Nico MeetsA New Friend

Nico had been travelling a lot these past few months. He didn't want to stay in the Underworld because Demeter had been nagging her endlessly and forcing her to eat more cereals. Persephone is kind to her but she's busy with the rehabilitation of Elysium. After the war between Cronos and Percy, many had sacrificed and earned a spot in the Elysium. Persephone is in charge of designing new homes for the heroes with the help of Daedalus.

He didn't know where to go. He just want to relax and be a kid once in a while. Being the son of Hades, he attracts more monsters than the ordinary demigods which made it hard for him to stay in one place. Finally, he had decided to go to the one place where he knows he's safe. It was late at night. The perfect time to shadow-travel. He garnered his powers and concentrated where he wanted to go. Take me to Long Island, Manhattan. Take me to Camp Half-Blood.

When he arrived, campers are already asleep. Shadow travelling drained much of his energy. He felt dizzy but he kept walking. He used a fallen bark of a tree as cane so he won't trip. He can now see his cabin, the bricks were made of obsidian and opal which made it have a faint glow in the night.

"Just a few more yards" he murmured to himself.

Before he could reach his cabin, he tripped over a rock which made him fall to the ground. He scraped his knee and he had no more energy to get up. When he was about to passed out, he saw a young girl wearing floral pajamas go out of a cabin with flowers and vines all over it. She ran towards him and helped him get up.

"oh you poor thing! What happened to you?" She asked. She put his hands over her shoulders and carried him towards the porch of her cabin.

"wait, I'll get some ambrosia for you." she seated him first then went inside. When she came back she fed him some ambrosia, the food of the gods. It will regain your health but too much of it will burn you to ashes.

Nico felt better. He looked at the worried young girl. He realized she is beautiful. She had long black curly hair and her eyes are round and light brown. Her nose is quite pointed but it compliments her pinkish lips. He then realized he was staring at her. He regained his composure and immediately stood up.

"I uhm I err uhh Thank you for helping me. I'm feeling better now" he finally uttered. His ears turned red and he felt like his cheeks are hot.

"No problem, but are you sure you're okay? You seemed dazed." The girl replied.

"Yeah yeah I'm okay, It's just that shadow travelling drains my energy" he said. He put his hands in his pockets. He shifted his gaze from left to right. He couldn't look at the girl straight in the eyes.

"Cool! Shadow travelling! Hmmm, I wonder who could your godly parent be. Maybe Hermes because his the god of travelling or maybe Artemis but she vowed to be a forever virgin. Hmmm maybe Hecate 'cauae your dark and mysterious!" Her eyes widen because of excitement. She smiled and Nico felt he was going to melt.

"uhm err it's uhh Hades" he uttered.

"Oh! Oh gee look at the time I better get going, my siblings might hear me and scold me." She said. She suddenly looked uneasy. Beads of sweat started to form at her forehead.

Just as I suspected Nico thought. He knew the moment he told this girl he's the son of the god of the underworld she'd think he's weird and not a good company.

"Uhmm Thanks again and goodbye." Nico started to walk towards his cabin. He didn't dare to look back he knew the girl would have rushed to her room and wished she shouldn't have helped him.

"uhh Hey!" the girl shouted. Nico turned his back and saw the girl running towards her. " I forgot to tell you I'm Carrie." She smiled and offered her hands for a handshake.

"I am uhhh cha- I mean uhmm Nico." He responded. He just stared at her hands. He didn't know what to do. He just got lost in her eyes. He just froze there and did nothing.

"Nice meeting you Nico, hope we'll get to know more about each other tomorrow, by the way I'm a daughter of Demeter." she said. She grabbed his hands and shook it.

Nico felt like there was electricity in her hands. He thought maybe she was a daughter of Zeus after all.

She let go of his hands and ran towards her cabin. Nico walked towards his cabin and when he enetered he immediately went to his room and fell in his bed.

He stared at ceiling and never stopped thinking about the most beautiful girl he had ever met.