'I want Nico to stay with Will in his cabin.'
The silence returned with a vengeance, and the fury was replaced with confusion and shock. Everyone was dumbfounded by Percy's sudden declaration. Will's mouth hanged so low, it touched the ground. Even Chiron was taken aback by this.
"You...what?" Chiron asked, confusion heavy in his voice.
"I said," Percy emphasized, "I want Nico to stay with Will in his cabin."
Will was completely at a loss for words. It took him several seconds to remind himself that he wasn't breathing. He took in a deep breath of air, which his lungs desperately needed. He didn't expect Percy to say that. Although, Will couldn't deny the tiny surge of happiness he felt when he heard him say that.
"Why Will's cabin. Why not yours?" Chiron questioned again.
"Like I said. I have problems of my own. I don't think it will be fair for Nico to have to worry about me while he's still recovering. We're both still recovering from our experience. Who's to say I won't be the one waking up at night, screaming? I could accidentally drown him, and I don't think he'll like that very much." Percy said. "I care for Nico, but I know he'll just feel awkward if it's just the two of us."
"Why would he feel awkward?" Chiron asked again. Percy smiled slightly and shook his head.
"Can't say. It not important anyways. I just think that he'll be better off with Will than with me. We'll both just keep reminding each other of something we're both trying to forget." Percy replied sincerely. Now, when he says it like that, he doesn't sound like a big jerk. But why say that stuff from before? Something still didn't make any sense.
"And you, Jason?" Chiron directed his attention towards him.
"I agree with Percy. Since I don't completely understand what Nico is going through, I don't believe I would be able to help him our properly. I think Will is much more suited to handle this than me. He's already taking care of Nico in the infirmary. If something were to occur, he could handle it on the spot. Plus, it allows him to relax at his own cabin and not have to worry about going back to the infirmary constantly." Jason explained. Now those were some good statements the guys were making. Will's previous fury towards the two demigods was lessening. Everyone at the table seemed to consider what the boys were offering. Chiron was silent as he thought it over in his mind. After a few moments, he spoke up.
"I see what the both of you are saying, and I must say...it's a good idea. Alright, I think we should put Nico in the Apollo cabin, until his cabin is fully rebuilt. Any objections?" No one spoke up. They all thought it was a good idea. Chiron turned towards Will.
"Is that all right with you, Will?" He asked. Will smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, that's fine with me."
Will saw Percy and Jason smirk at each other.
'Those two...'
"Alright, it's settled! Once Nico is fully recovered, we'll have him move into the Apollo cabin." Chiron announced before turning to face Will. "Will, make sure to keep an eye on him. We don't want him to have another deadly outburst again." Will nodded.
"I'll make sure. Nothing will happen to Nico." Will said it like an oath.
"That's all we needed to cover. So, this meeting is over." Chiron announced. Every counselor sighed with relief.
"Finally. I thought it was never going to end."
Everyone jumped a foot into the air when Dionysus suddenly spoke up from his wine chair that was situated in the corner of the room. No one knew, or even remembered, him being there when the meeting had started.
"How long have you been there?!" Percy stated incredulously. Dionysus just gave him a look of complete boredom, like he didn't have the time, or the patience, to explain anything to Percy. He rolled his eyes and went back to throwing sausages at his living leopard head, Seymour.
"I have been here since the very beginning. It's nice of you to take notice of your camp director's presence." He said with lazy sarcasm. Percy scrunched up his face in annoyance.
"I did notice Chiron's presence. I just didn't notice yours." Percy said. The sass was apparent and heavy in his voice, and you could hear everyone suck in a deep breath. Dionysus stopped throwing sausages to Seymour, which the living leopard head was unhappy about, and sent a cold, hard glare at Percy. The atmosphere became dense and heavy. It was practically suffocating. Chiron cleared his throat to try and break the unbearable silence that descended upon the room.
"Percy, that was not acceptable. Apologize to Mr. D, now." Chiron ordered. Percy looked at Chiron, but his hard glare shut up anything Percy was going to whine about. With a sigh, Percy looked back at Mr. D.
"I'm sorry, Mr. D." Percy apologized. Dionysus just shrugged and went back to feeding Seymour.
"Oh, I stopped caring. You just owe me a ship full of diet coke. Then, I'll decided whether or not I want to turn you into my next wine chair." Mr. D said nonchalantly. Percy gave him an incredulous look.
"I already gave you a ship full of diet coke!" Percy shouted. Everyone gave him a strange look. Will could vaguely remember Nico telling him a story of how they needed Mr. D's support, so they sunk a ship filled with diet coke and millions of dollars with it. Though, Dionysus had no use for the money.
"No you did not."
"Yes I did."
"I don't remember."
"How could you not remember?!"
"That's enough!" Chiron silenced the two. Dionysus just rolled his eyes. Percy looked even more irritated.
"That's the end of the meeting. You're all dismissed." Chiron announced. Percy and Jason were the first ones to get up and quickly make their way to the exit. The faster they got out, the faster they could go see Nico and tell him about his amazing fortune.
They couldn't wait.