The child hugged the black teddy bear close as he sobbed silently, hearing the horrible noises outside his room. His mom was being abused and beaten by her new boyfriend, and Andrew had no idea what to do. A male, about 18, climbed threw his window, the noises stopping.
"Come on." he whispered. "You're going to be safe."
. . . . *Time Skipperooo*
Andrew hugged close to his teddy bear as the older guy, Percy, he said his name was, lead him through the woods.
"ANDREW, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!" A voice echoed once again.
Percy picked up the shaking child as he nearly tripped over a root.
Andrew buried his head in the crook of Percy's neck as he rubbed his back, Andrew starting to cry silently again.
Percy started running as he heard rapidly moving footsteps behind them. He crossed the border just in time.
The boyfriend of his mom started to pound on the borders of Camp Half-blood as Andrew shouted "LEAVE ME ALONE! WHERE'S MOMMY? I WANT MOMMY!" and sobbing.
A blonde girl ran up to Percy, taking Andrew in her arms. "Mommy's gone, you're with us now, okay, honey? What's your name?" She asked.
Andrew couldn't speak, and it was getting hard for him to breathe as he hiccuped.
The blonde started to rub Andrew's back, consoling him.
A guy who was considerably shorter and way paler than Percy walked up to them.
"Hi, kid. I'm Nico di Angelo, what's your name?" he asked in a soft voice others didn't know he possessed.
"A-Andrew." Andrew sobbed.
. . . . *Time Skipperooo*
"H-Hey, Nico, c-can I talk to you 'bout s-something?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah, anything. What's up?" Nico asked.
"U-um . . . this life . . . is it . . ."
The beeping of a heart monitor cut his sentence off. Andrew sat up, shielding his eyes from the blinding light.
"Oh good." A nurse said. "You're awake."