Coming out of my cage And I've been doing just fine Gotta gotta be down Because I want it all It started out with a kiss How did it end up like this? It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss

Nico never thought it could get worse.

It did.

It hurt, hurt so much to be in love with Percy Jackson.

To see him happy with Annabeth was the worst. It was a dagger embedded in his chest, tearing through the remains of his heart each time.

Now I'm falling asleep And she's calling a cab While he's having a smoke And she's taking a drag Now they're going to bed And my stomach is sick And it's all in my head But she's touching his chest now He takes off her dress now Let me go And I just can't look, it's killing me And taking control

Even worse was accepting that he couldn't control his feelings.

So instead, Nico hid them.

Jealousy, turning saints into the sea Swimming through sick lullabies Choking on your alibis But it's just the price I pay Destiny is calling me Open up my eager eyes 'Cause I'm Mr. Brightside

No one knew about it, because Nico never trusted anyone enough to talk, to open up. To lift the weight off his shoulders, spill his soul. He didn't want to be alone. Yes, he may have been a hard person to like, but didn't he deserve to have someone at his side as well?

Gods never answered his prayers, anyways.

Still, if he did reveal his true feelings someday, he's rather reveal it to you.

Maybe because you've been there from the beginning.

From the very start, when him and Bianca first showed up at Camp, before that fatal quest to Mount Tamp. You've been there when he returned to Camp, only to leave shortly after.

You've been there all the time.

Just when Nico thought his feelings for Percy started to fade away, he found himself craving your company.

In the same way.

He knew you'd never like him more than a friend. So when you two sat at the hill of the Camp, stargazing, he made sure to try and shove his heart somewhere deep down his soul.

But gods, it was difficult when it involved you.