Choices- A Percy Jackson/ Heroes of Olympus Story (After the war)

Chapter 11: Relax

Hello people, and welcome to another chapter! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own no characters.

Edit: I know it looks like it but this isn't nico x jason 😂

Warning: this chapter contains self harm and suicidal thoughts.
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---Nico--
Nico was shocked. He knew that he's been harming himself from a few minutes ago, but just to see exactly how much Jason has been doing this, how deep the slits went, how many cuts there were, send a shiver down his spine. Nico met his icy blue eyes, and saw that he was silently crying. Nico pulled him into a hug.

"W-why?" Nico whispered. He knew it was a stupid question, since Nico had done it himself, but why him? Why the Jason Grace?

Jason sat down on his bed, Nico following him. "I-I don't.. I can't.." he broke. He put his face down on his hands, and cried. Nico put an arm around him. "It's okay.." he whispered, tears running down his cheek.

After a bit, Jason sat back up, and took a deep breath. "Nico.. I c-can't do it. Everything is messed up. I literally have no purpose. I- Nico, the only reason still I'm here.." he stuttered, crying, "Is probably because of you." Nico shivered."Don't say that.." Nico whispered.

"No, but seriously. I can't handle it anymore. It's too much. Everybody is like.. stuck in when I was still in the mist. My whole entire life is a fucking lie. Thalia, I barely even talk to, my mom is just.." his voice trailed off. He took another deep breath, tears rolling off of his cheeks. "The only reason I saw my dad was for his selfish reasons, so he wouldn't be harmed and so that I could save him. Piper still thinks from the mist, and I never loved her. I tried to, so, so, hard, but I just can't. I try to help and save everybody. I tried to be what everybody thinks I am, but I can't. And I don't know why. Everything would be.. so perfect if I could just get my little stupid self to-" He got cut off. "Jason, don't talk about yourself like that. You aren't stupid."

"But I am! I am fucking stupid! I did this to myself. And there is no turning back now.. look at this!" He showed his cuts and bruises that was on his arms, even more tears filling us his icy blue eyes. "I can't even enjoy anything anymore. There is literally no point of even being alive-"

"Jason! Listen. To. Me. Don't you dare talk about yourself in that way. You don deserve it. You have don't so much for everybody else, and you are too generous. You are too selfless. You put others before you, always. You would always risk your life to protect someone else. Jason, you are fucking awesome." Nico said, crying.

"You don't understand.." Jason said. "Jason, you think that I don't understand what you are going through?" Nico asked, even more warm tears rolling down his cheek. He rolled up his sleeves, showing the almost gone cuts and slits that he did to himself a few years ago. Jason went wide eyed. "Why didn't you tell me this? When did you do all of this? Nico? Gods, what the fuck, Nico?" Jason said, shocked. "You're asking me why? I had to live with myself being gay and hating myself for it. I never belonging anywhere. I was always being overlooked as the creepy emo guy. That's why." Nico said, tears pouring out. Jason hugged him, and sobbed. They stayed like that for a few minutes, and for once, Nico didn't mind.

"Promise me that you'll stop. And never do it again. You will be okay. I'll help you, just the way that you helped me." Nico said, softly. Jason nodded. They separated. "Are you sure that you still want to be praetor? Will you be okay with all the pressure?" Nico asked. "Yeah. I do. I just want to go back to New Rome, and try to find myself. I don't even know who I am yet. But I'll try to." Jason said. "This will be a new start. You will be okay. And if anything happens, and I mean anything, Grace, you will tell me. Okay?" Nico stated. Jason nodded, and then hugged him again. "Nico, you are like my little brother. I don't know what I'd do without you. I love you," He said. "And you are like my older brother. I love you too," Nico said, and actually meant it.

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---Percy--
The pool was awesome. It was a great thing to clear his mind, and take it off of.. um, Annabeth. She was wearing an orange one piece, her hair in a ponytail.

Splash! Piper splashed him with water, giggling. She was wearing a pink floral bikini, her hair up in a messy bun. Percy was wearing blue trunks.

"You will regret that!" Percy said, and controlled the water to make one big wave splash on Piper.

"Oh no you didn't!" Piper laughed. "Yes I did!" Percy said, making another wave. "Stop, Percy. I am too awesome to be splashed at. Right?" "Right.." Percy said, stopping the wave. Then it hit him, she was using charmspeak on him!

"Piper!" Percy laughed. They were just fooling around in the water, Percy not noticing what anybody else was doing.

"Guys..? Guys? Percy? Piper? Um.. hello? Earth to Percy and Piper!" Hazel shouted. She was wearing a purple two piece, her hair up in a bun.

"Uhh, yeah?" Percy said, finally putting his attention on her. "Can you guys like, not splash everyone?" Hazel asked.

"Guys, ima go in for a movie. You can come if you want," Leo said. "I want to come," Frank said. "Me too," Calypso said, in her teal Hawaiian styled bikini, putting a beige towel around it.

"Guess I'll come too, then. Never mind, splash all you want," she laughed.

"I'll go and sleep.. I'm really tired. Good night guys," Annabeth said, and smiled. She hurried back inside. Everybody else left, leaving Percy and Piper alone.

"Hey, it's cold out here, Perce.." Piper said.

"Yeah, wanna go to the hot tub..?" He asked.

"No.. how about your pool thing in our room?" She asked.

"Gods, I forgot about that, let's go!" Percy said, as his face brightened. They got out of the water, put on their towels, said goodnight to the 4 who were watching a movie, and went to their room.

"Oh gods, wanna keep the lights off? The pool lights look better like that," Piper asked, eyeing the small pool that was pretty deep. It had a glass border, so you could see the water inside of it.

"Of course," Percy said as he switched off the lights. They jumped into the pool, smiling.

This time, they weren't really fooling around, they kind of splashed each other, but they didn't do it too much.

"So.. if you want to talk about it, what happened..?" Piper asked, with a daring look on her face.

"Um.. well, she told me that she didn't love me like that. And yeah. I didn't really respond, I just said that I respected her decision. But.. I didn't mean it. I.." Percy's voice trailed off as he felt his eyes burning with tears. Why was he crying? He was supposed to be over this.

"Perce, it's okay.." Piper whispered.

"No, It really isn't. I want to tell someone. I really didn't want to break up with her. I had this whole entire future planned out with her, we were going to do so much, and then she just breaks up with me, and I don't even know why.." he said. Piper nodded, as she saw tears running down his cheek.

"Do you know what? It's okay. You will be completely fine. Just think, about all the new possibilities. A new life. And you can still be friends with Annabeth, because she still cares for you, just not in the way you were expecting. You'll be fine.." Piper whispered, now hugging him. Percy's heart started beating faster at the touch of Piper on his chest, and he didn't know why.

"You'll always be the same Percy, okay? Now, why don't we get showered and watch a movie? I don't feel like sleeping right now." Piper said, soothingly. Percy nodded, and they got out of the pool. They took turns in the shower, and then went in front of the big screen, plopped on their beanbags, wearing some light throws, and turned on a movie.

After a while,