cousin week! (requested on Wattpad)
requested by Mavisyper
"Have you got everything?" Thalia called Nico and Percy. Her bag was already packed, slung over her shoulder as she waited on her two cousins to hurry up. Nico grumbled as he trekked up the tall hill to her.
"Yeah, yeah. I have everything." Nico shifted his backpack. "Percy has most of everything he's going to need." Percy rolled his eyes playfully and pushed Nico's arm.
"Why yes, Nico, yes I do. Have you said goodbye to your boyfr-"
"If you finish that sentence, I can and will end you Jackson." Percy only turned to Thalia for help, but she only snorted.
"Normally I'd be on Nico's team here, but I don't really know if you could take Percy alone. But? With skeletons?" Thalia's eyes gleamed. "See, then you'd have an advantage."
"Awh, aren't we supposed to be nice this trip?" Percy grinned at his two cousins on the godly side. "My mom has been nice enough to let us borrow the family cabin."
"And we'll be nice there," Thalia amends. "But while Nico's zombie driver man drives us there? No way."
Thalia's promise was kept all the way to Montanuk, though Percy still cried out "this is bullying" as often as he could.
Once at the cabin, Nico stayed inside while Percy and Thalia tried to splash each other (read: kill each other) at the beach. Once night rolled around, they dragged Nico out for a bonfire, and laughed over s'mores.
And thus the week went, with Nico trying to stay inside as long as possible until Thalia and Percy physically dragged him outside to make him come out.
("Come out!" Thalia had yelled to Nico on the fourth day.
"I already have!" Nico shouted back.)
But when day six came, Nico came out to enjoy the day on his own, and the day ended with the three talking about-what else?-their love lives.
"Well obviously, I'm dating Will, and he's very..." Nico stalled. "Like, uh. Sunshiney. Happy."
"It's a perfect match," Thalia said sweetly. "I mean, it's hard with me, because I don't know how I would tell Artemis. Like 'oh hey, I know you hate men and dating, but would you mind if I just dated this one very sweet Roman girl? What about her? Well, she's the leader of them all and-no? Okay, well, see you later Artemis!'" Thalia groaned as her cousins laughed on. "I can't do that or say that!"
"Well, have you tried?" Percy asked Thalia. "I mean, Artemis is more open than she used to be. As long as you swear that you won't get distracted, she's cool with it."
Thalia thought for a moment. "You know, I may have to do that, Seaweed brain."
On day seven, they sadly packed up and left the cabin, but they knew that next year, they'd be back.
Because like Camp Half-Blood...you can always count on friends to get you through anything. Whether it be gods, crushes, or monsters...they'll always have your back.