, challenge you, making you want to be the best you can be. Love is selfless and honest, if you really love someone you wouldn’t keep anything from them. Not all love is the same. I wouldn’t say that. I like love. It makes people happy a lot of the time, but there’s that other side of it that hurts people and I don’t want someone I love to ever be on the negative side of that. Which is why I’m cautious around it.

[samrune-blog]

*he's still very confused about why love's bad but he nods regardless*  I think those are all really good definitions of love Al, they really are.  *he sits and thinks about his brother's words for a moment*  So if love isn't always the same then you don't have to feel the same with two people.  Maybe I wasn't in love...  Maybe it was too soon to tell.  But I knew that I could've loved her at least if we were given more time.   You've been hurt by it then?  It sounds like it by the way you're talking but...  You don't have to talk about it if you don't want.  Just- I don't think Amber's gonna hurt me Al.  And the thing is- I don't really care if she does because *he shrugs*  It's better to have loved and lost than to not have loved at all...  Or at least I think so.

[amber-kapoor]

It is. *she laughs* Well, she’s more of a bow and arrow girl, so she’s more likely to shoot you than cut your head off. *she grins* Well, can’t argue with that. Things would get real boring real fast without the weird little goings-on.

[samrune-blog]

Oh...  I'm not sure if that's better or worse...  And- is there anything you wanted to ask me?

[hadleyofamphitrite-deactivated2]

{Looked up at him and tried to smile but failed} Maybe, but I hate white roses. {Dropped the rose then turned to him} Wait, who’re you?

[samrune-blog]

Oh...  Well then I guess they got off on the wrong foot then- that's unfortunate...  My name's Sam.  Sorry I promise I wasn't trying to snoop, just thought the Lady Amphitrite might be here I need her help...

[eileenofmagic]

What on earth are you doing in my cabin?

[samrune-blog]

Looking for a book....  *he keeps searching through the massive amount of magic books in the Hecate cabin*

[dave-sivan-blog]

Wait! Do you have time to talk about our lord and savior Harry Potter?

[samrune-blog]

Harry Potter?

[hadleyofamphitrite-deactivated2]

{Picked up the rose cautiously, like she was scared of it} W-Who put this in my room?

[samrune-blog]

Maybe somebody has a crush on you?

[amber-kapoor]

You said something similar a while ago, y’know that? I’m glad you were too. Everything’s a lot less frustrating now that I’m not worrying about that all the time. She’s a daughter of Amphitrite. One of my best friends. *she smiles at him, squeezing his hand lightly* I know you’re not. I figured that out after all the weird things that’ve happened lately, that you’ve been here for.

[samrune-blog]

*he shrugs*  Probably.  It's a good way to go about thinking of things.  Oh...  Do I want to meet her?  Or is she going to cut my head off?  *he chuckles*  Yeah well, I'm kinda used to weird.  Plus it keeps things interesting.

[amber-kapoor]

*she smiles at his expression* I was here for a few months before I met you. I changed a lot. It is a good thing, but I always had it drilled into me that whoever you get attached to will eventually leave and hurt you. I believed it for a long time, even after mom got married I was worried he’d hurt her. But after I met Hadley and you and Arthur and the rest of them, I kind of got over it, especially after the whole crazy thing. But that’s why my fear chamber was losing people I cared about. Because I thought I always would.

[samrune-blog]

Oh...  Well I guess it's true that if you let people in then it hurts more when you have to let go but- it's better to have loved and lost than to not have loved at all right?  *he smiles*  I'm glad Arthur and I were able to help with that because there are people that aren't gonna leave and life is so much lovelier when you let people in.  I'm not sure who Hadley is but her too.  *he tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear before grabbing her hand*  You don't have to worry bout that Amb, you know I'm not leaving right?

[alfred-alexander]

I’m really not an expert in all things love, but the term is thrown around quite often around camp, maybe because camp is so small or something, but it seems odd to me. I really don’t know but if you say you love her, then that’s great, I just feel obligated as your brother to make sure it is indeed what you are feeling, and not something close to love, because that could get you in some trouble. *he purposefully pretended like he hadn’t heard Sam’s question directed towards him* I understand that but I’m not sure that necessarily proves you love someone but at the same time it doesn’t not prove it. I say that because, if there was a random camper in danger wouldn’t you lay down your life to protect them? You don’t love them but you’d still be willing to die for them, right? A couple months or so last I remember but I’ve had classes at uni and been helping Ma with some stuff, so it’s been time consuming. If it’s different, then maybe one or the other isn’t or wasn’t true love? After everything I’m sure she’ll be happy you were honest with her about it.

[samrune-blog]

Isn't it good if people love each other?  Even if they don't really love love each other that's better than everyone saying they hate each other...  How do you know the difference between love and something...  Close to it?  *he realizes the validity in his brother's words and looks down at his feet*  Well- of course I would...  I just- then how do you think you know when you're in love with someone?  Or maybe there are different kinds of love.  Why does every love have to be the same?  It seems like you don't like love very much...