Nico walked around camp with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground. It had been almost a week since he last saw Angel. He searched for her beautiful, familar face everywhere, but found nothing. Where was she? Was she gone? Or dead? Had she just been a figment of his imagination? He kicked a stone ahead of him, and it landed 10 inches in front of him before he kicked it again in frustation. Why did everything he loved and cared for disappear?
With a final kick, the stone flew in the air, and Nico didn't see it again. He sighed angrily. Can't he just have one thing stay? As he was walking, Nico ran in someone, causing him to step backwards, and the other person to fell backwards and land on their ass with a oof!. Nico blinked, focusing on the person he bumped into and, again, almost gasped outloud. It was Angel. "Oh, jeez, I'm sorry," He said, pulling her up to her feet. Angel smiled alittle, "Oh, it's ok," She said in a soft, bell tone voice, "I wasn't watching where I was going."
Nico chuckled, "Well then, try being more careful. You may knock someone out, sooner or later."
Angel giggled sweetly, "I guess so," Angel's eyes twinkled and she playfully shoved Nico, "What about you, mister? Standing there like a statue. You could knock someone's eye out."
Nico smirked, shoving her back. Angel smiled, "Anyway, I'm Angel, you are?"
For a moment, Nico stood there. What was his name? Don't tell me I forgot my own name! Ugh! "Nico," He breathed.
Angel cocked her head to the side, a concerned look crossing her face, "Are you ok? You sound kinda breathless." Nico breath hatched in his throat. That's exactly how he felt around Angel. Breathless. "Nah, I'm ok," He lied, "Don't worry."
Angel's face returned to normal, but her eyes showed they knew he was lying. "Well, it was nice meeting you, Nico," she said, waving and running towards her cabin. The minute the door shut, Nico let out the breath he had been holding since he saw Angel. He walked dream like back to his cabin, where he layed on his bed and stared up at the ceiling. Nico had never felt this alive in...forever.