The Library (Pernico)

Chapter 7

Nico's POV

"Nico. Have you ever met your father?" Hazel asks, and I immediately stand up. Anger pangs in my chest.

"You guys aren't like........piteous, are you. Because I seeeeeeriously hate pity." I growl. I really hated being pitied at my school because they learned about my family.

"Your dad died in a car crash, right?" Leo asks, and I nod, though I am still wary.

"How did you know?"

"Nico, so did my dad. And Percy's. And Leos." Jason speaks up. I scrunch up My eyebrows, and they smile kindly. I bite my lip.

"Nico, our parents............Did you ever see the body?" Annabeth asks, and I stare in disbelief.

This is scaring me.

"No." I answer, and I watch as Piper, Hazel and Annabeth share a look.

"What? Was I supposed to say yes?" I ask, and slowly I sit down again. Jason laughs quietly.

"No. We think you just confirmed our suspicions. Nico, my mother is Aphrodite." Piper says, and I laugh. They stare at me.

"That's a funny joke." I say. They all look dead serious.

"Nico, we have been informed that a son of Hades was going to our school. We knew he was in Annabeth first period and Homeroom. We all immediately knew it was you." Piper says, and Leo bobs his head in agreement. I look around the table at all the people I have suddenly become friends with.

"Hazel is a daughter of Hades as well. She is your half sister." Percy says, and I shake my head. I cannot put up with this right now.

"No." I say.

"Nico listen-"

"No! My father died in a car crash when I was 5! I watched him get hit! I-I was-I was in the car that hit him." I drop my head, and it thunks onto the table with surprising force. A stunned silence buzzes into existence, and I can feel them staring at me. It's an all too familiar sensation.

"I was the reason my dad died. Alright. I was crying. I wouldn't stop, I wanted to go home, to go meet my dad for the first time. We were late,and I thought he was going to leave. My mom and Bianca were in the front of the car, and mom was trying to calm me down. She turned around for two seconds. That's all it took, two seconds. And then he was dead. My mom was screaming, and she got me and Bi out of the var. I never saw anything, except a shattered car window." I say, and I feel a hand on my back. I can't find the power to push it away, so I just allow it to sit there.

"But there was never a body." Jason whispers.

"No, there was never a god damn body Jason!! Because apparently, my father is Hades, lord of the dead! So getting hit by a car, nothing! I've just been living a lie for 11 years?!" I yell. The librarian looks over at us. She  shakes her head, then looks back down. I feel terrible suddenly.

"Nico, you have to calm down. Come on, we have to talk where else." Leo tugs at my hand. I shake my head.

"You're all insane. Completely and totally." I stand to try and walk away. I walk faster, feeling tears in my eyes.

"Nico!" Someone yells.

"Nico, please come back. We have something we need to show you." Piper says, and suddenly, the only thing I want to do is what she says.

"Alright." I find myself standing back in front of them.

"What the- DID YOU JUST HYPNOTIZE ME OR SOMETHING!' I yell. Or, I try to. A hand covers my mouth, and I struggle against the arms.