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Nico

Hannah Grace finally falls asleep, so I try to climb off of her without waking her up. It doesn't work very well. She's barely awake and she watches me as I sit down on the bunk opposite hers.

"Nico?" I hear from the bed.

"Yeah?" I say, wondering what she could possibly be thinking.

"Do you think Percy will let me go to Olympus?"

"I don't know."

"I have to go!" She starts to sit up, and I have to fight her back into the bed.

"Come on, Hannah Grace, how about you get a nap? You can worry about that tomorrow," I tell her as I get her down on the bed.

"No," she says, rather forcefully. "I have to talk to Percy." I can tell she's really, really tired, and she's got to get some sleep so her body can heal.

"You've got to get rested so you can get better. I'll get Percy in here to talk to you later. Okay?"

"Please don't leave me here alone. I… I have… I have nightmares." I can tell these nightmares must really terrify her by the look in her eyes. All I want to do is hold her and make the nightmares go away.

"I won't leave. I promise." I grab a glass of nectar. "Here, drink this. It'll make you feel better."

"What is it?"

"It's nectar. The drink of the gods. We demigods can stand a little bit, but if we have too much, we'll combust."

"That's nice." She puts the glass down without drinking any.

"But you can have some. It'll help the healing process. And it tastes amazing." I can see her curiosity getting the better of her as she takes a sip. Before I know it, the glass is drained.

"You're right. That tastes really good." That must have made her feel better, because she sits up. "What am I going to do?"

"What are you going to do about what?"

"I've got to get to Olympus."

"Why is getting to Olympus so important to you?" She gets up, but this time I don't challenge her. She sits down next to me. She's so close, I can smell her hair. It smells like roses.

"I don't think anyone trusts me here," she whispers in my ear. I know what that feels like. No one can trust a son of Hades. "I think I can get them to trust me if I succeed with this quest." I see a crack in her logic. I've saved this camp quite a few times, and I'm still not trusted. But I stay silent, not wanting to hinder her. "What do you think?"

"I think you need to get some sleep and think about this tomorrow." At this, she lightly smacks me in the shoulder.

"Fine. I'm too tired to fight you right now." She walks to her bed and gets under the covers. "Just don't leave me here alone."

"I won't." She fidgets for a few minutes, then finally falls asleep. I just sit for a while, but can't stand it anymore, so I get up and walk around a little bit. Next I examine my sword. It seems fine. I don't know what to do, so I sit back down, and just watch Hannah Grace. She's got her head resting on her upper left arm, with her right hand just under her chin. She looks so peaceful. And pretty. I can't take my eyes off her.

Then Bianca appears in front of me. "Hey, little brother," she says. "Is this the girl you were telling me about? She really is pretty."

"Yeah, that's Hannah Grace. What'cha got?" I ask her.

"I still don't know what's wrong with the borders, but I do know what's affecting the plants and animals."

"Well?"

"It's a very ancient spell. Only a very powerful being could manage it."

"God powerful?"

"Yes, I'm afraid so."

"How do we get rid of it?"

"Chiron's right, we'll need a god's intervention. If you can get any of the gods to help, they'll hopefully be able to save the camp in time."

"In time for what?"

"There's an army approaching from the north. It'll take them at least another few weeks to get here. Pray that some god, any god will be willing to help you. I love you, Nico," she says as she disappears.

"Love you, too," I say, thinking about all that she told me. What are we going to do?

Hannah Grace

Once I've fallen asleep, I'm instantly swept into a dream. I notice that I'm nine years old again. I see my house, burning. I run to it as quickly as I can, knowing in my heart what's happened.

"Mom? Mom!" I yell. I find her and her boyfriend at the time, Mark surrounded by firefighters. I collapse into her arms. "Where's- where's Toby?" I ask, knowing the answer.

"I- I don't know, honey." I run off towards the house, in frantic search of my four year old little brother.

"Toby!" I yell. I hear a moan coming from my left. "Toby!" I see him lodged under a burning plank, crying. "Someone, help! Over here!" I yell to anyone who will listen. I try to move the plank, but it's too heavy and I have to let go, because of the fire. No one comes to help. Everyone was concentrating on the fire, instead of on the little girl who everyone saw as irrelevent. I stand there, helpless, watching my little brother as the fire swallows him whole.

"Toby, no, Toby!" I scream as I awaken. Nico rushes over to see what's wrong, and I start sobbing in his arms.

"Hey, it's ok, it's just a dream," he reassures me. That doesn't stop me from crying.

"No- no, it wasn't. It- it rea-really happened," I spit out between sobs.

"What happened? What was your dream about?" he asks. For some reason, I really trust the boy holding me, and I tell him everything. When I'm finished, I break down and begin crying harder.

"Shhhhh… It's okay. It's over," he says, stroking my hair. But I'm not so sure it is over.

"Nico, I lost my brother because people thought I was irrelevent. I can't let that happen again." I've calmed down enough that I can speak in complete sentences.

"It won't."

"Yes, it will. Everyone here doesn't trust me. I have to go to Olympus."

"I understand." And I get the feeling that he really does. I fall asleep in his strong and stable embrace.

Thanks for reading! I hope you like this. It took me a while to come up with this chapter, and it's really sad! I almost cried writing it! Please review and favorite! Thanks again! Love you guys! And I must say sorry to chocolatelover1999 because Nico did not kiss her! Sorry!