Embarrassed

Nico couldn't believe what had happened just few hours ago. It has been so unbelievable. He felt really embarrassed that he felt like killing himself.

This morning as Percy left, leaving him, he found himself surrounded by these girls. Jade was among them. She came and took hold of his hand and went off in the direction of the woods. The other girls didn't follow. Nico had no objection to this.

The woods were deserted except for birds and little squirrels. They sat at the base of this really big tree, which was a good hiding spot if you wanted to be hidden. Nico didn't know why Jade has taken him here. As Jade wasn't gong to explain, Nico took the matters on to his own hands.

'Is this some kind of surprise?' asked Nico

'No, it's just I wanted to know you more because you are this big hero who helped to save the world and blah blah, blah blah blah…' said Jade.

Nico kept staring at her. There was a birthmark right above her mouth, on the left. It was pretty attractive and kind of distracting too.

'You have any siblings?' asked Jade.

'There was Bianca, she died three years ago and there's Hazel Lavesque, daughter of Pluto, she's in Camp Jupiter.'

Jade took out her sword, it was made out of celestial bronze and it looked threatening. She looked at her own reflection for a while and spoke.

'Before, in the mortal world, I had a boyfriend, his name was Nathan. He died in a car crash just last month.'

Nico didn't know why she was telling him this. Nico was not so good at comforting people. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Nico was trying to find something interesting in his shoes, it was awkward.

'He used to look just like you, except for the whole black outfit,' she said. 'He had the same eyes, hair and sometimes, he had the same look on his face which you have right now.'

Nico hastily tried to change the look on his face. 'I'm sorry,' he said. 'Is my presence a good thing or a bad thing for you?'

'I'm not sure, I don't know-' she said.

Nico inched closer to Jade. She smelled of roses and jasmine. 'Nico, I think I like you,' she said.

Nico was uncertain about this statement. He wanted to know in what way she liked him. A friendly way, or a more than friendly way? Nico reached out and held her hand in a more reassuring way. There was a ring on her finger; on it the letters "N" and "J" was engraved.

'I suppose, Nathan gave you this?' Nico asked looking at the ring 'Yeah, he gave it to me on our very first date, since he's gone I've been looking for someone who can replace the "N",' Jade said.

Nico didn't know what made him to this, 'I think I'm a good substitute!' he leaned towards Jade and kissed her on the lips. They broke off, after about thirty seconds.

It took few seconds to Nico until his brain started working again. He scrambled up and ran towards the Hades cabin, which he locked himself up. It has been a few hours he had been in there.

'She might think I'm someone who has psychiatrist problems! Kissing someone in the first twenty-four hours you've met them! Should be a world record. And that's a girl, I mean, I've had a crush on a guy in the last three or four years' Nico said. Apparently no-one heard him except the furniture and the walls.

He started pacing around the room, kicking stuff until he stabbed his toe on a desk. He sat down on the floor and closed his eyes. At the very precise moment, someone came bursting into the room. It was Piper.

'Wait, what? I thought the door was locked' said Nico.

'Charmspeak,' she said naturally. 'Even door locks listen to me and you, Nico di Angelo, be a good kid and listen or I'll have to use Charmspeak.'

Nico wasn't afraid of the sweet-talk thingy, but the idea of Piper making you tap dance without your pants in the middle of a crowded football ground, with just her voice was enough to make him freak out. She sat down next to him on the floor, with her legs crossed.

'The first piece of information is an advice by Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty,' said Piper. Nico had no idea where this advice talk was going to end up. Piper continued, "never run off like a startled faun when you have kissed someone, it disappoints them.' Nico absorbed this very slowly into his mind.

'How come you…' Nico stopped in mid-sentence. 'Of course, you know everything about what other people say and do privately.' Good for him, Piper didn't notice the sarcasm.

'The second piece of information is, Jade is looking all over for you. As the news was spread, someone has seen you jump into the lake from the tallest pine tree in the river bank,' said Piper.

'Oh! That's a good idea, I was thinking of jumping off a cliff, but there are no cliffs around here,' said Nico. Piper gave him a disgusted look.

'Be a gentleman and go meet Jade, before she jumps off a cliff herself.'

Nico took this really seriously, he ran towards the door and went off leaving Piper alone in his semi-haunted cabin.

The last chapter is coming up really quickly. Since this is my first fanfic ever, feel free to post a review if there is any mistake. 3 3