Percy's Death Continued

Life

Percy POV

-3 days later-

The funeral was over fairly quickly. Although I felt ashamed that it was as short as it was.

"Goodbye," His last words to me as he pushed me in. Those words haunted my dreams at night. The sight of Nico kissing me and I, instead of standing there wide eyed, was actually kissing back.

When I appeared in the middle of camp, everyone stared at me with eyes a big as saucers.

"Per-Percy?" A choked up question came from my girlfriend, Annabeth. She had bags under her eyes and her eyes were bloodshot.

"H-hey everyone. Nice day for a funeral huh?" I rubbed the back of my head awkwardly.

"You idiot." She wrapped her arms around me and sobbed into my chest. "Thank the gods." She pulled away from me and wiped her tears away. "How is this possible?"

I looked to the ground as the whole conversation came flooding back into my mind. "Nico..." I paused as I realized what he sacrificed, what he did for me. "He, he," tears filled my eyes. "He gave his soul to his father, to bring me back. He died so I could live." I curled into myself and bawled like a baby.

After his funeral, the one that was meant for me, Hazel stopped speaking. Even to Frank. I guess the shock was too much for her to bare. I don't think she resented or hated me.

Will Solace, gave me this look whenever he saw me. If anyone hated me, he was most likely the person who wanted for me to have stayed gone.

I actually confronted him, "Please just say it. I know you hate me." He looked at me. His blue glare staring into my sea green.

"I don't hate you. I hate that he loved you so much to sacrifice himself to save you. I never got the chance to tell him, and now I never will." He turns and I feel the weight of his words. He knew Nico's feelings without even talking with him.

I continued walking and heard sobbing. I saw that I was near the Hephaestus cabin and that Leo was out front, his knees to his chest head down.

"Leo?" I came and sat next to him.

"Oh *sniff* hey Percy." He wiped at his nose.

"How are you holding up?"

He looked down, "This sucks, man. Why would he do this to us. He had a family here, friends. Yet he felt like no one would care if he disappeared or died." He buries his head again.

"I know how you feel" All too well.

-Time Skip-

This day was too exhausting for me. I walked to Cabin One to console to Jason. I walked up and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Jason yelled and I opened the door. "Percy?" He questioned.

"Jason. Can I talk with you for a moment?" I looked at him with my tired eyes.

"Sure man. Have a seat." He gestured me to his seats.

I take my place on this cream coloured couch and sank down to the seat. "I'm just...this day is just so draining."

The son of Zeus looked at me and sat across from me. The look in his eyes, sympathetic. "I know what you mean."

I just let those tears pour out of. All those feelings that I let bottle up inside, they pour out of me like a waterfall. "I just," I breathe in a shaky breath. "Gods I miss him."

"Me too." He answers. "I...had this feeling he would do something like this."

My head shoots up to look at the blonde superman. "What?!" I spring to my feet.

He swallows and elaborates, "The last time I saw him, he pushed past me. He had this aura around him. I should of stopped him and talked him down," he pauses. "But he looked like his mind was made up." His eyes become glassy.

"I never knew how he felt about me. I have a feeling that you knew." I look at him as he calms himself.

"I walked up on him when he confessed to Cupid." He admits to me. "I'm assuming he told you?" His eyebrow raises.

"He...he kissed me." I blushed scarlet.

Jason smirked at me, "Wow."

I smile shyly. "Thanks, man. I feel a little better now."

"You're welcome," Jason smiles and I get up and walk out of the cabin.

I start walking to the water to just swim and to clear my mind. But on my way there, I stop and just look up. "Thank you, Nico. I'll never forget what you did for me." Just then the wind picked up, it felt warm. I smiled and walked to the beach.

*epilogue*
-10 years later-
I sit on the beach with my wife Annabeth. It was a beautiful day, so sunny and warm.

"Sweetie, don't go to far from us." Annabeth yells to our son, Nico Travis Jackson.

"Okay mommy." He smiles cheerfully. He was a clone of me, with his black shaggy hair and bright sea green eyes.

Every time I see my son, I just think back to who my son was named after, Nico di Angelo. I think to what he gave me. Me gave me a second  chance in life and a beautiful family.

Though the nightmares of Nico's goodbye come many nights. I wake sobbing and scream Nico's name. I only cam down when Annabeth holds me close.

"Nico, come here please." The little me runs to us.

"Yes, daddy." Those innocent eyes look up at me.

I just can't help but smile, "Nothing." I just bring him and Annabeth into a huge hug.

I'm grateful for this second chance on life. Thank you, Nico di Angelo.