This is the first ever thing I've done with a picture. (If you're on the computer on the side and on your mobile up top) all the books I have, and this is the first one. Ever. Damn...well I'm glad it's this pic, I really like that drawing...

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Alice drew in her sketch book in the library while lunch went on. She wasn't that hungry, but she was a little and so she snuck an apple into the library.

She was finishing off the last bits of one drawing she had been working on during her free periods and a bit last night and this morning, as she finished off her Apple.

The black and white photo was of a dog, which was easily ten times as big as any normal dog (like Pluto from black butler, but a slightly smaller scale) droll pooling out between its teeth -some broken and others cracked- and dripping down. A man smiled creepily at the pupil-less dog. His hair covered his face, but a stream of blood dropped down from what could only be his eye socket. One fingerless-gloved hand was on the beast's nose, while the other rested on its muzzle. The dog growled, or seemed to be, menacingly but the guy didn't seem to care, and just smiled creepily. (The picture on the side if you're on the computer, but at the beginning of the chapter if you're on mobile).

She smiled in satisfaction as she put away the black spiral notebook with thick, card like pages that she was proud to call her sketchbook.

as she stuffed it in her bag, and took one last bite of her apple, spitting out a single seed that she had gotten into her hand and putting it into her pocket to through away later (or plant it, maybe. she was going through a vegetarian stage), when she heard soft but fast steps coming her way.

Nico stood in front of her, panting, trying to catch his breath. His face was flushed and he plopped into the chair, dropping his bag like a brick and huffing and puffing. Alice just watched, amuse as she waited for her fast friend to catch his breath.

"I- can't- believe- I- Just did- what I just did." Nico gasped out, finally regaining his voice.

"What did you do?" she asked, amused.

"Tell you- what," Nico panted. "I'll tell you, if you spend the night at my house- tonight. We'll eat ice cream and- and watch anime." Nico promised. Alice smiled.

"I got vanilla." She sang.

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Nico and Alice sat on the floor of Nico's living room, eating vanilla ice cream. Nico was sure with how he was eating, he would taste like vanilla for at least a few days. Nico sat in fluffy black pants with skulls on them and a black shirt with Three Days Grace logo on it. Alice was in a black onesie with Black Veil Brides drawn in marker on the back.

Nico flipped through the sketch book Alice brought slowly as he looked at them, pausing whenever he found an interesting one he liked and studied it a bit more while he spooned ice cream in his mouth.

He stopped about every other page.

His ice cream was gone soon. one he found a one that looked freshly drawn, since the lead wasn't smudged like the others, He paused on it, got up, walked to the kitchen, refilled his bowl along with Alice's who had asked, walked back, handed her hers, say back down on the floor, cross legged and continued studying it.

By the time he finished the book, he was completely certain in two things. One: Alice liked to draw some freaky ass shit; and two: they could never compare to some of the nightmares he had. But they may make some guest appearances.

"Damn." Nico whistled. Alice blushed slightly, and spooned a big mouthful of ice cream in. Once she had swallowed, and licked the remains off her lips and the sides of her mouth, she asked what Nico had done at school.

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"Hmmm....okay....interesting....I can't work with this..." Alice muttered. First, she trapped a pencil and a little note pad of her near-by desk, and wrote write fanfic about Percy and Nico on it then stuffed it in a drawer before Nico could see it. She turned toward him, and put her hands on his shoulders and looked him deeply in the eyes and talked slowly.

"Okay. This is what you're going to do tomorrow." She smiled evilly and Nico looked away nervously. What in Hades had he gotten himself into?

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Nico was mortified as he walked into school. Damn Alice, damn the outfit, damn persistent girls, at school, and damn Percy all the Fields of Punishment for all eternity.

His spiked and chained knee-high books clanked and jingled with each step. The black skinny jeans, which, in his opinion, should be called lose-all-circulation-in-your-most-precious-places-pants, where under the boots, and squeezed him very uncomfortably in all the wrong places.

His shirt was plain black, and -thank god- had a skull and cross bones on it. And, unlike the pants, it didn't squeeze him too much, but still a little. His brown aviators jacket, something he would not trade in no matter what, rested comfortably on his shoulders. He had in one black diamond stud in one ear, and a skull in the other. His tongue piercing (which Alice had promised was brand new so she never wore it) was a simple black diamond which matched the earring. His hair was done up in a Mohawk, expertly in place.

No one would ever have one lick of respect for him ever again. Not to mention how much the librarian would hate his shoes. He sighed and walked into school, deciding it was inevitable, so he might as well start it so he would get used to it.

Curse Alice to the depths of River Styx.

But the jabs, mocks and jabs he had expected did not come. But the pointing and whispering did.

But, it wasn't negative whispering. He saw girls and guys looking him up and down, and smiling to their friends. More than one girl and guy started randomly talking to him, asking if he was new. When Nico had said he had been going to the school for four years, no one believed him. He had huffed in annoyance and walked away angrily.

The part of the day he was dreading the most was his study session with Percy today. God help him to not be raped.

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He sat at their table, head ducked down and humming ever so softly to the music playing through his head phones.

He felt a tap on his shoulder from behind and took a bud out. Nico grunted in acknowledgment. "Hey, uh, new kid, you're kind of in the spot that's kind of....reserved for me and my tutor." Percy coughed awkwardly. Huh, Percy could be awkward...acknowledged and saved for later use.

"Aw, Percy, you don't remember me? That hurts. You had your arm around me only yesterday." Nico said with mock sorrow, getting up, turning around, and crossing his arms over his chest to watch Percy's reaction.

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Percy sighed in annoyance, seeing the new kid everyone was talking about sitting at his and Nico's table. Uh-Uh. Nope. Not going to happen.

He walked up to the boy, and tapped him on the shoulder. The boy grunted in response, and Percy took that as a "go ahead".

Percy explained awkwardly. He was surprised at himself. He was never awkward.

"Aw, Percy, you don't remember me? That hurts. You had your arm around me only yesterday." The boy said, standing and turning around and crossing his arms.

Percy felt his jaw drop as he gawked as Nico. He looked...absolutely delectable.

"What the hell happened to you and how much do I need to pay to make it keep happening?" Percy whispered.

"Stupid crazy's on their periods is what happened." Nico grumbled, unaware that he was pouting.

Without thinking, Percy lunged for a startled Nico and attack him. Well...his lips...with his lips...

A moment later, Nico recovered and pushed Percy off him, still in slight shock. Percy whined. "I didn't even get to feel your tongue piercing." he complained.

"What the hell was that?" Nico whisper shouted.

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Owwwww my tooth hurts like a bitch! Halp.

The drawing was actually something my friend drew. We were playing truth or dare and she dared me to make a OC of her and put her in this, which she is in love with. So, Alice was created. Alice is pretty much her. So, yea. That's something she actually drew.

I'm dying of laughter! Please someone shoot me! *gives her teddy bear a gun* I know you can do it Mr. Snuggles! *sees another unicorn* WAIT! COME HERE UNICORN BASTARD!!!!

~Lillith