Pockets Full Of Sunshine

cHAPTER 12

Will still had that feeling.

That feelings that something is very, truly, and utterly wrong.

Being a demigod, those feeling are always something that can either affect the camp, our godly parent, or themselves.

Will's feeling today was about the whole camp- mostly his cabin.

He got to my cabin yesterday thanks to Nico's help. He swayed as he walked over to his bed, his siblings trying to keep him upright.

"What happened?" One of his brothers, Enzo, asked.

"Nothin, just a little mess-up during capture the flag." Will said. It wasn't a lie- there was a mess up.

Everyone let Will have space as he laid on his bed. He immediately started to drift off when someone crawled on him and sat on hiS thighs.

"Will! Change!" Thea screamed, her high-pitched voice waking him up.

"Sorry Thea," Will opened my eyes midway, "I'm too tired."

She huffed and went over to her bed, getting under the covers.

Will sighed and went back to sleep.

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Now, bringing us back to the present.

This morning Will woke up to someone poking his cheek. He groaned opened his eyes.

Nico.

His stomach started to always have its army of butteries.

"Mornin'" Will mumbled, sitting upright on his bed.

Nico frowned. "You're in yesterday's clothes and not under the covers."

Will laughed. "Yeah, I guess."

After he got the word 'guess' out, Nico grabbed Will's wrist and dragged him outside against his will. Will didn't say anything, as Nico dragged him to a private part of camp. There were bushes with nice flowers and the atmosphere smelled nice.

Will looked around and hummed, looking back at Nico. "Nice kidnapping spot. It Percy also here?"

Nico gave a glare worthy of Hades himself. "I think you're right- something is definitely wrong with camp."

"How do you know? Because just yesterday you told me I was just being dramatic."

Nico sighed. "Yeah, I did say that, but I realized you were right. Last night I went to where the boar was and I didn't recognize it."

Will gave him a puzzled look. "Okay, did you go to the wrong area?"

"No- I was in the right area. The thing is, it looked like nothing had happened there because there was no damage done. The trees, ground- everything was in perfect condition as if someone has cleaned it up."

Will's mind raced. How? Surely no one had been watching- literally. No one was there. And nature doesn't just clean itself up like that.

"That's weird."

Nico nodded sarcastically. "It's not like I've been trying to say this this whole time."

Will rolled his eyes in the same tone that he responded. "We have talk to someone."

Nico nodded. "I know who."

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"Percy?"

Nico knocked on his cabin and groaned. He then started to bang on it, screaming "OPEN UP SEAWEED BRAIN!", making people stare as they passed by.

"Nico," Will muttered, "you're making a scene."

"OPEN UP!"

The door opened before Nico could kick it open and Percy leaned against the door frame, towel wrapped around his body and his hair damp.

"'Sup."

"Heeey, Percy!" Will said, standing in front of Nico. "What's up?"

"Nothing much, just showered."

"Cool, cool. Do you by any chance know where Grover is? We need to talk to him."

Percy tilted his head. "About what?"

"About yesterday." Nico said, seemingly calmed down. "There's some suspicious activity going on and we think it means something."

Percy frowned and turned serious. "Doesn't everything mean something nowadays?"

Will and Nico nodded. Percy sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Let me change and I'll lead you guys to Grover. We need to get to the bottom of this."

Nico and Will waited outside until Percy came out in his casual jeans and camp t-shirt. Together they walked to the forest, and already going there Will felt creeped out. He felt as if shrill voices were whispering to him, trying to get attention. He felt himself beginning to get goosebumps.

They kept walking until they reached an organized garden of flowers. They were right pink tulips, with a small touch of orange, blossoming beautifully. There, watering them, was a nymph.

She stopped gardening and looked up, smiling.

"Hello, Percy."

"Hey Juniper." Percy said, smiling and waving at her. "How'vya been lately."

"Very good." She replied. "The flowed are as beautiful as ever- just the right color in contact with the sun."

Percy chuckled. "Nice. Anyways, I actually came to talk to Grover. Is he here?"

Juniper shook her head. "He left to get some supplies for camp. But if needed, I'll tell him what you came to discuss."

Nico groaned and let out a breath at the same time. If that was even possible, Will thought.

"Actually, can we talk with you? This is critical to our life here at camp."