Percy Jackson And Sadie Kane: A Forbidden Love

chapter 26

Sadie pov

"Percy, would you rather...kiss me or burn one of my toes if these two options were the only ways to save me from dying because of a disease ?" I know. Most pathetic question ever. Percy blushed, and my heart fluttered.

" I guess...I'd...I'd kiss you. I wouldn't want to hurt you, even if it means saving you. I'll always find a way to save you and not hurt you." He said, looking everywhere but me.

I still regret that stupid question leaving my lips, but I don't regret his answer. That was the sweetest thing I've heard him say, and believe me, I've heard the guy say a lot of sweet things. I'm sure my face was on fire.

"Thanks, hotshot." I said, almost in a whisper.

Percy, still blushing, gave me his signature lopsided grin.

"Anytime, sugar cane." He said. Through my peripheral vision, I saw that everyone were staring at us with there jaws on the picnic match. Eric awkwardly cleared his throat.

"I think we should a break and, y'know, dig in." Eric said. We all agreed. After the extremely satisfying snack, Nico got up and stretched.

"I think I'll take a walk. "With that, he walked right into the woods, no fear, no nothing. After he was out of sight, May got up.

"I need to stretch a little too." And so she disappeared as well.

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Nobody's pov

Nico was just strolling in the forest. He stopped at a point to admire the quietness and serenity of the woods. That's when the voice startled him.

"You running from me?" Nico jumped at the voice. He turned around to find May leaning on a tree, eyebrows raised. Nico had the the sudden urge to place his hands on his cheeks and run away. But he stood his ground, trying to find a proper response to her question.

"Uh..." Yeah, right. Proper response. May smiled, and for some reason, Nico felt his heart soften. This wasn't one of her mischievous smiles. It wasn't one of the smiles she had when Eric was around. It was a rather sad smile, which made her seem way more mature.

She moved away from the tree, her hands in her pockets.

"Walk with me." She said. Nico didn't know why she was being so serious all of a sudden, but he decided to take the risk and walk with the girl who has no respect for personal space.

"How old are you, exactly?" She asked.

"Fourteen, I think." Nico answered, really confused where this was going.

"So, will it be inappropriate if I called you a kid? Like, fourteen is not really old age, right?" She asked.

"Yeah...sure." Now he was really confused.

"So, if I called you cute, I really don't see what's so offensive. I mean, I know you think of yourself as...I don't know... uncute? Is that a word? Anyway. What I'm trying to say is you've formed a picture of yourself in your mind, and you won't accept anyone say otherwise.

That's why you run away from me. Cause I'm probably the first one to treat you like a fourteen year old. And I'm sorry if that's offended you. I just found it funny the way you reacted to me. I didn't realize you'd be so affected you'd started avoiding me..." She went on.

"Hey stop." Nico made a 'stop right there' gesture with his hands.

"I'm sorry, was I rambling?" She asked.

"You sure you're a daughter of Ares?" Nico asked.

"Last I checked...why?" May looked slightly confused. Nico laughed. He didn't know why exactly he was laughing. He just felt like it.

"You think I was avoiding you?" Nico asked.

"Well yeah. You didn't think I believed your ring under the sofa story." She said.

"Well, okay. Maybe I was avoiding you just a little bit. But that's because I'm not so good with strangers. Especially ones who pull my cheeks on our first meeting. But it's nothing serious that you had to apologize." Nico said.

"Ok, so...no physical contact? That's fine." She said. Then her eyes lit up.

"I'd actually come here to talk about something else. But I thought I'd clear the air between us first." May said.

"Okay. What was it you wanted to talk about?" Nico asked. May sat on a tree stump.

"Okay, so I think it's about time. I know you think so too." She said.

"About time for what, exactly?" Nico asked.

"About time they got together." May said. It dawned on Nico who exactly she was talking about.

"Percy and Sadie." Nico said.

"Exactly. I mean, they're flirting unknowingly, keeping cute nicknames for each other. That's all fine. But the problem is they're not going any further. And I think that's because Percy is still not sure about dating, and because Sadie thinks Percy is too good for her.

So to get them together, we need to make Percy realize his attraction towards Sadie. Only then will Sadie start to think that she has a chance with him. What do you say?" May said.

"Wait. Wait. I need a little time to digest all that you just said. First of all, are you really a daughter of Ares?" Nico asked.

"I thought we just cleared that!' May said.

'Sure you're not a daughter of Aphrodite?" Nico asked. May made a bored' well duh' face.

"My mom is mortal." She said.

"Eros?" Nico asked. May gave him a 'you better stop' look.

"Okay, sorry. I just...matchmaking isn't exactly Ares's thing." He said.

"Nico, you disappointment me. I really didn't think you were the kind to stereotype people." May said.

"What? I wasn't stereotyping. I just..." Nico started.

"It's fine. I was just messing with you. Anyway, need I remind you that I've been bought up in India. So I've been greatly exposed to Bollywood. And believe me, Bollywood is all about matchmaking." May said.

"Right... But don't you think we'll be interfering? I mean, they have to make they're own choices, right?" Nico said.

"We're not interfering. We're just speeding things up a bit. Are you with me in this or not?" May asked. Nico sighed loudly.

"Fine." He said. May's smile made him regret it.