I know, I know. Kill me, throw mental pies at me. But be happy its up now! Sorry for the wait.
Selene's POV:
Goddesses don't sleep. I realize that now as I laid in bed in agony. I was trying to decide whether what I have saw, what I have seen, was true. Was Nico dead?
Oh gods. I dearly hope not.
He was my best friend. Strike that out, he is my best friend. But…lately. Lately I've been wondering if I liked him more than that.
But, we'd never know if he's dead.
"Selene?" I heard someone whisper. I opened my eyes to see Luke standing there in armor. An old sword, something other than Backbiter clutched in his hands, he wore no armor, and is scar crinkled in his smile. "We're busting outta here." He said as he chopped the chains off of my feet and handed me my bow and sword. I automatically changed the sword into my bracelet and put it on, then threw my bow over my shoulder. "I think I can teleport the three of us to Mr. Chase's house. Then we can go from there."
He nodded as I went to wake Alayna up. She groggily stood up and accepted the extra sword Luke had brought. I grabbed the both of them; pictured Annabeth's old room, and opened my eyes to see Nico on the bed looking deathly pale.
"Selene!" I heard Thalia yell as I was enveloped into a hug. She quickly realized who my company was, and threw Alayna and me behind her, while reaching behind her and grabbing her bow. She notched an arrow and pointed it at Luke. "What are you doing here?" She asked menacingly, the bow pointed to his head.
"Thalia! He's good. I know it. Believe me, or don't but he is!" I shouted, trying to get her to lower her bow.
"Here. Take my sword." He said while dropping his at her feet. "Thanatos brought me back, thinking I would run it. But, I agreed to because I knew I could at least help someone if they were caught. And then Selene came to it."
Thalia gave him a cold look and grabbed the sword. "Selene, there's been some trouble."
"Nico?" My voice cracked as my breath stopped in my throat. I looked over to where he was. He looked so…pale.
"It's been three days and he hasn't awoken. But, not what I was meaning. The gods and goddesses have declared war on the others. Demigods are going against Demigods. It's the Titan War all over again. Just with gods this time."
I blanched. "Is there any deaths?"
Thalia shook her head. "No. But we're going in tomorrow night. To invade where you were. If we can stop it quick enough, it'll end."
I paused for a moment. "Thalia, why don't you take these two downstairs? Alayna here has been thinking about joining the Hunters."
Thalia grinned. "Well, you've come to the right person. I am Thalia, Daughter of Zeus and Lieutenant to the Hunters." I could hear her bragging as she, Alayna and Luke walked down the stairs. When I knew they were out of earshot, I prayed. Apollo, God of Prophecies and Healing, I need you.
I felt a blinding light off to my left. I turned to see Apollo in his Raybans looking over at me. "Hey sister. What do you need?"
"Can I ask you a favor?" I asked nicely.
"Can I say a haiku first?"
I sighed. "You promise on the Rivers Styx that you will do my promise afterwards?"
He sighed. "I promise."
Thunder crashed up above. I figured that they figured out something big was happening up here, but they couldn't figure it out, and knew better than to walk right up and find out.
"Alright. Here is my haiku.
Haikus are very cool.
Sometimes they just don't make sense.
Refrigerator."
I resisted the urge not to face palm. "That was…brilliant Lord Apollo."
He mock bowed. "I thought so myself." He walked over to where Nico laid on the bed. "You want me to awake him?"
"Err…If you can I said, while joining him on the opposite side.
He sighed. "The only way is to transfer the coma onto you. Then the prophecy says how to banish it forever."
I nodded. "So be it."
Then the next thing I knew, I was only seeing black.
Nico POV:
My head pounded, my leg felt way better than it did when I was awake before. And there was Selene lying on the floor.
Suddenly, a rush of everything came back to me. Selene was here…but she was lying on the floor. As if she was sleeping.
"THALIA!" I yelled while hopping off the bed. I gathered her into my arms and lay her gently where I was before. I heard steps from behind me.
"What happened?" Thalia asked as she entered the room. I picked up a note:
Don't blame Apollo.
Remember the prophecy
Then she will awake.
"Apollo did this." I muttered to myself. "She must've had it transferred onto her so I would awake."
"Remember the prophecy…" Thalia said softly. "Nico!"
I turned around. "What?"
"The prophecy! Sleep will end by true love's kiss/when nothing can awake this miss. Nico! Just kiss her to wake her up."
I looked down at her. "Maybe I'm not her true love…"
Thalia rapped me in the back of the head. "She is, and I know it. Just kiss her damn it!"
I leaned down and softly pressed my lips against hers. I felt her lips smile. When I lifted up, I faced Selene with her eyes wide open. "Morning, love."
