Back at Camp Half-Blood

Nico

I'm walking to the infirmary with Will right now. I know that he hates his "job" sometimes, but I know he would never want anything else.

"Nico...?"

"Yeah?"

"Have you ever thought about leaving Camp?"

"....." I don't know how to answer that. I mean, I have thought about it, but I can't tell him that! And just because I have thought about it, doesn't mean I'll do it!

I know that If I told him that I have thought about it, then he would tie me into a chair, with a couple of lamps around me so that there are no shadows, so that I can't shadow travel.

He gets that way sometimes...

"No. I could never leave you, and you know that."

"What if I wanted to leave? Would you come with me?"

Oh gods! Is he really thinking about leaving?! "You know that I would."

"Okay."

"Why do you ask?"

"I don't know..."

"Does this have anything to do with what's going on with Annabeth and the others?"

"I guess so. I don't really know."

By now we've reached the door of the infirmary. "Would you like me to come in with you?"

"You hate being in the infirmary."

"That didn't answer my question."

"Sure."

We walk in and the first thing I see are spider webs.

There everywhere!

There large!

And there thick!

I can barely see though the thinnest ones.

"Will... What's going on?"

"I have no idea... Come on! Where there's webs, there has to be spiders! And that can't be good. Not with cabin 6."

"Right." If Annabeth were awake right now, she would freak out!

Will and I are able to get the majority of the webs cleaned up before we find the first spider.

The only problem is.... The spiders on Annabeth.

I'm about to walk over with a paper cup, and a peace of cardboard; when Will finds another spider on Malcolm, who just happens to be closer to where I'm standing.

"Oh... gods... dippers!" where in Hades did that come from?! (I honestly have no idea where that came from...)

"Really?"

"Shut up! Which spider do I take care of first?!"

"I don't know! Who are you closer to?"

"Malcolm."

"Okay, so take care of that spider first, and then the one that's on Annabeth. I'll clean up more spider webs."

"Okay." I walk over to Malcolm's bed, and am able to get the spider off of his arm, and then I dump it on the floor and step on it. (HAHA! The spider is dead!)

I then turn around to get the other one off of Annabeth when Will yells; "Um... Nico?"

"Yeah?"

"I found more spiders."

I sigh, then yell back; "How many?"

"Um... Come look."

I walk towards his voice, and when I step around a rather large spider web;  let's just say I don't think Annabeth could count how many spiders were there! (crap! There's more!)

"What in Hades..."

"Watch out!"

I turn around just as a spider is lowering itself into my jacket.

"Crap! Gods! Off, off, off!" gods! I'm starting to sound like a child of Athena!

"Are you okay?" Will asks.

"Yeah. But we have to take care of these spiders!"

"Agreed."

*3 hours later*

"Is that the last of them?" I ask Will.

"I think so."

"Good."

Him and I walk back to where cabin 6 is and I realize that I never took care of the spider that was on Annabeth.

"Will! I forgot about the spider that's on Annabeth!"

"I'll get it. You go get some lunch; and can you bring me some too?"

"Yeah."

(just because I feel like it; I'm going to do Will's and Connor's POV too. However Connor's will not be in this chapter.)

Will

Right after Nico leaves to get lunch, I walk over to Annabeth's bed to get the spider.

I'm able to get the spider off of her, but I notice that she has some bite marks.

"Crap."

I walk over to the shelving with the first add supplies, and grab everything I need to take care of them.

I walk back over to her, and put my hand on her arm.

"*gasp*"

I jump back, taking my hand off her arm while I'm at it, and her breathing returns to its normal pace.

"Annabeth?"

Nothing.

I put my hand back on her arm, expecting it to happen again.

Nothing.

"Weird."

I take care of the bites on her wrist and forearm; then I move higher up on her arm.

By the time I get to her collar bone, Nico is back.

"Hey. How's it going?"

"It's alrig-"

"Will? What is it?"

"I-i don't know."

I move my hand from her collar bone, down to her stomach.

Oh gods!

I guess Nico could tell that I was surprised, because he said; "Now you do. What is it?"

"She's... She's pregnant."