Finally, the review count is higher than the follower count. I have waited long for this moment.
ALSO I WENT TO HOT TOPIC LOOKING FOR A HOMESTUCK SHIRT AND JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WOULDN'T FIND ANY I FOUND ONE AND IM DYING OF HAPPINESS OH MY GOD DJUDHVNYEUGNFAGEI
So I got my ADHD medicine, which I'll be starting tomorrow. I also got a shot, ugh. I hate shots, last time I had to get shots I actually cried. At least I got a Frozen sticker for my valiant efforts. And a lot more music. Also I'm going to the mall later, and I'm getting books woo-hoo. Even though this was a pain to write, with my right shoulder aching from the shot and me being right-handed so my left hand is weak. At least I see my grandma and her second husband later today.
Last day for the contest! Please submit submissions to me via my tumblr, gamzee-makaraoni, or PM me links!
And I apologize for all the butts last chapter, this one I tried to keep as butt-free as possible. What can I say, butts fascinate me.
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That came out wrong.
Spiesareawesome: Apollo kids are plants and nobody can tell me otherwise. And sorry for butts.
Rainbowchameleon: Characters confessing their love for other characters in the gayest way possible is muy importante to me.
LOSTcharlie-claireLOST: *squeals and hides under bed, blushing from compliments* ahhhh thanks! WAIT OH MY GOD I INSPIRED YOU TO DRAW ART NOT RELATED TO THE CONTEST? *more squealing*
MegglesGG: WHAT ABOUT THAT CHAPTER? Oops gotta go water my Apollo kid plants *grabs watering can with the sun on it*
Sabrina-luna-potter: Thank you! And if you were wondering if your question was offensive, no, it wasn't! I was born a girl, so expect period complaints in future chapters ugh.
Moonshroom420: POOR WILL CHILD *hugs Will*
Will: NO YOU GET OFF ME *pushes me away* YOU CAUSED THIS
Me: POOR BUT HONEST, SAD BUT TRUE, BOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
Will: Don't quote Schoolhouse Rock at me you shit
Me: I deserved that
.I.2000: *coughs* *coughs again* *coughs some more* *coughs really hard* *coughs super hard* *hacks* *wheezes* *coughs up hairball* *WHEEZES* Nobody knows who suggested it. Nobody. *coughs more* *coughs up blood* *coughs to death*
7childofnyx: Ask Travis for the tape, he's selling copies of it.
SilverDawn1313: Everyone loves that line apparently. How do you wait patiently?
Guest 1 (the one that reviewed first): I was planning to have like a recap series of chapters of unwritten moments when the story ends, and Nico's talk with Austin will definitely be one of them.
A. : *memorial built for Austin despite him still being alive* Oh goodness, that's a lot of lines…Your town must be full of homosexuals then, since grass clippings are meant to symbolize gay love. No, your question is not offensive, and yes, Alex is non-binary. I got your submission, and holy Batmobile am I in LOVE with it. Although I'm sorry to get you so addicted to Tumblr now. Run while you still can. Ah yes I can totally see Nico being a bamf and taking Huntresses down and Will being a complete noob and tripping over his own two feet. And Thalia will always give shits about Solangelo. Always.
Evarria: I FORGOT I WROTE THAT I MEANT TO DELETE THAT AGH. And it won't be set gay until next month, unfortunately.
Guest 2 (the one that reviewed second): HEY LOOK MOM I'M SCARING PEOPLE. Nah, you don't need to worry *cough* not until around chapter 22 or so… *cough*
Random Review: Do I keep on suggesting random guest names for you (Please let Random God be next)? Fun fact: I forgot where I wrote "Most Likely to Free Willy" and had to dig for it. Good thing I didn't have to go far. Percy would free Willy no lie. Follow my Tumblr for long enough and you will lol. Who doesn't? Oh my god M&M that is just PERFECTION omg. Ah yes I can't wait to write chapter 16 and 17 but this one takes priority first. There's always discussions about Nico's butt, we just don't always hear them. Yes it was so forced Alex how dare you. I would hug Will and call him a cutie but he threatened to give me a shot the next time I do so. Also Nico glares at me every time I do *whimpers*. Sorry not sorry Austin. I don't know it was 2 am when I wrote that. Petition to make Alex and Laura canon characters please, Rick Riordan. I meant to delete that line but you like it so it's staying there now. And we could all be hallucinating our lives right now as a side effect of oxygen lol. I haven't seen much twisting, as far as I'm aware. Then again, I'm mostly reading Solangelo now (*whispers* please if you find any Thalia/Bianca fics tell me where they are so I can read them). NO OH MY GOD THALIA JUST SORTA INTERROGATING NICO AND NICO ACTING LIKE AN ANIME SCHOOLGIRL WITH A CRUSH I NEED THIS NOW DHPIHFCMHEWHAYU AHHHHH I am writing that YES YES YESSSSSSSSSS. Thank you, and happy early Thanksgiving to you too! I'll try to get better and have fun with family lol.
7AnonymousPython7: IKR I LOVE COLDPLAY AND MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS AND THE "SHOTS" SONG. Yes there will be more Laura at one point, although I'm still sorta developing her character lol. And thanks for the linebreak love! Nah, it sounds like a review. And being open is important, it can give others the courage to be open as well. And why you would respect me I have no idea.
Luv2readgirl: Yeah, most likely. Then again, I was looking for the dub, the sub messes me up because I'm reading one language and hearing another ugh.
ThisSentenceIsALie: I love that line lol. Omg stop calling me fabulous you guys Sharpay's getting jealous. Don't choke on giggles that sound painful. YE JAZZ HANDS *jazz hands get too jazzy and knock everything off*
~How could this happen to me
Made my mistakes…~
TreebuttonDemigod: OH MY GOD WHY AM I COMPLETING OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES WHEN I CAN'T EVEN COMPLETE MY OWN. Ahh thank you! I have a fascination with minor characters lol. Thank you, and I will keep writing! *cheers loudly*
This is another idea from me, continuing a joke from like Chapter 7 or so. Dang, that's old.
Disclaimer: SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SH-SH-SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SH-SH-SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SH-SH-SHOTS EVE-RY-BO-DYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.
Does Rick Riordan randomly insert song lyrics for disclaimers?
Didn't think so.
Chapter 15: A Stable Relationship
To be frank, Blackjack was a little surprised to be seeing those two in here.
He knew all about those two, mostly from Boss complaining about Annabeth's obsession with them, or him complaining about them not being together yet. Whatever the case was, Blackjack knew plenty about Nico di Angelo and Will Solace.
Nico still scared him. The aura of death rolling off of him wasn't as strong as it had been in previous encounters, but it still lingered. And the kid could death glare like nobody's business. Blackjack still shivered at the memories.
Will was different. He had lived pretty much his entire life in camp, so Blackjack knew him already. Hell, he'd even seen the kid around a few times. He was nice, even if he didn't really talk with the horses. Not that Blackjack minded. He was nice, but he didn't know him well.
Blackjack also knew that they tended to stay away from the stables. So why were they both busy cleaning up some of the empty stalls?
"Never. Switch. Duties. With. Poseidon. And. Zeus. Again," Nico panted, pausing a moment to wipe the sweat off his brow before continuing his shoveling of the old hay. Will merely grunted and dumped another shovelful into the wheelbarrow nearby.
Blackjack snorted and flicked his tail. Didn't these humans like each other? Where was the kissing thing that he caught Boss and Annabeth doing all the time? Humans were very strange creatures indeed. He snorted again, earning him a glare from Nico, but Blackjack didn't particularly care. Gods of Olympus, why were humans always so indecisive about their feelings like this?
"Will, see that black pegasus?"
Will squinted at Blackjack. "Yeah, what about it?"
Blackjack narrowed his eyes at them. IT?!
"It keeps on staring at us."
"Just ignore it."
"It's creepy! Horses and pegasi are creepy!"
Blackjack snorted again, and stamped his foot against the ground. How dare they disrespect him and his species like this?!
"Nico, don't be a baby. Just get through this."
Nico sighed. "Fine. Let's just finish." He picked up his shovel and continued with his shoveling.
Blackjack, however, was not letting go of his feelings anytime soon. It? Creepy? Disrespect to both pegasi and horses? No. He had had it with the son of Hades and his smart mouth.
Blackjack walked slowly across the stable floor towards the stall where the two humans worked, taking care to make as little noise as possible. They continued working and conversing, seemingly oblivious to Blackjack's approach. Perfect.
When he got to the door, Blackjack nudged his head with it, causing it to swing back into its original position where it closed off the stall. He smiled when he heard the click of the automatic lock and Nico's "Hey-" before walking off. He needed a quiet place to stew over his feelings.
*EYYYY LITTLE MAMA LET ME WHISPA IN YO EAR IMMA BOUT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT YOU'D REALLY LIKE TO HEAR*
"Damn pegasi!" Nico cursed, kicking the stable door. "It locked us in!"
Will shoved his shoulder against the door again, to the same futile effort. "Maybe the wind just blew in a draft?" he suggested.
"What wind? There's virtually no wind in Camp Half-Blood."
"Eh, yeah. I guess you're right."
"Shut up, I'm always right."
Will laughed. "Whatever keeps your crown on, Princess."
"Wow, Will, I am so amused," Nico snapped, sarcasm filling up his voice. Will just laughed again, but the grin faded as he strained harder against the stable door.
After a few more minutes, they both gave up, panting. Nico kicked the door again, not caring that the impact made his foot throb.
"Don't worry, Death Head, I bet someone will come along soon. The stables are pretty popular, after all," Will assured him.
"Yeah, I bet," Nico grumbled. He put his back on the wooden stall's wall and slid down it to the floor, not caring about the hay anymore. Will was seated across from him in a similar position.
"So we'll just wait for someone to come by."
"And yell for help?"
Will shrugged. "Yeah, I guess.
"Perfect."
"The sarcasm is strong with this one."
"I'm not in the mood for Star Wars references right now, in case you haven't noticed."
"You're never in the mood."
"But Revenge of the Sith! How was anyone prepared for that?"
Will scratched his head. "You got me there."
"Exactly."
"It's like how you refused to talk about Harry Potter after Sirius died, and then again after Dumbledore, and then Dobby, Fred, Snape, and basically every death in the seventh book."
"Wasn't. Prepared."
Will laughed, and Nico smiled, before blushing and looking away. He liked making Will laugh-he had a very nice laugh, after all-but he was always a little embarrassed after doing so.
"Hey, Nico, there's no need to glare at the corner like that."
Nico looked up, his thoughts jarred by Will's sentence. "Hm?"
Will jerked his head towards where Nico had been looking. "You're glaring down the corner like it just insulted your favorite character."
"Oh."
A quiet air settled over the two after that, the one that was on the verge of awkward but not quite. Will shifted his position, clenching and unclenching his fists. Nico brought his knees up to his chest and put his arms on top of them, then his chin.
He knew something was bothering Will, but he avoided the subject like crazy. Whenever Nico tried to talk to him about it, the son of Apollo would jump to a different topic almost immediately. It frustrated Nico to no end, and he felt as though it was starting to drive a wedge in their relationship, which was bad enough when he had been crushing on Percy. Now that he had a crush on Will, he didn't want something like that happening again.
Nico had no idea what was driving Will insane, just that Lou Ellen and Cecil claimed to have no idea either. Nobody knew, which really got to Nico. He hoped Will wasn't depressed or anything, because that would have just been terrible. If Will had to go through that, Nico would personally strangle the Fates.
But lately, Nico was starting to get an idea about what it was. If Will wasn't talking to people about it, at least ones that Nico knew and could actively talk to if he wanted to, then it had something to do with Nico. What it was, he still had no idea. Only Jason knew that Nico liked Will, and he knew that Jason would never tell, lest he be breaking Nico's trust. So what could it be?
"Hey, Will?"
Will's eyes flickered up to reach Nico's, right before they settled on the wall on Nico's left side. He never made eye contact, which Nico found weird, but didn't really say anything about. Everyone had their ticks.
"Yeah?"
Nico opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off by voices.
"Hey, get back here!"
Laughter. "You can't catch me."
"Don't you dare say that you're the motherfucking fox."
"You like 'Looking for Alaska,' I know you read it."
"There's such a thing as too many references, you know."
"I can give you something to reference~"
Nico stuck his finger in his mouth and gagged. Will's face was scrunched in a disgusted expression, probably similar to Nico's. The voices were familiar, but Nico didn't feel like placing them just yet. Plus, they were on the other side of the stables, although they seemed to be moving closer.
"Don't run so fast, I can't keep up!"
"Then run faster!"
"I'm not the child of Hermes here."
"Mm, yeah, I guess you're right."
"Do we ask them to get us out?" Nico whispered to Will.
Will nodded. "Let's wait until they're a little closer though."
Nico rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything more. Meanwhile, the voices drew closer."
"Stooooooooop."
"Make me."
"Oh, I'll make you stop, alright."
"Really? Show me how."
The voices were practically in front of the stall where Will and Nico were trapped now, and Nico felt like the temperature rose with each flirtatious word the two people spoke to each other.
"Here's how I'll stop you-"
That was when Will spoke up. "Hey, we hope we aren't interrupting anything, but we kinda got trapped in this stall by a pegasus, so if you could get us out, that'll be great."
There was a beat, and then a series of Chinese words that neither boy could translate, before the stall door clicked open.
Behind the door stood two girls. Nico recognized them both. Alianna Chen, daughter of Ares, and Emilia Rodriguez, daughter of Hermes. Alianna scoffed when she saw Nico and Will.
"How'd you get stuck in there? Made out too hard?" she asked.
"No, we were cleaning it when a pegasus walking by knocked the door closed, and we couldn't get out. And you two are ones to talk about making out," Will shot back.
Emilia blushed. "You heard that?"
"Every word."
"Not a word, otherwise you'll find land mines in your cabins when you wake up tomorrow morning," Alianna threatened, narrowing her eyes.
"We won't say anything." Nico mimed zipping his lips shut.
"Good. C'mon, Emi, let's find somewhere else to make out." Alianna started walking away, ignoring Emilia's flustered "Al-Alianna!"
Will snickered. "You might want to catch up with your girlfriend." Emilia didn't need to be told twice, as she ran up to the retreating Chinese girl and started yelling at her in Spanish.
After they left, the stable was peacefully quiet for a few minutes, until Will turned to Nico and asked, "What did you want to talk to me about?"
Oh. Nico had nearly forgotten his attempt to ask Will about what was bothering him. But now wasn't the time, he decided. "Nothing."
Will raised an eyebrow, and Nico mentally smacked himself when he remembered that Will could tell if he was lying or not. But Will didn't press him any further, thankfully, instead picking his shovel back up and telling Nico to get back to work, which Nico did. But Nico was definitely going to talk to Will about what was stressing him at some point. He made a mental note in his mind to talk to him some time either that week or the week after.
A/N:
Eh, it's short again, but whatever. Next chapter will definitely be long though. And I'll be writing it during the break, along with a ton of other chapters, along with the plot for my two other fanfictions that I'm going to write. They're both connected, so I sorta have to write them together. They'll hopefully be up around the end of December, quite possibly. In the meantime, I'll be singing the "Shots" song.
I love how I get like a couple reviewers that review first chapter then never again, along with some that review every couple chapters or so, mostly when something goes down. And then you have the regulars, the every-chapter reviewers. Amazing.
Random discussion thing: Say Nico forgot to brush his teeth for a few days, and mentions it casually in a conversation, like "Oh, yeah, I haven't brushed my teeth since like last week or so." Would Will appear out of nowhere and shove a toothbrush down his throat?
"Are You Satisfied" IS OFFICIALLY THE NICO THEME SONG OKAY
I MEAN
"I WAS PULLING OUT MY HAIR
THE DAY I CUT THE DEAL
CHEMICALLY CALM
WAS I MEANT TO FEEL HAPPY"
AND
"AND IT'S MY PROBLEM
IF I HAVE NO FRIENDS
AND FEEL
I WANT
TO DIE"
Excuse my musical babblings but I am secretly a child of Apollo and that is why I babble about music.
Anyways, send in last minute art entries via tumblr (gamzee-makaraoni) or by PM-ing me a link to it if it's on another site, and leave me your favorite lines!
One last music babble: Whenever I write chapters for this story, I like listening to "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "What Hurts the Most" haha not sorry
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