-Nico
Thalia seemed really cool. From what I could gather without talking to her because I wasn't sure about her. Would she turn on me once we became friends, if we became friends, like all the others when they found out that my sister was dead. They all thought that I had killed her. I loved my sister and even the thought of anyone intentionally killing her made me lightheaded. It must have shown because Thalia took my hand out of the pocket of my hoodie and squeezed it tightly for comfort and whispered, "Are you ok?" I nodded slowly and looked at her hand and noticed it was still holding mine. I was going to shake it off but something stopped me. I began to graze over her hand with my thumb, and felt how soft it was. I looked up to see her expression and, to my surprise, she had a few mixed emotions on her face. One was dreamy, another was tired, and the other was need. She turned her head up from her assigned drawing and she whispered "Please, can you stop I am falling asleep maybe you can do that during my Geometry class?" I chuckled and said " Sure what time" I said charismatically. She then jolted with shock from which I assumed was from my voice she looked at me and said, "Dude your voice is deep. And I am going to take you up on that magical sleeping hand stuff you do" she winked at me and made me blush. She then giggled quietly. I then asked her awkwardly, "So what's your schedule? Maybe we have some classes together" I smiled. Dang it feels weird to smile; it's been like 10 years since I have smiled… hm. She then grabbed her backpack and took out a paper that had her classes " Ok cool, we have homeroom, P.E, English and Geometry together so I can probably show you around for the most part" I said grinning. Then the bell rang sending everyone the message that it was time to switch to our next class. I then walked out with Thalia and asked her where her locker was and as the fates would have it, it was right next to mine. I got her stuff, put it in her locker and showed her to homeroom.
-Thalia
I looked over at Nico again and saw that he was pale; I stared at him and then decided to take his hand to snap him out of it. It worked. He looked up from his drawing and at our hands and then into my eyes and I asked him "Are you ok?" he then nodded. I kept my hand intertwined with his through most of the art lesson and he began to rub his thumb up and down it, which made me start to fall asleep, but it felt nice. I then said, "Please can you stop I am falling asleep, maybe you can do that during my Geometry class?" and he chuckled and replied sarcastically " Sure what time?" His hand was so soft and comforting, like it belonged with mine. I then looked at his wrists and saw scars. Some little and no big deal and then the other were deep and major. I looked at him in shock for a moment, mostly because I just barely met him, I don't know his name and yet I already care about him. And then I looked at him hoping he didn't catch me staring at his wrists and said, "Dude your voice is deep, and I am going to take you up on that magical hand stuff you do" I winked at him which made him blush. Then the bell rang and he asked me what my schedule was and I took the list that the secretary gave me and showed it to him and he smiled and told me that we had most of our classes together. I looked down at our hands, which were still linked together. He then asked, " So where is your locker?" I gave him the paper that had my locker number, and as the fates would have it, it was right next to his. He must have noticed that our hands where still intertwined because he became pale again and let go reluctantly and then looked at me, as if he were deciding if I would leave him or punch him. But I grabbed his hand and I held onto it. Then I looked up at him, smiling and his face returned to normal. The day went along pretty good, for my first day. It pretty much went on like that for the next month. Nico was coming a little more out of his shell each day. One cold winter day we went to the mall with Annabeth and Percy, and while they went to who knows where, we went to a few stores and had fun. We went to Starbucks, of course it is a must, and I saw a boy with brown curly hair, blue jeans, and an orange shirt. They were talking and laughing really loudly. It didn't really bother me but it just seemed like they were having fun, and it attracted my attention. I focused back on Nico and we drank our drinks in silence, until he said, " Hey, what is your favorite 'Green Day' song?"
"21 Guns" I replied.
"No way, 'Know Your Enemy' is way better!" He exclaimed.
"Nope. No, way! It is like one of their best songs!"
We argued until we got to one of my favorite stores:Hot Topic. When we walked in Nico had a spasm/fan girl moment and pulled me in and then went around the store looking at everything " Its like everything I love pulled into one" he exclaimed " What have you never been in to one of these?" I asked
" Well no not exactly" he says. " How come?" I ask truly confused. He then seems to find his feet more interesting " I haven't been in a mall since she died" he says barely above a whisper. I am then even more confused until it hits me like a tidal wave. I look up at Nico and grab his hand and squeeze. He looks up at me with astonishment, like I am crazy. I then ask him " What? What did I do?" he looks down at our hands, and says " Oh, um, nothing, its just well, nobody has ever really talked to me and been there for me since" he takes a shaky breath, then continues " she died. And she has been dead since I was eight and I have been on my own ever since" he has tears in his eyes and I then instinctively hug him. Ok now I am going to tell you this, Thalia Grace does not hug people, ever, but for some reason I felt like I wanted to and like I needed to, like nothing else mattered as long as he was ok and I was ok.