I often use humor to cover up the pain. It was easier for me to deal with everything that was going on in my life. I never really felt that I had purpose for being there. All I did was make stupid jokes and screw everything up. I never did anything honorable. I saved a girl from an island she'd been stuck on for thousands of years and even then I didn't get any praise. All I got was a small smile and a broken heart. Not even a pat on the back.
I was standing at the top of a skyscraper. I didn't want to jump but something in the back of my mind kept telling me to take the chance. Instead, I walked to the edge and sat down, my legs dangling off the end. Jumping would be too easy. But maybe that wasn't so bad. It'd be quick. And easy.
I stood up, ready to jump. I was about to step off when someone pulled me back, making me fall on my back. I didn't even see who it was before they punched me. Hard. I could feel blood flowing from my nose as I looked up. Standing there was an angel.
Well, it was really Nico di Angelo but his name means angel so yeah, and angel.
"What the hell do you think you were about to do?!" he shouted but his voice sounded like he was about to cry.
"I thought I was going to die but I could be wrong," I answered, praying he'd leave me alone. I thought he would slap me again but instead he pulled me up and hugged me. After a few moments his hugged tighter and started crying into me chest, his sobs shaking his whole body.
"Don't ever think about doing that again!" he yelled in between sobs. He hugged me even tighter and sobbed even harder. Before I knew what was happening he shadow traveled both of us to Camp Half-Blood. It also happened to be on the beach where all our friends were. Well, I hoped they were friends. To make it even worse, Hazel and Frank were visiting.
Don't I have the best luck?
They all stared at us for a moment until they finally realized what had happened. Hazel started tearing up and marched over to where Nico and I were standing. She pulled Nico off of me and grabbed the front of my shirt. She looked furious.
"What the hell do think you were about to do?!" they really were brother and sister. Before I could answer she punched me just as hard as Nico. Both sides of my nose were now bleeding a lot.
"Do those words and punches run in the family or something?" did I really just say that?
"Why?" she was crying really hard now.
"I didn't think anybody would care," I said flatly. Everyone stared at me surprised. It was almost as they were waiting for me to make a joke about. It'll just another reason for them to give me a disappointed look. What I didn't expect was for lips to crash into mine. Nico's lips to be exact. I was even more shocked when I realized I was kissing him back.
"Don't ever say that again," he said after breaking the kiss. I nodded lamely and started crying my eyes out. It wasn't long before we where kissing again and for the first time in my life I felt wanted.