A light in the darkness (solangelo)

Chapter 9: capture the flag

One week later

Will POV

Capture the flag was my favorite thing about CHB, because it gives me an opportunity to try out my gift. I could create a flash of blinding light that could actually kill monsters at close range. The Apollo cabin was allied with the Poseidon cabin, the Zeus cabin, the Hades cabin, the Iris cabin, the Hephaestus cabin, the Aphrodite cabin, The Nike cabin, and the Athena cabin. The Ares cabin was the one who currently had the flag, but I was going to change that. I heard the horn blow for the game to begin and headed to the woods. "Alright, here's what's gonna go down," Annabeth said, pulling out a map. We were based on the pile of rocks that used to be Zeus' fist. "Percy, Nico, Jason, and I will go and scout out the flag. Everyone else, stay here for defense. Hephaestus cabin, traps, lots of traps" Annabeth said.

Leo laughed, rubbing his hands together "we can do that" he said with an evil-looking grin.

"Apollo cabin, except Will, hide in the trees with your bows. Will, do your big flashy thingy to distract them if they come. Iris cabin, rainbow illusions. Nike cabin, just hide and attack the enemies when they come," Annabeth continued. Then, she, Jason, Percy, and Nico turned and disappeared into the brush.

Nico POV

I followed behind Percy silently. We made it to a small clearing. In the middle of the clearing was the flag. "That was easy," Percy said. He began to walk out toward the flag. I grabbed his arm.

"Wait!" I exclaimed. Then, I picked up a rock and threw it out into the clearing, setting off a ton of traps. "Let me go get it," I whispered.

"Why? So you can steal all the glory?" Percy said.

"No, because I'm the most agile and I can spot a trap from a mile away. If any traps weren't set off, I'll see them and be able to avoid them," I replied. Then I walked out toward the flag. I jumped to avoid a tripwire. I got to the flag and noticed a thin string tied to the flagpole. I pulled out a dagger and carefully cut the rope and slowly pulled the flag out of the ground. Then, Clarisse jumped out of a tree.

"You're pretty clever, di Angelo," she said.

"Not so bad yourself, La Rue," I replied. Clarisse then pulled out her spear. I unsheathed my sword. Then, I heard Percy, Jason, and Annabeth coming to back me up. "But it have one thing that you don't," I said, "backup."

"Four on one? Well, that doesn't seem fair, does it?" Carisse stated.

"It won't matter in a second," I said.

Clarisse looked at me with a confused expression. "What do you mean?"

"This is what I mean," I said. Then, I disappeared into the shadows. I reappeared on top of Zeus's Fist, surrounded by a raging battle. When they noticed me, everything went quiet. I held the flag up high and cheers erupted from my team. The flag turned from blood red to pitch black as I began to climb down the pile of boulders.

Will ran up to me. "Nico! You did it!" He exclaimed.

I yawned. "Yeah, I guess I did. Can I go to my cabin now?" I said tiredly.

"Yeah, Sunshine, get some rest, you deserve it," Will replied. He helped me out of the woods, but I was too tired to walk the whole way so he picked me up and carried me bridal style to my cabin. He laid me down on my bed, kissed me on the head and said, "goodnight Nico, I love you."

"I love you too," I mumbled as I drifted off to sleep.

A/N eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkk!!!!!! I'm sorry, I just needed to do that. Solangelo is the cutest thing ever!!! Here's a little fun fact about me, solangelo was my first otp. It is bæ and there's nothing more to say about it. I'm gonna shut up now.

As always,

Thanks for reading,

a_random_fangirl_ 🎶