Chapter 7
Nico di Angelo was stunned by her goddess- like moves. He could get the smell of chocolate flavour emitting from her hair. Her body was just an inch away from his. He looked down at her face, and saw her grinning.
Realizing how close she was to him, she stepped behind and held out his sword. His face reflected shock and shame that a daughter of Apollo defeated the son of Hades in her very first battle with him. Right now, he was staring at her as if he had seen a ghost or something. She chuckled and saw him come back to reality.
"Whoa. Those moves were quick," he finally said, taking back his sword and putting it in his sheath.
"Sure they were. Thanks for teaching me today," she said and lowered her eyelids.
Suddenly, she saw a pair of black boots appear near her feet, and looked up to find his face just a few inches from hers. He was leaning in slowly, while his arms wrapped around her body, pulling her closer. She was almost about to give in, when suddenly, a familiar voice called out to them from behind. Drat. Wrong timing...always, she thought.
"Laura! Oh - hi, Nico," she said as she jogged up towards them.
Nico sighed and let go of Laura, taking a step behind. "Hi, Alice," he said.
Laura felt like yelling at her best friend to go away and to leave her alone with Nico for a while. But obviously, she didn't.
"Did I miss anything?" Alice asked innocently, her sea- green eyes sparking in the sun.
"Yes, you missed the fight," Laura said excitedly. You should have missed the kiss as well, she grumbled in her mind.
"So, who won?" Alice asked, her eyes shifting to Nico's.
"Laura won, Alice. Her moves were goddess- like and... quick," he said blushing and looked at one of the trees.
Alice raised an eyebrow at Apollo's daughter, who seemed to have developed a sudden interest in her own boots. I sure as hell missed the best part, she thought.
Realizing that Alice was watching her, Laura glanced up to see her face which seemed to be asking her- What did you two do exactly? And how did you win against one of the best fighters at camp?
Laura shot her a look which read- I'll explain later.
"Uh... you know what? I'll go and check on Percy, see if he needs help at anything," Nico suddenly said. "Bye, see you later," he said and flashed that award- winning smile, before dissolving into the shadows.
Laura glanced at her friend, who seemed to be enjoying the look on her face. "What?" she said and rolled her eyes.
"You've got to explain everything to me. Now! " Alice said with excitement in her voice.
Laura knew that there was no other way escaping the daughter of Poseidon's sparkling eyes which demanded an explanation. "Okay, fine," she said, and sat down on the grass as she narrated everything that had taken place between her and Nico.
