Multi Fandom One Shots And Short Stories

(NICO DI ANGELO) Make-Up

TW- Bullying, use of Charmspeak to hurt someone, and general Drew warning cuz she's just a b*tch

Word count: 1760

Nico was walking up to the pavilion for dinner. Although he didn't show it, he was really excited for tonight! The Hunters were here and they'd spice up lunch and Capture the Flag after dinner.

He was walking alone, as usual. None of the campers wanted to breathe the same air as the Son of Hades, let alone walk next to him. As sad as it was, Nico di Angelo was used to it.

He shoved his hands into his pockets. Percy and Annabeth were away at collage, Jason and Piper were visiting Camp Jupiter, Leo was still missing, Frank and Hazel were in New Orleans, looking for new demigods, and Thalia was probably up at the pavilion already. He would never admit it, but he felt incredibly lonely.

Suddenly, his anti-people sense started going crazy. His shoulders stiffened and he tensed, preparing to draw his Stygian Iron sword.  Just a little trick he picked up in Tartarus; when approached, prepare to fight. Maybe not the healthiest habit to develop, but it had kept him alive.

Someone was coming up behind him. Judging by the overpowering smell of perfume he could smell from twelve feet away, it was an Aphrodite kid. Nico crossed his fingers inside his pocket. Please no. Not her-

"Hey, Angel!" He uncrossed his fingers in defeat. It was her.

Keeping his head down and his hands in his pockets, Nico ignored Drew. But she didn't give up, and he didn't even realize when she began to speak in Charmspeak...

*****

Something was wrong, Thalia knew that. Nico would never miss a game of Capture the Flag, especially if it was against the Hunters. He was much to competitive to let her, a daughter of Zeus, win without a strong resistance.

Soon, she was worried enough to leave her post. Thalia called one of her newest lieutenants over to her. The Flag was directly behind the ring of Hunters at Thalia's back.

"You're in charge, now. Guard the flag and I'll be back as soon as I can," Thalia told her.

"Where are you going?" The girl asked.

"Away." Thalia snapped. Her face must've been sterner than she realized, because the poor Hunter snapped to attention, nearly vibrating with fear. 

Thalia spun on her heel and walked away. She knew that she should probably apologize to the girl, but she also knew that she was probably the only one to care what happened to the Son of Hades. Er- Besides Chiron, of course. And possibly Mr. D.

But even after all these years, she still felt the tiniest bit responsible for Bianca's death. She suspected that bit of trauma would never really go away.

She took a New York Yankees baseball cap out of her jacket pocket. A certain daughter of Athena had lent it to her for a previous mission Artemis had sent Thalia on. She hadn't yet had the chance to get it back to Annabeth, but it was at times like these when Thalia was tempted to "accidentally forget" to return it.

Quietly, Thalia snuck out of her team's territory and into the Red's. The forest made it difficult to go unnoticed; unless, that is, you were an experienced Hunter.

Thalia passed the Stolls, who were bickering with each other, Katie Gardner, Butch, and several monsters. None of them noticed her and she had to resist the very strong urge to jump out and scare them half-way to Hades. 

As she walked, she tried to remember the last time she had seen Nico. Dinner? No. Lunch? No. Breakfast? Yes. So something must've happened to him sometime between breakfast and lunch.