The Untold Truth

Chapter 10-Play Fighting

Percy's POV-

I sat down fidgeting in one of the armchairs. Something was attacking the camp and I wasn't there to help defend it. Draco had wondered off somewhere and Nico was talking to that really nosy girl, Hermione, about who knows what. After a while of just sitting there Draco ran into the room. "I got permission from Sally to train in her classroom. I have a pass we could go now if you wish? I know you would like to burn off some of the energy. Plus I still need to get used to the sword Leo gave me," he said.
I looked up at him, "Yes! I was so bored lets go! Nico! Want to come train?" I screamed.
"Oh, yeah! Three way battle. Me and Draco against Percy!" Nico yelled running over.
I mumbled, "He only acts like that when we are about to fight, how strange."
Just after I said that Draco groaned, "That's so unfair. Percy will definitely win!"
"Well, you might as well try!" I said happily.
I felt a tap on my shoulder and I saw Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Ginny behind us. "Do you guys mind if we come watch?" Hermione asked. I looked at the others and shrugged. We all got up and ran to the Defense Against the Darks Arts room. When we got there Sally was sitting on the desk at the front of the room. "Professor Blowfish, it's nice to meet you," Hermione said.
"Sup Sally," Draco and Nico said at the same time. They looked at each other and laughs.
"Hey M-Sally," I said. She looked down after that.
"I thought you guys wouldn't mind if I came and watched," she said.
"Of course we don't mind," Nico and Draco both said at the same time. They started laughing again.
"You have never gotten to see me in action," I reasoned. I took out my wand and flicked it. All the desks flew to the edges of the the room and stacked themselves neatly. I stood in one corner and Nico and Draco stood in the other. I tossed my wand to the side and pulled out my pen. I uncapped it and stood there normally. Nico pulled his sword from the shadows and Draco twisted his ring. We looked at each other and charged. Nico slashed as Draco swiped. I did a backflip out of the way. I swing my sword around and slashed at Nico's head. He ducked. On we went ducking, slashing, swiping, till I knocked Draco over and held him at sword point while Nico was clutched to me with his sword at his neck. "Surrender?" I asked.
"We surrender," they said in unison. I laughed and helped Draco up and let go of Nico. I handed them back their swords and we looked at the group of people standing in the corner.
"That was a friendly fight? I'd hate to be against you if I were the enemy," Hermione said.
"I would know what that feels like seeing as I messed up a few times in my life. I've had some close calls where we almost ended up fighting, but I'm over that," Nico mumbled. I laughed and we all headed towards the door, I kissed Sally on the cheek and we walked to the common room. We went up to the room we were staying in. I flopped onto my bed and tried to go to sleep. I heard most of the other boys in the room sleeping but I couldn't relax. I heard someone silently get up and walk to the door. I got up and followed seeing as I couldn't fall asleep. Down in the common room Nico was sitting in one of the armchairs.
"Couldn't sleep?" I asked. He jumped and turned slightly to look at me.
"No, I had a nightmare," he explained.
"I couldn't sleep, for some strange reason," I told him. "Its probably just the new environment. This castle is seriously creepy."
"Not nearly as creepy as where we meet," he shot back dryly. We both shuddered at the memory. "If fact it's not as creepy as a lot of places." He said it vaguely like we could be talking about anywhere but we both knew what the other was thinking. We unconsciously scooted closer to each other. Before with Annabeth I had no one to talk about Tartarus with because she never wanted to speak about it but now I had Nico who had gone through alone, so whereas my case wasn't so bad we could still be there for each other. Honestly he wasn't much of a talker but sometimes one doesn't need comfort by words, sometimes all one needs is a little silence.