Story: Scarlet Past –Chapter 12

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson

Pairings: Luke x Jason x Nico x Percy

Warning: Suicide

Author's note: I am disappointed by the lack of reviews guys so I'm assuming my whole romance scene was terrible and you don't want me to write that again.

Chapter 12:

Phoebe looked down, her eyes looked unsure. "He's just some stupid boy-."

"No… he's right." Zoe whispered, her eyes cast down. "We do just assume males are bad and while most of the time it's true, he didn't deserve to be criticized by us."

"I guess I never thought about how my brother would feel." Bianca said.

"When you see him again you should apologize." Thalia said, her heart ached for Percy. He was song strong to have gone through all of that.

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Nico gasped as he saw a glowing figure approach him. He wasn't sure what to think except that 'ghost'.

Nico wasn't afraid of ghost, no. He had no problem with the dead and undead. In fact, zombies and ghosts seemed cool. He just never expected to actually meet one.

"W-who are you," he managed to asked, trying not to feel intimidated by the glowing figure.

He had been exploring the camp when he came across a place named Zeus' fist. He accidently dropped his Hestia playing card down a crack in the rock and when he tried to retrieve it he fell. Now he was stuck in a hole underground with no way to return to the surface.

Shouting didn't help.

Maybe if he walked around enough he would find an exit.

Four and a half hours later he found himself completely lost and terrified.

The ghost put his hand on Nico and offered Nico a smile, "I'm Minos. I can help you Son of Hades."

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I sat up on Luke's silky sheets and stretched. It was nice waking up to Luke, he seemed like a deep sleeper and I almost always got up before him. I just stay in bed with him because it's cute seeing him all drowsy and cuddly.

I quickly dressed and kissed Luke gently. "Wake up; I'm going back to camp."

When that didn't work I simply left him a note and carried on my way.

I don't know why but I was looking forward to seeing Nico again.

Clarisse hugged me as soon as I walked through the entrance. "You're back!"

"I know," I said blinking up at her.

She laughed, "Camp has been boring without you and the girls. These Hunters are so annoying."

I smiled and jumped on her back. "Well then, entertain me."

"I think you have it backwards in that kelp infested brain of yours. You entertain me."

"Fine," I huffed climbing off her back. "I'll find Nico then."

Clarisse gave me a pained look.

"What?" I asked worriedly.

"We don't know where he is. He was in the forest one day and just never came back."

Dread filled my stomach. "Did you look for him?" I asked, my voice shaking. How could the cute boy be gone? I was looking forward to spending time with him. What if he was dead?

"Of course. We had the whole camp looking. It was like he disappeared."

Disappeared? That labyrinth! Luke barely got through it and he knew what it was. Nico was probably hurt in there. I had to tell Luke!

I sprinted away from Clarisse and towards the forest. I pulled out my bracelet and talked into it, "Luke! Nico is lost in the Labyrinth. Save him!"

I waited a couple long minutes, my heart was lead. I jumped when the bracelet let me know I had a message.

"You just left and now you're telling me to retrieve the reason you left?" was Luke's reply.

"Please? He's just a little kid. He is probably scared right now." I begged.

Luke sighed. "For you. I will send in people to retrieve him and bring him to me. I'll tell you when I get him."

I sighed in relief, I didn't know how bad the Labyrinth was and I wasn't eager to find out. How could Nico just leave? Was it accidental or on purpose? Was he even in the Labyrinth?

I walked back to camp and crawled into Clarisse's lap. I don't know why but I loved the feeling of just being held by someone. I liked being held by Luke the most but anyone else just calmed me.

Maybe I was denied to much human contact as a child and now I yearned for it yet I hated it. I would flinch if someone touched me accidentally or to get my attention yet I wanted to be held by someone bigger than me. I wanted to feel protected which was strange because I could kick almost everyone's ass.

I rested my head on Clarisse's breasts and glared at anyone who dared look at us.

"Do you think they will manage to rescue Annabeth?" I asked, making my voice sad. I was sad Annabeth was gone. She was fun to talk to and she was so smart that it was funny to see her have to explain everything to me. After all, I was her seaweed brain.

"Thalia is strong, I'm sure Annabeth will be back in no time. And I'm sure Nico will find his way back to us."

"And Luke?" I asked innocently, Clarisse knew I had a close bond with him before he left.

She bit her lip, "I'm sure he will come to his senses."

I gave her a hopeful smile and saw the light in her eyes fade. She knew he wouldn't return and I could tell she hated lying to me but she was too nice to tell me he wasn't coming back.

"I trust you, and if you say he will come to his senses I'm sure he will," I said smiling at her and squeezing her hand,

Guilt flashed in her eyes. Luke wasn't coming back. And she knew it.

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I hated nightmares, who doesn't? But mine aren't the typical Demi God nightmare. No, mine are usually memories from my life with Gabe followed by a demigod nightmare. When I'm with Luke the Gabe inspired nightmare goes away but since I was alone Gabe found me.

It was after a pageant I had lost. I had gotten second after a more experienced girl who was older than me. She got the money and crown and trophy. I just got a crown.

My heart tore when I heard her name being called, part of me was disappointed I didn't win while the other part of me had been terrified of what Gabe and Leah would do.

I was rightfully scared. Leah had hurt me this time. I knew she sold drugs as a side business but I never knew how many people she sold to. She said since I didn't win the money I had to do something else for it.

People paid her and I would have to suck their man-parts. I had gotten pretty good at it since Gabe would make me do it one a week.

I felt so sick afterwards. I couldn't eat or think of food without feeling the need to puke. I had lost ten pound that I didn't have and I had passed out. A small girl had found me on the road and helped me. She was Asian with caramel skin and dark, almond eyes. Her black hair was braided. Her name was Nikita and she was an orphan. Her family moved from India to be here but died in a fire when she was at school. She brought me to a house and a nice looking old lady let us in.

We were fed and bathed and I wanted to stay here but didn't want Gabe to be angry. Nikita became my sister and I loved her. She was so cute and smart and then one day, the old lady died.

We cried. Nikita cried the most. She didn't have anywhere else to go. I would have brought her to Gabe but I didn't want her to get hurt.

I should have brought her with me. She would still be alive if I did.

Nikita had run into the road and was run over by a car. She was scared and unsure what to do at the time. She couldn't keep living on the street and she had read many stories about the horrors of an orphanage.

She told me life was too hard. Life wasn't fair and her parents were good people. They should still be alive. The old woman was a good person. She should still be alive. Gabe and Leah were bad people and they shouldn't be alive and yet they were and her parents and the old lady were dead.

Life made no sense and was unjust. She didn't want to live in such a corrupt world.

And now she is gone.

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