Accidental Love (A Nico di Angelo love story)

Chapter 10: The Beginning of a Bad Idea

 Isabella slept from 1 to 5 before she was shook awake by Elizabeth as she and Aphrodite set up yet another station. I guess the makeover isn't finished after all, she thought to herself. Elizabeth pulled her out of bed and sat her in a chair without a word. Isabella did everything without question, mostly because she just didn't have the energy for it. After last night, she just didn't care all that much anymore.

Elizabeth brushed through Isabella's hair again to get all the knots out of it from her sleep while Aphrodite prepped a gun shaped thing, then loaded it up with a silver stud and turned around, grabbing Isabella's ear with her other hand. "We realized after we sent you off to bed that we forgot to pierce your ears for that added effect. So we let you sleep for a little bit and are getting this over with now so that you can sleep until the others are ready." Isabella only registered half of this has Aphrodite punched multiple holes in her ears, covering them with metal, even one on her nose.

By the end of it all, Isabella had four piercing each in her lobe, where is most commonly pierced. Then two in the cartilage on her left ear that were connected by a small strand of links, and one in the cartilage of her right ear, that one being a stud. And finally a small 'diamond' stud in her nose. Aphrodite held up a mirror for Isabella to look at herself with but she was already nodding off by then and didn't really care by that point. The girls sensed this and eased her back into the bed and let her be.

Isabella got 4 more hours of sleep until Chiron came clopping into her room and shook her awake. "Come on, Isabella. I know you've had a long night but you have to wake up now!" With a mighty big yawn and the help of Chiron's firm grip, she managed to sit up and stretch out before getting up and following Chiron to a bathroom for her to freshen up in.

Aphrodite left behind a bottle of mascara, a black eyeliner pencil, and a wooden brush that looked really expensive. Even though Isabella had never worn makeup before, she took some pointers from Aphrodite last night and knew how to apply it in good quantities. She was just reapplying it because of the bits of it that rubbed off in her sleep. Then she brushed through her colorful hair and went looking for Chiron.

She found him in the parlor in his wheelchair. The floorboards squeaked beneath her feet he lifted his head to her. "Ah, seems you're already to go. Did Elizabeth give you the backpack that Annabeth prepared for you?"

"Yeah, it's in my room but I can go grab it if we're going to be leaving soon." Isabella replied.

"I don't think you need to rush. Someone will have some food brought over for you soon while the others have breakfast. I'm afraid I'll have to leave you for that, for I worry the campers might get suspicious of we were both gone." Isabella nodded in understanding.

Something came across the corner of her eye, through the window someone was approaching the front doors. Isabella quickly went back into the hall so they couldn't see her.

While around the corner in the dark hallway, she realized the person was Percy. As Chiron said, he was carrying a tray of food that had a mini brazier on it so that she could give offerings to the Gods. When he set the tray down on the coffee table, he asked Chiron, "Where is she?"

"She must have run off. I don't know if she really likes the new look that Aphrodite gave her. Or at least she doesn't want others to see it." Chiron responded.

Percy simply nodded. "I was wanting to wish her luck on her first quest actually but if she's too nervous that's okay. Give her my luck, will you?"

"That won't be necessary, you can do that to me in person." Isabella said as she slowly stepped out of the shadows. The look of surprise on Percy's face was priceless. She wished she had brought a camera to capture it. "I know it's a little different but you probably don't recognise me, which means that it's purpose is fulfilled."