I stood overlooking the lake at camp half-blood, lost in thought. It seemed like nothing ever changed around here.

With a sigh, I turned around and departed towards my cabin.

"Wait up!" a voice yelled from behind me. Percy ran up and grabbed my wrist. I stooped in my tracks and slowly turned around.

"Yes?" I said.

"I need your help."

Percy leaned down, to my level, (seriously, he was now, like, a foot taller than me), and met my black eyes with his sea green ones. (WAS HE DOING THAT ON PURPOSE ARGHHHH)

You liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike him…my brain said

"I do not! Now shut up" I yelled. Percy drew back and tilted his head, a bit like a curios puppy.

"Hmm? What, now?"

"Nothing, just talking...to...my...brain... i can't believe how stupid that sounds." I replied, rubbing the back of my neck and flushing red.

"There's something I need you to do for me."

"You just said that."

"Involving um, your… Boyfriend? Are you calling Will that yet? And me."

"Ummm...?" I blushed and looked at the ground

"Please?" Percy made a pouty puppy face.

I laughed. "Okay. What do you need me to do?"

"Shadow travel to japan to get some demigod kids there."

"Japan? Seriously? With three people?"

"If it's too much..."

"No, i can do it." I sighed. "Now if you can find Will, we'll leave whenever you want."

"Great!" Percy ran off, probably to tell Will.

Gods of Olympus would he be mad that I'm going to shadow-travel halfway across the world? Hopefully not, but you never know.

Two minutes later, Percy walked back up, arguing with a certain blonde son of Apollo.

"Please?" Percy pleaded.

"Nico can't shadow travel to japan!"

"He said he could. I trust him."

"I don't!"

I walked up to the two. (They were practically at each other's throats by now) "Guys. Tell you what. Will, I'm shadow traveling to japan whether you try to stop me or not, Percy, thanks for backing me up."

"But Nico, it's really unsafe." Will whined.

"I can do it." I leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. "Now come on, let's get moving."