Nico's POV

I walk slowly up the steps of the infirmary, taking all the time in the world. I would just love to know who came up with the brilliant idea that a child of Hades should take care of the sick and helpless. What on earth were they thinking?! As I enter Angelo and Briana, two Apollo kids, push past me as they run towards the archery station. They yell instructions of what I'm supposed to do, as they run farther away from me. It's a good thing I didn't understand half of what they were saying. I walk further into the infirmary, and stop in front of the cot with the person I have to take care of. As I get closer, I notice that the person is a girl. She is probably around my age and has dark brown hair with a few blue streaks in it and an almost pale skin. Her eyes are closed. I then notice she is one of the two demigods Annabeth found in the outskirts of Camp Half-Blood with a dead chimera near them. From what I've heard neither her or her companion have left their comatose state since they were found. A large bandage that covers most of her right arm, reminds me that I'm supposed to be... "healing" her I guess? I unwrap the bandages and try to change them. Ten minutes later I figure out how to do that. Yes it was a great idea to out the Hades kid as a healer. I sit down on the side of the bed and stare at the girl. Many questions about her plague my mind. Who is she? Where did she come from? What is her life story? Who is her godly parent? Absentmindedly I brush a stray lock of hair out of face. Suddenly I feel a strong punch to my jaw and fall from the bed onto the floor. I look up and the first thing I notice is a pair of deep brown eyes staring at me curiously.

"Who are you?"

I stare at the girl. She seems curious but wary.

"I'm Nico."

"Oh... feed me."

I continue staring. What? She stares back, cocking her hair to a side like a puppy. She didn't seem nervous anymore. How can you change emotions that quickly? I then notice a small jabbing pain in my side and see that she is poking me.

"Hey, hey you!"

"What?"

"I'm hungry."

Her eyes start to water and she starts to whine like a puppy. Wow I'm really comparing her a lot to a puppy.

"Fine, if you won't give me anything to eat, then I'll look for something myself."

Faster than I thought possible, she runs towards the door and out towards the camp.

"Wait!"

I rush towards the doorway, and look around quickly &&& but I don't see her anywhere. Damn it! How could I loose someone in such a short time? Cursing I walk out of the infirmary and start to look for the new demigod...

Miranda's POV

I sigh and put down my strategy book. It's been a month since the new demigods were found and everything seems to be going back to normal. Percy seems to be even more lovestruck by Annabeth, following her around like a lost puppy. I close my eyes and lean against the tree behind me. I wonder who those demigods are and what they're like. Some campers have already made bets on who their godly parent is. I already now that they aren't siblings, because they don't really look alike. So, how did they end up together? Suddenly I feel a jabbing pain in my side and open my eyes, ready to scream at whoever had poked me. The words die in my throat when I see a girl around my age, with dark brown and blue hair, and deep brown eyes. Wait I know those eyes... she's the demigod from before.

"Um... can I help you?"

Two points to Miranda for beginning an awkward conversation!

"Hi!"

I raise an eyebrow and stare at her. In one hand she's holding a bag of skittles, and she seems to be shaking. We just stare at each other. Ok, this is weird.

"Um..."

"Hey you!"

I see the Hades kid, who I think is called Nico, running up behind us. The girl's eyes widen, and she tries to run away.

"Catch her!"

Nico seems so desperate that I decide to fulfill my good deed of the day. I reach out and grab on to her arm. When she notices that I grabbed her, she starts to twist and turn trying to loosen my grip. After a few minutes of me being dragged in the dirt behind her, she finally stops moving and just lies on the ground pouting. Nico finally catches up to us and whispers a breathless thank you towards me. He then picks her up bridal-style and starts walking towards the infirmary. I shrug, grab my book, and follow him. It's not like I was doing anything important anyway, so what the hell. As I walk behind him, I kind of notice that they actually make a pretty cute couple. We walk side by side in complete silence. Well this is definitely not awkward.

"Um... so your Nico... right?"

He looks at me startled.

"Um... yeah."

"I'm Miranda...yeah..."

We continue walking after that awkward conversation, and ten minutes later we reach the infirmary. As we walk inside I see that the demigod they found with the girl has woken up. He stares at her warily with his brown eyes. The girl doesn't seem either to notice or not really care, since she skips towards him and holds her hand out for him to shake.

"Hi I'm Karissa!"

He stares at her hand and then tentatively shakes her hand. Wait they don't-

"Wait you two don't know each other?"

Well I guess Nico asked for me. Nico stares at them both in complete shock, because...well...I guess one would expect you to know the person you almost died with.

"No," Karissa says cheerfully,"I've never seen him in all my life."

"So how did this happen..."

The boy sighs and shakes his head.

"I was walking towards the camp after my mother sent me here, and then I heard a roar. Next thing I know she pulls my hand and starts screaming 'Run, run!'. So...yeah that's how we kind of met."

"Wait, then neither of you killed the chimera?"

The boy shrugs.

"Well it wasn't me. Last thing I felt before I blacked out was a searing pain on my back."

"Yeah that must have been were the chimera burned you."

I jump back slightly at the sound of Nico's voice. I didn't even remember he was here!
I then notices that he is leaning against the door frame staring cautiously at Karissa, as if he expects her to run away. Honestly, I highly doubt it, since she is currently staring off into space as if the world could explode and she'd never notice.

"I'm hungry."

We all turn and look at Karissa who is sitting on the floor and looking up expectantly at Nico. He sighs.

"Come on, let's go get you something to eat."

She smiles brightly and instantly drags Nico out of the infirmary. The boy and I just stand there, not really knowing what to say. I just noticed something, I don't even know his name!

"Hey...um..."

"Oh sorry my name is Antonio."

"K, Antonio...got it. So have you seen the camp yet?"

"No. I really haven't even left this room..."

We stand, well I stand he sits, there awkwardly. Why am I always so awkward around people?

"K...I guess I should show you the camp so...yeah...let's go."

I walk out the door, and a couple of minutes later, he follows me. We spend the entire day randomly walking around and showing him the camp.
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Author's Note!

Me: Hi I'm Back! It's been such a long while since I updated this story :'(
Nico: I'm so ashamed of you...
Me: *glares at him* Shut up! You and Frost made me fail a Math exam X(
Nico: How was that our fault?!
Me: You were fighting in my head meanwhile I was taking the exam -.-
Nico: Oh come on that wasn't-
Me: Anyway next chapter will be up April 14th! Chiao!

P.S By the way the guy to the side is Antonio