1. Nico only said that he was going to leave to see if anybody truly cared and needed him enough to make him stay at either of the camps.
"You can't, Nico." The blonde almost pleaded with him and, sad to say on Nico's part, it wasn't an entirely horrible look.
"And why can't I, Grace? I don't think there's a direct obligation for me staying," the son of Hades crossed his arms in front of his chest, defiance and curiosity clearly written over his dark brown eyes. "If you give me one proper answer, than I'll stay."
"Well, you won't have a real place to stay," the blonde hurried to make up an excuse. After all the time during the Gaea war, the two had become almost friends, and the taller demigod wasn't about to give that up any time soon.
"I can stay in the Underworld. I have my own room, and I probably have to help my father down there a lot."
Jason racked his head for another point to get his across.
"You need some sort of social life." The sides of Jason's mouth tilted slightly upwards as his scar twitched. Nico stared at him with a dangerous glint in his eyes but playfully punched his arm.
"I've lived four years without one, what makes you think I need one now?"
"Fine, then," Jason almost yelled exasperated, "You need to stay because I need you here! I'm not allowing you to become the mindless idiot that you are by yourself," and with this he swung the lithe son of Hades over his shoulder and held a firm grasp over his waist.
"Ah- you idiot, let me down," Nico gave a short laugh and started to smack Jason's back. He twirled in a little victory dance while the shorter demigod hung on for dear life. Yet he knew that there was at least one person in this world that cared enough.
"Y-you just laughed... do you know how hard I've been trying to make you do that?"
"Stop, you're going to kill us both," Nico sighed and simply hung there, pretending to be asleep. "Now if you're going to carry me at least try not to drop me."
"Yes, Ghost King," and he ran off, making Nico shout and laugh, yet again.
There was one person in the world that cared and needed him
And that was enough for Nico.