AN: Sorry if you don't like this chapter, I find the first chapters for any new arc of a story to be the hardest.
AN2: My updates might be slightly slower than normal (normal when I don't have writers block and can get in an update a day) due to the fact that I am now part of a new Video Game review Channel on Youtube called "The Gamer Swarm" and there is a link to it on my profile. Please check it out if you have time.
Son of the Moon
Chapter 11
-Percy-
In a flash of light Percy Jackson appeared on the road leading to Camp Half-Blood with his Girlfriend Bianca, her brother Nico, his pet wolf, and his Mom who was dropping them off. "Alright behave everybody," his mom said giving them all one last hug, "Nico that means no cursing," the son of Hades pouted "no picking fights for Percy," here he joined his friend "and Bianca…try to keep an eye on these two.".
"Hey!" he and Nico yelled out "How come you don't tell her to stay in line?".
"Because she spend all her time keeping you too out of trouble." His mom said teasing while Bianca giggled at their expressions. "Oh and Percy," she added "just because I said no picking fights doesn't mean you can't fight back if someone starts something.".
Here he grinned happily while Bianca shook her head in mock despair "The camp is doomed." the daughter of Hades said amused while Nico laughed along with him.
Shaking her head in amusement his mom waved at them before flashing out. "Alright guys," he said smirking as he took his girlfriend's hand "let's head to camp.".
The trio quickly headed up but when the rounded the bend they stopped dead in their tracks, for attacking the hill were two Colchis bulls that were running in and out of the boundary like it wasn't even there. Growling when he saw that the demigods under attack were being led by Clarisse and Amanda he charged forward, Nico and Bianca close behind while his wolf, Romulus, bounded alongside.
Thinking fast he picked up a rock and hurled it at the closest bull to get its attention, while this worked the second bull ignored him and charged at Amanda, knocking the daughter of Hermes into a tree before falling unconscious to the ground.
Behind him he heard an animalistic roar of fury as Nico saw Amanda go down and the son of Hades charged the second bull, drawing forth his weapons as he ran. As soon as they were willed up the weapons appeared, the weapons were a pair of dark grey, almost black, hooks that curved back down from the head and reached the top of the handles, the hooks glowed purple which veined down the weapons stopping just before the handle's leather grip and the metal hook was adorned with spikes before it curved down, the two weapons were attached to chains of the same color. Yelling furiously, the son of Hades swung his chain and hooked the bull at one of the joints before giving it a furious pull and ripped the bronze leg clean off before he leapt forward and used his hooks to rip the bull's bronze skull apart. At seeing it's companion so mercilessly destroyed the first bull laid down and cowered from the son of Poseidon.
Laughing at the looks of shock on the demigod's faces as they stared at their savior he called out "And that is why you never hurt someone Nico cares about. His style is to wound you before getting in close and tearing you apart. Plus he's pretty good at channeling demigod strength as well as using his chains.".
"Percy!" Clarisse yelled before running forward and scooping him and his girlfriend up in a tight hug.
"Is Amanda okay?" he asked Nico as his friend rushed over to check the unconscious demigod.
"She took a pretty good blow to the head but some rest and ambrosia and she'll be fine." Nico assured him, the relief clear on his voice.
Smirking slightly he threw a glance at Bianca who nodded gleefully, "Hey Nico," he called out "why don't you take her to the infirmary so she can wake up by her boyfriend?".
Blushing furiously Nico growled "She's not my girlfriend." But picked up the unconscious daughter of Hermes and carried her to the infirmary.
"What was that about?" Clarisse asked curiously as he and Bianca laughed.
"It all started the first week after Nico, Bianca, and I got back to the hunt." he told the daughter of Ares as they all walked back into camp and told the story.
-Flashback-
Walking back to the camp Percy laughed along with Nico, Bianca, Zoe, and Phoebe although with the last two the laughter was somewhat strained, not yet being used to Nico. They had just gone to see a movie in the nearby town and where on the way back. As they were walking past a cheap burger place three high school punks who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen stalked over. "Hey baby," one of them, obviously the leader, said in what was probably an attempt at a confident voice "What say you ditch those two losers and come have a burger with me?". As the leader of the three stooges said this his shorter friend sidled up to Bianca and made a similar offer while the taller one did the same to Phoebe.
Looking at Nico for a moment he saw his friend wearing the exact same expression that he was before the five of them burst out laughing, surprising the three idiots. "What's so funny?" the shortest of the three demanded.
"First off." Zoe began once she caught her breath "That," she pointed to him "is my little brother who just insulted. She," here she pointed to Phoebe "is my sister. She," here she pointed to Bianca "is my brother's girlfriend. And he," here she pointed to Nico "is her brother." She pointed back to Bianca.
"Plus there' s the fact that any one of us could whoop all your asses without any problems." he said smirking at the fuming mortals while Nico laughed.
"I'll show you!" the one who had tried to hit on Bianca yelled before throwing a punch at his face.
Smirking he grabbed the punch with his fist before squeezing and leaving the punk on his knees in pain, "You're weak," he snarled, letting his anger show before he shot a knee into the punk's face "and you don't have a chance of beating us.".
The tallest one charged him angrily to avenge the one he had just put down but Bianca stepped forward and kicked the guy in the family jewels rendering him to the ground where Zoe and Phoebe took great delight in kicking the little punk.
While this was happening the third one, who was actually somewhat muscular, ran forward but instead of striking him like he had been expecting the leader slapped Bianca across the face. There was a dead silence for a moment, a single instant that could only be defined as the calm before the storm before Nico yelled angrily. The son of Hades charged the leader and punched the teenager square in the jaw, an audible crack heard on the impact, sending the leader of the trio flying into a brick wall resulting in several more cracks.
"Impressive," he whistled after healing Bianca's cheek "I'd say that Nico here has a talent for Demigod Strength.".
"I'll admit that it was not terrible," Phoebe admitted "for a boy at least.".
Rolling his eyes at the slight insult, even if it was unintentional, Nico shook out his hand and walked back over to Percy and Bianca. "You aren't going to respond?" Zoe asked surprised as usually when a member of the hunt insult's the strength of someone they get quite upset.
"I know that I can't change your opinion on me so why bother," Nico said with a shrug "plus you two mean a lot to Percy and I don't want to get him angry either.".
"That's quite…mature." Zoe admitted with a nod while Nico rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"You have to pick something up growing up with Bianca," the son of Hades explained "anything she sees as immature or stupid I get slapped upside the head for.".
At that statement Bianca demonstrated and left Nico pouting, "What was that one for?" he asked his girlfriend curiously.
"For fun." Bianca said with a grin while Zoe and Phoebe laughed leaving Nico to groan.
"You're a bad influence on her Percy." Nico admonished playfully only to get smacked by Bianca again, "Owww!".
"I'm somewhat surprised that you haven't tried to flirt with us like those three did though." Phoebe admitted as she eyed Nico warily.
Shrugging Nico responded to the unasked question, "As I said earlier, you two are Percy's sisters and if you are upset then so is he. You joined the hunt to get away from relationships and boys in the romantic sense so why should I upset you all by doing something stupid. Plus there's the fact that I don't see any of the hunt like that, I mean you're all beautiful girls but…" here the son of Hades trailed off embarrassed.
"Awww," Bianca teased "does my little brother have a crush?".
"A certain daughter of Hermes perhaps?" he added in with a grin as Nico's blush deepened.
"Your friend Amanda?" Zoe asked curiously while Phoebe snickered at Nico's beet red face.
"The same," he said in a conspiratorial whisper that carried "ever since he met her Nico couldn't take his eyes off her.".
"Percy!" a mortified Nico yelled causing them to laugh again before setting back off on their way to camp.
Trailing back a bit with Bianca he whispered, non-carrying this time, "We need to set Nico and Amanda up.".
"Agreed." Bianca giggled before they sped up to keep time with the others.
-End Flashback-
"We've been trying to figure out a way to get those two together ever since." Bianca finished while Clarisse chuckled.
"I'll gladly help with that mission," the daughter of the war told them "Amanda has been moping ever since you three left and seems wistful every time someone mentions Nico.".
"After we get them together maybe we can find a boyfriend for you Clarisse." he teased before he took off running, Bianca in tow, while the daughter of the god of war chased after them angrily.
