Battle Cry (Nico Di Angelo Fanfic)

Mythical Army of the Dead

I had returned to camp to a very unhappy brother. Percy was not only upset that I had left unannounced but was also upset I didn't spend my birthday with him. Who knew I would get a older brother who acted like he was 5 years old. 

A week had passed and nothing eventful has happened. I had joined Percy in training and was picking up on things pretty quick. The voice I had not heard again since the day before my before my birthday. So I just decided to ignore the problem for now. I was starting to enjoy camp life, having an older brother was pretty cool. Percy, honestly in a few weeks had turned into my rock. He stayed by me every single day, every night we would sit and catch up on what the last 17 years of our lives had looked like. Sometimes we would be joined by Annabeth or one of the others. It was nice, I had no siblings and this felt nice, being around people my age. 

I had a few runs  in with Nico, but honestly he is so bipolor. There were times were he came across so sweet and border line caring and other times so cruel and cold. I was having a hard time getting a good read on him and it was messing with my head. I should not be thinking about a man this much. Percy on the other hand was not to fond of any of my interactions with Nico, which is weird since they are actually pretty close and seem to get along fairly well. 

Anyways enough about those two back to me. 

It has been just over a week since the birthday and camp was busy. The campers that would be going back home were busy getting packed up and ready to go. I did not have school to get back, so had decided to stay at camp. I had planned to go back and visit Dad and Pepper whenever I could and Percy had said he would come back during his breaks to visit me. 

That morning I had been awoken to crashing sounds rooming form outside my room. I ran out of bed and straight into the hallway, where I say a truly comedic sight. Percy was seated on the floor just outside his room. Beside him an empty suitcase with what looked like most of his closet on the floor around him. 

"percy you know your supposed to put your clothes in the suitcase right" I said in between fits of laughs 

He just grunted in response. I returned to my room as I continued to be amused at the sight. I quickly showered and got ready for the day and walked back out to see if Percy had gotten his life together now. I pushed his door open and saw Percy now attempting to fold his clothes into the his suitcase. This time the sight was less comedic and caused me to gain a heavy heart. Percy would be leaving here in a couple of days and the it would just be me. I did not want to admit it but I didn't want Percy to leave I was still figuring out this demigod stuff and he had been someone I could turn to. 

"Hey whats wrong" Percy voice knocked me out of my thoughts. I looked up and just shook my head to indicate nothing was wrong. 

" Then why are you teary eyed" as if on command my hand shoot up to my face and I felt a tear that has escaped my eye without me knowing.  Percy hand grabbed my hand and dragged me towards his bed and he knelt down in front of me and  hugged me. 

"Why don't you come with me for a bit, plus you could meet mom as well. " ah the wonderful words I dreaded. Don't get me wrong I know I have to meet Sally one day, and she has every right to know her daughter I alive. However, I just was not ready, meeting Poseidon had already been too much how was I ever going to hold it together to meet her. I also had a little resentment, resentment that Percy got to grow up with her and I spent most of my life no knowing a mother. I also felt weird this whole situation weighed on me. I already had a Dad and Pepper had filled the void of a mother for me. 

I shook my head at Percy

" I am not ready" I replied 

" I have to tell her eventually" Percy sighed