Another update for everyone, it is short and sweet and I hope you all like it. There is nothing to warn you lot about in this chapter so you can just read and please, please review. We are glad that this story has been getting such positive feedback, it really is a good feeling to know that people like your work… so me (Incubi) and Succubi would just like to thank everyone for their continued support.

Chapter 4

Lone Heart

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Nico woke up with the sun; he found it funny that he never needed an alarm clock and irritating as hell, that even on weekend he would never sleep in. He lay in his bed feeling the worn mattress under him thinking about what had happened Friday night; he had felt something from that night and he could not shake the feeling, it was like it was engraved in his bones and it bothered him to the point where he rolled onto his stomach and screamed into his pillow.

He was Nico Di Angelo, nothing could get under his skin, nothing. Yet somehow this boy, Percy Jackson has managed to do just that. Nico laid in bed until he heard the knock at his door, "You awake?" a soft voice asked, the brooding boy picked his head up and looked at the door and then sat up in his bed before ruffling his own hair and sending a "Yeah" towards the other side of the door.

His bedroom door opened slightly and a head of long black hair peaked itself in and eyed him sitting on his bed, "Me and mom are going to the market, want to come with us?" the girl asked, Nico looked at his sister Bianca and shakes his head no, he was not in the mood for crowds today. Bianca narrowed her eyes at her brother; she worried about him because he did not seem to really have friends outside of the band and unless he was rehearsing he would not hang out with them.

She kept looking at her yawning brother until she heard their mom calling for her, she threw Nico a smile before she closed his door and he heard her footsteps leaving and then the front door closing. Nico looked over at the clock on his bedside table and decided to get in a few more hours of sleep while he still could because Silena had booked them full for most of their summer and she loved working them to the bone.

The ringing of his phone woke the sleepy boy again, he groaned as he turned back to his clock and saw that he only slept for a few minutes. Nico grabbed his phone and saw that it was Silena calling so he picked up thinking it was a band matter, why else would she call him. "Meet me for coffee at Calypso's" was all the girl said before she hang up, Nico let out another groan as he pulled himself out of bed, he really didn't like that girl some times but he really liked the band so he headed towards the bathroom he shared with his mother and sister.

Twenty minutes later Nico was locking the door to his family's small three bedroom apartment and was heading down the stairs towards the most popular teen hangout in the area, Calypso's.

Silena saw the young Italian coming towards the café from across the street while she took a sip of her cappuccino, she didn't wait for him to order, or rather she couldn't because the warm drink called her and she didn't have the heart to hang up. She stood up and started waving her hands while calling rather loudly "Nico, Nico over here" when she saw the boy enter, she saw him letting out a sigh when he heard his name.

Nico sat down at the small table and before he could even look at the mini tablet menu attached to the table the girl asked what she had asked him here for, "So, Friday night was interesting huh" she stated rather then asked. "Our fan base sure is growing, so many new faces showed up that night… did you see any you liked?" and there it was, he should have known that she would have noticed that he had noticed the black hair and green eyes that was Percy Jackson.

The young Italian waits until he places his order with the waitress before he answers her question, "A few, but you already knew that. Didn't you" Silena smiles at him from behind her mug, she knew that Nico saw the boy she was hoping he would and she knew the same thing about the other boy. She set down her cup and then tapped the menu tablet and ordered another of what she was having, "You think it might go anywhere?" Nico couldn't miss the hopeful tone the girl had.

"Silena, I don't like Percy that way… besides he has a girlfriend" Nico saw Silena look off towards the window when the words left his mouth, "Not for much longer" Nico barely heard her whisper. Silena quickly recovered and turned her attention back to the young band mate across from her, "Still, there is nothing wrong with liking him. And the last time I checked there was nothing not to like about the boy, I mean have you seen him swim, talk about yummy" the blond said with a dreamy expression.

Nico had to admit that yes, there was nothing not to like about the boy, he could make a list of all of his good qualities all day long and still not even be anywhere near finished and while he was being honest with himself… he also had to admit that he did kind of have a small crush on the boy, who in school didn't. "You should be his friend, he might need one, just like you soon" the blond said again. Nico cocked his head and looked at the girl who took her new order which was to-go; she got up and prepared to leave, "What are you up to; whenever you start playing games like this people get hurt. What did you do?" Nico stood now too, "I didn't do anything; all I am guilty of this time around is noticing something. So just take my advice and call him up or talk to him tomorrow morning before school starts because if I am right, which I almost always am then he will be, needing someone to comfort him" and with those words spoken the girl left.

Percy was bored out of his mind, his mom was singing quite loudly in the kitchen, he had tried calling Annabeth but she didn't pick up and when he tried calling Grover he didn't pick up either, and now he was stuck in his room tossing a ball up and catching it again while he just lay on the ground. It was already 3pm and he hadn't done anything today, he really needed more friends, and then suddenly he remembered someone else he might call, if she was back in town then he could hangout with her.

Percy picked up his phone from where it was laying on his bed and quickly scrolled through his contacts until he found the persons name, he typed up a quick text and sent it. A couple of minutes later he got a reply which made him smile, and made him check his hair and cloths before he headed for the door. He couldn't wait to see his old friend, and to have freedom from his mothers singing.

Nico walked back to his house when he saw him, Percy was walked across the street from him and was heading somewhere wearing that smile that made his insides melt. Nico stared after the boy as he went on his way, the young Italians eyes went down south to the other boy's ass before he rounded a corner and was lost to his hungry gaze. Nico felt embarrassed about what he had just done, sure he had a crush on the boy but he never allowed himself to check him out, he cursed himself for giving into his feelings and then he cursed Silena for bringing these feelings to the surface.

Nico continued on his way home. The young boy's thoughts were all over the place as his feet carried him home, he had never allowed himself to feel what he wanted to feel, he didn't want to let anyone know that he was crushing on the green eyed boy, he never wanted to act on his feelings but now thanks to Silena's words, he couldn't help but think about having a chance with Percy.

Nico fell face first onto his bed and grabbed his pillow and screamed into it again, why did he have to like someone who was already taken, why did he have to like someone who has never before showed any interest in him… "But then why did Percy look at me like that during the show?" Nico thought and for the first time since he first started to like the other boy Nico allowed, himself to feel what he had wanted to all these years, and he cried himself to sleep.

Yes it was short, I am sorry about that but halfway through I couldn't think of anything else to put into this chapter. Any guesses as to who Percy's old friend is? A Christmas request to the first person who gets it right, also please remember to request some pairings in this story. Thanks for reading.

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