This chapter has pretty much of Jake/Will and the characters may be a bit out of character.
"Wake up everybody, the breakfast is served!" Chiron came yelling to every cabin in success and after that started to play a trumpet while walking in and out of the cabins. Percy woke up with a big yawn after the trumpet started to play. He brushed his hair, teeth and dressed up. He put on light blue jeans and a dark blue t-shirt.
While Percy was walking to the pavilion to have breakfast, he spotted Nico. "Hey, Nico! Wait!" Percy yelled and ran up to the dark haired boy. Nico was wearing black sweatpants and a white tank top which looked good on him. "So, wanna go eat breakfast with me?" Percy asked after he had looked Nico over.
"Okay." Nico mumbled as they made their way to the pavilion. Percy took some cereals and went to sit on a table and after a moment Nico sat down across from him.
"Is this your first time at a summer camp?" Percy asked, eating a spoonful of his cereals. Nico nodded. "I noticed, that you don't talk much. Why?"
"I'm not used—"
"Percy!" Annabeth ran up to the table cutting Nico off at the progress.
"Hey Annabeth." Percy smiled and kissed her cheek as she sat down next to him. Nico looked away from the couple that had obviously forgotten that he was there, and turned his attention to the other people at place. Most of the people were walking towards the pavilion, and the only one beside the trio at place was Octavian. When everybody had sat down, Nico looked around again and noticed the teddy bear guy still sat alone. He sighed as he stood up and walked over to him, sitting down. Octavian looked up at Nico before taking a bite of his bread.
"Why did you sit down with me? I thought you were having fun with your friends." Octavian said after he had swallowed the food.
"I don't really have friends here." Nico said.
"I know. You're that emo kid from school. Yes, I've seen you around." Octavian said. "I also know about you're rich family, di Angelo." Octavian smirked.
"How?"
"I have my ways. But the question is, why are you hiding it?" Octavian asked.
"Nico!" Hazel ran up to his cousin. She glared at Octavian before turning her attention to Nico. "You shouldn't be talking to Octavian. Now come with me." she said, turning back to glare at the blond. Nico looked at Octavian.
"Just go. I have a feeling we will be talking later." He said. Nico stood up, but before he had time to leave, Octavian continued. "And don't worry, your secret is safe with me." he smirked. Nico nodded before being dragged by Hazel.
"What secret was Octavian talking about?" Hazel asked seriously, sounding even a bit angry.
"He knows who I am." Nico told her.
"You shouldn't have talked to him."
"Oh dear Cousin, why not?"
"Because he is evil, power obsessed and nobody likes him."
"I don't want to judge him before I know him." Nico said.
"I'm forbidding you to talk to him again." Hazel said, hands on her hips.
"You can't do it. This is stupid!" Nico yelled, walking away from Hazel and everybody. He walked straight to his cabin, not caring that everyone was looking at them and had probably heard their conversation. He sighed as he laid down on his bunk, covering his face with his arms. This wasn't like him. To yell at Hazel because of a guy he had barely talked to.
Hazel looked as Nico walked away. She turned to look at Octavian with angry eyes before she stomped over to him.
"You!" she yelled and poked Octavian's chest with her finger. "What did you say to him?" Hazel asked glaring. Everybody else had turned their attention to the duo and was glaring at the blond.
"Nothing." Octavian shrugged and went back to eat his bread.
"Octavian." Jason said. He was standing next to Hazel, Rayna next to him. "I think it is better you leave. It would be the best for all of us." He said, while everybody glared down on the teddy bear guy. Octavian rolled his eyes.
"I was ready anyway." he said and left. While he was walking back to his cabin, he couldn't help but glance over at the cabin number 3, Nico's cabin. He sighed as he walked over to his own cabin.
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Nico sighed as he hanged another pair of boxers. To do the laundries really sucked. While Nico continued to do the work, Leo walked up to him.
"Hey, I just finished my own things and I'm sure you wouldn't mind my awesome company." Leo grinned and took a shirt from the basket.
"Thanks." Nico said.
"No probs." Leo smiled. "So, you're in the same cabin as Jason?" Nico nodded. "Cool. You know he is a great guy. Well not as great as I am, but he's nice and that kind of stuff."
"Why are you telling me this?" Nico asked as he took a pair of jeans from the basket. Who would have known that there would be that much laundry on the second day of camp?
"Well… Because…I don't know." Leo grinned.
"Okay." Nico looked at Leo weirdly.
"By the way, did you know that cabin 3 is one of the biggest cabins? Now you do." Leo laughed. "Well, it looks like we are ready with today's chore." Leo said and took the now empty basket. Percy and Thalia walked over to the duo and they walked over to Mr. D, who was taking sun and eating droves.
"We're ready with the laundries." Percy said.
"Good job Peter, and his team." Dionysus said, plopping a drove into his mouth.
"It's Percy."
"Peter, Percy, whatever. Now go bug someone else." Mr. D said and put his sunglasses on.
Later that evening Nico walked to his cabin. Jake was the only one who was in the cabin at that moment, and he looked angry.
"Hey, what's up?" Nico asked as he plopped down on his bed.
"Everything sucks." Jake said and sat down on a chair.
"That's a pretty positive way of thinking." Jason said as he walked into the cabin, Leo behind him. Jake sent them both a glare before turning to work on a piece of metal he had.
"Did you have a fight with Will?" Leo asked, hiding himself behind Jason. "You guys are best friends. I'm sure you can work this out." Leo continued. He had seen how broken Will had looked after he had come back to the cabin after a walk with Jake.
"We are not friends anymore, so stop mentioning him." Jake said and stormed off the cabin.
Nico looked at Leo and Jason. "What was that?" he asked. Jason and Leo walked over to Jason's bed and sat down. Well, Leo laid down on it like he owned it.
"Jake and Will, from my cabin, have been best friends since forever and now it looks like they had a bad fight." Leo said. "But I'm sure they can work it out." he smiled and kicked Jason off the bed. Just when Jason was about to yell at Leo, there was a knock on the door. Nico stood up and went to open it.
"Yes?" he said to Chiron, who was on the other side of the door.
"It's campfire time, boys. Go tell the other cabins to come there in 5 minutes." Chiron said and walked away. Nico turned to Leo and Jason, who had obviously heard the conversation, because they were already at the door.
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Will walked back to his cabin after he had ran away from Jake. He knew it was a bad idea, but it's too late to do anything about it. While sitting in his bunk, Will got the sudden urge to go talk to someone. The only person he could tell what was wrong, was Percy. Will exited his own cabin and walked over to Percy's. He knocked.
"How can I help you?" a pale boy with blond hair and blue eyes asked. It was Octavian.
"Is Percy here?" Will asked.
"No. You can wait him here if you want to. Come in." Octavian said and left the door open to Will. Octavian sat down on his bed. Will walked in, closing the door and sat on a chair near the bunks.
"May I ask you, what's wrong?" Octavian asked, looking at Will. Usually Will would be smiling his breathtaking smile, but now there was nothing.
"Had a fight with my best friend." Will mumbled.
"What happened?" Octavian asked, hiding his smirk. There was always a way to get blackmail materials.
-Flashback-
Will walked next to Jake as they made their way to the lake.
"Who is that Nico you have as a roomie?" Will asked, grabbing Jake's wrist and dragging him to the dock. Will sat down, his feet playing on the water surface.
"He is just someone from school. He's cool, kind of funny and you know, that silent type who could actually get girls and maybe even boys if he tried." Jake said and sat down next to his best friend. They fell into a comfortable silence while they watched the sun set behind the trees that surrounded the lake. Will sighed.
"Everything okay?" Jake asked, turning to look at the blond boy with sun kissed skin and blue eyes.
"There's something I should tell you." Will said, looking down to his lap.
"What is it? Girl trouble?" Jake joked as he leaned closer to Will, just to tease him. Will took a big, shaky breath. He turned to look at Jake and after a moment, he leaned up and kissed Jake. Will pressed his lips hard against Jake's, before pulling away.
"I have a crush on you." Will admitted, not looking at his friend. When he didn't get any kind of response, he stood up. Jake looked at his best friend with disgust.
"That's just sick!" Jake said. "I would never have thought that you are a faggot. I don't want to see you again, or else I might throw up!" Jake yelled.
"I-I'm sorry…"
"Go away, fag!" Jake yelled. Will turned around and walked away, leaving his crush on the dock. Tears ran down his cheeks as he made it to his cabin. Before entering, he wiped away the tears. Leo was leaving the cabin when he got there, leaving him alone because Grover was with Juniper.
-End of flashback-
"And after that, I came here." Will ended his story. Octavian looked at the poor boy, for once in his life, feeling sorry. Maybe this was a good opportunity to gain a new friend and prove the others he wasn't an evil guy.
"You shouldn't give up on him." Octavian said. Will turned to look at him with surprised eyes. "You like to sing, right?" Will nodded. "Okay, and you play guitar?" Will nodded again. "Good. Today at campfire, sing something. Sing something that only he and you would know that is to him." Octavian said.
"Why would you want to help me? And how did you know I like singing and playing guitar?" Will asked.
"Chiron told me. He asked me to get you to sing at campfires." Octavian said with a smirk. Will nodded.
"Thanks, I guess." Will smiled again, having an awesome idea in his mind. He exited the cabin in such a hurry that he almost knocked Percy over, who was entering the cabin. Percy walked into the cabin and looked at Octavian.
"Can you explain why Will was like that?" he asked. Just when Octavian was about to answer, somebody knocked on the door. Percy sighed and went to open the door. It was Jason.
"The campfire time starts now." Jason said and went to the next cabin.
When everybody had gathered around the campfire, Chiron started to speak. "I hope you had a nice day and now let's enjoy each other's company. I asked Will to perform a song." Chiron ended. Will took his guitar into his lap and started to play on it.
"… If I had you, that would be the only thing I ever need.
Yeah, if I had you then money, fame and fortune never could compete.
If I had you, life would be a party it'd be ecstasy.
If I had you, you, you. If I had you."
The song was slow and while Will sang it, he looked at Jake. Nobody really noticed that. When the song ended, everybody started to applause, except Jake who was looking at the ground. Will sighed.
"That was awesome, man." Grover said. "Can I test your guitar?" he asked. Will handed the guitar to him and looked back at Jake, who was now glaring at him.
"I'm gonna go take a walk." Will said, stood up and walked off into the woods despise Chiron's protests.
Percy turned to look at Nico, who sat next to him, and asked: "Do you know what's wrong with him?"
"He and Jake had a fight." Nico said, looking at the fire. Percy sighed and turned to Annabeth who was on his other side. Annabeth was currently talking to Luke.
"Hey, Annabeth. Do you—"
"Not now Percy. Can't you see I'm in middle of a conversation with Luke?" Annabeth said a bit irritated, one of her hands on Luke's.
"But—"
"Percy, shut up and talk to that kid next to you." Annabeth said. Percy sighed and turned to Nico.
"So, um… Want to tell me something about you?" Percy asked Nico. Nico glanced at Percy before turning his attention back to the fire.
"I have one sister, who probably hate me. My dad is awkward and my stepmother is a caring parent." Nico said, not really knowing why.
"Oh, so did your father and real mother break up?"
"No, she died." Nico mumbled.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked."
"Whatever. What about your family?"
"I have a mom, Sally, a stepfather, Paul, a little brother, Tyson. My dad broke up with my mum before I had born so I don't really know him." Percy explained. Nico nodded. "What's your favorite food?" Percy asked.
"Why are you talking to me?" Nico asked.
"Sorry." Percy frowned and turned his gaze to the ground.
"No, I should be sorry. It's just that everything is taking on my nerves." Nico sighed.
"I know what you mean." Nico looked at Percy. "It feels like Annabeth is drifting away from me. Every time I try to talk or do something to her, she leaves." Percy told.
"Have you talked about it to her?" Nico questioned.
"No, I'm scared." Percy admitted. "And I don't even know why I'm telling you this." he sighed with a smile.
"People say I'm easy to talk to." Nico smirked, Percy smiled. Nico turned his attention from the sea-green eyes to Will, who was walking back towards the campfire. Will walked over to Percy and Nico.
"Hey Perce, I was looking for you earlier today." Will smiled and sat in front of Percy and Nico on the ground.
"So that was why you were at my cabin? And what was it?" Percy smiled at the blond.
"Nothing important anymore, 'Tavy helped me." Will said.
"'Tavy?"
"Yeah, Octavian. I didn't know he was so kind." Will said to Percy.
"That's because he isn't." Percy frowned. "He has always some kind of back thoughts." Percy continued.
"Whatever. You're Nico, right?" Will asked, Nico nodded. "I've heard much about you from Leo and few guys from school. Did you know they called you the 'Ghost Prince'?" Will asked.
"Will… What's wrong?" Percy asked concerned. Will sighed. "Is it the fight?" Will nodded.
"I fucked up. I shouldn't have told him." Will sighed.
"Will, you are a great guy. Now stop sulking, I'm sure Jake will realize what he missed." Percy smiled. Percy had known about Will's crush on Jake for a long time.
"What are you guys talking about?" Nico asked. Just when Will was about to answer, Chiron started to speak.
"Tomorrow, we will have a surviving test. You will go live in the woods for a day, starting tomorrow midday and ending the next day same time. You will live with a partner from your group, and those who have three haves to make some kind of deal. I don't want to have a boy and a girl as a couple, but because we can't have it perfectly you have to come and ask me." Chiron said.
Percy looked at Nico. "Do you want to be my partner? Or would Leo's wonderful company be better?" he asked with a smirk.
"I'm with you." Nico said with wide eyes. Percy turned to look at Will, who had a face splitting grin on his face.
"I have to be Jake's partner." Will smirked.
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A/N
Okay, so I decided to cut this here and I need a boy/girlfriend to Octavian. It can be someone who is already at the camp or someone who will come. I was first thinking about Rayna or Will, but it could also be Apollo or someone else. The song Will sang was Adam Lambert's -If I had you.
Please review (and tell me who I should put as 'Tavy's friend)!