Nico

When he invited me to stay the night because we had shit we needed to talk about face to face, I almost had a heart attack.

But yet when we fell asleep watching some Disney movies together, I was calm and relaxed. We were in his room. On the bed. Sitting up. I had been leaning against him and I fell asleep on him.

There was nothing bad. We just slept together.

We didn't even kiss. We hadn't done anything like that. We held hands. We cuddled. We snuggled. That was it. And then we fell asleep, but that went into cuddling.

But that was okay. Because I wasn't miserable for the first time in fucking years. I was actually kind of happy for the first time since Bianca died.

It was bliss in one man.

The next day, we woke up to the smell of Sally's cooking and baking. And that's something I could get used to. Let's be honest about this. I love Sally.

Pandora

I could get used to Percy's friend, Nico. He was a piece of man. He was sort of really fucking pale and he was skinny. But somehow he was just the man.

So Penelope went to flirt with him. She wanted him. Nico would be hers.

Mom and Paul had left for work. It's just the five of us at home. And Penelope thought this plan was fool proof.

She slid up right up behind Nico, and put her hands on the counter in front of Nico. And the looks from Percy were my entertainment because he knew how this would go.

"Hey." Penelope whispered, letting out a stupid, fake laugh.

"Hey," Nico knew what was up. "I'm gay so you're going to get nowhere."

She backed off, standing next to him rather than practically being right on top of him.

"Anyways," Patrick tried to break the weird atmosphere. "Outside of like you know, New York, where are you from?"

"Italy." Nico answered our question, which actually interested me. I've always wanted to meet a European. "I was born in Venice. Moved here when I was... 3? 4? I don't know. Young."

"You're from Italy?" I don't know of anyone that Patrick hasn't checked out or flirted with as of the last four years in the underworld. And this hasn't disproved that yet. He was all over this. And he looked at Percy. "He's mine."

We all knew that Percy was gay. This was a dead giveaway from like a young age. We didn't care. Patrick is pan. I'm ace. Pandora is straight. We have the full spectrum going on.

Percy laughed.

"I already have a boyfriend." Nico broke the news to him that Patrick really doesn't have a chance with him now. "Sorry dude. It's uh, nothing personal. I met you last night and I'm dating someone else, though."

Patrick thought about that.

"I can respect that."

Now, we were in the first grade when we all died. We were curious about our friends. So we started to ask Percy. And he looked almost lost.

"I..." Our brother explained. "I haven't seen them. Since the first grade. So I couldn't tell you."

"You haven't?" I asked and he shook his head. "What happened?"

"I got expelled." He said that like it was normal to be expelled so early in life. "We had one play date after that."

"Why am I not surprised?"

Percy

My worst fucking nightmare happened. We all received letter. Staying to return to Camp.

A day after I was told that, unless there was an emergency, I wasn't to return to camp because of my mental state.

So we packed a bag and left. All five of us. I left Mom and Paul a note.

Leo

It was bad, that's why everyone was called in. A lot of demigods were brought back from the dead. From the last few years, at least. We we're waiting for everyone to show up when a girl came up to us. Percy's age. She was really pretty, and looked like she should remind me of somebody I knew. Like an actor. She had olive skin.

"Can we help you?" Jason asked her, noticing that she had been looking around.

"Maybe," she said. "Do you know where a Nico would be? Nico di Angelo. He probably has black hair. Dark eyes. I have no idea what he looks like aside that. Hades kid. Like... 16 years old."

"Oh, Nico!" Of course we knew Nico. Piper was the first one to speak up. "He is..."

Piper scanned the camp.and she must've found him after he disappeared last week, when Percy died.

"Right over there!" She said and for a second, I thought Piper went into shock. "By Percy..."

This girl looked over, finding the pair when we did and she thanked us.

And all I could figure out is that they must know each other, because when Nico saw her, he ran up and hugged her.

Nico

It's been an emotional 24 hours.

We got to Camp, and got the other three to the Big House. Percy and I started to walk around and maybe look for the others. People haven't really said anything to Percy yet, which was a surprise. But I think he appreciated it. Not having to explain the fact that he did kill himself.

"Nico!"

Hearing my name, my head snapped in the direction that it came from. And uh...

Bianca was there. Walking towards me. Calling out my name.

I let go of Percy's hand (which I didn't even realize I had been holding) and fucking made a b line for my sister, running over to her.

We grabbed each other in a hug like it was the end of the world.

Of course, I started to cry. But this was a happy cry. This was good.

Bianca was here. She's alive, and she's back, and she's here.

Wiping away a few of my tears, my older sister asked how I had been. And it took me a minute, but I was able to respond.

"I've been better," I told her as I figured Percy was slowly making his way over to us. Giving us a minute first. "It was a rough day, but today has been good. I... I mean I know it's not... How?"

Bianca shrugged.

"I couldn't tell you," my older sister explained to me, "I just woke up and Dad told me to go to Camp. He said if you weren't​ here, you would be by lunch. I must be needed for something or another. But where do we stay? Last I checked, we don't have a cabin."

"No, we do." I corrected her. "They added a bunch if cabins a free heard ago. We're cabin 13."

"Got it." She remarked and suddenly remembered that Percy exists. "um... Did Percy keep his promise and take care of you?"

I nodded my head, wiping away a few more tears. It was the end of the tests.

"Yeah," I assured my older sister. "As much as I let him, yeah. He did go missing for a while, but that wasn't his fault. Dad had other stuff for me, anyways. But yeah. It's been one hell of a time. I missed you."

"I missed you, too." Bianca told me as I felt Percy sneak up behind us. "Get your ass over here, Jackson. You're getting a hug, too."

Bianca gave Percy a hug that he gladly returned and I had to smile. Life could be pretty nice. With Bianca and Percy. Having both of them after losing both of them.

"Thanks for watching after my little shit." Bianca thanked Percy for looking after me in the way she always referred to me. As her little shit.

"Any time."