Warning: if you are hoping for a happy, cute chapter then go some place else because this isn't it. it's not like Percy gets another cold, but there's a small fight here between our resident couple over what happened last chapter. You have been warned…
Morning came, and Percy headed over to the pavilion for breakfast.
As he ate, he saw Nico, sitting across at the Hades table. he was staring down at his breakfast and he was a mess!
He looked like he hadn't slept all night. His hair was unbrushed. A tracing of stubble on his jaw.
He looked up.
They locked eyes for a second and Percy noticed that his eyes were rimmed red, as though he'd been crying.
His eyes snapped back down to the table as he continued eating his… Percy really couldn't tell from here.
Sighing, Percy turned back to his breakfast. He'd have to have a talk with Nico after this…
As he left the dining pavilion, Nico felt a hand on his wrist.
Turning, he came face to face with Percy.
"What do you want?" his voice was tired and croaky, confirming Percy's suspicions of him crying.
"To know why you've been avoiding me all day," he said.
"I haven't been avoiding you," Nico lied, "Now please, I'm trying to go back to my cabin."
"It's the middle of the day! Why are you acting so strange?"
"I'm not acting strange, Perce, now, why don't you just go to the Arena or somewhere and leave me be?"
"What happened?" it came out as barely more than a whisper.
"What?" Nico stopped.
"What happened? Why're you like this!?"
"You wanna know why? Huh? Well I bet you do, but you wouldn't understand because you don't know anything!"
the last comment had Percy shocked, and hurt.
"Well I may not know everything, but I do know that staying around here's just going to get me hurt," he turned away, heading towards the arena.
Nico stood there, a pained expression on his face as he realized what had just happened, and what he'd just said.
"Percy! Wait!" he called after him.
but Percy just kept walking. Not looking back so the other wouldn't see the tears that were nearly spilling from his eyes as he entered the arena.
Nico contemplated going after him, but hesitated. After what had just happened he was pretty sure that he was the last person Percy wanted to see. He needed some space and swordfighting always seemed to calm him down, it was his way of letting out anger and frustration, of letting go of his inner storm, which was probably why he was such a good swordfighter. Nico almost smiled as he fell into reminiscence over all the times that the two had sword fought, about how cute/scary Percy could be if you got him into battle mode.
Sighing, he headed over to his cabin, after all, he'd missed out on a lot of sleep last night, and after what he'd just said, it was evident he needed it.
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ok. It's short but that's because I'm really tired today. So bye.
-httyd4eva
peace out yo;P