Chapter One
Nico di Angelo was a reckless idiot, Will decided. He looked at the surly Italian, who was trying to get out of the hospital bed, even after taking an arrow to the knee and a sword wound that had almost cut him in half.
"Solace!" Will's head shook, as he came back to the present.
"Hmm?" Nico's face was stormy.
"The quest isn't over! Cupid's still rampaging!"
"Yeah," said Will, Doctor Voice taking over. "And you're going to stay here until I can be sure that you won't accidentally kill yourself next time you use your powers!" Nico nodded, and flopped back on the bed, where he began to pout. Will rubbed the space in between his eyebrows. He was TIRED. Ever since the stupid prophecy had been issued…..
The Apollo cabin was leading the demigods around the campfire in a few of the more quiet songs, as the campers were quite obviously tired, and Kayla had lost her voice the night before. After the Seven's huge quest, everything had been pretty quiet, and that was when things started. Obviously. No peace.
Rachel started glowing, and someone ran to get the pillows. Her voice was low, and scratchy.
Cupid's red rage
Arrows turn back
Demigods enslaved
Find the golden aphrodisiac
Save the trapped
Quickly adapt
Son of Darkness
Faced love before
Son of the Sea
Still on the shore
Both must fight
And win within fortnight
Rachel collapsed, and Chiron clopped nervously over to Will.
"Percy is with his mother, correct? At the beach house?" Will nodded at the horse man, staring mutely into the fire. "And Nico?"
"We don't know." Will knew that his tone was monotone, but honestly. Couldn't the gods finally give Nico a break? He had lost Bianca around the first war, and then dealt with Cupid's crap in the second war. Now he had to go back and fight the crazed love god again? Will knew what the arrow had done to Nico. One night, after a particularly bad nightmare that had caused the son of Hades to accidentally raise a very large army of the dead and threaten the safety of many of the campers, Will hadn't left him alone until Nico had broken down and told him.
Finding out that Nico was in love with Percy was… unfortunate, to say the least. Will had felt like someone had punched the air out of him. He couldn't say he was completely surprised though.
And Will certainly wasn't surprised that the two Greek sons of the Big Three would be sent on a quest together, just worried. Hazel had been IMed, and she found Nico, who in turn used Mrs. O'Leary to find Percy, who was less than thrilled for yet another quest.
First thing i've ever posted anywhere, please be gentle