Demigods and Magicians Collied

Autumn.

         NICO WOKE UP, groaning. He rubbed the back of his head and looked around his surroundings. He saw the rest of the guys, still sleeping. He took this as a chance to check the place. Nico walked around the palace and stared at the open ceiling. 'Wow'. Nico said to himself. He came upon the four weathers or seasons. Where they slept, Spring. He grunted. Behind Spring was Autumn. Nico smiled and made his way there. He likes Fall. It's quiet and cold. Not like winter, yeah it's cold, but everyone is there so he can't have quiet time to himself. He doesn't like summer either. It's too hot. Fall just seems more relaxing to him. Spring, everyone is out playing on the flower fields. On those three seasons, he'd just stay at home or sit on a bench.

         NICO SAT UNDER a tree and sighed. He had such a crazy dream last night. Nico raked his hair with his hand and looked at the falling leaves of Fall. The colors of the leaves reminded him of his dream. Nico looked around him and noticed that the leaves formed a wall around him. Nico stood up and readied his sword. Nothing happened, but Nico still held his guard. Then he heard a shriek. He slashed at the leaves and saw a young tree nymph stare at him. Nico's eyes grew big and he quickly stood straight and brought his sword back to his side. "Uh..sorry bout that. I didn't mean to-" the nymph cut him off. "No, no. It is alright." Nico nodded in response. The nymph stared at him. "What are you doing here?" the nymph asked. "Uh...It's..well..." the young nymph giggled. "I see." Nico bit his lip. He was getting annoyed at himself. He was making a fool of himself in front of a nymph! He is the son of the God of Death and Riches, The Ghost King and yet, to a nymph he is a regular boy, embarrassing himself. "And..I also see that there is something in your eyes." Nico faced her. "What!?" he asked. "Your eyes." the nymph said. "What about my eyes?"

"You seem to stressed. No wonder you are here, in Autumn."

"Oh."

     "COME," Nico raised an eyebrow. "Tell me what's wrong." the nymph smiled. Nico was having a hard time dealing with this. You can't just tell someone something when you don't even know your name. Who does that? "Uh....." "Oh my, how could I forget! My name is Maple. I am a tree nymph. And you are..??" "Nico, Nico di Angelo. Son of Hades, The Ghost king." usually, people freak out when they hear the name Hades. "Oh, you must be the one who helped the young seven to accomplish their quest? Right?" Nico's eyes grew big. How could she know? "My boss is Aelous, of course we know." Nico mentally slapped his head. How could he forget? Aelous knows almost everything, not like Hermes that is..."Come, sit next to me son of Death."