Who Knew

So, I posted this under my account on fanfiction.net and it seemed people liked it. So, I've decided to post it on Wattpad as well. This is just a simple one-shot I came up with.

Credit to my friend who drew the amazing cover.

I do not own percy Jackson or anyone you recognize.

Enjoy!

I sat underneath a pine tree in the forest and cried silently. I couldn't go into my cabin cause then he might find me. Definitely couldn't do it in the camp, so this only left the forest.

Seeing him with her was slowly killing me. And they had no idea. People thought I had a crush on Annabeth. They couldn't be more wrong.

At first, it was only hero admiration. He had just saved my sister and I, who wouldn't feel something like that. I figured it would go away with time. But it just grew.

And then when I could have killed him that night. When he said my sister was dead. I couldn't kill him. And I panicked and ran. And ran.

Now, I'm still running. From him, from this bloody camp, from myself. And from the painful reminders that I can't have him. That he's already taken, and already happy.

So I hate him. I hate him, I hate her, and I hate myself. Cause I want him to love me back. To return to me a piece of his heart.

But that could never happen. I know this because it's the truth.

"Hey, are you ok?" an all too familiar voice says.

"I'm fine," I snap, quickly getting rid of all the evidence that I had been crying.

"Nico," he said sitting down next to me," what's wrong?"

I hate how his voice makes me want to melt. How it brings me in and makes me want to spill. And he has no idea.

"I said I'm fine," I snap again, making to stand up and leave but he grabs my hand before I can get very far.

"Nico," he looks me in the eye, his sea green ones gazing right at me.

Next thing I know, I'm sobbing against his shirt and I can't stop. I feel weak. Yet this feels so right. I sob into his chest and he says nothing as he just holds me.

"It's not fair," I say into his now tear soaked shirt," It's not fair!"

"I know nico. I know."

"No you don't!" I scream," You just don't! Nobody does!"

I try to get away from him and vanish into the shadows. 'Anywhere but here,' I think,' anywhere.'

Fate is cruel. But sometimes, it's amazing.

"Nico, listen to me!"

"What percy!?! What do you want me to listen to!?!"

I'm so inexplicably mad and angry. At him, at the fates, and at myself.

"Listen to me! Nico I love somebody who I can't have! Cause they hate me and I can never make it up to them!"

"You have annabeth," I retort," of course she loves you!"

"She broke up with me three days ago, nico," he says quietly," because she knew who I liked, she saw that we weren't working out."

"Then tell me who it is that you love oh do much, because I'm pretty sure it's someone that you'd be able to get. The one I love only sees me as a brother! Nothing more!"

"It's you Nico! I love you! There! You happy!"

I stare at him, dumbstruck. Before I can comprehend what's going on. I'm kissing him. His lips that were once annabeth's to kiss, I could now kiss. They tasted like salt and this mothers pancakes.

I broke for air and said what I never thought I'd say to him.

"I love you too."