As promised, Will and I went to the Big House after we finished packing. I had helped Will pack, advising him on what to take. We were silent as we were walking, though Will kept glancing over at me as if he wanted to say something.
When we got inside, Chiron immediately told us what we needed to know.
"You will be going to Texas to find a girl named Nala." He said, handing us a photograph of the girl that he got from who knows where. "She is about 13 years old with light brown skin, dark brown hair and very dark brown eyes. Why, the first time I saw the picture, I myself thought they were black."
It was true. They were very dark, just like mine, almost black. Chiron told us that we would leave at dawn the next morning.
The next morning at dawn, we were ready to go. Unfortunately, Rev caught us to say bye to Will.
"Bye Willy. Don't forget to be careful. It would also be convenient for you to come back in one piece."
I decided to intervene there.
"Come on Sunshine," I said, using my nickname for Will while glaring at Rev. Sunshine was much better than 'Willy'. I turned back to Will, "Time's being wasted and we have a girl to find."
With that, I grabbed Will's hand and shadow traveled us to Texas.
We landed in a neighborhood. It must be were Nala lived. Will immediately fell on his face.
No matter how many times he shadow travels, he will not be able to land correctly.
I didn't fall, but I did feel a little drowsy. I still haven't fully recovered.
As we walked around, I noticed some things. How the grass was green. How the rising sun filtered perfectly through Will's hair. How even though it was summer, the leaves were different colors, like in the fall. How built Will seemed next to me. Just random things. I was jarred out of my thoughts when Will tapped me. We had reached a park.
"There she is. On the bench with that guy." Will pointed her out. The bench was under a tree. We walked up infront of them.
"Exuse me," Will said, getting her attention. "I'm Will Solace and this is Nico di Angelo. Are you Nala?"
She didn't answer. She stared at us with wide eyes. The boy just looked at us curiously. She opened her mouth to say something when there was a crash behind us. Will and I turned around. The once standing swing set was in pieces on the ground. Before I could call out what it was, the girl beat me to it.
"Hellhound!"