Pink Like Our Love (Red Sky At Night "sequel")

#15 Leaving a disaster

So this is back when Nico and Percy are young, but you know, not so young (around 15), before Red Sky At Night

Nico's POV

This is it, I'm finally moving away for good. Ever since Bianca left this place it haven't been home. So when Percy asked if I wanted to live with him I almost tackled him to the ground. We did it for different reasons though, normal couples would ask each other if they wanted to move in because of love, Percy does love me but he invited me because he find yet another bruise on my arm.

This time it had actually been my fault, I was the one who had started the fight with dad and I know that he gets very aggressive when things doesn't go his way. I had once again been out for a walk, dreaded for going back home so when I finally did I had missed to make dinner and father started to argue what a useless son I was. I told him that school went over and that I had homework, talking back gave you a slap, protesting against that gave you a punch and if you still talked back then you got a kick and was sent to your room. It had only gone to the punch but Percy still saw it when he cuddled with me.

I finished packing my bag, and just like when we moved in here I was the one who had less shit to move around. I just had my bag of clothes, a box of books, movies and some photos, and then my box with memories. That box didn't count since it was a small wooden storage box, it was for jewelry but I stashed photos, letters and some baby clothing in it. Around the box was a leather bag, a way of protection. The box itself was really small so I could have packed it down with the books and movies but it didn't feel right to just pack it down like that.

"Boy!" Hades screamed but didn't continue since he locked himself up in the bathroom. I hoped he would stay there.

I carried out the boxes and the bag, he didn't knew I was moving it would just end in more fights and more bruises for my part. That would lead to Percy telling his mother, which made her worry in vain. If it got even worse it would involve the police and I can't go through court against my own father, no matter how much I hated him.

"Boy!" Hades screamed again this time stepping out of the bathroom in a drunken haze and with hiccups.

I had left the things outside of our apartment and told Percy to pick it up before getting me for a "date". He would understand that I didn't tell dad.

"What is it sir?" I asked trying not to look suspicious.

"Have you hid my alcohol again?" a quick slap to my cheek, it was a warning.

"N-no, they should be in the kitchen." I tried acting like I didn't know about his secret stash in the bathroom; he thought he was so clever to use the cabinet that was supposed to store towels and that kind of stuff in it. Well jokes on him cause I had "accidently" poured out his vodka that he had had there. I know I shouldn't have, Bianca would always argue that I shouldn't do it, but I was tired of always seeing my father a drunken mess. We had seen the same things; we had lost the same person. He should handle this better since he was the adult one, but here I am, sixteen and behaving way better.

"They aren't in the kitchen." Hades sneered he probably hadn't even looked in the kitchen.

I opened my mouth to say something but at the same time there was a knock on the door. "Who's that?" Hades asked pushing me forward to open the door.

When I opened the door, Percy was there, smiling and I could see him trying his best not to rush up to me and kiss me. After all, my father was against any type of relationship that I could have, he said that they would manipulate me to move away from him. And it was true I was going to move, not because Percy had manipulated me but because my father was a piece of shit.