Chapter 23 (Y/n)

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I woke up to the sound of rustling. 

My eyes opened quickly, and I saw that everyone was either eating or packing.

"Good morning, sleeping beauty." 

Leo sat against the wall beside me, dropping a bowl of hot oatmeal into my lap. 

My eyes searched for the dark figure from last night, and I thanked Leo for the food before storming toward the back of Hades' son.

"Good morning, Nico."

Will saw the look in my eyes over Nico's shoulder and backed away.

"Ooooooo, you're in trouble."

Nico turned to face me, and I realized he was stuffing his face with oatmeal.

"What happened to 'I'll wake you up in an hour?"

Nico smiled at me.

What was that? Three now? Maybe this kid didn't hate me. 

He swallowed his mouthful.

"Sorry, you looked like you needed it." His eyes held an air of playfulness. Will walked back over with his own half-eaten bowl.

"Whatever he did—I had no part of it," the blond son of Apollo kissed his boyfriend's cheek. Nico looked down at Will's hands, completely ignoring the affection.

"Are you going to eat that?" Will handed his bowl over, and Nico dug in.

"I'm going to see if Leo's got enough for seconds," Will smirked and crossed his arms.

"Not hungry?" I asked, spooning my own breakfast into my mouth. I could see why Nico liked it. Cinnamon and sugar danced across my tongue.

"Nah, Nico doesn't eat much," He sucked in a breath, and I watched his shoulder sink as he exhaled. He ran a hand through his golden locks.

"It's.... scary sometimes, so I try to help when possible." Fighting the urge to pull back, I touched his shoulder.

"You're a good person, Will." 

He smiled at me, and I returned it before walking over to find Leo dishing out more food. 

He looked at the bowl in my outstretched hands.

"What do you say?" he smirked. I thought for a second.

"Please, sir, can I have some more?" Leo laughed as he grabbed my bowl, pouring in more oatmeal.

"Oliver twist! I read that in school once," I raised an eyebrow at him, "Well, it was more like the class read it; I just flipped through it. Now that I think about it, I realize I might have failed that test. But I remember that line!"

"Wow." 

I rolled my eyes and took another bite. Harley suddenly appeared beside Leo's leg. Leo ruffled the kids' hair.

"Hey, bud."

"Good morning, Leo!" His eyes fell on me, "Good morning, Miss Hale."

"You can call me (Y/n)." I smiled, and he just nodded, grabbed a bowl, and scurried away to his place in the cavern. I sighed.

"Why does he hate me so mu-" 

Suddenly, something solid hit my shoulder, and a blast of heat ran through my body.

"Hello there, Festus." 

He purred and nuzzled his head into my chin. Leo shook his head. I scratched the dragon's throat.

Things seemed to be somewhat under control....

You know when you say something and then immediately regret it? 

Yeah. 

This was it.

An electric stab caught me off guard, running through my back. My breath hitched, and my head seemed to spin for a second. My bowl slipped from my hands and shattered against the floor.

"S-sorry," I tried to recover.

Leo knelt down and swept up the mess, carefully eyeing me. It hit again, and I clenched my eyes shut.

"(Y/n)?" Liam stood beside me, his hand on my shoulder.

"Get ready," I tried to say, but it sounded more like a whisper. Liam leaned down.

"What?"

"Grab your weapons!" I shouted, my voice echoing off the corner walls. 

Everyone scrambled to grab their stuff, throwing backpacks together and joining me in the cavern's center. Leo grabbed Harley's hand and stood by my side.

"What's wrong?"

I looked ahead into the darkness, a prickling sense tingling up my spine.

"Something's coming this way." 

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