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Vogue by Madonna
Thalia's POV
Nico smiled nervously at me over the celebratory banquet. He was like a kindred spirit for me, someone who didn't aimlessly follow the crowd. One look at his black clothes and too-long hair told me that he was more inclined to my punkish style than the cookie-cutter style of the other campers.
Before I knew it, the dinner was over and all around the room people were standing and walking down to the amphitheatre. I followed them in a bit of a daze. Apollo had healed my leg on Artemis' orders before I left Olympus, so I felt fine, but everything was still a bit overwhelming. Ahead of me I could see Annie dancing with Percy. She looked happy, so I was glad for her.
I didn't want to dance though.
I sat down on one of the stone steps and watched Grover clumsily guiding Juniper around the dance floor. Nico sat down heavily next to me and huffed.
"Not a dancing kind of guy?" I asked in good humour.
He turned to look at me, staring at the eyeliner around my eyes.
"I could make an exception to dance with you," he murmured.
A snort escaped my lips before I could stop it. "In your dreams, Nico. See this parka? It means I'm a hunter, I've forsworn boys."
"Well, it was worth a shot. Can't blame a guy for trying. How about dancing with me as a friend? I hear you hugged Percy."
"Fine, one dance. But it doesn't mean anything." Regardless, I couldn't keep the smile from spreading across my face slightly as he led me onto the floor and awkwardly began a slow dance with me.
