The After Effect

Chapter 1

I ran up to Nico as I saw him walking by the rock wall. I hadn't gotten to talk to him much since he told me he used to have a crush on him. I guess he thought that I would judge him or make fun of him, not that I would even think of doing that. 

"Nico!" I shouted as he continued to walk right past me.

"What do you want, Jackson?" Could he say it any harsher?

I sighed. "I haven't gotten to talk to me since you told me about your crush. I miss my favorite little cuz. You're always hiding in your cabin." I smirked at the small blush on his face.

"I do not hide in my cabin," He hissed at me.

I just smiled before continuing. "Why don't you and the Seven meet me for breakfast in the morning? We haven't all been together in a while."

Nico frowned at me but nodded anyways. "All right, don't be late."

***

After my talk with Nico, I just kind of wondered around. Demigod life was back to about as normal as it could be. All of the damage from the war had been cleaned up in the last few months. The campers had moved on, trying to live life to the fullest, knowing well that their dead friends and family wouldn't have wanted them to mop around.

I bypassed the dining pavilion and headed straight to my cabin. The unsettling feeling already making its way to my chest.

By the time I got to my cabin it was already getting dark. I suppressed a shudder. I didn't eat dinner anymore. I couldn't handle the darkness anymore. Not after going there. As strong as I liked to make everyone think I was, I knew I still had lingering issues.

I turned on all of the lights and sat on my bed wishing that Annabeth was here. She had it hard too, but at least her fear wasn't holding her prisoner. As I stared at the wall as I starting thinking of someone else who would understand. Its not like Nico is scared of the dark though. He was the son of Hades for gods' sake.

I realized that I probably needed to sleep. It was way later than I thought it was. Plus, I had to get up earlier since I had set plans to eat breakfast with everyone. I prepared myself for the nightmares that I knew would come as I closed my eyes.

Okay so that is the first chapter! Please don't judge me too hard. I haven't really wrote much in the way of fanfic so I hope I did okay. Any suggestions or complaints? I will be updating as I can.

*Edited January 7, 2018*