MY NEXT CHAPTER AS PROMISED. HOPE YOUR NOT MAD ABOUT HOW LONG IT TOOK. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE BEST IT CAN BE BECAUSE THIS IS THE STORY THAT HAS THE MOST POSITIVE FEEDBACK WITH 18 FOLLOWERS! AND 14 FAVORITES! YAAAAY!

I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT. *SQUEALS* AND 10 REVIEWS BUT STILL... 18 FOLLOWERS! AND 14 FAVORITES! I WAS SO SURPRISED WHEN I SAW THAT!

SORRY THOUGH, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME AND GIVING ME POSITIVE FEEDBACK. BUT ANYWAY WHAT YOU REALLY CAME HERE FOR! THALICO! WARNING: SLIGHT FLUFF...I THINK.

NICO

As I approached Thalia and the two new demigods I noticed a few things: They were twins, they were not what I was expecting and Thalia wasn't there.

"Hi." I practically grunted.

"Whoa. I'm sensing a little hostility there. You're Nico, then?" One of them asked me. She had a thick British accent.

"Yeah. And you are?" I crossed my arms.

"I'm Brandi and that's Amber." She told me.

"Cool. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood, I guess. What's your story?" I asked as I led them towards the Cabin area.

"Personal." Brandi mumbled.

"We can trust him, probably, Brandi." The other one looked at me with intense grey eyes. Well, gee, thanks.

"That's reassuring, Amber. Really it is." Brandi rolled her eyes.

Out of nowhere, someone hits the back of my head.

"Ouch!" I rub my head.

"What part of meeting at the Big House did you not understand, Corpse Breath?" Thalia scolded.

"Sarah and Mark said you were already there. When you weren't, I just left. Geez, is that a crime?!" I argued.

She glared at me, "Why, yes! In the country of I-said-meet-me-at-the-gods-damn-Big-House!"

"I'm sensing some sort of tension between you two. Lover's quarrel?" Amber asked, innocently.

I felt the blood rising to my face, "We aren't dating, Amber."

Thalia starting grumbling something in Greek about British people getting into people's business. I peeked at her and her face was just as red as mine. Out of Anger or embarrassment, I'm not sure.

"Back to the stupid tour." She muttered, grabbing Brandi and Amber and steering them away.

After we had shown them the camp in it's entirety we left them with Travis and Connor for the night. I was walking to Cabin One with Thalia. We were in a comfortable silence. I wanted to talk to her though. I wanted to talk about what she told me, but I'm scared that if I bring it up she'll get mad and hate me.

Usually, I wouldn't care if she did, but lately I've been thinking of Thalia in a whole new light. I know that no matter how much I might try to deny it I really do like Thalia. It's impossible to share those feelings though.

Wow. I sound like one of those sappy characters from movies and romance novels. Yet, I don't care because it's how I feel. Okay...Wow. Yeah, I need a distraction.

"Nico! Nico!"

"What?" I blinked and focused on Thalia.

"I said your name like ten times. I said good night." She bit her lip. You're so cute when you do that...Shut the hell up Sappy McSapper-pants!...I'm talking to myself. I really have gone crazy...for Thalia...Gods damn it. I need mental help.

I shook my head, "Oh. Um, good night, Thalia. See ya tomorrow." I combed my fingers through my hair.

As I turned around, she grabbed my shoulder.

I turned to her and she quickly pecked my mouth. We both blushed.

"Goodnight, Nico." She whispered and closed her cabin door.

I almost fainted right then and there. Instead, I ran back to my cabin, slammed the door and fist pumped.

"Whoo!" I shouted. I turned the music on and flopped on my bed. I had a smile stretching from ear to ear.

Thalia kissed me! Thalia kissed me! Thalia kissed me! Thalia kissed me! I chanted in my head. Eventually, I fell asleep, but I didn't even feel tired for once. I wondered what tomorrow would bring...

THALIA

"Nico? Nico. Nico." No answer.

"Nico. Nico. Nico! Nico!" I shouted.

"What?" He blinked.

"I said your name like ten times. I said good night." I bit my lip. I really want to kiss him...Did I just think that?...Yes. Yes I did...Who asked you!...Oh my gods, I seriously need to stop talking to myself.

"Oh. Um, good night, Thalia. See ya tomorrow." He combed his fingers through his hair. Adorable...Did I just think that?

When he turned to leave, I grabbed his shoulder. Just do it, Thalia.

When he turned back I leaned forward and kissed him on the mouth. It was real quick but, we both turned really red. In two seconds flat, let's just say we put tomatoes to shame, with how red our faces were.

"Goodnight, Nico." I whispered and closed the door. I leaned against the door as I heard his footsteps leaving fast.

"That was a mistake. He probably hates me now." I breathed out. I touched my lips and closed my eyes.

"This is getting out of control. I need to fix this...tomorrow." I mumbled to myself.

I laid down on my bed and stared at the ceiling until I fell asleep.

"Thalia and Nico sitting in her tree." Bree and Maddie were holding hands and skipping in circles around my Pine Tree.

"K-i-s-s-i-n-g." Suddenly, I'm watching myself kiss Nico.

"First comes LOVE." I see me and Nico holding hands, hugging, going on dates, fighting monsters.

"Then comes marriage." I see a woman walking down an aisle in a beautiful white gown and a man next to Hera combing his hands through his hair, nervously.

I realized that woman was me. Bree and Maddie were still singing and laughing.

"Then you-"

"Get up!" A certain British someone smacked my shoulder.

"Ow." I muttered and sat up.

I blinked until I realized there were two girls in front of me. Brandi and Amber. The British are coming. The British are coming.

"Ha. Ha. Very funny." One said. Oops. Guess I said that out loud.

"Did I say that out loud? Sorry." I yawned.

"Come on the Stolls told us to go get you and Nico. So...get up." Amber said.

"Why?" I asked rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

"It's breakfast and after that you have to bring us to..." Brandi looked at her sister.

"Annabeth, because we were claimed this morning and we were claimed by Athena." Amber explained.

I mouthed, "Oh."

"Yeah, so can you tell us where to go? We tried waking up Nico but he sleeps like a rock!" Brandi flipped a strand of hair off her face.

"Well...I could show you how to wake him up." A grin crept onto my face, "You'll get a kick out of it. I promise."

"Oooh. Sounds like fun!" Brandi's eyes gleamed.

"I don't know, guys. Can't we just-!" Brandi yanked her out the cabin and I followed them out at a jogging pace. Then, I remembered the kiss. Crap.

"FML." I muttered.

"Why?"

"Holy Hephaestus!" I whirled around ready to hurt someone.

"Whoa!"

"Aiden! You little- Why the Hades are you following me?!" Kiss momentarily forgotten.

He kicked a rock and held my gaze. His blue eyes weren't quite as bright as mine but, it still kind of unnerved me.

"Because."

"Because what? You're entering dangerous territory kid, watch your tongue."

In all seriousness he looked at me with a straight face and told me, "The voices in my head said to."

I shit you not when I tell you my eye twitched. Like, twitched. This kid looked me in the eye and told me the voices were telling him to follow me.

"The-The voice- The-The voices-in-in your -in your head." I tried to wrapped my head around that concept.

I wasn't sure whether to be creeped out, worried, flattered, or downright ready to kick his ass.

"BOO!" Of course, that saved me the headache, for right now.

"Agh!" Aiden jumped and I blinked a couple times.

Maddie stood there giggling like the little monster she is. I swear her and Bree could almost be the same person the way they do the same thing to everyone.

"I don't have time to deal with this." I just left. I know. Not the epic, daring, heart-pounding, excuse to escape the two of them, but hey, don't judge me. That's Annabeth's job.

I looked back to see Maddie getting into an argument with Aiden and Percy standing there rubbing his temples, no doubt, cursing the god of little monster children.

I got to Nico's cabin with Brandi and Amber arguing.

"We should not hit him there! He's the son of Hades for crying out loud!" Amber was shouting.

"Well, it would certainly wake him up, Amber!" She saw me, "Let's ask Thalia."

"Thalia? Brandi wants to punch Nico in the balls to wake him up. Please tell her that that is rude and cruel and unusual punishment!"

"Do as you may." I waved my hand dismissively. Amber glared at me.

Brandi actually squealed and ran in his cabin thirty seconds later I heard a loud shout, a thump, and snickering. Amber followed her inside.

I walked inside, and had to stifle my laughing. Nico was holding his family jewels and rocking side to side on the floor saying, "My cojones...My poor poor cojones..."

I kicked his shoulder, "You've been spending too much time with Leo. Be a man and Suck. It. Up." I popped the 'p' on up.

He grumbled something under his breath and stood up glaring at the three of us.

Then, his face softened and he looked at me questioningly,

Are we gonna talk about what happened?

I gave him a look that said,

Not right now, we're not.

He tilted his head,

When will we?

I glared,

Later.

After we introduced, Brandi and Amber to Annabeth and she launched into her little spiel about how much fun they'll have, the dangers included, ways to save yourself from pranks by the Stolls, how to avoid Clarisse, blah blah yada yada. You know, the usual stuff.

Nico and I went our separate ways.

For the rest of the day, I wandered around camp. Aimlessly, I glanced around taking in the view. The Stolls were pranking, of course. Clarisse was scaring the Hades out of some newbie, nothing new there. The Aphrodite kids were subjecting kids to Death by Barbification, ugh. I really need to find something to do. Or someone to hang out with.

I sighed, thinking about that dream I had. I wondered what it meant. For the life of me I couldn't remember the rest of the song. I found myself singing the song softly to myself, no doubt earning some confused looks from people as I passed by them.

As I was about to lay down and go to sleep at, like, 10 pm, I got a knock at the door.

I dragged myself over to the door and opened it. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes. Whoever the hell it was could wait 'till the morning.

"Nico!" I blinked, surprised at the late night visit. He's usually not up this late.

Nico came in, closed the door, and pulled me to his body. I was so shocked that I didn't really do anything at first. Didn't react. My mind was completely blank. Epic, right? I can fight the forces of everlasting-freaking-evil, but slap Nico for touching me like this? Completely useless. How sad.

He grabbed the sides of my face and kissed me full on the mouth. The kiss seemed to last forever. His lips were soft and his hands gentle. His hands slid down to my waist. Instinctively, I wrapped my hands around his neck. Time was still and as an afterthought, I take back the comment on slapping him. There was no thought just...kissing. Now, looking back, I might realize Aphrodite might've had something to do with this, but in the heat of the moment I couldn't care less. All that was important was that Nico had kissed me.

When we separated I immediately wished it could've lasted longer. We just stared at each other for awhile.

Blue and Black.

Sky and Earth.

Sending shivers down my spine, he whispered in my ear,

"We need to talk."

HOW WAS IT? THAT WAS MY VERY FIRST FLUFFY SCENE CAN I GET A LITTLE FEEDBACK? I HOPED YOU ENJOYED THAT CHAPTER. I WORKED EXTREMELY HARD ON IT AND AGAIN I AM SUPER DUPER SORRY I DIDN'T UPDATE FASTER. I PROMISE TO TRY AND UPDATE REGULARLY. LIKE MAYB ONCE OR TWICE EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO. I RARELY GET TO GO ON THE COMP. SO NO PROMISES.

I'M THINKING OF MAKING A SEQUEL TO THIS BECAUSE I HAD ONLY PLANNED THIS TO BE A THREE-SHOT WHICH IS NOW GOING TO BE A FOUR OR FIVE-SHOT AND THEN I'LL WRITE A SEQUEL IF YOU LOYAL, NICE, COOKIE-DESERVING, PEOPLE SO WANT IT.

LOVE YOU ALL, THANKS SO SO MUCH FOR ALL THE SUPPORT,

~~~WiseChic~~~

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