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Chapter 1:The beginning
I had everything I'd ever wanted. or, so I thought. we had just defeated Gaea. we won. surely, nothing could get in the way of my happiness, right? wrong. dead wrong. after the three days in the infirmary, I realized I loved Will Solace. and he loved me too. it was perfect. then, everything went wrong.
"hey Nico! what's up?" Will asked. I looked at his perfect face, and smiled
"nothing sunshine. what's up with you?" he smiled at my nickname for him
"nothing death boy" I scowled
"you know I hate that name" he laughed
"yep! I know!" he came over and hugged me.
"so sunshine, what brings you to the lake?" he looked at me as if it was obvious
"you. silly" I blushed.
"me?" I asked quietly
"who else?" he asked jokingly. "well, anyway, we're going to be late to dinner if you don't hurry"
"I'm not hungry" I said nonchalant. he growled
"go. to. the. mess hall." then he smirked "doctor's orders" I sighed, he kept pulling that. something about me needing to eat more.
"fine" I grouched, and got to my feet. I was enjoying a nice look at the lake. he grabbed my hand and half pulled me to the mess hall.
"I can walk you know" I grumbled when we got there. he just smiled at me. sighing, I went to sit at my table. he followed me
"what are you doing?" he asked, as if sitting at my table, was a crime.
"sitting down to eat" I replied not looking at him. then, he sat next to me. really? he's not supposed to be at my table! and I told him so.
"I have to make sure you eat something" he replied mischevioussly
"cant you do that from your table?" he shook his head. I sighed. truth is, I didn't really want him to leave. he made me happy by just sitting next to me. I thought of steak and potatoes-just for will-and then I took my plate to the fire, and scraped some in for the gods.
'hades' I thought.
'stay strong' I almost lost it. had I just heard a voice? was I going crazy?! I shook it off. probably just my imagination. I went back to my table. and my 'boyfriend'. wait, did I just think that word? what was wrong with me?
"are you ok Nico?" he asked. my wondering must have been really obvious
"yeah, I'm fine. um, so." I just stopped and sat down. taking a bite of food so I wouldn't have to talk.
"so," he started. trying to make conversation. "how are you?" I chuckled darkly
"fine" I mumbled through my food. I swallowed, and took another bite.
"hey! loser!" came a yell from behind me. I turned, and got a face full of pizza. wiping it off, I looked at the one who called. he was a Hermes camper, and definitely a new kid.
"hey! lay off will ya?" Will told him sternly. he laughed
"ooh! goth boy has a boyfriend!" he sneered the last word. I turned scarlet.
"so what if he does?" Will retorted. the Hermes camper sneered
"goth boy's gay! goth boy's gay!" he started taunting. I stood up. I was pissed. who did this kid think he was?! the air turned cold. and fear seeped through the crowd
"I have a name you know" I growled at him. his knees started to shake, whether from fear or what, I didn't know.
"oh yeah? and what might it be? everyone here just calls you goth boy, or death kid!" he smirked. gaining confidence as he talked "you know, I think no one actually does know your name! I mean, if they did, wouldn't they call you by your name?" the shadows started reacting to my mood. everyone was deathly quiet. I took a deep breath to calm myself down. the shadows backed off, but they were still going wild.
"my name is Nico Di Angelo. and who might you be?" I walked up to him so that we were maybe 2 feet apart.
"my name's Caleb, Caleb Henericks." he said this as if he was saying he was the president.
"so, Caleb" I spat his name "you were taunting me I believe. I have something to say to you" he looked a little afraid. I smirked
"and what did you want to say?" he asked, his voice shaking slightly
"sei un pezzo insolente di merda!" I spat. he just looked stunned. no one else said anything.
"what did you say?" he asked curious, but still taunting
"I said 'you are an insolent piece of crap' in Italian" his jaw dropped, but then he composed himself
"you dare?! you dare call me a piece of crap?! do you know who my father is?!" I started laughing. damn! this kid was so full of it! he thought he was the only one with godly parents?
"yes. you are a son of Hermes. are you not?" he nodded
"yes! I am a son of Hermes! a god! and who might you be?" I laughed again. he was so dumb!
"I am Nico Di Angelo, the ghost king, the silent reaper, the ambassador, and, the son of Hades. lord of the dead!" I said this coldly. he looked like he was going to pee his pants.
"H-H-Hades?" he asked visibly shaking.
"that is what I said" he laughed. he was shaking with laughter I realized. I was pissed to say the least "why are you laughing?!" I growled.
"that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard! hades having kids? please! give me a break! that is ridiculous!" he laughed. I lost it. the shadows sprung up and grabbed everyone there, including Chiron, and I started to squeeze Caleb.
"would you like a one way ticket to meet my father?" I hissed, loud in the sudden silence.
"Nico, stop this right now" I turned, Chiron was looking at me. I realized that I'd grabbed everyone, and not just Caleb. I released all of them.
"s-sorry, I lost control" I muttered. they just glared at me. I felt like becoming invisible. so I did. I melted into the shadows letting them obscure me from view. I ran towards my cabin, and ran inside. slamming the door on the way in. what had I done?! I had just attacked my friends! my family! the only people who accepted me on any level! what do I do now? I was alone with my thoughts. no one came, not even Will.
the next morning was the worst. I got up, and left for breakfast kind of late, so I was the last one to arrive. when I came into view, I saw people poking their friends and pointing at me, whispering things into their ears. I looked at the floor. 'I have dealt with this before'. I told myself 'I can do it again' that didn't stop my hopes from falling when I saw Will whispering in some other Apollo camper's ear. I guess no one cares anymore. I sat at my table and tuned out the whispers around me, hoping maybe, just maybe, that Will would come and sit by me.
That hope was dashed, and then ground into a million pieces when I saw him get up and shoot me a fearful glance before heading out. I could feel the tears coming, so I shadow traveled to my cabin.
three hours later, I heard a knock on the door. wiping the tears off my face I went to answer it.
"hey Nico!" I was pulled into a hug by Frank and Hazel.
"oh, it's just you. hi guys" I sighed. "what brings you here?" I asked as soon as we got inside. Frank was checking out the décor, while Hazel was holding my hand in a sibling way.
"we just wanted to visit" I nodded, she looked into my eyes, and asked really quietly "are you ok?" I sighed, she would find out sooner or later anyway.
"no." her eyes asked me to continue. "I, um, lost control. last night. and now everyone is avoiding me like the plague" she nodded sympathetically.
"I understand. well, if you need a place to stay, camp Jupiter is always open." I nodded. it really wasn't. they all hated me for not telling them about the Greeks sooner, and they hold a lot of grudges against Hades already.
"I know" there was no need for me to tell her that. she was blissfully ignorant. "well, you have fun today. and say hi to Percy and Annabeth for me will ya?" she nodded, and got up.
"come on Frank. we don't have forever you know" she chided. he smiled sheepishly
"coming Hazel" he said, and came over to me "well, its nice to see you man" he said giving me a bro hug. I shrugged him off
"yeah, nice to see you too" I replied looking at the ground. he patted my back, and they left. I groaned, and sat back on my bed. why was I still here? no one here wanted me. my sister was the only one who cared and she lived with a bunch of people who hated my guts! I stood and began pacing. I could leave, but where would I go? the underworld? I could. my father wouldn't mind. and Persephone was finally warming up to me. yes, I would go to the underworld. tomorrow. I still had a foolish hope that maybe they would just forget the incident. I left my cabin, and went to the sword arena to practice.
"oh look! its goth boy!" I turned, and there was Caleb in all his nonexistent glory.
"did you want a round two?" I asked quirking my eyebrow. his eyes darted around fearfully.
"you think you can take me?!" he asked haughty. I inwardly groaned. this kid had a knack for riling me up.
"did I not get my point across last night?" he shook slightly
"I was holding back" he boasted. I growled
"kid. If you value your life. go. away." he looked like he was going to take my advise, but something stopped him
"you know, I don't think I will" he retorted, coming closer. he was barely 3 feet away. I raised my left hand
"want to play?" I asked setting my hand ablaze with hellfire. he turned, and walked a ways away. I took out my sword, and proceeded to train. hacking and slicing, and losing myself in the rhythm of the moves.
about an hour later, I stopped. I was drenched in sweat and needed a shower. I turned to walk back to my cabin, but I came face-to-face with Caleb.
"do you want something?" I asked curtly
"yeah. proof" I snickered
"proof of what?" I asked, setting my hand ablaze again
"proof that you are a disease" he said evilly, then he did something that shocked me. he stuck his hand into the hellfire. on purpose! then he pulled it out quickly and cussed a little, before grinning at me
"why in tartarus did you do that?!" he laughed
"to prove that you are evil" I stared at him
"what?"
"I'm going to go to the infirmary, and tell them that you burned me. who are they going to believe? you with some crazy story that I stuck my hand into the fire? or me. the victim of a mad son of hades?" he laughed maniacally. I stared in horror. he was right. they would never believe me.
"why?" is all I asked
"because you're too stuck up. you need someone to bring you down" I laughed. damn. this kid thought I was stuck up?!
"kid. you have no idea what you just started. I will make your life hell" I said menacingly. he paled, before turning tail and running straight to the infirmary. I didn't stop him. I could have, but then he would just have more reasons against me. I sighed, and shadow traveled back to my cabin to begin packing. it wasn't even lunch time.
about half an hour later, my cabin bore no signs of use. it looked as empty as the day I first came. I sighed, why did that kid hate me so much? I'll probably never know. I left and went to the big house to tell Chiron what happened. he would believe me. surely he of all people would believe me.
boy. if only I knew how wrong that was.
when I got to the big house, I realized that he wasn't there. he must be teaching archery. just my luck! my horrible rotten luck. I never had any luck, so why should I get some now? ugh. I was going to have to wait. and by that time, that little git Caleb will have spread his story around camp, and no one will believe me. I shadow traveled straight to the underworld without telling anyone. hades, they probably wont even send a search party.
"Hello Nico" I turned, and bowed
"Hello father" he sighed
"how many times have I told you? you don't have to bow" I smirked and straightened
"I know. but it feels fitting" he shook his head
"whatever" my dad had finally warmed up to me. he loved me now. and he was probably the only one. Persephone on the other hand, some days the tolerated me, others she yelled at me. she was a mystery.
"well, if it's ok with you. I would like to stay here, in the underworld, for a while" he looked at me, a hint of concern in his eyes.
"why?" I looked at the floor
"I thought you knew" I muttered.
"what?" he was clearly frustrated. but with me, or at me, I didn't know.
"there's a new camper. he's a complete jerk. thinks he's better than everyone else, and he made the mistake of picking on me. I lost my temper, and gave an accidental reminder to everyone of just how powerful I am" he nodded in sympathy.
"I understand" he said simply. I knew he did. isolated from his family because of his domains. he was perpetually alone. that's why he stole Persephone. he wanted some warmth and love. I nodded my good byes and went to my room.
End of Chapter 1.
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also, this might become a HP crossover later. it depends on where the story takes me :)