Stupid Cupid

~Stupid Cupid - Chapter 12

        “It’s tradition that I send those who go on a quest off. So, I wish you two good luck on your quest. The world may depend on you from the looks of it. Dionysus has left to Olympus and all contact has been blocked again. Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus, has gone missing, which, I’m told is what Sky thought would happen. I believe that Night herself is playing a twisted game with us and the world is crumbling before our eyes.” There’s that line again. A twisted game just like what Nico said in my dream.

“She is recreating the worst events in both mortal and myth worlds with the help of Gaea and Kronos. If you don’t stop this soon, I fear that soon Kronos and Gaea will rise again and the Seven barely came back alive when that happened. It’s up to you, Sky Rey Coast and Nico di Angelo. On that happy note, Angus will now take you to the subway where you will then be on your way to San Francisco.” Chiron’s voice changed from serious to cheery so quickly I’m surprised he didn’t get whiplash.

“Alright. Bye guys.” I said and turned to the others. Annabeth, Jason, Piper, and the Stolls gave me a hug (I made sure I still had my ipod and wallet after hugging the Stolls). Hazel said goodbye to Nico and Frank kind of stood there awkwardly.

Before Nico and I left, I took a look back around the camp seeing if Percy would come running because he slept in or took too long while taking a dip in the lake or at least something. I almost cried when he wasn’t there. It felt as if Zach were leaving me all over again. Zach was like a brother and Percy is my brother. The two people I needed most left me alone. Nico was waiting for me a little ways away so I said bye to everyone again and ran to catch up.

“He’s an idiot.” Nico said as I ran up next to him.

“I know now.” I couldn’t help but feel angry that Percy was so selfish.

Bye the time Angus had dropped Nico and I off, I was completely freaked out. Angus was a guy that had eyes everywhere on his body. Bright blue eyes just staring at you all the time. I even heard a rumor that he has an eye on his tongue. That’s just creepy. So, as I tried hard to get the image out of my mind, Nico stood there raising his eyebrows at me as I shivered from the thought of having eyes everywhere on me.

“You’ll get used to it sometime.”

“Doubtful. Seriously, doubtful.”

“Whatever. Come on. The train we need to catch is about to leave.”

“Why exactly are we going to San Francisco?”

“Well, that’s where a lot of other places where demigods shouldn’t go are. Plus, I had a dream and I saw Leo chained up in a cave. Most places like that are located in either Alaska or towards Los Angeles and San Francisco. We’re going to San Francisco.”

“Why do you know these things and I don’t?” Nico shrugged in reply. I sighed and followed him to the subway. I wish we hadn’t taken that death-trap though.

We had been sitting in the train for who knows how long when I finally couldn’t take it. I started to hum, then I whispered lyrics under my breath, and I kept getting louder until I was finally singing completely. Nico was staring at me the whole time but I think it was because of how strange it was of someone to randomly start singing. Well, random for everyone except me. I literally sing everywhere. I sing in the shower, at dinner, while training, and, now, in a subway train. I’m not the most normal but, hello, I’m a demigod. Of course I’m not normal.

“But with all these memories,

you can’t hold me back, oh

I remember...remember….remember.”