Chapter Six: The Dead Girl Who Showed Up At My Door

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Date: October 1st

Fall had really settled in at FANG. The forest turned into a collage of colors, red, orange, yellow, everything looking like an easel with paint splashed everywhere. The winds were strong in the mountains, and the water chilled to a cold level. Not a lot of people would go out these days, most stayed in the comfort of the castle, but at night, it was not uncommon to see a few students sneaking out.

The day she came was a regular day. The sun was shining and I laughed in the garden with Olivia Jackson and Emma Wright. Olivia had some crazy tales about her adventures and Emma was there to clarify just how amazing they were.

"The eagle just swooped in and picked up Emma, who screamed like a five year old!"Olivia told me, cracking up.

"Ahem,"Emma interrupted as Olivia and I laughed so darn hard our faces turned red."Now wait just a moment there, I did not scream. I yelled for help but no one, I mean NO ONE listened."

"Well, to be honest, I was a bit pre-occupied fighting off the drones."Olivia retorted.

"Oh my gods guys, you both crack me up!"I said, laughing like a bloody idiot.

The wind picked up and from the North and a gust blew over the trees. The grass shuffled like a dance floor and moved toward a figure that shifted in the back. I leaned over to see a dark image moving in the shadows. I took Olivia's sword and walked over slowly.

"Queen, you have lost it,"Emma said, following me."There's nothing there, its just the leaves."

"Wait,"I said, waving her off."That is not a leaf."

I pointed to the moving body.

Emma looked at me and nodded.

"On three."She said, nodding."One. . .two. . three!"

The three of us charged at the figure. As I slashed my sword, the person limped forward.

"Please,"She said, weak,"I need help. Please."

With that she fell to the ground. She was breathing heavily and her arms where scarred with blood and bruises.

"Olivia, help me take her to the hospital."I said, dragging her from the arms.

"You want to drag a medically injured possibly dead girl?"Olivia asked, grabbing her legs.

"Yeah, what of it?"I said, pulling the girl.

"How the heck did you become Queen?"Emma said, leading the way.

"I killed someone."I said, looking at their shocked faces."Just kidding, I don't really know. Just kind of happened."

"Well, I would fully support your murder to rise to power."Olivia joked.

Emma smiled and before we knew it, we were at the hospital.

The nurses picked her up and took her away.

"Library. Now."I commanded."We need to find out who this chick is.".

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The library was located on the ninth floor, the biggest room in the entire castle. The walls were huge windows, and the main computer was modeled to be an exact replica of the T.A.R.D.I.S. console. The books were in huge bookshelves everywhere, each stuffed with books.

"Four million books,"I calculated,"Well if there's three of us, and we divide each library into three sections, we should find out who she is in three months at the most."

"Or we could google."Olivia suggested,"Google is much faster."

I shot her a look.

"Just being helpful."She said, laughing.

Emma pulled out her laptop and started searching.

"She looked she was dragged through the Underworld." I said."Tall girl, her features remind me eerily of Nico di Angelo, I would guess a demigod."

"Wait. A demigod."Emma repeated."A demigod. . .in the underworld. .who looks like Nico di Angelo? You don't think. . ."

"No way." I gasped, sitting down."No dam way."

"What? Who is she?"Olivia asked.

"I had my theories, but I could never be sure."Emma said."But it makes sense."

"WHAT MAKES SENSE?"Olivia asked.

"It's Bianca."I said, realizing the truth."Bianca di Angelo."

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"But she died!"Eleven pointed out."She's dead!"

We stood outside the hospital room where Bianca stayed.

"You died eleven times, you should be accustomed to death not really being death."I retorted.

"Shut up, you."He said.

(The regenerations of the doctor are a secret topic he refuses to talk about. Ever.)

"Well, what do we do?"I asked."Bianca di Angelo just showed up at our door and she looks like she went through hell, which she probably did."

Nurse Raya opened the door.

"She's awake."She said, "But I can only let one of you in."

The Doctor and I had a stare down.

"I should go on,"He said."I can figure this out."

Before he could finish, I bolted to the door.

"You snooze you lose."I said, shutting the door behind me.

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"Hi."I said to her slowly."My names Lacey, everyone calls me Queen."

"Oh hi,"Bianca said, distantly."I'm. . .uh"

"Bianca di Angelo."I told her."We know who you are. I know you are hurt, but maybe you could fill us in on what happened to you?"

Bianca sighed."Well I escaped the Underworld, but as you can see barely. My brother, Jack, was there. I haven't seen Nico or anyone else. I went through a tunnel and it led me here. I'm sorry for scaring you."

"Wait, you have a brother named Jack?"I asked, confused.

"Yes, but he is not the nice type."She answered."He tried to kill everyone and was punished to the Underworld. But I think he escaped with me. I'm sorry. I bring bad luck everywhere I go."

"No, it's okay."I said, sitting next to her."We are really glad you are okay. And don't worry, mass murdering brothers are a topic I have become too familiar with."

"Thank you."Bianca said, her eyes losing focus.

"You need rest, I should go."I said."Bianca, we really are glad that you are here."

"You shouldn't be."She muttered, and with that she drifted off.

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Bianca stayed in the hospital for a few weeks, and many visitors came to see her. I sent word to Nico di Angelo, but he is yet to come. And so ends the chapter where we met Bianca, but her tale is still yet to be told. Just keep reading. Thanks guys. xox Lacey

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