Ocean Eyes {Nico Di Angelo Love Story}

Chapter 17 - Uh oh

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***Warning this is quite gruesome**
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"Leo leave me alone!"

"No Emily. Percy asked me to take care of you."

I looked at him in disbelief for a second as I felt anger build up inside me. It had been three months, three months since I hadn't left the cabin, well, to train but that was it.

I looked down at my feet as my vision started getting blurry with tears "No, no Emi please don't cry" Leo walked up to me wrapping his arms around my shoulders hugging me. "Leo I- I can't take it anymore," I sobbed into his shirt, he shushed me pushing me over to my bed.

"Try and sleep okay?" I nodded laying on my mattress, he looked at me a few times before leaving the cabin.

That was pretty much every day for the past few months. Sleep, train, cry, sleep, repeat. As I said earlier I didn't leave the cabin as often, my skin was paler from lack of sun.

I got up from where Leo had set me and walked over to the bathroom. I looked through the multiple cabinets that filled the walls. It had been awhile since I had touched it. Done it for this matter.

"Where is it?" I mumbled as I looked through multiple drawers. I kept looking for it until my fingers landed on something cold. Carefully picking it up, I brought it closer to my face making sure it was what I was indeed looking for. Razer blade.

I smiled slightly, glad to have found it. I gently brought it to my wrist feeling the raw metal on my skin, adding pressure I slit it open. Tilting my head to the side, like a puppy, I watched as my blood dripped to the ground with a small dropping noise.

Bringing the blade closer to my wrist once again I added more pressure making the cut deeper. It hurt, not as much as it should. I didn't bother going to the infirmary usually, I wanted to feel the pain. Not make it go away.

I stopped once both my arms felt numb and I was sitting in a puddle of my own blood. I stayed on the ground, my head leaning against the wall staring at the ceiling. Until everything went black and my body fell to the side.

*Leo's POV*

I walked back into the cabin expecting to see Emily peacefully asleep in her bed like the angel she is. "Wait where is she?" I mumbled to myself as panic overwhelmed me. I looked around, there was nowhere she could've been. My eyes landed on the bathroom door.

"Emily don't do this to me," I breathed out closing my eyes and reaching for the handle. Once I had pushed the door open the sight that was in front of me was horrifying. Blood, so much blood. The entire floor was full of blood, I was stepping in blood too.

So many memories of myself flooded into my mind, how could she do that to herself? It was obvious why I just didn't want to accept it. I had tried keeping her busy as much as possible just to prevent this happening. Then, the realization of what happened sunk in. I darted outside of the cabin and towards where everyone usually sits.

"Guys!"

"Leo? Why do you look so exhausted? What happened? Wheres Emily? Is she okay?"

"Percy, would you let the poor guy talk?" Annabeth said in a scolding tone, but she looked almost as panicked as him.

"Emily... Fainted... Bloodloss..." I said while I was still trying to catch my breath, everyone stared at me for a second as the information sunk in. Everyone seemed taken aback by what I had just said. But it seemed that Jason was the first one to understand what I had meant as he darted to the cabin. Soon followed by Frank and Percy. As soon as they left, the girls all understood they all ran off saying 'thanks, Leo' and I was left alone once again.

*Percy's POV*

Bloodloss? What does he mean by that? "She's in the cabin right?"

"Well Franky, that's what it sounded like."  I smiled sheepishly as I opened the door to my cabin.  We all darted inside but she was nowhere to be seen. I started panicking: maybe Leo lied to us.

Suddenly, the front door was kicked open. Will came in mumbling about how he knew this was gonna happen. Not even looking around, he walked towards the bathroom opening the door with a deep sigh. "I expected this."

"Expected wha-" My eyes widened as I saw what he was looking at, more like who.  My sister was laying on the floor in a puddle of her own blood, the scene was completely heart wrenching. "Could you guys bring her to the infirmary? As quick as possible."  And with that, the son of Apollo ran off.

Jason, Frank, and I looked at each other anxiously. I kneeled down next to the black haired girl then picked her up bridal style.

*Time Skip*

"Will, is she going to be alright?" I asked as I was sitting down in a chair next to her bed. I glanced over at the bed across from her, Nico was peacefully laying on the cot. You see, Nico never died, he just fell into a coma, not a big difference though.

Someone came to sit beside me "She's grown a lot, hasn't she?"  I turned my head to see the one and only Will. I graced him with a weak smile, "Yeah, (I paused for a moment) I just wish she wouldn't have done that"   I said while looking at her bandaged wrists.

The blond teenager put a hand on my shoulder, "Cutting, for some people. Makes the blood take away the bad feelings. Pain can make you feel alive when feeling numb or dead inside. It's like punishing yourself for the feeling of guilt, in her case."

"So, you're telling me, she harmed herself to make sure she was still alive?"

"Not entirely, but yes. You did tell me she only talks to Leo right? Maybe she found something similar in him, that's what happened to Nico with her."

I was silent for awhile as I let the information sink in.

I stared at the girl I called my sister, her breathing was slow, she looked calm, peaceful. I got up and slowly walked out. Her bandages filling with blood all over again.

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