Ice Cream
"I win." Nico said breathlessly said. His sword was at Thalia's throat. Her sword was a few feet away from when he knocked it out of her hand.
"Fine you win. Now can you please get that thing away from me?" She was scared. He could see it in her eyes and it was really unlike her. But then again, he knew why. Lowering the sword he stepped back. The sword retracted into a ring that he placed on his finger. She went looking for her sword.
"I have to remember to stop fighting with you." Thalia said as they walked back out of the sword arena.
"I wouldn't have hurt you, you know." the boy said as they made their way to the nearly empty camp, since summer ended a few months ago.
"Yeah. Just like you said you wouldn't send a mini army of skeletons after the Stolls when they covered your cabin in dandelions." Her voice dripped with sarcasm.
"That wasn't my fault. You dared them to do that. Then you dared me to send the skeletons after them." He shot back.
"Oh yeah. That was funny. You should buy me ice cream." She said adding the last part randomly.
"Why would I buy you ice cream?"
"Because I'm hungry." She whined, "And if you don't I'll take your money buy and some myself."
"Fine. It's not my money anyway. I took it from Percy."
Time skip to Ice cream shop
"And what can I get the lovely couple?" The lady asked Thalia and Nico when the reached the counter at a ice cream parlor in Manhattan.
"We're not a couple."They said in unison, causing the lady to laugh.
"What can I get for you?" she asked again.
"Triple scoop of rocky road." Thalia said. She bounced on the balls of her feet.
"I'll have the same." Nico said. He handed the lady the money and grabbed the dairy treat, passing one to the girl. The two walked over to a secluded booth in the back of the room. They sat and ate in silence before heading back to the camp.
"Nico!" Thalia called when they reached the doors of their cabins. He turned and faced her. "Remind me to fight with you more often." She stepped inside her cabin, closing the door behind her. He cracked a smile before stepping inside his own quarters.
END