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Will's POV
I was asleep when I heard someone say my name. They sounded worried and heartbroken.
I opened my eyes, and saw nothing. I looked around the room, and saw Idalia tossing and turning in her sleep.
After a couple minutes, she sat straight up, and started crying. I walked over to her and sat down. I put my arms around her.
"Hey." I said. "I'm not leaving you anytime soon."
"Thanks, Will." She said. We sat there for a while, until we fell back asleep.
Amara's POV
I woke up. Idalia wasn't by me. I sat bolt-upright.
Then I saw her and Will asleep on the ground. They were holding onto each other, like it was the end of the world. Aww, how cute. Then I shook myself, Aphrodite side showing.
"They were there when I woke up." I voice said behind me. I turned around and saw Nico sitting up against the wall. I walked over to him, and sat down.
"When do you think that happened?" I asked.
"Well, I think Idalia had her dream again, and Will was the only one who woke up." He responded. I nodded.
"Makes sense." Leo said. Wait, Leo.
"Since when were you awake?" Nico asked.
"This whole time." He said, while still laying on the floor, eyes closed.
"We should probably get them up." Amara said.
"But there so far away." Leo said, motioning with his arm in their direction. Nico and I rolled our eyes. We walked over to our partners and shook them awake.
"What's going on?" Idalia asked.
"We wanted to know why you two were hugging each other in your sleep." I said.
"Bad dream." Idalia said. Will was looking at Nico.
"You had the dream too." Will said. Nico was about to reply, when Will gave him a huge hug. "Don't lie to me."
"Ok, maybe I did." He said into Will's shoulder. Will comforted him.
"Will, how do you do it?" He looked at me, confused. "You always make everyone calm and feel better."
"Well, I am a doctor." Nico scoffed.
"More like a nurse." Nico said.
"Excuse me?" He asked.
"I said that you acted like everyone's mother." Nico replied, a little louder, like Will didn't hear what he said last time.
"Ok, Nico. Just make sure you follow your doctor's orders." He said, mock motherly voice.
"Yeah, and what are those?" Nico asked.
"To kiss him." Will said. Nico rolled his eyes, but kissed him anyway.
"Is that sufficient for my doctor?" Nico asked, after they broke apart.
"Not just yet." Then Will kissed him again. They stopped, however, when the door opened. We all stood up. Niobe walked in.
"Good, you're all awake. Let's get going then." She practically dragged Idalia, Leo, and I out of the room.
We walked back to the kids' room. We walked in. The kids weren't there.
"Where are the kids?" I asked.
"I need to speak with you. Have a seat please." Niobe said. Hesitantly, we sat down. Mistake.
Once we sat down, straps sprang from the sides, and tied us to the chairs.
"Why are you doing this?" Idalia asked.
"Well, I mean, Apollo needs to be punished." She responded.
"So you're doing it through his kids? That's messed up." Leo said.
"I don't care. It's the only thing I could do. I can't punish a god. This is the way I figured out how to do that." She said.
"But we're not all Apollo's kids." Leo said.
"Leo! That is offensive. You're making Idalia feel bad." I said. I looked over at her. She was staring at the ground. A tear made its way down her cheek.
"I didn't mean it like that." Leo said.
"No. You're right. Don't punish them. They're just here to rescue Will. Don't do anything to them. Punish me instead." Idalia said.
"See, Leo. This is what you did." I said. He looked down. Niobe looked like she was pondering that idea. That no good little witch.
"Alright." She said. "You two are free to leave." The ropes untied, but we didn't move.
"This your last warning. Leave now or face my wrath." She said.
"Go." Idalia said, still looking down. "Leave. I'll be fine. Now go." She said, forcefully.
Leo dragged me out of the room. I turned on him.
"Why did you do that?" I asked.
"Because I know Idalia's wrath. You do not want to be in the middle of it. We're gonna have to save them." He said.
"Fine." I grumbled. "Let's go." We went back to the cave to devise a plan.
Idalia's POV
Leo was right. They shouldn't have to be punished just because they're my friends. I sent them away, but now I was all alone. Whatever, it was better than them getting hurt.
"So, your friends are gone. What are we going to do with you?" She asked. Honestly, I would've punched her in the face if I wasn't tied up.
"Well, my kids went on a field trip, so you can't watch them today. What to do?" She wondered.
"I know. How about we punish you now." She said, again.
"Yeah, and how are you proposing to do that?" I asked.
"Oh, this will be fun." She undid my ties, and picked me up by the collar of my shirt.
"You belong to me now." She said. I tried not to show how much I wanted to punch her. I knew Amara and Leo would try to save us. I had to wait until everyone could leave safely.
She dragged me out of the room and shoved me into another room. For all I knew, I could be anywhere.
I heard the door close, and I sat up against the nearest wall. I put my head in my hands, and tried to breathe slowly.
Someone approached me, and sat down. They just sat there for a minute.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Where are Leo and Amara?" It was Will. Thank goodness. I gave him a hug.
"Niobe kicked them out." I said her name with venom.
"It's okay. We'll find a way out." He said.
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