the sky is falling [nate]

Erica Anderson was scared. She had never been so scared before in her life. She'd never experienced the battles at camp. Though she'd been here for several years, she always seemed to be away when the fighting started. She had been happily celebrating New Years with the others when her anxiety took her over. She had known something bad was about to happen, but she'd ignored her instinct. And ignoring her instinct nearly got her killed.
It had been a hell hound that lunged at her. It had appeared, almost out of thin air and immediately saw her. She barely managed to escape it's grabbing paws. She screamed and jumped backwards. In the three seconds the hell hound had been confused, she'd ran. She ran all the way to the Apollo cabin to grab her bow and quiver of area. Then, Erica ran straight into the woods. She knew that monster could have been at any turn, but she didn't care. She climbed a tall tree and hid. Hiding was something Erica was very good at.
She heard leaves rustle. She at first thought it was just the cold wind, but the rustling continued. She pointed her bow in the direction of the noise, ready to strike.

As the figure came into view, Erica lowered her bow. She could feel a twinge in her chest. She didn't know what to call it. A pain? No. It was just a twinge. She had to grit her teeth to keep her jaw from dropping.
Was it really him? The boy who filled her with wonders and made her feel alive and special and not just some hormonal teenage with a tendency to panic? The boy who she had never wanted to part with? The only person she had ever loved?
Oh , yes. Toby Heath was standing just below her.
She felt herself shaking. She looked down at her hands. They trembled furiously. When she'd first met Toby, she'd gotten a panic attack. Now here he was, and here was the attack. She wanted to jump down and land in his arms. Erica took a deep breath.
"Toby?" she called down.

Now that Toby was closer, Erica noticed the blood covering his eyes. He couldn't see her. He didn't know it was her. Her hands continued to shake and despite making tight fist, they would not stay at ease.
His wound was obvious. Erica slowly began climbing down from the tree. She was a daughter of healing after all. Her hopes of medical school may have failed, but she still knew how help someone. She swung of the lowest branch and squatted next to him. He looked exhausted. It was clear when checked him over that he'd lied about being alright.
"Oh Toby..." Erica sighed. She knew what she had to do, but was reluctant to. Her powers may have worked occasionally in the past, but usually her patients were only cured or uninjured for a short period of time. She remembered the time she'd fixed her friend's broken leg, only to see it break again during their dance recital. Erica wasn't very skilled in the art of healing.
She took a deep breath and waved her hand along Toby's leg. The wound sealed and his ankle untwisted. She took another breath. Her lungs weren't allowing as much air in as the last one. It was like her lungs were shriveling up very slowly. She waved her had over his chest. Erica knew a broken rib when she saw one. She saw people through their maladies rather than looks.
Her lungs continued to feel like they were closing up. She took a few more breaths. Finally, clenching one fist, she waved her hand over Toby's forehead. As the cut disappeared, Erica leaned over, clutching her stomach.
She'd done too much, she knew it. Her head throbbed with an intense pressure. She felt like someone was sitting on her chest. The pain was near unbearable.
Another downside to healing people was the energy it drained from Erica. Her siblings had explained that she should only heal one wound or malady every few days, since afterwards you felt like you were going to die.
Toby still couldn't see. The blood still covered his eyes. Erica took a deep breath. She sat up and pulled out her handkerchief. Why yes, an eighteen year old girl in 2014 had a handkerchief. She wiped the blood from his eyes. She tried to smile. He could see her now.