☀☼  Nico's POV  ☼☀

I was just settling down in my seat, thinking I was safe. I yawned and stared at one of the balloons on the ceiling, when someone tapped my shoulder. I turned, expecting to see Drew or someone, but instead saw Thalia's face two inches from mine.

I screamed and gracefully flopped out of my chair.

I scrambled to my feet and hid behind Drew.

Travis and Connor were screaming, "COME BACK! COME BAAAHAHACK!!" and knocking over people dancing as they tried to reach her.

Thalia was skipping towards me. I looked behind her, "Oh look! Is that Nico?" I pointed.

She turned, "Where?" She went off in that direction. Wow, she's stupid.

I sat back down, this time beside Drew so I could hide behind her more easily. She didn't seem to like sitting next to me and scooted her chair away from me a few inches. Honestly, she was probably just afraid of Thalia's return.

I scanned the direction the daughter of Zeus went to, but I couldn't see her anywhere. Pff, that girl is so dumb, she probably went to look for me outside or something.

Drew was playing a game on Leo's phone. I leaned over to have a good look.

When she passed Level 36, I got back to my original position because my neck was getting kinda sore.

Then I screamed, because Thalia was directly in front of me.

I inched down in my seat, trying to look for an opening, finally I just shoved her off me.

But she was holding onto my shoulders, so I fell down with her. This was probably the weirdest position I've ever been with anybody, I quickly tried to get up, but unfortunately, she pulled me down and.............

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Oh. My. Gods.

I got up dizzily, and barfed on the floor, getting some on her shoes.

That must have triggered something in Thalia's mind, because her vision cleared. She just stared straight ahead, then she recovered enough to wipe her mouth with her sleeve.

"Here," Drew—our lord and savior—handed us some tissues.

Wordlessly we took them and wiped our mouths.

Finally, Thalia puked on the table.

Drew cleaned it up with her wand. The Stolls stared at us nervously. Practically the whole school was staring at us now.

Agonizingly slowly, Thalia pivoted and stared the Stolls down with icy blue eyes, "I am going to kill you both."

"No! Don't!" the Stolls cried. She blasted them both with lightning, and brought out her bow and arrow and started shooting madly at the Stolls. The only things that saved them was their hastily shrieked Shield Charms.

She threw her hunting knives, but they had the same affects. The Stolls were backed against the wall, shivering with fear. Connor his hit brother in the arm. "I knew we shouldn't have done this!!" he wailed.

"It was your idea!" Travis hissed, elbowing him.

Thalia had resorted to curses and hexes, and she shot them at rapid-fire. The brothers managed to dodge the spells, years of avoiding arrows and other flying objects coming in handy. By now everyone else was screaming and running in circles trying to get away from Thalia.

Annabeth groaned in frustration, "Thalia! Stop it!"

"Stupefy!" Thalia roared.

After washing my mouth with water, I went to help Thalia incinerate the Stolls.

But I didn't get to move, because there was a flash, and a 12-year-old girl materialized in front of me.

She bellowed at me in a voice much too loud, "How dare you Hades scum!! I just knew I should not have allowed my lieutenant to go on this quest, especially with a boy like you!"

Then Lord Zeus flashed in too, and started yelling the same things as Artemis. Then my dad came and started yelling at me about picking the right people. Then Lady Aphrodite flashed in and started fangirling in the corner.

Suddenly I started shrinking. I panicked, and ran around in circles. Then poof! I was a jackalope. Artemis looked at me smugly. Then they all (except Aphrodite) turned and started shouting at Thalia. Zeus and Artemis shouting at her for breaking her oath and choosing a Hades Scum, and Hades was yelling at her for harassing me. Then Hades was yelling at Artemis for changing me into a jackalope.

"ZEUS SCUM!!"

"VILE VERMIN!!"

"JACKALOPE!"

"I HATE Y'ALL!"

Finally Annabeth yelled, "SHUT UP MY LORD!!"

Zeus straightened.

"Uh, Lord Zeus, please don't misunderstand. Thalia and Nico are not dating. They can't even be together for two seconds without arguing."

Artemis glared at me, clutching her hunting knife impatiently in her hand, "Then explain that...interaction."

I tried to say something, but apparently jackalopes couldn't talk. The best I could do was open and close my mouth and make horribly adorable squeaky noises.

Leo picked me up, "Oooh a rabbit!!" He started petting my head, and I clawed at his hands, trying to make him stop.

"Give him to me," Will said mischievously, and I squeaked in outrage as I was given more pats.

Drew came to the rescue, "Thalia drank a Love Potion. It's neither of them's fault. It's theirs," she jerked her thumb in the direction of the Stolls. Travis was biting his nails, and Connor was slapping him.

"WHO?" Zeus and Artemis demanded.

"The Stolls!" Thalia pointed at them, so no other random student could be vaporized.

"How...dare you..." Hades raged, seconds away from blasting every demigod within blasting distance.

Mercifully, he stopped himself and rubbed his eyes, "I am way too tired for this. Good luck, son."

He disappeared with a flash. Artemis shot me a dirty look, then looked at Thalia, "I trust you will not break your oath, Lieutenant?"

Thalia bowed her head, "I won't, My Lady."

Zeus glared at me, said "Hades Scum," and disappeared with a crackle of thunder.

Aphrodite gave us a very not reassuring wink and vanished.

Then Will held me up, "What about Nico?!" I began to panic. Was I going to be a jackalope forever? Forever getting pats from this sun child? It wouldn't be that bad, actually, now that I'm thinking about it—

"Lady Artemis?" Annabeth looked up at the sky. "Would you mind changing my friend—"

Poof! I morphed back into a human. Will fixed my hair and I dusted myself off.

After a few seconds of silence and everyone staring at us, Leo said to Thalia, "Well, now you know whether he really has death breath or not."

Thalia slowly turned to look at him.

"What?" Leo threw up his hands, and backed away shaking his head, "I didn't say anything!"

"That had better be true," she gave him a murderous look.

Thalia went up to the Stolls and gave them both a swift kick between the legs.

She left the ballroom, slamming the giant doors behind her.

I punched the Stolls both in the nose, then shoved them to the floor. I sat down in my chair, listening to Annabeth yelling at the Stols.

After a few awkward seconds, Dumbledore made an announcement, and the dance continued.

A laugh made me look up.

Will Solace was smiling brightly at me, "You look depressed."

"I was turned into a jackalope."

He scoffed, though did not look any less attractive when doing so, "Ah, yes, that's true. Still, I think you should get over it and dance."

I crossed my arms, "By myself?"

"With me, you idiot."

I felt the blush creeping up my face like a rising tsunami. I coughed a little and tried to fan myself a little less conspicuously.

Will scrutinized me, "You look hot. As in, warm-hot. Well, both definitions really. Let me get you something to drink."

I faintly tried to protest, "No no—"

The son of Apollo was already off to the refreshment table.

I managed to tear my eyes away to find Drew smirking at me. She cocked an eyebrow, "Think he's hot?"

"No," I huffed, looking away.

"Go get that d—"

"DORITO."

Drew frowned and tried again, "No, that—"

"OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH. LEAVE. I'M FREAKING FIFTEEN."

She stared at me in shock. "You are? You look like you've lived through ten genocides."

"Maybe I have."

She accepted the answer and hopped off her chair. She left and started to bother some guy named Wilby Blue.

"I'm fifteen too," Will said.

"AGH," I yelped.

Unfazed, he handed me a drink, "Stay hydrated, ghost boy." He watched me sip the punch until I swallowed, like he didn't trust me to actually drink it until he saw it for himself.

I set the cup down, "There. Now what?"

He suddenly took my hand and yanked me to my feet, grinning, "Now dance."

When it was time to have the feast, food appeared on our table like magic.

Will made sure I was eating enough, which I for some reason found very endearing.

Percy and Annabeth went to find Thalia.

I didn't let my food get out of my sight, not even for a second. I couldn't risk it anymore. What had happened earlier has scarred me for life.

After midnight, when we were going back to our dormitories to sleep, Chiron came into our room.

No wait. How did he get a wheelchair up the stairs?

Ohhh. It was an Iris Message. I guess I really should eat more.

"Hey, Chiron!" Percy said cheerfully, then his expression wilted. "Something wrong?"

Chiron looked very serious, "I'm afraid the enemy has had a change of plans."

Annabeth was wide awake now, "What do you mean? What's the change of plans?"

"We have demigod spies sent to spy on some monsters. We still do not know of their headquarter's location, but they have heard enough from some Cyclops."

"What'd they hear?" Leo asked worriedly.

"They are planning to attack Hogwarts in two weeks."

.......Oh poop.

"WHAT?!" Annabeth yelled, "How are we going to teach the wizards self-defense in only two weeks?! They wouldn't even be able to lift a sword!"

"I do not know, child," Chiron said grimly, "but you must start training them with weapons tomorrow."

"I don't know how we are going to manage this, half of them can barely throw a good punch!"

"Then they need some motivation, a real reason to train. You must reveal yourselves, and that the legends are true."

"When?"

"Tomorrow. At breakfast."

Aren't you guys glad that I come back and add stuff to this book? I probably giggled way too much writing that Solangelo scene

Hopefully it makes sense with the rest of the book