[A/N] Here's chapter 10, I hope you like it.
[DISCLAIMER] I don't own PJO and I never will.
"Well where is she then?" Percy asked looking at Annabeth who rolled her eyes.
"How should I know seaweed brain, I got here when you did remember." she reminded him, he scratched the back of his head apolegetically. Nico was still deep in thought ignoring them.
"We should check the big house then." Percy stated, it seemed the best course of action in his opinion.
"All three of the big three's kids looking for the Oracle after Zues decreed no prophecies for you three." Annabeth countered shooting down Percy's plan with logic "Mr. D wouldn't let us see her." Nico had finished thinking while she was talking and turned to look at her.
"But he'd let you see her." Nico said, a plan forming in his head. Annabeth nodded. Percy looked at Thalia to see if she knew where he was headed, she shrugged.
"Then you go find out if she's there." Nico commanded Annabeth, who was about to disagree before he cut her off "Find out what room she's in, then when you come back and tell us." Annabeth was smiling and nodding now obviously liking this plan. Percy still looked unsure of how that would help, Thalia was smirking at him. "I can shadow travel all of us directly their." he finished. Percy didn't look happy with this.
"Uhmm, do I have to go?" he asked "I mean it's not like I've been having the dreams or anything." he added quickly. Nico smirked he knew why Percy really didn't want to go.
"That and you hate shadow traveling?" Nico asked him, in a mock-innocent voice. Percy scowled at him but nodded nonetheless.
"Don't be a whimp." Thalia said laughing "I'm going and I hate shadow traveling." Annabeth was trying to hide her smile, she didn't succeed and he saw it. His scowl deepened.
"Nope, not going." he said resolutely, pointedly looking away from them. Nico smirked, but felt bad for calling him out on it.
"It's fine." Nico said causing Percy to smile "I can't shadow travel with more than two people anyway." They all looked at him curiously "Only two hands." he replied to their looks and holding up his hands. Annabeth made a mental note of that, Thalia raised an eyebrow at him, and Percy looked pleased he didn't have to go.
"I'm gonna go find out." Annabeth told them "Where should i meet you once I know?" she looked at Nico when she asked. He looked at Thalia and Percy who were both looking at him.
"My cabin?" he asked hoping it was acceptable, Annabeth nodded and headed toward the big house. They turned and headed toward his cabin.
"It's great being back at camp." Percy said smiling and looking towards the lake and his cabin.
"How is it living away from camp?" Thalia asked him smirking, Nico looked at him interested in his answer.
"It's really good." he said smiling broadly "I've been working as a lifeguard at a public pool and Annabeths still working at the library." Thalia smirked at the thought of Percy the invincible hero of Olympus son of the sea god lifeguard.
"Do you still stay in the same apartment?" Nico asked, Percy shook his head, the nice 3rd floor apartment had been nice.
"We live on the tenth floor of a more demi-god friendly apartment building." Percy told him, demi-god connections were hard to find. Thalia whistled.
"Must get alot of monster attacks." she said, Percy shook his head.
"I don't know why but there've been less and less sense we moved." he said shrugging his shoulders, Nico and Thalia looked at him curiously. "Annabeth has some theories so ask her, I'm not one to question a good thing." Nico heartily nodded his approval, Thalia rolled her eyes. They were standing in front of Nico's cabin, Percy and Thalia standing to the side of the door. Percy gestured for him to open the door, Thalia was tapping her foot impatiently.
He opened the door and led the way in. A small bed with black bedding was pushed into the corner a nightstand beside it, otherwise the room was bare. Nico walked toward the nightstand opened the top drawer and pulled a pack of cigarrettes and a yellow lighter out. Percy rolled his eyes.
"Those things are gonna kill you one day Nico." Percy said knowing he sounded like Annabeth. Thalia pulled a pack of Newport menthols from one of her pockets. Percy gaped at her "Not you too." he said shaking his head. Nico smirked lighting his cigarette and offering Thalia the lighter, she lit hers and handed it back.
"Better these then a monster." she said smirking at Percy, Nico nodded his agreement.
"Two against one isn't fair." Percy said huffily as the door opened. They all looked at the empty doorway, Annabeth materialized as she pulled off her Yankee's cap.
"Ohh dramatic." Nico said sarcastically taking a drag off his cigarette, Thalia laughed doing the same.
"Those are gonna kill both of you if a monster doesn't first." Annabeth said ignoring his sarcasm.
"Yeah, yeah. Percys already told us." Thalia said waving her hand dismissively and smirking.
"Is she in the big house?" Percy asked as he slipped an arm around her waist, she shook her head.
"Mr. D told me Chiron was picking her up on the way back from Olympus." she said frowning and putting her arm around Percy's waist. Nico scowled and proceeded to smoke his cigarette more viciously.
"Did he say when he'd be back?" Thalia asked her, rolling her eyes at Nico's obvious frustration. Percy was slowly pulling Annabeth towards the door.
"When they get here.' Were his exact words." Annabeth answered obviously unpleased by this turn of events. Nico's scowl deepened as he forcefully exhaled smoke.
"Fuck!" Nico said loudly as Percy opened the door.
"Well we'll see you guys later." he said waving and pulling Annabeth along behind him. Nico ignored them he seemed to be having an inner dilemma. Thalia looked between the slowly closing door and Nico who was completely ignoring her and muttering to himself. The door swung closed softly he began pacing back and forth across his cabin. She sat down at the foot of his bed and inspected her surroundings closer.
His sheets were black like his blanket and pillowcase. Plain night stand. Nothing much too look at. Black walls, a door leading outside and another probably leading to a bathroom, there was a closet but the door was closed. She looked at Nico who had abruptly stopped pacing. He walked over to one of the closed doors, opened it, and went inside. She was unsure of whether or not she should leave.
He emerged with an ashtray and turned to walk to his nightstand when he realized she was still there, he stopped, she raised an eyebrow at him.
"I forgot you were here." he stated sounding almost dumbfounded. She smirked at him.
"Yeah I noticed." she said laughing while standing up and moving towards him. She put her cigarette out in the ashtray he was still holding and moved to go towards the door. He stood still for a second and then moved to put down the ashtray.
She paused with her hand on the knob and looked back at him. His eyes moved to look from somewhere around her waist up to her face, she flushed. He gulped mentally berating himself for being caught checking her out.
"What was that?" she half yelled half asked, he gulped again. She was partly flattered but still upset that he was eyeballing her like a peace of meat.
"N-nothing." he stammered out blushing, hopefully she wouldn't push it.
"You were checking me out!" she accused stepping towards him and pointing for emphasis. He held his hands up in defeat.
"Ok, fine, my bad!" he said quickly still holding his hands up and looking at the ceiling. She smirked at him, he was blushing profusely. She moved even closer about to yell at him, her finger now poking him in the chest. He grabbed her hand tightly. Her voice died in her throat as he looked at her. She couldn't remember what she was going to say.
She was blushing slightly her lips opened and closed slowly attempting to form words. He held her hand between them, she moved closer without realizing it. They stayed standing there looking into each other's eyes and holding hands for over a minute. Then Nico smirked at her, she blushed and quickly pulled her hand away.
"Just don't let me catch you again." she said turning to leave obviously embarrassed. Nico knew he shouldn't push it, he had just gotten away with it after all.
"Does that mean it's ok if you don't catch me?" he asked, she didn't turn to look at him as she thought about her answer.
"If I don't catch you how will I know to be mad?" she said attempting to stay level headed and logical. He let out a pent up breath he was holding. She turned to look at him, he was checking her out again! He gulped he wasn't sure if she was blushing or turning red from rage.
"Practice makes perfect." he said innocently, he raised his hands in front of him defensively. She activated her spear in a flash pointing it at him.
"Your so dead!" she yelled, he gulped and backed up against the wall. A charge of electricity was clearly visible sparking across her spear. 'SHIT SHIT SHIT' he was screaming at himself. He dove towards the shadow of the still open bedroom door, as Thalia shot lightning where he had previously been. He felt himself be enveloped by the shadows, while Thalia screamed insults at him.
"-chicken-shit, jerk!" she finished yelling as he disappear into the shadows. She took one last look around before she turned and left to go find Annabeth.
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