Kid from the Asylum

Chapter Ten (Last Chapter)

Nico's POV

It's been a year since Percy has moved in with me and my family, and things were going smoothly. He only switches personalities one or two times a day, his PTSD, depression and anxiety is covered with a few medications. Prozac and medical marijuana (if even one of you make a marijuana joke I will kill Percy in an extra chapter) have seriously helped him, along with a diet stabilizer, so he's definitely gained a better appearance than the skeletal figure. He's still self conscious and works out a lot, so he's also really muscular and it's super hot.

Percy stumbled into the kitchen with an irritated look on his face. "Hey. How are you doing?"

"Shitty."

"That's great."

I proceeded my job at the dishes. Percy often woke up with a personality that wasn't his, and he obviously didn't sleep very well last night seeing as he was pretty angry right now.

"Tea?" I offered once I had finished washing the dishes and putting them away, grabbing a cup.

"Mm."

I grabbed another cup at his response and put some water in a kettle, filling it with water and putting it on the stove.

"Blueberry? Chinese? Peppermint? Random herbs that I can't pronounce? Green?"

"Green."

I got the tea bags out, a peppermint and green, while I waited for the water to heat up. Eventually, I say down across from Percy at the bar with two cups of steaming tea, sliding one over to him.

He took a sip and immediately seemed a bit lighter in attitude. By the time he had finished his tea, he looked pretty content. I leaned over the counter to brush my lips against his and he immediately seemed to switch, his eyes lighting up and his lips curling up into a smile, though slightly confused. "I'm... Downstairs now, okay," he said, looking around as he pulled away from me, then down at his cup. "And I've had my tea. Damn, I don't remember. What kind did I drink?"

I chuckled. "Green."

He wrinkled his nose. "Gross. Anyways, how was your morning?" He asked, leaning forward to gently kiss me again.

Did I mention we were dating? Probably not. I smiled as I gently kissed back, before he pulled away. "With or without sugar?"

"Without."

Percy shook his head. "Other me has such weird tastes. He seems like someone who'd drink dark roast coffee black."

I laughed. "Cold brew," I added with a chuckle. He chuckled back, getting up to wash out his mug and put it on the rack.

"So, what do you want to do today?" I asked, spinning around on my stool to face him. He hummed thoughtfully. "Kiss you all day?" He asked, his eyes lighting up with teasing hopefulness, making me laugh.

I shrugged, leaning forward to gently kiss him. I was planning to pull away, but his arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me close, making me flush darkly, but I kissed back gently. Eventually we pulled away from one another, and he asked,  "Peppermint tea with a little bit of sugar?" with a teasing smile at his lips.

I laughed and nodded. "Yep."

He still acted a lot younger than he really was, for example with separation anxiety (he refuses to be separated from me for more than an hour at a time) and his innocent doesn't exactly line up with our friend group. He doesn't understand any of our jokes, and he's a bit slow at times when he doesn't understand something, but he does pick things up quick. Another thing that I'm slightly disappointed about- He has 100% no idea that there is any contact above small pecks, hugs, waist-holding and holding hands. I can deal, but it's a bit frustrating when I'm feeling a bit more boisterous and he is gazing at me with his large, innocent, confused green eyes.

Nevertheless, I've never loved anyone more. Will and I had a good breakup and we're close, most everyone except for Hazel and I have graduated, and Percy is taking online classes to help him catch up with everything education wise. The group and I have been helping him too, and my mom and dad are very catering towards him, like he's their own son, which definitely helps.

A couple months ago, Percy went downhill because he had to go to court to charge against his step dad, Gabe, who was sentenced to life in prison and fined fofty-thousand USD (What country are you all from?) in payment to Percy, which he has to work to earn in jail and send payments every month. The same month, Percy held funerals for all those his step dad had killed, leaving March to be a very dark month that kind of steeped him into a quiet depression, but we were able to lift him back up.

Christy had also been sent to jail for fifteen years, and the man above Preston mantis Lady was given the death sentence for the murder, discrimination and manipulation of people and documents. All of the Asylums are in now run by perfectly functionable people that actually care about their patients, and the basement to the Manhattan asylum has been locked off and all the equipment destroyed. I'm not sure about the other asylums, but I'm glad this one is being taken care of.

"...-co. Nico are you okay? Nico don't snap out on me, please please please don't, come back, don't leave, come back, snap out of it!"

Once I had come out of my trance-like thoughts I quickly held Percy tightly. "Oh I got I thought there was something wrong with you and that you might have been sick or something and I got really scared for you because no one is home and I don't know how to drive and-"

"Hey, calm down, it's okay," I promised, running my hands gently along his back. "It's okay."

Eventually his heartrate and breathing slowed down to a normal pace. There only seemed to be two "personalies" that he didn't share the mind and name of- Anger and seduction. He can remember what's happening while he's "flirting" or whatever but he can't control it at all, anger is just blackouts and he doesn't know anything, and everything else is more he can't control his actions but he's conscious of what he's doing.

He was confusing sometimes, but once you get to know him it's so much better. The positive stand over the negative like an blue whale to an anchovie (That's a really weird simile isn't it? Oh well). Percy pulled me into his lap and held me close, resting his chin on my shoulder. "I love you Nico."

I leaned into him, smiling with a slight flush at my cheeks as I placed my hands over his, which were gently holding ke st the stomach. "I love you too Percy."

Authors Note

Another one of FallDown5s books completed! Woo! Ugh. Next book, which I think is Have you Ever Felt Worthless, then Falling, then Percy Jackson Reborn? I dunno. I'll check again. For now, farewell my childrens