New beginnings (pernico fanfiction)

Chapter Twenty-Three: Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

~Nico's P.O.V.~

The 23rd of December...

Hard to believe that after everything that had happened it was already so close to christmas. With everything that had been happening i forgot how close it actually was.

We had arrived at the island two days ago, black sand surrounded by frothy waves, it was beautiful but at the same time it had a sort of deadly look to it. The mansion like house was near the centre, a cobbled stone path leading from the beach all the way up, through the almost jungle like woods. It was a strange island, all of the plants where dark greens and browns. Although they still had a slight tranquil air about them.

The theme of the interior was mostly black and whites with the odd blood red. But once the two lovers inhabited the empty house, that quickly changed.

I'll begin in the basement:
• A Game Room with a pool table, dart boards as well as a few video games.
• A Full Service Bar with an efficiency kitchen.
• A Wine Cellar filled with new and old white and red wine for different tastes.
• A Laundry Room with an ironing board and a sewing machine set up all the time.
• There is even an indoor pool surrounded by italian hand painted tiles.

First Floor:
• A kitchen with a small green house attached for growing fresh fruits and vegetables along with herbs
• A study with wooden paneled walls and book shelves from floor to ceiling, a huge carved desk and a blood red leather chair on wheels
• A grand foyer that is two stories high with a winding staircase and black and white marble flooring
• A music room with a baby grand piano set up in the centre, nothing else.
• A sun room that overlooks a formal garden and down onto a lower lawn where there is another pool
• A sitting room with velvet covered furniture.

Upstairs:
• Bedroom after bedroom, all with their own luxurious bathrooms
• The master bedroom where both lovers sleep
• A family room, like another upstairs living room/sitting room
• An Office with computer and smaller library shelves

All in all it was a lovely house.

To be able to bring some spirit back, the two of us decided to decorate the entire house in christmas decorations that we had found in the attic packed up in boxes. Taking both of us the full first day to do all of downstairs as well as the basement. The next day only the master bedroom was decorated out of all of them but the office and family room also was.

It took us a day and a half but right now, sitting in front of the crackling fire with a cup of hot chocolate in our hands, all snuggled up together in a blanket... It felt like home.

It was like we hadn't even left camp but of course we could tell that this wasn't the Poseidon cabin.

Even though it was just the two of us it was actually nice and peaceful, getting away from the troubles of Camp Half Blood.

We missed our friends, Jason, Piper, Leo and Thalia... Hazel too, wondering what they were doing. Even if 'Hazel' had rejected us as a couple, rejected me as a brother...i still loved her. She was still my sister even if she thought of me as a traitor.
Thats just it though, it wasn't Hazel who had said those things, so we were going back to save her.

"Percy.." I sighed with content, taking a quick sip of my hot chocolate before i peeked up at those mesmerising sea green eyes, holding that gaze before i smile and glanced off to the side. I felt my cheeks beginning to heat up, blaming the hotness of the chocolaty drink. "Im glad that were here... I still miss camp but for christmas at least here we can be ourselves without people hating us" i said softly.