03. How To Save A Life
"Who are these demigods?" Thalia asked Grover.
"Bianca and Nico DiAngelo" the satyr replied.
"Siblings?" Percy asked, oblivious, gaining a nod as reply.Step one, you say, "We need to talk."
He walks, you say, "Sit down. It's just a talk."
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through"Nico, Bianca, there's something I need to tell you..." Percy started, looking at the 12 and 10-year-old siblings. Nico, the younger, was looking at him like he was the greatest thing in the world. Bianca, the older, was scared, ready to not believe anything that came out of his mouth "You're a demigod. Bianca too" he explained, smiling apologetically. He knew what was being lied to be protected.
"So you're saying we're half and half what?" Bianca demanded. She knew they were half American and half Italian.
"Half mortal, half god"Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came"My child, you have a choice" Artemis, Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt, was explaining to Bianca "You can join these demigods to Camp Half-Blood or you can join the Hunt"
"Would be Nico able to join too?" she asked, worried of leaving her brother alone.
"Sadly, Camp is the greatest a boy can aspire to" the Goddess reply, not a hint of sadness on her.
"Bianca, don't" Percy pleaded her "What about Nico? He'll be devastated" he told her.
"You can be there for him. Do what I can't" Bianca asked, a bit of regret before pleading the oath.Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a lifeNico acted like he didn't mind, but he was devastated and already holding a grudge against his own blood sister for following that stupid Hunt. He did started to separate from her and spending time with Percy, who he considered a big brother. The best one he could ever ask for.
Let him know that you know best
'Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defence
Without granting innocenceWhen a quest was send to rescue Artemis, Nico realized Percy wanted to go. His missing friend, Annabeth, meant more to him that he admitted. He saw his chance when he saw him sneaking out of Camp.
"Percy..." he called him, scaring him.
"Nico, what the-" he greeted him, but she cut him.
"I wanna go with you!" he whispered/yelled at him. Percy shook his head.
"No, Nico. It's dangerous" he admitted, but he wasn't gonna give up.
"Then, take care of Bianca for me" he asked, as a last chance.
"Nico..."
"Promise me!!"
"I-I'll do my best. I can promise you that"Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
Pray to God, he hears you
And I pray to God, he hears you"Nico, we need to talk..." Percy started when he came back from the quest. But Nico already knew.
"No. No!! Percy, you promised me!!" the boy demanded him "You promised me your best!! They were right!! Why should I had ever trusted you?!" he screamed at him.
"I-they?!" the son of Poseidon asked him, confused "Who you'd been listening to?" he asked again, his brotherly instincts coming up. As a reply, several skeletons surfaced from the floor.And where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a lifeAs he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed"You let my sister died!!!" the son of Hades spatted at his cousin, who was looking at him, sad.
"Was her choice!!! Ask her!" he fired back.
"She won't answer me" he muttered, broken.
"Try again... I bet she'll answer if I'm present" Percy replied, confident.
"Why would it be different from other times?"
"She's been showing me what you'd been doing... We both want you safe"He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you cameWhere did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life"Bianca..." Nico decided to talk to his sister one last time "No one trust me anymore... Being a child of Hades..." his voice broke off.
"Nico, you need to get pass that" Bianca advised him.
"But, I'm not welcome here!!"
"Percy is willing to give you a second chance"
"Percy?! He's the one who doesn't trust me"
"Nico, trust me when I say don't hold and let go the grudges"
"I'll... I'll try, Bianca" he promised.
"You have a new family, Nico. Trust them"How to save a life
How to save a life
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We decided to make a walk-through since TC to TLO. We may re-do it. Please comment, review, critic, request... Especially, request!
P.S. We know is a little OOC in some points or not very accurate, but we tried to capture the essence
P.S.S. Thank you to @superstarsushi for correcting us on Cupid in last chapter!!
P.S.S.S. For those who know the lyrics by hearts, please understand our reasons on why we didn't copy the last choruses.
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