Hi! Sorry I haven't updated, but I just couldn't think of Emery's part…but today I thought of something so I updated! Yeah, thanks to the people who reviewed! :D

How can I get a second chance?

Don't want you slipping out my hands

Maybe the words will come out right,

They sound alright.

Just hear me out before I go

Things that I wanted you to know

Just let me in tonight and I won't let you down!

~Contagious, Boys Like Girls

Chapter 21

Nico's POV

The first thing I noticed when I woke up was my really bad headache. My arm hurt but not as bad as it used to and my calf throbbed but didn't hurt too bad. I groaned and forced my eyes open. I was in a small bed in a white room. Bleh, white too much white. It was basically like a tiny version of a hospital room. Outside my room were two people talking quietly. After listening for a few seconds, I knew they were talking about my condition. My broken arm was in a spleen and wrapped tightly but wasn't in a cast. (A/N: I'm not totally sure if it's called a 'spleen' but it's one of those things where you can put your broken arm in to keep you from moving it to much) I threw off the covers and got out of bed. I tested my weight on my poisoned leg. It held some, but I would have to limp. I half walked half limped over to the sink, which had a mirror above it. I ran the water and splashed some on my face then looked at my reflection. I am really gonna need a shower. My hair was a mess and had mud and dried blood in it. Oh well.

I looked up from the sink at the sound of the door opening. Tyrell and some Apollo kid stood in the door way.

"You should be resting," The Apollo kid said.

"I'm fine," I said, walking over. The kid frowned at me, but didn't argue and left me and Tyrell. I walked back over to the bed and sat on the edge, Tyrell sitting on a chair beside the bed.

"How long have I been here?" I asked, looking at him.

"A day or two," Tyrell said. I nodded. Considering how tired and beat up I was, that made sense.

"What about Kronos…?" I asked him, remembering him fighting the Titan Lord.

"Dead." I made a face, slightly surprised that he was able to kill him. Then I remembered Logan and stood.

"Where's Logan?"

"He's in a room down the hall," Tyrell said.

I walked out the door and down the hall, looking in different rooms to see which one he was in. Once I found him, I quietly walked in and over to the bed. His torso was wrapped tightly in bandages and he was still pale, but not as much as he was a few days ago. I reached up to feel his pulse and he groaned in response to my touch. I smiled, relieved and sat in a chair in the corner of the room. After a few minutes, Logan opened his eyes and looked around the room then grinned when he saw me.

"You're ok," He said, his voice hoarse.

"Yup," I said, "How are you?"

"I'm fine, where's Emery?" I remembered Emery's condition when we left her in the ditch with Logan and the wolves. I had mixed feelings about her right now, but I shook my head to answer Logan's question.

"I don't remember what happened to her when the snake attacked," Logan said, looking absently at the wall, "All I remember is that I kept the snake away from her while the wolves took her away."

"That was brave," I said, looking at him. Logan nodded and looked around the room.

"Where are we?"

"Camp Half-Blood."

"Camp Half-Blood?" He asked, "How'd we get here?"

"I took you here while Tyrell was fighting Kronos," I said. He looked at me, a little surprised.

"But…you were really beat up…" I nodded.

"Yeah, but you were dying," I said, "I wasn't about to let you die." Logan smiled and I smiled back then stood and walked over to the door.

"I'll let you rest," I said, one hand on the door frame.

"Ok," Logan said, then looked at me sternly, "You'll go talk to Emery, won't you?" I sighed but nodded.

"Good," He said, looking satisfied.

I rolled my eyes and walked out the door and down the hall.

"Where're you going?" I looked up at Tyrell leaning against the wall, Percy next to the other wall across from him. I glanced from one to the other, wondering if they would get into a fight.

"I was going to go talk to Emery," I said, "But if you need me…" Tyrell shook his head and Percy smirked.

"We're fine, Nico," Percy said, "You go talk to Emery." I nodded and wondered the hall until I found Emery's room. I slowly opened the door and walking in uncertainly. She looked at me over the book she was reading; then went back to reading. I shut the door quietly. It's funny how I could fight anything without a problem then confronting a girl makes me nervous.

"Emery….?" I said slowly.

"What is it, Nico?" She asked harshly, not looking up from her book. I closed my eyes and tried to calm myself down.

"How are you?" I asked, leaning my back against the wall.

"What's it to you?" Emery asked, looking at me coldly, "Shouldn't you be with that Melisa girl?" My temper flared but I forced my voice to be calm-ish. I couldn't blow this.

"I wanted to make sure you were ok," I said.

Emery didn't answer, just continued reading whatever book she was reading. I sighed and walked over to her bed and sat on the edge of the bed, pushing the book down with my hand. She looked at me and her hand rose slightly. I thought she was going to slap me, but she didn't.

"Please Emery," I said, "You wouldn't even be here if it weren't for me."

"Is that so?" Emery said coldly, "So, you chose to approach me when I was dying instead of any other time when I was upset?" My eyes flashed.

"I can't believe I actually had sympathy for you in that cell!" I yelled, standing, "I should have let you rot!" I was growing sick of her attitude. I tried talking to her and all she does is get mad at me.

"You should have!" She retorted, "I don't want your sympathy!"

With that, she stood and walked out the door. I sat back down on the bed, my head in my hands. Why am I such an idiot? I growled and punched the pillow. When I did that, there was a crinkling sound. I lifted the pillow and saw various sheets of paper with lyrics on them. As I read over them, I recognized some of the songs. Call Me When You're Sober –Evanescence, Gone Forever –Three Days Grace. I went through the rest of the papers and stopped on the last one. I rummaged around and found a pen then scribbled a note down on the paper and then folded it and slipped it in my pocket. If all else fails, I'll give her the lyrics paper with the note and hope she gets the message. I walked out of the room and left the building. After a while of searching, I found her on the beach talking to Percy. I smiled faintly and watched them for a few seconds. Percy noticed me and stood, said something to Emery, then walked off smiling at me. I smiled back then walked down to the beach towards Emery. I sat next to her hesitantly.

"What do you want?" She asked, not looking at me.

"Emery, I'm sorry for yelling, I just….," I trailed off, not really knowing how to put it.

"Look, I just wanna be alone right now," Emery said. I nodded and stood.

"At least take this," I said, handing her the paper then walking off towards my cabin.

Emery's POV

I took the paper he handed me and slipped it in my pocket, without looking at it. I sighed and watched the tide wash up, the water brushing my feet. I growled and threw my hands in the air. I was confused about what to do with Nico. Sure, I was still angry at him, but I could tell he was upset. Why did this have to be so freaking confusing? I lied down on my back, my hands behind my head. I heard footsteps and looked around and spotted Melisa. Man, she had some nerve coming up to me. I frowned and glared at her. She stopped right next to me, her hand on her hip.

"What?" I asked curtly. Melisa sighed and sat cross-legged then looked at me.

"I know you probably don't want to see me," She said carefully, "But, at least hear me out." I eyed her but slowly turned to face her.

"Fine," I said. Melisa smiled faintly.

"It's about Nico." Now, I know I basically agreed to hear her out, but when she said that I stiffened and went defensive.

"Oh? You want to tell me how great and awesome he is? How much you love and adore him and what I'm missing out on?"

Melisa frowned and seemed to calm herself down then shook her head.

"No," She said, "that's not what I was going to say. I accidently over heard your guy's conversation in the hospital and thought I'd talk to you."

"Why me?" I asked.

"Because I don't need to talk to Nico about anything," Melisa said, "You're the one that needs to be talked to." I cocked one eye brow and waited for her to continue. She sighed and took a breath.

"First of all, Nico loves you I can see that and I feel really bad about getting between you guys. I guess I was just jealous because I had a crush on him, but, I'm willing to give that up for you. I think you need to talk to him." I blinked at her, surprised. I honestly wasn't expecting that. Right at that moment, I wasn't mad anymore, just confused. I looked at Melisa and she smiled at me.

"OK, but what do I say?" I asked, "I've never been good at talking about stuff like this."

"Well," Melisa said, "You could look at the note he gave you, maybe it'll help you." I looked at her oddly, but nodded.

"Alright, but it's getting late, I'm gonna go back to my cabin," I said, standing and walking off.

Once in my cabin, I placed the note on my dresser then changed into some shorts and a T-shirt. I sighed and ran my hand through my hair, then took the note and sat on my bed. I unfolded it and recognized his handwriting on the top corner.

Emery,

I've never really been good at expressing my feelings towards people; I sorta get worked up easily. But, I'm really sorry about the whole Melisa thing. I was an idiot and I just wanted to say that I know who I love now.

Nico.

I smiled unconsciously then realized that this was one of the lyrics papers I wrote during my time in the cell at Kronos' camp. I guess he found them under my pillow. I looked over it and put a hand to my mouth, trying not to cry. I'm not usually the crying type, so this is rare.

"I don't want this moment to ever end

Where everything's nothing

Without you 3.

I wait here forever

Just to

To see your smile

'Cause it's true, I am nothing without you.

Through it all, I've made my mistakes

I stumble and fall

But I mean these words.

I want you to know

With everything I won't let this go

These words are my heart and soul

I hold onto this moment you know

'Cause I bleed my heart out to show

And I won't let go.

Thoughts read unspoken

Forever and now

And pieces of memories, fall to the ground

I know what I did and have so

I won't let this go

'Cause its true

I'm nothing

Without you.

All the streets where I walked alone

With nowhere to go

Have come to an end!

I want you to know

With everything I won't let this go

These words are my heart and soul

I hold onto this moment you know

'Cause I bleed my heart out to show and I won't let go

In front of your eyes

It falls from the skies

When you don't know what you're looking to find

In front of your eyes, it falls from the skies

When you just never know what you will find

I don't want this moment

To ever end

Where everything's nothing

Without you….. 3

I want you to know

With everything I won't let this go!

These words are my heart and soul

I hold onto this moment you know

'Cause I bleed my heart out to show and I won't let go…"

I smiled and laughed softly. Thanks Nico. I wanted to go talk to him, but it was late and I wasn't sure if he was still awake. Eh, I'll go talk to him anyway. I stood and walked out of my cabin, taking the note with me. The full moon was at its peak in the sky and bathed Camp Half-Blood in its pale light. I looked around to make sure no one else was around them made my way to the Hades cabin. I walked up the porch steps quietly then knocked on the door. There was some rustling then someone cracked open the door and peered at me. I recognized him as the guy who captured Nico on Imperia Island. I made a mental note to ask Nico why he was here.

"Uh is Nico there…?" I asked, slipping my hands behind my back to hide the note. He nodded.

"Yeah, but he's asleep…," he said, "I can wake him up if you want."

"Yeah sure." Might as well, you know? The guy shut the door. I heard him say something, then an irritated voice. I smirked. Nico didn't like to me woken up. The guy said something else then there were footsteps and the door reopened to reveal Nico. His hair was messy from bed but he seemed thoroughly shocked to see me.

"Hey," I said. He scratched the back of his head in that cute way of his.

"Uh hey," Nico said. I didn't want to talk to him when other people could hear so I grabbed his wrist and lead him away from the cabins.

Once we were far enough away I stopped and turned to look at him. I noticed that he was wearing a tank-top. I had never seen him in a tank-top before, so I stared at him. Nico rolled his eyes and snapped his fingers by my head.

"Hey, why'd you take me all the way out here?" He asked, looking around.

"Because I don't wanna talk to you when other people can hear us," I said. He nodded then noticed the note in my hand.

"I read your note…," I said. Ugh. This is ridiculous. I was getting a little shy. Joy. Nico nodded slowly, seeming uncertainly of what to do. I frowned at him then hugged him. He hugged me back then pulled away and smiled.

"I'm sorry I was such a jerk," I said. Nico opened his mouth to say something then made a face. I looked at him expectantly.

"It's cool," He said, looking at me.

"Sooo, I've never seen you in a tank-top," I said. Nico looked down at his shirt them back at me, a goofy grin on his face. He always seemed to show a more playful side when he was around me.

"It was the first thing I saw," He explained. I nodded.

"Ah."

We lied down on the grass and looked up at the stars. I was happy we were together again. I knew now that I truly loved Nico, even though some people thought he was cold and dark. But, once you got to know him, he was really nice. I felt his finger poke my ribs and grabbed his wrist. He smirked and started poking me with his other hand. I yelped and moved away. He laughed and chased me around. After a few minutes, Nico tackled me and we rolled around fighting like we used to do. Finally he pinned me. I smiled up at him and he smiled back.

"So," He said, "Now that we're together, will you go out with me?"

"Yes, I will go out with you, Nico," I said, smirking. Nico bent down and kissed me and I kissed him back, relishing in the feeling of his lips on mine. He pulled away and helped me up and we made our way back to the cabins.

"Oh," I said, "Who's that guy that answered the door at your cabin?"

"Tyrell," Nico said, "He was the guy that—"

"Captured you," I finished, "Yeah, I recognized him." Nico nodded.

"He's really nice, as long as he's not mad, he'll be staying here from now on."

"Really? Ok, maybe you can introduce me tomorrow."

"Sure," He said as we walked up to my cabin.

I opened the door and started to walk in when he grabbed my arm to stop me.

"Emery?" He asked.

"Yeah?" I asked, looking back at him.

"I love you."

"I love you to," I said quietly, then walked into my cabin, placing the note he gave me on my dresser. I quickly changed then plopped onto my bed, feeling happy and complete.

A/N: …Yeah…..there you go. Song in the chapter is called With Me- Sum 41, I don't own it….sadly