A/N : I know I said my parents forbade me that I couldn't use the computer, but I bargained and they let me use it for half an hour. So lucky you!
Percy
Seriously, I'm starting to wonder if Nicole got the better side of the deal. Sure, I'm the saviour of Olympus, Poseidon's favourite son. But Nicole gets a pen that can change into a DAGGER and a SWORD? And now she gets some power from ice princess? I pushed the jealousy away. There was certainly no time for small matters like that. As Nicole and I walked to the meeting room, I saw a couple of weird things happening. Leo was making a helicopter out of paper and Nico was summoning dead people to life. Meanwhile, Annabeth had a makeover done by Piper. I guess she really used charmspeak on Annabeth this time. Even Silena couldn't persuade her! When the makeover was done, Piper said, grinning "Hey Percy! I gave your girlfriend a make over. Whadya think?. When I saw her, it was astonishing. Her hair was blonder than I had ever seen. She was dressed in a stunning blue dress. My jaw dropped. Annabeth turned around and laughed at my reaction. I recovered from my shock and then grinned and said to Piper, "Piper, you must have put in a lot of charmspeak to make Annabeth willing to be your makeover guinea pig!". She flashed a grin. When the meeting officially started, Nicole sat next to me. Then I noticed something. She was staring at Leo! Does my sister have a crush on him? I thought. Then, I realized something. Leo was staring at her too!
Hmm, looks like someone might be falling in love with Valdez!
What?! No!
Then why are you two making eyes at each other?
. . .
Ha-ha! I win!
Nicole blushed. When the quest meeting finally started, we were discussing our transport. "By ship." Nicole and I both said in unison. Then when we were about to move on to the strategies, suddenly, I heard a very familiar voice scream, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I looked up, to see Annabeth screaming her head off after seeing a spider. I was about to slash it with Riptide when suddenly the spider froze. I looked closely and saw a thin layer of ice on it. I looked at Nicole. She shut her eyes tightly and concentrated. The spider became entirely frozen. Everyone looked at Nicole in shock. Nicole's face turned red. "I have a blessing from Khione, the goddess of snow. So I can manipulate snow." Nicole said softly. Leo's jaw dropped in surprise. "You mean ICE PRINCESS gave you that power?" he said uncertainly. Nicole nodded her head. "Well, at least we have one more advantage?" Chiron said optimistically.
Nicole
Okay… I have to admit that Leo Valdez was funny and I liked his personality. But I didn't want to embarrass myself like I did in 5th grade by telling a boy that I liked him. He looked as if he had seen a ghost and ran away. But Leo was staring at her, making eye contact. And for some reason, Percy noticed. He sent me a mental message asking me if I had a crush on Leo. And I was like, "No way I'm telling my brother about my crushes! Nu-uh!" in my head. So I said, "What?! No!". But in the end, he still knew. Then during the meeting, Annabeth had seen a spider and I also had a natural phobia of any type of insects. Ants, Cockroaches, Grasshoppers, Houseflies, Mosquitoes. You name it, I'm scared of it. So it was a natural instinct to freeze it. And everyone after that was like "Holy Hephaestus!". I couldn't blame them. It wasn't every day a girl froze a spider. So I had to tell them Khione gave me a blessing. Leo was like, "You mean ICE PRINCESS gave you that power?" And I nodded my head. It all made sense now. Leo was the child of Hephaestus, thus he had the power of fire. On the other hand, I had the blessing of Khione, receiving the power of ice. Ice and Fire do not mix. But still I felt like we belonged to each other. Like soul mates. When I returned to my cabin, I was up all night thinking about Leo. Did today's incident change the way he thought about me? I thought. Then, I heard morse code. I was taught morse code at school, so I could decipher what it meant. It said, Uh, this is Leo. Nicole, can you come outside? I was shocked. I tapped back a message that said, Uh sure. Wait a sec, kay? Then I went to get dress into a more appropriate outfit. When I opened the door, I saw Leo standing there. He blushed scarlet red and asked me if I wanted to take a walk. I accepted. While we walked, he cracked some jokes. I smiled. When we reached the lake, I said,"I'm really worried about this whole quest thing." "Don't worry. It'll be fine." Leo said smiling. "Nicole… I don't know how other to say this but… I have feelings for you." Leo said softly, staring at the ground. My heart quickened. Did I hear that right? Leo liked me? I took a deep breath and said, "Um, Leo, I have feelings for you too.". His eyes grew wide and then said, "Really?". I nodded. Then we walked back to our cabins on that peaceful night.