Bittersweet

Chapter 7: Lets play a game, Nico

NICO P.O.V

( chapter song: Midnight- coldplay)

I stand near the railing of the Argo II, resting my elbows on the railing. The stars are out tonight. I wonder if I could see Bianca out there.

I sigh and look away from the sky and look to the right. I notice a flash of blonde hair go by. Was it Pearl? I hear a crash and hear someone say in a soft voice "stupid railing thing." Yep it's Pearl. She stops at the railing and stands there, resting her head on her hands. I get an idea and quietly go towards her.

Slowly I go behind her while she looks at her necklace. I go to her and whisper "Hi Pearl."

Pearl screams at the top of her lungs and tries to punch me. I grab her fist and smirk. When she sees it's me her sacred face goes into rage. I burst out laughing while she screams at me. "NICO YOU JERK!" she screeches. I laugh my head off while she punches my arm repeatedly. "DEATH BREATH! ARE TRYING TO KILL ME. GODS NICO I COULD HAVE DIED YOU SCARED ME SO BAD YOU MEANY!" She screams, though I could tell that she was trying hard not to laugh to. I don't know how long I've been laughing. It felt good to laugh.

After like 10 minutes of laughing I finally stop, gasping for air. Pearl glares at me but is smiling. "Its very hard to stay mad at you when you have the cutest laugh I ever heard!" She says.

"I'm not cute I'm the ghost king." I reply back. She giggles. "Really? ghost king?"

"I prefer death breath." She says.

"Oh okay... fish face."

"Is that the best you can do?"

We glare at each other playfully. "Are you ticklish?" I ask. Her green eyes get big and she backs slowly. I smile and start to tickle her. Pearl laughs loudly. "STOP!" she half -screams- half- laughs. I tickle her. "Say it!" I say. "Say I'm the ghost king."

"NEVER!' Pearl repiles. I continue to tickle her. "FINE!" She screams. "YOUR THE GHOST KING... NOW STOP TICKLING ME."

I finally stop. She glares at me. I grin at her while she rolls her eyes and looks at the sea. I stand next to her, putting my elbows on the railing. "Lets play a game, Nico." She says, her blonde hair almost looking white from the moonlight.

"What game?" I ask.

"The asking game."

"Why would you want to play that?"

"Because I want to know more about you. The Only thing i know about you is that your name is Nico and your the son of Hades."

I shrug. "Fair point. How do you play?"

"Well I ask you a question and you anwser it. Then I anwser the question, after that it you ask me a question."

"Okay."

"Okay! I'll start. Ummmm. Favorite color?

"Black. You?"

"Dark blue."

And with that the game went really fast. Even though we had nothing alike we still laughed. I learned a lot about her. I even learned how she broke her arm when she was five. (She jump off her roof trying to learn how to fly) The game was a lot of fun. Was.

"Family?" Pearl asks. I hesitate. She must have notice cause her smile turned into a frown. "Crap." she mutters. "You dont have to anwser the question." I shake my head. "Its fine." I say. "I'll tell you." I take a deep breath. "I used to have a sister and a mother..." I tell her everything, making sure not to look into her green eyes. When i finish I just look at my hands. Pearl puts her hand on top mine. I look up at her to see her frowning. "Im so sorry." she says. But she says it like means it. I dont say anyting. She sighs. "Guess its my turn huh." she says looking at our hands. "I had a brother once... And a mother.His name was Peter. He would be 16 now. When he was 8 was diagnose with brain cancer. He said thet he could fight it. That he was a hero. A-a month later he died. Then when I was eight My mom and i went to the store to get pool supplies." She starts to talk really fast now, like she can't stop. Or she won't stop.

"When we got back home we were walking to the house a guy came running towards us. He had a gun, and he was pointing the gun at me. When he pulled the trigger my mom pushed me out of the way. But he shot her instead. Before she died gave me her locket." Pearl shows me a sliver heart locket that she was wearing around her neck. She opens it to show one side with a picture. The picture is three smiling people. The one on the right is a older women with blonde hair and wearing a white blouse. The boy on the right is a boy who looks about 9. He has blonde hair too. His eyes are a bright green. The girl in the middle looks about 7. She smiles big. Her two front teeth are missing. I'm guessing she's Pearl.

Pearl looks at the picture with sad eyes. She smiles. "When she was dying she told me to find the picture of your true love. She said that it will be hard to find your love, but you'll know when you find him." I just stare at her. "I'm so sorry." I say. She just shakes her head and stares at the ocean again.

"Wanna know what my saying is?" She asks, still looking at the sea.

"What?"

"Life sucks!"

I chuckle. She smiles, and rubs her arms. I notice that she's shaking. "Are you cold?" I ask.

"I'm fine." She replies. I take off my jacket and hold it out in front of her.

"Take the jacket." I order.

"Nico I'm fin-"

"I look like an idiot right now. Please take the jacket."

Pearl giggles and puts on the jacket. She puts a piece of hair behind ear and sits on the ground. I sit next to her. She yawns. "I never realized how tired I was till now." She mentions.

"With great power comes a great need to take a nap." I add. She looks at her room and puts her arm out like she's reaching for something. "Ugh." she complains. "My rooms soooo far away." She puts her head on my shoulder. I hesitate. "Um Pearl..." I trail off. I look at Pearl and see that she's asleep. I smile. "Good night Pearl." I whisper. I put my head against the wall and admittedly fall into a dreamless sleep.

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