Note: Thank you to my friend for editing and beta reading my chapters and all of that. I really appreciate it!
Warning: Bullying, violence, language (I'll add more along the way)
Disclaimer: Pshh, you think I'm Rick Riordan? Please. Also, "Yancy" for the school name is from the first book The Lightning Thief. The actual school name is "Yancy Academy".
Depression
Author: Loving Healer
Chapter Thirty-Four
Grover had decided to come with me for a little while because when I was getting ready, Grover was, apparently, thinking about my relationship with Nico and then ended up not believing me about it. I attempted to convince him that it was all 100% true, but he still didn't really believe me.
I mean, seriously, how much did it take to get one guy to believe one surprising thing?
I knocked on Nico's front door and waited patiently for Nico to open it. Mrs. O'Leary began barking at the door, and I glanced at Grover to find him furrowing his eyebrows in confusion.
"Nico has a dog?" He glanced at me, and I shrugged.
"He does now."
"Did you see his dog yesterday?"
I nodded. "Yeah I did. I don't think she likes me. Apparently she treats me better than most people though. That's what Nico said."
"Oh," Grover simply replied. "What's the dog's name?"
"Mrs. O'Leary," I answered, waiting to see Grover's reaction. He tended to have pretty amusing reactions.
"Mrs. O'Leary," Grover pronounced slowly as if he heard incorrectly. "He named his dog Mrs. O'Leary."
I laughed lightly. "No, okay, look. From what Nico told me, when he got his dog from the shelter or whatever, the last owner wanted to keep the name on his dog. So, now Nico's dog is still called Mrs. O'Leary."
I knocked on the door to make sure he heard me, but I felt as if the barking from Mrs. O'Leary was enough.
"I'm coming!" I heard an irritated voice come from within the household. Yeah, that definitely sounded like Nico: Irritated and cranky.
"Why didn't you just call him?" Grover questioned me.
I blinked blankly. "I didn't even think of it. I just got to the door and the first thing I thought of was knocking."
"At least Mrs. O'Leary was there to bark in case he didn't hear you." Grover shrugged. "I'm hungry now." He sighed. "Cheese enchiladas sound sogood right now."
"You should've just stayed home then instead of coming to see me." I chuckled.
"But I wanted to see if you were actually dating Nico or if you were kidding!" Grover cried.
I rolled my eyes. I opened my mouth to answer him, but the door opened before any kind of sentence could come from me.
The door finally opened to reveal the most beautiful angel that has ever existed. He wore dark gray sweats and a blank black T-shirt. His hair seemed to be messy in just the right places to make it appear natural instead of just some really messy bedhead and he just didn't feel like brushing his hair. His full, plump pink lips just askedto be kissed the more I looked at them.
He stared at Grover with a very perplexed expression as he leaned against the door frame. "Why don't you believe Percy?"
His eyes widened as he stared between the both of us. "Wait, wait, wait. Hold on.You're telling me that my two best friends are actuallydating now?! You guys aren't just playing some prank on me or anything?"
Nico and I shook our heads simultaneously, answering Grover's questions.
"Prove it to me," Grover demanded. "I just... I can't even imagineit." He paused shortly. "Actually, I can't imagine Nico dating anyone."
He rolled his eyes. "Percy, come closer."
I raised an eyebrow, but I trusted Nico enough to know that he wasn't going to do anything stupid. I stepped a bit closer to him, and he threw his arms around my neck and pulled himself against me. His lips touched mine gently, and I probably went to heaven at that moment.
I decided that the most proper way to react to his action was to grasp onto either side of his waist and return the kiss. I could feel him smile against my lips as he kissed me more passionately once my eyes fluttered shut. I could practically guess that Grover was staring at us in disgust as he watched his two best friends kiss each other. It was like some major plot twist in Grover's story or something. Surprise! Your two best friends are dating each other now!
After running out of breath, we reluctantly separated. Nico's plump lips were a bit bruised, but they still looked absolutely kissable. He was breathing heavily slightly from the lack of air, but he seemed just as ready as I was to go at it again.
That was when Grover awkwardly interrupted our eye sex when he cleared his throat.
"Wow guys." Grover chuckled. "You really put on a nice show for me."
Nico and I blushed at Grover's comment. I gritted my teeth and decide to stare at the inside of Nico's house instead since his front door was still open. Nico buried his head deep into the crook of my neck, which I found absolutely adorable. God, his hair smelled absolutely amazing; it was like a beautiful mixture of vanilla and pomegranates. I was definitely using his shampoo if I ever stayed at his house.
Imaging staying at Nico's house with just me and him...
My face became a deeper shade of red as I heated up. It was like I could feel the blood rushing down toward my lower regions as every single fantasy I had of Nico replayed in my mind.
"Er, thanks Grover," I awkwardly replied, clearing my throat and attempting to make the blush across my cheeks disappear-a failed attempt might I add.
Nico glanced up at me with his cute, wide eyes that resembled those of a little child. What I would do to him later would definitely not make him a little child.
Did I really just think that? Damn it Percy!
"I, uh, forgot you were coming to get me. I was sleeping before you knocked on my door." He frowned at the thought of being unprepared and forgetful. "Sorry about that. I was pretending to sleep, thinking it was some guy asking door to door if someone could help and pay his college tuition or something. Then you knocked again and I remembered that you were coming to get me. Sorry, again."
I shook my head, a smile on my lips. "It's fine Nico. It's not a problem really. I could just wait for you to get ready and then we'd be on our way."
Nico glanced at Grover in the corner of his eyes. "What should I tell Grover about family?" He whispered to me.
"You could, uh, just not let him inside?"
"Wow Percy," Nico said a bit more loudly. "That is fucking rude."
I shrugged, chuckling. "Well what other plan do you have?"
"I could lie again?" He offered, but I scowled at the idea.
"So you're going to just lie to Grover?" I asked with distaste in my mouth.
"I don't know!" Nico whispered frantically. "I... I'm not ready to tell him."
"What are you guys talking about?" Grover questioned from where he stood, a few feet away from us.
Nico and I glanced at each other nervously. Nico didn't want to be rude to his friend, but I didn't want to lie to him anyway. It was as if we were arguing with just our eyes alone. I think I won because Nico sighed exasperatedly.
"Come in, Grover." He nodded at Grover. "Percy, come with me to my room, okay? I want to talk to you."
I could faintly see Grover wiggling his eyebrows at me in the background, but I had a feeling that Nico wasn't bringing me into his room just so we could have sex. I mean, I hoped sex was part of the reason. The other reason could be whatever Nico wants to talk about with me because I could tell from his expression that it was pretty urgent.
"Yeah, sure." I answered before releasing my grip on Nico's waist and following him into the empty house.