Explanations

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(This is right after "What to do, what to do....")

(Y/n) P.O.V
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After I explained everything, I felt a little better. It definitely helped that I was in Nico's arms, but that also got me thinking. What if he hadn't shown up when he did? I shuddered as I remembered how helpless I felt under Tyler's grasp. Tyler. Even his name disgusted me, leaving a nasty taste in my mouth whenever I said it. I began to visibly tremble, I could still feel his hands on my body. Everyone had been silent, lost in thought when I had finished. They had all looked at the ground, several expressions passing through their faces. But now their attention turned to me. Nico held me closer, if that was even possible seeing as I was completely pressed against him. I felt safer, but not completely safe. I felt so useless, why couldn't I have done anything? Tears started to stream down my face no matter how hard I tried to hold them in. I hated feeling weak. I hated Tyler. I hated myself. (You guys are all amazing, just wanted to put that out there but I needed to write this for the sake of the chapter. Again, you are all lovely and I love you!) At least Piper had ordered her siblings out of the room so we could have some privacy. Those children could not keep a secret to save their lives (sorry if you're a child of Aphrodite). "Hey, it's gonna be ok. I promise this won't happen again as long as I'm around. Trust me it won't. Stay here for a sec ok? I'll be right back." I felt his arms loosen around me as he began to stand up. I should have been fine but I felt terrified as his touch left me. I felt helpless once again and next thing I knew I was flinging myself at him. I guess he wasn't expecting that, duh, because he fell to the floor with me on top of him. "Don't leave me, please." I hated to sound weak but I needed to be in his grasp. I needed him with me. He wrapped his arms around me and slid his face into the crook of my neck as he gently lifted me up, understanding that if he left, I was coming too. "Percy, could you, um, follow us?" My brother's head suddenly snapped up. "Sure," was all he said as he got up and followed us outside the cabin. After about 10 seconds I got bored and that's not good for whoever was around me. In this case it was Nico and Percy. "Nico," I started, "where are we going?"
"To the Big House."
"But why?"
"We're gonna talk to Chiron."
"Why?"
"Because it's important."
"Why?"
"Because it's about important things."
"Why?"
He sighed and shook his head as I giggled. He simply smiled and kissed my cheek while making sure not to drop me. Percy looked a bit uncomfortable before, but now he just looked a little mad. It probably didn't help that Nico and I were in a....certain position. My arms were placed tightly around his neck while his hands were on my bottom, holding my weight and we were pressed completely against each other. I wasn't complaining.... It's not like he was hurting me or anything and I felt secure and comfortable just the way we were. As I thought this I rested my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes, just for a second, his head resting on mine before my moronic brother interrupted our moment. "Hey Nico," the annoying idiot started, "you must be getting tired of carrying (y/n). Here, let me carry her for you."
"Nah Percy it's fine, I'm not tired." He smiled down at me and I couldn't help but smile back.
"But she must be getting heavy for you."
"Percy, this is (y/n) we're talking about."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Percy and I said in unison.
"(Y/n) you're as light as a feather. I could carry you forever and not get tired, you don't weigh anything." He started chuckling as I began to pout and he kissed my forehead.
"I love you baby." I buried my face and mumbled an 'I love you too.'
"But really though just give her to me, I'll carry her," Percy continued.
"Percy I said it's fine."
"Just let me take her off your hands."
"But I said it's fine."
"Come ooooooooon Neeks just hand her over."
"Ok one, don't call me Neeks, and two, no."
"Buuuuuuuuut Neeeeeeeee-"
"I SAID NO PERCY AND I WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY YOUR SISTER UNTIL WE EITHER GET TO THE BIG HOUSE OR SHE ASKS ME TO PUT HER DOWN NOW LEAVE BOTH ME AND HER ALONE SINCE SHE SEEMS REALLY COMFORTABLE. GODS OF OLYMPUS WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO IRRITATING! ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT?!" Nico suddenly sprinted towards the closest cabin (he was surprisingly fast so I didn't get to see which one) as I clung onto him as if my life depended on it. He stepped into the shadows and turned to look at Percy. "BYE!" With that, we disappeared into the shadows. I felt cold and could feel something, or someone, I don't know, but I felt it touching me. I squeezed my eyes shut and buried my face into the crook of Nico's neck. The feeling soon ended but I didn't want to open my eyes or remove myself from Nico. "Baby, you can open your eyes now." I shook my head, stubborn. I heard him sigh and felt him start walking. Out of curiosity, I cracked one eye open and then the other. We were still fairly far from the Big House. I looked at him, slightly puzzled. "What's wrong caro mio?" he asked. I blushed, I couldn't control it. I loved it when he spoke in Italian, it sounded so nice and natural for him, I guess it's because Italian was his first language. "Nothing its just, you usually travel closer to your destination to not walk as much," I explained. He chuckled but responded.
"I know but I want to be alone with you, even if it's just a few minutes." I pecked his lips and then went back to my lazy position. We, well, he walked the rest of the way in silence as I rested my head on his shoulder and fell asleep.

~~~~Le Time Skip~~~~

"Baby? Wake up."
"Can you not call her names like that in front of me?"
"Babe are you awake?"
"What did I just say?"
"I'm not doing anything wrong."
"But that's my baby sister! If it were up to me she wouldn't even be dating yet."
"Percy, she's not a baby."
"Then why do you call her that? Hmm?"
"Because she's my baby."
"No, she's my baby sister meaning that she's my baby to care for."
"No she's mine."
"I don't think so 'Ghost King'."
"Well she is mine."
"Yeah right!"
"What are you gonna do about it you little 'Ocean Prince'?"
That's enough, I thought. "SHUT UP! WHAT DOES A GIRL HAVE TO DO TO SLEEP AROUND HERE?!" They both turned to look at the cranky, somewhat drooling (I blame Percy and father. We both seem to get it from him), teenage daughter of Poseidon. In other words, me. I glared at them before noticing where we were and who else was here. "Hey Chiron!" I smiled warmly at him. "Hello little one," he greeted, kindness showing everywhere on his face. Chiron and I were really close, almost like father and daughter. We just had that kind of connection when we met. It was nice since my actual father wasn't really around. Like, at all. But it's ok, I have my friends and brother now, as well as Nico. Best family ever if you ask me. "Chiron," Nico spoke up, "we are here to discuss something serious that happened earlier." That's why we're here, I thought. We were here to talk about....it. I tensed up immediately. "I don't want to talk about it. Nico can you please just tell him." I looked at him with my baby seal face which I learned from Percy. He tried to struggle against it, but the baby seal face conquers all. He hung his head in defeat and sighed. "Fine," he mumbled. I left to go look for some ice cream because, well, ice cream. Once I found (f/f) ice cream (favorite flavor), I sat down in an empty room and started to eat it. Halfway through finishing it I got full so I put it away and made my way back to the boys. When I found them, Nico's eyes were closed and his fists were clenched as he stood in the center of the room, Percy was in the corner of the room with his arms crossed and a dark aura around him, and Chiron was in front of Nico with a worried look on his face. Chiron had been saying something but he immediately stopped when he saw me so I don't know what it could have been. He plastered on a tiny, fake smile while he greeted me again. "Hello my child. I've been informed of what happened. I promise you that it won't happen again." I smiled and embrace him. He was always so nice to me. I turned and Nico was still trapped in his own little world so I walked behind him. I let my arms snake around his torso as I hugged him from behind and burried my face into his shoulder. "I have to bring him back...." His voice was barely audible, but I caught his words. In that moment I froze. The thing had to come back. Nico turned and enveloped me in a hug. I guess he understood my silence, he always did. He kissed the top of my head and rubbed my back gently.
"It's ok baby. This time I'll do things right. I'm not letting you out of my sight for even a second. Chiron said that, if you want, you can sleep with me in my cabin. Don't worry about Percy. If you decide to come with me, Annabeth will sleep in the Poseidon cabin. What do you say? Will you come stay with me?"

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I don't know if you guys read this but I'm so sorry for being away so long guys. School and society take up a lot of time but I promise I'll try harder to update. For now, here's an almost 2,000 word chapter to attempt to make up for it. Also, the cliffhanger is for all of you to decide. Should you stay with Nico in his cabin? I'll give you all a week to decide before I start writing the next chapter. Again, I'm sorry but I'll try harder now. Stay awesome my penguins!

~P.S. Thank you so much for getting this story to over 50k reads! I've been meaning to thank you but haven't had the time. I hope we continue to grow in this penguinhood 🙂🙂

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