Hey 2nd fanfic!
Nico is new to high school and he has the same powers from Nightly Howls and a Curse
Sorry I haven't updated my other story. Been real busy babysitting a cat who keeps showing up outside my door for some bacon
Oddly enough I adopted it and I called it Tiger!
Anyway enjoy you're most embarrassing moments in your life!
-Nico's POV-
I walked into the view of Goode High School for talented kids in NYC. The building towered over me by about 5 stories. I clutched my notebooks closer to my chest and slipped the hood of my aviator jacket over my head.
Earlier this morning, my jacket had almost been ripped to pieces by my large black wings. I had had quite the struggle getting them into my shirt. I finally just summoned them away. They only come when I'm angry, and I wasn't too happy about school being on a sucky Monday.
Walking through the double doors of the school, I ignored the principals "Good morning."
I could've sworn he muttered "Another one. Here goes another troublesome school year" under his breath.
First place I had to head off to was the cafeteria for the orientation. I was scared of what to say when they were going to call my name and ask me how I'm talented.
As I headed down a different direction, I could hear claps and cheers. There was the cafeteria.
My heart pounded as I walked in and looked at all the full chairs facing the stage.
Stage!? We have a stage!? I thought.
I looked around for a lonely spot and found some shadows in a nearby corner.
Perfect.
Since I was wearing all black, I blended into the shadows pretty well.
I got bored easily when the principal started calling out names.
After the principal reached the Cs', my butt buzzed.
On my phone I had a message from my friend Leo Valdez.
Leo: Hey buddy how's things going over there?
Me: Nothing interesting yet. Mr. Bald the principal is introducing us to the entire school and then asking us how we're talented.
Leo: Eh. Sucks for you. We got a pool party going on over here! And man are these ladies hot dude!
Me: Lucky you.
Leo: I know. Hey I got to go. Some girl is trying to make out with my neck!
Me: Bye
Leo: See ya.
I put my phone back into my pants and continued listening.
The bald principal was still on the Cs'.
I wanted to bang my head onto a table till I blacked out.
After a while I zoned out and pulled out my phone again.
Leo had sent me a photo of him and a 16 year old girl kissing him.
I was studying the picture harder to see who that hot blonde was in the background, when the principal called my name.
"Nico Di' Angelo?" he yelled into the microphone.
I looked up and set my phone into the pocket of my jacket. Nervously, I crossed the room, climbed up the wooden steps and shook the principals hand.
"Nico Di' Angelo," he said handing me a green slip with all my classes on it. "What is your talent?"
I decided now would not be the time to show my wings. "I can sense when someone is about to die or get murdered." I answered.
The audience started laughing at me.
"And," I shouted regretting what I what I was about to do. "I can do this."
I looked at the crowd and thought of how they laughed at me.
Immediately, my black wings sprouted open out of my clothing. Flapping a few times, I lifted 2 feet off the floor. "Not so funny anymore huh?" I questioned.
The crowd was silent and mouths gaped open all the way to the floor.
Then someone on the left side of the audience stood up and pointed at me and said, "Hey, he really is a faggot angel of the dead!"
The crowd erupted into laughter as I floated there in shock, my cheeks burning.
Well what a way to screw things up on the first day of fucking school.
Wait how did he know my secret?
This guy must be a phsychic.
Red all the way to my chest, I walked off the stage and retreated to my previous spot.
A handful of kids whispered, "Red rum." to me as I passed. I knew I would regret my decision about my wings. Now I was known as the faggot angel of the dead. My name said it all too.
I didn't listen to the rest of the orientation. How could I? I was over pissed at what they called me.
As soon as the bald principal got to the Ms', I left and wandered through the halls for a bit thinking about what I could have done to wipe those smirks off the kids' faces.
I could have turned into a dinosaur and freaked the shit out of those losers.
I could have ripped them apart with bear claws.
I could have called them out on every embarrassing secret they knew but no one else knew.
I could have choked them with my wings.
As I strolled on through the corridors, I bumped into someone and crashed to the floor.
"Watch where you're going jackass." I told them.
"I'm very sorry." A handsome voice said to me.
I looked up to see a tall teenager with sea green eyes, disheveled black hair that stuck up in the most perfect places, and a lot of blue except for a T-shirt with the letters CHB on it.
He held out his hand for me to take, but I got up on my own.
"Hi. I'm Percy Jackson." He introduced himself.
"I-I'm N-Nico." I stuttered. Wow what an even better way to ruin things today.
"Where are you going?" Percy asked me.
I gained confidence and said, "Nowhere. Just strolling anywhere except the cafeteria."
"Oh." He said. "Why?"
"I'd rather not tell anyone about it because the entire school already knows about it. Just ask them." I said through clenched teeth.
He shrugged. "If it's not comfortable with you, I won't ask anyone."
"Thank you." I said and continued walking.
"Hey! Are you new here?" Percy said.
Oh boy. "Yeah." I answered. Please don't let him show me around this place. Mom if you really love me, you would ask 'God' to make him leave. I thought.
"Can I show you around?" he offered.
Damn it! "Uh no thanks." I said.
Percy actually looked a little sad when I said that.
"Well what classes do you have?" He asked me.
" Uh , let me see." I pulled out the green slip Mr. Bald had given me and studied my classes.
Period 1. Homeroom/History
Period 2. Chemistry
Period 3. Algebra II
Period 4. Study Hall
Period 5. Lunch
Period 6. Science II
Period 7. Physical Education
Period 8. Italian III
"Hey, you have the exact same classes as me." He said and smiled. "Yeah you and I have the worst schedule ever. I've always had a terrible morning."
I rolled my eyes. Could this day get any worse?
"C'mon, I'll show you around." Percy gestured for me to follow.
Well won't this be an interesting morning? I thought.
Percy showed me all the quickest routes to my classes and the cafeteria from there. Where to go if you want a latte from Starbucks or, loose ceiling tiles above the teachers' desks for pranks. He even showed me his favorite place to go. Around the corner next to the gymnasium, was a room with the sign: Pool grounds on it.
"Why do you like this place so much?" I asked Percy.
He thought for a moment. "I don't know. Maybe it's because whenever I'm in the water, all my problems seem to go away. I-it's like I'm healed. You know what I mean?"
I shook my head. "Not really."
The water when he explained it sounded powerful. As though it could do anything for anyone with just one small command. Or at least to Percy.
"Wow." I said.
"Yeah." Percy laughed out gently.
"You make it sound grand."
Then the bell rang and the hallway started to fill with high and middle schoolers.
Thank God. I thought to myself. I was getting antsy and wanted any sort of distraction or excuse to get away from this boy.
Percy looked up to the ceiling. "Well, c'mon then. Don't want to be late on your first day of school." He said.
We strolled back towards the front of the school and took a right up the stairs onto the second floor. I got tired on the 3rd flight.
"They need an escalator man." I wheezed out.
Percy chuckled. "I know. But as life goes for us children, luck runs out on us pretty quickly." He sighed.
When I caught my breath, we continued down the hall and turned to our right again into a classroom with 6th grade artwork. Running down the side of the room was some shelves decorated with historical books and old projects many kids had forgotten to pick up. A whiteboard was hung in front of the class next to the teachers' desk. Old markings that had been on the board last year remained for this year. The teacher obviously was not a good cleaner when it came to school.
Kids poured into the classroom and patted each others' backs or gave hugs and kisses, their faces stilled tan or burned from the summer sun.
"Good morning students, please have a seat." A voice boomed at the door. I sat in the very back and prayed Percy wouldn't follow me.
He did.
Taking the seat next to me, he pulled out his phone and messaged somebody. Then the teacher boomed again and Percy looked up.
"Alright young people, my name is Ian Birch. Or just call me Mr. Birch." He introduced himself. "You kids are here because you are talented in some way." He looked at all of us and stopped on me. "As you may already know," he paced the room slowly, "we have some extremely gifted students here in this school."
Some kids looked back at me and snickered. My cheeks burned red.
"We are going to start today by introducing ourselves and saying how we are talented or gifted. So young people, gather 'round in a circle and say your name and how you're talented. Now, I have to go do some school business so I'll let you be adults like you almost are and handle things nicely." And with that, the teacher left.
"So, I'll go first." A blonde said. She sat 6 kids away from me on one side, and 10 kids on the other side.
Her name was Annabeth Chase and she had the highest IQ anyone had ever seen. She loved architecture and Greek mythology. She'll pull a good grade in this class. I thought bitterly.
She decided to have the kid on her left name himself. He was named Charles Beckendorf, he was a great machine tinker and he loved fencing.
Many other kids introduced themselves with high IQs', great building, makeup artists, (most of the boys drooled over the girls who said they dealed with makeup) healing, and playing with electricity. When it was my turn, I had started to say Nico Di' Angelo, when a kid blurted out, "Faggot angel of the dead!" and the class erupted into laughter just like the orientation.
All except Percy.
For the rest of the class I didn't speak to anyone. I was afraid they might call me that horrid name again.
I did catch Percy staring at me the whole time.
Hey guys! So how did you like
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I know this chapter may seem a little long but I had to get things going with Percy and Nico
In case yall were wondering which ship I'm on, it's Percico.
It just feels right.