Dead in Love (Nico x Reader)

Ruin the Friendship

Yes, this is inspired by the new Demi Lovato song with the same name; I love her. Sue me.

  Here are a few things you need to know: Nico and I are really good friends, Nico is fine as Hades, I have a thing for Nico, a romantic thing.

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  I was just chilling in my cabin, scrolling through Pinterest, thinking about what a cute couple Nico and I would make, when Piper McLean burst through Cabin 3's door.

  "(Y/N)!" She grabbed my phone from out of my hand to get my attention, "Did you forget about the dance tonight!?"

  "Maybe," I tried to grab my phone back.

  "Well get up 'cause you gotta get Nico's attention tonight and you're going to looking like this," Piper said, holding my phone away from me.

  "First, rude. Second, how do you know that he's even gonna be there? Third, I already have his attention, just not in the way I want it. Fourth, what's the point?" I gave up trying to get my phone and flopped back onto my bed.

  "Don't be that way," Piper grabbed my arm and pulled me out of bed, "We have 2 hours to get ready. Also, your dress looks super cute on you and I'd be a waste if no one saw you in it."

  "Fiiiiine," I dramatically stomped over to my closet and pulled out my burgundy dress.(Picture above)

  About 2 hours later Piper and I were ready. She went off to find her date, Jason, duh, and I was left to walk over by myself. My heels sucked as I walked through the grass. The only reason I didn't turn around and go back to my cabin was because I met Nico halfway there.

  "M'lady," Nico bowed and offered his arm to me. I took it gratefully.

  "You're a life saver, the grass is like quicksand when you have heels on."

  "I wouldn't know," he smirked as we made our way to the not-so-make-shift-make-shift dance floor.

  "Be glad you don't," I shot back.

  Once we got to the dance floor I immediately sat down in the nearest chair, chucked my heels off, and stretch my freshly painted black toenails.

  "What an exotic color," Nico plopped down beside me and pulled out his phone. I snorted at his obvious sarcasm and watched people as they arrived. They either came in couples or groups of giggling girls or bored looking boys. I imagined the rule about not allowing 2 campers to be alone in a cabin will be broke multiple times tonight. By now the rule was basically a joke, not even Chiron enforced it anymore.

  "I'm gonna go mingle," I slipped my shoes on, but I barely got any reply from Nico; I could just feel the no f###s radiating off of him. 

  I made my way quietly to the edge of the dance floor and leaned against one of the Greek-looking pillars holding the canopy up. Almost immediately a guy that I watched come in with a group of 'bros' came over and started flirting with me. To be honest, I didn't mind. He wasn't that bad looking.

  "Well hello there miss," the guy leaned against the pillar as well, facing me.

  "Greetings to you too," I semi-sarcastically replied, switching my clutch to the other hand.

  "Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?" He actually kind of pulled off that cheesy as Hades pickup line.

  "No, because I clawed my way up from hell, thank you very much."