Third person's pov
The next few days were deticated to cleaning up. Quite a few of Athena and Hephatitus kids left to New Rome to fix the carnage will Lupa had lead the new demigods to Camp Half-Blood until their home was in a livable condition.
Thalia walks up to Percy as he was speaking with one of his lower ranking officers. He shooss her off and turns to his cusin who slaps him hard, leaving a red mark.
Percy stubbles back alittle. "Ow." He says in suprize.
Alex runs up. "What in the name of Ares underpants!?"
Thalia ignores her as tears well up in her eyes. "How the hell could you pull this shit on me!? You scared the living hell out of me Jackson!"
"So you're Thalia?" Alex asks.
Thalia finally turns to give her attention on Alex. Her eyebrows furrow. "You look alot like Kelp Head..."
"Might be because she's my twin." Percy says. "And I'm really sorry about all of this..."
Thalia rolls her eyes and hugs Percy tightly. "First you have some explaning to do and second, never do that to me again without warning me."
Percy uses his signature grin.
Emily's pov
Nico hardly ever left me. And I was grateful for it.
I look around the now clean camp. But the image of it on that day never leaves the front of my mind. Which is one reason I'm thankful that Nico stayed close to me. He kept me from shutting down like I wanted to do.
I shiver as a strong winter wind rips through the area. Why have I still refused new clothing?
Probably because I am afraid.
I'll admit it right now, part of me wants to wake up in the small room that End aloud us to stay in.
The other part wants nothing more than to move forward and forget.
Nico sets a jacket on my shoulders. I turn back to him to see him coatless. I quickly take the jacket off. "I'm fine, really. I've gobe through worse than this."
His eyes dart down to my arm then back up to my eyes. "And that's the past. Nothing like that is gonna happen ever again. Now, keep the coat on, I'll live."
I shove the coat at him. "You are not going to freeze if I have anuthing to say about it."
He chuckles softly. "You are a stubborn one, aren't you?"
I shrug. "I'm the daughter of death. What did you expect? Death almost always gets it's way."
"Yet you defy death everyday."
I shrug again and start walking. "I never said I liked death."
He throws the jacket around my shoulders. I roll my eyes. "Just this once di Angelo."
Nico chuckles lightly, then freezes and sighs. "I have to go, Emily."
I turn around. "Where are you going?"
"Percy wants to see all of the soldiers that are here."
I wanted to say something, but I didn't no what other to say than, "Oh. Okay, I guess I'll see you later?"
"I hope..." And with that he walks off.
I stand there, watching his back as he walks away. I pull his jacket closer. It smells just like him.
Even after he's long gone out of sight, I continue to stand there, not knowing what to do.
"Emily?" James asks me. I turn to him.
"Yes, little one?" I ask.
"Everyone's gathering at the bottom of Half-Blood Hill. And I'm not little!"
I chuckle and pull him into a tight hug, kissing the top of his head. "You'll always be my little one."
With that, James takes my hand and leads me to the hill. I pull the jacket a little closer.
I stop dead in my tracks and James keeps going, not noticing I'm not with him anymore.
Chaos had a portal open and most of the soldiers were going in. The elite team stood facing us. I saw Nico and tried to catch his gaze, but he was looking anywhere but me.
"We will miss you, and we can't thank you enough for helping us in this war. And please remember, you all have a place here if you wish to come back." Chiron says.
Percy and Alex bow to him. "Thank you. And it was our pleasure. But now I fear it's time we leave." Alex says. Her gaze moves from Nico to me.
They're leaving!? Already!?
Nico's leaving too...
I look around the group of demigods. I barely knew any of them and I was much less friends with them...
Then I noticed Leo sitting off to the side, playing with a fire in his hand. I look back at Alex who is looking at Leo worriedly.
I can't watch them leave... especially Nico...
I turn and start to walk, but it turns into a full on run. I hold his jacket close to me as tears threaten to spill down my cheeks.
I find myself in alittle alcove that Nico and I would hang out and talk when we had nothing else to do. The tears spill down my face.
He's... gone...
A/N Guys, I hate to break it to ya, but this story is almost over... I don't want it to end, but it has too... T_T... There's probably only one or two more chapters, but I can't be postitive...
I hated writing this chapter just because it got my feels... is it posssible to fangirl over your own work...? I confuzzled!
Well, I hope you like it... bye for now...
