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          Bianca smiled at me. "Your up!"
Nico sat up. "Where's Nico? And the other Nico? We never played Mythomagic. H-he has my figurine of Hades. It's the only one he didn't have."

Bianca frowned at him. "Are you alright?"

Nico frowned. "I never warned him not to trust Percy. He's going to be so sad and h-h-h he's me but young and happy."

Annabeth frowned. "He must have a concussion." She said.

Percy knocked on the door. "Is he awake?"

Neither Bianca nor Annabeth spoke to him. "We'll see you later Nico." Bianca said.

They walked away. Percy sat in the chair by Nico's bed. "I'm sorry Neeks. I wasn't thinking. I didn't think about how you felt about me."

Nico sighed. "It's all about you isn't it. I've already said it. I've moved on! Stop saying I feel anything for you!"

Percy frowned. "Look Nico I-"

"Perce?" Luke Casstellan called as he stepped into the room.

Nico frowned. "Really! You had to come here in my sick room after YOU knocked me out!"

Luke rolled his eyes. "I didn't come here about you. I came to check on Percy. To make sure YOU weren't trying to hurt him with water.

"You know he hit me first!"

Percy sighed. "Calm down."

Luke glared at the ghost king. "No! He's in love with you!"

"I am not!"
"Is so!"
"Am not!"
"Is so! I bet that blonde was just a rebound!"

Nico's eyes widened. "Why you little!"

Nico stood up and hit Luke with a shadow.

Luke turned to Percy. "See! He's trying to hurt me!" Nico glared at him. "Who's side are you going to take!"

Percy looked between the two boys. The choice he would make would count.

Luke was his situation ship so he should choose him but Nico was pretty powerful.

Would he want to make an enemy out of him?

He knew Nico to be very easily angered and extreme. He wouldn't take it well if he chose Luke of all people.

Percy hit Nico with a trickle of water. "Stop."

Nico stood shocked. "You really chose him? After all we've been through. He tried to kill you multiple times!"

Percy slowly walked up to Nico. "I'm sorry but I just- I'm not choosing anyone."

Nico backed away from him. "But you did. You chose him. He hurt you so many times and you chose him."

Percy sighed. "Nico I didn't chose anything. Just sit down and we'll talk. Okay?"

Nico frowned. "No. I'm done with you Percy! When he does something to get you killed or turns you into Kronos I won't be on a quest to save you!"

Nico sighed and summoned shadows to surrounded him.

"Where are you going?"

Nico sighed. "Home." And he shadow travelled away.