Hades Daughter

Chapter Eight: Annabeth

   After the others left, Nico and I set up the tent. It was a ten man tent with different rooms in it.       Nico and Percy would sleep in one side. Melione and I would sleep on the other side.
   "I set up a place for the campfire to go Annabeth." Nico says from outside my room. "Can I come in?"
   "Sure." I say. He comes in and sits down in front of me. "What do you think they are doing?"
   "Getting firewood and food. Look Annabeth, I know that you're jealous of her." Nico says.
   "Your right. I am jealous of her." I say. "I wish she never came. But something's up. I don't trust her."
   "Annabeth, I know you don't like her but that's no reason to be suspicious of someone." Nico says, backing away. "She's my sister and I need you two to get along."
   "She's only your half-sister Nico." I say. "You can't say that she's your sister, if she's not even that!"
   "Annabeth, she is!" He insists "Besides, She's—" Nico gets cut off by talking outside. "Hey they're back." He goes to leave but I grab his leg. He stumbles but catches himself before he falls.
   "Stay here." I hiss. "I want to hear what they are saying."
   "I'll start the fire and cook dinner over the fire Salty." Melione says. STOP CALLING HIM SALTY!       "You go and tell the others that dinner's nearly ready." Why is she ordering him around?
   "Sure thing, Haden." Percy says. He has a nickname for her?
   She pauses before saying "Don't call me Haden." She struggles, as if she had a lump in her throat.
   "Why?" Percy questions. "Don't you like the name?"
   "No, it's my brother's name." She says "His back in the underworld. He, he is the reason I left. The reason the wind caught me like it did. The reason I'm here, trying to become a goddess again."
   "Oh, sorry." He says. Ugh. She's probably making that up. "I'll go get the others." He heads towards the tent. I look at Nico desperately. If Percy sees that we were escrowing, well, I don't wanna see him mad. He comes into the tent and looks into his room. "Where's Nico?" He utters. He turns and looks at my room. "He wouldn't be here, would he?" He opens the door and sees us looking at each other. He falls backwards onto his behind. His face goes from being surprised to being mad.
   "Percy, it's not what it looks like!" I say. That only made me feel guiltier.
   "Oh sure it is. Annabeth, I thought you were smarter than this!" Percy said, was he going to cry? "I never thought that you would be the one to cheat!" WHAT?! He thought I was cheating on him? OMG! He runs off. I chase after him. Nico just leaves and goes over to Melione, who was making dinner.
   "Percy! Come back!" I say as I start to catch up to him.
   "How can I trust you again Annabeth?" He says, trying to hide the pain in his voice. "I'm gone for five minutes and I come back and you're with Nico! I thought you were better than this!"
   "You over reacted!" I scream, bursting into tears. "We were only talking! I would never do that to you Percy! Why would you even think that?" I say as I turn and run back into the tent. Why would he think that? I put my head in my hands and cry. I don't know how long I was in my room, but after a while I heard a voice.
   "Hey Annabeth. You alright?" It was Melione.
   "No. In case you didn't hear, Percy and I had a fight." I told her.
   "I know. I spoke to Percy after you came in here. He wants me to tell you that his sorry." she says. "And just so you know, dinners ready."
   "OK. Thanks Melione." I cleaned up and went to have dinner.