The light to my darkness
Characters: Nico di Angelo, Elena Brone
Summary: Nico is still single and can't stand all the happy people around him anymore. Will he finally find someone to bring him happiness too?
Walking around camp was boring but still the most interesting thing I could do. Well, actually, it was the only thing I could do without bumping into love struck teenagers. Because wherever I went, all I saw was half-bloods holding hands and kissing. After the war, everyone seemed to believe that the peace was settled and their carelessness had reappeared.
I huffed and pulled my hoodie over my head, completely blocking the sun. It was like everyone was mocking me, even the weather. Another reason why I rarely visited camp. As I stopped, I realized I had almost reached the lake. I was sure more sickeningly sweet couples would be there but instead, the only thing I saw was some girls playing with a ball. I could tell most of them were spirits, but there was one demigod. She was really standing out with her fire like hair and white skin that shone beautifully under the sun. I was immediately enchanted my this mysterious girl but returned to my senses when one of the spirits, a nymph, gasped and pointed at me. They immediately disappeared, which was something I was used to. Being the son of the death god caused things like that to happen.
The now alone girl turned around and grinned when she spotted me, her blue eyes sparkling. "Come play with me! You scared my friends so you owe me!" she laughed and ran towards me with her ball under her arm. "Please?" She looked up at me with wide, innocent eyes and I decided I couldn't let her down. For such a petite human, and even more a stranger, she had a great amount of power over me. I nodded and she grinned more before running back at the lake. I followed her slowly and smiled; she couldn't be more than 13. "I'm Elena, but people call me Helen. I'm 15 and I just arrived at camp. Who are you? My dad is Hepheastus, god of fire and machines but I prefer being outside than closed in the Weaponary" She pouted at that, which only made me laugh, which was enough to hide my surprise about her age.
"Slow down, kiddo. My name is Nico, I'm 16 and my dad is Hades. It's nice to-" "Your dad is Hades? The blue- haired guy from the movie? Wow!" I grinned and shook my head. "Greek Mythology is nothing like Disney movies. My dad has black hair and his skin isn't grey" She pouted again but it was quickly replaced by a smile. "He's still cool, even without the fire/hair. Let's play" She laughed and threw the ball at me, which I barely managed to catch. I threw it back at her and she almost caught it but instead it hit her in the face and she fell down. I rushed to her side and kneeled next to her. Well done, Nico Here you go, hurting innocent people again. No surprise no one likes you. That made me look down in shame. "Helen? Are you okay? I-I'm sorry, so s-sorry I hurt you, I-I didn't mean to…" I stammered and frozed as I felt tiny arms wrap around me and the daughter of Hepheastus nuzzling my chest. "It hurts. But I'm fine. Don't be sad." she mumbled and stood up, smiling shyly. "You still owe me to play" she reminded me as I slowly stood up." But…Why aren't you mad at me? I hurt you" I said with a puzzled expression on my face. She stood on her tiptoes and placed a light kiss on my cheek. "Why should I? It wasn't your fault. I was the one who missed the ball. Now, let's play!" She exclaimed and went to grab her ball before tossing it at me. I stared at her surprised but shook my head and threw the ball back. Thankfully, she caught it this time.
We continued like that for a while – at least it seemed like a while to me- but when we stopped, it was already near sunset. She walked towards me and smiled. "Thanks, Nico, that was a wonderful afternoon. Let's go eat!" She suggested and took my hand, making me blush slightly. On impulse, I turned her around in my arms and, leaning down since I was at least a head taller than her, kissed her gently on the lips. I couldn't help it, being with this girl dispelled all my thoughts, worries and bad memories and made me once again the happy kid I was before Bianca's death. She giggled and pushed me back slightly. "Can we go eat now? I'm hungry!" She whined and looked up at me with puppy – dog eyes. I laughed once more and wrapped one arm around her shoulders, pulling her close to me as we headed to the Mess Hall. Maybe I was wrong. There was indeed someone who could be the light to my darkness.