::Chapter ten::

::What's left of me::

Nico Di Angelo's POV.

Yes…love…I liked it. Her beautiful obsidian black eyes deep as unpredictable as a dark lake with no reflection. But as bright as the moon on it's fullest. I looked at her…she was smiling once again. I was drawn in, her smile couldn't compare to anything I'd ever seen before. Everytime I looked at her I knew I would jump in front of Zeus's master bolt if only to save her. Maybe your thinking twelve year olds could never be this much in love…you are wrong…I loved her, I wasn't sure if she loved me too but I would follow her to the end of the world…

Nikai Laskaris's POV.

The next morning I found myself still perched in the tree my head laid softly on Nico's arm…I didn't want to move, maybe they were rights, kids are controlled by hormones. We returned to camp only to see Percy up smirking at us,

"WHAT?!" I snapped.

As he said, "Where were you two last night?" We both blushed madly. When I had a sudden devious idea,

"Wanna help me wake up the others?" I asked Nico and Percy smirking. They seemed to catch my drift as they nodded as I whispered.

"Okay…Nico go out into the forest, when you hear me scream, scream okay?" I told him he nodded and followed me orders. "Percy…act dead!" He laid on the ground and I covered him with white snow making him look pale. I spilled some fruit punch Kool-Aid on him and used my powers to make it as if he wasn't breathing then I waited two minutes covering myself in fruit punch and dirt then shrieked at the top of my lungs,

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!" Everyone came running out with wide eyes, "HELP! P-Percy…h-he's d-d-d-d-dead! N-N-Nico! H-He's-" I began when he screamed loudly. Everyone was rushing around madly waking each other up once they found Nico we, meaning, Percy, Nico, and I, were all rolling on the ground laughing.

"Y-Y-Y-YOU FELL FOR THAT!" As Percy, Nico and I laughed. It was an old trick…he taught me.

Everyone stood mystified… "W-Wait…y-y-you! JERKS!" Annabeth shouted drying her tears for the "dead-Percy" as she began swearing in Greek. Meanwhile, Thalia was laughing along with us because she's cool like that. The hunters were all looking around clueless.

"You immature children!!! I HATE YOU ALL!"

He laughed it off as I said sarcastically, "Jeez! Love you too!" She huffed off back into her tent angrily. "Oh well, she'll get over it. You wanna help me 'gather' breakfast?" She asked me as I nodded and soon joined her and the other hunters.

Jumping from tree to tree in silence we stalked the elk that stood grazing. Because I couldn't shoot an arrow worth shit I used my powers slowing down the group of elk as Thalia still preferred her electric spear as she threw it along with their silver arrows shot out piercing them in one shot.

"Common!" She said as we gathered the elk bringing it back to the camp. I have to say, I much prefer Doritos, Lucky charms, and Dunkin Donuts for breakfast. But oh well. I saw Annabeth had forgiven everyone BUT Percy, it was funny watching him advance her only to see him pushed back like a disobedient child.

"So, the next line in the prophecy means we're traveling together right?" Percy asked as Annabeth muttered a,

"unfortunately…" Ignoring her I nodded when an IM appeared it was Chiron!

"Last night the golden fleece was stolen! And Paleus was put to sleep, more than likely the work of Morpheus…" SO here it comes…I mentally coached myself. I remembered the battle between Kronos and myself those many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, A LOT OF years ago. When he was still here…I quickly pushed the memories from my head to keep me from reopening dark wounds.

"Let's go!" I commanded instantly.

"Wait!" Annabeth called, "You can't just storm in alone Kai…maybe your immune to Morpheus but the rest of us aren't!" I grudgingly nodded and sat back down. If I didn't know better I would've thought I was a daughter of Nemesis. I wanted revenge on Kronos so badly right now. He's taken away everything more than once, and I wasn't going to let him do that again…never…It wasn't till now I realized how broken I really was. But ever since I've met Nico, it's become so much easier…

"Watch my life, pass me by. In the rear view mirror. Pictures frozen in time, are becoming clearer. I don't wanna waste another day, stuck in the shadows of my mistakes…" What's left of me By: Nick Lachey, "Yeah, cause I want you, and I feel you, crawling underneath my skin like a hunger, like a burning. To find the place I've never been, now I'm broken and I'm fading, I'm half the girl I thought I would be…but you can have…what's left of me…I've been dying inside, little by little, no where to go but going out of my mind. In endless circles running from myself until, you gave me a reason for standing still. And I want you, and I feel you, crawling underneath like a hunger, like a burning. To find the place I've never been, now I'm broken, and I'm fading, I'm half the girl I though I would be…but you can have…what's left of me…" I sang to myself softly. We were all heading to camp, Percy, Annabeth, Nico, and I all went ahead to get there faster. I wondered if the Gods knew about this yet…I wondered if they would fight…watch me now…Zeno…watch me…

"Hey wait!" A voice called snapping me back to reality, I turned behind me, I guess I was so caught up in my thoughts I forgot about the others.

"Sorry, guess I'm just really eager to kill Kronos…" I told them honestly as we continued on our way.

"Should I steal another car?" I asked them once I felt myself get really tired…Annabeth glared, Percy was enlightened, Nico shrugged.

"Sorry Annabeth, three against one!" I told her picking out a nice black Mercedes.

We all hopped in as I said, "Percy, you drive too slow! It's my turn!" They all looked at me like I was insane. "WHAT?! Have a little faith! I'm a lot older than I look!" I told them as I hear Percy mutter, "You can say that again…" I ignored him and drove,

"Your going WAY too fast!" Annabeth warned as I told her I was using the mist to cover us…I wanted to get there fast, and soon…for him…for Zeno.