Save You As I Save My Life (Jasico)

Chapter 23: Love is a Rough War

Nico honestly wanted to pistol whip Percy. The man was ranting on and on about how Leo was amazing, and how cute he was, and all of this crap. Leo was listening to music in the corner, going over some things with Jason. Which, of course, stuck Nico with Percy. And now, they were speaking about Jason and Leo, and Percy wouldn't. Shut. Up.

Jason looked over and smiled at Nico, who smiled back, mostly faked. The blonds smile fell slowly, and he made s face, looking back to Leo.

Nico sighed and groaned into his hands, reaching towards his bed side drawer. He brought out a small knife and began twirling it, humming thoughtfully. Now he was ignoring Percy completely. He didn't even know why he had the knife, it must be something Bianca gave him as self defense...?

The man kept talking on and on. Nico decided to put an end to it, he made a face and then stood up to go to the bathroom. Shit, he really hoped Percy hadn't done that when he was dating Nicole...

He huffed and splashed water on his face. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door. Nico could have sobbed he was so god damn frustrated. "Percy, I don't care-"

"Not Percy. What's wrong?" Jason's voice spoke through the door. He blushed hard and pulled it open slightly.

"Percy was just, nonstop talking to me." He mumbled, head down. Jason tilted his chin up so he could look into his eyes. He saw nothing that would present sadness or anything like depression, but he saw...anxiety and anger.

"Was it really that bad?"

He nodded, frowning, and crossed his arms, looking away. "He....he never talked about me like that." He whispered, head down.

"And is that bad?"

"Yes! It means he likes Leo more than he ever liked me!"

"Again, is that bad?"

Nico looked over Jason's face, and then covered his mouth. "No, Jason, I didn't mean- I don't still like him! Oh my gods, I'm sorry..." He wrapped his arms around the blonde, eyes wide in shock. "Jason, please don't be mad at me..."

"Nico, I wouldn't have been mad...It's fine, he's your ex, it's natural that you're jealous." Jason mumbled, looking down at him. He shook his head, moving closer.

"But...but, you looked so....so heart broken." He

Nico walked down the hall slowly, Jason in tow. He still had his knife, he realized, and he blinked, blushing. "Jay, I really didn't mean to offend you..." The boy sniffles, wiping his face.

"Nico if you're crying I will smack you." Jason mumbled, looking down. Percy poked his head out of the room.

"Trouble in paradise?"

"Shut up Percy." Was the response from both boys.

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Nico was staring at his ceiling, listening to Migraine by Twenty One Pilots. He sang and rapped along, which always made Bianca laugh, she claimed it wasn't really rap, it was just someone talking quickly. He always mumbled something about how that was all rap was, but she never listened.

So he did it anyways, especially during the really hard parts in some of their songs. He loved Twenty One Pilots, he had ever since Jason showed it to him. He sighed and made a small noise, shaking his head slowly. No, don't think about Jason, no Jason....they needed a break. After the small break down Nico had, they got into an argument that ended in Jason storming out of the house. That's when Nico had locked himself in his room, and he hadn't left since. He felt...sick. Upset at himself, at Jason, for thinking he still loved Percy.

He sighed and turned to look at the black haired skater who was beside him, listening to his own music and singing along. Nico tapped him on the shoulder, sniffling, and then hid his face. Percy looked over, and then surrounded his friend in a hug. The transsexual boy curled up closer to him, taking shaky breaths.

"It's okay, Nico, you two will be back together soon..."Percy whispered, eyes closed. He felt responsible for the break up, it was his fault that Nico ran to the bathroom, his fault that he was such a brainless idiot. He mumbled soft words into Nico's hair, receiving an odd look from Leo when he came back into the room. He saw his shaking friend and decided to mirror Percy's position, hugging him from behind.

"Nicky, we're sorry...We really didn't mean to break you two up.." He whispered, looking at Percy. The boy in the middle managed to pull his head up enough to rest it on Percy's chest.

"It's f-fine...he'll be p-perfectly fine, we'll be back together soon..."

Nico wasn't sure if he truly believed that himself.

-+-

Jason was driving back to the college, his dorm mate had just arrived. He hummed as he walked along, head down, excusing himself when he accidentally bumped into someone. He unlocked his dorm and stepped in, then blinked.

"Nico?"

The tall man turned around, and Jason took a step back. Not Nico, definitely looked like him though. "Hello. I am Thanatos di Angelo, you seem to have gotten me confused with my younger brother."

His eyes went wide. Nico had an older brother!?

"Who-"

"Don't ask. Out father...wasn't very faithful.. He had a child with Marie Levesque and my mother, who died quite a while ago. I moved here on my own, and it seems that so have my younger siblings."

Jason had to take three steps back. Nico...Hazel was his sister!? And this man, this...this man that had almost the exact same face, eyes, and hair as Nico, if not built more masculine like...

"Yes, it must be hard for you. I'm sorry, sir, but if I may have your name?"

"Jason Grace." He frowned and hugged himself. "How the hell do you know so much about Nico?'

"well, if no one else is going to keep track of my siblings, I must." he chuckled. "Jason Grace....Hm. Your father doesn't happen to be Jupiter Grace, does he?"

"It's Zeus, and yes, he is." He mumbled, scratching his hair. So....his dorm mate was a tall stranger that looked near exactly like his now ex-boyfriend. Great. what a fucking fantastic way to spend his year.

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Nico was eating ice cream. He didn't know why, in fact he hated the taste of strawberry and vanilla running down his throat into his stomach, but he couldn't stop. It was his comfort, binge eating and watching movies. Percy was stealing bites from the container as well, smiling a little, while Leo curled up between them. Nico sniffled a little and kissed the back of his hand, biting it. It hurt like hell, but it distracted him from the memory of Jason. He couldn't think of the blond right now, if he did he would have a mental breakdown. HIs second serious relationship gone bad. His best friend made a noise and curled closer in his lap, whining. "Stop being so sad, Nico!'

"I'm sorry Leo...I just miss him so much..."