NICO POV

Chiron got bombarded with questions the minute Stacey left the roomom. Everyone started shooting out questions at the same time. He meventually managed to calm everybody down, but it took a long time. Then the questioning began. "Why was Titania here?" Annabeth asked. "I don't know, Annabeth" Chiron sighed. "And what does Stacey have to do with Titania?" Percy asked. Chiron's face clouded at this and he only said," I cannot tell you. It is Stacey's business". "What do you mean Stacey's business?" Percy demanded. I could sense an argument starting. "I'm going to search for Stacey" Sam declared. "I'll come too" I said and stood up. She nodded and we went out. I could hear voices coming from the rec-room.

We kept searching everywhere but Stacey was nowhere to be seen. I spotted her standing near Peleus, a vacant look on her face. We went near her and I heard her muttering" Bob...run...Tartarus". "Stacey, Stacey, Stacey!" Sam shook her. Stacey looked around in a daze and lost her balance. I quickly caught her and eased her to the ground. She blinked and looked around and her eyes focused on us. She was sickly pale, her cheeks sunken in and her eyes held a hunted look. I looked away. "Stacey, your fine? You were just staring into space, muttering Bob and Tartarus" Sam asked her. "I...nothing" she croaked. "You still need rest. Your not fine. C'mon, Chiron was calling you" I tell her. "I'm fine" she mutters and tries to stand up but again falls. I catch hold of her and say "See, your not. You can't even walk. We'll help you walk". Sam and I take an arm each and support. I can hear her muttering unflattering things about Sam and me and grin. Her attitude is just like Percy. She won't accept anyone's help and look weak in front of the. After a few yards, she takes away her arms and walks on her own, waving away protests by Sam. " She has got an ego bigger than Texas" Sam mutters and follows her. I take after her heels.

We reach the Big House and see Stacey on one of the infirmary beds, talking to Annabeth and Percy. "But how is it that there is no mention of the House of Hecate in our books?" Annabeth asks. "Zeus did not want any mention or connection with the House to do with demigods" Stacey replies. "You saw Tartarus in its true form, didn't you?" Percy asks her. What? True form? How is that even possible? Only children of Hades can see Tartarus in the real form, without the curtain of the Mist. "Not only children of Hades, Nico. Sorcerors are descendants of Hecate, who is the goddess of the Mist. So even we can see anything without the Mist. We see things in its true form, which is good as well as bad" Stacey sighs. I didn't even realize that I had spoken out loud.

"Didn't you go insane?" my voice came out in a whisper. "I think I have already gone for insane. Its only waiting to show itself. How I wish I was blind" she groaned., running her hand through her hair. Everyone was quiet for a while. "What? Oh, please. Stop pitying me, for Gods sake" Stacey exclaims. "We weren't pitying you" Percy says. Stacey snorts and says, "I am not blind. Look into a mirror and see your expression". After a few minutes of silence, Stacey speaks up.

" I have to tell you guys something" she says. "What?" Annabeth asks. "Promise you won't kill me". " Will you just tell it?" Percy says.

"Bob says hello and misses you".

"WHAT?? Bob? He is alive? How do you know?" All three of us, Annabeth, Percy and me shout out together. Stacey winces. "How..." Percy manages to say.

"He helped me through...that place" she replies. "But I don't know whether he managed to get out of there 'coz I was...well..."

"What about Damasen? Is he alive?" Annabeth asks. Stacey shakes her head. A few tears drop from Annabeth eyes, but she wipes them away. Chiron enters the room with a goblet in his hand and offers it to Stacey. "Drink this. It will give you a dreamless and peaceful sleep" he tells. Stacey gulps it down and within a minute or two, she falls asleep, her hair falling over her face.

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(2 days later)

"I'm bored"

"I swear to the Gods Stacey, I hear that word again, you will be sorry that you can talk" Sam threatens in a dangerous voice.
All three of us were sitting in the woods, jobless. Stacey was practically driving Sam and me crazy by repeating two words again and again. I'm bored. I was mad to the extent of choking her. She certainly had a knack for being extraordinarily annoying. She had said that sentence at least 50 times since the past hour. Stacey huffed and continued, "I feel things are getting a lot boring at camp, so why don't we do something".

" Like strangling you to your death in public?" Sam said. Stacey kept her hand on her heart and feigned hurt. "Ouch" she said. Sam rolled her eyes. "Why don't we pull a prank?" Stacey said. Sam immediately sat up. "Oh no, you won't" she narrowed her eyes. "Oh come on, Mother Hen. Don't be a party pooper. Let's have some fun. I'm sure even Nico agrees" Stacey said, raising her eyebrows at me. "Anything to shut you up" I replied, wearily. I was afraid I might do something rash if she did not stop annoying me. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. She was driving me that crazy. "What plan do you have' I ask her. She grins at me and says,

" How would you like to be buried?"

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