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After awhile of chatting Alabastor casted a spell to make another tent with five rooms in it.
Bianca silently prepared herself for bed. She turned instinctively to Nico. "Get ready for bed." She said.
The room was filled with silence.
Bianca got out of the bed she was in. "Nico?" She called.
Annabeth tapped Bianca on the shoulder. "He's not here. He normally shadow travels to the woods to be alone at this time." She said.
Bianca's eyes widened. "When did he start doing that?" She asked.
Annabeth shrugged. "After he got out of the labyrinth I'd assume. After you died he ran off into the labyrinth and now he just likes to be alone."
Bianca wearily nodded. "I think I'm going to go check on him." She said.
And without waiting for Anbabeth to reply she put on some pants and went to find Nico.
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Nico had snuck outto be alone. Bit on the way he saw the most horrifying thing.
Beckendorf was dead. The poor boy looked up at Nico and whispered. "Is Silena here?"
Nico had almost immediately sat down next the ghost.
"How did this happen?" He asked Beckendorf.
The son of Hephaestus sighed. "I don't remember. Me and Clarrisse went to blow up Krono's boat but they caught us." He said.
Nico nodded. "Is Clarrise dead?" He asked.
Beckendorf shook his head. "I pushed her on Blackjack and pushed the button. I had set up the explosives but they caught me. So I blew up the place."
Nico could only sigh. "Your in Elysium?"
Beckendorf nodded. "Your dad let me try to find Silena. I want to talk to her. Is she here?" He asked.
Nico nodded. "Will she be able to see you?" He asked.
Beckendorf nodded.
Nico sighed. And led Beckendorf to his girlfriend.
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Halfway there Nico rqn smack-dab into Bianca Di Angelo.
The girl glared at Nico. "Sneaking out? Where were you."she asked.
Nico just sighed. "I don't have time right now Bi. I have to get Beckendorf to Silena." He said.
Bianca shook her head. "And why wouldn't you listen to me earlier?" She asked.
"Bianca I have to get to Silena!" He yelled.
Bianca blinked. "And now your screaming at me? What happened to you?"
"I grew up Bianca! I learned to live on my own!" He yelled.
And with that he walked off with the ghost son of Hephaestus trailing after him.
Nico walked into the tent and straight to the daughter of Aphrodite's room.
Silena Bearguard looked up at Nico. "What's wrong?"
Nico sat by her bedside. "Beckendorf is dead." He said.
Silena smiled. "Nico don't do that. What's really wrong?" Nico looked to the door where the ghost of Beckendorf slowly crept in.
"This can't be happening. How did this happen?" She said with tears filling her eyes.
Beckendorf frowned. "Please don't cry. I'm sorry. This wasn't supposed to happen. It was me or her and I couldn't let her die."
Silena looked at him. "Who Charlie?"
Beckendorf began crying. "See Silena. I love Silena. Clarrise was her bestfriend." He mumbled.
Nico sadly looked to Silena. "He's fading back to Elysium. I'll leave you guys but be quick." He said as he slipped into the shadows.
Almost as soon as Nico became a solid form Bianca glared at him.
"Nico it's three a.m.! Why aren't you sleeping!" She asked him.
Nico rolled his eyes. "Bi I'm not ten anymore." He said.
Bianca sighed. "Nico you didn't use to be like this. What happened to you? You used to be bubbly and sweet and now your alt and hate everyone."
Nico sighed. "I learned to live on my own! I was a stranded kid with powers surrounded by ghosts Bianca!"
The wind seemed to scream back with as much force as Nico.
"I've killed! I've almost been killed! I've been hunted and I've hunted myself! I used to have nothing and now I have the world!" He yelled.
Bianca sighed. "What do you have now that you didn't have with me!"
"Freedom! I know who I am and I know what I'm made of!" He argued.
Nico struggled to calm down as shadows erupted out of his tiny form.
"I'm not ten anymore Bianca! I don't need you to hover over me! I can survive on my own like I was before you got here!"
"Oh yeah! Like uncontrollable anger! Not sleeping! Almost killing yourself with that stupid shadow travel!" She yelled.
The anger growing inside Nico Di Angelo was immense. He couldn't hear anything he said. He couldn't see any ration.
"I wish you had never come back!" He yelled at her.
And with that he shadow travelled away leaving a hurt Bianca behind.
