New life Ch. 10 :D

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I wanna start off saying that I'm sorry for the late update, it's because I'm getting exhausted from writing these chapters every. Single. Day. Also, I've been kinda depressed about stuff lately (let's not go into the details, thanks.)

So, I've decided, I'm going to update new life every Monday and Friday, so I have more time to write and let my creative juices flow.

Again, as always, thanks for reviewing (to be blunt, it's my ONE source of inspiration.) and reading etc.! If you haven't reviewed yet, please do, i love hearing from new people! :D

Dis- yep nevermind.

Nico was sitting on his bed (persephones apartment, of course.), thinking. Thinking about Percy, the sudden disappearance of James, and sadly, his dad.

He would have to go back that day, persephones hispitality only lasted about a week. The thought of another bruise on his wrist made him shudder. He would have to tell Percy, he knew, but for the moment, Nico was content with keeping it, both the abuse and regretabilly the relationship a dangerous secret.

Without thinking he went downstairs and started to walk towards Percy's apartment.

He immediattly regretted walking outside without a jacket, the brittle frost was coating the metal on railings, and that was enough to warn him of the cold weather, but his mind was focused on one thing; Percy.

Knocking on the door, he was just about to walk away,when Percy opened the door... Shirtless. It was impossible for nico to not stare.

"come in" Percy smiled gesturing to the blue sofa overlooking the seattle skyline and the TV. Percy and his mom might be struggling economy wise, but they had an awesome apartment. Still lost in Percy's crevices of his muscled form, nico tripped over the coffee table, hitting the edge of the table hard.

Then, Percy, of course started to laugh.

"oh...my-pft god... You just tripped over-dt my coffee table..." Percy's guffawed, falling over much like nico the minute before. Nico sent his death glare, before falling over again, on top of Percy. Percy immediately stopped laughing.

"oh.. Erm... Sorry 'bout that..." nico muttered, not moving.

Percy was slowly leaning forward, an inch away, before Sally burst in on the spectacle.

"honey I'm home! Wha-what... I didn't... What?" she said, confused. Nico suddenly realized what position they were in and scrambled off of Percy.

"hi-hi nico, how's it going?" Sally blofis said, utterly confused. At the mention of nico, Paul walked into the room, shaking nicos hand (who flinched away).

Slowly, Percy got up and went up the stairs to get a shirt on, smirking to himself at nicos expression of finding him shirtless. Coming down in a green striped V-neck, he greeted his parents and poured some orange juice. Percy couldn't suppress his laugh when he saw the expression on nicos face after seeing that even the juice was blue.

"how did you- it came out of the bloody carton!" nico exclaimed, sipping the blue liquid.

"anyway... I came here to ask you... What are we?" nico asked after Paul and Sally left, little did they know Sally was listening though the door.

"a couple, I thought I made my intentions clear."

Nico was silent for a while.

"I-I've never done this before... Could you teach me?" nico said quietly, blushing after realizing how cheesy that sounded.

"sure-" Percy smirked "all you do is hold their hand-" he said, doing so.

"kiss them-" he said, following through again, cupping nicos beet red cheek while leaning forward.

"care for them-" he continued, after separating.

"and tell them, I love you." he said, and nico did the same. Sally could barely suppress the squeal of happiness for her son.

"c'mon, let's go to pike place." nico suggested, holding hands, they made their way.

Luke was walking down like place thinking about james, and why he hadnt answered any of his calls. That was when he noticed he had an email from the week before. "Mustn't have noticed it." he said, scrolling down the page.

'from: jamesgi to lukecastellan , and seagreen

My moms going crazy, she's screaming downstairs about a camp, I don't think I'll see you for a while.

P.S. i heard what you said to nico.'

Luke almost dropped his phone.

He heard me? Luke thought to himself.

A camp? He questioned. Oh shit, a CAMP. It was all his fault, James would never be the same, what if he changed? What if he believed those bastards? Luke blamed, barely managing to sit down in a bench near a strawberry stand. He looked up across the busy aisle, to see that emo kid and -what was his name? Errr... Fish dude, errrrr... Percy? Standing together waiting In line at a fish shop.

"one catfish! Comin up!" an employee shouted, Catching a massive fish in his hands and throwing it to another employee, who threw it into a bag, and passed it to the customer. Luke ignored the spectacle, instead realizing that the guy in line was 'seagreen', the guy James always hung out with.

"you...! Why didn't you tell me James was gone?" he growled, going up to them.

"err... Who are you? Oh- oh! James' boyfriend," Percy answered, backing away a bit, moving closer to nico without knowing it, grasping nicos hand.

"how- how did you...?" Luke gasped, shocked.

"it's pretty obvious. I thought you knew that James was gone?" Percy responded, changing the subject.

"he too me before hand, said he was going to eastern washington for the next month with his grandparents." Percy obviously hadn't checked his mail, so Luke held up his phone for all to see.

"holy- holy..." nico began, eyes widening.

"I hate him, but I didn't want this to happen to him!" nico continued. Percy was staring blankly at the screen.

"I'm gonna kill her. I swear, I'm gonna-" Percy began, eyes burning, he roughly turning around to the direction of SAM, but nico pulled him back.

"what so are you together now?" Luke smirked, before muttering "hypocrite."

Percy and nico, strangely said it at the same time.

"yeno" percy stared at nico, hurt by the word.

"I- you don't?" he began, confusion flashing in his eyes.

"you- ...I- but I lo-?" he stuttered, letting their hands drop, turning, and delving into the crowd.

"Percy!" nico called after him, leaving Luke alone.

Thanks for reading! Yes, this is short for a long chapter, but I felt like I didn't have anymore stuff I wanted to write for this chapter.

Please review etc! Thanks, also the OC spot Is now officially closed, so I will have to put my own in (I'm pretty disappointed that Nobody but corpse blood and veerayne submitted OCs...)

Anyway, again thanks for reading etc. please review and there will be a new chapter on Monday, which will probably be a bit longer to make up for the small chapter.