Don't Fade Away: A Solangelo Fanfiction 2

Chapter 14: Home

The 3 of them climbed out of the car and onto Half-Blood Hill. Nico and Will glanced at each other. This was the test. If she could make it through the border, she was a demigod.

They approached the entrance, and Rosemary slipped through easily.

Nico sighed a sigh of relief, and he and Will followed after her.

Rosemary ran down the hill, flailing her arms. She was laughing.

Once the 3 of them made it to the bottom of the hill, Rosemary took up the rear and followed behind Nico and Will. Her eyes were wide as she looked at everything Camp had to offer. There were pegasi flying through the sky, there were campers having sword fights, so many things going on at once.

Her blue eyes flicked from right to left, up to down, she was trying to look at everything she possibly could.

"This is Camp Half-Blood?" She asked excitedly.

Will turned around to look at her. "It is."

Chiron galloped over to them. It seemed like he couldn't see Rosemary.

"Where were you?" Chiron asked patiently.

Will looked at Nico. "I thought you were going to tell him before we left!"

"I thought you were going to do that!"

"That is irrelevant. Where were you two?"

"We went to blow up the Lotus Hotel and Casino." Nico told him.

Chiron narrowed his eyes. "You what?"

"We took Jules-Albert to Las Vegas, went to the Lotus Casino, helped all of the people get out, killed the Lotus-Eaters, and set it on fire." Nico explained.

"The Lotus Hotel and Casino is gone?"

"Yup."

"Well, next time tell me before you leave, please. I know we can't assign quests right now because our Oracle isn't having visions, so that's why no one is allowed to go on quests unless I give them specific instructions for something. Just tell me next time."

"Yes, sir." Will replied.

Chiron was about to leave when Will stopped him, "Chiron, wait!"

He turned to look at Will. "What is it?"

"There's....there's something else."

"Yes?"

"We kind of brought something back."

"Like a souvenir?"

"More like a person." He nudged Rosemary forward.

Chiron looked at her, and his eyes softened. "Who is this?"

"I'm Rosemary! Why are you a horse?"

He explained to her that he was a centaur and looked back at Nico and Will. "Was she at the Casino?"

Nico nodded.

"When is she from?"

"1883." Nico told him.

"Holy Hephaestus. She's been in there a long time. Did you know her while you were there, Nico?"

"I did. We were friends."

"Best friends!" Rosemary exclaimed. She was jumping up and down now. She started looking around her now, no longer engaged in the conversation.

"For the love of Zeus, she's just like you were when you first came to camp."