A/N: HEY GUYS! Sorry for not updating in like a week... I was banned from the computer. Well, here's the new chapter for LAST ONE STANDING THERE, FIRST ONE UP'S NOT DOWN (or LOST,FOUND)! R&R!
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"They can't. My parents are dead." I felt Nico stiffen a bit. "At least that's what my adoptive parents say."
"Kevin and Sarah Wilson?" he asked. I nodded after a moment. "Can I ask who your birth parents?"
I shrugged, "I never knew them." I paused before I continued. "But Sarah said that my birth mom was demigod." I pulled my legs up to my chest as a breeze went by.
"Yeah? Who was your mom a daughter of?" Nico asked as he pulled me closer to him and wrapped his arm around my waist.
I answered, a cold tear falling, "Her mom was Aphrodite." I felt him nod; his cheek brushing mine. I looked up into the sky, at the clouds drift overhead. I frowned, causing Nico to move away a little. "I thought clouds couldn't fly overhead."
I looked to Nico, who was staring into the darkening sky. He seemed concerned, but focused. He waited a moment before frowning and addressing me, "They don't."
"Then why are they?" The clouds blocked out the last of the moonlight, making it harder to see.
"Now would be a good time to find Thalia."
"The psycho chick that tried to kill me?!"
"Well, I can think of one other person that could cause this, and you won't want to upset him."
I felt like I knew, but I asked anyway, "Who?"
"Zeus. Now, would you rather face Thalia or Zeus?" Nico went on, staring at the sky, "If it's Zeus... well, let's pray to the gods it's not." Nico glanced away from the sky to pull himself and me up. After he had, he looked back to the clouds that seemed to cover only the camp. "I'm really hoping it's just an emotional girl."
"If it is Thalia, hypothetically, why would she be pissed?" I asked as Nico half dragged me to the blue house, which was the center of the gathering clouds. "I mean, like who is she pissed at? Is she jealous of someone?"
"Of course she's jealous," Nico slowed down when Thalia was visible. "Of you," Nico said as Thalia turned to me and him. It looked like her hair would catch on fire from her anger.
"Wait. Of me?!" I asked as Nico let go of me and moved towards Thalia. He stopped when he was twenty yards away.
"... you're jealous, Thalia," Nico said, but I missed the first part due to random thoughts. "I know you are."
"Am not!" She shouted, causing lighting to strike between them.
"Well, you are, but you can't."
"And why not?" She crossed her arms.
"Uh, you're one of Artemis' Huntresses. You can't fall in love," Nico countered, while a crowd was drawing. Someone brushed me. I turned to see a man with a Diet Coke can in his hand. He looked like a tourist with the Hawaiian shirt, beige shorts and sandals.
He sipped it before he spoke, "Why am I not surprised?" I turned back.
Thalia at the same time said, "Who ever said I was in love?" Thalia smirked before she spoke again, "And I never really liked you, Nico." From his body langauge, I knew Nico was upset, then he turned pissed. He raised his hand a bit and skeletons climbed out of the earth. I jumped a bit, hitting the mystery man.
"Hey!" He said as Nico dropped his hand. The only thing running through my mind was, Now we need Poseidon. I and anyone else watched the starring contest. I tried to circle to Thalia, but the man grabbed my sleeve. "I wouldn't do that, if I were you," he said, then sipped more of his soda. Lighting struck a skeleton. The skeleton staggered a bit before standing up right, bones cracking.
I noticed the whispers of the crowd, other than the mystery guy. Some said, "Two of the Big Three? That can't end well" and "Who in the gods' names started this? I want to sleep". I felt the guilt pile up. I knew in my heart that I caused Thalia's jealousy. Nico heard the whispers, saw me in a sideways glance or felt my emotions, but he relaxed and the skeletons retreated back to the ground.
Nico said, just loud enough for Thalia to hear, "Thalia, just calm down." She seemed to relax and released her stance to a more casual position, uncrossing her arms. Chiron, the mystery man, Percy and Annabeth went to the center of the circle of kids. Chiron waved Nico and Thalia to the center. Nico came up to me and told me to come with him. I did as told and followed. We formed a small circle.
We stared at each other until Chiron spoke, "Nico, Thalia, what is the meaning of this fighting?" I noticed kids either drift away or edge closer, but most left.
Nico was quicker, "She's totally jealous."
"Am not!" She crossed her arms again as, I swear, lighting flashed across her eyes. Everyone seemed slightly scared, even Chiron. I tried to back up, but Nico and the mystery man each held a sleeve.
"Thalia?" the half-horse man asked, looking at the pouting girl. She turned away a little. "Thalia?"
She gave in and answered, "Fine. I am jealous. Happy?"
Percy seemed a little shocked, "Of who?"
She seemed to clench her jaw. Thalia took a deep breath before she answered, "Of little Miss Perfect."
Percy and Annabeth said together, "Hey!" I smiled, approving of Percy's defensiveness towards Annabeth. Is Nico like that? Could he be like that? I thought.
The mystery man sipped his Diet Coke before asking, "Chiron, I'm leaving." But the half-horse man stopped him.
Meanwhile, Thalia face-palmed and dragged her hand down her face. She shook her head a bit, giggling to herself. "Idiots. Not Annabeth. She's Mrs. Perfect."
"Hey!" Annabeth yelled.
Thalia went on, "I mean Miss Newbie." She pointed to me, "Her."
