For Who I Am?-The Land Far Away Series (Nico Di Angelo)

Nico was sitting on a bench in the camp, deep in thoughts.

He couldn't believe what had just happened....

Five hours ago he had been sulking in his cabin and the next thing he knew, he had fallen asleep...A demigod dream had haunted him.

He had been Underworld, watching the spirits getting ready for their judgement.

Nico realised that no one seemed to pay him any attention as he looked across the spirits lining up.

Something made him want to look across the line...

Nico let out a sudden gasp of pain as his head ached and a buzzing noise echoed in his ears.
His eyes widened as his eyes fell a top of a certain female spirit who looked like she was trying to be brave, her chin held up high.

Nico stiffened as he recognised her...

"No' He whispered.

It couldn't be...

She was at camp!

She couldn't be here...

He didn't like her because of Percy but that didn't mean he wanted her dead!

Nico said his voice full of pain and shock "Annabeth"

Annabeth's spirit looked up at the sound of her name, to his surprise her ghosts like eyes found him...

They both stared at each other.

Annabeth tried to say something but nothing came out so she mouthed to him some words that made Nico's heart almost stop...what was going on?

Nico hoped he had misread what she was trying to say, he really did.

Nico shook his head slowly, despair and confusion gripping him.

Annabeth then gave him a sad smile and mouthed some words to him that he had understood easily this time...

It had made him feel light headed.

Before he could reply, everything had gone black and Nico woke up in his cabin, the buzzing feeling in his ears not gone and he knew in his heart that what he had seen was true...

Annabeth was dead...

And that's how he ended up sitting on a bench, wondering what on earth had happened?

But Annabeth's words soundless echoed in his head...

The first sentence at first hadn't meant sense and now he got it but he couldn't really do anything about it.

(It wasn't him! It wasn't Percy! Please! It's not him! Tell them!)

They had found Annabeth's body near the lake...Percy bending over her with a knife, a knife wound in her stomach.

(It wasn't him)

Nico knew now that Percy never murdered Annabeth but that's what he was being accused of...

(Tell them!)

How was he meant to tell the gods? He couldn't get them to listen...

Then the next thing Annabeth had said to him with a wistful smile...that had made Nico's stomach do flip flops.

(Take care of him Nico. Take care of him for me)

Nico thought staring at the sky where Percy would be doing his court hearing from the gods for 'Murdering' Annabeth...

I wish I could Annabeth, you have no idea how badly I wish I could...

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