Chapter Ten


Disclaimer: I do not own the PJO or HoO series by Rick Riodan, but I do own all of the OCs mentioned, except for Walker. He belongs to Star Holder Commander.


Nico's POV

Kyra wouldn't stop shaking. She was drained of energy, that much was obvious, but she refused to go to sleep. She was too afraid of what she might see.

Beckendorf had left us hours ago, not promising anything but leaving with the hint that he might be back later. When later was, I didn't know. I don't think he knows when later will be either. There really isn't a way to know.

But back to Kyra. The treatment Beckendorf had done on her arms had seemed to work for the most part. He had told me that they would scar, badly. There was nothing we could do about that. Kyra hadn't seen sunlight in weeks and without that her healing powers were useless. And without any ambrosia or nectar, we had to settle with using mortal medical supplies.

I was worried about her condition though, she just kept getting worse. The shaking was almost constant by this point. Everything shook, and she couldn't control it. Her teeth were chattering too, like she was freezing cold.

I could feel the two of us in this room, both of our heartbeats and the blood pumping through our veins. My heartbeat was strong and steady, which was a miracle considering what all Daemon had done to me. Hers was slower than usual. It was slowing, and that was terrifying.


"Kyra," I whisper, shaking her slightly.

I had just noticed that she hadn't moved in quite a while, and her heart rate was almost non-existent. I started to panic a little because she was unresponsive to me.

I hold my breath and squint my eyes closed, thinking that maybe if I didn't see her it wouldn't be true. That none of this was happening. I open one eye to see her eyelids twitch. I give a small sigh of relief as she turns over on her side and curls up to take a nap. I could hear her small heartbeat again, and that was slightly reassuring.

I lean my head against the wall and close my weary eyes. I run my fingers through Kyra's hair as her breathing slows down and she falls into the darkness of sleep.

That wasn't a bad idea actually, getting some sleep. Well, it could be, depending on what you see. But I was exhausted and needed a little something to build up my dwindling strength.

I take a deep breath and before I know it, I feel myself slipping away into the darkness of sleep as well.


"James!" Adrienne screams.

He whips around just in time to see Adrienne ripped away from the giant tree she had been bound to. She gives an ear shattering scream as the layer of skin on the tops of her arms are ripped off.

James' eyes were huge and terrified, yet furious at the same time. Someone had cast a spell on his younger sister that made her get stuck to a tree. Then something ripped her off of the tree, causing her tremendous pain. No way whoever did this was going unpunished.

As Adrienne's screams retreated farther in to the forest, James motioned for Jade and Tristan to kill the monsters they were fighting already and follow him.

He starts sprinting after the thing that had taken Adrienne. He wasn't loosing anyone else to this monster.

A/N:

Short chapter, but there's not much I can do about that when Nico and Kyra are locked up in the Department with no way out. You guys'll like the next chapter. It's not finished yet but it's already kinda long. I think it's going to turn out pretty kick-ass...

And I apologize - yet again - for the late update. It's been a looong day. I had to get my hair cut this morning then my mom and I ran some errands. Then when my dad got home from work we went to this giant book store to see if we could find any of the text books I need for the next grade - didn't find any but oh well.

After we got home I ate dinner then my friend and I went to the mall. After that we went to our local coffee shop and got hot chocolate (yes, yes, we got hot chocolate even though it's hot outside) and the cute barista gave me a free mocha frappé, so that was sweet as hell ^.^

Then, my friend didn't want to go home yet so we went to the college campus in town and just walked around for about forty-five minutes. By the time we got back to the car we were both winded and felt like we were dying. But, we had a lot of fun, so I guess it was worth it.

M/A:

"'I'm scared to get close and I hate being alone

I long for that feeling to not feel at all

The higher I get, the lower I'll sink

I can't drown my demons, they know how to swim'"

Can You Feel My Heart by Bring Me the Horizon

(I've been damn near obsessed with this song for the past three days. Oh my god, it's just so amazing)

XOXO,

Mrs-diAngelo25