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Zia's POV

After I left I walked straight to my cabin. I could hear foot steps following me. I had tears streaming down my face. Finally I reached the cabin door, I opened it quickly then slammed it shut in Nico's face. Nico stepped into the cabin a few seconds after.

"What's wrong?" he asked

I tried to lie "Nothing" I replied

but my voice broke as I spoke, and I suddenly dropped to my knees unable to stop crying and stay in control.

Nico sighed and dropped to his knees too, he wrapped his arms around my body. "I know something is up." he stated.

I didn't say anything, hoping that he would just leave me alone, he didn't. When he got that I wasn't going to say anything he changed the subject and asked "Wanna go get some new clothes?" I nodded, glad for the change of subject and hopeful distraction, and tried to cheer myself up a bit. I also knew I defiantly needed more clothes, I only had the ones I had on and the ones from yesterday.

He took me to this little shop that sold everything I needed. I got some new skinny jeans, some t-shirts with random slogans on them that ended up making us laugh so much we ended up crying, and of course I got some hoodies. I ended up with bags and bags full of clothes as I went to pay Nico quickly took his card out and payed for it all, smiling I thanked him and we left. After Nico took me to a shoe store that sold Converse, so I ended up with a few pairs of them as well. I was glad that I had new clothes and happy that I had an amazing brother. We had to also get some toiletries, it wasn't the most fun shopping but it had to be done. After shopping we ended up in Starbucks and sat down with a coffee, we talked about ourselves for awhile but when we both fell silent he asked

"Shall we go back?" he stood up and stretched

"Fine." I groaned and stood up ready to leave.

"You sound so enthusiastic." he said sarcastically.

We ended up shadow travelling back into our cabin, and worked together to get everything put away. Nico looked at the time on my phone, which I threw onto my bed when we got back

, "We should get ready. Capture the flag will be starting soon. You need to find out whose team you're on and what job you get given." he told me. I grabbed my phone and shoved it into my pocket "I'm ready." I said.

Again we ended up walking out of our cabin holing hands. When we reached where everyone else was gathered in a circle around with Annabeth, in the middle, waiting to receive their orders for the game ahead. We walked over to our friends

"Hey" me and Nico said in unison

we both blushed and look down at our Converse.

"What team has chosen you?" Damara asked me.

"Ummmmm, I'm not sure. What team is everyone else on?" I asked.

"We're on red." Phoenix said.

I turned to Nico "Annabeth who's team are we on?" Nico asked, I silently thanked him

"Ours stupid." Annabeth replied.

"Okay then. Red it is."I said

I sighed with relief that I was with my friends and smiled at everyone who looked my way since we was all on the same team I thought it couldn't hurt, yet it was completely out of character. Everyone went back to being caught up in what part they was going to play and what they had to do, they acted like this game was life or death.

I was looking at my friends then I felt something touch my hand I glanced down and saw Nico's hand, I looked up at him he smiled at me then pulled me closer to him and whispered in my ear

"Come with me."

I nodded my head and let him lead me away from everyone. We ended up behind a group of tall, wide trees, I looked at him

"What's up?" I asked.

He instantly looked down at his hands, which were moving constantly, he turned a bright shade of red, and I wondered why he was so nervous.

"I just wanted to wish you good luck and to be careful out there. I wouldn't want anything to happen to you, I wouldn't be able to bear it, please just promise me you won't mess around and that you'll stay on your guard no matter how the situation looks. And just remember that thinks can change quickly, be ready for anything to happen sweetie." he whispered to me

he had closed his eyes, but after a few seconds of silence he opened his eyes and look me straight into mine, neither of us could look away. The wind blew, and a loose strand of my hair moved out of place and went across my face, Nico reached and brushed it away but let his hand stayed on my cheek, and then he slowly leaned in and kissed my other cheek with his sweet perfect lips.

After he pulled back we ended up standing in silence for a few minutes

"The game will be starting soon, we better get back, otherwise we wont know our parts, and they'll end up starting without us." he said breaking our silence. So we made our way back to the group hand in hand, ready to act just how we had around everyone else before.

Everyone's POV

As the game begun everyone ran to their positions, they were all bouncing in their spots from the adrenalin running through their veins, and their instincts starting to take control of them. Each team hoping that they have the plan and strategy to capture the other teams flag, protect their own and win the game.

Zia, Damara and Phoenix were put on duty to guard the red team's flag.

"This is so boring." Phoenix whined and dropped his sword he had been given by his mom then sat on the ground.

"I know." Damara agreed and unnotched her arrow, and brought it down then sat on the floor with Phoenix.

"Guys, keep your eyes open. The other team's members could be anywhere."Zia nagged

"Stop nagging." Phoenix and Damara said in unison.

Zia just rolled her eyes; her friends were relaxing in the middle of a game this was just like them. She kept her position on guard while Phoenix and Damara talked from the floor.
"Zia come sit with us and relax." Damara said.

Just then there was a rusting in the trees and all of them froze in place. They slowly got up and turned to see the source of the noise, it was one of the Ares cabin, a female. She came out of the trees

"Hand over the flag children." she hissed, her voice sounded full of power and dangerous, the hissing echoed off the trees and ended up sounding like a snake had spoken instead of a camper.

"If you want it come and get it." Phoenix spat at her.

"Bring it on idiot." she spat back at Phoenix.

Everyone ended up in a huge fight; it wasn't fair, three against one. The odds were in our favour. The final blow was made to the Ares camper was made and she fell to her knees, Damara had her bow loaded and it was pushed against the Blue team's member's throat.

They all decided it was best to keep her held captive. A roar of cheers erupted from somewhere deep in the forest, it echoed through the trees. They knew what had happened, someone had won and considering that the red teams flag was safe with Phoenix, Damara and Zia guarding it, they knew that they had won the game.

Pride and happiness ran through the red teams veins, but humiliation and revenge ran through the blue teams. There was tension in the air between both teams; you could feel a fight brewing between them ready to break out at any moment.

After a while everything died down. Everyone left the forest and some went to gather around a camp fire, but everyone else scattered and just went and did their own thing. Phoenix, Damara, Zia, Nico, Annabeth and Percy all went down to the beach, happily chatting away, not exactly knowing what they was going to do, but the one thing they did know was that they was going to celebrate their victory, well at least till curfew.

The beach was beautiful at night, the midnight blue sky that looked almost black in places, and the sand that looked white in the moonlight, which had approached quickly after the game. They ended up lighting a fire and all gathered around it to keep warm.

"How are you three enjoying camp so far then?" Percy asked.

"It's different. I think its going to take some time to get used to it, but I do like it so far, I'm just not sure yet. After a week I'll tell you for sure." Damara answered and smiled at Percy.

"I like it, well I think, but I do miss my old life. I mean it's not bad or anything least there's no bullying here, but it's just a huge change and just like Damara said it's going to take some time to get used to it." Phoenix answered.

Zia glanced at Nico; they smiled, blushed then looked down at their hands.

"I love it here." Zia answered

Phoenix and Damara raised their eyebrows she had never loved a place they both thought they didn't know what had gotten into her, Percy and Annabeth looked a little shocked it wasn't the answer they was expecting from her since she hadn't been there very long. Nico smiled and choked on a laugh that wanted to come out, but then he ended up blushing even more, he didn't know if she was deluded or if it was because of him.

She spoke again "I mean yes I miss my old life at home where everything made sense, but just being here I feel like this is exactly where I'm supposed to be. Its like my life was missing a huge part, and now that we've come here I feel like I've found the missing piece and now I'm complete." Zia explained.

The group continued talking until curfew. When it was time to go they put out the fire and walked from the beach to the cabins, they stopped and said their goodnights to each other and then continued to their own cabins for a goodnights sleep after along day. None of them knew what tomorrow held, it was scary to think about what could happen in a single day. Each camper always hopes that tomorrow it would be a normal boring day like it was before the monsters and gods. But then secretly hoping the complete opposite, they hoped that it will be full of adventures. And maybe, just maybe a quest, one that will change everything that they know.