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He couldn’t lose Percy, not now.
Notever.
Kevin poured every ounce of desperation and fear into his grip, and he pulled as hard as he could, harder and harder—it snapped!
An invisible wave exploded from the truck and knocked Kevin promptly on his ass.
“Fuck,” he croaked, staring up at the night sky.
“Kevin?” Percy’s voice called out.
Kevin looked up to find Percy standing beside the truck.
Percy was struggling to stay human as he stared worriedly down at Kevin. “Are you all right? What happened?”
“Holy shit. Did you feel that?”
“Yes! I thought that prick Sebastian had caught up to us!” Percy blinked in surprise. “That was you?”
Kevin was honestly as stunned as Percy was, and he laughed as he got to his feet. “I think I did it.”
“Did what?”
“The ward! I kicked its stupid ass!”
Percy touched the side of the truck. “Holy shit. You really did it. You broke it.”
Kevin beamed as he dropped a hand on Percy’s shoulder, looking the truck over proudly. “So you can magical woo woo and it’s all fixed, right?”
“Absolutely.” Percy closed his eyes, and the truck immediately came to life, cranking right up. The tent vanished from behind them, and Percy nearly collapsed, catching himself on the side of the truck.
“Percy!” Kevin was beside him in an instant, curling his arms around his waist to help steady him.
“I’m fine!” Percy protested. “Let’s just get going, eh?”
“Come on, let me help you.” Kevin guided Percy around to the passenger side to help him up into the seat, dread pooling in his stomach. He didn’t like how heavily Percy had to lean on him to move now, and he was trying to stay calm.
Percy leaned back in the seat, fumbling with the seat belt as sweat beaded up along his brow. “Feeling those wings, peaches?”
“Yeah, really strong now.” Kevin closed Percy’s door and then sprinted around to get behind the wheel.
Percy sighed, closing his eyes. “I think… I think we really need to go.”
“Don’t you worry. We’re goin’.” Kevin lightly smacked the steering wheel, hoping to lighten the mood by joking, “Damn. We didn’t even have time for the movie!”
“Next time.” Percy offered a tired smile. “We’ll camp out right on top of the damn thing. How’s that?”
“That sounds fun.” Kevin chuckled, glancing in the mirrors before pulling back out on the road. He looked to Percy and did his best not to fret, saying quietly, “You just sleep, okay? I’m good to drive for a while.”
“I’m fine!” Percy argued. “I just need to shut my eyes for a moment.” He sighed, already sagging down in the seat. “Sorry about the pizza. I didn’t think to save it.”
“Don’t be sorry about it.” Kevin patted Percy’s thigh. “I know how to get another one.” He frowned when Percy took his hand, surprised by how cool and clammy Percy’s was. He’d never seen Percy so weak, and his stomach continued to churn.
“And so we shall,” Percy said stubbornly. “But next time, I’m getting the extra large pepperoni.”
“Whatever you want, princess.”
Percy was quiet after that, drifting off to sleep in minutes. It was concerning to see him unconscious for so long considering how often he’d insisted that demons didn’t need to sleep.
