Forged Destinies

The Gay as Fuck Chapter

Ch. 19

Nico felt someone shaking him but his mind and body appeared to be on different pages. He tried to sit up but nothing happened.

"Nico..." He heard a voice say but it sounded very far away. He felt himself being shaken again before his eyes suddenly fluttered open and he found Jason leaning right over him.

"Nico!" Jason looked worried which surprised him for some reason.

"Ugh," he groaned. "What?"

"Dude!" Jason now sounded relieved. "You just slammed face first into the floor! You're bleeding a lot! I think you broke your nose."

Nico brought his hands to his face and felt the wet warmth of his own blood.

"What... What happened?"

A melodious laughter from behind Jason made Nico's skin tingle as the memories of what'd happened right before he fainted came back to him. He looked past the son of Jupiter where Eros was looking thoroughly amused.

"No!" Nico snapped. "Go away! I don't want anything to do with you!"

Eros' lower lip jutted out in a pout, "But Nico," he sounded genuinely hurt. "This needs to happen. If you can't do this then your poor brother will be left to fight a battle not even the great Percy Jackson can win."

That made the blood drain from Nico's face. He remembered Percy being cut off from him and Jason. They'd walked knowingly into that stupid ghoul Andre's trap. Now Percy was alone, facing gods know what, by himself.

"What do you want then?" Nico growled, glaring daggers at the god.

Eros just spread his hands, "You know why I'm here, son of Hades. It is time for you to admit the truth to yourself. Once you've accepted yourself for who you are, then so will everyone else."

Jason watched Nico's face turn as red as a cherry. He looked like he was about to either break down in tears and attack the love god. He wasn't sure what they were talking about but he felt bad for Nico. Whatever Eros wanted him to admit was clearly the last thing Nico wanted to do.

"Shut up!" Nico snarled. "You have no idea! Isn't it enough to be a son of Hades? Why can't that be enough? Am I not a big enough freak for you and the gods? Or do you simply enjoy the suffering of demigods so much that it wasn't enough?"

"You are not a freak, Nico." Eros said in a kind but stern tone. "You have convinced yourself that your friends and family will turn on you. They are the people who love you, they will accept you."

Nico drew his sword but the god seemed unfazed by the threatening act.

"Fix me!" Nico demanded, his eyes stinging as he felt his emotions reach a breaking point. "Fix me! Make me normal! Do it! You control love! Take this away from me!"

Jason felt his stomach twist into a knot. The look to sheer pain on Nico's face made his heart break. He barely knew Nico but no one should have to feel what Nico was obviously feeling. He didn't even mean to but the words just came out.

"Nico," he said softly. "You don't need to be fixed. Whatever it is, nothing will change." Jason tried to assure him, though he still wasn't sure what was even going on.

The son of Hades turned to Jason, showing the tears that now streaked down his cheeks.

"Shut up! You have no idea! You're normal! You have Annabeth! You don't know shit!"

Jason's eyes widened as he finally connected the dots. He quickly covered up his surprise and shook his head.

"You're gay?"