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Chapter 2. Let this Go
So, it has been a month since we got kicked out of our own camp. No one can still believe that it happened. I was really depressed about Kendra being a spy… I started to long for her preppyness. I actually started to hang out with some of the Aphordite girls. They gave me a makeover and all that, but they didn't really have any good conversation topics other than who was on what team. Team Jacob or Team Edward. I said that I really didn't care one time and… Well lets just say that it didn't go over well with them. I guess I just pretty much died. Not literally, but I was just scared, lonely and sad. I missed Nico, and sometimes Kendra. But then I remembered how she betrayed us and I would forget that feeling.
Anyways everyone is very tense, like they're waiting for the attack that might never come. We've had a couple of monsters come at us, but luckily we had enough campers to over run them. Nico has still been distant. Like always… I finally got up the courage today to go and ask Annabeth about that.
"Hey, Annabeth…" I said
"Oh, hey Emily. What are you up to?" She said
"Oh, I just was walking around, I was actually going to go and check out the armoury and see how the Hephaestus kids are doing. But I was wondering…" I slowly went silent
"Wondering what?" Annabeth asked as she motioned for me to explain more.
"Ummmm… What does it mean when a kid that you think your dating, doesn't talk to you, doesn't look at you, and barely wants to see you?" I asked
"Ummmmm…" Annabeth said as she thought about what I just said. "It could mean that he might want to make some new friends, or maybe he just wants some space, you know, he hasn't ever had a serious girlfriend, maybe he is just scared that if you guys get too close that you might have this huge fight that will break you up and ruin the friendship you had?"
She said that like it was a question. But then again, she didn't really know much about boys, she only had one boyfriend, and that was Percy. Ugh. Sometimes when you were in the room with the both of them you couldn't help but throw up a little in your mouth.
"Well, thanks Annabeth" I said a little hopeful. Maybe Nico wasn't trying to break up with me or ignoring me. Maybe he was just scared. Yeah that's it.
I decided that I would actually do what I tolled Annabeth I was doing. So I walked over to the armoury, or as we sometimes call it, the Hephaestus cabin. As I walked in, I got a lot of weird looks. Some people glared at me.
"What?" I asked them a little annoyed. I used to hang out with them in the armoury a lot before.
"Well, you seem a little lost. See this is the armoury, not the boutique." One of the girls said.
"Ummm, what do you mean," I asked them. Literally I didn't know what the big problem was.
"Look at what you're wearing?" She said.
Finally for the first time in about a month or so I actually looked down at what I was wearing. At first I thought it was a joke, then I realized that I'd let the girls from the Aphrodite cabin… I mean tent dress me everyday. I looked horrible. I was wearing a denim mini skirt and some sort of shirt, I hadn't even realized it. The first thing that came to mind when I saw this was:
"Euuhhhhh"
After I said that they all started laughing. I decided that I wouldn't run back to my, tent and change I would just make the outfit work better.
"Anyone got a sweater?" I asked
The room echoed with no's and it's to hot for sweaters, we sweat without them's. Finally a kid I had never met came up to me and said.
"Here, you can borrow my sweater, but you just got to make sure you give it back at the end of the day."
"Thanks." I said as I was putting it on. "What's your name?" I asked
"Oh, my name is Zac and your name is Emily." The guy named Zac said.
"Umm, how come you know my name, but we've never met… ever?" I asked him.
"Everyone knows your name, you're the girl who had that thing with the Hades kid." I flinched at that. But he didn't seem to notice. "But when you guys broke up you started dressing like an Aphrodite girl."
"We didn't break up." I said.
"Oh, really? That's not what everyone thinks, you guys don't talk and all that. I don't think that is what counts as going out. If you were mimes I think it would count, but in this situation you're not mimes, so. I guess it doesn't count." He said
"You know, the sweater thing was nice, but now you're just taking this too far." I said
"Hey" He said and stepped in front of me, I didn't realize it but we were walking. "Look, I'm sorry, I'm just telling you what they've tolled me."
"It's alright. I just don't know what went wrong. At first everything was great. We both were together and we were happy." We started walking again. "And then Kendra and I became friends and it was perfect. I had a girlfriend who I could talk about girly stuff with and I could be with Nico and have a good time together. Then… Everything started to fall apart. At first it was subtle, like, not doing all of our activities together, then it continued with not siting with eachother at the campfire." I didn't realize it but I was crying. "Then he wouldn't play card games with me in the cabin, then he wouldn't have any decent conversation with me and now he is just avoiding me completely, what do I do?"
I stated bawling. I was so confused. Why was I telling all of this to this random person who just loaned me his sweater? Why was I crying? Why wasn't he freaking out like most guys would? Then he did the most unexpected thing ever and he hugged me. No one had ever really hugged me. Other than Nico. But this was a different type of hug though, it was like I was getting a hug from a long lost friend. It made me happier and I controlled my crying and finally stopped.
"Thanks" I said
"No problem, and honestly, I can't tell you what to do. That is all your decision. But I do suggest talking to him about why he is ignoring you. Anyways, I have work to do, I have to make 3 shields and 8 swords today." Zac said
"Ok." I said "Can I stay and watch, maybe help?"
"Ok, I've seen the shield they've said that you've made. It's our model for bad workmanship." Zac said holding back his laughter.
"Fine!" I said "I'll just watch and try to learn how to make a better shield."
That was pretty much how my day went, it was pretty good. Not horrible, but not great either, or so I thought. After super I decided to go for a walk. As I was walking I caught up with… Nico.
All I saw was his back. I decided to go up to him and ask him why he was ignoring me, like Zac had suggested. As I got closer, I called
"Nico!"
Then he turned around really fast, revealing another person… the person he was kissing.
"Kendra." I said as my voice cracked. "How could you."
She just shook her head. Nico looked at the ground.
"I didn't want you to find out this way Emily." Nico said.
"Ok. So you just thought that you would ignore me for the rest of my life and hope I didn't catch you with her!" I said
"Well…."
"Well what? Well what Nico?" I was getting past my shock and going into pure hatred.
"We can still be friends…" Nico asked hopefully.
"You think I can still be your friend after this? I won't let this go, I can't let this go." I said as I stormed off.
I walked to the beach and started to cry. I couldn't believe he wanted her. Well actually I always knew that I wasn't good enough for him. He just had to go and kiss that Aphrodite girl to make me believe it. But still, staying friends. After he was probably the worst friend ever! How could he?
Maybe, if my heart stops beating, Because i'll never let this go, One day you'll get sick of Because i'll never let this go, Let this go, But I'll never let this go, Then i'll never let this go,
it wont hurt this much
And never will i have to
answer again to anyone
Please don't get me wrong
but i can't find the words to tell you
I don't want to be alone
but now i feel like i don't know you
saying that everything's alright,
And by then i'm sure i'll be pretending
just like i am tonight
Please don't get me wrong
but i can't find the words to tell you
I don't want to be alone
but now i feel like i don't know you
Let this go,
but i can't find the words to tell you
I don't want to be alone,
but now i feel like i don't know you
But i can't find the words to tell you,
That now I feel like I don't know you
As soon as I was done singing to myself, someone cleared their throat behind me. When I turned around I was surprised to see Zac standing there.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
I didn't say anything; all I did was shake my head. Zac walked over to me, sat down and… well put his arm around me and gave me a hug as a tear dripped down my cheek.
AN: So I really want to know what you guys think about this chapter. I'm sorry about Nico not being in it as much as the first story but don't worry, he will enter the story more near the end. I have a good story in mind and it has an end so trust me this wont be one of those stories that doesn't have and end. I will try to have all the chapter up by the end of this year. :) So please oh please review! Thanks for the support.
