I woke the next morning without a single nightmare, of which Piper warned me a few hours before curfew, that pretty much all of the demigods have nightmares that, say, predict the future. Nico had told me, "You dream it, it happens". Which I figured wasn't like meeting a celebrity, more like dying or something, which I hope didn't happen to me…

Anyway, I woke up, got dressed, and left the 'unclaimed' cabin; which consisted of two small, empty bunk-beds, and a dresser with bright orange t-shirts, and jeans, both of which seemed to be my exact size.

I went to breakfast, sitting again, with Mallory and Nico, along with Piper. I sat between Nico and Mallory, Piper across from me. We sat in silence for awhile. I saw Nico give me a second glance, and I hid a smile by biting into my apple.

"Is is usually this quiet around here?" I ask, looking around at the, maybe, twelve people sitting around.

"Not usually… " Nico replied, "there's usually more arguments and flying food… "

Piper laughed, "Maybe Mallory scared them off."

We all laugh, even Nico. Mallory punched Piper's arm softly, "Not cool!"

We all stop laughing suddenly, as a loud explosion echos from the forest.

"What the..?" I stand up quickly, as everyone else looks at each other in confusion. Nico disappears, and I look around, "Woah.."

Mallory grabs her sword, Piper her blade, and they run towards the forest. I quickly follow, tripping over my own feet as I run through the trees. I hear shouting, a scream, then another explosion, which was close enough to shake the ground where I was, making me fall over.

I get back up and dust myself off, right before I hear a distinct, heartbreaking shout, "Leo!"

I didn't know who this Leo was, all I knew was, something happened, and it wasn't good. I sprinted through the trees, around campers just in time to see what happened; it appeared that something had exploded, as there was bronze parts everywhere. They were stuck in the trees, stuck in the ground, and whatever exploded seemed to not exist anymore.

"Oh gods, no… " I drop to my knees, as I see what the screaming was about; a kind of scrawny boy, about my age, with grease-stained clothing, and curly brown hair was lying on the ground in someone's arms.
The girl who held him looked very thin and pale, with golden eyes, and dark, hair that was braided to the side. She wore a pure-white, now bloodstained Greek toga. She was sobbing, and holding the boy's head in her lap, brushing his hair with her fingers.

The boy, Leo, I saw had been impaled through the stomach with a triangle-shaped piece of whatever exploded, about the size of a shield. Nico looked at me sadly, standing nearby. I looked at him in question, then realized; Nico could see spirits, he was the child of Hades, after all.

I looked back at the boy, Leo. He reached up with a blood-covered hand and cupped her cheek as he said, "I will see you again, I promise.. Take care of Festus.." His hand tapped, apparently in morse code, "I love you" on her cheek, right before his hand dropped. I saw Nico shake his head, looking down. He actually looked mad, too mad to be sad. I blinked a few times, he had disappeared.

A few hours later I was lying on my bed thinking about what happened, what I saw. I sit up, when I hear a knock on my door, I get up and open it, it's Mallory.

"You know, then?" I ask, seeing her sad face. She nods and hugs me.

"H-he was one of my closest friends!" She started to sob. All I could do was hug her, and pat her back, telling her that is was okay. Once she finally calmed down, we were sitting on my bed against the wall.

I looked at her, "Do you know what's up with Nico? I mean, I know he's the son of Hades, but.."

She sniffed and looked at the ground, "I don't know him that well, but I do know that he can sense when someone dies.. It must be miserable for him, though. Knowing who they were, when they died, feeling that they died, no less.." She trailed off, looking very sorrow.

I nod slowly, "They were good friends, huh?" I ask.

Mallory nods, "Not as close as him and Will, but yea.."

I sigh, standing up, "I'm going to go look for him."

Mallory looks at me like I caught a disease, "Do you even know where he is?" She asks me.

I start gathering things in a bag, which didn't take long, because I don't have anything with me. I throw the bag over my shoulder, facing her, "No, but I know who to ask." I head for the cabin door, as she steps in front of me.

"This, is crazy, Alice, you don't even know where he went. He could be anywhere, i could be dangerous!"
"Mall, calm down, I'll be fine. I know self defense."

She looks at me amazed, "Alice, you can't judo-flip a bronze bull!"

I roll my eyes, leaving the cabin, headed for cabin 3.