Author's note: Sadly, Stephanie Meyer owns Twilight, not me. And Rick Riordan owns Percy Jackson, not me. And the Plain white tee's own the first song, the one Nico sings. And Evanescence owns the song Bella sings.
CHAPTER 1
When I woke up, I wasn't really feeling. Sure, I could hear Charlie on the phone in the kitchen, and I knew that my bedroom was somewhere upstairs, but that's pretty much it. Actually, I could remember a lot of stuff, except that, well, it wasn't around here. It was in New York City. I walked into the kitchen, and said "Charlie," in a hoarse voice. He turned around and his eyes widened. He rushed over and hugged me and I hugged him back, pretty hard. He must have noticed, because he pulled back.
"Bella?"he asked. He seemed pretty concerned. I looked at him sadly, then put a puddle at our feet. He looked down, and then looked at me with tears in his eyes. "You don't have to go, you know..." I managed a sad smile and said "No, I don't have to. But I want to. I miss Percy and Annabeth, The Stoll brothers, I even miss Clarisse."
"If you think that that's best. You can take the truck." he whispered. And then he pulled $20 out of his wallet, and in a horse voice said "Gas money. Take it". I knew I wouldn't use it, but this was hurting him so much. I took the money and put it in my right front pocket. We walked upstairs together, and I packed some clothes. When I stopped to look at one of the shirts, Charlie came over and snuck a peek. He looked so happy. I made the shirt (with lots of help)when I was about 7. It was a picture of all of us, me and Charlie and Renee, in a group.
I quickly put it in my bag, and then said "Bye Dad. Call Renee and tell her for me, okay? And don't tell anyone." We walked back down to the door, and when I opened it, Jake was there, just about to knock. He looked pleased, but when he saw our sad faces, and caught sight of my bag, he was angry. "YOU'RE LEAVING? JUST BECAUSE THAT JERK DUMPED YOU? BELLA, YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN HIM! DON'T LEAVE PLEASE!" I sobbed a dry sob, and then looked at Charlie with alarm. He checked the sink in the kitchen and nodded that nothing was wrong. I held my head high and said, "Jake. I am not leaving because of HIM. I am leaving because I have to. If I want to keep you and Charlie safe, then I have to leave. If I had an escort it would be a lot safer for me, though."
As I said this, a man in a Hawaiian shirt and shorts walked up and hugged me. Suddenly it started raining, and Poseidon whispered, "You honestly expect me to let my daughter go to camp without an escort?" I pulled away and smiled. Thanks I mouthed. He nodded. I said goodbye to Charlie and told my real Dad, to go wait in the truck. I took a deep breath and turned to Jake. He looked so hurt. "Why? Why? If it's not him, then why?" I had no answer, so I hugged him and walked up to the truck. Dad was in the passenger seat, so I turned and waved to Jake and Charlie. They both waved back.
I put the key in the ignition, turned it, listened to the engine, and drove to New York City.
(When some one is speaking Ancient Greek, their words will be Underlined.-Owlcityluvr12)
"He'll forgive you, you know." Dad said quietly. I knew that, but for some reason, it broke my heart. "He always does." I replied. "Always".
And I wasn't lying.
When I got to camp, I looked over, and Dad was gone. Oh, well. I parked my car on the side of the road, and walked up the trail to camp. Percy, of course, was running up to hug me. "BELLA! HI! HOW ARE YOU?" Then, Annabeth ran up, asking Percy what happened. When she saw me, she screamed and ran over to me. Then Thalia jumped onto my back, but didn't scream. She just whispered my name. I wondered how she got out of the tree.
And then I saw a boy who had black hair, black clothes, and black eyes. "Who's he?" I wondered aloud. "Oh, him?" Percy asked, looking at the boy. "That's Nico, son of Hades. They built a cabin for him, too." The boy, Nico, walked over to me. "Hey, I'm Nico." He said. "Bella" I replied. He had his hand out, so I quickly shook it, and smiled. He smiled back. When we were done shaking hands, neither of us let go. "Hey, Lovebirds, Bella needs to get her stuff unpacked" Percy said. We both blushed at the 'Lovebirds' part.
Did that mean I liked him? Well... yes! Yes! Yes, I did like him, but, well, it's not like I'm going to tell him that! Did he like me too? I HOPE SO!
Any way, while we walked to our cabins, I thought about my suit case, and how Charlie had acted when...
NO! I wouldn't think about anything from there. From Forks. No, absolutely not.
So anyway, it took me about 5 minutes to unpack, and then I went up to the dining pavilion to eat dinner. Turns out tonight was karaoke night. I snuck over to the fire and dumped about half my plate in. "Poseidon" I whispered. Then I heard, "Psst, Bella!" When I turned to a table, which was apparently the Hades table, Nico made the 'come here' motion to me. I walked over and sat across from him. "Hey." he said. I raised my eyebrows like, 'is that all you wanted to say?' He cleared his throat and said, "Uuuummmmm, well, I was kinda, you know, wondering, if you, uh, wanted to, mmm, hang out, maybe, sometime?" He didn't look at me and he was blushing. "I, well, I mean, I can't. Nico, I'm broken and, It's like I'm not... capable of..." I tried to explain it, but I couldn't. "Oh. So it's not that... you won't date me because of our dads?" He asked. "No! Nico, it's... I, I do like you. I just can't..." Dang, how do I say this? "That's fine! I get it." I looked up and he had a half of a smile on. I smiled back at him.
Suddenly, Conner and Travis were dragging him up on stage. "nononononononononono!" he was saying. They put him on stage and the band started playing... A love song. Great. His eyes widened and he looked at his feet, but he sang anyway;
1,2,1,2,3,4,
Gimme more lovin than I've ever had,
Make it all better when I'm feeling sad,
Tell me that I'm special even when I know,
I'm not,
Make me feel good when I hurt so bad,
Barely getting mad,
I'm so glad,
I found you,
I love being around you,
You make it easy, as easy as 1,2,1,2,3,4
There's only one thing, to do, three words, for you
I love you
There's only one way, to say, those three words, and that's what I'll do,
I love you
Gave me more love from the very start,
Piece me back together when I fall apart,
Tell me things you never even tell your closest friends,
Make me feel good when I hurt so bad,
Best that I've had,
I'm so glad,
I found you,
I love being around you,
You make it easy, as easy as 1,2,1,2,3,4
There's only one thing, to do, three words, for you
I love you
There's only one way, to say, those three words, and that's what I'll do,
I love you,
I love you,
You make it easy, as easy as 1,2,1,2,3,4
There's only one thing, to do, three words, for you
I love you
There's only one way, to say, those three words, and that's what I'll do,
I love you,
I love you,
I love you,
I love you.
When he was done, there was that complete silence, and then everyone clapped. Nico came and sat down at our table. We didn't talk. Then Connor and Travis pulled me up on stage. And the band played a love song. Of sorts. What was this, irony night? And why this song?
(Background singers will be in parentheses)
How can you see into my eyes, like open doors?
Leading you down into my core, where I've become so numb.
Without a soul,
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold,
Until you find it there and lead it back,
Home,
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside,
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside,
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark,
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run,
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone,
(Save me)
Save me from this nothing I've become,
Now that I know what I'm without,
You can't just leave me,
Breathe into me,
And make me real,
Bring me to life,
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside,
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside,
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark,
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run,
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone,
(Save me)
Save me from this nothing I've become,
Bring me to life,
(I've been living a lie!)
(There's nothing inside!)
Bring me to life.
Frozen inside without your touch,
Without your love, darling,
Only you are the life among the dead
(All this sight,
I can't believe I couldn't see,
Kept in the dark,
But you were there in front of me!)
I've been sleeping 1,000 years, it seems,
I've got to open my eyes to everything,
(Without a thought,
without a life,
without a soul,
Don't let me die here,
There must be something more)
Bring me to life
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside,
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside,
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark,
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run,
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone,
(Save me)
Save me from this nothing I've become,
Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie!)
(There's nothing inside!)
Bring me to life.
The crowd had the exact same reaction as they did with Nico. So, I went back to my seat across from Nico. Niether of us talked. He walked me to my cabin, and said good night. I put on a tank top and shorts and went to bed. And that night, I dreamed about Nico.
END OF CHAPTER 1
Hey guys! What do you think? This is my first story! Leave a comment, and I'll try to update soon! Bye! -owlcityluvr12