Nico's P.O.V
I wave to Will as Lou Ellen, Connor Stoll, Leo Valdez, and him leave camp half blood in the strawberry delivery van. I didn't remember where exactly they were going. I just gave Will a kiss and waved him off.
I headed to the arena to hang out with Mrs. O'Leary. Where Percy was already playing fetch. So I joined In for about an hour. I sat down, tiered out. Annabeth and Percy spar, Annabeth winning. But after awhile I got up and headed back to my cabin.
Setting my sword down and walking into the bathroom. I just wanted to take a shower after getting a nice spit bath from the hellhound.
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By then it had been three hours and I didn't think anything of it. It wasn't until dinner time did I get worried. Five hours ? That's a long time for just a small trip right?
And maybe I'm just being paranoid, but the aura of death, it feels strong, and it feels like... Will. But that's crazy right?? How could Will have died?? That's crazy.... Will can't... Die?
I shake the thought... Until lights out. And storm to the Big House. Chiron is pacing around. I didn't know how he had enough room to pace.
"Ah, yes, Nico. I suspected you would come. It was just a simple trip, they should have been back hours ago. Tomorrow I will send a few people out to look for them." He says and stops pacing. He's acting very weird.
"Tomorrow?!" I ask.
"Yes. It's almost eleven o'clock now."
"Oh give me break! You're going to put this on hold until morning because a few little nine year olds need sleep?!" I run my fingers through my hair. He can't be serious.
"Some monsters are prone to be more active during the night." He tries to reason with me.
"All the more reason to go." I say calmly and put my heads on my hips.
"Nico, it's a better decision to wait." He says, lacing his fingers together.
"What...ever." I tell him, not trying to hide my pissy mood. I storm out and back to my cabin.
I waited until midnight. I wore a black long sleeve shirt, black pants, all black. I strapped my sword securely to my waist. I crept
Across camp to the Apollo Cabin. I shake Kayla awake.
"what? What? What is it? I'm not due to walk you guys to the pavilion yet!" She mumbles.
What the heck? That's Will's job.
"You're acting weird... Come on K! You're coming with me to find Will and the others." I whisper to her. She sits up and smiles sadly at me. What is her problem?!
"Oh, right. Of course Nico." She says and gets up. The other person I was going to wake, Austin, was already awake. They exchanged sad glances.
"Let's go!" Austin says quietly.
Kayla's P.O.V
We walk through the woods for about four miles. Until we come to a stop at a big area with dead grass.
"Nico! Stop for a second." I tell the boy who was trying to pass. We were just on the edge of the highway into Manhattan.
"What? Why are we stopping? We have to find Will!!" He says talking with his hands.
"Nico, don't you remember what happened? What was right in the spot you're standing?" I ask him pointing to the big patch of dead grass.
"What in the hell are you talking about? If you don't want to come any further I get it. Go back to camp. I have to find them." He tells us and turns around. Austin looks over at me.
"We should have just went to Apollo by now Kay." He tells me.
"Nico. In that very spot. Us three, we found the Strawberry van. Tipped over on its side. We helped Leo, Lou Ellen, and Connor Stoll out of the Van. You...you. You started wailing and crying and flailing your arms. You started screaming. You... Will, will died honey. They got in a car wreck. Will died."
"You're lying... THAT CANT BE RIGHT!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. "I WATCHED THEM LEAVE CAMP TODAY WITH MY OWN EYES!!" He falls to the ground.
"Nico. You dreamed that. You've been dreaming that everyday for the past four months! Everyday, you do the same exact thing, you wake up, thinking you watched them leave. You play with Percy's hellhound, then you add percy and annabeth sparring or Hazel talking to you... Or. Or. Jason hanging out with you! But you go back to your cabin. And then you don't eat. And you skip all the camp activities. Then at lights out you go and yell at poor Chiron! Thinking that it's all been one day. Then you go back to your cabin. You wait until midnight, then you wake us up. We come here and tell you the same thing, everyday." I tell him. I run my fingers through my hair. Austin runs his hand down his face.
"I'm not crazy! You're crazy!! You guys are insane!! He's not dead! He... He can't be! He... HE PROMISED HE WOULD ALWAYS BE WITH ME!! HE PROMISED ME FOREVER! He... He would never break a promise to me." He cries and cries.
"When are you going to remember?" I whisper. A tear slipping down my face.
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Nico's P.O.V.
"I dreamt something.... What was it? I don't remember. Doesn't matter." I think as I walk away from Will, Leo, Lou Ellen, and Connor troll. I had just got done giving Will a kiss and waving goodbye. They were going on a quick trip in the Strawberry delivery van........
