Hello . This is my first venture into Percy Jackson Fanon... I've read the first seriesand am working my way through the Heroes of Olympus. I suddenly had the urge to write some Percy Jackson fan fic... so I did. Story is told from Nico's perspective, will be Nico x people... So I hope you like, yes Nico is a snarky little guy haha.
Usual disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson or characters etc etc etc.
Story contains: Language that may offend, scenes of a mild sexual nature, tension, angst and MxM relationships.

Proemium:

With Kronos' failed takeover of the Olympus, Percy Jackson and the other half-bloods were given their reprieve; no longer would they be pursued by thousands of monsters wanting them dead, now it was just back to the usual hundreds or so. The war had taken its toll on the camp; scars in the woods still healing from Krono's invasion through the Labyrinth, many cabins were still finding their hearts after many councillors died in the war, though new half-bloods arrived each day. Percy Jackson was just thankful for one thing, Camp Half was still open for business, and for the first time Nico di Angelo would be attending as a claimed demigod, the son of Hades. And so our story begins...

~Chapter 1~
"Day 1, how bad can it be?"

Water pounded against the walls of the Camp Half Blood van, 'oh Christ this is cliché...' I sighed to myself as the van hits a pot hole in the road, gods was Argus aiming for every single one? With that many eyes you'd think he'd see them coming. Percy said its 'tradition' for new campers to come in the van... Hmph, i thought it was tradition for new campers to come running through the border with a satyr and trailing 10 or so mythical beasts hell bent on using halfblood's bones as toothpicks to clean last year's Halfblood out of their teeth, that's how Percy got there, Annabeth, Thalia and Luke, even I got there the first time. I don't see why I couldn't just shadow travel through the boarder, or get a lift with Mrs. Blofis. But no, since my only real friend at camp says this is how it is done, that is what I did. The bus turned down the driveway to the camp gates. "Well this is it, no turning back now... Happy thoughts Nico, happy thoughts!"

One of the camps senior councillors was riding upfront with Argus, Connor Stoll the relatively saner and more trust worthy of Hermes' twin sons Travis and Connor. Notice my choice in wording 'relatively saner and trust worthy' one should not think for too long, in fact for any amount of time that Connor is sane or trustworthy, his brother and him are the dictionary example of Kleptomaniac. Though I should be grateful, I could have been stuck with one of the more dead beat councillors. The van braked hard as we reach the base of Half Blood Hill.

"All right Girls and Boys" Connor stood and turned around resting his hands on the front two seats' head rests. "Welcome to Half Blood Hill, if you'll just grab your things and come with me, we'll head off up the hill to meet Chiron" Connor quickly left the bus leaving us to follow suit. Argus as usual said nothing as campers filed past him, he didn't even flinch when a girl gave a shrill shriek as she noticed just how many eyes he had all over his body. "Well, she's definitely an Aphrodite girl." I internally sighed and rolled my eyes.

We all stumbled over halfblood hill towards Thalia's pine. A few of the new campers stop and looked back at the magical boundaries, some were probably wondering if they were doing the right thing, some were obviously just dumb founded at the rain instantly fading as it hits the barrier, looks like Aphrodite was busy in the late 90s. I re-adjusted my black leather duffle bag and kept walking, I cursed under my breath at my choice in clothing, a pair of black dress pants and a black business shirt the sleeves rolled back, need to a make a good impression, sadly my good impression is hot as hell... Literally! As usual kids were giving me a wide birth, probably cause I looked like death warmed up, not my fault though I tell you, its genetics, or, lack thereof? Either way I had shadow travelled to the pickup point for the van so I felt like crap and was still waiting for the BK i ate to give me my strength. "I'll just raid some of Percy's candy when I get to camp" I thought.

The scream girl screamed again as our resident dragon twitched in its sleep, I laughed to myself, and at her. I guess I'm not the nicest person around, but oh well, my father is the lord of the dead so cut me a break.

In no time we were over the pine hill and walking down the hill towards the gathering point for new campers. I scanned my eyes around looking for Percy, Annabeth, anyone I know. As we walked, I overheard that Aphrodite girl asking what happened to the rain in a sugar-coated voice, serious she makes me want to be sick…

"Okay guys and gals come in close." Connor waved his hands beckoning us all forward. There were loud, not so subtle whispers as the noise of hooves clacking became louder.

"Welcome to Camp Half Blood" Chiron announced. "I am Chiron, I am Camp Half Blood's Activities director" there was an awkward silence and some of the girls pointed and whispered about Chiron's rear end... Idiots..."Now if you don't mind, could you form a single file line and walk into the circle one at a time to be claimed" explained Chiron.

"Claimed?" the scream girl asked.

"You will be divided up into cabins depending on your godly parent" explained Chiron with great patience.

"Oh cool, just like in Harry Potter!" I heard someone whisper. There were more whispers as we slowly, and I do mean slowly, started to form up that line he talked about though none of us approached that circle. Thanks to Percy's 1 wish from the gods, every child had to be claimed by their godparent. There was a very very awkward silence as no one wanted to walk in.

"Ugh" I sighed and dropped my duffle bag, and approached the circle.

"Nico?" Chiron threw up a confused eyebrow look. I kept walking and enter the circle. The claiming circle is a ring of pentalic marble key stones, each stone portraying a different gods face. The gods faces are inlaid with Celestial bronze, more for effect I think, though my father's is made of Stygian Iron, a metal so dark it makes your scariest nightmares seem cute. As I enter Chiron told me there was no need, they already knew who my divine father. Well someone had to show them how it's done. I stood myself in the dead centre haha get it? Well as I stood there, a celestial bronze ring began to spin round, on the extremity of the circle is an arrow head. The arrow head stops solidly my father's face, the inlaid iron glows dark and a black skull appears above my head. There were whispers of shock and awe, I could hear kids mentioning my father, some of the more ignorant ones even throw out the D word.

Devil.

Jeez what were you thinking? Ugh.

"I present to you Nico di Angelo, son of Hades." Chiron raised up his staff. "Who'll be next," scream girl walked into the ring as I picked up my duffle bag, "Oh she wants to be a trend setter NOW?" I thought. To my shock and awe I turned around and look as her paren't symbol glows above her head, a small owl appears... "You're pulling my leg... Athena! Ok Nico, pick your chin up, everyone can see you... Better."

"Jennifer Smarts, daughter of Athena." well looks like I need classes in being judgemental.

We were divided into our cabins and councillors came to collect their new charges, Clarisse picked up the one new Ares camper, Connor Stoll took away the 3 new Apollo cabin boys and Annabeth collected the 2 new Athena kids. As she left Annabeth gave me a little wave. 'Nawh she still cares.' Once all the councillors had taken their charges, it left me all alone, heh nothing unusual there. Chiron trotted over to me leaning on his staff.

"Thank you Nico." Chiron bowed a bit.

I tell him "Its ok Chiron, someone had to take the horse by the reigns" well that was insensitive. To my surprise he let out a bellowing laugh and points yonder.

"Your father summoned up your cabin a few days ago. It's over there" the old centaur pointed out past Ares, Apollo and Hephaestus cabins to a cabin made of black basalt blocks. "It looks like an inviting place I suppose." I quickly headed over and push open the front door. "Aaah home sweet home," I threw my duffle bag on the floor as I walked in and scuffed off my shoes to get ready to settle in, stopping to bow to the small statue of my father by the doorway. I can tell you now there isn't a lot of room in those footlocker chests, it's a miracle all my stuff fitted, and Alecto even packed lightly for me. Once i finished setting my armor up on its stand I took a quick tally of my cabin; armor on stand check. Footlocker check. Signed copy of Dante's Inferno check, see being the son of the underworld's king has its benefits. Toilet check, random guy sleeping in one of the dorm beds check... 'Wait what?'

"Oi,"

*grumble* "oh I see" I sighed in my head.

"Percy wake up" I sighed, throwing a pen from my pocket at him. As usual it bounced straight off his head and he grumbly woke up.

"Oh hey, you're here" He woke up, stumbled out of my bed and stood next to me. "Wow you've grown." Percy put his hand on my head to try and gauge how much taller I'd gotten.

"I age differently down there than I do up here remember?" Percy could be such a lunk head sometimes.

"Oh yeah," Percy lowered his hand almost 6inchs, almost placing it on my shoulder. "You were this tall last time I saw you." he prophetically announced.

"Actually Percy I was this tall" I raised his hand just about an inch.

"Can't be, you were a head shorter than me."

"You grew too seaweed brain." that raises the point, is Percy's brain actually made up of seaweed? I wonder sometimes.

"Oh by the way, Chiron gave me your schedule." Percy fished around in his pocket and handed me a semi crumpled piece of parchment paper. 'Somehow I get the feeling it wasn't so scrunched when Chiron gave it to you Percy...' That aside, it looks like even the brave centaur that was trainer for many Heroes still gets the heeby geebies around the prince of ghosts.

"Whaat?" I looked up at Percy in shock when I read that I'M taking a sword skills class, not attending one but teaching one. 'Oh gods, I just love being the centre of attention.' I thought to myself, my thoughts dripping in Sarcasm.

"Yeah he thought you'd be good at it since you were key in holding Manhattan from Kronos." Percy explained, very diplomatically, I was more sure it's just a party favour to Hades, not looking like the gods are reneging on their acceptance of him... Bureaucrats. I gave some twitchy reply as Percy headed for my door. "Oh by the way, I'm meeting Annabeth in a bit. Wanna tag along?"

I thought for a second 'Will I be the awkward third wheel?' "Sure" I replied

Later that day:

Not having many friends at Camp I tagged along with Percy and Annabeth. We chose to hang out down on the fringes of the forest, where the woods join the strawberry fields. Annabeth let out a contented sigh lying flat on the ground absorbing the runs rays. I retreated into the shadows edge still sitting close to the rest, but in the cool darkness, wearing all black in the sunlight can get a bit intense. "So Nico what've you been up to over the year?" Annabeth was the first to try and strike up our first conversation.

"It's been pretty uneventful, helping Father sort the souls that died in the war mostly" I shrugged, Annabeth recoiled a little at the mention of the war. "What about you?" I fumbled out a continuation to the topic, whilst playing with some leaves on the ground.

"We all went to my family's lake house." Percy took over the conversation with a stutter grace. "We had to force Annabeth out of her drawing room on Olympus after she'd been there all week" he chuckled.

'Nice Percy, ya drag Annabeth out of Olympus probably kicking, screaming and clinging to some parchment, but ya couldn't even Iris Message to ask if I wanted to come along... Nice.' "That must have been fun", I began to play with some more leaves, kind of like how I used to play with Mythomagic.

"We were going to ask if you wanted to join, but the cabin was pretty full." Percy apologised whole heartedly. Percy is the type of guy who wears his heart on his sleeve, and he may as well carry a neon sign behind him with his current mood on it, because he is as easy to read as a kid's book. I cast my gaze over to the canoe lake to see some of the first year campers trying to stand on their canoes for training.

"Hey Percy" I turned to Poseidon's favourite son with a wicked smile on my face. That's right, the Son of Hades had a devilish plan.

"Hmm?" Percy looked back at me after he finished a quick conversation with Annabeth. It only took me to nod in the general direction of the canoe lake for Percy to get my devilish plan. Its times like these I really realize our fathers are related.

Sadly Annabeth isn't that smart in this area "What is it Nico?" she asked.

"I just um think that the canoe challenge is well... A bit easy" I smirked.

Percy gave a full hearted chuckle "I agree." extending his arm, Percy waved some Spirit Fingers that caused the lake to ripple, knocking a few Ares Campers in for a well over due bath.

Percy and I busted out into full on chuckles, but it was all cut short... "Perseus" we both looked over to Annabeth, crossed arms and tapping her finger on her arm. Annabeth looked like a mother who just found her sons putting their cat in the washing machine. With her glare Percy stopped his little water show, the waves in the canoe lake suddenly stopped and all returns to normal. Man Annabeth can be such a kill joy. Luckily for us she upped and left not long after, something about organising an architecture lecture, leaving Percy and I alone.

We soon found ourselves walking along the beach, Percy walking bare foot with his flip flops in his right hand and his left running through his hair. 'Wow Percy really is becoming a young man, he has a slight darkening around his jaw line, PROBABLY will start getting facial hair in a year or two.' I thought to myself as we walked along.

"Tis a bit hot" I sighed in the beading sun.

"Nico, you're in all black and army boots. No wonder you're hot" Percy laughed. Percy gave me one of those 'You're killing the mood' looks, so I really had no choice. We stopped on a rock while I took off the big clunky army boots I was wearing, rolled up my jeans to my knees and stuffed the socks in the boots.

"Better?" I asked sarcastically.

"Perfect" he smiled.

"Helloooo lover boys!" an Apollo camper raced past us laughing as he ran away from an enraged daughter of Aphrodite. He was running like a bat out of hell, which made him kick sand up in our faces.

"Ugh" sufficed to say, neither Percy nor I were very pleased with him

"Watch this" Percy smirked as he raised his free hand. With a swish of two fingers, a small torrent of salt water squirted out from the sea and into the poor boys eyes, sending him to the ground.

"Sweet vengeance" I chuckled as his pursuer reached him and proceeded to shower him with kisses, must have been some stupid dare. Turning back to face Percy it was obvious his attention was elsewhere. His gaze fixed on the water. "Percy?"

"Sorry, just a lot of annoying fish." he sighed like it was a common occurrence around water.

"Oh to live a day in the life of the fish whisperer." I let out a chuckle and started walking on. Without warning I felt a salty wet thing in my ear causing my heart to skip a beat.

"Here," alright, Percy had dipped his finger in the sea and stuck it in my ear, yummy. The thing that scared me the most was the voices, about 20 murmuring about stupid things, boat noise, rubbish, demigods falling into the lake, a new monster Chiron put in the lake... When Percy withdrew his finger it all stopped.

'That must have looked pretty retarded…" I thought about how stupid it must have looked, with Percy having his finger in my ear and all. "What was that?" I asked, wiping excess water from my ear.

"I can share bits of my power, I guessed since people touching me won't get wet, might extend to fish whispering."

"And the salt water acts as a conductor for the power?" I asked with a bit of annoyance in my voice.

"No that was for dramatic effect." he chuckled with all that boyish charm of his. I cleaned the last of the salt water out of my ears and set off for my cabin.

"Hey, Percy. I have some things to do, I'll catch ya later ok?" it was the dictionary definition of rhetorical questions as I was off.

I got back to my cabin and flicked on the lights, I sighed and threw off my jacket, having it sag around the coat hanger. When I closed the large door quickly, that's when I noticed something was up. The clunk of the door was followed soon after by a yell "Oh crap!" I heard coming from my room, directly to my left. I made my hands into claws and slowly raised them up, fingers pointing up to the roof, as I did the shadows of the window frames raised up like prison bars, the only thing I had learned to do with Umbrakinesis . I placed my left hand on the back of my right, covering my skull ring, as I pulled my hands apart, my black sword Soul Reaper formed in my right hand. I slowly charged into my room, sword raised and pointing forward. I dropped my sword when I got a good look in the room.

"Connor!" Soul Reaper hit the floor and instead of bouncing, just dissolved into black smoke.

"Nico!" what I saw would have shocked everyone, a shirtless Connor Stoll struggling to button his jeans back up while Will Solace cowered under my blankets.

"By the gods, what are you two doing!" I asked, my face redder than Clarisse's battle banner.

"I-um-we-um... Can explain!" Connor stammered. I noticed a pair of... Undergarments on my floor, and looked over to the cowering Will Solace.

"Oh gods" I moaned, running my hands down my face. "Just, get dressed" I sighed as I left my room, still rubbing my face in shock. "Oh Tyche, why me?" I looked up and begged the goddess of fortune for an answer, getting none as usual.

Moments later Connor and Will Solace came out of my bed room blushing ear to ear and fully dressed 'thank the gods!' With a few quick apologies they were out of my door. Well my first real day at Camp was turning out to be… interesting… I wonder if Will Solace's boxer shorts would make it on this year's bead…?

Well I hoped ya all enjoyed that! I've been writing it slowly on the bus and at work on my phone (comprised of MANY many little note files) haha.
Hope you'll all review it (Hopefully positively!) And I should have chapter 2 up quick smart!
Well thanks!