Stay by Miley Cyrus
I love you more than I did before
And if today I don't see your face
Nothing's changed no one could take your place
It gets harder every day
Say you love me more than you did before
And I'm sorry it's this way, but I'm comin' home
I'll be comin' home
And if you ask me I will stay
I will stay
She loved him more than before, if that was even possible. If she didn't see his face today or tomorrow, it wouldn't matter. Nothing could change. And nobody could ever take Nico's place.
It got harder every day. She missed him so much. She wanted to hear from him. She wanted to hear him say that he loved her even more than before.
She was sorry that she had to go on a quest without him, but it had to be done. She would be okay. She would be going home soon.
And if he asked her to stay with him, she would stay.
Fall for You by Secondhand Serenade
But hold your breath
Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible to find
Nico felt like tonight was the night that he was going to fall back in love with Thalia. They had had their problems, but he still had feelings for her and he was pretty sure that she felt the same way.
If everything goes okay tonight, they would get back together and be happy in each other's arms once again.
If it didn't go okay then Nico wouldn't ever feel like this again. He wouldn't ever know what this type of love feels like. He wouldn't ever have another girlfriend like Thalia.
It was impossible to find someone like her. Impossible.
Looking Up by Paramore
Things are looking up
Oh, finally
I thought I'd never see the day
When you'd smile at me
Things were going well for Thalia. Finally. She was getting good grades in school, had tons of friends, succeeded on quests, and got over the fact that she wasn't in the hunt anymore. Everything was falling into place and she loved it.
Then the one thing that she thought would never happen- happened. Nico Di Angelo had smiled at her, the way she only dreamed of, and then he had kissed her.
Things were finally looking up for Thalia. And she loved every bit of it.
Misguided Ghosts by Paramore
I'm going away for a while
But I'll be back
Don't try to follow me
'Cause I'll return as soon as possible
See, I'm trying to find my place
But it might not be here where I feel safe
Nico was going away for while. He was going to search for answers to his questions about his past. He may not find all of the answers, but he was determined to find some.
He held Thalia tightly, "Don't try to follow me no matter what," he was only telling her this so she wouldn't risk her life just for his when he might not even need help, "I'll be okay."
She looked up, her electric blue eyes shining with tears, "You'll be all by yourself, what if there are too many monsters at one time? You better call for help and don't you dare do anything stupid, Dead Boy."
"I promise," he assured her, "I'll be home soon."
And with that, he kissed her goodbye and shadow traveled away.
He wasn't sure that he wanted to live at Camp Half-Blood all year long, so he needed to find somewhere to stay during the rest of the year. He was going to find his place, even if it wasn't the place where, at the moment, he felt safe.
Where the Lines Overlap by Paramore
No one is as lucky as us
We're not at the end but oh we already won
No one is as lucky as us
Is as lucky as us
Thalia and Nico didn't think that anyone was as lucky as them. They aren't even close to the end of their lives or relationship (as far as they knew) and they had already won- at least in their minds.
They were happily engaged and their wedding was only a few weeks away. Everything they needed- insurance, their house, etc. - was all taken care of. Their honeymoon was also taken care of, but Nico was keeping where they were going a secret. Never the less, Thalia was excited.
Yep, no one was as lucky as they were.
Need you Now by Lady Antebellum
It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now.
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now.
And I don't know how I can do without.
I just need you now.
Thalia looked up at the clock. She was sitting in her apartment, all alone. She needed him. Right now.
She told him that she wouldn't call, but now…now she's thinking differently. She's losing control and she doesn't know what to do. She doesn't know how she can do without him. She had come to realize how much she relied on him.
She looked down at the phone. It was just ten digits. That's all she needed to dial and then he would pick up- hopefully- and then she would be okay.
But he was wrong. In their argument he was wrong. Wait; in her mind, he was wrong. What if she was wrong and he was right? Did it even matter? Was it really worth it?
She swallowed her pride and dialed those ten digits she had memorized a long time ago.
Our Kind of Love by Lady Antebellum
I love the way that you were up for anything Just like driving on an open highway
Never worried 'bout what people say
That's right, oh that's right
What we got is
Never knowing what we're gonna find
Just like two kids, baby, always trying to live it up
Whoa, yeah, that's our kind of love
Mm that's our kind of love
Thalia loved the way that Nico was up for anything. He never worried about what people thought. If he looked weird while doing something, he didn't care- he was going to be himself.
So she did the same. She didn't care what people thought about her- she hadn't before- and she felt like, if you didn't care about everybody's judgment, you would be a lot happier.
In a way, Thalia and Nico's love what just like driving on an open highway. They never knew what they were going to find and they never really knew what they were going to do next- they weren't planners, they figured everything out as they went.
They were just two kids trying to live it up. And that was their kind of love.
Ready to Love Again by Lady Antebellum
Yeah, I'm ready to feel now
No longer am I afraid of the fall down
It must be time to move on now
Without the fear of how it might end
I guess I'm ready to love again
She was ready to feel now. She wasn't going to be afraid of getting hurt because she wasn't going to think about it right now. It was time to move on now and she wasn't going to let her fears get in the way.
She was ready to love again. So that's what she was going to do. She was going to love. To be more exact; she was going to love Nico Di Angelo.
Leave Out All the Rest by Linkin Park
When my time comes And don't resent me Leave out all the rest
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
When his time came, Nico wanted Thalia to forget all of the wrong that he had done. He wanted her help in leaving behind reasons for him to be missed. He wanted her help in doing the best that he could in life.
He didn't want her to resent him. When she was feeling empty, he wanted her to think of him and feel a little bit of hope.
He wanted her to leave out all the rest.
Shadow of the Day by Linkin Park
In cards and flowers on your window Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple
Your friends all plead for you to stay
Sometimes goodbye's the only way
There were cards and even flowers (most likely from the Demeter cabin and maybe the Aphrodite cabin) on Nico's window sill and in front of Nico's cabin door. They were pleading for him to stay at camp, to not leave.
But beginnings aren't always simple. He, of all people, should know that. His beginning was the opposite of simple.
He looked down at the picture of him and Thalia- they were smiling and holding each other down near Fireworks Beach- before stuffing it into his bag.
He was going to have to say goodbye. It was the only way.
A/N: Yay! More recent songs! Ha-ha. I just had a cheeseburger for dinner. My daddy (yes I still say daddy, get over it) barbecued it. It was like cheeseburger heaven in my mouth. :D What did you guys have for dinner (or whatever meal you had last)? Tell me in your review. :] You'll get a blue cookie for dessert. Also, if you have any song suggestions, tell me and I may just write it. Thanks!