~~~Narissa Di Angelo~~~

Chapter 6: Xavier

---Chapter 6---

Xavier's Pov

          I felt someone sit at the side of my bed. I was too lazy to open my eyes, so I just listened. Someone moved a piece of my hair out of my eyes. This person had warm, soft fingers. Instantly, I knew it was Narissa. I moved a bit, trying to hide my smile. Suddenly, a flash of light went off somewhere in the room. Narissa said something like 'Mom!' and I heard footsteps. Then the two exited the cabin.

          Weird, I thought. I wonder what Narissa was doing in my cabin... I slowly opened my eyes to see if anyone else had witnessed this. Not a single person awake. I curiously crept outside and watch as Narissa talked with Lady Kristina.

          She looks just like her, I thought to myself. Both gorgeous. Narissa suddenly started running towards me. I thought I was caught. Instead, she ran past me and into her cabin. Narissa came back seconds later with a bracelet in her hands. She handed her mom the bracelet and pictures appeared. Pictures of . . . Lady Kristina and Mr. Di Angelo when they were younger. You could see how in love they were through their eyes. I wonder what happened between those two. After the pictures, Lady Kristina shedding some tears, and good-byes, Lady Kristina was gone.

          Narissa began walking back to her cabin. Right when her door closed, I raced back to bed. As I laid down my head, random thoughts popped into my head. What were Narissa and her mom talking about? What were those pictures for? Are Lady Kristina and Mr. Di Angelo still in love? Why am I talking about love? Since when did I care about these things? Why the heck am I talking to myself?! I sighed. Sometimes, I can be very weird. My eyes began to droop. I allowed the darkness to swallow me up into my slumber. Stupid demigod dreams. They ruin everything. . .

----------Xavier's Dream----------

          We were on a train. Alex, Narissa, and I were all in one compartment. Not this guy again, I thought in my mind.

          "This is going to take a while, so we might as well get some rest," suggested Alex. Narissa nodded. She rested her head on my shoulder and fell asleep. I smiled. Alex dozed off himself. I closed my eyes. Apparently, my dream self took over, so all that I could do was watch.

          Suddenly, there was a bang in another compartment, probably a few down from us. My eyes shot open. Another bang, And another. It sounded like something was approaching us. Mortals began to scream. The lights flickered. Narissa jolted up, sword at hand. I jumped to my feet along with Alex, who was holding his sword close. I held my bow and arrow near me. Wait, back up. Bow and arrow?! Where'd I get that?! It looks so cool! I went back to focus.

          All at once, a Kampe slithered into our compartment. I notched an arrow, ready to release it at any moment. The Kampe cackled.

          "Sssson of Apollo," she hissed, inspecting me. I narrowed my eyes. "Ahh," she said. "A sssson of Hephaessstusss.Haven't ssseen one like you sssince the the war." Alex glared. "Oh, what do we have here?" the Kampe asked, eyeing Narissa.

          She slithered around her, admiring Narissa, who was holding her sword close. "A dughter of Krissstina. Hmm. You bear a lot of power, dear. I'll try to make your death painless, just because you're special. And don't worry, it will be quick."

          With that last word, the snake woman attacked Narissa, but she was ready. Narissa held up her sword in defense. The Kampe grabbed whatever she could and threw it at Narissa. She blocked everything that the snake woman threw at her.