Sorry about taking so long to update, I've been having so computer issues.

Nico's P.O.V.

I wake up from the best night of sleep I've had in years and smile when I feel Jason's forehead on my shoulder. But my smile quickly disappears when I realize what time it is. Shit, I think as I panic. Shit! Shit! Shit! Fucking hell! Fucking fuck me! I continue to panic as I sleepily stumble along as through on some new clothes.

"Jason," I say, poking his side. "Wake up! Seriously dude, wake the fuck up!" He sleepily opens his eyes and to make sure he stays that way I make sure he understands what is going on. "You have like, two minutes to get ready for breakfast." Suddenly, he doesn't look tired as he rushed toward the door before abruptly stopping in his tracks. "I'm not in my cabin." "No," I answer. "No you're not dipshit now get your ass over here. We are going to shadow travel to your cabin, so don't let go of my hand no matter what." I grab his hand and pull the shadows towards us. Holding his hand tightly, we fall through the shadows. It is a really quick trip, but I just woke up so when we step into his cabin I fall against him.

"Wow! Hey are you alright?" I nod, slightly smiling because that's the first time in years since someone has asked me that. I stand up, still smiling. Jason walks over to his dresser and grabs some clothes. "Hey, what's with that big grin of yours?" He asks as he slips off his shirt. I look down at the ground quickly, feeling my face heat up as I answer. "It's just that no one has asked me that in a long time." He stops getting dressed and slowly turns around. "Wait.. No one has asked you if you were alright in a long time?" I nod, still looking at the ground. "Well, that's going to change with me around." I nod again, feeling my face my face heat up even more. I am so embarrassed that I don't notice what Jason is doing until I feel his lips pressed softly against my forehead.

"Jason." I say my voice sounding higher than usual. "Shouldn't you be getting dressed?" He laughs and gently lifts my face so that I am looking him in the eyes. "Yes, I should be. But right now I feel like I should be saying something very important. So that you know that I'm falling in love with you. That I'm already in love with you. That I'm going to help you through anything happens today and anything else that happens in our future." I look at Jason feeling my love for him growing like a wildfire. "I feel the same way Jason. I – I think I'm in love with you." Jason gives me a smile before saying, "I know." I push Jason away from me and roll my eyes. "What? What did I do?" He whines sadly, but still unable to wipe that smile of his damn face.

"Just hurry up and finish changing. I'm going to the sword arena, so I'll be late to breakfast by 10 to 15 minutes. "K see you th-" The sound of the conch being blown cuts him off. Jason laughs, "I had more than two minutes. I'll give you that." I laugh, and as I laugh I see Jason watch me with loving way. A huge grin on his handsome face. "What?" I ask him wondering why he was looking at me like that. "You need to laugh more Nico, you look cute when you laugh." I look down trying to hide my face. "I'll see you later." "Later babe." I roll my eyes once again, gathering the shadows around me. The whole time staying silent, knowing that if I respond in any sort of way I will be trapped in a never ending conversation. So I step forward and free fall through the shadows.

I land in the sword arena kneeling on one knee, sworn in hand. I am about to stand up when I hear someone shout, "hey Nico!" I cringe because I recognize the voice. The voice that I will know no matter when or where I hear it. It's Percy I know it is, and I know that I can't face him. I know that I won't be able to look him in the eyes, not yet. I start to gather the shadows around me and I am seconds away from dropping back into the shadows when I feel a hand on my shoulder.

I release the shadows and turn around. I expect to see the usual smile on Percy's face, but instead what I see is completely different. He looks worried, slightly scared, and his eyes are welling up with tears. "Percy, what's wrong?" I ask carefully because I'm scared he might break if I'm not careful. "Oh, uh, nothing." He say before wiping his eyes. "I'm just a little tired. Oh! And guess what!" I look at him, his body language showing that he is both extremely happy and extremely nervous. "What?" "Well, so what happened is that Annabeth just asked me to talk to her later. To me, she actually looked calm and happy. You know, like how she used to be around me." My heart sinks and I lower my head, trying to hide the guilt that must be clearly written on my face. I want to tell him the truth, but I can't. Annabeth has to be the one that tells him, it's the only way he'll accept the truth.

"What do you think Nico?" I realize that Percy is still talking, not only talking but that he had just asked me a question. I look up, knowing that I probably look like I am drowning in sadness. "Sorry I got lost in thought, what do I think about what?" "I asked if you think that maybe, Annabeth and I just might be able to fix things." "Uh... I don't know." I say, biting my bottom lip to keep me from telling him everything. "Just… Just be careful around her today Percy." "Nico, do you know something that I don't?" I shake my head. I'm so sorry Percy, I think, you don't deserve this. But… But I just can't deal with this right now. "See you later Percy." "Wait-" I don't hear what he says next because I drop into the shadow faster than I ever have before. In only a blink of an eye, I get thrown out of the shadows, slamming down on the bench of Jason's table.

"Holy crap!" Jason shouts, staring at me with his eyes wide in shock. I feel a tear run down my face as I look up towards Jason. "Hey, are you okay?" I just look at him, wondering what I should say. "Nico, what is it? Whatever it is, you know you can tell me." I realize what I should tell him after he says this; I should tell him the truth. "I –I ran into Percy at the sword arena." I explain trying to focus on keeping my voice steady instead of what just happened. "And he told me that Annabeth wants to talk to him later. Jason looks down knowing as well as I do what that means. "The worst part was that he looked sort of happy. He started saying how he might be able to fix his relationship with her." Jason shakes his head, his anger written clearly on his face. Despite how easily I can see his emotions, he doesn't say a word, allowing me to finish explaining what happened. "I just couldn't keep talking to him because I know the truth, so I ran. I just can't stand knowing that later today. His heart is going to shatter. Hopefully, it's over quickly because his heart has been falling apart piece by piece for way too long. It's not fair, but I hope he can get past it quickly just so that he can stop being in pain." "I know it's no fair Nico, but sadly, that's probably the best thing that could happen in this situation. "

A silence falls around us until a dryad puts a plate of scrambled eggs and bacon in front of me. I only get a few bites before I hear Percy's voice, making me choke on my food. "Jason! Nico!" Jason stares at Percy as he sits down on the bench next to me. "Hey Percy, what's up?" Jason asks, acting like nothing is wrong. "Not much other than a date with Annabeth after lunch." I look down at my plate to avoid looking at Percy as I snack on some bacon. "Well good luck with your dare, bt Nico and I should go make our sacrifices to the gods. So we'll see you later."

Jason hops up from the bench and grabs both of out plates from the table. I get up and follow him to the fire where he throws both of our plates in. I risk a quick glance at Percy who looks confused, but still happy as he gets up and practically frolics to his table. I look back towards Jason and notice that his muscles are tense, each movement radiating an unhidden anger. "Are you okay?' I ask Jason, he quickly responds by shaking his head. "No because… because it's not right what Annabeth and Piper did. Especially Annabeth, she knows what's going to happen to Percy. Annabeth is an awful person! She's a-" "Bitch, I know." I sigh and look at Jason. "Now that you truly understand how I have felt for the past few years, let's go to the sword arena. I know you'll feel better after you fight someone." He nods, "sounds like a plan."

We walk towards the sword arena in silence, trapped in our concern for Percy. Suddenly I realize something, something that worries me. Unable to ignore it, I impulsively blurt out my thoughts . "So you think that Percy will understand our relationship?" Jason stops walking, and somehow his muscles tense up even more. Immediately I begin to panic, my thought spiraling into the depths of Tartarus. This is my fault, I think as I feel my facial expression go blank. I look at Jason, already feeling my emotions fading into numbness s he turns around. I look at the person I am only just starting to love with dead eyes. But he doesn't' look mad or upset like I thought, like I feared. Jason just looks sad and worried. His sadness only gets easier to see as he notices the dead look in my eyes.

"Nico, I need you to listen to me. Actually listen. Okay?" II nod, lying and unable to speak because I'm barely able to hold up the shield I'm hiding behind. "Nico please listen to me and please don't ever feel the need to lie to me." Jason begs, his voice shaking violently. "You know.. I can tell when you're hiding behind a mask. I know because I often hide behind a mask too." I look at Jason in shock as the shield I was hiding behind crumbles. "Look Nico, look at my face and tell me who you see." "Jason Grace." "Yes, but Jason Grace who? Jason Grace the brave and fearless praetor. Or Jason Grace, the boy behind the mask. The boy that has been ripped apart and left to rebuild with what was left more times than he can count." Jason takes a step towards me. "The boy who is in love and still falling in love with you."

I tears run down my face as I say, "the boy who is falling in love." "Yes I am. Now I'm going to tell you the truth. I don't know. I don't know how he will react when Annabeth tells him what she did. I don't know if he will understand our relationship. What I do know is that we have to do this one step at a time. The first step is for him to know what Annabeth did. So let's go practice with sharp deadly sticks like idiots stick until Percy needs us." A weak laugh escapes my lips despite the fact I am still silently crying. "Come on let's go." Jason says before turning and walking towards the sword arena.

When we get to the sword arena we slash, stab, and dodge. We skip lunch, not wanting to run into Percy again. So we continue an almost endless cycle of slashing, stabbing, and dodging. That is, until the wind unexpectedly picks up. Then it suddenly begins to rain, but when I look up there's not a single cloud in the sky. I look at Jason who gives me a nod before we run outside. We get outside and look around looking for the source of the wind and rain. When we see it, I can only describe it as terrifying. The source of this chaotic weather is a hurricane like storm near the lake. This storm looks violently and somehow indescribably sad. I put my hand on Jason's shoulder, "the fastest way over there is to shadow travel." Jason gives me a quick nod and grabs my hand. I hold his hand tightly as I gather the shadows. When there are enough shadows, I step forward pulling Jason into shadows with me. The storm must have interfered with my abilities because we appear b the storm five feet above the ground. Instead of falling and breaking a bone, Jason grabs my waist and lowers us down safely.

We land on the ground and immediately hear Piper and Annabeth yelling to my left. I look to see what is going on, but I end up having more questions than answers. Annabeth is clinging onto the dock while Piper is trying to pull her up. But it seems like something much stronger is pulling her down, Jason runs over to see what is going on. I follow curious about what is happening, but otherwise I could care less if she drowns. Sadly, whatever it was, let go as soon as we got there. Annabeth climbs onto to dock faster that I could think fuck, she's still alive. "What happened?" Jason asks clearly only curious. "I was just… Talking to Percy. Then Percy freaks out and the naiads try to drown me!"

I start to roll my eyes but an elegant voice speaks calmly. "That's not quite true is it young demigod." I look around trying to figure out who is speaking. As I'm looking around, Jason taps my shoulder and points to the lake. I can only stare in shock as a woman rises from the water. The only reason I am shocked is because she is stunningly beautiful. When I say that, it seriously means something. It means something because women aren't really visually appealing to me, but this naiad is extremely beautiful. Her skin a lovely light blue. The way her hair moves like she is still underwater is hypnotizing. Her bright green eyes practically glowing as she glares at Annabeth.

She walks towards me before continuing to speak. "What actually happened was the cruel awakening of a hopeful heart." I look down sadly. "You see," the naiad explains. "He was still hopeful that things would work out, as he explained this to Annabeth her brow furrowed. She quickly stopped his cheerful chatter and quickly told him of her dastardly affair. He tried to tell her something, but before he could utter a single word she told him that their relationship had ended a long time ago. That anything he said would be similar to hoping a dead animal was just sleeping. With those words crushing his spirit, he hopped out of the boat. Percy's last act of kindness towards this woman was running across the top of the water to the land across the way. So that when his emotions took control, she would be safe from harm." She looks sadly towards the storm."In the middle of that storm in where he is crying out the torments of his broken heart."

The naiad turns towards Annabeth. "In fact we were not trying to drown you, but save you to respect Percy's wishes. The only reason it might have felt that way, is because you lost your balance causing you to fall into the once calm water. After that, you were at the mercy of the thrashing tides that reflect the emotions the one you once claimed to love. Honestly without our help, you would have died." The naiad turns back towards us. "Now you two, you must go to Percy. To get through the storm, calmly approach the wind and rain. Then place your intertwined hands within the storm. His subconscious will recognize you when you do that. When you see an opening appear in the storm, walk through. Walk through and help him. He may be a hero, but even heroes need to be saved sometimes." With that she disappears back into the water.

"You heard what the naiad said, we should go. When a naiad speaks, you listen. Especially when it's about the son of the sea god." I nod and I grab Jason's hand as we run towards the storm. We do as the naiad directed and place out intertwined hands into the storm. A hole appears in the storm, allowing us to reach the center of the storm where we see Percy on his knees. He is screaming and crying while his hand keep a tight grip on his hair.

I let go of Jason's hand and rush over to Percy, kneeling in front of him. I look at Jason nervously, he gives me a small nod of encouragement. I look back towards Percy who still hasn't notices us because his eyes are shut as he cries. I put my hand on Percy's shoulder and he opens his eyes. My heart breaks looking into his eyes because his usually bright green eyes are dim. His eyes are sad and broken. "N-n-nico wh-what are you… What are you doing here?" His voice shaking and cracking while tears run down his face, and it hurts to see him like this. But instead of showing him the pain I feel, I do something I know he's been doing for years. Something he does for everybody else. It's his turn to be saved. "I'm here to help you." I answer truthfully and I give him a small smile. "But, but why?" "Because, I care about you Percy. I care about you and hate to see you in pain. So let me help you." Percy hesitates before answering by nodding.

"So first things first, what happened?" I brace myself for whatever I might heat next. Whatever truthful, sad story that is about to be told. Percy takes a deep breath calming himself down before he begins explaining. "I went to the lake for my date with Annabeth. She was smiling and acting like everything was fine. But when we got to the middle of the lake, I – I started blurting out my thoughts. Annabeth shut me up as fast as she could and told me what had happened. I wasn't upset really, even I thought that moving on was a good idea at this point if we thought we couldn't work it out. B-but then she told me," a sob escapes from Percy. "She… She told me that our relationship had already ended a long time ago. Th-that's what got to me, because I don't… No, because I didn't, feel the same way. Not even close. F-for…" Percy stops abruptly and breaks down crying, the storm matches his emotion by getting worse. "F-for th-th-the l-longest time, a-all I did w-was l-love her." Percy sobs. "P-parts o-of my life j-just g-gone and to be t-told th-that I w-wasted all of th-that time." He breaks down sobbing before he shouts, "it's not fair!" Percy continues crying and the storm violently thrashes around us. When Percy calm down a little, so does the storm.

I know the next thing I tell him won't be comforting, but I have to say it anyways. "It's not fair Percy, You're right. Life really isn't ever fair." Percy looks at me his eyes drowning in guilt as a tear runs down his face. "You know, I still think it's my fault. I've never stopped blaming myself." I can only stare at him wide eyed as he continues. "I could have done something! I should have done something! But… But I was a coward, so it's my fault. It's my fault she died, and it' my fault for everything that happened to you after that." "Percy," I say, my voice shaking. "It… It's not your fault. I –I never blamed you. I was just a kid, I was just lashing out." "But I should have been there!" He shouts angrily, angrily at himself. "Once she died, it was on me! You were my responsibility! I should ha-" "Percy!" I yell. "Shut up! You were only a kid back then too! So suck it up and realize you can't change the past. Move on, look at whou we are now. Remember what I promised you." I finish trying to get it through his thick skull that it's not his fault. Bianca dies, it's still sad and still hurts. But I never really blamed him, truthfully I will never blame him.

Percy looks at me eyes wide in shock before returning to the sad broken look his eyes had been drowning in before. But this time, the sadness is just a little different and I can't figure out what it is that is making it different. The storm around us is starting to calm down as Percy speaks. "You're right. You are absolutely tight. And you promised me, you promised me you would stay." He says looking at me, his sad eyes starting to shine with hope. "So I am just going to ask one more thing, will you sit on the hill near the beach with me tonight? Just watch the sunset and talk about… About stuff?" I sneak a glance at Jason who gives me a subtle nod. "Sure Percy. I have some… Stuff to talk about too. So about what time do you want to meet up?"

The wind completely stops and he gives me one of his goofy smiles. "Uh… I guess that depends on what time it is." Percy laughs and I get up. I put my hand out and he takes it so that I can help him up. "Well you better go ask. I'll wait here while you go figure that out." "Okay, I'll be right back." With that he runs over to the nearest camper to find out what time it is. "So you have a date with Percy, on a scale of one to ten how happy are you?" Jason asks a smirk on his face. "Nine," I say casually. "Why only nine" Jason asks, his voice heavily laced in curiosity. "Because you stole my ten." "Oh," he says. "Oh, okay. I, uh, well now I don't know what to say. That was both the sweetest thing you've ever said and the cheesiest thing you've ever said." "I mean it," I tell him. " Now shut up, Percy is on his way back.

Percy has a nervous smile on his face as he walk up to us. "Apparently, the middle of my storm was similar to mythical areas. Time passed differently in there, so there is only like a half a hour or so until sunset. So you can go get ready whil I set up the hill." "Sounds good," I say. I'm about to turn around when Percy grabs my wrist. "I'll pick you up from your cabin if you want." He says blushing, the blush brings out Percy's green eyes. "I would love if you come get me, thanks for offering." Percy blushes even more before rushing off towards the hill.

"Okay! Let's go get you ready for your date." Jason says with a smirk as he grabs my hand. I shadow travel us to my bedroom and then I sit down on my bed planning to relax until the date. But sadly, Jason has other plans in store because I see him searching through my dresser. "Hey Nico," he says as he turns around. "Which shirt do you want to wear?" I almost laugh at the shirts he is holding up because they are both too small. "Neither, they don't fit. "Oh really?" "Yes really." "Then you shouldn't mind getting off your lazy, pale ass and proving it." I sigh and roll my eyes as I get up from my bed. Jason hands me a black v neck t-shirt. I slip off the shirt I'm wearing and throw it into a random corner before slipping the v neck on. When I pull the shirt down so that it fits right, Jason smirks. "I like how it looks on you." I laugh and look at him skeptically. "While I'll admit it is not as tight as I thought, I don't think it will look good like this." I explain trying to talk him out of dressing me up.

Unfortunately, I end up encouraging him. "I knew you would like it. Now, let me find you a full outfit to go with that shirt. He ruffles through my clothes and somehow manages to find a white jacket in my clothes. A white jacket, I think, where in the hell did I get a white jacket! It doesn't matter because Jason throws the jacket on me. Then he folds the sleeves of the jacket so that they end just above my elbows. He looks around before grabbing two black rubber bracelets from on top of my dresser. You know, the nerdy ones you get from Hot Topic. He slides my team Castiel on my right wrist and team Dean on my left wrist. I almost laugh because I ship Destiel, but I don't laugh because Jason looks intensely serious as he searches through my drawers.

Finally, he finds whatever he was looking for and turns around. When he shows me what it is I can only stare, stunned by its existence. It's a camp necklace, but I've never had one. I've never had one, but in front me is a camp necklace with three beads on it. A maze bead, the empire state building bead, and this year's bead. This year's bead is half orange half purple with CHB carved on the orange side and SPQR on the purple side. "Where did you get this?" I ask amazed, but Jason just shakes his head. "You mean… Someone else… Did Percy?" Jason nods. "But.. But how/" "Well," Jason begins to explain. "He got some Hecate kids to duplicate the first two beads off of his necklace for you. Then he got this year's bead for you when they were handing them out. Percy told me to give it to you a few days ago, but I left it in a drawer thinking you would find it. Obviously, I was wrong. Anyways you should wear it tonight." I nod agreeing with him, speechless as Jason puts the necklace on me.

When he finishes, he ruffles my hair. "You're all set to go my little zombie." He says mockingly. "Haha stormy, I'll be going now." I only get the door part way open before Jason pulls me back towards him and into a passionate kiss. We kiss like that for a little while before he pulls away. "That was for good luck." Jason says, a mischievous gleam in his eyes. I laugh and walk towards the door. Before I open it, I tilt my head wondering if the door is still in the same position that I had left it in. I just shake my head and ignore it, walking out the door. I look around and see Percy walking this way, smiling and looking as happy as he could possibly be. That was a close one, I think as I pull the door shut behind me. I'll try to update sooner you guys.