Chapter 5

Nico and Sophia began dating, it was clear that they were a match made by Aphrodite! They would go Pegasus riding together and they would meet up all time, Nico was now at camp halfblood more than ever.

Sophia POV

"I love you, Nico," I told Nico

"I love you too, my sweet Sophia, I'm sorry I have to go – my dad needs me for something. I'll be back next week though, Chiron said that we could go for a picnic, out of the camp but we have to stay in Manhattan." Nico told me, I smiled at him I knew exactly where I wanted to go, somewhere in a forest, secluded...

I was very lonely without him, but it gave me a chance to think about my safety, Poseidon had seemed scared when I'd told him about the Great one, now that I had escaped I was sure he wouldn't let me go that easily...

Poseidon came to visit me and Percy, he told me to stay away from Nico, we ended up arguing about and I stormed off. I would not stay away from Nico!

One week later

Nico was back and I was so happy, at lunch we went to a secluded part of Central Park, it was sooooo beautiful, Nico already had everything set up, there was a blanket to sit on and a picnic basket full of food.

"oh Nico, this is perfect," I ran up to him and gave him a big hug, but he froze and then spun round so he was now in front of me, exactly where I'd just been standing.

"What-." I began but when I went round to look at him there was an arrow in his chest, his facial expression was a mixture of pain and shock. There was a rustling in the trees around us. And then silence. I froze in shock, we were clearly not safe, but it could not have been a monster- that arrow had been meant for me, it must be something to do with the Great one. Nico collapsed into my arms. I inspected his wound, this was not a normal arrow, I got him some ambrosia (I take some everywhere with me). It didn't seem to help him at all. It would take me about one hour to get back to halfblood hill, so I decided to take him to Olympus, he needed Apollo's help.

I called a Pegasus and we flew to Olympus, I carried Nico all the way to the throne room. There was no one there.

"Lord Apollo, wherever you are please help us," I shouted

After a few seconds Apollo appeared next to me, he smiled at me,

"Please help him." I asked

Apollo looked at Nico and then knelt beside him and checked his wound. He pulled out the arrow and examined it.

"He has been badly poisoned, I cant tell what the poison is though... I am very sorry, but I don't think that there is anything that I can do," Apollo sighed "Hades will not be happy."

I began to cry "You mean he's going to die?" Nico was barely concious now

"Yes."

Nico looked at me so i knelt beside him aswell.

"I'll see you again" He whispered to me