Forgotten (a solangelo story)

Chapter XV

My cabin floors rock solid as I get awoken by voices approaching my cabin.

"Wonder if he's nearly finished?" I heard Will's voice ask.

"He did have all day Will so he should be pretty much finished." I hear Annabeth's voice say.

They knock on the door as I steady myself, my back aching from the hard floor.

"Come in!" I call, as I turn around, realising I had not done anything yet since Hecate came and gave me the picture.

"Hey Nico! You nearly done?" Percy asks as he walks into the room with Will, Lou Ellen and Annabeth.

I don't look Percy in the eyes, not after realising the hatred I still have for him. Even though I had a crush on him it doesn't mean I don't hate him. Maybe I don't hate him. Maybe it's just me being annoying again.

"Y-you've done nothing!" Annabeth exclaimed, somewhat annoyed.

"I-I fell asleep!" I said.

"Where? There's no bed is there?"

"I slept on the floor." I stated simply.

"What are we gonna do," Will cuts in, "obviously Nico had no time to do anything so we're gonna have to decorate it ourselves!" Will said, looking happy with himself.

Everyone grumbled in reply as I picked up my stuff.

"Who's going to get the bed?" Percy asked.

"I'll go!" Said Lou Ellen.

"I'll get a desk from the storage I'll be a few minutes." I said. Everyone nodded as I turned around to go out of the cabin.

I hear running foot steps behind me and instinctively turned around preparing for a fight.

It was Will.

"Need any help?" He smiled, making me want to kiss him.

I just smiled back and nodded my head.

"So, what's it like being forgotten?" Will asked shyly.

"It's like a living hell, not like I've not been to the real one, but it's hell." I say which is partially true.

"Yep apparently the underworld is pretty scary! But Annabeth and Percy went to the deepest part! I could never do that, and don't forget the countless monsters." Will said, admiring Percy and Annabeth's accomplishments.

My mind is filled with terrors I saw at Tartarus. Most people would look up to people who accomplished the 'impossible' but I just find it too weird. Congratulating someone for going through great pain and still getting the after math for the rest of your life. It just seems stupid.

"Are you okay Nico?" Will asked, looking down at me worried.

"I'm fine I guess."

We walk in silence until we find a desk that would suit my room and carry it together.

"Stupid statue." I mumble under my breath, but Will hears.

"The Athena Parthenon?" Will asked, pointing to the statue standing near the border of camp.

"Yeah I can hardly use any of my power it's really annoying."

"Oh yeah, you where the one who brought the statue, not Hecate." Will realises.

"Yeah and it was a pain in the ass, after not eating for ages and then having to shadow travel a massive statue across the world. Isn't one of my favourite memories."

"Why did you not eat?"

I haven't told Will that I have been to Tartarus, is there any point in being pitied just to be forgotten again?

"I can't actually remember, I just remember that I was about eat myself." I laugh, covering up my pained expression at the memories that where eating away at my brain every second, the memories of Tartarus will never fade away, even after death.

"Nico, you can tell me anything, you know that?"

Even after just knowing him for a few days, he can still tell when I'm lying and when I'm being truthful.

He is Will.