Nightmares (Solangelo)

A Quest?!

Nico's P.O.V

Things are actually going pretty well with Will... Some nights he sneaks over to my cabin, just to cuddle, but I never mind. It's always the nights he's with me that I have good dreams. I know. Crazy, right?! What'd I do to earn nights filled with pleasant images?

Anyway... We've told our friends we're officially a couple now, and pretty much the whole camp knows...

Because he kissed me in front of the whole camp...

Well, it's been a few weeks, and I think I'm actually starting to hate life a little less. That is, until Chiron decides to ruin my life...

We're all gathered around the campfire for the Sing-Along, and considering how many children (and teens who act like children) we have here... People have been singing SpongeBob for the past fifteen minutes...

"Let's gather 'round the campfire, and sing our campfire song!" Half the camp, including my boyfriend, chants for the millionth time. "Our C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G song!" The song is pretty much burned into my brain by now... I'm about to lose it and go on a killing streak.

Fortunately, -or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it- Chiron choose then to trot in front of the group, the way he does when he has an announcement. "Children. As you know, the powers of prophecy have not been working, lately, so there haven't been any quests in the past couple of months, which is good. It's given us some time to recover from war." He pauses, like a mother reluctant to tell her child bad news.

"But... We have received word from Camp Jupiter of recent murders. They all take place in the same cave, it used to be a tourist attraction before the killing began. Mortals are saying there must be a crazy murderer inside the cave, and we might have believed the same, except the killings are quite peculiar. If one person goes in alone, they don't come back. If two or more people venture inside, only one comes out alive, and the one who comes out always has no memory of loved ones, the cave... Nothing."

Murmurs are heard from different campers to their friends. "We suspect an enchantress, somebody who can bend the mist. What mortals would call a 'Witch.' Camp Jupiter recommends we send a stronger demigod and their loved one. They said that they would send the quest, but, we currently house three children of the Big Three, whilst they house zero."

A strong demigod and their loved one? Bon voyage, Percy, Annabeth. See you in a few days.

I look to the front, seeing Percy and Annabeth eyeing each other knowingly. All of this just to say 'Perseus Jackson and Annabeth Chase, you have been nominated to go on a quest.' I lean on Will to relax, but for done reason he seems really... Nervous...?

"Calm down, of it's not Percy, it'll probably be Jason. He's not gonna pick the scrawny fourteen year old over the 'Living legends.'" He calms down noticeably at that, and we sit, enjoying the silence a few moments longer...

My eyelids feel heavy... I think I'm going to... Fall asleep...

*Dreamless sleep brought to you by Will's heartbeat*

I wake up feeling all eyes on me and Will. "Nico Di Angelo, Will Solace. Do you accept the quest?" My eyes widen at Chiron's words, and I look to Will for help, only to see him looking at me, expecting help.

"Wh-huh?!" Real intelligent, Nico... I mentally slap myself for my words. "I mean... Uh... Huh?!" Apparently that's all that will come to my mind.

"Nico Di Angelo and Will Solace," Chiron repeats. "You have been nominated for a quest, do you accept?" I swallow hard and feel all the pressure on me. If I refuse I'll seem like a total wimp... But... Will isn't a fighter, and I don't want him to end up hurt because of me...

"I'm cool with it, I guess..." I fail completely at playing it off like I wasn't sleeping. "If Will's fine, then... Why not? I guess..." I looked to the blond sitting next to me for an answer.

"Uhh... Yeah. Sure! Sounds like fun!" He lied. Quests never sound fun... They always sound like an honorable way to die...

A.N: Sorry for the short chapter... :/ kinda experiencing my first case of writers-block... So... Yeah. Probably going to end this in a few chapters, cause I don't know how to stretch it out. Again, apologies my lovely nerds!~ *flies away on Jean's magical rainbow fart trail*