After we explained to Nico and Percy what happened, we decided to go back to our seats. Percy and Olympia walked out of the door, both deep in conversation. I was about to follow behind them when Nico pulled me back. I gave him a questioning look. He sat there for a moment, deep in thought. Then he pulled me towards him, in a tight embrace. He was hugging me so tight it's like his life depended on it. I wrapped my arms around him, and layed my head on his shoulder. We sat there for I don't know how long, seconds or maybe even minutes. When he finally let me go, he sighed. "You could have been killed." He said bluntly. It diminishes my confidence a little bit when he treats me like I can't take care of myself. "But I wasn't. I was fine okay! I called for Olympia in my head. When I'm fighting with Olympia, nothing can go wrong. We are almost invincible together." I said. Nico shook his head, "I promised myself that I would never let you get hurt. And I intend on keeping that promise. And it could have been broken today. That's why you aren't going anywhere alone. A monster could attack you at anytime and I wouldn't even know it. I care about you. If you died..I just." He couldn't seem to finish the sentence. I smiled and looked down at the ground. I raised my head a little to look at him, and he was staring at me. Our eyes were locked together. Neither one of us blinked. Our faces were moving closer, and it seemed like forever before our lips finally met. We both tilted our heads a little bit, and I closed my eyes. We kissed each other, both not wanting to ruin this perfect moment. It was almost a full minute of us kissing before I pulled away for oxygen. He chuckled and I blushed. He entertwined his fingers with mine. I gladly accepted the gesture. I leaned my head on his shoulder, and we walked back to our seats. Olympia and Percy were sitting beside each other, their hands together. They seemed to be engaged in a quiet conversation. When we walked over to them, Olympia saw our hands together. Olympia raised her eyebrows, obviously wondering if we were a thing. I gave her a small smile. I don't know if Nico and I are official, but I definitely know that we have something going. We sat for about a hour before we grabbed some food from the diner cart. I got a sandwich and a small bag of lays chips. I grabbed a water bottle to drink too. By the time we finished eating, an announcement was made saying that we had 5 more minutes before we would reach our destination. We got our things together, and when the train finally stopped, we all filed out. "I think we should stay the night here. So we can get some rest and everthing." Olympia said. So we all decided that we would stay in a hotel. We were about halfway there to where we were going in New Jersey. So we found a hotel, that seemed not too fancy, and we booked a room. I was sharing a bed with Nico again. So that night, we ordered pizza, and it was delivered to us. We enjoyed some shows that were on the tv. Percy and Olympia both fell asleep first. Then Nico was next. He slept with his arm wrapped around me in a protective hold. I smiled, and just enjoyed the moment for a while before I slipped away into a deep sleep. I had dreams of Nico and I running together in a field, holding hands. We both looked happy. And then two little children ran into our arms, one who looked like Nico, and the other who looked like me. I remember thinking, I hope this is my future.
