Can't You See?

Chapter 7

Nico's pov

When the three walked inside, I felt like I couldn't move. Annabeth and I made eye contact for a few seconds before I started sobbing again. I felt arms around me, and even though I couldn't see, I still knew who it was. I could tell it was Annabeth because of the sweet mell of strawberries.

I don't know how long we were standing there, but after a while, I looked up at her and we went and sat on the couch. I looked over at Leo, and it looked like he had been crying a little bit, I wonder why he was crying?

"What happened Nico?" She asks with a soft voice.

i look down at my hands and play with the sleeves that fall over my small hands. I take a deep breath and look back up.

"I- well, the real reason I stormed off last night was because of something that happened..." I said quietly.

i can see Percy stiffen and Annabeth looks at me, slightly confused.

"Well, first... I-I'm gay.. and um, imayormaynotlikereallywillandalldayhewasalwaysclosewitheveryoneandigotjealousandfinallysnapped." I say quickly while looking down again.

"Nico, you were talking too fast again, slow down a bit." Leo says.

I sigh, "I may or may not really like Will and all day he was always close with everyone and I got jealous and finally snapped..." I say.

"You like Will? Nico that's great, honestly." Annabeth says with a small smile.

"So you aren't mad that I'm gay...?"

"Why would we be mad, Nico? There's absolutely nothing wrong with it. I could sense there was something you weren't telling me last night, but I didn't wanted to push anything." She says.

I mumble a soft 'thanks' and look up at everyone, tears finally stopping.

"Wait, so then why did Leo see you running and crying earlier? What happened this morning?" Percy asks, relaxing a bit.

I run my hand through my hair and take another deep breath, trying not to cry again.

"When I woke up, I um, I thought I should take a walk around, since I haven't seen every part of camp yet. And then I realized I had to man up and just tell Will. So that's what I was going to do. I was gonna go to the infirmary, but I passed the arena and found out Will was there with Jason. Oh my gods, I'm so stupid." I face palmed. "I didn't even say anything to him. I just walked up, grabbed his shirt, pulled him down and kissed him. It was just heat of the moment I guess. He didn't do anything for a few seconds, but he did kiss back. He probably did it out of pity, to be honest. And when we pulled apart, he didn't say anything. He just looked at me. It just, it felt like it didn't mean a-anything and that h-he hates m-me n-now.." i started crying again and Annabeth pulled me into another hug.

Will's pov

I went to Nico's cabin as soon as I could, but Leo closed the door before I could do anything. I sat up against the wall, just beside the door, and listened to what happened. Most of it the Nico's sobs, and it made my heart hurt. Then Percy asked something about this morning. There was a short pause before Nico started talking again.

"When I woke up, I um, I thought I should take a walk around, since I haven't seen every part of camp yet. And then I realized I had to man up and just tell Will. So that's what I was going to do. I was gonna go to the infirmary, but I passed the arena and found out Will was there with Jason. Oh my gods, I'm so stupid." Another pause. "I didn't even say anything to him. I just walked up, grabbed his shirt, pulled him down and kissed him. It was just the heat of the moment I guess. He didn't do anything for a few seconds, but he did kiss back. He probably did it out of pity, to be honest. And when we pulled apart, he didn't say anything. He just looked at me. It just, it felt like it didn't mean a-anything and that h-he hates m-me n-now.." And he started sobbing again. I sat with wide eyes thinking about what happened. I need to fix this.

I stood up, fixed my hair, and knocked on the door.