A/N So this is my first ever fanfic! *trumpet fanfare*

EDIT: This takes place after The Last Olympian and during the Order of the Phoneix. Forgot to put that.

And now, Percy and Nico have something to say to you.

Percy: Do I have to?

Nico: Yes!

Percy: Fine, I'm not owned by Alice, she doesn't own anyone or any ideas cause they're all Rick Riordans. That okay?

Nico: It'll do.

Percy P.O.V.

I woke up to the sound of someone banging on the cabin door. It was a very annoying and repetitive banging. Very, very annoying and repetitive. I thought I could just drown whoever was standing outside, but it might have been Annabeth. Soaking your girlfriend in ice-cold water was never the best way to start the morning.

Climbing out of the bunk bed, grabbing Riptide on the way past just in case, I groggily opened up the door. I barely had time to register the fact that Nico was standing there before my arm was grabbed and Nico shadow travelled me away.

We were standing in the woods. Why, I had no idea, but I was beginning to think that the drowning idea was a good one.

"Nico, why in Hades name am I here? It's what, six am?" Nico didn't appear to be listening, but staring intently at a bush.

Without turning round, he managed to whisper "Shut up, and for the hundredth time, my father's name is NOT a curse."

"Yeah, whatever, whatever." I muttered, but I went quiet.

Nico was very interested in this bush, but I was also very interested in my bed. It couldn't have been more than six in the morning, and this iron skin needs a lot of sleep. Like, a LOT.

We stood there for five minutes, in complete silence, before I began to fidget. And that was also when I realised I was standing in just my boxer shorts.

"Nico!" I whispered, trying not to shout. He, of course, ignored me.

"Nico!" Again, no response. I thought we were in the Camp Half Blood woods, but I couldn't be sure.

"Nico, for Hades sake, I'm in my boxers." That caught his attention, but not necessarily in the way I wanted it to. And no, I don't mean that in a disgusting way.

"My…fathers…name…is…not…a…curse!" Nico was struggling to keep his temper.

"I don't care; I just want to know why we're out here." Looking back, saying that was most definitely a mistake.

"You don't care?" Nico was very definitely angry now. Despite the fact he was several years younger than me, I still wasn't keen on the idea of an angry Nico.

Finally taking his eyes off the very intriguing bush, Nico turned round.

"No one cares about my father, do they? Or me? The campers are scared of me, my father isn't even an Olympian." Nico's eyes were blazing now.

"Look, not all the campers are-"

"Yes they are Percy. It's only you, Annabeth and Thalia who don't shrink away when I pass. How do you think that feels? Even the pegasi hate me." He was walking closer to me.

"Nico-"

"Of course, you wouldn't know. Great Percy Jackson, who saves the world! Everyone loves you, and then who loves me? Even Bianca's dead, and my father just compares me to her." Nico had his sword out now, and I could feel the power radiating off of it.

"I thought you liked to be-"Hastily, I uncapped Riptide too.

"Alone? Yes, I do, but to come back and have everyone shiver away from me like I'm some sort of MONSTER?" With the last word, Nico lunged.

I blocked his strike, celestial bronze quivering against stygian iron. Again, Nico lunged for me, seemingly forgetting that I was invincible. We began to fight, swords clashing and clanging against each other. I could sense a body of water behind me. If I managed to steer us towards it, I could…

But it appeared Nico knew what I was trying to do. He was fighting me further and further away from the water. I had to get to the water behind me, but how?

Suddenly, Nico disappeared. He reappeared a couple of metres away, and plunged his sword into the ground. Three skeletal warriors clawed their way out of the damp soil.

I thought now might be a good chance to get to the water.

The zombie warriors were making their way towards me, but luckily they were very sluggish and slow. I ran towards the water, quickly realising it was the sea, but soon as I was there the zombies were on me.

The skeletal warriors held Roman gladius's and while they couldn't hurt me, it was still hard work fending off three opponents at once. It was a bit unnerving as well, as they still had little bits of skin clinging to their skulls.

I felt the power of the water behind me, and raising my hands a huge wave built up. I could feel the power, and I crashed it down onto the three zombies. They swirled into grey dust, and Nico walked forwards to take their place.

A tornado of water and dust swirled around us as we began to fight again.

"Nico-" He snarled and slashed at my neck before I could get a sentence out.

He was doing that freaky shadow thing again. I couldn't remember what it was called- that was what Annabeth did- but my shadow began to claw me and was trying to strangle me.

The fight became fiercer. I'd never seen Nico like this before. Sure, he was a moody, grouchy, freaky son of Hades, but seeing him so angry was new.

I was finding it harder and harder to control the hurricane of water around us. The water was a deathly black (pun intended) and I could tell Nico was getting out of his depth too. Then, suddenly

BAM!

So, please tell me what you think because reviews are my food, I need them to live.

Percy: Liar.

Any constructive comments are welcome! This hasn't been beta'd, so apologies for any glaring mistakes. Also, can anyone tell me what the shadow thing Nico does is called? Plate of cookies for you if you know.

Percy: Liar.