The First Times

First Demigod Scare

The cold days of January were attractive to stay at home and do nothing.

That was the thought of the Solace-di Angelo while walking down the busy streets of New York.

It all had started innocently enough, as both Will and Nico were tired that weekend and didn't want to cook. Ana thought it was OK and decided they should order some food, when a call interrupted the plans of the family. Apparently, some big accident had happened and needed extra hands in the hospital to help around with the incoming patients.

With Mrs. Fraiser still visiting her family, neither grown up had someone to look after Ana, and though she promised not to make any mess and be a good girl if left alone, they took her along, quoting that they couldn't find a last-minute babysitter because 'they weren't planning to do this'. Nico was more than happy to use the 'guilt-trip', especially since the place could be a trigger for his daughter about past traumas.

After warming Ana up once they arrived to the hospital, her instructions were simple: stay in the reception until either Will or Nico went to pick her up. Ana nodded, thinking to herself what would she do in a hospital is she wasn't seeing a doctor. Everything for her was pretty boring- even the cooing from the nurses when they realized she was Dr. Solace and Dr. di Angelo's daughter -until she saw her.

She wasn't very pretty, but what caught her eye was that everyone else seemed to believe she was. She would smile and all guys around would follow her. Ana hadn't had the boy-chat yet, but wasn't like her classmates that thought boys were yucky or had cooties- living with two males helped -but, for the life of her, she couldn't understand why they were following her.

"Please, let me help you..." One of the guys said to the woman, when they passed by the reception's desk. Ana paid attention and saw that the boy was bleeding from one side of the head. She noticed too that the woman was paying no attention to him, but licking her lips and looking at the wound the guy had, smiling. Weird...

"Of course you can help me..." The woman replied back, kind of low. Ana could smell something bad and had to cover her nose, looking around. What was that smell...? Suddenly, a metallic noise was heard, as if someone was walking around with chains or something. Nothing around them was moving, except the woman. "But we need to find a... private place before."

"Then, let's do that." The guy tried to hold her hand, but she pushed it away, not losing her smile. Ana didn't like that smile and was glad that the woman couldn't see her, so she started to make gestures to the guy, from behind the desk. Surprisingly, the guy couldn't see her either or was ignoring her.

Luckily, someone else saw her.

Nico was coming out from an emergency room and decided to use his five-minute-break to check on Ana, knowing Will was going to do the same when it was his turn. Releasing a sigh, he headed towards the reception's desk and found this peculiar sight of Ana making gestures and a couple standing there, ignoring her. His frown deepened when Ana noticed him and pointed at the woman, covering her nose.

Wrecking his brain of what could be happening, Nico walked closer to the couple and, just like Ana, had to cover his nose, as he could identify perfectly the smell of something rotting. He walked pass the couple on purpose, to glance at the wound the guy have and the smell... coming from the woman he was with.

That was when the woman fixed her eyes on him.

For a second, only for a second, Nico couldn't think of something else but her. However, and for some reason he could later thank the gods about it, Ana's terrifying face popped in his mind and was able to keep the charade. He now knew what he was dealing with and how to get rid of it. He leaned over the desk, smiling at Ana.

"Principessa, do me a favor and use the intercom to call Daddy, OK?" He asked, whispering. Ana nodded- she had seen one of the nurses doing it -, trying to be as formal as she could.

"Um, Da- Dr. Solace, could you come to the reception desk? Thank you..." Nico smiled at her and turned to face the woman, who was frowning for not getting the attention she wanted. Somewhere else, Will, upon hearing Ana's voice by the intercom, rushed away from his current spot to the reception, ignoring the yells behind him.

"Ma'am, you companion is in need of urgent medical attention." Nico was trying to win time by insisting. Before the woman could do anything, Will collided with her in his rush and a loud metallic sound was heard, leaving Nico no doubt who- or what -were they dealing with. Grabbing Will, as if he was helping him, he whispered one word to him. "Empusai."

Will paled slightly and his trained eyes saw that, for they big disappointment, Ana was present. However, one thing was more pressing at the time.

"Sir, I'm gonna examine you head." He ordered, leaving no room for debate. The guy tried to protest, but Will began pushing him away, while Nico dealt with the creature. Ana, a silent and little ignorant watcher of all this, was amazed by how the grown ups were ignoring the problem. Obviously, they weren't, but under her eyes, once just went away and the other seemed to be... flirty?

The surprise and shock were enough to keep her silent, as she saw her Papà using something that looked like a dark sword and stab the woman. She was about to scream when she noticed the woman turned into golden dust instead of being dead. Seeing the shock of her face, Nico pulled her into a hug, trying to help her eyes catch up with her brain.

"It was a monster, sweetie... One that will never hurt you again..."

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Good morning/afternoon/evening!

OK, first thing I'm gonna do is apologize (tend to do that a lot, uh?) for not posting last Thursday, but honestly... I thought I did! Like, I had everything ready and even press the publish button, but apparently my wifi didn't agree with me... Anyway...

Also, I want to express my huge worry about the California Fires. One of my best friends live there (San Mateo) and, as far as she tells me, she has no classes because of the smoke. Please, if you're from that area, be careful. I know this warning is slightly empty, but it's what I can do from here.

Into slightly different matters... have any of you gone to see #TheCrimesofGrindewald ? I haven't yet but a friend did and, boy she had to keep her mouth shut to tell! I don't know about you, but I'm more excited to know about #Nagini , who I can't help but to like now, than the Dumbledore-Grindewald relationship. HOWEVER, Queen Jo herself already sneaked that the next movie will be in 1930s Brazil! I'm so excited to see some SouthAmerica representation! The next two years can't come soon enough...

Also, I don't know if you know (you probably do), but I read the emails Uncle Rick posted about the whole PJO/FOX movie debacle and the only thing I have left to say is that I thought C.C. had learnt something while filming another successful book saga.

Anyway! Rant over! Onto the chapters!

The First Times: 1 chapter!

And, because of my mistake...

Beauty Secret: Unique Chapter!

I'll see you guys next week!
xoxo, SilverHuntresses