I don't own The Percy Jackson Series. :(
"Nico, it's not what it looks like!" Thalia yelled. Nico turned to see her running after him. She was soaking wet, and her clothes were dripping on the grass.
"Really?" He asked "Were you kissing Tyler?"
"Well, yeah, but-"
"Then it's exactly what it looked like!" He yelled at her. Nico didn't want to show Thalia how hurt he was, so he did what he did best. He covered up his emotions with looks of anger.
"I was just caught up in the moment, I swear, it was nothing more than that! You are the one that I love!" She looked pretty desperate, and seeing a tear roll down her cheek made Nico want to cry himself. But he did not cave in.
"You cheated on me Thalia. After all we've been through; I thought that you would have had enough respect for me to at least stay faithful." He turned and walked off, silently daring Thalia to follow him. She did not. A lot of emotions were going through Nico's mind at that moment. Hurt, anger, curiosity. The main question on Nico's mind was why she had cheated on him. And earlier, he saw Bailey press some money into Tyler's hand. Was that so he would kiss Thalia, or for something else entirely?
Without realising what he was doing, Nico had made his way into the palace and was stood outside of Bailey's room. He knocked, and waited patiently when she called out for him to wait a minute. She opened the door in her pyjamas, her dark hair tied in a bun.
"Oh hey, Nico. What brings you here?" She asked, smiling and straightening her thin strapped shirt.
"Thalia and I aren't together anymore." He said, and wrapped his arms around Bailey's waist. He kissed her, and she kissed him back. When he pulled away, Bailey looked up at him.
"Does this mean you're my boyfriend now?" She asked him, smiling in a way that some may call evil.
"I…I guess so." He answered.
Thalia was a wreck when Annabeth opened their door for her. The Daughter of Zeus hated crying in public, and that was exactly what she was doing.
"Thalia? What happened? Why are you wet? Are you hurt?" Annabeth bombarded her with questions. She took a deep breath to compose herself.
"Tyler kissed me…I'm so stupid, I kissed him back. Nico was meant to be in the infirmary, but he wasn't and he saw us. He broke up with me." Thalia sniffed, trying to wipe away her tears. Annabeth hugged her until she stopped crying.
"Why were you with Tyler anyway, Thals?" She asked.
"He just pulled me away from the training room and took me to a waterfall. How was I supposed to know he was going to kiss me?" Thalia said defensively.
"I'm not going to judge you, Thals. I'm just trying to see all of this through Nico's eyes. It does look like you meant to cheat on him." Annabeth rested her hand on Thalia's shoulder.
"You know what? This is all stupid." Thalia stopped crying and her eyes narrowed. "I've been down this path before. I'm not going to make a mess of myself over some guy. Especially Nico. I'm a Demigod; my life's too short to worry about boys. Our relationship had too many cracks and dents in it anyway."
"That's all true. Don't waste your time or breath on him." Annabeth said.
"If he can't see that I didn't mean to cheat on him, then that's his own problem. He's lost me. Nico took me away from the only home I've ever known. I think I want to re-join the Hunt."
Days like this I want to drive away
Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade
You chewed me up and spit me out
Like I was poison in your mouth
You took my light, you drained me down
But that was then and this is now
Now look at me
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
I just wanna throw my phone away
Find out who is really there for me
You ripped me off, your love was cheap
Was always tearing at the seams
I fell deep, you let me down
But that was then and this is now
Now look at me
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
Now look at me I'm sparkling
A firework, a dancing flame
You won't ever put me out again
I'm glowin', oh whoa
So you can keep the diamond ring
I never liked it anyway
In fact you can keep everything yeah, yeah
Except for me
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
This is the part of me
No
Away from me
No
This is the part of me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me...
No
Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
Love that song, Part of Me by Katy Perry. I think I might have put the lyrics in a funny order somehow? Not sure…Anyway, don't kill me!