NICO'S POV
"And the game goes to the blue team!" Chiron's voice echoed throughout the forest. Did Anna and Esmeralda get the flag? I wouldn't have noticed because I was fighting off that stupid son of Ares. Everybody ran to blue territory to see the hero. I pushed my way through the crowd to congratulate the winner. It was a girl; she was pushing her helmet down on her head so no one could see her. She took her hands off the helmet and I grabbed it off her head. Long black hair, pale skin; Flo had won the game. She flipped around to face me. I'm sure I looked like a total idiot then, mouth open, gaping.
You- I-" I couldn't find the words I wanted to say. Why? She smiled nervously.
"I won..?" She questioned herself, though I knew she knew it. She started to peel off her armor.
"The flag goes to the Hades Cabin!" Chiron yelled, and Athena's gray flag turned black with skeletons. I grinned stupidly- honestly, I didn't know what else to do. She looked around nervously; her skeleton barrette seemed to glow in the moonlight.
"You won!" I cheered. The odd thing was, I wasn't mad at her, I was happy. I picked her up and placed her on my back- piggy-back ride style. I also wanted people to know that children of Hades can be just as good as other cabins. I didn't want Flo to have the experience I had- being rejected and cast out as the Death Kid. Well, if I'm a Death Kid, Flo and I are Death Kids.
"Nico!?" She exclaimed. She tried to speak, but she couldn't find any words to say. Finally, she relaxed as I carried her for everyone else to see.
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"Flo, I'm glad you won, but next time, please don't come if I tell you not to." I said, pacing around the room after a long night.
"I felt fine, Nico. You worry too much." Maybe I did, but if it kept her safe, I will worry as much as possible. I sighed and plopped down on my bed. Flo came over to her bed and sat, not knowing what to say.
"It doesn't make since. Nothing makes since." She says and crawled under the covers. Well, Flo. In the demigod world, nothing makes since at all.
I woke up at 8am sharp and immediately looked over at Flo's bed to make sure she was still there, in her pajama's; with the barrette. I quietly got out of bed and went into the bathroom to get ready for the day. When I came back out, Flo was sitting up on her bed, deep in thought. I decided to wait; I don't like it when people interrupt my thoughts.
What is going on?" I heard her mumble as she rubbed her face. She turned around and jumped.
"How long have you been here?" She asks.
"I don't know. Two minutes?" She sighs.
"Nico, I had a dream." She began. I sat down on her bed. "It all began in a tunnel with domes and rooms and stuff."
