I woke up to a pounding at my cabin door. I wasn't surprised to see who it was when I opened it though. ''What do you want Nico?'' I asked in a harsher tone then I meant. He paused and finally thought of a sarcastic comment ''Just in the neighborhood and I thought it would be polite to say hi'' He grinned slightly and I couldn't help but smile. ''Well go away I was doing way better without you'' I teased playfully. ''Oh were you?'' He mused and let himself in. ''Yes Don't you believe me it's only two in the morning'' I gave him a sly smile and patted my bed so he could sit down. He sat down without hesitation and I did the same. ''But seriously'' I said and paused ''Why are you here?''. ''The truth?'' He sighed. ''Duh'' I said. ''It's because'' He paused as if he couldn't say the rest without bursting to tears ''because I can't live without you!'' He yelled dramatically and he put his head on my shoulder and fake cried. ''Your suffocating me!'' I teased him and dramatically pushed him away and we both started laughing so loud I'm sure everyone could hear us. After about five minutes of meaningless laughter he stopped and looked at me with a serious expression ''you know'' he hesitated ''what would you say if I really meant that?''. I blushed but for once in my life didn't know what to say.
(The next day)
I played with the spaghetti on my plate and twirled it around my fork. I sighed and smiled at the thought of last night when me and Nico had sat there on my bed laughing until we fell asleep. I mean I was used to being around him. Secretly I think I might even have a little crush on him but being a daughter of Artemis who swore after I was born to never have anything to do with guys it was hard for me to like someone knowing my mom would never approve. I was so busy thinking that when Nico sat next to me it took me three minutes and him hugging the life out of me to notice him. He grabbed me tightly and squeezed me so hard I was gasping for air. ''Nico!'' I shrieked playfully ''what are you doing?''. ''Well'' he grinned '' I have to ask you something'' he said and blushed. My eyes widened oh no I thought to myself don't tell me he's going to ask me out. ''What is it N-Nico'' I stammered as I could feel my face turning red. ''Tonight'' he whispered ''Meet me outside the entrance to the woods around 10 pm ok?''. I sighed because of course he wasn't going to ask me out and I was stupid for thinking that. ''But w-'' I muttered till Nico put his finger on my lips and cut me off making me blush. ''Because I said so'' he smiled sarcastically and gave me a giant hug before hurrying back to his own table. I put my head in my hands and finished eating.