The beginning (Mortal AU Valdangelo)

Hope

Nico's POV

Being homeschooled is more fun than I thought but is also boring as heck.

The good thing is the teacher, (a.k.a my stepmom Marie, I know how lucky I am) who always waits for me and doesn't pressure me that much which I found excellent because she isn't fast or slow. We can learn at my own pace.

But! Is school, c'mon. Even if my teacher is my stepmom who is really cool, her classes are boring, so boring I always fall asleep, which sometimes I feel guilty about. Sometimes...

Also the fact that I don't have anyone to hang out with. I know I said I want to be homeschooled for that reason but I was always with Leo, he was so happy and funny and I never felt alone with him.... I miss him, I wished he was with me but he thinks I'm in Italy with new friends in a new school, yeah right. Sometimes I think he doesn't miss me at all. Who would miss me anyway?

After Leo and my mom's and sister's death, all my energy was drained. I don't want to do anything new, just sleep, think memories and sometimes eat. I don't want any more friends. Marie and Hazel helped of course, I don't feel as sad and tired as before but the sadness is still there and is there to stay. That's why I didn't want to go to school, it makes me think of Leo and that he doesn't miss me like I do. I will only talked to strangers if they are Hazel's friends and if they come to the house. That's it.

Finally my class was over! And I was waiting in the living room for Hazel and Marie, what felt like hours I heard the keys. I got up and ran to the entrance but I crashed into a muscular wall and fell on the ground.

"Oh god I'm sorry are you ok?" A masculine voice said, I looked up and Oh. My. God. That is a hot guy right there, dang.

He was wearing an orange shirt and jeans with black tennis. He had black hair that was kinda messy, like he never uses a hairbrush but it still looks wonderful , he has gorgeous sea-green eyes that looked mischievous, which made me think of my Leo, and a smirk that tells you that guy is trouble, just like Leo. He was tall and muscular. Just wow.

I must be staring because Hazel said "Hello? Earth to Nico!" I blink a couple of times and said "U-um y-yeah sorry"

What's wrong with you Nico? Put yourself together! He's just a hot guy and-omg he has a six pack. Geez what does this guy do? He's frikin gorgeous! It doesn't matter! He may look like a greek god but he's not my type.

I pulled myself together and extended my hand, " Pleased to meet you. I'm Nico Di Angelo" He shakes it, jesus he has a strong grip, and says "Hey, my name's Percy Jackson nice to meet you Nico, Hazel talks about you all the time, is you weren't her brother I bet Frank would be jealous" He let go of my hand and chuckled, also Hazel and Marie laughed at that, I don't know who the heck this 'Frank' is, I just know he's Hazel's boyfriend.

"Now that we all know each other, Percy please take a seat and join us for dinner" Marie said.

At dinner Hazel was talking about her day and Percy too, I think. Percy came here for a science project they have to do, but first they were eating and talking. And then something caught my attention, "...Yeah Leo's great"

"Leo?" I asked, Percy nodded, "Yeah man, he's awesome. He's so funny" I tried very hard not to get my hopes up, we were in New Orleans for God's sake, that's what the doctor told me 3 years ago, my Leo is in New York. Yes is not him.

"That's nice.." I answered and then continued to get lost in thought, What if he's the Leo I know? What if they moved to New Orleans and he's in the same school as Hazel? No, the mechanic shop is there for years, is their home, they wouldn't move from there? But what if? Does he think I made new friends in Italy? Does he even know about Bianca and mamma? I don't know! Does he miss me? Like I miss him? I got tears in my eyes just by thinking that, No! Don't cry now! There's a guest here! Oh no no nononono I need to go now!

I stood up, made a lame excuse and ran to my room.

I closed the door and started crying, I miss Leo, I miss Bianca and mamma too. But what triggers me is Leo, does he miss me? Probably not, he can get all the friends he wants, he's great. I'm just the friend that left to Italy. Maybe he missed me but not until now. I sighed, those thoughts always bothered me. I just hope he's okay.

Hazel's POV (Short)

When Nico left I swear I saw tears in his eyes, I felt so bad. "What's wrong with him?" Percy asked, I just shook my head, it wasn't my place to tell and honestly, I don't exactly know what happened. But when he asked about Leo, he looked so hopeful, and.... happy. I wonder if he knows that name, he said he had a best friend, maybe his name was Leo too. But there was something else, his look turned so heartbreaking that I even wanted to cry, the same look Leo had the first day of school, like they both lost someone they love. I know Nico got really depressed after her mom's and sister's death but we didn't mention them, and he doesn't cry anymore when he mentions them, sure he gets sad but he learned to live with the pain. Those tears were for his best friend, he never told me his name, maybe it was Leo probably because he said he used to call him Lee-Lee. Nico loves his best friend, maybe even more than just as a friend... There's nothing I can do to help him.

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Hey guys! Sorry for updating so late I was busy with school, I hope you liked this chapter and thanks for reading. Bye!

-Susy_Valdez21 (1079 words)