Hey guys, hopefully you will enjoy this chapter. Now, I know, Nico is totally different than he was in the books, but you'll understand why later. You'll see the 'old Nico' later in the story. Anyway, PLEASE review if you want updates(:

Capture the Flag was definitely not what I was expecting. Actually, I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. This seemed like a life or death battle. Everyone was yelling and fighting, and I was stuck in the mist of it. I wandered around, dodging swipes and fallen soldiers. Okay, I lied. It wasn't THAT intense. There weren't any dead bodies.

Then I found Nico, who was battling an Apollo child. I wanted to intercept, but I decided to let Nico handle it himself. The Apollo kid finally ran off, and Nico wiped sweat off of his brow. Then, I noticed something shining next to his foot.

"Move," I demanded. I didn't wait; I pushed him away, and moved away the dead leaves. In the ground was a shiny silver necklace. My mind was like, "oh shiny" but my heart was saying that this was important. I didn't know why, but it seemed like it was important. The silver necklace had floral designs cut into it, and the lining was gold. It was probably the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.

"Jewelry from the gods," Nico muttered, gently taking it from my hands. I had never seen him so awestruck. I gave him a confused expression, but he didn't care to explain. He began to tuck it into his pocket when I stopped him.

"Shouldn't we show Chiron?" I suggested. Nico nodded, as if the idea had never even occurred to him. That's when I realized that Nico wasn't used to the authority of Chiron. Nico was more of the, "I found it, it's mine" type. He handed me the necklace, and I decided to put it on, so I wouldn't lose it. I had a reputation for losing jewelry.

Nico and I split up, and finished the game. My team won, which I wasn't surprised. The opposing team didn't seem surprised either. People kept saying, "It's not fair. They have all the good people." I hoped someday I would have the reputation of the "good person." I've never been the person to care about what people thought of me, but this was different. This was my, so to speak, family. I had to prove to them that I was a good addition to this family.

There was a celebration, and it was a great opportunity to meet people. Annabeth introduced me to the Ares cabin, (whom scared me), and the Hermes cabin, and everyone else. They all seemed friendly, but it was obvious they had other things on their mind. I was almost nothing to them. I was just the new girl. I bet they had new additions almost every day.

I looked at Annabeth, and realized just how special she was to everyone. Everyone knew her name, and had something good to say about her. They always had time for her. It seemed like Percy, Annabeth and Jason Grace were the heroes of this camp. I made a promise to myself that someday I would be a hero.

I went back to my cabin, and took off my necklace. Nico came up behind me. I whirled around to face him.

"You know something about this necklace," I danged it in front of him. His eyes slowly followed it, and I knew he knew the importance.

"I already told you, its jewelry of the gods," he said, shrugging as if it was no big deal. I could tell he was struggling with staying calm. Of course, this teenage boy didn't seem the type to get obsessive or jumpy. For some reason, I have the ability to read people. I could read Annabeth and Percy like a book. Nico was more difficult, but I saw things others didn't see. I could tell he was hiding a huge secret, even though he didn't act like he did. He was a good actor.

"Isn't most jewelry from the gods?" I asked, sitting on my bed. I patted for Nico to sit next to me. He rolled his eyes, but he sat down.

"Nah, there is almost no jewelry that the gods have actually touched…Let alone worn," he almost whispered the last part, "especially this necklace." Then he suddenly jumped up, as if he realized where he was, and who I was. He shut off his conversation, and grabbed his sword. "I'm going to train."

I had a feeling he wasn't going to train. So, when he walked out of the cabin, I followed him. He wandered through the forest, taking random twists and turns, as if he knew he was being followed. I let him stray a little before I began moving. Then, I realized we were outside of the camps boundaries. I was vulnerable. I quickened my pace to keep up to Nico. The forest opened up into a field of dandelions. I stayed back, but then Nico disappeared. I instantly stepped out of the forest, and soon the field surrounded me.

Standing in the middle of the field, was Nico and another man. This man seemed to have a strong vibe to him, and he seemed as if he was glowing.

"Father," Nico muttered, nodding his head, "I have news about the girl." They didn't seem to notice that I was standing by them. They were looking at each other with an unrecognizable intensity. "She has not been contacted by her mother."

"Impossible," the man was obviously a god. I saw that now. Hades. "Maridyth is not the time to waste time. She should have contacted Rose by now." The mention of my name made me drop to my knees. They were talking about me. So many thoughts were running through my head.

Before more could be said, something appeared in front of me, its claws reaching for my face.