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“So, Nico said, since were going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air. Percys smile wavered. What do you mean?”
“Nico was devastatingly alone. Hed lost his big sister Bianca. Hed pushed away all other demigods whod tried to get close to him. His experiences at Camp Half-Blood, in the Labyrinth and in Tartarus...”
“I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret.”
“Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true.”
“With great power... comes need to take a nap. Wake me up later”
“I am Persephone" she said, her voice thin and papery. "Welcome, demigods.Nico squashed a pomegranate under his boot. "Welcome? After last time, you've got the nerve to welcome me?"I shifted uneasil...”
“Nico clenched his sword. Sharing his secret crush hadnt been the worst of it. Eventually he might have done that, in his own time, in his own way. But being forced to talk about Percy, being bullie...”
“You promised you would protect her Nico said. He might as well have stabbed me with a rusty dagger.It would've hurt less than reminding me of my promise.”
“Theyd seen his deepest secrets. They knew who he was, what he was. But they didnt seem to care. No they cared more. They werent judging him. They were concerned.”
“Its more than that. Reyna rested her hand on Nicos. While you were asleep, I did a lot ofthinking. What I told you about my father Id never shared that with anyone. I guess I knew youwere the righ...”
“Percy stared at his jelly donut. He had a rocky history with Nico di Angelo. The guy had once tricked him into visiting Hades's palace, and Percy had ended up in a cell. But most of the time, Nico ...”
“Nico di Angelo ran up to me with a big grin on his face."Percy, this is awesome!" His blue-feathered bronze helmet was falling in his eyes, and his breastplate was about six sizes too big. I wonder...”
“Don't talk to my sister that way." Nico said. His voice quivered, but I was impressed that he had the guts to say anything at all. Percy”
“Nico started to crawl away, groaning. Percy wanted him to move faster and groan less. He considered throwing his wonder bread at him.”
“So,’ Nico said, ‘since we’re going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.’ Percy’s smile wavered. ‘What do you mean?”
“Nico was devastatingly alone. He’d lost his big sister Bianca. He’d pushed away all other demigods who’d tried to get close to him. His experiences at Camp Half-Blood, in the Labyrinth and in Tarta...”
“Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from the manticore. Percy's sword gleamed in the dark. He'd been the fi...”
“Nico clenched his sword. Sharing his secret crush hadn’t been the worst of it. Eventually he might have done that, in his own time, in his own way. But being forced to talk about Percy, being bulli...”
“They’d seen his deepest secrets. They knew who he was, what he was. But they didn’t seem to care. No … they cared more. They weren’t judging him. They were concerned.”
“It’s more than that.’ Reyna rested her hand on Nico’s. ‘While you were asleep, I did a lot ofthinking. What I told you about my father … I’d never shared that with anyone. I guess I knew youwere th...”
