R&R!
Present
-Nico POV-
Ember had changed since she was nine, when I first met her. She was really the only person who tried to talk to me. But now that she was a teenager, she was different. She looked stronger and fiercer. She had a glare similar to Annabeth's. Her hair was shorter, I guess she cut it. Her eyes were brighter. A lot of guys would have found her, "hot". I wish I could tell her the truth about myself, but them what would she think of me? I can't lose anymore friends.
Ember POV
Piper and me are walking to the mess hall for dinner. I'm hoping nico will be there. I want to become better friends with him again, but he seems to be pushing me away. "Do you think nico will be there?" I ask Piper.
"I don't know he hasn't really been eating much lately," she answers. When we get there I turn toward her and say, "Bye have fun!"
She then starts walking backwards toward the aphrodite table with a finger gun pointed at her head mouthing "shoot me".
Laughing, I walk over to my empty table and grab my plate. I scrape some of my barbecue into the fire whispering the my usual wish to my mom. I've never told that wish to anyone but her even though she never answers. As I'm turning around I just happen to bump into no other than Drew Tanaka, who is now wearing my mac-n-cheese.
"You." Even though it's not even my name Drew spits it out like acid. "You little-"
"Swallow it Drew," Piper says. Drew then gulps as if swallowing her own words.
I am frozen in place until someone grabs me by the arm and leads me to my table. I expect to see Piper but instead i see a boy. Jason."You okay?" he asks me. "Yeah I-I think i'm gonna head back to my cabin before the bonfire though."
"Ok I'll see you then." And with that he walks back towards his own empty table.
Nico POV
I walked to the dining pavilion planning on getting a pomegranate and going back to my cabin. But right when i was leaving I heard some choice words being yelled about ember. So I sat down at the Hades table waiting until the crowd dispersed so I could see what was happening. When suddenly ember herself walks by. "Hey Ember!" I yell trying to catch up with her. "What happened?"
"Oh you know just the usual. I spilled my mac-n-cheese on Drew Tanaka in attempt to further ruin my life. You?"
I then laugh for the first time in awhile. But before I can answer ember starts talking again. "Do you wanna go to the bonfire with me tonight?" Wow.
"Uh Ember-"
"Just as friends nothing else"
"Ok, sure." I reply. She then grins and disappears in a flash of
colors. Something i haven't seen her do since she was nine.
Ember POV
To tell you the truth when I asked Nico if he would go to the bonfire with me I didn't really want to go as "just friends". But at this point I'll take what I can get
.