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Now, without further ado, Chapter 9.


Annabeth

Just then, all the emotions I had felt since he'd gone missing came rushing back to me. I suppressed it enough to not cry, but I think I looked pretty shaken up. Percy wasn't always the smartest person—in fact he was never the smarter person, and he was oblivious to my emotions. So it was weird to here him say he knew all along how I felt. It felt good that he really did care. It was the best thing to receive from a best friend, boyfriend, etc., whatever. I was speechless, sure. But I would never have to worry again. Whatever we were, we were together forever. Not in a sappy cliché way, but more in the fact that he would always be there for me, friend, boyfriend, etc., whatever, and wouldn't let anything separate us. I didn't have to explain any of this to him, since he saw my emotions cross my face, so I just hugged him in thanks. We walked back to the hotel in a comfortable silence feeling a bond stronger than before.

(A/N: Dear Readers, this note will be quick. Sorry about that last scene. I'm not the best with gushy scenes, where people are expressing their feelings and being emotional. If you send me your own version or an extension to the scene I'd be happy to edit it in w/your credit. Again, sorry.)

Thalia

"Thaliaaa… Thaliaaa, it's time to wake up." I heard a soft whisper kind of how I imagined the Sirens to sound except there was only one voice and I'm sure it was much friendlier than the Sirens.

"Oh, but its our vacation. Can't we just stay here…" I nodded off.

"Thals!"

"Oh yeah. Can't we just stay here for a few more minutes? I hate waking up early and being up by a certain time." He smiled and kissed my forehead.

"I know Thals. But if you get up now, you can sleep on the train. Plus they're serving breakfast downstairs, and they have chocolate chip waffles!" He said. Curse him. He knew one of weaknesses. I got up and got dressed and got everything ready to leave, and told him to meet me downstairs. But when I got to the little cafeteria place, there was no chocolate of any sort, unless it was on biscotti, and other little baked goods. Silently I walked back to the room. I entered stealthily in hopes of beating someone up. He must have sensed that I was back because he was well hidden. Oh well.

I walked over to the bathroom and slammed the door open. No one was there, but I saw a large black clad figure roll across the floor, to under the bed. So of course I went to go jump on the bed. Suddenly the black clad figure came out from under the bed and tackled me mid-jump. I tried to get away, but it was too late. I struggled to get away, but it was no use.

"I don't know why you're resisting." Nico said. He was next to me, but had pinned me down with his arm and leg resting on top of me. So basically, he was…diagonal to me. "The only reason you succeed in this game is because you're small and can move quickly. But I'm stronger than you."

"Stop grinning like an idiot, and get off of me." I said.

"Oh, but its so peaceful here…"

"I hate you so much right now. I just wanted you to know that. I'd kill you if you weren't already dead. " He rolled over, taking me with him.

"Ha-ha, not funny. I just wanted you to know that you don't hate me." He was still smiling. Someone knocked on our connecting door. I'm pretty sure it was Hazel.

"Guys, we're leaving soon. We can get breakfast on the train, and yes, there will actually be chocolate." Hazel said.

"Thanks, Hazel." Nico replied. "We'll meet you in the lobby."

"Seriously though, why are you so happy?" I asked.

"No reason. Let's go."

On the train

Nico

After I found our seats, Thalia went to find the breakfast with chocolate waffles. She said that she'd bring food back for me, but I'm pretty sure she'd eat it before she got back. Oh well. Percy and Annabeth were sleeping. It kind of makes sense, since it took Percy a ton of energy to get a boat from California to Europe. Hazel was telling Frank about the good things she remembered before dying. And I was just sitting. I was about to fall asleep when—

"Oh my gosh you're heavy." I screeched. Thalia isn't heavy if I'm picking her up, but when I'm not expecting her to jump on me, she seems pretty heavy.

"I don't weigh that much," she said, repositioning herself. "Here, you want a chocolate muffin?"

"Aww, you did remember!" I said grabbing it from her. As I ate, she went and got Annabeth's computer. She came back with like 20 movies, the computer and the power cord, and I knew what was happening. She was restless.

When Thalia has an energy overflow, she does her best to deal with it. Sometimes it's wrestling me then telling me everything is my fault. Other times it's doing one thing over and over again, until you get so tired of it, you can't stand it. There are worse methods, like getting hormonal and crying because she doesn't know how to get rid of it, but that only happened when there was nothing else to do, any the restlessness wouldn't go away soon enough. She shot me a hopeful look. I could tell this was hurting her…

Thalia

I sat in his lap, and leaned up against his chest. Unfortunately he was taller than me, so his head could sit on top of mine, but whatever. He knew what was happening, but the worst part was how frequently it had been happening. I kept getting hyper. I actually think its not related to my ADHD. Anyways, after I got the movie set up on Annabeth's computer, my mind wandered. This was going to be a long train ride.


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