This is my first fanfic so please don't throw shade.
Me: yes I totally own everything!
Rick: What?
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Me: but-
Rick: no!
Me: but- But-
Fandom: no!
Me: please! Have mercy!
Obama: no! You own nothing! Get on with the disclaimer and start the story!
Me, *crying: please!
Bianca rises from the dead* : no!
Me: fine...*sniff* I own nothing. I'm just a little fan girl writing fanfics on my iPad. I'll start the story now. * crying *
Nico PoV.
I sighed and walked back to Will.
"Ready?" He asked.
"As I'll ever be." I grumble. He laughs and starts walking towards the infirmary. I follow. We arrive to the infirmary and walk down the hall.
Will opens the door to a small room. He turns on the light and I look around.
There was a bed with a night stand, a big cabinet, and lots of medical stuff.
"You'll be staying here for three days so make your self at home." Will tells me.
"Why do I have my own room?" I ask.
"Well you are a more important patient and your staying here for a while. Go ahead and sit down." I sit on the bed and lean back on the pillows.
"So do you have anything that needs immediate medical attention?" Will asks going into doctor mode.
I think about the claw marks from Lycaon. They were stitched up but hurt like hell.
"Umm no..." I lie.
"Hmm...what about those Lycaon claw marks?" He asks, giving me a pointed look.
Wait...how did he know?
"How did you know?" He chuckles.
"It's a gift. I can tell when people are injured, sick, or in need of medical attention." He explains.
Hmm.
I roll my eyes and take my aviator jacket off, hissing as the material rubs against the marks.
I throw it on the ground and look a Will. He was studying the wound.
"Jesus Nico...these are infected. Who stitched them?"
"Reyna...I've never heard a demigod say Jesus."
"My family was super religious. I'm gonna take these out because their doing more harm than healing. Okay?"
I hmm in response. He grabs a pair of medical scissors and looks at me.
"This is gonna hurt really bad so try not to scream.
"Okay." I look away.
I hear the snipping of scissors but don't feel any thing but a pinch at the beginning. Two minutes later Will sighed and muttered "done."
I looked down and almost gagged. The claw marks were dug out of my skin and it was very bloody—
"Woah woah! I didn't say you should look!" Will exclaimed.
"You said done!" I argued.
"Yeah cos i was done with that part i still need to a ton more!"
I sighed and turned away.
Will got up and opened the cabinet. He got a jar of green paste, a baggy of ambrosia, a roll of bandages, and a rag. He set them down on the table next to my bed and wiped of the blood on my arm with the rag. He smeared the green paste on the wound and muttered a prayer to Apollo.
He gave a square of ambrosia and wrapped up my arm with bandages.
The ambrosia tasted like cardboard. Before Bianca died it tasted of a sweet pastry with raspberry cream.
Will stood up and threw away the gloves.
"What did you do?" I asked
"I gave you a shot, to numb your arm—" i whimpered.
"Shot?"
"..yeah, a shot. Why?" He asked confused.
"N-no reason." I replied
He looked at me in shock and then a smirk spread across his face.
"Are you afraid of needles?" He teased. I could feel heat rising to my cheeks.
"No why would i be afraid of needles? Who afraid of needles? Not me. No sir. I'm am not afraid of needles, your afraid of needles. Not me! I'm mean their really scary, and poky and sharp and weird and scary, but like kinda I'm kinda scared of them. I mean whaaaa? I'm not scared of needles your scared of needles not me! But like nobody in their right mind isn't scared of needles. But like not me..." i trailed off realizing i was rambling and sighed.
Will laughed and looked at me in the eye.
"Yess I'm scared of needles." I said in defeat. Will laughed again and picked up a clip board off the nightstand.
"Okay. So i gave you the shot, cut out the stitches and removed the infected area. The paste is a healing paste invented by Apollo himself. It should heal it faster and stop anything from infecting it. The ambrosia helps. And you should know why the bandages are there. But while your in the infirmary ill get you new bandages and reapply the paste every day. After you're out either do in your self or have some one help with that until its healed. Now i need to ask you some questions." He said.
"Okay."
"Name."
"Nico Di Angelo." He rote it down on the clip board
"Date of birth."
"January 28, 1932." Will choked.
"What?" He asked incredulously.
"Did i stutter?" I snapped.
"N-no. Just...how is that possible?"
"I was stuck in a hotel for seventy years with my sister. Time like went fast out side of the hotel. Me and Bianca were only in there for a month." I explained.
"Oh. Um okay. Allergies?"
"None that i know of."
"Family?"
I opened my mouth to speak but closed it again not trusting my self.
"Nico?" Will said.
I sighed. "Umm my mom died when i was like 5, that was before the Lotus hotel and casino, my sister Bianca died when i was ten, on the quest with percy to go save annabeth and Artemis." It took all of my will power not to cry at the mention of Bianca and my mom. "I have a half sister Hazel, my cousins percy and Thalia and Jason but their on the godly side so it doesn't really count. Me and Reyna got really close on our quest to get the Athena Parthenon here, so i kinda consider her family." I tell Will.
He scribbles some thing down on the clipboard and says,
"Umm I'm sorry for your loss? My dog died last year so i can kinda relate?" He says it like an question. I laugh humorlessly and sigh.
"Umm thanks. Sorry about your dog. What was their name?" I say.
"Pancake. She was a pit bull." He smiles.
"Pancake. Are you serious?" I laugh. He glares at me.
"Yes, pancake. You got a problem with that Di Angelo?"
"No no. Just a funny name."
"I was four when i named her so don't judge." He snapped. "Anyway, when did you get vaccinated last?"
"Um I didn't." I say.
"What?! You didn't get vaccinated?! Nico seriously! Have you had any medical attention? Ever?"
"My mom took me to the doctor once when i had a fever but other than that no." I respond slightly worried.
Will gaped. "Well um we'll get you vaccinated another time. Umm next question. When was the last time you slept the whole night, and had at least eight hours of sleep?"
"Umm I don't know, maybe four?" I say shrugging.
"Four days? That's good—" i cut him off
"No, years. Not days."
"What?"
"It's been four years, not four days." I explain. Will makes a noise between a squawk and a whimper. He gapes and stared at me wide eyed.
"Nico do you have any idea how unhealthy that is?! You need to sleep! It's a part of life! If you don't you could pass out from exhaustion at any moment! People hav gone insane from sleep deprivation!"
"I don't have time to sleep." I say. Will rolls his eyes and groans. He face palms.
"Well now you do. Sleep. Ill come back tomorrow morning with breakfast and maybe your friends can visit. Night." He gets up from his stool and walks to the door.
"Woah woah woah, its only like 2, how can you expect me to sleep?" I argue.
"Oh when i turn off the light you'll get like really tired and sleep better, the rooms enchanted."
"Hmm. Okay...but I'm not tired right now so I don't really need sleep. Isn't that kind of unnatural?"
"No, I wouldn't say unnatural more like helpful. And nico you really need to sleep. You have dark circles under your eyes and you look really bad." I glare at him. "Not meant to be offensive! Not like your ugly! Your actually really cute and I didn't mean you look bad i just meant bad as in like you need to sleep."
It took me a moment to register his words and when I did, i would like to say I didn't blush but that would be lying so... my face turned as red as a fire truck and i almost choked on air.
"O-oh." I said.
Wills eyes widened and he looked away quickly. "Umm, yeah get some sleep." He fled from the room and my eyelids got very heavy.
Day two.
I sat up and rubbed my eyes. It took me a second to clear my thoughts and I looked at the digital clock on the night stand.
6:30 am.
Wow. I actually slept.
I could hear the noise from the other patients in the infirmary. I sigh and look around.
On the night stand there is two plates. One had a hamburger and fries and one had pancakes and bacon and a bowl of fruit. It was then that my stomach growled and i grabbed the plate with the pancakes.
The door opened and there was will. He walked in and a group of people followed. It was the remaining of the seven and Reyna.
"Hey Nico." Jason said.
"What." I said.
"Don't be rude to your guests." Will said grabbing some bandages and green paste from the cabinet. He walked over and took off my bandages, inspecting the claw marks. I glare at him.
"Yeah Nico." Percy said.
"No seriously why you guys here?"
"We wanted to visit you." Reyna said. I rolled my eyes.
"Wait." Percy said, looking at Will, and then at his hand which was wrapping bandages around my arm. "Why aren't you brutally murdering him right now?"
I frowned. "Why would i be murdering him?"
"Because you hate physical contact and almost ripped of my arm when i poked you once."
"Yeah but I can't exactly kill my doctor can i?" I said.
"Well there is the rest of the Apollo cabin." Frank said.
"And all of them are afraid of me."
"So?" Percy said.
"So I wouldn't be able to heal." I said like I was talking to a five year old.
"Oh." I rolled my eyes.
"So do you need anything?" I asked again.
"Nico we just want to see you. You don't need to be so sour." Reyna said.
"Yes mother." I muttered.
"What was that?" She snapped.
"Nothing." I grumble.
"Somebody get he popcorn I found a new show I want to watch!" Percy said. I rolled my eyes and finish my pancake.
We visited until will said that i needed to rest and everyone left.
"K. You can just chill here. Ill bring you lunch in a little. You can watch tv if you want." Will said and a tv appeared on the wall.
He left and I turned on the tv.
Next day
Running. Darkness. Blood. Monsters. Memories. Shadows swirling like endless clouds of nothing around me.
A claw raked across my arm and I screamed as poison soaked through my veins. I collapsed.
My eyes shot open. I tried to steady my breathing. My short ragged breath slowed and my fingers traced the scars on my arm.
"Nico?"
I hummed.
"You okay?"
I sat up groggily and looked around at the sevens worried faces.
"Yeah." I told Hazel. "I'm fine."
"Are you sure? You were shaking." Jason said.
"Just...dreaming."
"What about?" Annabeth said.
"Nothing of your concern." I said sternly. "Did I miss breakfast?"
"No actually. Wills said we could take you there." Percy said.
"Cool."
We headed to the pavilion and sat around a table. Will came over and sat with us.
"hey." He said.
"Morning." I said.
"How are you feeling?"
"Good."
"Good as in 'I am done healing today' or good as in 'I'm still healing and need your amazing skills to save my life'?" He asked.
"I'm done healing."
"Great."
Chiron stomped his hoof and the campers quieted.
"Campers. Today I received a pleasant surprise. I was greeted on the porch of the big house today by an old friend. She can only stay for a short time but I believe you will make the most of it." He looked directly at me. "So, welcome to camp my child. You couldn't spend much time with us before but, now you can visit for a while."
A twelve year old girl stepped into the pavilion. She had dark brown hair and dark eyes. She wore a silver parka and jeans. She had a bow over her shoulders and a quiver of arrows at her back. She smiled at me and I could feel my knees buckle.
Will PoV
I heard Nicos sharp intake of breath. Percy and Annabeth's mouths dropped open. Many campers gasped. This girl looked so familiar. Who-
No.
No way.
She said something in Italian to Nico and tears welled up in his eyes. He stood up and they rushed towards each other. Nico enveloped her in a hug and she wrapped her arms around his torso. Bianca was still twelve and nico was now fourteen so he was quite taller than her.
Nicos frame shook and a single tear fell down the side of his face. (Ghost king crying? No way!) campers cooed at the sweet site.
"Awwwwwwww!" Nico flipped them the bird behind his sisters back.
Nico let out a shaky breath and pulled away giving his sister a kiss on the cheek. They exchanged word in Italian. Given the fact that Italian is the language of music, Apollo kids can understand it.
"What are you doing here?" Nico said. "i thought you chose rebirth."
"I did. But I dined again so instead of trying again, i stayed. And then father said you where sad or something so i could visit." Bianca explained.
"Oh. How long can you stay?"
"Three days. Also i want to meet that girl, father said, hazel? Roman?"
"Oh yeah she's a daughter of Pluto." They started walking back to our table.
"Hello." Bianca said as she sat down.
"Hey. You're alive." Percy said.
"Yes. Father let me visit. He said nico was lonely and I'm staying for three days." She explained.
"Oh. Bianca, this is hazel, frank, piper, Jason, Leo-" Everyone winced. "Never mind that last one, Reyna and will." Nico said.
"Nice to meet you all. I heard something about a war?"
Later.
"Hey. Do i need to go back to the infirmary or anything or can i be done." Nico leaned over and whispered to me.
"I just need to change your bandages and stuff first." I told him. He nodded.
"Nico where were you?" Bianca asked.
"Hell." He covered his mouth with his hand. "Sorry. Tartarus." He said quickly looking at hazel. Percy and annabeth stiffened.
"Sorry! Didn't mean to say that!" They relaxed.
"What's up with them?" Bianca said.
"They went to." Piper said.
"Aw. Poor things."
Nico looked a little hurt. I could understand why. His sister had just put these to people she barely knew before her brother.
"Hey, nico we need to change your bandages." I said. He nodded and stood up.
"See ya at the campfire."
Heyyo! I read the reviews and thank you so much for the support! Sorry to keep you waiting on the update, but online school is starting so i have to get ready for that schist. But thanks so much! I was hooked on and then I realized i could write my own and I remember the joy that reading them gave me and I'm so glad i can provide that from you guys! Anyway, you can read the story now!
Chapter two
Nico*
Having Bianca with me again was great. I was just dreading the day she had to leave agin. I knew i was gonna be a mess but i tried to make our time together worthwhile.
On the second full day of having her with us (dad had said three full days, so her first day didn't count, so it's technically four) Bianca and hazel were bonding or something and i was helping Percy teach sword fighting class. (I do not know the terms so don't he me)
We taught the main moves and did a quick spar for example. Soon enough an our went by and percy dismissed the class.
"Hey di Angelo wanna spar? This time no holding back." Percy said smirking. I mirrored the look. Oh percy. Sweet, stupid percy. What did he think i spent my time it the underworld doing? Eating pickles? No, i went and visited the heroes in Elysium, and sparred with them.
"Yeah. Why not." I said.
I took off my aviator jacket and got into fighting stance.
Percy swung first, i blocked easily. We blocked and parried, slashing and jabbing, dodging and swinging, until percy said, "Kay timeout." He was panting. He took a big gulp of water from his water bottle and i did the same. I didn't notice the campers coming into the arena or the hushed whispered of people making bets. I took off my shirt, which was now drenched in sweat.
"Getting bold di Angelo?" Percy said. I rolled my eyes.
"Cmon, you done taking a break or can i finish kicking your ass?"
Percys first mistake was thinking he could catch me off guard. He pretended to swing at my leg, and them switched the direction of his projectile and aimed for my head. I ducked easily and jabbed at his abdomen, leaving a gash.
"Oops." I said sarcastically.
I parried a swing and blocked a jab.
Percy was stronger, and hit harder, but i was smaller and faster, so when percy blocked a fake swing, i rolled under his legs and lightly touched his Achilles heel. Percy stumbled forward and whipped around. He seemed enraged.
"How?" He said quietly.
"I'm observant."
A few parries and strikes later, Percy hit me in the face with the butt of his sword. It gave me a bloody nose.
"Oh gods sorry-" percy said,
"Don't say sorry." I growled and fought harder. It was a blur after that.
Eventually i had percy pinned under me, with my fore arm against his throat, and my hand pinning my sword behind his neck, and his sword poking into his side.
"Give up Jackson." I snarled.
"Okay, I surrender." He said. I grinned evilly and stood up. Tossing him his sword I whipped my nose.
Suddenly i heard applause. I looked around and found the whole camp in the bleachers. I saw many people exchanging handfuls of cash. Mostly the Stolls going around and collecting it.
I quickly picked up my shirt from the bench and pulled it over my head. Great. Now everyone saw my scars.
"Good game Jackson. Better luck next time." I said giving him a fist bump.
Will*
Dam. Di Angelo got abs.
I wonder if he watches tv. I have some good shows he might like.
Nico*
I went to leave the arena and people started crowding me and patting me on the back.
And then a hero emerged from the crowd. Will solace.
"Hey nico, I've been meaning to talk to you, can I have a word?" Thank the gods he sensed my discomfort.
"Yeah." We left the arena.
"So I've been watching this show lately and its called modern family, (I don't own it!) have you heard of it?" He asked.
"Umm no. Ive never watched tv." I said.
"What?!"
"Will, I'm from the 1940s." I reminded him.
"Oh yeah. Well i have some good shows that i wanted to show you."
So there we were. Two dudes, eating Oreos watching some movie called mean girls.
Will had helped me with my bloody nose and I showered while he set up my television to Netflix and chose the show.
Later, hazel and Bianca came in and said it was time for dinner.
"Whatcha watching? Hazel said.
"I honestly don't know." I said.
"Mean girls." Will said.
"Oh! I watched this with Selena in the underworld!" Bianca exclaimed. "But its time for dinner."
The girls left and i go up.
"I need to change." I grabbed a pair of black sweat pants and a grey t shirt and headed to the bathroom.
When i came out (pun very much intended) will was up and putting our snacks back. We headed to the pavilion together and sat down with the seven.
"Finally, we've been waiting!" Said Jason.
"For what?" I asked.
"For you guys! It was taking forever! We wanted to congratulate you!"
"For what?" I asked agin.
"For beating percy in sword fighting." Piper said slowly.
"Oh." I said.
"Oh? Oh?! You beat the greatest sword fighter in three hundred years and you say, oh?!"
"Well yeah, its not that big of a deal, i trained in the underworld." I said.
"With who? The undead?" Reyna teased.
"No. With the heroes in Elysium." I snapped.
"Oh."
"Yeah."
The next day*
I spent the whole day with Bianca. Telling her everything i could think of and filling her in on my life.
We had ended up at the dock, dangling our feet in the water.
"So brother. Anything else you could think of? I don't want to forget you." Bianca said.
"Umm." I'm into guys! I'm gay! I had a crush on Percy! No one will except me! I wanted to say.
"Uhh...i-i-umm-cmon Nico-i," i stutter.
"Oh cmon Neeks. Just spit it out already!" Bianca exclaimed.
"I'mkindofsotofintomenandimattractedtoguyspleasedonthateme!" I said quickly.
"What?"
"Umm... I'm into guys." I clamped my eyes shut. "I'm attracted to men Bianca, I'm gay."
The next thing that happened was one thing I didn't expect. I felt warm arms wrap around me.
"Oh nico! That's nothing to be ashamed of! I'm so proud of you!" She said.
"Wait. Really?" I said.
"Yes!" She pulled away. "Really! Nico that's great!"
"But were from the 1904s, aren't you supposed to-"
"Nico. It doesn't matter what your sexuality is. I love you either way. Your my little brother no matter what!"
"Oh thank the gods." I said in relief. "What did i do to get a sister as amazing as you?" I pulled her into a hug.
At dinner we laughed and talked a lot. At the campfire Bianca told everyone about her other life.
As we walked back to the hades cabin, Bianca grabbed my hand. "Thank you nico."
"What for?" I asked.
"For everything."
"Of corse. Anytime." I pulled her closer and kissed her on the cheek.
"I'm gonna miss you. Wanna stay up until you leave and watch movies and stuff?"
"Of corse."
We were halfway through the new Charlie's angels (A/N! So this might ruin it for some of you, but i want it to be 2020. Like the phones and same music, and TikTok, but no virus. But, they are still the same age as they were in the Blood of Olympus. Does that make sense? If not, pm me! Thanks!) when Bianca started to fade.
"Oh. It's time nico." She said giving me a weak smile.
"What? Oh. I wish you could stay!" I enveloped her in a hug. She held me tightly.
"But I'm not choosing rebirth! So you can visit me in Elysium!" She said. I could feel her life force growing weaker.
"Yeah. Okay. Ill miss you!"
"Ill miss you too. But just remember nico, i love you, and be who you are, not what someone else wants you to be." Her voice sounded distant.
"Ye-yeah okay." I said.
"Goodbye nico! I love you and I'll miss you!" She yelled, and disappeared.
The silence in the room scared me. I wanted her back. I just wanted her ba-
Suddenly i was in Tartarus again. Running trough darkness, holding my side as blood leaked through my fingers.
Nico Di Angelo. Come to fight? Or come to die? Both? I tripped and scraped my hands on the shards of glass that litter the ground.
I screamed when i felt claws slash my face.
"No!" I screamed. I was back in my cabin, curled in a ball in the far corner of my bed, against the wall. The shadows swirled around me.
Come nico, join us. Millions of voices whispered.
My hands exited black smoke and i waves of darkness rolled off of me. A shadow wrapped around my neck, choking me.
Do it the spirits whispered. I crawled over to my nightstand and opened the drawer. I looked at the blade. I started reaching out when the hades cabin door burst open. The shadows evaporated and i closed the drawer quickly.
I curled up into a ball again and peeked at the door way. Will solace was standing there with a worried expression.
"Nico." He rushed over to me, sitting on the edge of the bed. He checked my pulse. "What happened?" He observed my tear steamed face.
"I-i don't know." I whispered. "Bianca left and i-" Will kicked off his shoes and sat crisscross applesauce, pulling me into his lap. He scooted so he was leaning against the head bored. "I just panicked." I said, hugging him. "How did you know?"
"Me and your friends were hanging out in Percy's cabin and hazel sensed something wrong so she asked me to check on you."
"Do you have Ptsd?" He asked i nodded.
"Tartarus." I said.
"Oh nico." He whispered. "Your not there anymore. Your safe at camp, in your cabin. It's okay." I nodded.
And that's how Jason found us in the morning. Me curled up in wills arms, with my head resting on his shoulder and his arms around me with his head settled on top of mine.
Jason*
I wonder where nico is. He usually isn't this late for breakfast.
"Hey. I'm gonna go check on nico." I told the group. They nodded.
I knocked on the door. No response.
I opened the door "Hey nico-" i stopped.
There was nico, curled up in will solaces lap, with his head on wills shoulder and arms around his torso. Wills head was resting on nicos and his arms were wrapped around his waist. I gasped and ran back to the pavilion. I may or may not have been squealing like a fanfgirl the whole way.
"Jason! Jeez, what's wrong?" Piper said.
"You guys! Guess what i just found!" I said jumping up and down, shaking my hands everywhere.
"What, dude are you good?" Percy said.
"Yes I'm fine I'm just exited! Guess what guess what!" I said.
"What?" They all said.
"I just walked into the hades cabin, and i found," i paused for dramatic affect. Everyone leaned in. "Nico, and" i drew out the word. "Will solace cuddling!" I screamed. I had attracted the attention of every camper in the pavilion. Everyone went ballistic.
"What!?" Hazel screamed. (She had spent the night in Percy's cabin wit the rest of the seven sorry i didn't make that clear)
"No way no way no way!" Piper yelled bouncing up and down in her seat.
"I knew it!" Annabeth said crossing her arms over her chest.
"You guys chill!" Frank said trying to calm them down.
"Our little Angel is growing up so fast!" Reyna said whipping a fake tear away.
"I didn't know nico knew how to cuddle." Clarisse said from the next table over.
"What? So I'm still not his type but will solace is?!" Guess who said that.
"I know I know." I said. "But for the record, i get credit." I said.
"What for grace?" A new voice asked. I whipped around to find nico, glaring daggers at me. Will solace was standing rather closely behind him. I had a feeling he new what for.
"Umm. Nothing." I said.
They both continued to glare at me.
"Uh huh. And did you expect me to believe that?" Nico said.
"No." I said.
"Good." Nico said. "So, what do you want credit for?"
"Umm finding you and will cuddling." I said quietly. Even as a son of Jupiter, and part of the seven, and one of the strongest demigods alive, i was still cowering away from this emo fourteen year olds glare.
He walked over to me and grabbed me by the hair,
"Ow, ow, nico, that hurts!" I said.
"It's supposed to. Stop whining." He spat, and suddenly i was surrounded by darkness. I could hear tortured screamed from the spirits and shadows surrounding us. Then were spit out in front of the hades cabin and nico swung open the door and shoved me to the ground inside. He slammed the door shut and turned around. I scrambled away quickly.
"So. Would you like to explain to me why you were in my cabin without permission?" Nico said.
"Umm well i-i was gonna c-come get you fro breakfast, and um-uh y-ou didn't answer the door so i came inside and i-i found you and w-will so i got exited a-and went and told everyone." I looked away.
"And did you ever think that maybe me and Will didn't want you telling everyone?"
"Umm welll I didn't expect you to com dint it the pavilion."
"So you were talking about it behind both of our backs." He concluded.
"Well ye-"
"For the the love of the fucking gods Jason! GROW THE FUCK UP!!!" He bellowed. I'm pretty sure the campers in the pavilion could hear him.
"I'm sorry I didn't-"
"You obviously didn't think this through." He finished for me. I nodded. I felt like a five year old being scolded by their mother. Except i was a seventeen year old being yelled at by a fourteen year old.
"Listen Jason. Look at me when I'm speaking to you." I looked up, wincing.
"You only know because i was forced to admit to someone, and you happened to be there. You have one job and that is to keep the secret. Okay? I don't need the entire camp knowing until I'm ready." He growled.
"Okay." I said. "Can i ask why you guys were cuddling?"
"Last night when Bianca left, i had a Ptsd episode and hazel sensed it and asked will to check on me and he happened to be the one who comforted me." He snapped. "And we fell asleep."
I snickered.
"WOULD YOU BE LAUGHING IF YOU WENT THROUGH TARTARUS ALONE?! JASON THIS ISN'T A LAUGHING MATTER." He screamed.
"Sorry." I said quickly.
"Gods. Why do your friends appreciate you." He sighed. He grabbed my hair and dragged me over to the door. He swung it open and tossed me out like a rag doll. I landed wrong on my shoulder and winced.
"Remember. You have one job. Don't fuck up." He said loudly. The campers looked confused. Nico slammed the door and i laid there for a few minutes. I got up and headed to the pavilion.
"So. Who wants to go the lake later?" I asked.
Will*
I walked over to a different table and sat down with Lou Ellen and Cecil.
"Hey will." Lou wiggled her eyebrows.
"No."
Later*
I walked down to nicos cabin with bandages and the green paste.
I knocked on the door. "Nico." I said.
"Come in."
I walked in and found nico lying on his stomach with a pencil in his hand, drawing in a sketch book.
"Falling, by Harry styles (slowedreverb) was playing. (I listen to it when i feel depressed and it just kind of helps me cry more.)
"Hey. Time to change your bandages."
"Okay." I walked over and peered at his drawing. I gasped.
"Nico that's really good. Where did you learn that?" The drawing was terrifying. I cant even describe it.
"Umm. I'm just going off my memory. Drawing helps me cope with Tartarus." He shrugged.
He sat up and i started changing his bandages.
"How do you feel?" I asked. "After shadow traveling you must be tired." I said.
'Yeah. Umm sorry about that." He said sheepishly.
"Just don't do it again." I said.
For the rest of the month, Nico was happy. With an exception of missing Bianca and ptsd episodes. Nico and will bonded a lot and nico considered him his best friend. Will spent most night in the hades cabin. There was no rule against having two people of the same gender alone in a cabin.
The seven were glad that nico was happy again. Even though he was still moody and rude most of the time, he was seen smiling at something will said.
Flash back
Percy and hazel were walking to the hades cabin to ask nico if he wanted to hang out, when they reached the porch and stopped.
Laughter. Laughter was coming from the hades cabin. Nicos laughter. Something they hadn't heard in a long time. And someone else's laughter. There was a crash and the laughter paused to be replaced by harder laughter. The kind that almost sounded like crying. Percy and hazel looked at each other and went inside.
What they found was never spoken of again.
Nico and will were clutching there stomachs from laughter. Will was on Nicole's bed pointing at nico, who was on the floor. They both had tears streaming down their faces and both didn't notice hazel and percy. Their laughter subsided to giggles. It stopped. And then nico and will looked to the door way. They saw percy and hazel and looked back at each other. Nico snorted and their laughter returned. harder than ever (that's what she said). Will started coughing and nico gasped for breath.
Percy and hazel left quickly. They just told the group he was busy.
But yes. Nico was happy. Until Hera decided to be more of a bitch. (Ohh, surprise, surprised (did you sense my sarcasm?).
The great idea was, have everyone have to see everyones life. Each person would be selected, and there would be a movie type thing. Except the movie showed parts of the persons life.
"We'll start with the worst first, so the younger kids cant watch this one." Hera had said. A projector and a white sheet appeared on a wall.
"We're starting with Nico Di Angelo."
