Every morning Jason had a routine. He would get up a 5:30 a.m to get an early morning shower. He would be out by six and start his breakfast, after he finishes eating he puts all his dishes from that morning and the night before into the dishwasher. Then he tidied up the place before he headed out for school by 7:15.

It would have continued like that until he got a phone call.

Jason looked at the strange number in confusion and ignored it, but then it rang again.

He sighed and answered, "hello?"

"Jason?" A choked voice asked over the phone.

A voice that sounded very Italian and very familiar. "Nico? Yeah it's me, what's wrong?" Jason furrowed his brows. Nico wasn't normally one who was super into technology, in fact the two would often write letters back and forth.

"Ja-sniff- can I come to stay with you? Please..."

"Of course but can you tell me what's wrong?" Jason asked worriedly, he was often teased for being a mother hen.

"I'll tell you when I get there, grazie.."

"Wai- how are you getting here?"

"I assumed you would say yes and already am on the train... sorry."

Jason chuckled, "no you're fine, I'll set up the guest room after I get out of class. What time will you get here?"

"There's a few overlays so in about eighteen hours?"

"Got it... that means you'll be here around 2 am... got it. Do you have everything you need?"

"Heh, yeah... I have everything. My dad is sending you my paperwork for school by mail."

"You and your technology hating family I swear," Jason chuckled, "I'll see you soon... hang in there okay?"

"Okay... grazie, ciao..." Nico hung up the phone and Jason rubbed his eyes tiredly. It would be a long day.. what happened to his cousin...

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"So your cousin is coming to live with you?" Percy asked as Jason picked him up for school. (Annabeth usually walked to Percy's house and hitched a ride with Jason unless she had club activities before school)

"Yep."

"Which cousin? And for how long?"

"It's Nico."

Understanding flashed through his eyes, "Oh... do you think it might be-"

"Yeah..." Jason cut him off, "and I'm not sure how long. He sounded really upset over the phone. His dad probably bought him a phone just to call me."

Percy smiled a bit, "hey, at least he's coming. Piper and Leo hadn't met him before."

"Oh yeah, you're right," Jason smiled fondly at the mention of his girlfriend and best friend. Any time Nico came to visit for breaks Piper and Leo were always away with their own families so Nico had only got to meet Percy and Annabeth.

"Is he and that guy still together? Will I think?" Percy questioned curiously.

"Dunno, he might be part of it though," as Jason spoke his hands tightened around the wheel. Damned were the people who harmed his gremlin of a cousin.