So, this is set after the Heroes of Olympus series, after the Avengers, before Iron Man 3, Thor 2 and Captain America 2. Percy still has his Achilles, Bob survived and brought Annabeth her dagger and laptop. Reyna will probably come in later and I might add Leo, Frank, Hazel, and Piper, not really sure. Oh, and I will explain about Michelle and Clarisse's hate towards each other in time. It will play a part later on. Italics is singing.
Chapter 5
Michelle dodged Fandral's first swing and returned with a jab. He parried and counter struck. For a few minutes, Michelle forgot exactly what had happened, and then she had her spear against Fandral's chest and her foot on his throat.
"Sorry," she said, and helped him up. Fandral though, was gaping at her.
"Lady Michelle! How did you…I mean, you're a girl! From Midgard!" Michelle smirked and helped him up.
"Where I come from, all of the girls know how to fight. Ι hope that you weren't hurt?" she asked. Fandral shook his head. I looked around. Percy and Thor were still going strong and Clarisse had just lost to Tyr. Nico was on the ground and deflecting Hogun's spiky mace thing. She was glad to see that he was being extremely careful with his Stygian Iron blade. Thalia and Sif had seemingly come to a draw and were leaning on their weapons and chatting. Volstagg had Annabeth's dagger against his back. Michelle chuckled silently. The Asgardians obviously hadn't expected their visitors to have such skill. We're stronger than we look, she thought with grim satisfaction. A small crowd was gathering around Percy and Thor. Michelle pushed her way forwards, next to Nico who had lost. Percy was dodging swings Thor's swings of Mjolinr rather easily and was also counter striking. Thalia and Michelle started cheering Percy on and, not to be outdone, Sif and the Warriors Three began shouting as well. The crowd divided into whoever they thought would win with the majority being on Thor's side. Finally, Percy played his power card. There was a small fountain nearby and Percy used it to summon his personal hurricane. The crowd stopped cheering stopped in amazement and even Thor seemed surprised. When Thor threw Mjolinr, it just kept getting deflected and Percy laid blow upon blow on Thor. The demigods shared a triumphant glance as Percy gave a particularly hard swing that missed Thor, but knocked Mjolinr into a mound of earth. Percy was on Thor in a minute, placing the tip of Riptide against his neck. They both froze, panting. The crowd erupted into cheers and Percy walked towards his friends.
"Atta boy!" Thalia cried happily.
"Way to go Perce!" Nico shouted. Clarisse grunted,
"Nice work punk." Annabeth just kissed him and Michelle just grinned. Thor came up and clasped his hand.
"You fought well Percy," he said. "You should all probably rest though. I know that you sat with Lady Michelle for most of the time she was unconscious. You must be tired." Michelle looked around. Her friends did look tired. As they got to the floor that their rooms were on, Thalia instantly went into her room, fell on her bed and lay there. After Michelle was sure she was asleep, she took out her IPod and plugged in her headphones. She hit her playlist labeled 'Favorite' and the song 'My Happy Ending' began playing. She began to sing and damn, is she a good singer! Thalia thought as she drifted off.
Let's talk this over,
It's not like we're dead,
Was it something I did?
Was it something you said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead,
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread!
You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be!
You were everything, everything, that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it.
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away!
All this time you were pretending, so much for my happy ending!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh…
So much for my happy ending
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh…*
When that song finished, she began singing along to the next one.
I guess I just lost my husband,
I don't know where he went.
So I'm gonna drink my money,
I'm not gonna pay his rent.
I've got a brand new attitude
And I'm gonna wear it tonight.
I'm wanna get in trouble,
I'm wanna start a fight.
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na I'm gonna start a fight.
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na I'm gonna start a fight!
So, so what?
I'm still a rockstar…**
…Farther down the hall
Nico slept restlessly. He tossed and turned, enveloped by terrible dreams. Finally, he woke up and went out to the hall go for a walk. Evening light shone through the large windows. As he passed Thalia and Michelle's room, he heard singing. He opened the door a crack and saw Michelle singing on one of the couches in the large main room.
I know, you think that, I shouldn't still love you,
Or tell you that.
But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it
Where's the sense in that?
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were.
Michelle didn't notice Nico, so intent was she on her singing.
I will go down with this ship,
And I won't put my hands up and surrender.
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be…***
She stopped and a tear rolled down her cheek. She quickly brushed it away. Nico stepped into the room and walked towards her. Michelle jerked her head up and turned to look at him. "Did I wake you?" she asked. He sat down and shook his head.
"No. I couldn't sleep and wanted to go for a walk when I heard you singing. You're really good." She blushed.
"Thanks. My cabinmates say that I have a good voice to." They sat in silence for a moment.
"So," Nico said. "Do you wanna like, go on a walk or something? Or…" Michelle quietly laughed.
"We need to work on your people skills," she commented, and burst into giggles again. Nico was confused.
"What'd I do?" For some reason that Nico never found out, this just made Michelle laugh harder.
*My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne
**So What? by Pink
***White Flag by Dido
Ok, that chapter was kind of pointless, but I just wanted some Nico/Michelle before Loki really comes into the picture. And the Asgardians aren't really suspicious about the demigod's armor and stuff because they live in that type of world and it just seems natural. Oh, and the Romans weren't included in this diplomatic mission because they (the Greeks and Romans) agreed that the Greeks are better at this diplomatic stuff than the Romans. Just wanted to make sure that that was clear. Ok?
*Readers chorus "Ok,"*
Good. Now review like good little people or…something bad will happen, I don't know what. Idk, I'm too mentally exhausted to come up with an adequate threat at the moment. Something along the lines of vines….in your sleep….zzzzz *Jerks awake* Review! *Falls back asleep*