Chapter 2
(Nico's POV)
I looked around as the dream began to take form around me. I sighed softly as I realized I was in the Underworld, in my father's throne room. I looked up and bowed slightly and coolly greeted
"Hello Father"
He sat on his throne, watching me. I straightened up and casually observed the souls trapped in his cloak as they writhed and stirred. I looked up at him as he cleared his throat. I realized he didn't look very happy and frowned, wondering what was coming.
"Greetings my son. I have a very important quest for you to undertake for me"
I groaned internally as I heard that. After the war, I had been hoping for at least a little bit of peace, but of course I should have known better. I looked down at the ground and scowled a little as I kicked a few pebbles that were lying at my feet. Hades watched me and quirked a brow.
"Is there a problem?" he asked
I huffed and shook my head. I looked back up at him and said
"Of course not. What is this quest?"
He smiled a little, which I found a little unnerving since nothing good can ever come of anything he finds amusing. I watched him as he pulled out a backpack and piece of paper that looked suspiciously like a schedule. I looked at it with minor curiosity, then up at him, wondering what he was thinking, although I was beginning to get a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.
"I am sending you to attend a school in Brooklyn."
My eyes widened slightly in surprise since I had not been expecting that. I opened my mouth, then closed it, unable to think of what to say. He watched me, seeming to be amused by my reaction. That look of amusement snapped me out of it and I crossed my arms, looking up at him defiantly
"And may I ask why?" I asked
I was trying to sound as if I didn't care one way or another. Internally though, I began to panic a little since I didn't remember going to any school except the boarding one he sent me to with Bianca four or five years ago. But of course I didn't let him see how much this bothered me, although I could sense he probably knew
"You spend too much of your time either alone, or hanging around here in the Underworld. It is time for you to rejoin the real world" he said bluntly
I frowned a little more, knowing he had a point. Will had said the same thing a few days ago. I had been spending a lot of time on my own since the war, but that wasn't my fault… (Ok, maybe it was a little bit, but whatever.)
"Classes start in the morning. I expect you to be there."
he said before putting my schedule in the bag and tossing the bag to me. Before I could protest, he waved his hand and the dream dissolved. I woke up in my cabin and saw the bag lying on the floor beside my bed.
"This ought to be fun"
I muttered before getting up and getting ready. I left a note for Will on my dresser, grabbed my bag, and shadow-traveled out of camp.