Cabin 13

14| A (Soon to be Lover's) Quarrel

Percy plunged into the forest, grinning, he already could hear the clash of a sword. 

Clarisse had burst into to the Big House, out of breath, wheezing about a fight in the woods. The woods that no one  was permitted to enter. 

They all had stared at her for a moment, then she mentioned how it was Nico and Will who were fighting. At the sound of that everyone had jumped up and run out, bolting for the forest.

By the time Clarisse had navigated into the woods, showing them where the fight was, there was already a large crowd of demigods surrounding the battle. 

Jason and Piper tried pushing through the people without much luck. 

Percy, on the other hand, was drenching anyone who wouldn't get out of his way.

"Git! Go on! Bad dog!" Percy scolded annoyed, as he quickly got through the crowd to the front. At the sight he smiled, Nico and Will were going at it. Bow against sword, interesting, he thought. 

Nico had the advantage of closer attacks and Will far range attacks, but neither could do both.

When Nico swung his sword Will deflected, pushing Nico back, with the side of his bow. And once Nico was far enough back Will shot an arrow, that Nico either dodged or cut in mid-air with his sword. It seemed an endless cycle, and quickly Percy got bored. 

By the time Jason and Piper finally found their way to the front, they saw Percy's intentions much too late.

A foot behind Will there was a small puddle of water, Percy waited, grinning mischievously, for Nico's next attack that would force Will to take a step back. 

Nico rushed forward dodging an arrow aimed for his left shoulder, then cutting one down aiming for his opposite shoulder. Nico had been cursing and yelling at Will for a while, so not only was it a physical fight but a verbal one too. But it seemed that both boys were too tired to yell anymore seeing at now they were putting their full effort into tearing the other to shreds.

Nico swiped his sword hard so that Will wouldn't be able to block its full force with his bow, driving Will to retreat backward. 

As soon as Will's left foot stepped back into the puddle, Percy solidified the water around his foot, trapping him. 

Nico, oblivious, swung again, lighter but faster, at his gut. But this time as Will tried to jump back, he quickly realized his foot was stuck.

 Thinking fast on his feet, he dropped to the ground, the blade barely missing him, going so close to his nose he felt the air current following the sword's motion.

Nico took his advantage of higher ground without hesitation, raising his sword above his head, swinging it with powerful force down, aiming for the cowering Will, something he expected Will to easily dodge. 

But Will could do nothing but shut his eyes tight, not knowing what else to do, except wait for the blow and hope for the best. Maybe it won't be that bad, he thought. 

A second passed, then another, and a few more. 

Will hesitantly opened his eyes, the tip of Nico's sword hovering over Will. 

In the crowd, Percy groaned, "Awe man, and here I thought things were about to get interesting." 

And with that the crowd parted for him, as he walked off, having lost interest.

That's when the whispering started:

"He's bloodthirsty, after Annabeth—"

"- a reckless emotional mess is what he is!"

"Did he start the fight?"

"He sure was gonna finish it..."