They stayed close behind the girls, who seemed to know where they were going. They ended up in a line leading to tables. Sitting there was all the people in the band. They were talking with each fan as they walked up, giving him or her their full attention. They quickly got in line. It must have been an hours wait ahead of them.

While waiting, they tried to figure out how they would go about talking to Nico. They didn't want to get him mad, but they also needed answers.

The girls walked up to them and hugged each of them. They got someone to take their pic and after saying goodbye, left at the side where everyone else had left. Nico turned to see who was next when he saw it was them. His smile dropped as they started walking towards him. For a few seconds, they stared at each other. It was Hazel who broke the silence.

"Nico, is it really you?"

"It's Gerard actually, but yeah, it's me." Nico, Gerard, answered.

"Where have you been? No one has heard from you since you left camp." Percy yelled at him. That attracted the attention of the others, and they came over and stood around Gerard.

"Don't yell at him, you have no right to." Mikey hissed at them.

Gerard held up his hands. "Everyone calm down. I take it you guys aren't gonna leave until I talk. You're gonna have to wait a while. You can here till we're done, but stay out of the way and sit back there."

They didn't see any other option, so they listened and went behind them and watched them continue to meet people. As they watched, they almost couldn't believe this was the son of hades they knew when they were younger. He smiled, hugged, and talked to people. He barely smiled around them all those years ago. It was like he was a completely different person.

They were especially amazed at what people said to him and the other members. Kids would come up and say their music saved them, some had cuts on their wrists but said they stopped because their music gave them strength. They told them all they loved them and to not hurt themselves. Most would walk away crying, but in a good way. In a way, they could tell that Nico was gone, and Gerard had replaced him.

It was two hours before it was over. The four musicians left through the back with the 7 following them. Once they were away from everyone, Gerard and the other 3 turned to them.

"We can talk at the hotel room, since we're staying a few days. Since it's the last day of the tour, we figured we would explore a little. We can take the van back." Gerard explained.

The ride was awkward for Hazel, Frank, Leo, Percy, Annabeth, Jason, and Piper since they weren't sure how to interact with the others. They talked among themselves, mostly ignoring them, though once in a while one would glance in the mirror for a second to look back at them. The ride was short, only 5 minutes. When they got there, they exited the car and went into the hotel. Getting the cards, they all made their way up to the room. It would be big enough for them since it was made to have 4 people sleep and could hold all of them comfortably.

Entering the room, Frank ran forward and landed face first on the bed. "I call this one." He said into the pillow, making his voice muffled. "Goodnight."

"Uh, sorry to burst your bubble Frank, but we do have something to take care of." Ray explained as he sat on the opposite bad and looked at the 7 demigods.

Frank sighed and turned. "Fine, have it your way."

Gerard gestured for them to pick a seat. Piper, Jason, Frank, and Hazel sat on one bed and Percy, Annabeth, and Leo sat on the couch. Gerard sat with Frank on one bed, and Ray and Mikey sat on the other two.

There was an awkward silence till Gerard broke it. "So I guess I should introduce everybody, or does everyone know who everyone is?"

"We know them. Some girls at the concert told us." Piper said.

"We know who you guys are too, so no need for introductions." Frank said, looking at the 7 people in his hotel. He didn't know how to feel about them. Gerard had told them all about his past, so they knew his feelings about them. He would figure it out as time went on.

Gerard clapped his hands. "Uh, ok, so where do we start?"

Percy was the first one to speak. "First of all, what were you thinking all those years ago? Why would you leave camp and only leave a note. None of us have known where you went to, or if you were dead or alive."

"I'm sorry I worried you, I really am, but I couldn't be there anymore. It was too much for me and I had to leave, so that's what I did." Gerard said this with a straight face, like it was no big deal.

"Couldn't you have told us in person?" Jason asked. He remembered him telling Jason he was leaving camp, but he didn't believe him at the time.

Gerard shrugged. "It was easier. You all moved on with your lives."

"Come on Nico, do you really think we moved on?" Percy asked.

Gerard looked annoyed. "I told you, my name is Gerard Way, not Nico di Angelo."

"Why did you change your name? I loved your name." Hazel said.

"It wasn't me anymore. And when I was adopted, I was allowed to change my name if I wanted to, so I did."

"What's this adopted thing you keep mentioning?" Leo asked.

Gerard sighed. This wasn't going how he wanted the day to be. He wanted to hang out and explore New York, not have to tell him life story. "It's a long story, are you sure you want to hear it?"

They all nodded. He turned to Ray, Mikey, and Frank. "You guys wanna help me out?"

"Sure thing. You have a horrible memory in the first place, so we'll probably have to tell half of it." Ray said jokingly.

Gerard scowled at them, but everyone could tell me wasn't actually mad. He turned to the reminders of his old life. "Well, get comfortable, cause this is gonna take a while."

2018 AN: I'm starting to remember the whole plot and it's so cringey that I'm throwing away the word doc after this upload I wanna Kermit