Daughter Of Hades The Sequel

Chapter 8

I wake up and Naomi is still wrapped in my arms. She looks so peaceful sleeping, completely worry free. I move slowly, trying to get up without waking her but fail. Naomi's eyes flutter open. She rubs the drowsiness from her eyes and then sits up.

"Good morning." She says stretching her arms. I smile.

"Good morning. How'd you sleep?" I ask.

"Good. Sorry I didn't mean to fall asleep on you."

"Don't worry about it. The couch was more comfortable than I thought it'd be." I say with a shrug like it was no big deal. In truth I didn't care that I slept down here. I just wanted to be with her. I am so glad that she isn't acting weird around me after I kissed her last night. Actually... She's acting as if the kiss never happened. Is that good or bad?

"Even more comfortable than your bed?" She asks with a smirk. I just shrug not wanting her to find out the real reason. She doesn't stay on the subject too long.

"You have any cereal?" She asks standing up and heading to the kitchen. I stand to follow her but stop when I see a sticky note with my moms hand writing on it.

Christian there is a reason I set up a spot for her on the couch and not your bedroom. I hope her staying here was just for the night because I do not want you two to make any mistakes. I know teenagers I was one too you know? Don't try anything. Your father may be okay with it but I am not.

Well I guess they woke up early for work. I crinkle up the note and throw it away.

"Chris?" Naomi says grabbing my attention. "Yes or no on the cereal?"

"How about I do one better." I say and smile at her look of confusment. "You come and sit over here and let me do all the work." I grab her by the shoulders and lead her to one of the chairs to sit down. She doesn't argue. She just eyes me skeptically.

I set off to work. I grab out all the ingredients I need to make chocolate chip pancakes. A sleepover is only a sleepover with pancakes for breakfast or pizza for dinner and sense we didn't have pizza now is time for pancakes.

"I didn't know you could cook." I look up and see Naomi absorbing my work.

"Of course I can cook!" I say amused. "I can cook cereal, anything that comes in a box with instructions on it, and pancakes." She laughs. I wonderful contagious laugh. Naomi has an amazing smile and laugh. It can just light up your world and bring you up if you are feeling down. It was one of the first thing I noticed about her. The new girl in school sitting at a table across mine in the cafeteria. I look up and see her smiling and laughing. The first time I took notice of her. Then I got to meet her and it was just impossible not to fall for her.

"Is there something on my face?" She asks self-conscious. I suddenly realize that I have been starring for too long and feel my cheeks heating up.

"No nothing. Sorry." I say getting back to the pancakes. I can feel her looking at me wanting me to explain what was going on in my head but I avoided her gaze.

Nico POV

"There was a monster attack in a place called Gustine. Its somewhere in California. A very small area. No monsters ever attack there." Says a child of Nike.

"That's the place J told us to look. I thought your team said Naomi wasn't there?" I ask. I look over at Chiron and see him thinking.

"It is possible that she wasn't there when we looked but could be there now." He says.

"How could she have stayed under the radar so long?" I ask. "Being a child of Hades means strong aroma and that atracks lots of monsters."

"I do not know how she has kept a low profile but I do know that even if it isn't her there could be another demigod out there that we must get." Says Chiron.

"Should I tell J?" Asks the child of Nike.

"No," says Chiron, "We do not want him to get his hopes up. It could not even be her. We must send a small group to go after her."

"How about me and a satyr, no more." I offer. Chiron looks over at me skeptically. "Naomi may not want many people crowding her. Let me go and talk to her. Try to get her to come willingly."

"Very well." Says Chiron after a few moments. "Leave as soon as you can. We do not know how long she will be staying there." I nod and set out to find a satyr to bring with me.

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