Hey, ya'll! I wanted to tell you that Histoire D'amour means Love Interest. Clear that up… Anyway! It will most of the time be updated every time I post a new chapter (excluding this one). And I want to say that Emily and Allie wrote down "Nico" for their love interest thing and I'm not saying that they will date him at one point or another, but it could always happen.

I'm going to change the rating to T because there will be more cursing and suggestive terms and perverted jokes in the coming chapters. Like "alpha Kenny body" Haha geddit? Just a heads up. If there is anybody under the age of 10, I suggest you stop reading after this chapter.

Sorry I couldn't get this chapter out sooner. Or on Saturday like I promised. I had to apply for the Young Scholars Program and the Duke TIP Summer Studies so my Saturday was really busy and my mom made me sleep early because I was sick too. And stupid FanFiction was screwing up.

Oh, and I need your opinions. It's about Nicella. What would you guys say to the NAFC using Aphrodite's kids' powers for their "plan"?

So, here's the first chapter of Capture the Flag!

The teams are as follows

Hades- Athena, Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Apollo, Hera

Hermes- Aphrodite, Hestia, Hecate, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Ares, Morpheus

The Hunters are split evenly among the two cabins. Let Capture the Flag begin!

Aline Delacroix's POV

People think I'm weird because I have gold eyes. They think I'm a vampire. Well, I'm not. I'm a half-blood. A demigod child gearing up for Capture the Flag. Ever since Sydney's and Elise's fight, this match looks like it's gonna be the best yet. Hermes offered first pick for chores, so of course I accepted. Plus, I didn't like the idea of being on the same team as the Bee.

Hermes would be blue team so I grabbed one of the helmets with the blue horsehair plume. I was already suited up with my armor even though Capture the Flag doesn't start for another hour. Campers were milling about. I haven't been out much lately; I've been too busy studying spells. I got an IM from my mother, Hecate, and her message was the reason why I had shut myself inside my cabin.

FLASHBACK! WHOO!

In the shimmering mist, the image of Hecate appeared before me. I've never spoken to her before so I had no idea how to act. She had long brown hair that fell in curls and glowing golden eyes like mine.

"Hello, Aline." She said.

I shifted awkwardly, "Hi…"

"I know this comes as a shock to you, but I had to tell you. There will be a quest soon. You won't be on it, but you must be prepared for the worst. Under your bunk, beneath the floorboard closest to the corner where the walls meet there is a bundle. Take it out, but replace the floorboards right after. Unravel the bundle and inside there will be a number of scrolls. Written on the scrolls are spells and enchantments and the rules of magic. Learn them. But do not tell your siblings." Hecate said urgently.

"Why not?" I ask a bit more defensively than I meant to. "Why shouldn't I tell them?"

Hecate smiles sadly. "Because I chose you as my hero. You should be honored that I chose you above all others."

"Let me tell someone. Just one person. Please." I begged.

She let out a sigh and replied. "One person. Choose wisely. I don't want some silly Hermes child taking on that kind of responsibility."

I wasn't satisfied with the limited amount of information. "What's this about anyways? If I'm not on the quest then what's the use of me learning?"

"I told you. You must be ready." Her image begins to flicker.

"Ready? Ready for what?" I ask.

She simply says, "When the time comes, you will be ready. Goodbye, Aline." And her image dies out and the mist is reduced to nothing.

END OF FLASHBACK! WHOO!

Since then I've been locked up in my cabin studying my ass off. I still haven't chosen who I was going to share my secret with. Even though I've been a sort of a shut-in my cabin-mates have been filling me in on all the camp gossip. Lucy is where I found out about Nico and the new Poseidon girl, Stella. She also came with news about how Clay and Belinda broke up after a two day relationship. Figures. She's an Aphrodite girl and he's from Demeter. A bitch like Belinda does not deserve someone as great as Clay.

I wandered about like most of the campers. I glanced at my watch. Half an hour until Capture the Flag. I decided to head into the woods. Hermes has claimed the North Woods so I make my way up there, following the creek and turning right mid-way.

For once the Hermes cabin is early. All of them are rallied in the clearing. Behind them was the small mound where the flag was supposed to be. And soon enough the Stoll Brothers appeared in the clearing, supporting the flag on their shoulders. They placed it on the center of the mound and stepped back. The flag was a light gray, not as dark as Athena's flag, with a caduceus in the middle. Slowly, the rest of my cabin and the other cabins gather round.

We heard Chiron's voice echoing through the trees, "Campers! Hunters! Capture the Flag is about to begin!"

Everyone begins to take their places. A mix of Hunters and Aphrodite kids surround the flag to protect it. While the rest of us spread evenly through the clearing. They told us to go our separate ways and if we see a golden opportunity, grab it. We had no chance. While the Hermes cabin lets us go free, the Athena cabin is bound to have a plan. Some complex series of tactics and strategies. It didn't matter though. Capture the Flag was fun; win or lose.

"The rules are the same! The first team to capture the other team's flag and cross over the creek are the winners! And please," Chiron says, "Keep the maiming to a minimum."

He blows on his horn and the sound shakes the trees.

"CHARGE!" The Stolls cry in unison and they follow Elise into the forest.

Alex Hale's POV

Annabeth had ordered me to guard the flag with Nyx and Arethusa. And I bitterly obeyed. It's damn near impossible to not be irritated by Arethusa. She just flipped her blonde hair over her shoulder and talked non-stop about her "Oh, so dangerous adventures. That none of us campers could ever dream or have the courage to take on."

"You know what? Why don't you go head into the action and send someone back?" I ask impatiently.

Arethusa turns around and pipes, "You know… Maybe I will. See ya later!" She flounces into the trees, her hair flying behind her.

Nyx lets out an exasperated sigh. "Finally! I thought it would never end!"

"No problem." I say with a side-ways grin.

"Do you think she's really going to send another back?" Nyx asks.

I shrug. "I dunno."

"So how're things at the Athena Cabin?"

"Same old, same old. There's gotta be something going on in the Hades cabin. With Nico and Stella dating and all."

Nyx laughs, a genuine laugh not that ridiculously high-pitched one that comes from Arethusa. "Yeah, we have to spend our time outside now. They kick us out every time they're… 'talking' in our cabin."

"They talk?" I ask, dubiously. "That's all? Talk?"

"Well, that's what they tell us. But who knows?" Nyx says.

I look at her, "Maybe you should try taking a peek at what they do in there. If you're curious enough to find out."

"Obviously we're dying to find out." Nyx tells me. "Not meant to be funny."

I laugh anyway, "Well do you really want to know?"

Nyx nods eagerly, "'Course we do! You've got a plan, don't you?"

I grin. "Athena always has a plan."

"That's what they all say…" Nyx says.

"What's that s'posed to mean?" I ask defensively.

She laughs again, "Oh, nothing at all. So what's your so called 'plan'?"

"If you don't mind… It involves Hermes." I say cautiously.

"If it's going to involve Hermes then we're not just going to find out what they're doing in there, it's going to end up as a prank." Nyx says.

I shrug. "Well, seeing as you don't like pranks you can go on not knowing what your brother does with your cousin."

"Half Cousin." She corrects.

"Sorry, half cousin."

Nyx sounds a little hesitant when she says, "I'm not saying yes, but what is your plan?"

But I'm not listening. I spotted movement out of the corner of my eye, to the right. "Shh. I think I saw something."

An arrow flies out of a bush and catches my sleeve. It doesn't pierce my skin, but it pins my sleeve to the rock wall (not one of those rock-climbing things. More like a huge rock that creates this wall). "Crap!"

Another arrow shoots towards me. It's the kind with a boxing glove instead of a point. It hits me straight in the eye. And now I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a black eye. A second punching arrow comes out and nails me down south. A third sucker punch flies from a bush and smacks my cheek. I reach over to yank out the arrow from my sleeve but another arrow pins my other arm to the wall.

"Dammit!" I shout. And Nyx throws a spear into the bush.

"OW!" A female's voice screams. It belonged to Rose, from Aphrodite.

Nyx yells at the bush, "What are you doing here, Barbie?"

"I'm here to get the flag!" She says like it's totally obvious and comes out of the bushes. "And you call me dumb!" Rose scoffs.

And a second later a dozen Hermes kids burst from the forest. And for a moment they have that triumphant look on their faces. But Athena was prepared. There were Apollo kids up in the trees, but Cabin Eleven didn't know that. Emily and Phoenix were hiding in the creek too, waiting for the signal to will a huge wave to flush out the intruders. Carter and Kamryn had created a wall of vegetation to shield themselves from view, but they were prepared to send vines out to attack. Even some Hunters are skirting around the edges of the clearing, just barely out of the Hermes kids perimeter but close enough to attack.

We were ready. While some of us lingered behind to guard the flag the rest were in carefully calculated groups, on their way to grabbing the flag. Hermes had no chance. This was why Athena usually won. Because we had strategy and Hades was smart to ally with us.

I was still pinned to the rock, but Nyx was a skilled fighter as far as I knew. She had her midnight staff strapped to her back. I must've looked like a retard. I was nailed against a rock, defenseless. Yup. I am the poster child of Athena. I struggled against the arrows and managed to wriggle one free. Rose might have good aim, but these arrows had nothing on me. They were made of balsa wood. Balsa! Who in their right mind would ever make an arrow made out of balsa wood! It would snap in half immediately.

Once I got the first arrow out, I simply plucked the other one out of the rock and snapped it in half.

"Impressive." Nyx remarked.

I made a face at her and started to focus on the Hermes kids.

"You really think you can take us on?" A younger Hermes kid called out. Sean, I think his name was.

Another youngster, Daniel, stepped up. "Yeah. Two against all of us?" He gestured toward his siblings. They replied with cheers.

"If you're so confident you're going to win this, then bring it on!" I challenge. Nyx smiles her pretty smile and I wink at her. We can barely hear the soft giggle of Nicola, who is hiding in the trees.

The Hermes kids won't know what hit them.

I guess it was okay. Sometimes I think I'm a little over-critical about my work. Oh well. And is it just me, or does this story seem a little Nicella-centric?

So, what'd you think? Any questions, suggestions. Did ya love it? Did ya hate it? Does it want you to slap Arethusa off her high horse or come up with a plan to spy on Nico and Stella? Flames and reviews accepted. And do I really want to pull a prank on Nico and Stella? It would be fun and the outcome would be interesting… Tell me what you think.

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And I don't know why but when I read this over it made me think of the song "Silly Love Songs". Maybe it's because I was listening to Paul McCartney, but who knows?

-Dr. Asian -.-