Best Intentions, Worst Mistakes

chapter 3

Important thing to note... This will be yaoi (boy-boy). Don't like? You do not have to read.

Disclaimer- I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus series. (One can dream though) All rights go to the proper parties.

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Nico POV

Out the corner of my eye I saw Hazel watching us warily. She looked like she was afraid that I would attack him. I mentally laughed at the thought. There was no chance that I would purposely hurt Percy Jackson.

Percy reached out and warily took my hand. I shivered slightly at the contact. I was so happy and relieved to find him safe. It was all I could do to not throw my arms around him and pull him into a hug.

Percy scowled and released my hand. "I... I know you." I was very confused. The way he said it sounded more like a question than a statement.

"Do you?" I raised one eyebrow and looked at my sister.

Hazel gave me a searching look. I had a feeling that I hadn't been very convincing. I was usually a great liar, but I had been taken aback by seeing Percy for the first time in eight months in a place he was not supposed to even know about. I knew that I hadn't been as convincing as I should have been.

My half sister bit her lip and spoke, "Um…Percy's lost his memory."I forced myself to keep my expression blank. I had no idea what I had expected but, whatever it was, that was not it. "So, Nico… I thought…you know, you travel all over. Maybe you've met demigods like Percy before or..."

I felt my expression darken. I didn't want to lie; especially not to the two people I loved most in the world. I hated my father for putting me in this position. I saw Hazel pale a little and I knew she had gotten the message to drop it.

I knew that I needed to change the subject. I did not know why Percy was here but I knew that he was there for a reason. Someone had messed with his mind. It still hurt me to know that he didn't remember me.

I rubbed the back of my neck. "This story about Gaea's army, you warned Reyna?"

Percy nodded but he had a confused look on his face. "Who is Gaea, anyway?"

I glanced at the Earth. The fact that she was waking was a troubling thought. I tried not to think of the fact that she could be listening to us right now.

"She's the earth goddess, the oldest goddess of all. She's in a deep sleep most of the time, but she hates the gods and their children."

Percy looked at me in confusion and amusement. The look he was giving me made me think of a puppy when you pretend to throw a ball and kept it in your hand. He was being far too adorable for his own good. "Mother Earth... is evil?"

"Very," I nodded. I knew that Percy often found humor in everything but I hoped to make him take Gaea seriously. "She convinced her son, the Titan Kronos... um, I mean, Saturn... to kill his dad, Uranus, and take over the world. The Titans ruled for a long time. Then the Titans' children, the Olympian gods, overthrew them."

"That story seems familiar," Percy sounded surprised, like an old memory had partially surfaced. "But I don't think I ever heard the part about Gaea."

I silently sighed. It hurt me to see my sea prince forgetting his own history. To forget that less than a year ago he personally defeated Kronos. I forced the thought away, that train of thought would not help the savior of Olympus regain his memories.

I shrugged. "She got mad when the gods took over. She took a new husband... Tartarus, the spirit of the abyss... and gave birth to a race of giants. They tried to destroy Mount Olympus, but the gods finally beat them. At least…the first time."