Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I do not own the PJO or HoO series by Rick Riodan.
As I enter the arena for the second time today, I hear a quiet, heated argument, if there is such a thing as a "quiet" heated argument.
I creep in and stay hidden behind one of the benches right next to the entrance. I peek over the top of the bench and see Nico sweeping up the straw scattered all over the floor, while arguing with Keegan.
Keegan looked like he might keel over at any second, and Nico looked furious (which explained the look on Keegan's face), yet embarrassed and ashamed at the same time. I've never seen this look on Nico before, and it wasn't a look a liked.
"Nico, I'm so sorry. I never meant for it to go that far I—" but Nico cuts him off.
"No, Keegan. I can't believe you'd try something like that, especially with me, and also since Kyra is your sister. For fuck's sake, man, why? Do you just want our relationship to crash and burn and then have her hate you?" he asks, turning a withering look onto Keegan.
Keegan backs up a little, seeming to be a bit terrified of Nico's look. "I—I." he stutters.
"You what? Are you sorry that you kissed me?" I had to hold in a gasp at this, "Did it even occur to you that anyone could of walked in on us and then rushed off to tell Kyra? Gods, Keegan." Nico sighs, resting his forehead on the top of the broom.
"Yes. For all of it. I'm so sorry, Nico. Please forgive me." he begs, sounding close to tears.
Nico looks up at him and glares at him. He walks closer to Keegan, inches away. Before Nico can do anything, Keegan grabs his face and kisses him full-on the lips.
Nico seemed stunned for a second, then gave into the kiss and wrapped his arms around Keegan, pulling him closer.
I felt sick. Not because I was watching two guys kiss, that didn't bother me. What bothered me, deeply bothered me, was that my brother and my boyfriend were kissing quite passionately, behind my back.
I stand up from my crouching position behind the bench and then make my way down to them.
"Stop." I say. My voice was quite and trembled slightly, but it was firm.
They break apart, seemingly dazed, and then look and see that it was me standing before them. Me who had caught them red-handed.
Looks of utter shock and something much more than shame came to their faces.
"Just, stop." I say, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath.
"Ky, I can explain." Nico says, his fingertips brushing across my arm.
I open my eyes and jerk my arm away from his touch. "Don't touch me." I say, my voice as sharp as a knife.
He backs away a little and looks at me. He knew I was infuriated and hurt right now. He's probably cursing himself a million times over.
"I don't want to talk to either one of you right now. I don't even want to look at you." I say, my voice cracking.
"Ky," Nico says, his voice soft.
"No, don't talk to me." I say, fighting the urge to curl up in a ball and sob my eyes out right here.
I turn my back on them and walk out of the arena again. I had no intention of coming back here today.
A/N:
Well, uhm. So yea, that just happened. It gets better, I promise! I don't really have much else to say on this chapter? Oh, why do you think Keegan kissed Nico in the first place, or why Nico gave in to it?
XOXO,
Mrs-diAngelo25
