Chapter Four

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I'm too lazy to see where everything is and how far he can travel. So they landed in the state but they have to stay at a hotel and travel some more by foot and buses.

We end up a few miles away from the camp entrance. My arm is still holding Will's hand and I am about to let go but then he says, "Don't."

I look at him and he is a bit pale. I should have warned him before. I set him down on a stump digging out some ambrosia from my bag. "Eat." I say and he nods and eats it slowly the color coming back to him.

I get up and look around. We landed in the forest and it's getting dark. We need to find somewhere to stay at a hotel or something. "Will we need to move there is no way a monster hasn't already smelled us." he nods and gets up but almost falls. I swear this is not how I thought this day would go. I already know what he smells like: strawberries.

I grab him and put him against my body. "Hey just lean against me for now. Sorry I didn't warn you. I'm use to just doing it and not thinking about it." He takes a shaky breath nodding.

"I'm fine. Let's just go slow and then I'll be good." He gets off of me and starts to walk toward the highway where the sound of cars are heard.

I shrug walking quickly to catch up to him. I look up at the cloudy blue sky, "We need to find somewhere to stay. I know a Hotel close by." We keep walking the same direction but shift to the right.

"So Nico..." Will says trying to start a conversation. I look at him and see he's looking at me a small smile on his face. He immediately looks away embarrassed from being caught. I keep my poker face on pretending not to care.

"Yes Will." I say teasingly, knowing this is really weird for him.

"I just wanted to know...umm...what the name of the hotel is called." He finally says stuttering.

I chuckle and say, "Its called Hotel Dumort."

"Interesting name." Will says looking at the trees around us thinking. Then he says, "Why do you think the gods put us together?" 

"I don't know." I say, thinking it must be some bet seeing how long we last until I kill him. I mean Hades' and Apollo's children will not end good.

"No offense but you're the son of death and I'm the son of the sun god..." He mumbles something else but I don't catch it.

"I don't know." I say so deep in thought that I don't see the monster until it's literally on top of me.

I yell but the thing is pinning me down snarling. Then I realize its not a monster but a dog specifically a pitbull. Will is about to shoot but I yell at him, "Don't!"

He looks confused but doesn't shoot. I hear a whistle and the dog gets off of me. "What the hell?!" The guy yells.

I get up dusting my pants and see its a young guy probably in his twenties. "Haven't you teenagers learned not to stray on my property." 

"Sorry we didn't know we were on your property until now. We were just looking for the Hotel Dumort." Will says trying to sound convincing.

The guy just shakes his head and motions for us to follow. I look at Will, he shrugs so we follow him.

The man leads us to an old house with a few other houses across the street. He says, "Follow the road and in a couple miles you'll reach the city." he starts heading to (I'm assuming) his house with his dog right behind him.

"Wait what's your name?" Will asks.

The guy turns around seeing if he's joking. Seeing Will's serious he says, "Raphael." then he walks in not looking back.

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