Authors Note: Im terribly sorry for the delay folks, it just seems I don't have enough time on my hands these days. Anyway I hope this makes up for it, enjoy!

"If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything."- Win Borden

7:35- Mess Hall

Okay, question time. Let us say, hypothetically, you and your best friend are walking to your cabin. He drops you off and turns to leave, but before he does the stupid son of Hades plants a kiss right on you, and leaves you saying 'Goodbye', leaving you looking like a retarded just sitting there in the poring rain and-

Im getting off topic, aren't I? Yeah, sorry about that.

Okay, why don't we try that Q & A one more time? Here it is: You and your friends are sitting at a Mess Hall in a magical camp filled with (shhh) demigods. When all of a sudden, you stupid, er, best demigod friend walks in and takes a seat next to you. I mean like, right next to you. Like shoulder close. Anyway, he sits down and asks you "How'd you sleep" with that stupid crooked grin of his, when he clearly knows how you slept when he kissed you less than 8 hours ago before you went to bed 1 hour ago! What should you do?

Say, "Well wouldn't you like to know!"

Sit there like an idiot until he says "Kit, what's wrong?" when he obviously knows what's really wrong.

Run the hell out of there, ASAP.

Now, with me being myself I chose C. Isn't that a surprise? Now, guess what happened after I ran out the Mess Hall. Yeah, you already know.

Nico ran right after me. Once again, what a surprise.

7:38- Thalia's Tree

After minutes of non-stop running, jerk face finally caught up to me. So much for choice C.

"Oh, hey Nico, what's up? Long time, no annoy." I said muttered, while Nico caught his breath.

"Very funny." he said, glaring at me. "Why did you run away?"

I frowned. "I think me and you both know the answer to that question." I said. His dark eyes softened.

"Is this about last night?" he asked being gentle as possible.

"No freaking duh! You finally picked up on that, huh, Sherlock?" Nico rolled his eyes, muttering under his breath.

"Listen, im sorry if…if you didn't want that to happen. I guess I wasn't thinking." He said. "Im sorry Kit."

How dumb does he think I am? Like im really going to believe his im-sorry-Kit-please-forgive-me-because-im-Nico-di-Angelo-and-I-get-away-with-everything-because-im-so-cool-and-hot act? Yeah right.

"Nico, you can and take your apology and shove it, kay? Im not falling for your innocent act." Oooh, im so badass right now. The only thing missing is my evil laugh, mwa ha ha!

He stiffened. "What the hell are you talking about; it's not an act Kit, im being serious. I really am sorry." He retorted, looking me dead in the eye.

"Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I've heard that." I muttered under my breath.

"Kit-"

"Nico! I don't want to hear it! Just shut the f-" He interrupted my furry rage with another kiss, another freaking kiss. I try to push him away, but he just held my closer. To tell you the truth there was this part of my brain, probably the raginig-tennager-hormone part, which actually wanted him to kiss me. Then there was this sane part saying, If you don't stop kissing this boy right now, ill come out a beat you with a stick! Too bad, I listened to the hormone raging part. When we broke apart, gasping for air, I just stared at Nico for a while, his eyes gleaming back at me. Why were we even arguing in the first place? Oh, wait, now I remember.

He had kissed me last night. Without my permission, thank you.

"Nico…" I started to say something, but then the thought had just slipped out of my mind. Why were we even arguing about this? It just seemed so stupid and pointless. So, what if Nico kissed me unexpectedly last night. I mean, to tell you the truth…I kind of enjoyed it, in a weird, deranged kind of way.

"I- im not sure about this." I muttered. How's that for deranged, eh?

"What's there not to be sure of? Why, are you afraid to kiss me or something?" he asked, and for the first time I realized we were being watched…by half the camp.

Oh, joy.

"Kit, I don't care if everyone's watching us." He said, as if he were reading my thoughts. "All I care about is you. All I ever think about is you, kit. I want to be with you, and only you."

I rolled my eyes. "Jeez, Nico, you romantic fool." I said sarcastically.

"Kit im being serious. Kit, if we wait until were sure its right to be together, it'll probably be too late by then."

"Oh, don't give me that fortune cookie crap Nico!" I spat at him. "You act like you're the only one who's confused and scared."

"Who said anything about being confused or scared?" he asked. I looked up at him.

"I did. Because that's exactly how I feel." I said, raising my voice with every word. "Im confused about my feelings toward you because I don't know what im feeling right now. And im scared too.."

"To what?" he asked, looking me dead in the eye. I kept quiet. There was no way in the world I was going to tell Nico how I felt about him. No way.

"Kit, to what?" he repeated. I sighed. I might as well get it over with.

"To be in love, with you." I said, lowering my voice, not looking at him. He tilted my chin up so I could see him.

"You don't have to be scared Kit, im not going to ever hurt you. I promise." He said, his eyes gleaming again. I felt tears gathering up in my eyes, and there was a lump forming in my throat. I held the tears back and swallowed. There is no way im going to cry in front of Nico. Not now.

"You don't have to be scared because…I love you too." He replied.

"Im sorry." I barely managed, and then-get this- I busted into tears.

Im such a hopeless romantic.

12:34- Apollo Cabin

I could count on my hand how many times Nico has seen me cry. I had learned how to swallow and suck up my feelings, thanks to Henry. Strong Katherine. Now, I was running out of fingers.

After me and Nico's scene near Thalia's Tree, he took me to my cabin and calmed me down. We sat there for 4 hours (4 hours!) with him rubbing my back, stroking my hair. I heard him say "Shh, shh." A couple of times.

After what seemed like two lifetimes, my sobs gave away, and I was back to normal. Well, sort off.

"You feeling better?" he asked. I frowned.

"Yes, Dr. Phil, im fine. Just peachy." I retorted, and I heard Nico stifle a laugh.

"Kit, what I said back there… I wasn't trying to make you cry, I just…" He sighed. "I was just trying to get my feelings out in the open." I smiled. I seemed to be doing that a lot lately. Hmm.

"I know. Nico, what does this mean?" I asked. He frowned.

"What do you mean?" he asked squinting his eyebrows.

"I mean, what does it mean for our relationship?" I replied. "That is if we have a relationship"

"I was thinking of taking it to the next level." he said, smiling to himself.

"Like, becoming a couple?" I asked. He nodded. Then it hit me like a hurricane at full speed: how perfect Nico was for me. How no one else could possibly so perfect for me, as a friend, as a boyfriend- as something even more than that. He just fit the description no perfectly. There would be no more looking around for the perfect guy, because I just found him. I finally realized that I really, really loved him. With this completely new kind of love.

"I think that would be…perfect." I said, looking up at him.

"Perfect, just like you." He whispered in my hair. Then he leaned down and gently kissed me. This time I didn't feel like running away, or jumping up at my skin.

I was falling in love, and to tell you the truth, I wasn't so scared anymore.

My beating heart belongs to you

I walked for miles til I found you

I'm here to honor you

If I lose everything in the fire

I'm sending all my love to you. - Last Night on Earth by Green Day