DANIKA
Raili and I were alone. Some went back to their cabins, while others followed Lourdes and Nico saying its a 'love twist'.
I waited awkwardly for Raili to finish crying, since i was never good at comforting people. People cry more if they're comforted, which annoys me.
Instead, i came up with an idea to stop Lourdes.
"Come on, Raili, stop crying. I know someone who can help us..."
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We reached the most horrifying cabin at camp, Aphrodite's cabin. I would rather sleep in Hera's cabin that this barbie doll house (which is saying alot).
"Wait here," i told Raili as i marched up the horror house.
I knocked on the door, and a pretty face (duh) opened it.
"Hi Piper," i said casually.
Thats when i suddenly breathed in a strong smell of perfume. I coughed and backed away a little.
"Oops, sorry 'bout that Danika. The girls are getting ready for breakfast,"
"Breakfast? I just lost my appetite!"
We laughed at that, then i heard someone clear her throat.
"We dont have time for this, Danika." Raili said, standing behind me.
"Right, right, sorry. Piper, we need your help."
Piper looked a bit shocked, then shook her head.
"Im sorry, Danika, i cant right now. Im quite busy, finding Lourdes-"
"Thats what we're here for!" Raili and I said in unison.
She stopped for a moment, looked at me, then at Raili. I guess she only noticed now the sad expression on her face and red eyes from crying. She sighed.
"What did she do this time?" she asked casually, like this always happened.
Before i could answer, Raili told her everything, and something i didnt know.
"... Before that, i got a letter from a girl named Sedurinna saying in 24 hours, Nico will be hers. And its happened," she finished.
"This is worse than i thought, i expected her to use charmspeak, but... Gods mother!" she said, looking up.
"Youre saying... you think Aphrodite gave Lourdes the spell?" i asked.
She shrugged.
"I dont think, i know. Besides, my mom likes a few good twists... Anyways, come on."
She closed the door and led us to the woods. Raili and I followed from behind. The sun was up in the sky, only a few minutes before breakfast. We needed to hurry.
"Where are we going, exactly?" Raili asked,
"To the woods, i heard a few campers saying there were a series of break ups, which caused the nymphs to go all wild..."
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We stood at the same circular clearing where i had met Addonia, and Rachel...
"Over there," Piper said, pointing to a lake where in a crowd of nymphs gathered.
We walked quietly over to them. We hid under a few bushes and tried to get a glimpse of who the crowd was hovering. I saw a girl, probably a goddess, wearing a pink dress, her features changing every now and then.
"Thats your mom?" Raili asked.
Piper nodded,
"Yes, thats Aphrodite, my mother. She's been causing all the fuss with the nymphs, telling them some stuff even i dont know, which caused alot of break ups."
"Do the campers know about this? Does Chiron?" Raili asked.
"The campers dont, except for the whole Aphrodite cabin. I have no idea with Chiron though..."
Suddenly, the voices of the crowd had died. They were staring at us, some with angry looks, like we had just disturbed a very important meeting.
"Piper?"
We stood up and found the goddess sitting on a beautifully weaved chair. She smiled and gestured for us to come forward.
"Hi mom," Piper said.
"Hello darling, who are your friends here?"
"Mom, these are my friends, Danika and Raili. One of which, you gave a spell for her boyfriend."
"Ah, the love spell! Yes, i remember. Beautiul love twist, it is."
"Beautiful? BEAUTIFUL!?" Raili said, outraged.
She had reached the breaking point, even Piper couldnt stop her. She clenched her fists and marched up to the goddess. Her face turned redder than when she had cried.
"Letting my boyfriend fall inlove with one of your stupid children is not beautiful! For the goddess of love your children really dont know how to get a guy. They need there mothers help to get on. Its pathetic!"
Silence followed, the nymphs had backed away. Piper was praying her mom wasnt going to kill Raili. As for Aphrodite, she looked at Raili in shock. She stood up from her chair, Raili backed away, still furious.
"That..." the goddess said in shock, "Was absolutely-!"
"Mother, please spare her! She dint mean that!-"
"Wonderful! "
"What?" i snapped, not getting any of this.
"Raili, here, had just let her heart pour out all the pain she held back. All the pain she suffered for someone she loves. This is truly... beautiful!"
"So, you'll help us?" i asked, hopefully.
She nodded and put a hand on Raili's face, she immediately calmed down. She stared at the crowd of nymphs in one corner and said,
"All of you, leave me with these three demigods. Now, come on, lets see what we can do with Nico's broken heart..."
At that, we followed her deeper into the woods.
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Author's Note
In reply to Ate Bunny: Mwuahahaha... there might be no cure... at all.
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