Chapter Twelve
Disclaimer: I do not own the PJO or HoO series by Rick Riodan. I do own all of the OCs mentioned, except for Walker. He belongs to Star Holder Commander.
Nico's POV
I gasp, waking up with a jolt. So they were coming here. And they were in danger, or they would be soon. The thought made my stomach knot up.
Kyra was still asleep, surprisingly. I didn't think she'd sleep again after what happened this morning, or whatever time that self-induced sleep had been at. For all I knew, it could be morning right now and she could have had that dream last night.
She had her head resting in my lap, her arms protectively wrapped around herself and her legs curled up. I take a second to realize just how filthy we were. Our clothes were covered in dirt, sweat, and blood and gods knew what other things from this dungeon.
I sigh and close my eyes, resting my head in my hands. It was killing me being in here, not able to do a damn thing but wait in the dark for days on end. I was the one who was supposed to be saving people, not the one being saved.
And who was it saving me? My own fucking children, who should be safely at Camp, learning the ways of our world and how to defend themselves in it. They shouldn't be learning it all on the go in an actual life or death situation. I had done that, and it wasn't fun.
"No," Kyra mumbles.
"What?" I ask, breaking out of my thoughts.
"No. No, no, no, no," she says again, tossing and turning, her brows furrowed and worry lines forming on her forehead.
I shake her slightly. "Kyra, wake up,"
She doesn't, but starts breathing rapidly in short little breaths, like she was running from something. "NO!" she screams, sitting up, her fists clenched.
"Kyra!"
I take her by the shoulders and force her to look at me. There were tears streaming down her cheeks and a look of sheer terror in her green eyes.
"Ky, what's wrong? What did you see?"
"I—I saw her,"
"Who?"
"Callie," She says the name like she was spitting poison from her mouth. She might as well have been, what with everything Callie had done to her, done to us.
A sour taste wells inside my mouth. What did this mean? "Was it current day that you saw, or past?" I was really hoping it was the latter.
She looks down. Just from that, I knew what it meant. Callie was back somehow. I didn't know how or why even, but she was back. For whatever godsforsaken reason, she was back, and it wasn't good.
A/N:
Heh heh. I told you last week, it was a short chapter, but damn there a curve ball in it. Who woulda thought Callie would come back into play?
As I was writing this chapter, I felt a little bad for Nico. I mean, his kids are risking their lives trying to save him and Kyra and Mike. They're out in the real world, with monsters and all kinds of dangers. I mean, yea, Tristan and James have had some years of experience in training, and Adrienne and James have been doing small bits of training since they were old enough to hold a dagger, but still. He didn't want his children to grow up like he did when he left CHB, out there on the road fighting for their lives.
Man, life without braces is pretty damn amazing. I've only had them off a week and I just feel so much better. I was really self conscious about smiling and showing my teeth when I had them, and I know, I know, TONS of people have braces and it's nothing to really be self conscious about, but I was. So now that I have them off, I feel like I can do practically anything. Weird how getting your teeth fixed and having a "Hollywood smile," as my orthodontist would say, really changes a lot. It's also really nice being able to properly whistle again!
So I ordered some new tools for potter today and I'm so excited about them! They're all tools that I've wanted to get for a while now, I just haven't been by a computer with it in mind at the same time. They should be here sometime at the end of this week, so I'll have them next week when I go to my second "adult" class at the studio! I'm so happy I'm not in the teen class anymore, at least for the summer. Though my teacher told me last week that if I like it in the adult class, she might just keep me there!
So I was listening to my music yesterday - surprise, surprise - and I got a couple of ideas for some one-shots. I dunno if they'll be fanfiction or originals yet, but I'm excited about them!
M/A:
"'You know those days when you want to just choose
To not get out of bed, you're lost in your head again
You play the game but you kind of cut
'Cause you're coming down hard and your joints are all stuck
I tried to say that's not the only way
I never knew if I could face myself to change
You were pacing I was insecure
Slip and fall, I got the calls from the prison I've been living in'"
Helena Beat by Foster the People
XOXO,
Mrs-diAngelo25
