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Ariella's POV
When I woke up the next day, my back and wings felt like they were on fire. I had forgotten that I had only temporarily healed my wound from that prank yesterday. I tried to stand up so that I could walk to the infirmary, I finally was able the lean on the wall. I was so weak from that prank, I don't know what was mixed in with the paint but it hurts so much. I used the shadows to transport me the infirmary, when I got there I fell to my knees, with my wings draped on the ground because I didn't have the strength to lift them up.
As I sat in the corner I tried to look for someone that I might recognize. I heard someone call one of the healers 'Will". So I tried calling his name.
"Will" I call out
He whips he head searching for the person who called his name.
"Will" I call out again
He finally sees me sitting in the corner, and rushes over to me.
"What happened?" he asks
"Remember that prank the Stolls played on me yesterday? Well, it must have had something mixed in with the paint, because it feels like acid was pored on my back." I try to explain
"Can you turn around so that I can see your back so that I see if I can identify what they might have put in the paint?" he asks
"I'm sorry, I don't have the strength. It took all of my strength just to get here. but if you step carefully over my wings you'll be able to see the skin." I answer
He carefully steps over by wings and bends down to see that skin and mutters something under his breath.
"What?" I ask
"Centaur's blood, the Stolls must have thought it would be funny," he says darkly "the only thing I can give you is nectar and ambrosia and you need bed rest for at least a week." he adds
"Ugh, can you ask someone to get Nico and ask him to come here? I need to ask him something." I ask him
"Kayla, can you bring Nico here please?" Will calls out to one of the girls in the back
The girl leaves and Will gets me some ambrosia and some nectar. The girl, Kayla, returns with Nico a few minutes later.
"Nico, will you come here real quick, please?" I call out
"What's wrong" What do you need?" he asks as he comes to crouch next to me
"I need you to h-help me bind my wings to my back. I still don't have enough strength to close them myself." I say looking down, ashamed
"Okay, but you'll need to tell me how to since I've never needed how to bind wings before." he replies
"Just fold them together and maybe use gauze or an Ace bandage to keep them folded and then tie the bandage around my waist to keep them still, please" I explain
Nico carefully folds my wings together and ties a bandage around my wings and my waist. Then he helps me to slowly stand and takes me back to the Hades cabin.
"How much do they hate me?" I ask
"They don't hate you, they're afraid of you...like they're afraid of me." he answers
"Why do you think that they hate you?" I ask
"They hate me because they think that I don't have enough control over my powers, that I'm to dark. Or that I'm the son of Hades!" He exclaims
"Well I'm the daughter of death, and have black wings, and look like I'm coming to steal your soul, there's a lot that you could hate me for. But for what its worth, I don't hate you." I tell him
"Thanks Ariella" he says quietly
"Ari, call me Ari" I say, as I open the door to the cabin and go lay on my bed.
"Okay Ari, I'm going to get you a plate from the dining pavilion since you missed breakfast." He said as he walked out of the cabin.
Nico POV
Ari is a strange girl, she can be happy one moment and then let her darkness take over like what happened last night. Though she has more control over her powers than me, she still lets it take over sometimes. And her attitude! I've never even heard of someone arguing with Hades before and surviving, considering Percy tried it when he was rescuing his mom. But then in the infirmary, she looked so weak and helpless with her wings draped on the floor. I was so lost in thought that I almost ran into Travis.
"Travis! Why would you use the centaur's blood? Especially after last time! And between her wings?!" I exclaim
"I'm sorry, I didn't think she would react that way! There wasn't supposed to be enough blood in the paint for it to hurt her, it was supposed to be enough to make the skin a little red and tingle!" he tries to explain
"Ari said the the skin between her wings is the most sensitive!" I tell him
"Oh can you tell her I'm sorry" I heard from others that she has her wings bound to her back, is that true?" he asks
"Yes, she has to have them bound for a week so that the skin can heal, and she has to have bed rest for a week to heal also." I say as I walk away
I find one of the magical plates that have your favorite food appear and a cup of water.
As I walk into the Hades cabin, I see that she is already asleep.
And done! The next chapter will be more interesting, with some of the things Ari did in the Underworld. Please Review!