The Broken Ones - chapter four

lol I lied, this chapter is Nico's POV ;) Everyone was requesting it so lalala I thought I'd add ths chapter a little sooner than I had originally intended. xD

This actually took me forever to write sorry, this week was super busy for me :P (sorry is there's some spelling errors, my keyboard sucks right now! I spilled gatorade all over it. I'll fix the errors once I get a new keyboard)

A/N this is kind of a flashback to before Piper comes and then it continues on into the present.

"Ugh!" Nico exclaimed and he furiously erased the algebra problem. His paper looked like one big gray cloud from erasing and rewriting the equation so many times. "This is hopeless." He grumbled and laid his head on the desk. He'd just have to tell the teacher he didn't understand it.

His roommate Percy leaned over his shoulder. "What's hopeless, Nico?" Nico almost jumped. When did Percy get here? Not that he was complaining or anything, Percy's company was one of the only things he enjoyed about this class, though he'd never tell a living breathing soul.

"Nothing." Nico replied coldly and rewrote the equation pushing his pencil hard into the paper almost causing a hole to form.

Percy chuckled, "Algebra? I remember those days. It was pretty tough, but if I passed, you'll pull through." Percy was ahead of him in math, but only because he was 17 and Nico was 14. as much as he wouldn't admit it, Nico kind of looked up to Percy. He had stayed sober for a long time and was agreeing with the treatment. If only Nico could do that.. Percy was sort of his idol.

"Yeah right. You don't do good in school, at least you didn't before the 'incidents'." Nico didn't mean to say it sharply, but he had. Percy's face tensed like it always did when someone brought up his wild past. He just brushed it off.

"Whatever, but this is basic math."

"Fine." Nico agreed and handed Percy the pencil He clicked it so a new piece of lead rose out of the tip.

Percy read over the problem. "Ok.. So 2x-14=28. This is pretty easy.."

"Shut up." Nico's face flushed. He didn't like feeling inferior to him. Percy leaned over his shoulder and scratched the problem down. Nico couldn't help but notice Percy was wearing some really nice cologne. His stomach did a little flip flop. Bad thought, stop, bad thoughts, bad Nico. He told himself. He wasn't supposed to..feel this way about another guy.

"Did you get that?" Percy asked him.

Nico had completely tuned out Percy. "Oh sorry, what?"

"C'mon buddy, it isn't that hard." Buddy.. He didn't like being called that, but it made him feel a bit special.

Percy explained it again, "So you add 14 on both sides, right? then you have 2x=14."

"Oh. I was subtracting."

"Yeah, that happens sometimes. You've got to remember to do the opposite of what the sign is So if it was 2x+14=28 you would minus 14 on both sides." Nico smiled, which was rare for him. Percy had actually made this algebra garbage make sense.

"Then what?" Nico said bitterly, trying to hide the fact he was enjoying the private lesson.

Percy grinned that stupiud grin of his, the one where his green eyes sparkled Gah! Nico needed to stop these thoughts. He knew he wasn't..gay. He just wasn't. He liked girls, he really did. He remembered having a girlfriend once in third grade, her name was Isabelle. He'd never really felt much towards her, but they were just kids and he well liked he hair.

"Now you're going to divide 14 by 2. Do you know what that equals?"

nico scowled and grabbed the pencil. "It equals 7. I'm not that stupid you know."

"I know, I know. Just checking that's it." He took the pencil back. Nico blushed realizing it was probably sweaty after he had written with it. "so now we have x=7. Ta da. You did it! Gold stars for Nico!"

Nico stifled a laugh. "Yeah."

Algebra tutoring had become a regular thing for the two boys. Every other night Percy would help him with his homework. Nico never did anything in return which kind of bothered him and made him feel annoying, but Percy had said that it's what you do for friends. Being called Percy's friend made him feel warm inside, and that was NOT a typical Nico feeling.

Percy helped him through graphs, and linear equations, and all of that matter. Truth be told, Nico knew what he was doing now. The sessions really paid off. But Nico enjoyed spending this kind of time with his room mate so much that he didn't want to let it go.

"Okay, so Nico, you know how to finish this equation. You're just going to minus 4y from..?" He looked Nico in the eyes and Nico couldn't help but stare in Percy's. They were the greatest green, the kind of green that reminded him of a painting of the sea that hung on the wall in the lobby. His lips pursed, he felt a tug at his stomach. It was telling him to do something. No, bad Nico thoughts.

But he did it. He kissed Percy Jackson. He put his lips on Percy Jackson's lips. For a moment it felt great, but he pulled back to see a completely shocked Percy. They both said nothing. Percy's expression was enough to tell Nico to run, to never show his face again.

He ran out of the room and down the hall. He had to get away from Percy Jackson. Nico shook his head, he could not believe what he had just done.

well there ya go.

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