Nico
By the second week in June, young demigods from all around make their way up the strawberry hills and through the archway into Camp Half-Blood. The girls squeal like pigs when they reunite with long distanced friends and the guys yell their masculine calls to their 'bros'. Meanwhile, I walk a lonely path, my destination not my friends or my cabin, but the Big House.
I feel stupid for coming up so soon this summer. I hardly ever come the first week of camp. I normally keep to myself in the Underworld and only come up for a week of each summer month. I'm used to my routine in the depths. This is very out of routine but I tell myself I have to be here for such an important occasion
It's been almost three years since the war with Gaea. This year is the year the only people who I remotely care about up and leave. They all decided to wait until they could spread their wings. Nobody waited for me. I'm happy for them, I really am, I just wish I wasn't so pitiful as well. I've decided to come spend the whole summer with them before they dip on me.
Percy and Annabeth will officially be leaving for New Rome in order to start their lives together. They already have plans for an apartment and steady jobs over there.
Jason and Piper have decided to rent a quaint little house near the camp and of course will continue to be counselors and trainers for many demigods to come.
And sadly, as I watch the 19 and 20 year olds make decisions to head into the future, I'm left behind wishing I had someone to make plans with.
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I walk up on the porch of the big house and lean against the railing by Mr. D's card table.
"It's summer time, it's not the right season for the half dead to walk the earth", he says to me with a glance over and an eye roll.
"Well it looks like it's not the right season for grapes to grow", I shoot back as I squash a pile of grapes with my fist that were sitting on his plate. He looks up and squints at me with an angry scowl.
"You think you're funny, kid?", he says, clearly agitated.
"Matter of fact, yeah I do", I state, pushing my limits. He looks at me so intensely that purple flames ignite in his iris. A deep voice clears his throat and I look over to see Chiron walking up to us.
"Easy, boys. It's the first day of camp", he says to us as if we're two campers, which is funny considering the fact that neither me or the wine god are campers here.
"Just having fun, Chiron", I say calmly with a shrug of my shoulders.
"It's nice to see you Nico, what brings you up so early?" He asks.
"I'm staying the whole summer", he looks at me with a shocked expression. " only because my friends are all grown up and leaving...", I bite my tongue about the part where I wish to be along side them.
"Well my boy, you're always welcomed here. You'll always have friends here", he says and I almost laugh.
"You sure about that? Because I'm not", I say in tone somewhere between bitterness and sadness. He's about to respond when a girl runs up to him. She's facing him and my curiosity has been struck.
"Chiron, the damn Nemesis sons took my bow. It's too early in the summer for this bullshit. I was gonna do something about it when I remembered our deal and came to give you the goods", I'm shocked as to how comfortable she is cursing in front of him. Her hair is brown but has those summertime highlights, and falls in loose curls to the middle of her back. She has on a pair of solid black vans, faded shorts that hug an area I'm quite fond of and a common Camp HalfBlood t-shirt. I notice a dagger sheath sticking out of shorts at her hip. Not bad I think to myself. I see her handing him something orange and white. A bottle of pills. Well I know where pills are if I need them.
"We'll get it back, girly. For now, focus on getting your bunk and unpacking. I watch her fly down the steps angrily and run toward the cabins. It won't take me long to find out who she is, I promise myself.
author's note: okay, so hi guys, hi fellow Percy Jackson lovers. Before I get soooo much criticism pleassseee bare with me. I read all Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus books about 6 years ago and I have not been able to get this story idea out of my head. yes, I know Nico is gay, I know my plot and timing is not correct, I know I'm probably gonna make a boo-boo here and there because I haven't read the series in so long. But I simply, absolutely, cannot for the life of me get this story line out of my head. It's been brewing since I was like 13 and I'm currently a senior in high school! So I know many will frown upon this story but I feel like I need to get it out and complete it. I'm hoping that Nico lovers of all kinds will support me though, and I love good feed back.
Also, if any of ya'll are interested in The Mortal Instruments, I have another story out called ' City of Love and Scars' and I've gotten a lot of good reviews on so please go check it out. love, Demigodshadowhunter