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Chapter 14

Nico's POV

I rolled over onto my back in my bed, starring up at the ceiling. Logan was next to me still asleep. I looked at the clock next to my bed. 11:15 on a Tuesday morning. Wait a sec. It was Tuesday and 11:15. Crap. I was late for school. Oh well. I stood and took a quick shower then went through my drawers and closet for a shirt. While I was looking for a shirt, Logan woke up. He sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"How'd you get that muscular?" He asked. Wow. Of all the things you could say when you first wake up.

"There's a camp for Half-Bloods and the training there is harsh," I said.

"What kind of stuff do you do?" He asked. I pulled a shirt over my head before I answered.

"They have sword fighting, archery, rock climbing, capture the flag, lots of stuff."

I walked over and zipped my backpack then slung it over one shoulder then looked at Logan.

"I have to go to school," I told him.

"Can I go?" He asked, his eyes were bright but I could tell he didn't want to be left alone. I sighed, thinking about what he would do while I was in class.

"What will you do while I'm in class?" I asked. Not that I actually paid attention in class, I usually took a nap or zoned out. He shrugged.

"I dunno," he said, "I could sit outside of your classroom."

"Sure whatever," I said, "Just don't break anything." Logan smiled and we walked to my school. My mind wondered as we walked. I did miss Emery some and wondered how she was at Camp. Then it struck me that she might be worried. Oops. Too late now.

"Nico?" Logan asked. I looked over my shoulder at him.

"Doesn't school start in the morning?"

"Yeah," I said, "I just slept in, I do it a lot so the teachers are used to it. They actually expect it."

By the time we got to the school, it was lunch time. So, I led Logan over to Jason, who was sitting alone drinking a soda. I dropped my backpack on the bench then slide into my seat, Logan sitting next to me.

"Decided to come at your usual time I see," Jason greeted.

"Yep," I said. Jason nodded at Logan.

"Who's your friend?"

"Logan," I said, then pointed at Jason and turned to Logan, "That's Jason. He always likes to try and hook me up with some girl." I glared at Jason on the last part. Logan just laughed.

"You know it," Jason said, smirking.

"So," Jason said, looking at the eight year old, "How'd you meet Nico?" Logan frowned then glanced at me. I just shrugged.

"In a sewer," he said slowly.

"In a sewer?" Logan nodded.

"K," Jason said. "Why were you in a sewer?"

I decided to answer this for Logan. Sure the kid was smart, but I didn't want him to go telling Jason that he was chased by a bat/human-like thing because he was a demigod. That would lead to many questions that I don't care to answer.

"He doesn't have any parents," I said. Jason nodded and looked at Logan sympathetically.

"How'd that happen?" He asked. It occurred to me that I didn't even know how the kid lost his parents. I put my elbow on the table, resting the side of my head on my hand, looking at Logan. The kid sighed and starred at the table, thinking.

"We only have a few more minutes," Jason said, "No hurry though." Logan nodded.

"Some person broke into our house and threatened my mom," he said, "And she told me to run. Once I was out of the house I heard a gunshot."

None of us said anything after that, then the bell rang and we all went to our classes. Logan did as he said he would and sat outside of my classroom. Not much happened in the classes. I got lectured about being late in every single class. They did that even though it was obvious I didn't really care. We had PE in doors since it looked like it would rain outside, which it did. The coach didn't have us do much. Just a lot of running, jumping jacks and some other stuff then we did some game. I don't know what it was called. It was weird. What really got me annoyed was the fact that people still asked me about that Cyclops. Honestly, I'm here at school, so that means I'm fine. God's people. Then of course, that jerk-off kid had to walk up to me.

"So, why'd you bring an eight year old to a High School, Di Angelo?" He asked. Why he insisted on calling me by my last name, I don't know. He said it weird though, which bothered me.

"Did you pity him because he's like you?" He went on, "No place to stay. No parents."

"He probably cuts himself to," One of his friends added. I glared, clinching my fist.

"Leave him alone," I growled.

I got that weird feeling again. I just sorta felt connected with the kid. That sounds weird but it's true.

"Awe," the jerk-off continued in a mocking tone, "He cares about the little kid." Ok, just to give some background on this guy. His names Jake Peters. He's one of those "popular" kids, which makes it more annoying. Anyways, we've never gotten along. The guy just gives me a bad vibe.

"Does he live with you to?" Jake said, putting his hand on the wall just above my shoulder. I just glowered at him and walked off. Luckily for him. I noticed Logan watching and I didn't want to get into a fight with him watching.

I strode over to where the coach kept water and got a bottle from the cooler then sat on the table next to it. Logan walked up with a concerned look on his face.

"Who were those kids?" He asked. I looked at Jake and his friends watching, amused.

"Just a bunch of jerks," I told Logan, "Just ignore them." He nodded, but still asked questions.

"What were they saying that made you mad?" I shook my head, dismissing the topic. Once PE was over, we went to study hall. Really, it was just a class where you could whatever you wanted. So, I listened to my Ipod. Then Logan wanted to listen to so I let him. After half an hour, I fell asleep.

"Nico?" I felt someone shaking my shoulder. I groaned and buried my face in my arms that were folded across the table.

"Hey, the bell rang. It's time to go." I sighed and raised my head and waited until my eyes focused. Logan was staring at me. I never realized how dark his eyes were. I put my Ipod in my pocket then we walked out of the school.

We walked around NY. The weather was nice, a little on the cool side but still nice. It was cloudy from the rain earlier and there was still some lightning and thunder in the distance.

"So, what do you wanna do?" I asked, looking at Logan.

"I don't know," He said, looking around, "I think you know this place better than I do." I paused at a bench at a stop light.

"Well, there's an arcade and pizza place down that way."

"Don't they cost money?" I smirked.

"Yeah but I have that." Logan seemed hesitant.

"I have enough," I said as I counted the cash I had in my pocket.

"Ok," He said, smiling.

So, we headed down the arcade that had a pizza place inside. I paid and we got some coins and stuff then played some games. After a while, we went to the café and got some pizza and sodas.

"What do you wanna do now?" Logan asked. I shrugged.

"Dunno." Truthfully, I thought of lots of things. But, they would involve using the Mist to deceive people.

"Do you know how to drive?" He asked, looking at me like he thought of something.

"Not legally." I said. Logan made a face.

"That doesn't matter though, I know something I can do." He brightened and we left the arcade.

We went to a motorcycle dealer and I used the Mist to get the guy to let us "test drive" it. I gave the helmet to Logan and he strapped it on, asking me to tighten it. After that, he sat behind me then we sped out of the dealer. We drove around NY far into the night. It was around midnight and I turned onto this street then there was a rumbling sound along with the ground shaking, which made the motorcycle wobble some. Then this thing comes out of the ground right in front of us. I hit the brakes, skidding and stopping right in front of it. It was huge, at least half the size of the empire state building. Not good. I felt Logan grip my shirt. I pressed the gas thing until my knuckles turned white and the motorcycle sped off in the opposite direction of the….thing.

Now, I don't know how fast motorcycles can go, but I had that thing going as fast as it would go. That monster chased us and it was pretty fast considering how big it was.

"What is that thing?" Logan yelled over the motor.

"I don't know!" I glanced over my shoulder and gritted my teeth. It wasn't that far behind. People were running and screaming everywhere. At least they had the sense to go somewhere aside from the buildings along the side of the road where it was trailing us. Pretty soon, we were the only ones on the road, along with all the abandoned cars, which by the way, made is so much easier for me to drive. It was a happy evening in NY when a huge monster decided to attack me.

"It's gaining!" Logan yelled. I could literally hear the fear in his voice. I tried thickening the shadows, but it didn't really do anything. Guess it went on smell more than sight. I also tried summoning skeletons. That didn't really do much either, it slowed it down some but not a great deal.

Logan tightened his grip around my torso. The poor kid was shaking like heck. I felt the ground shake and heard the concrete cracking then the thing clipped the back of the motorcycle with his hand and sent it flying, taking us with it. I collided with the roof of a car and bounced a good ten feet in the air then hit the concrete. I moaned and rolled onto my back, gripping my shoulder. My vision swam and was blotchy. I felt the side of my head and sure enough, there was a cut that was bleeding. I tried moving my arm but couldn't. I looked and saw that my shoulder was out of socket. I pushed it back into place, gritting my teeth. I heard Logan scream and looked around. The monster thing was holding him in his hand. The kid was kicking but it didn't really do any good. I stood, taking my sword out of my pocket.

Really, there wasn't much I could do. Where was a rock when I needed one? I ran up to the thing, dodging its feet and other hand. As it lifted its foot I slashed its ankle. The monster stooped and tried to grab me. When its hand was low enough, I jumped into it and climbed up its arm, across its shoulder then down its other arm towards Logan. I drove my sword into its wrist until the whole blade had disappeared. It bellowed and dropped Logan. Logan yelped and I jumped off of the thing, smacking into him then shadow travelling a few feet away so we didn't smack into the ground as hard. I set him down on the ground.

"Hey, you ok?" I asked. He groaned but nodded then pointed at the thing approaching us.

I summoned a big pool of fire beneath the monster and it disappeared into the Underworld, screaming. Logan seemed surprised.

"That was cool," he said, looking at me. I just smirked and helped him up.

"Can you walk?" I asked.

"I think so," Logan said. I nodded and we started walking then I heard a thump and turned around. Logan was lying on his side, unconscious. I walked over and knelt next to him, lifting his shirt up, looking for any major injuries. There was a big gash in his side, bleeding badly. I cursed in Greek.

"Nico?" I looked up at the sound of my name. There was Mrs. Jackson, standing on the sidewalk a few feet away. I smiled, relieved as she jogged over.

"What happened?"

"There was a monster and it attacked him," I said, deciding I would tell her the whole story later. I used my hoodie and wrapped it tightly around Logan's side and carried him to Mrs. Jackson's car. I guess she was on the other side of NY when the thing attacked because her car wasn't totaled. She drove us to her apartment and I set Logan down on her couch as she tended to his gash.

"You can use Percy's room if you'd like," She told me. I nodded thankfully and crashed on my cousin's bed.

Hey! Sorry for not updating for a few days, whenever I had the chance to get on the computer I was never able to actually finish the chapter. So yeah, I managed to finish it this time! Please review;)