Hi. I wanted to clarify how old everyone is. Percy and Annabeth are 16. Magnus is 15. Lauren, Nico, Miana, and Carlie are all 14.Bianca-Skittles asked that and I'm sure other wanted to know, too. If there are any more questions just ask. Oh and this story is based a year after TLO.

Chapter 4: My First Sword Fight

I cautiously walked toward the two, my hand ready to summon Μωβ καπνού. When I got closer I was able to see who they were. One boy had messy black hair and green eyes. The other also had messy black hair but brown eyes. It was Percy and Nico. Sword fighting. At three in the morning. Yeah that's not weird at all.

"Hey guys. What are you two doing out here?" I asked

"We couldn't sleep so we thought we would fight." Said Percy

Nico just nodded his head.

"Well can I fight too?"

"Sure. I'll go get you a sword from the shed over there." Percy said as he turned and ran.

"Percy wait! I have one." I shouted toward him.

"You do?" Percy and Nico said simultaneously.

"Yeah watch this." I bragged.

I rubbed my necklace with my fingers. The purple smoke came out of the necklace and formed the shape of a sword and shield. Then it materialize. We all gasped. They looked cool. The sword's hilt was dark purple with silver trim. The blade was pitch black. A purple hue engulfed the entire sword. The shield was black with purple smoke like designs on it. It was trimmed with purple with silver crescent moons on the trim. In the center was a big star. It was epic.

"W-where did you g-get that?" Percy said drooling at the sight of it.

"My M-mom, Nyx, gave it to me." I said.

"When?" Nico asked.

"Just now."

"Oh my gods." Percy said. "She is like the hottest goddess ever!" Just then some giant waves crashed down on the shore.

"OH CRAP!" Percy screamed.

"What the hades is going on?" I said screamed at him.

"Poseidon told me that Aphrodite heard me and she is pissed. She is probably going to KILL me. I'm going to talk to Chiron." Percy said as he ran to the Big house.

"Oh no. Hope you don't get turned into a rat, Percy." Yelled Nico as Percy ran away. "So you want to sword fight? I'll go easy on you."

"Oh you're on." I said.

He approached me and swung his sword at me. It hit my shield. I backed up then lunged at him and it slashed his arm. He grabbed his arm for a second then came at me. I connected my sword with his and over powered him. His sword went flying.

"Whoa. Have you ever fought with a sword before?" he asked.

"No. I haven't. Ever." I said. I looked at his arm. "Oh I cut you! I'm SO sorry."

"No. It's fine." He reassured me. I looked at his arm. He was bleeding. A lot.

"Come back to my cabin. I have some strips of cloth to bind your wound." I said as I grabbed his hand and led him to my cabin.

I checked my watch. 6:00 a.m.! Wow, time flies fast. When we got there I told him to sit on my bed.

"Nico take your jacket off. I need to get to your wound."

"Ok."

He took his jacket off and I examined his wound.

"Hey do you know what you're doing?" he questioned looking at it. I pulled the cloth tight and he winced.

"Sorry. No, I'm just binding it until a kid of Apollo can tend it." When I looked up he was staring straight at me. He started to lean in and I did, too. We were so close to kissing and then BOOM! A girl walked in and we froze.

"Hey Laur- oops am I interrupting something?" Carlie said with an impish grin on her face.

"Nope." I said as Nico and I jerked back both of us red with embarrassment.

"Any way we have a HUGE problem." Carlie said urgently.