Adoption (Percy Jackson)(Nico di Angelo)(Percico)

Chapter Three

Percy

Guess who got diagnosed with depression?

You guessed it.

Me.

The other three were gone. At Dads. Mom was on the phone with Dad when camp called. Chiron. Nico was still here. He promised that he wouldn't go if I didn't. He wasn't going to cause me that panic attack.

"My boy! Thank the gods you answered," Chiron seemed happy that I answered," where have you been? It's normal for Nico to not be here, but not you. I thought you'd be back two days ago. People are starting to worry."

"Yeah, um, about that Chiron..." I paused for a second to take a breath. Yesterday was so exhausting for me for no damn reason and it was so stupid and now the others are probably getting all buddy buddy with Dad and just... I'm alone again. Outside of Nico and my parents. Plus Rey, I guess. I'm alone. "I can't."

"You can't what my boy?"

"I can't go back right now, Chiron," I tried to explain it to him, but I didn't know how. I couldn't find the words. "Normally I would no problem, but I can't bring myself to right now. We found out some things last night and this morning and I can't go. I'm sorry. If my siblings show up, great, it was their choice. They're with my dad right now I guess. I myself just can't go. I'm in so much pain right now, I wouldn't be much use anyways."

"You're in pain?" That seemed to concern him," Percy, boy, what did you do? Did you break your wrist or something?"

"It's not that.... That kind of pain, Chiron," I can't lie to him. He's helped me through so much, lying to him just seemed wrong. "Physically, I'm fine right now. But I go, Chiron. If I show up with everything going on, there's not a doubt in my mind right now that I would die. It wouldn't be because of a monster or anything like... It would be because I'd kill myself, and I... I have to go."

I hung up, and in 3 seconds I lost control. I was in my room, thank gods. Nico hurried over and he did everything in his power to help me. He hugged me and gave me my little stuffed Nemo I got when the movie first came out that I love to death and it's my kind of safety item. My comfort item. He gave that to me and sat next to me. Listened to my ranting and rubbed my back in attempts to calm me down and I appreciated it, I really did. And it helped a little. Not a lot, but just enough that I was still with reality. I still knew where I was and what was going on.

Grover

The last couple days have been constant worrying from all of us. Percy was gone and that wasn't normal. At all. Date night, he normally spends the night at home and comes back the next day. A lot of people do that. If he'll be gone any longer, he calls as soon as he knows.

So Chiron called during lunch. Lunch was now over. Nico called Hazel yesterday, I guess. He told her he won't be here for who knows how long right now, things were going on and he couldn't just walk away from it. But he gave her a number to call and an address to write or visit so we knew he wasn't missing, he just had a priority to take care of right now.

A handful of us approached the Big House. Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel, Frank, Clarisse, Thalia, and myself. I wish I had the mental link still, but that's long gone. Otherwise I could tell why he wasn't here. I could know.

When we entered, Chiron looked like he was in shock almost. The phone on his desk. After a second, he returned to reality.

"Guys!" Chiron stated," hi! What brings you here?"

"Not much," Clarisse told him," we were just wondering if Percy said anything about not being here. Assuming he answered."

Chiron let in and out a breath.