Shadow Travels (A Pjo, HoO, & Solangelo Fanfiction) ✅

Shadow Travels: Nineteen

•James•

What did he just do?

WHAT THE HADES HAD HE JUST SAID TO NICO FREAKING DI ANGELO?!?!?!

No.

OH HECK NO!!

HE WAS WILL'S BOI!!! HE CANT TAKE ANOTHER BRO'S MAN!!!

Oh crap. He's staring at me.

James realized, looking at Nico. Both of them were blushing like mad.

"I-I mean. I'm not in lo–" Nico quickly interrupted James. "Was it all a prank?" He asked, tears starting to well in his eyes.

"Um." James said, nearly facepalming.

I'm just making this worse!

He thought, panicked.

Nico continued to send him death glances. "Was. This all. Just a. Prank?" He questioned James again, teeth clenched.

"U-um." James stammered.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU IDIOT! SAY SOMETHING!!

He screamed at his brain.

James's mouth opened. Nothing came out.

Nico looked at him, his soft brown eyes hardening. "I-its not nice to play with emotions." He stated calmly, James ignored his stutter.

"I-I'm sorry." James replied, Nico gave him another death glare. "For what?" He growled.

"I. I don't even know!" James lied, adding a sigh. "Don't play around with me James. I know what you're lying."

"Listen–" "Answer my question first." Nico growled, James sighed.

"What questions?" He asked him.

Nico looked down, "Did Will ever like me?" He asked first, James nodded. "Was this all just some stupid prank?" Nico questioned, his clenched teeth slowly releasing.

James shrugged, his 'love confession' was a sort of prank. Really just a panicked response though. . . Hm. . .

"Are you in love with me?" He asked, James opened his mouth.

"I like you. There's a difference." He decided to say.

Nico sighed in annoyance at James. "Meet me in the Hades cabin. 12 o'clock. Boys just don't kiss me and run. Got it?" Nico ordered.

Is he talking about me? Or about Will?

James wondered, but quickly responded.

"Yeah. And while we're at it. . . I'm James. James Cagel." He held out his hand.

Nico's brown eyes scanned over it, then, he hesitantly took it. Shaking it roughly, a nice, firm grip.

"I'll be waiting." He told James, making him shiver.

Their hands went down, and Nico disappeared into the shadows.

"I thought he wasn't aloud to do that?" James muttered, before walking out of the infirmary.