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Wake Up and Realize

There was a knock on Nico's door late at night. He opened the door and found none other than Thalia standing there in her shorts and over-sized sweatshirt. Nico looked at her and could clearly see the tears streaming down her face.

"Thals what's wrong?" he asked.

She didn't reply she just threw her arms around him and sobbed. Nico pulled her inside and closed the door. He rubbed soothing circles on her back and whispered things to comfort her until she finally calmed down a little.

"What's wrong?" he asked drying her tears with his sleeves.

"He….he…he told me I wasn't good enough for him." She sobbed.

Thalia was dating a jerk who was constantly telling her all of her 'flaws' and running around with a bunch of other girls. To Nico she was perfect he couldn't find a single flaw to her. She was everything anyone could possibly want in a girl.

"And you believe that jerk?" Nico asked her softly.

She looked at him with teary blue eyes, "Of course I believed him!"

Nico's eyebrows furrowed together, "Thals you're amazing and if this moron can't realize it and has the nerve to tell you that you're not amazing then he doesn't deserve you. You deserve someone who loves you so much more than that jerk does." He tried to dry her tears with his thumb and she winced and pulled away from him.

"Thals what's wrong? Was I too rough?" he asked.

Thalia shook her head, "No it's just….oh never mind."

Nico looked at her and flipped on the light. Under her right eye was a huge red mark that stretched all the way to the bottom of her jaw.

"Thalia did he hit you?" Nico asked.

"Nico don't worry about it." Thalia sniffled.

"Thals he shouldn't be laying a hand on you." Nico whispered.

"Well he did and he has been for the past three months don't worry about it." Thalia said her voice thick with tears.

"Thalia he doesn't need to be putting his hands on you!" Nico said he was seething.

"Nico it doesn't matter…" Thalia started to say.

"Yes it does matter Thalia! He doesn't need to be dating you or laying a hand on you when there's someone who would die for you in a heartbeat that's right in front of you! Thalia I've loved you since I met you and I've been waiting for you to wake up and realize that for the past five years now!" Nico said.

Thalia looked at him and before he could register what was going on her lips crashed into his in a hasty yet passionate kiss. Her arms were flung around his neck and his arms were locked tightly around her waist. When she pulled away from him with a huge smile on her face.

"Why didn't you say anything?" she asked.

"Because you're always dating someone." Nico whispered.

She pulled his face down to her so close that her lips barely hovered over his, "I never knew that you liked me."

She placed her lips on his again, this time in a softer gentler kiss. Nico had been waiting for this moment since they were freshmen in high school. Thalia had dated every guy but him and he began to become so frustrated with her. Nico never felt like she would ever like him in the way he liked her.

"Just promise me one thing." Nico whispered as he rested his head against hers.

"What?" she whispered.

"You'll let me kick his ass." Nico whispered.

"Fine you can kick his ass."

"I love you Thalia….much more than you've ever gotten to know from all those assholes you've dated." He whispered.

"I love you too Nico."

"Good then its official you're mine and you'll never have to deal with those jerks ever again." He whispered with a smile.

Thalia smiled back at him, "Ok its official."