Suppressing the Demons (Ch. 1)

Chapter 1:  Where do your demons lie? (Nico’s POV)


He stood there fiddling with a wrench, I let my eyes scan over his figure. I was always figuring out Leo. He was so closed, it was strange.
A boy like that; always smiling and making jokes, it was so strange. Moving I moved to lean over his shoulder to see what he was working on.
He was sketching, again, in the last twenty minutes he had already scrapped six sheets of paper. Moving I went and picked up on of the discarded papers and looked at the intricate design. I furrowed my eyebrows and looked at Leo for a moment.
Moving I went to sit the piece of paper back on the desk, placing my pale hand on it so he wouldn’t be able move it away again. Leo looked up with a puzzled look on his face.
“You're going to run out of paper again, Leo” I smiled softly and then plucked the pencil from his hand. Leo shifted slightly and leaned back in his chair, letting me sit in his lap while I leaned over the paper and began sketching on the discarded paper.
After a few minutes I sat up and got up, as he moved and peered to see what I had done. When he noticed I only erased things and wrote, in bold black words ‘put your drawings up I’m bored,’ he laughed.
Moving he collected his things and crossed his cabin, I followed him with my eyes letting out a small sigh when I couldn’t see him anymore. It was always hard to get Leo’s attention when he’s trying to figure out what to build, but when I figured out how to it was quite easy beyond that point.
A small smile spread across my face when he returned, but this time he had goggles on his head. My smiled quickly turned into a scowl, “what are you doing?”
Leo quirked an eyebrow and stared at me for a moment “what do you mean what am I doing? I’m going to fix things, kind of in my job.”
I pouted and crossed my arms “so what am I suppose to do?”
He laughed a bit “I don’t know, go figure something out ghosty,” I moved and brushed past him, obviously pissed. Leo watched me walk out the bunker, I swear I could feel him grin as I walked out of sight.
Walking on I looked around the camp, there wasn’t much I could do which sucked.
Moving I walked over to the lake and sat on the dock, within moments bubbles began forming in the lake as Percy popped his head out the top, smiling lightly.
I laughed lightly and looked at him with sad eyes, he swam over and pulled himself up on the dock some, looking at me for a moment.
“Something wrong Nico?”
I shook my head softly and forced a small smile on my face before looking at him a bit “no not at all.”
Percy moved and leaned against me slightly and glanced to the side “ you know you can tell me anything..”
I shook my head softly and placed a hand a top of his head and looked down into the water for a moment, it was quiet for a few moments and then there was pounding of shoes on the dock.
“Jackson” Percy leaned his head back and looked at Leo for a moment, and raised an eyebrow in question.
“go away,” The son of the sea god furrowed his brow and shook his head quickly as he thought of something to say.
Leo pushed him away some, burning him some, because now there was a faint pink hand print on the others should. I frowned a bit and looked back at Leo.
“What do you want Valdez?” He forgot about Percy and tilted my head back some and pressed his lips into mine, my face flushed then my eyes closed as I pressed into the kiss some.
Leo pulled away some which made me let out a small needing whine. There was a faint grin on his lips before he began speaking softly “your bunker, nine o’clock.”
I furrowed my brow and stared at him completely confused, he stood up and glared at Percy then walked away.
“He doesn’t seem to like you being close to other guys.”
“He’s the jealous type,” a small faint smile came to my lips as I shifted in the dock for a moment. I swallowed.
“Thanks for worrying about me Percy,” a smile came to the others lips as he shrugged “No problem, you looked awfully sad.”
A small smile came to my lips as I shook my head a bit, I moved and leaned back on my arms letting out a small breath then looked at the sky. “I had planned to spend time with Leo earlier but, grabbed his goggles and headed out instead.”
Percy moved and brushed some of my hair out of my face and placed a kiss on my forehead “Isn’t he a wonderful boyfriend?” I noted the sarcasm that radiated from Percy’s voice.
I rolled my eyes and pushed the other away and chuckled “he has good intentions it’s not like I’m any better, I disappear for weeks on end making him worry,” I shifted a bit and leaned forward and touched the water in the lake.
The water seemed to shudder.
I let out an irritated sigh and then stood up. “Bye Percy.”
Percy blinked and nodded a good bye as I walked away.
The air chilled me even more than usual, sometimes walking away didn’t get rid of the feeling of the demons that seemed to be all around me.
Being the child of Hades it comes with more demons than anyone else could have.
I closed his eyes and walked to the top of half-blood hill and sat next to the pinus tree, leaning my head against it then I hummed to myself, that tune was one my sister would always hum when I was feeling down or trying to think.
When I found serenity I felt an arm wrap around my shoulder, when I looked up I saw that blond haired, gray eyed girl everyone knew. Annabeth.
There was concern in her eyes I could see it clearly, I shifted and leaned into her some, laying my head onto her shoulder.
Her hand moved to my head, and she began running her hands through my hair, murmuring soft words to me.
Annabeth always treated me like I was her son, which I wasn’t or I’d be smarter, I didn’t argue with her though.
Moments later Percy joined her. He was on one side and she was on the other.
I pulled my legs up to my chest, and encircled them with my arms, leaning on her I let out a shaky breath.
I tried to calm myself but ended up crying. Tears streamed down my face, I moved and wiped them away with a sleeve.
When Percy and Annabeth did things like this I felt like they were my mom and dad but I knew that wasn’t right. Because my mother was killed by Zeus and Hades was my father.
I doubled over as I sobbed. Annabeth rubbed my back whispering things to me, Percy had gotten up and left.
When he had returned he had Leo with him. Leo and Percy stared at me for a moment before Leo sat down and pulled me into his lap.
I clenched onto his shirt and sobbed into his chest. He only sat there and leaned his head against mine, humming a soft tune.
Don’t worry love it’ll be alright
I’ll love even when you break down and cry
I’ll kiss it better
I won’t let a soul hurt you
Because I love you
So don’t worry my love.
A small laugh and cry came from me, as I looked up at him, a small sad smile was on his face, I pressed my hands onto his chest and whispered “you’re a dork.”
His sad smile turned into a light grin. “I know.”
Annabeth stood up and leaned against Percy with a small timid smile on her face. Honestly she looked like a mother who just saw her son with his love for the first time.
I looked up into her gray eyes, my eyes red and puffy from the crying. I spoke softly and shakily “thank you Annabeth..”
“No worries, Nico..”
She and Percy headed back down the hill whispering things to each other, while Leo made me face him again as he pressed a warm, sweet kiss into my forehead.
“I’ll see you at nine, alright?”
I nodded softly. “Okay.”
He sat me to the side and waved good-bye and then disappeared down the hill again.