Percy... a dead spirit (Percy Jackson and Avengers crossover)

Jumping

Nico's POV

I stood their, feet slightly hanging over the edge. Below me was a crowd of people and three police cars. A police man was out in street with a megaphone trying to talk me out of jumping, but i didn't care.

Yesterday I messed up big time. I told Percy that I loved him. Now he probably didn't want to have anything to do with me.

Ugh! Why did I have to loos everyone I love and care for. My mom, sister, Will, and now Percy. 

The police man was talking about all the people I would be leaving behind my family, friends. How I would be missed.

This made me laugh, it was actually funny. No! No one will miss me. I have no more family. I have no more friends. Their all gone. My dad lives in the underworld and wishes I was dead and my sister alive. 

The police man kept talking and soon I was bending over laughing. Bending over I clutched my stomach and started to tip forward. The police man stops worried that if I laugh any more I was going to fall. And it was true, I was about to fall off from losing balance while laughing. 

I look at the sky. It was so pretty today. Not a cloud was in sight. Their was a light breath of wind and birds chirped. The sounds of cars from other streets in New York met my ears comforting my nerves. No cars passed by on the street in front of me, the roads were cut of. I was glad about that. 

One more minute. That was it. Then I was going to jump. And the pain would be gone. Finally.

Today was a good day to go. It was beautiful. Peaceful. And I would be dying on my own terms. No monster would be killing me. No titan. No primordial. 

I closed my eyes and put on foot of the ledge when a loud bang echoed off to my right. Startled I began eating to tip but two strong arms wrapped themselves around me a steadied me. The arms let me go and I carefully edged around to face the person who had caught me.

I was met by Percy glaring at me. "What do you think your doing?" 

"Percy..." I whispered.

"We are getting down right now." Percy demanded.

"No." I whispered, pulling back slightly. 

"Nico." Percy said dangerously and grabbed my arms tightly." You fall, I'm going with you."

Panick washes through me. No. Percy couldn't die." No." I whispered." You cant die. You have so much life before you."

"So do you Nico." Percy shook me slightly.

"Why are you doing this?" Percy asked.

I smiled slightly at him." I have no one left in my life who wants me. My family is gone and I have no more friends."

A flash of hurt darted across Percy's face." I'm not your friend?"

I looked at him. Why did he want to be my friend after it all? Instead of asking why I just broke down crying. As much as I wanted Percy as a friend it hurt so much calling me just that.

"Oh Nico." Percy said softly and pulled me into a hug." I'm sorry. I didn't want to make you cry. If you don't want to be friends okay. Just don't jump."

I looked at Percy in unbelief. Why did he think that? I kept crying though, afraid of speaking.

"Come on Nico." Percy said. His voice calm and welcoming. He slowly started walking backwards, taking me with him. I let myself be pulled along. Percy didn't want me to die.

He pulled me through the window and into the building that he used to get to me. 

We stood on the floor Percy wrapping me up in a tight hug and I was still crying in his arms.

"Nico why did you do that?" Percy asked me.

I took a step back looking at the floor." Don't you hate me now?" I asked avoiding his gaze.

"Hate you?" Percy let out a laugh and suddenly I felt like the dumbest person in the world with my crush making fun of me." Oh no Nico, I love you. Very much."

My eyes darted up in surprise at their own accorde." What..." I whispered, my voice horse.

Percy let out a light laugh again." Come on. I'm taking you to the tower and your staying their with me for a while. As long as you like really and as long as Tony's okay with it."

"Wait." I spoke." You love me?"

Percy smiled." Still stuck on that are we?"

My quickly growing happy mood soon disappeared." What about Annabeth. I know she's dead and all but,..." I trailed of, but I knew he understood what I was getting at. 

Percy's smile disappeared." Nico, yes. I do still love Annabeth, and no I'm not over her. But I love you to. Just as much as I did her. Plus. She's dead and if I didn't go after some happiness in my life she would come back from the dead a murder me."

I laughed a little at this. Then nodding my head I leaded for word and stole a quick peck. Gods. How long I had wanted to do that.

Percy laughed." Come on Nico, we gotta head back."

I smiled up at him and we walked down the flights of stairs and we're about to leave the main entrance when Percy grabbed my shoulders, spun me towards him and gave me a beautiful kiss which I gladly returned.

In my head I thought about how Percy fell for me. He recognized the pain we shared and he fell because of how he relished that I was so strong to go through the pain alone for so long. I didn't think I was strong, but if Percy thought it, I would take it happily.