Internet Friends (Percico)

Chapter 15

-Percy-

Last night was rather emotional. After Nico proclaimed he was going to come to me one day, I spilled. Everything I'd been holding from him for the past few days broke past my lips like a dam bursting.

We stayed up through most of the night. We eventually said goodnight around three, which by then my eyes were begging to close and by the looks of it, so were Nico's.

I woke up around midday. Mom had left a note on the kitchen counter telling me there was some left over pancakes in the refrigerator, and that if I needed her just to call her cell. I told her about Annabeth and for the past few days she'd gone into overprotective mom mode.

My swim meet was next week. How was I going to swim with the sinking feeling in my stomach 24/7? 

Jason had said I needed a 'pick me up'. I didn't know what he meant by that, but apparently he just told me to expect him around six thirty tonight.

I missed Annabeth so much. She's still my best friend, I don't want to lose her completely. I don't even care if I can't kiss her romantically anymore, I can still kiss her forehead platonically. I just want my best friend back.

Nico was being a real help though. He was linking fanfictions for me to read, recommending more books, sending me memes, creating playlists made out of his favourite bands for me to listen to. He was keeping me going despite how much I just wanted to lay down and forget about my existence.

Oh, yeah. I finished The Maze Runner! Even the other three books, which were equally as good and saddening. I really wanna read The Mortal Instruments next, apparently there's a canon ship in that and it's gay. I can't wait.

And before you say anything, just because I love gay ships doesn't mean I'm gay like Leo says. All I've ever known is girls (except for that one crush on Sebastian Stan. Who can blame me?) and that's all I plan to carry on knowing.

Plus, Leo sure can talk.

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"No, Nico, you don't know Jason like I do." I sighed into the phone as I put the pizza into the oven. "He'll either take me out clubbing or throw a party in this very apartment. As sensible as he is, he knows how to get over someone. Just look at how he coped with Piper and Reyna's breakups."

"Do you wanna go out clubbing?" Came Nico's amused voice. "Do you want to throw a party?"

"No!" I sighed in exasperation. "I want to stay home and regret my life choices!"

"You really are starting to sound like me, Jackson, and that isn't good." Nico chuckled. "go out, have some fun. You deserve it."

"No." I said firmly. "whatever Jason's got planned, I'm not doing it. No way."

"Whatever you say." Nico hummed with a smile. He was leaning back on his chair, looking at me with such teasing eyes I wanted to cover the screen. He was wearing a long sleeved black t-shirt and some pyjama bottoms, seeing as it was six fifteen and I had fifteen minutes until mister breakup master comes knocking. I deliberately made pizza so that I could eat it slowly and postpone whatever he wants me to do.

I rose an eyebrow at the screen and put a hand on my hip.

"Ooh, sassy are we?" Nico smirked.

I pursed my lips. "You're on thin ice, di Angelo."

"I'm so scared." He rolled his eyes dramatically.