Chapter 6:
At first I couldn't see anyone I recognised. Maybe they were gone? I knew that Hazel and Frank would have gone back to Camp Jupiter. And Jason maybe too. Percy could be with his mom in the city. Piper and Annabeth could have gone home too. Out of nowhere I heard a voice. I knew that voice! "LEO! No way!" A girl came pushing through the crowd that had gathered around us. "Nyssa!" She flew into my arms. Hugging all the breath out of my lungs. "I never knew you were such a hugger." I joked. She let go of me. "Only on special occasions. You know. Birthdays, weddings and when your half brother comes back from the dead." She smiled at me. Then when I thought she might hug me again, she did the opposite. She hit me on the back of my head. "Thanks Nys, missed you too." I hadn't known her for too long, but she had showed me around and been kind to me. And she was my sister, so I had missed her. "What in the name of Hades did you do to be here?" "Well, that's a long story…" "I would love to hear it." Said a sudden voice. "Nico!" The son of Hades was standing in front of everyone else now. "I know for a fact that I didn't bring you back. And I felt you die… How are you here?" He sounded relieved somehow. And happy. Which kinda took me by surprise. Sure we had been on a quest together and fought together. But I didn't really know him that well. "Like I said, long story. I will tell you all. But right now, we-" I took Calypso's hand "-should get some sleep first. We flew through the night to get here." "Then I think you have to go to the Big House first." Nyssa said. "They'll be surprised to know you're back too. And with company no less." She smiled at Calypso and stuck out her hand. "We haven't been introduced yet. I'm Nyssa, daughter of Hephaestus." "Nice to meet you, Nyssa. I'm Calypso… Daughter of Atlas." And with that every single chat that was being made by other demigods in the crowd stopped. "So…" I said. "To the Big House it is. It'll be nice to see everyone again." And with that Nico, Nyssa, Calypso and me walked through the crowed to the Big House. "I'll be right back, okay buddy! Then we'll get you some nice oil." I yelled back at Festus. He made some squeaking sounds and laid down on the beach. I looked at Calypso while we walked. She looked a little nervous. I squeezed her hand a little and when she look at me I gave her a reassuring smile. We would be fine, as long as we stayed together. She smiled back at me and we kept on walking.
