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Town Half-Blood – Chapter Four
Silena was dragging Thalia with Percy and Annabeth walking behind her. She was literally dragging her. You can see her lying on the ground lazily and groaning as Silena pulled her arm. Percy and Annabeth walked for about ten minutes with Silena in front of them, dragging Thalia until they noticed something different.
The atmosphere around them wasn't happy and sunny anymore. It started to get dark and gloomy. The trees were black and dead, and the pathway was made of dirt rather than stone. It was cold and gave you shivers down your back. The place was covered in shadows. It wasn't the prettiest place in Town Half-Blood.
Thalia sprang up onto her feet and clung onto the riff of Silena's sleeve, and she did the same. She's an Aphrodite girl, so of course she'd be scared. But the lieutenant of Artemis? That just means the place would seriously scare the wits out of you.
Percy wasn't scared at all. In fact, he was grinning as if the place didn't seem so bad. Percy had the feeling that this place wasn't as terrifying as it seems.
Annabeth was trying to look brave. Obvious because of that pride of hers. She tried to stand straight and tall like Percy was; she doesn't want to look like a wimp. Truthfully she was really frightened. She felt the chills run down her back and she was shivering, but she was trying to hide it. She was good at it too.
But Percy was the only one who instantly noticed this.
Percy POV
I was walking beside Annabeth in the dark, dead treed forest with Silena and Thalia in front of us. The two of them were clinging onto each other. I was about to stifle out a laugh until I saw that Annabeth looked scared too, and I started to worry. I can tell that she was trying to look unafraid, but I could tell in her eyes. She was definitely terrified.
We swung our arms as we walked. I wanted to wrap my arms around her and tell her that'd it'll be alright. But she'd punch me for that. I'm sure of it. I wanted her to know that'd I'd be there for her though. What should I do?
The back of her hand brushed against mine as we swung our arms. I looked at her face and she was blushing. Maybe she wanted to hold my hand? I brushed my hand against her hand this time and she grabbed onto it. Her fingers curled around my hand and it was warm. I felt a spark of electricity once she held my hand. It wasn't like Thalia's spark. She shocked me once with lightning…That one hurt. This one felt different.
Great, now I'm all flustered. I looked up to see that Annabeth was too. She was trying to look away from me. She's definitely embarrassed. I smiled to myself at this.
We walked silently for five or seven minutes, I think. We ended up at an archway and a sign that read, "Graveyard. Enter at your will." I think it's meant to be scary.
Annabeth squeezed my hand with a worried expression on her face. I squeezed her hand and smiled to her, reassuring her that it'd be fine. She plastered on a fake smile and the four of us walked into the graveyard.
"H-Hello?" Silena squeaked.
"Hey, can we go back now?" Thalia hoped.
"N-Not y-yet," Silena stammered at the sound of howling wolves.
Well, they sounded like wolves. What are those mythological creatures called again? Oh yeah. Hellhounds.
Annabeth didn't speak. She just tugged on my sleeve and pointed at a silhouette. She backed up and hugged my arm, causing heat to rise into my face.
"Who's that?" I asked.
"Who? What? Where?" Thalia shrieked.
"Hey!" I called out to the shadow, waving at it.
"You're being friendly?" Annabeth asked.
"What's wrong with that?" I wondered.
Annabeth shook her head in reply, hiding behind me from the shadow.
"Is-Is that you?" Silena asked the shadow.
"Who exactly are you referring to?" asked the mysterious person.
Silena sighed in relief. "Nico, come out here. I want you to meet some people," she says.
The shadow walked closer into the candle light. And yes, this place has candles scattered everywhere. I got a good look at him.
He looked to be about the age of fifteen or sixteen. Our age. He wore an aviator's jacket and a black T-Shirt with a skull and crossed bones. He wore black jeans and had unruly raven hair like mine. Except, he has longer hair than I do. The boy looked to be around my age, and he had pale olive skin and dark brown eyes. He was playing with a purple looking gem in his hands.
"Hi. My name's Nico di Angelo," he introduced himself.
"Percy Jackson," I grinned. What? It's nice meeting new people.
"Annabeth Chase," she croaked. It made her sound…hot. Ew, what are you thinking, Percy?
"Thalia," says the lieutenant of Artemis. The boy raised his eyebrow. "Grace," she growled.
Nico smiled at her. "Well, I'm known as the graveyard keeper around here," he says.
"A place like this?" Thalia scowled. "You like it here?"
"It's alright," Nico shrugged. "I was assigned to be here."
"Why?" asked Annabeth.
"Son of Hades," he answered.
Thalia's eyes widened and Silena smirked. "So…you're a child of one of the big three?" she says.
"Duh. It's what I said," Nico rolled his eyes. "What about you? Ares?" he scoffed.
Thalia snorted; her eyes flared. "I'm telling you, my father is much stronger than yours," she says angrily. "And my father is not Ares."
"Thalia is the lieutenant of Artemis!" Silena explained to Nico. "She's the daughter of Zeus."
Nico's eyes widened. But his shock quickly subsided. "Lieutenant of Artemis?" he muttered to himself.
"And daughter of Zeus," Thalia added for him.
"Well, it's nice meeting you three," Nico grunted.
"Oh, you're mother is Athena, right?" Silena asked Annabeth.
She smiled and nodded. "The brightest and smartest goddess on Olympus," she says proudly.
"My Dad's better," Percy murmured.
"I heard that, Seaweed Brain," Annabeth growled.
"Why do you call me that?" I groaned.
"Because your brain is the size of a pea. The rest of your head's filled with kelp," Annabeth smirked.
"Oh yeah? Well…I'll nickname you too!" I threatened.
"Oh really, now?" Annabeth challenged.
"Yeah! That's right! I'll call you…Wise Girl!" I exclaimed.
Annabeth fell over laughing, letting go of her arms that were around mine to hold her sides.
"That's the best you've got?" she laughed.
"Percy, that's more like a compliment than an insult," Thalia says, chuckling.
"He's bad with nicknames," Silena nodded to herself.
"Who's your dad?" Nico asked Percy.
"Poseidon," I said with pride. "The god of seas, earthquakes, and the god who created horses." I smiled at their expression.
Nico looked shocked for a quick moment. Annabeth and Thalia looked content since they already knew about it. Actually, Annabeth was still chuckling about the nickname I gave her. What? Wise Girl wasn't such a bad name…
Silena's happy face fell from what I had said. "You mean…All three gods broke the pact?"
"Seems like it," Thalia says.
"Cool, so you're like my cousin?" Nico asked Percy.
"That's right," I beamed.
"Me too," Thalia scoffed. "And who says 'cool' anymore?"
"I do," Nico and I chorused.
We smirked at each other. I'm starting to like this Nico dude.
My stomach growled. "Er…when's lunch?" I asked.
"We can go to the restaurant now," Silena suggested. "Then finish up with the tour. I think I've got some dirt in my nails…" Nico, Annabeth, Thalia and I rolled our eyes. Aphrodite girls.
"Let's go then," Nico decided.
We followed him out of the graveyard and started our way to the restaurant. We were almost there; at least that's what Nico said, before I bumped into someone.
That someone was huge and bulky. Surprisingly a girl. She wore a red bandana, and a red T-shirt along with a camouflage patterned pants. She's got brown furious eyes glowering at me. What's so scary about this girl? Everything. She's got this terrifying aura around her. What's worse, you ask? She was holding a spear. Yes, a spear.
"Clarisse!" Silena clapped her hand happily.
What? is she friends with this horrifying person?
Stop glaring at me! I thought.
She didn't.
What a short chapter.
Eh, I rushed through it.
Oh well.
I got sick...Stupid runny nose =3=
You fans must be disappointed with this chapter, huh? It's so short D:
Eh. Anyways, I've decided on writing another fan fiction.
(Here's a quick summary:
Hera has volunteered to teach the demigods in Camp Half-Blood about marriage. Now everyone has to pair up with somebody and be "married" for the rest of the summer.)
Mmhm... So tell me what you guys think! :D
What I meant by that was to tell me what you guys think of this chapter I just updated and the new fan fiction I plan on writing. :3
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