Thanks for reading! I've decided to reply and honor all of my reviewers for each chapter in my authors note, so here we go.

LizziDaughterOfHades- Yes, especially Percy and Nico. I could do without the Clarisse and Annabeth ones (shudder).

Skylar. Daughter of Thanatos- Okay, I'll take it. I don't read slashes to much either, so I'm kinda going on gut instinct writing this one, so I understand.

The GHOST KNIG- Thanks! I like them too.

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Heeeeere we go to more Percy/Nico action!

Nicos pov

I wasn't sure what else to do, so I just sat on the arena floor and tried to decide what was happening. So Percy ran out with a mad look in his eye after a weird tackle and, possibly, almost kissing me. Thinking about Percy, I wanted to run out and find him, wrap him in a hug, and ASK him to kiss me. But I'm not into to guys, so I would never do that. I was so confused, about everything right now. The only thing I could get straight was…..I loved him. And that one phrase rang through my mind over and over again.

I needed someone to talk to. Percy? That's a big fat no for obvious reasons. Annabeth? She was smart, but I don't think she would appreciate me loving her boyfriend. Travis or Connor? Pshhhh, yeah, and get into a blackmail situation. I don't think so. Looks like I'll be keeping this to myself.

Looking for a distraction from all this drama inside me, I reached for my phone, a Demi-God cell that worked through the powers of Isis, and saw I had one new text message. I opened it up to see it was from Thalia, my second best friend, maybe my first now. Hey Nico! The huntresses are coming to camp for a whole week! Can't wait to hang out with you and the gang. Meet you at my tree after camp activities?

Bingo. Thalia was perfect. She was already 75 percent sure I was gay, no joke. She was always reminding me and trying to get me to ask out the gay guy from the Apollo cabin. So she wouldn't have the initial shock of finding out I liked a boy AND it was Percy Jackson. Only one of the two options. Not only that, but we tell each other mostly anything. She's told me all about Luke, her mom, how she feels abandoned. We both owe each other.

I looked at the time sent, half an hour ago. I sent back, Screw after camp activities, when will you be here?

I could see her laughing at the screen as she typed. Lol ok, very soon. Just meet me at Zeus' Fist in ten?

After agreeing, I put my phone in my pocket, grabbed Percys shirt he left on the floor, and headed out. This arena was becoming a little to stuffy anyway.

First stop? My cabin. I couldn't be seen carrying Percys shirt, especially by Thalia, considering what I was going to tell her. I could've just left it on Percys porch, but I wanted to give it to him myself. I'm pretty sure we needed to talk anyway.

It was obvious this was my cabin. Black was everywhere; the porch chairs, the flowers Katie insisted on planting, the cabin itself. Not only that, but the purple torches were pretty creepy, setting an eerie glow on everything nearby. Oh, there's no such place as home.

I opened the door with my key, a necessity when the Hermes cabin is two doors down, and threw the blue shirt on my bed. On second thought, I moved it to the ground then kicked it under the bed. Wouldn't want…

"Nico!"…Bethany, to get the wrong idea.

Bethany was my twelve year old sister, a bad addition to the family if you ask me. She just came last summer and her powers were to annoy the living daylight out of anyone. She acted like a daughter of Hermes, if it wasn't for her love of black and powers, she would be one. She had long, black hair that went half way down her back. She was really pale and always had her black nail polish in tiptop shape, like she was dead herself. She had large, dark brown eyes and a smile that let you know something horrible was about to happen.

"Yes, Bethany," I sighed. I hated my dad for making me be nice to her. I could do so much damage to that monster.

"Your girrrrrlfriend and her huntresses just came in," she smirked, holding out the girl for about ten seconds. I flinched at the girlfriend part, maybe in another life, me and Thalia would be perfect for each other. But she was way to involved in her huntresses and I was to independent for a relationship.

"Right. I'm going to see her right now," I said with a flat voice. I wasn't in the mood to do this.

"Thalia and Nico sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love-" I shut the door behind me, leaving her singing to herself in our cabin.

I walked along, not so gracefully, through the forest behind the cabins until I got to a huge boulder in the shape of a thumbs up. Thalia, who was still wearing her huntress gear, was already sitting on it, looking down at her phone in her lap. When she finally looked up and saw me approaching, she smiled a huge smile then ran to give me a hug.

"Nicoooooo!" she laughed, jumping in my arms, even though I knew it was against the rules. I hugged her back, I had missed her so much. She was the only one in camp who was anything like me, it felt nice to feel you weren't completely alone. Part of me wanted her to quit so she could be here all the time, but I knew she would never do that. The huntresses were her life.

"Thalia!" I yelled, it muffled by her shoulder.

She pulled away to look me over, "Your getting so big!"

"I'm older than you now, you really shouldn't say that," I chuckled. She smiled, but didn't quite laugh. I knew all her friends growing up without her was a sensitive subject, especially when I was the youngest of the group.

"I know. So how's life been for you lately? Haven't got anyone or anything pregnant yet have you? It sounded like you needed to talk about something," She asked, smirking.

Now was my opportunity to explain everything, about Percy and how I have serious feelings for him. But how exactly do you say something like this? Sighing, I pulled her to the rock and told her to sit down. The smirk was wiped off her face when she realized I really needed to talk. I sat beside her and began, "What would you say if I told you…IlovePercy," I mumbled the last part quickly, but you could tell she knew what I said. Her eyebrows shot up and I could feel her trying to analyze my face even though I was looking at my feet.

"Nico…"

I cut off her off to explain everything that happened today. About the fights him and Annabeth have been having, about the arena, about him blushing when I took my shirt off, and even about the almost kiss. She sat the whole the time listening, never cutting in. When I was finished, she sighed, "Wow, I would say congratulations, but that guy is my other best friends boyfriend and also a good friend of mine. So, right now, I'm going to pretend that it's only you and me. You like some random guy I barely know, okay? And you can't tell anyone I said this."

"Done," I quickly agreed. I could use another opinion.

"Go for it. OK? Percy seems like he has feelings for you too if your telling the total truth. But don't be the 'other woman', or man in your case, for Annabeth. Your only allowed one kiss in seclusion before it becomes cheating, so use it wisely. I suggest pushing him against a wall, throwing his hands above his head, and kissing him like you've never kissed anyone before" she explained, looking torn.

"I can do that, but is this how you really feel?" I asked. I didn't feel like making a fool out of myself today.

"Really. I think you should. But, remember, Annabeths my friend too and I don't want to have to pick sides, so please do this smoothly. Don't be a jerk. Oh, yes, and I knew you were gay! Connor owes me ten buckaroos."

Ignoring the gay remark, I smiled. She thought Percy liked me too and even told me to go for it. It made me feel good that I wasn't just imagining all of this. Maybe…Percy and I could make something out of this mess.

Percys pov

Being ADHD, I couldn't help but get bored at the beach after half an hour. I had no bars on my phone, the beach was empty and silent, and with all this private time, I kept thinking about Nico. I needed something to fill my time, so I got up and ventured into the woods.

It was cool and dark after only walking a few yards, and I was liking it. Birds chirped, grasshoppers sung, and monsters howled in the background. Annabeth was always telling me to look for the beauty in nature so, trying to think of her and only her, I tried it. It was unbelievably easy to see things that made you love life all of a sudden. A black bird feeding her babies a worm, little animals eating off the blackberry bush, a creepy black owl with his eyes set on me. All the black instantly reminded me of the one thing I wanted off my mind. Nico. His hair, his eyes, his clothes, his favorite shoes.

So, of course, everything rushed back, worse than it had before. Almost so that I thought I would die if I didn't go see that boy right then and there. Stupid Aphrodite. But, the feeling passed, and I was only left with an emptiness in the pit of my stomach. Was this what it felt like to really fall in love? To find that one person that you can't live without.

Annabeth…I did love her. She was smart, beautiful, sweet when she wanted to be, but not my soul mate. The scary truth was, I could live without her. Sure, it would be hard the first few months, but Nico could help me get over her real fast.

But I didn't want to make a mistake. What if I broke up with her for Nico, we had something for a couple months, then we break up. By that time she might be over us and I'll have no chance with someone I love.

I wanted to scream, to let out all the frustration, but instead sank to my knees in the dirt. Why was Aphrodite doing this to me? Weren't heroes suppose to be treated well by the gods after they saved the world? You know, they destroy evil, get the perfect girl, and live happily ever after in a peaceful town. I felt toyed with, like I was just a prop for Aphrodite's maniac ways.

Once my thoughts were quiet for a second, I realized I heard a noise. More accurately, voices, one that I could recognize in a heartbeat. I slowly scooted closer so I could see out behind a tree. My suspicions were confirmed when I saw the two figures sitting on Zeus' fist.

I could only see their backs, but I knew exactly who it was. Nico, I could recognize him in a crowd full of people, and a huntress that I was sure was Thalia.

"…IlovePercy," is all I heard come from Nico Di Angelo's mouth. He loves Percy. And Percy was me. He loves me…

"Nico," I heard, now definitely, Thalia respond.

Nico then went on to explain everything that's happened. I blushed when I realized he caught my blush and attempt to kiss him in the arena, but he didn't seem upset at all. He seemed…happy about it.

Thalia sighed, as if she wasn't happy about this, "Wow, I would say congratulations, but that guy is my other best friends boyfriend and also a good friend of mine. So, right now, I'm going to pretend that it's only you and me. You like some random guy I barely know, okay? And you can't tell anyone I said this." He quickly agreed and she continued, "Go for it. OK? Percy seems like he has feelings for you too if your telling the total truth. But don't be the 'other woman', or man in your case, for Annabeth. Your only allowed one kiss in seclusion before it becomes cheating, so use it wisely. I suggest pushing him against a wall, throwing his hands above his head, and kissing him like you've never kissed anyone before."

I was shocked. She told him to go for it, to kiss me like we were animals. I shuddered at the thought, but in a good way that meant, Gods, please let him do it. And, yeah, I know I shouldn't be thinking about it like that but I couldn't help myself. Nico, kissing me like that, would be a sure fire to way to see if this is really love.

I stayed a minute longer, listening in as Thalia assured him it was a good thing and Nico talking about how amazing I was. That was, until I heard her say, "Now go get 'em cowboy! We can catch up later. I need to go change out of this thing anyway."

Nico laughed, but I could see he was nervous, "Okay, I'll go right now."

When I heard him say that, I sprinted in the direction I hoped my cabin was in. I was not going to miss this.

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