Percy's pov

I was in the arena, practicing on some straw dummy's. I could feel somebody staring at me, but I couldn't tell where they were. All of a sudden I heard a voice saying "Nice work Jackson, I bet those dummies were real tough."

I spun around to face Nico. "tougher than you, di Angelo, that's for sure"

He smirked, "Is that so?"

I nodded and went back to beating the schist out of the dummies.

He leans against the arena wall and watches me.

It's weird for somebody to watch me while I practice.

I feel like I have to do better than usual.

Like I have to prove my self. You know?

After a few more hits I stop and recap my sword." Any particular reason why your here?"

He started to shake his head, but then the ground started rumbling. All of a sudden I heard Nico curse and then I blacked out.

~one hour later~

I wake up to hear Nico still cursing.

I clear my throat and he turns around and glares at me slightly.

"What? What did I do?"

He softens his glare and says "Nothing, its just...my father. Him and Apollo have decided to keep us locked inside this room until we confess all of are secrets. To each other. "

"oh" I think for a second "um..i stole a copy the little mermaid from my teacher in second grade"

He doesn't say anything but he cracks a small smile and shakes his head.

I look around. I'm sitting on a bed and there's one across from me. There is also a tv and a bookcase(its mostly empty, except for poetry books). There's also a small fridge and a microwave.

Nico sits on the other bed. "Well, Percy, Any more secrets?"

I shake my head, hoping he doesn't catch on to my lie.

I do have one more,teeny, tiny, itty bitty, small little secret.

But there's no way in hades I would tell him.

But here's the truth: I've been in love with him since, the end of the war.