Even The Best Fall Down Sometimes---Nico Di Angelo/Solangelo One Shots

The Story Left Untold

Hey guys! Yay, I finally updated! So sorry about not updating sooner. I've been really busy with school and sports. Anyway, thank you for so many reads! I can't believe I got this many. I love you guys!

*The chapter title is The Story Left Untold by Every Avenue. The link is above, and I suggest listening to it, as it is a good song :)*

Okay, so this one shot will be a little different than the ones I normally write...but you'll have to read to find out what's different about it. Oh, and another thing. I do have a couple completely original characters in here. I hope they are written okayly (yes, I know, not a word, but it works). Demigods including Will and Nico belong to Rick Riordan, obviously.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy! *Credits to the artist of the chapter cover art

Kris- Original Character
"You sure have a funny way of showing you care," I read the text glowing on my phone inside my head, again and again. I fucked up. Texting him that? Not good. The sleek van that we were bouncing along in pulled up into the parking lot of the school gym. Chattering excitedly, my friends climbed out of the car, smoothing their dresses. I pulled my dress down self-consciously.
"I can't believe you guys made me wear this," I complained.
"Oh, shut up," one of my friends blew me a kiss. The dress was plain black, but it was very short and very low cut. For a big chested girl like me, that meant a lot of cleavage. But when I had tried it on earlier, the whole room had echoed with, "damn!" So there I was. And..there he was. Zach. The boy I had sent the text to. Shit. And my friends moved to stand behind his group in line. I followed awkwardly and smiled at Zach.
"Hey..." I said.
"Hey, bud,"  he replied. His blue eyes were twinkling and his blond hair was neat and stood out against his dark blue button up shirt. He looked amazing. I glanced nervously at my friends, but none of them were paying any attention to me.
"So...I assume you got that text..." I said nervously. He nodded awkwardly.
"I'm sorry," I said. The text had been true though. I mean, we weren't dating, we were just friends. The thing was, he had a crush on me. And I just maybe had a huge crush on him. But sometimes he was just a jerk and a huge idiot. Which was the cause for the text, I guess. That and I was so fucking clingy all the time. Zach shrugged. I didn't know what to say, so we stood awkwardly outside the dance waiting to get in. At last we got inside, the music blasting and people pulsing to it almost overwhelming. I made my way to the dance floor with my friends and started to dance to 'Closer' by The Chainsmokers. It was one of the newer songs that I actually didn't mind so much. We pulsed to the music, dancing and laughing for a while. Then I spotted Zach and went over to his group a short ways away.
"Come dance with us!" I had to shout because the music was so goddamned loud. He looked shyly at me and shook his head.
"Come on!" I grabbed his hands.
"No," he pulled his strong hands free and turned away smiling, but I sensed he meant the gesture of pulling away. Fine. I turned back to dance with my friends for a few more songs.
"I'm gonna go outside. It's so fucking hot in here," my friend Beth shouted. I gladly followed her out into the chilly night air. And, there was Zach. Sitting on a concrete step against the way, looking mopey. After a few minutes Beth decided she wanted to go back inside. Probably to flirt with some guy. Who knows. I muttered a goodbye and walked over to Zach. He didn't acknowledge me, so I stood in front of him looking down at his glowing blond hair.
"Can I talk to you?" I asked. Zach exhaled forcefully but stood up.
"Sure," he mumbled as I led us away from other people. The night air had a chill to it, and I crossed my arms over my chest.
"So...what's going on with us?" I asked, stuttering a bit. Zach just shrugged, his blue eyes shining.
"I'm sorry, I know I fucked up, it just, I don't know, it just seems like you don't care sometimes. I just want to fix this," I looked up at him, his sky-like eyes round and luminescent like the moon floating behind him.
"I don't even know what to say," I said when he didn't say anything in reply.
"I don't know," he said.
"Do you care?" I asked. Great. I was starting to tear up. Just what I needed. Zach nodded.
"Then why?" I asked sadly.
"I don't know," he shrugged.
"Okay," my eyes were now filled with unshed tears.
"You can go back to your friends if you want now, I guess," I shrugged. I didn't want to end up crying more and it was pretty obvious he wasn't going to talk to me. Zach nodded sadly, then ducked away. I sighed and went back into the dance. Some rap song was blasting through the speakers. Ew. I leaned against the wall, trying to stop the tears from falling. I was in public. I couldn't cry. With that thought I recovered quickly, and went to dance with my friends again. They were in a circle, dancing a bit sluttily I admit, but I joined them nonetheless. It would do the trick to distract me from my problems. Quite a few songs later, I went over to one of the tables to grab a water. It was a little quieter there too, which was nice. Then I spotted Will Solace, looking lost. Will was a good friend. He had helped me through a really bad breakup and some hard times. And he just happened to be dating Zach's brother, Nico Di Angelo.
"Hey," I made my way over to him. "Where's your boyfriend?" I inquired.
"Hey! Oh, um, Zach called their dad because he wanted to leave, so they both went home early," Will shrugged.
"Zach wanted to leave?" I asked, starting to tear up.
"Yeah, he said he was bored, that dances were stupid, and that he couldn't deal with being social tonight. I think something happened," Will stated. I brushed away tears furiously.
"What happened?" Will asked, concerned now. I let out a small sob unintentionally and wiped at my tears. I wasn't crying that much though, not yet. Seeing my tears, Will pulled me outside gently.
"Hey," he tilted my chin up so I was looking at him. "Are you okay?" He asked. I nodded shakily.
"Can I ask what happened?" He pried gently.
"It's my fault Zach left. I talked to him, and, I don't know, I fucked everything up," I breathed. Tears started to stream slowly down my face and I was sobbing in small gasps because of the panicky feeling I was getting.
"Okay," Will soothed and pulled me into a hug. I leaned into him, my head on his chest. After a while I pulled away and he started talking.
"You didn't do anything, I'm sure. But, you know, you have to be careful with your heart. Be careful who you give it to. Don't let yourself get hurt again," Will looked me in the eyes when he said this, his light hair gleaming in the light seeping out of the gym.
"I thought I was being careful with my heart. I thought I was, especially after Masen. But I guess not," I broke off in a sob. Masen was my ex. It was a bad breakup. Will had me in a one arm hug and rubbed small circles on my back. At that moment, my friend Jason walked up. He was wearing a black button up that looked good with his short blonde hair and made his light blue eyes stand out.
"Hey...oh. What's wrong?" He asked me. "Is it Zach?" He was also pretty good friends with Zach, so he knew what had been going on. I nodded. "I'm sorry," he told me, giving me a warm hug.
"How's the dance for you, Jason?" Will questioned. Jason looked crestfallen.
"Well, I had a date, but then she told me she didn't like me, and just kinda ditched me," Jason shrugged like it wasn't a big deal.
"Wow. I'm really sorry," I sniffled, giving Jason a hug.
"Oh well. It happens," he tried to play it off, but his eyes shone and he was shaking slightly.
"Do you want to go back into the dance? It might help to dance," Will suggested to me after a bit. I nodded, and Will gave me another warm hug before following me and Jason back into the gym. We went off to the side slightly, and started to bob to the music. We danced through a few songs before people started releasing balloons that had been strung into an arch into the mass of dancing people. Pairs of balloons floated around and we moved to catch them, looking at them in wonder. Jason grabbed a bunch and twisted them into a big ball because there were bunches of two attached. He tossed it into the air and it floated, making me laugh softly. I jumped to grab it again, but I wasn't tall enough. Will laughed and reached up to grab it for me. Then the song changed and Journey's Don't Stop Believing started to float out of the speakers.
"Just a small town girl," Will sang. He knew lots of good old songs because his parents were musicians.
"Living in a lonely world," Jason and I joined in.
"Took the midnight train goin anywhere," We all looked at each other, belting out the words, and still not hearing ourselves because the music was so loud. Will had a sea full of wonder in his eyes, and Jason closed his eyes when he sang, putting emotion into his voice. And me? I felt like I was floating as we launched into the chorus. We laughed and sang along word for word and danced. As the song ended, we all ended up in a group hug, happy and out of breath. And with that the dance was over, but I walked to my stuff with Will and Jason.
"Bye Jason!" I hugged him tightly.
"Bye Will," as Will wrapped me in a hug. "Thank you. Really," I told him softly. "Anytime," he replied with a smile as we walked out of the gym.

**So...different. Sorry it wasn't really Solangelo. Did you like it better or worse? COMMENT PLEASE :)**