Hell no!

Chapter 4 Talking with the girls (Nico)

''Okay everyone,'' the coach said, ''we're going to play basketball.'' I groaned. I hate basketball, and I'm really bad at it. I'd rather go running. ''I want everyone to match with someone from the other school. Jason, Percy, Will, you three choose someone to play with.''

Jason picked Piper, which she looked happy about. She obviously liked the guy, and I thought he was okay. Percy and Hazel paired up, they seemed to be becoming friends and Percy seemed interested in Annabeth anyway, so I had no problem with that.

Then it was Will's turn to pick someone. The obnoxious guy smirked and then said, ''Okay, I choose to play basketball with Nico!''

What? Fuck! I think I looked very angry, but Will kept smiling. After everyone was paired up, I walked to Will.

''What the fuck? Why the hell did you pick me?'' I said angrily. He just smiled. I really don't like him.

''No reason, I just want to get some info from you!'' he said happily.

''Ugh,'' I answered. He's using me to get to Hazel, I guess, luckily he didn't pair up with her!

But then, if partnering with him wasn't horrible enough, he started asking questions about Hazel, and then about me. When I didn't answer any, he started asking questions about my old school, which I didn't answer either. But unfortunately that got him interested so he started asking even more questions about my old school.

''So how was your old school, you know, before the whole shooting and stuff?''

I decided to not answer and ignore him while throwing the ball towards the hoop, which I missed.

''What was your favourite subject?'' Not gonna answer that.

''How big was the school?'' Whatever fuckboy.

''Come on, just answer one question!''

''Fine, one question. The school –''

''No, no, I get to pick the question.''

''Ugh, whatever.''

''Did you know any of the people who died in the shooting? Like know them personally?''

Why did he have to ask that question? I saw Hazel tense a few metres away, but I was going to give him an answer, not the whole answer, but an answer. ''Yes, I did.'' I said.

''Who?''

''I said one question, and I've answered it.'' Then I ignored him again, while he looked dumbfounded. I grinned to myself.

The rest of the lesson consisted of shooting hoops. The coach said that next week we weren't going to play basketball anymore, but do something else, some people seemed very happy, others, like Percy, Jason and, ugh, Will seemed not happy at all.

After quickly getting dressed I left, outside I waited for Hazel and Piper and when they were here, we went to our lockers to wait for Annabeth.

Hazel said she was proud of me, for how I'd handled that question from Will, that I had answered it enough and if I didn't want to I should just not answer.

After a while Annabeth came and said her Architecture class had ran long. We walked towards the bus and sat down. At their stop we all got off, having decided to spent the evening at Piper's. We walked to her house and inside we went to her room. After ten minutes her dad came home and we all went downstairs. All of us with her dad ate some cookies together and then we went back upstairs to make some homework and talk.

''So guys, seen any cute boys at school?'' Piper asked.

''Well, Jason seems to like you, Piper!'' Annabeth said, laughing slightly.

''Yeah and Percy likes you,'' she shot back. They both laughed.

''And Frank seems to like Hazel, and I think my little sis likes him back,'' I said with a smile. Hazel got a little red, but laughed.

''Well, he's nice and said he'd teach me archery if I wanted to…'' Hazel said, rather shyly.

''Ahw, you've got a date!'' I said, ''And as your big brother I approve of him, he seems nice.''

''Thanks, Neeks!'' she smiled, ''And have you seen any cute guys?''

Okay, I should explain this. I'm gay. At first only Bianca knew, even since before I even knew myself, up until a year and a half ago when I also told Hazel. And a couple of months ago, with the support of my sisters, I told Annabeth and Piper. They were all okay with it. But I don't like to tell people, so only them and of course my parents know. Maybe I should explain why I told Bianca so much earlier than Hazel. I didn't know about Hazel, and she didn't know about me and Bianca. Hazel lived with her mother on the other side of the country, and even my father didn't know about her. When her mother died the name of her father was written in her will, and Hazel came to us. At first it was kind of awkward, but I grew to love her very much. My father loves her too, and so does mom, and we are very happy to get to know her.

''No, not really, but it was only the first day, maybe I'll see someone another day.'' I answered her.

We all laughed and talked for a while about the guys the girls liked. That is, until Piper's dad called us for pizza. He wanted to celebrate that we went to a new school and that we had a good day. When we'd all ordered, we sat down at the kitchen table while Piper got us drinks.

''So how's the new school? Made any new friends, sweety?''

''Dad!'' Piper said to him loudly, before saying, ''And yes, we made some new friends. Lou, Cecil, Katie, Frank and Connor and Travis, who are brothers.''

''They are nice,'' Annabeth continued, ''And we talked with Katie and Lou while Nico talked with Frank.''

''Frank is nice, he also likes the game I sometimes play and said maybe we could play together sometime.'' I said.

Tristan nodded. ''And, has any of you met some special –''

''DAD!'' Piper yelled.

''It's okay,'' we said.

''And no for me,'' I answered.

''I met a guy who's nice, but that's all, I'm not sure about him. He did keep flirting with me for those ten minutes though…'' Annabeth said.

''I think Frank's nice, and I think he might like me. But I'm not really sure,'' Hazel answered.

''And you, Piper?'' Tristan asked.

''Dad, I'm not going to tell you anything about any guy!''

''But what about –''

''Annabeth, kindly shut up, please?'' Piper said.

We all laughed while Tristan looked confused. Then pizza arrived and we all ate. After dinner we talked for about an hour and then Tristan drove us all home, first Annabeth, who lived a couple of blocks away and then me and Hazel.

At home our parents asked how our day had been, and we answered it was fine, that the school was okay. I could see they wanted to ask about how we had really done, to a new school without Bianca, but luckily they didn't.

Me and Hazel went to our rooms. I made some homework and then changed into my pyjama's and laid down on my bed. I kept thinking, about what Hazel had said. 'And have you seen any cute guys?' I thought about that. Well, Will was kind of hot, but in a cute way. But he was also very annoying and stupid… not to mention he's one of the popular guys, and probably straight anyway.

After about an hour thinking about that, I fell asleep.

AN2: Again, checked and corrected. By the way, I know next to nothing about basketball, so I'm sorry if I fuck those things up...