Interesting Encounter

Chapter thirty seven

Nico

"Percy?"

"Yes?"

"What time is it?"

"Five minuets after last time you asked."

"Oh." I said, "Well what time was it last time I asked?"

"It's 1:23, Nico, go to bed." Percy said, the laugh evident in his voice.

"Wait."

"Yes?"

"It's 1:23 now, or it was last time I asked?"

"It's 1:23 but now it's 1:24."

"I'm so confused."

"Just go to bed!"

"But what time is it?"

"1:25!"

"So it wasn't 1:23 or 1:24. You lied."

"No, it's just the time passes the more we keep talking."

"Oh. Yeah. That thing."

"Nico..." Percy chuckled.

"Yes?"

"Go to sleep, now it's 1:26."

"Okay okay I'm going to bed."

And that's exactly what I did. Or tried to do. I rolled over in bed, trying to sleep. It felt like hours passed and I couldn't even sleep. I couldn't even think. I was just there, lying awake, for hours and hours. One thought kept running threw my head what time is it? It's probably been hours since I last asked. "Hey Percy?" I croaked out after a few more hours, hoping he was still up as it was probably five am at this point.

"Yes?" He sounded exasperated. Maybe I woke him up.

"Sorry to wake you, hun. But... What time is it?"

"Nico?" Percy said, amused.

"Yes?"

"It's 1:30. That's about four minuets after you last asked."

"Oh. So I didn't wake you?"

"No."

"And it hasn't been hours?"

"No. But you should go to sleep."

"Why?"

"Because I want to go to sleep and you keep asking me what time it is!"

"Speaking of that-"

"Let me guess."

"Okay..."

"What time is it?"

"I don't know I was going to ask you!" I said before realizing he meant that as his guess. Percy only chuckled, and I heard him role over in bed and pull the covers up.

"But what time is it?" I heard Percy laugh again.

"Time to get a watch!" He said, laughing, but I could hear the yawn in his voice so I decided to drop it. Let the boy sleep, he needs it. He really does. But hours went by and I still couldn't hear him snoring.

"Percy-"

"2:00. Thirty minuets since you last asked. Now please, please, just go to sleep."

"I... Uh, I actually didn't want to know what time it was..."

"Oh. Well what do you want then?"

"You're gonna make fun of me." I heard the bed shift and it sounded as though Percy was sitting up, then footsteps, and Percy appeared next to me.