How to save a life (Percico/pernico)

Chapter 18: So It's A Date

Nico's pov- Thursday

Today is the day, I thought to myself as I paced(I should be on crutches but I decided I was done with those) the Aphrodite cabin. Yes. You heard me right. I couldn't believe I had stooped to such low standards but that's how scared I was. I think Piper noticed my uneasiness because she placed her hand on my shoulder. "It's okay Nico. You'll do fine" I gave her a panicked look before starting on my rant. "But Piper, I can't do this. He's not going to ask me and Annabeth is going to make me ask him if he doesn't and I don't, I-i can't I"
"Nico!"
'sorry.." i replied and she sighed. "Nico, Annabeth knows Percy better than anyone and I know love. We both agree that he likes you. So just calm down okay?"
"Easier said than done" I mumble. "Be optimistic"she says
"What's the world given me to be optimistic about?"
"you're such a pessimist"
"I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist"
She groaned in frustration and threw herself on her bed dramatically. I copied her. "What am I going to do?" I asked. She turned to me and shot me a grin; mischief lacing through her kaleidoscope eyes. "We're going to make him ask you"
"Make?" I asked.
"Make." she states. She got up and grabbed my hand, tugging me to Hades knows where.

So it turns out that 'Hades knows where' was to find her siblings. So I sat there letting them do whatever. I let them cut my hair. I could almost pull it into a pony before where as now, it was above my shoulders. They styled it until they saw fit. They gave me clothes to change into. I went to the bathroom and changed. I looked in the mirror at myself and what they picked out. I froze. I looked like a completely different person. I was dressed in black skinny jeans and a red and darker red striped v-neck. I flinched. You could see my scars all over my arms. I wished there was a way to get rid of them. Especially the one on my left forearm. Disgrace. As if i needed a constant reminder. I tugged on my leather jacket and walked out. Piper, who was in the middle of talking to one of her brothers, (Jared, I think?) immediately stopped talking and froze. Her face was unreadable. Suddenly a bright smile formed on her face. I looked around and noticed the few other siblings in the cabin had gathered around with similar expressions. "Nico, you're hot" Piper said. Blush adorned my face. One of the girls said "just one thing" she reached for my jacket to try and take it off. I growled at her and she flinched back. "The jacket stays" I saw Piper shoot me an encouraging look as if to say do as she asks. They can help. I shrugged and the girl went to take it off again. This time, I let her. No one flinched. No one screamed. No one even looked surprised. The girl that took off my jacket, which I later learned to know as Amelia, took my arms in her hands. She kissed each of my wrists, which I found odd until my arms started glowing with pink swirls. They raced up my arms, taking away all the scars as it went, and up to my chest and back. Before I knew it, all of them were gone. "H-how..?" I asked speechless. Amelia smiled at me "Love heals all" She reached out to shake my hand but I pulled her into a hug. "Thank you" i whispered in her ear. She gave me one last squeeze and let go. "Well," Piper saidtaking my arm, "Let's go!"

Percy's pov

Holy Hera. Those were my only thoughts as Nico di Angelo walked into the dining pavilion. He'd gotten his hair cut to a shorter length that went perfectly around his face. He was wearing a short sleeved v-neck that showed off his toned arms in a color that matched his pale skin perfectly. I didn't realize how built Nico was till now. He wasn't bulky like Frank, but slender and with arms like that, I could only imagine what his chest looked like. Oh my gods, I thought. You'd think I was a child of Aphrodite the way I was thinking about him. Speaking of Aphrodite and her children, Piper walked up to me and shut my mouth, which I didn't even realize was hanging open. They sat down at the Poseidon table with me, even though it was against the rules. Nico sat by me and Piper sat on the other side of him. I noticed the grass at his feet, coming through the cracks in the floor, wither. He was nervous. Why was he nervous? I was the nervous one. I was going to ask him to the dance today. It was late but hopefully he would accept. "So.." he started, "Did you fall from heaven c-cause it looks like fell on your face" he froze. "No. That's not what I meant to say. Hold on. Umm. Did you come from Tennessee c-cause"
"Nico?" i stopped him.
"Y-yea?" he stuttered.
"Are you trying to use pick up lines on me?"
"N-no. I mean maybe? I mean"
"Will you to to the dance with me?" i interrupted.
"Well it's possible that i," he continued, "wait what?"
"Will you go to the dance with me?"
"Yea. But why would you ask me of all these people? I don't understand"
I smiled at him. "Because I like you. So it's a date. Oh and Nico," i said standing up to leave.
"Y-yea?"
"You're cute when you're flustered" and with that, I walked away. Leaving him there with Piper without knowing his expression. I wish I could've seen it but I had to go talk to Annabeth. I was going to the dance with Nico di Angelo.

Hello my fishiez. Would ya look at that. Another chapter by yours truly. I've been waiting to write the dance for so long and now it's coming up in the next chapter and oh my gods I'm so excited. Okay okay. You don't want to hear me ramble. Sheesh. You don't have to be mean about it. You guys are truly ama-zhang. I love when you guys comment. It makes me feel like there's a reason to write and it makes me happy. I'll see you guys for the next chapter. Byeee :3
~Skye
Qotc: what's your favorite book out of the BoO series? Mine's house of Hades.