Hey readers! Sorry this chapter took EXTREMELY long, but I was waiting. Waiting for this many reviews. Thanks to everybody who reviewed, except to some people who I can't describe because if I use some words to describe them, I'll have to change this story rating to M. Thanks to all the good reviews (my definition of good: good feedback and suggestions, even though they say some bad things about the story). And a few curses to some people like Acacia Thorn. Damn you. Go to TARTARUS where you will rot and be tortured for eternity. Thanks for reading, everyone! By the way, I didn't write IM style for this chapter. From now on, I promise to write more. I will make at least one chapter per week. Thanks all.

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I'm in my bed, in my cabin, trying to fall asleep. Great, I think to myself, my life is pretty much ruined. That's me, Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, Demigod. I don't know why, but I ALWAYS act stupid. At least when I IM. And I mean Instant Messaging, not Iris Messaging, because we all got gifts from Chiron, which were computers. And not just any computer, it was a… well, I forgot the model, so I'll just describe it. It's screens (screens because there are 3, sort of like the one Luke had in our movie) are all flat screen, and they're all touch screen. The letters are all in Greek so we can read them. Some people say that we learn to read English in the future (put simply, we lose our dyslexia). That's not even 1% true. We have our dyslexia for life, like it or not. Everybody teases me about when I IM, they say I'm stupid, and honestly, even when I'm out of IMing I still act stupid. I'm not even sure why I bother with it. I don't know why I do it. I don't like it, but I thought it would be fun when the Stoll brothers told me to do it. One of these days, I'll say it. I'll reveal it. Soon. That day is today. Right now. I should practically just shout it out. 3…2…1… WAIT! Right. It's the middle of the night. I'll wait till tomorrow. Tomorrow's the day, the day I earn my respect.

He woke up to the sound of clashing swords. What time is it? he thought, not really awake enough to care. He used his powers to take a quick shower. Done, he thought. Time to go talk to the people I made think I was stupid. But how? He couldn't just announce, "I'm Percy Jackson, and I'm not stupid!" He thought and thought, then he came up with a spectacular idea. He'd come up with a speech. A really long speech. Ok, time to start writing! Er… that's gonna take almost the whole day. Better start now then, he thought.

Nico woke up to his alarm. Well, his alarm wasn't like anyone's, he thought. His alarm was the song that Thalia loved. Mostly everything in his cabin had at least one relation to Thalia. That song? What was the title again? He couldn't remember. It's time he should get up, he thought. Time to finally ask Thalia… oh right, he thought. Today would be the worst day of his life.

When he got out of his cabin, he saw Annabeth and Thalia training. His face lit up when he saw Thalia smiling at him, inviting him to join them. Wait, no, that was just his daydream. He locked eyes with Thalia for around a millisecond, then for the next second, his eyes had a look of pure HATE. Because of her, he had no reason to live. Sure there were others, and most probably he was just exaggerating, but he loved her, and she broke his heart. The big useless, hurting lump inside his chest. That's just exactly what a heart is. He went back inside his cabin and sat on his bed, his tears slowly falling, then they began to become more, and more. He laid himself face-down on his bed, and began to weep. A loud cry of hate and disappointment followed. It was so loud that everyone at camp heard it. Only Thalia, Annabeth and Percy knew what it was, though Percy was asleep by now, he found himself on the floor, face-down, nose first. He got up and remembered the sound, then he remembered yesterday…Nico… he used his powers of controlling water to make some kind of skateboard and got to Nico's cabin in less than 5 seconds. He tried the door, but it was locked. He could hear Nico's cries growing filled with more and more hate. Thalia and Annabeth arrived 10 seconds later. Percy got an idea. He got ready for what might be one of the hardest things he could try. He willed the water from the wood of the door to come out, and there was a hard force pulling back. He went harder and harder, and suddenly, the door was just a lump of dry, brittle wood. He kicked it open, he found Nico on his bed weeping. He looked at Thalia meaningfully and suddenly she understood. She went closer. Annabeth was following but Percy extended his arm to stop her. She understood, and together, after looking meaningfully at Thalia, they both went and continued their daily activities. "Nico…" Thalia said. "What the hell do you want?" said Nico, wiping away his tears, still too heartbroken to look at her. "Nico, I'm so sorry", she said. "I don't care" he replied with a sharp tone, which he never knew he could use. Since Percy forgot to close the cabin door, Thalia went and closed it, then a few tears began to trickle down her cheeks. Nico sensed this, and asked, with his sharp tone, "Why the heck are you the one crying!". He said it so sharp that Thalia started to really cry, and she cried hard. Nico, who actually still had feelings for her, changed his tone to a soft, comforting tone, and said "Are you okay?". Thalia didn't reply. He stood from his bed, went to her, and held her head to his chest (yes! He's taller than her!). He hugged her and sat her down on his couch (his black leather one, which he got as a present from his dad). He sat beside her, and said "There there, it's gonna be alright. Everything will be fine, Thal." After, she slowly pulled away from his hug, looked up at him and said, "Nico, why do you care so much? I broke your heart, and you're still comforting me… I'm such a bad person…" she wiped away her tears and, when she was ready, she looked at Nico, who was looking away, thinking. She said "Thank you Nico. I rejected you, I broke your heart, made you cry, but you still were my friend after all of that…". "Who said that I'd still be your friend?", he said, still looking away, tears trickling down his cheeks. He did his best to fight them, to not cry, but they kept trickling down. He couldn't show Thalia, so he wiped it away and forced them to stop falling. His life was already useless, so why make others' worse? Might as well make them better. Or try. "So you don't want me as a friend?" said Thalia. "And who said I didn't?" he said. "Do you trust me?" she said. "I used to, maybe I still do. Why?" he said. "Then look at me." She said. "Ok". Slowly, he turned. He was scared of what was coming next. A slap? A punch? Was he going to get electrocuted? He got ready for the worst. But just to be sure he closed his eyes. But nothing happened. No pain. Maybe he was dead? No. he could hear his heart thumping as fast a mouse's. "Trust me. I'm going to try something. Don't move" said Thalia, she had a soft voice which she rarely used. Thalia slowly leaned closer to Nico, and gently but passionately kissed him. He was surprised at this, and he jerked back, but then calmed down, and returned the kiss. It was the best time of his life. The movies were right. Your first kisses are the most magical. He put his hands at her waist, and she put hers around his neck. They stayed in this position for 20 whole minutes. Thalia was the one who broke the kiss, as she needed breath. Nico needed some too, so he slowly pulled away. They both relaxed on the couch, and Nico finally broke the silence. "That was magical". "Tell me about it." she said. "I'm not mad at you anymore", he said. "You better not be"

"That was a great… experiment"

"I totally agree"

"Does that mean that we're…"

"Together? Maybe. Let me think about it. Just give me a year or so…"

"WHAT!"

"Just joking, of course we're together."

"Well that's great news"

"Are you being sarcastic?"

"After asking you out, getting rejected, weeping, and getting my first kiss from the same girl who did all this, would you think I'm being sarcastic?"

"Good point" as she stood up. "Do you have any drinks?" she asked. "Yeah, check my fridge in the cabin mini-kitchen. Get anything you want" he replied. She could sense that he felt like the luckiest boy in the whole world. "Oh wait, just don't get the one with skull pictures on it. Don't get the ones with biohazard signs either, cause they kill. Literally." He said.

"Nico?"

"Yes Thalia?"

"Thanks"

"For what?"

"For everything. For being a good friend and all. I just hope that our new relationship will work out" she said as shw walked out of the kitchen, heading for the door with a drink in her hand. "You're welcome, Thal. I hope this works out too. Leaving so soon?" he asked the last part as she grabbed the door handle. "I haven't finished my sword fight with Annabeth, but I'll come back if I find that she's in the Poseidon cabin with Percy, and the door's locked. I won't bother them. See ya" she said as she walked out. "See ya" he said, not sure if she heard, as the door might have closed before she heard. He went to his bed, laid himself down, and sighed (a daydreamy sigh, of course!), as he pondered on what just happened.

How'd you guys like it? hope you did! This next one will be funny, and in an IM format, since I had to do this one (because I might get banned if I don't have proper format!). Guess what will happen with Percy's "speech" in the next chapter! Note: IT WILL BE HILARIOUS! NOT FOR THE WEAK-HEARTED! Thanks to everyone who supports me, and to those who encourage me to do more! I Love All Those Fans of This Story (and fans of me, too of course!). Thank you all my readers (except for some, remember?)!