I'm sorry for the wait between chapters. So here's a long-ish one to make up for it! I hope you like and enjoy chapter twenty!

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Will POV

Will was all for new stuff. He was the first supporter when it came to change. But walking along the beach with a creature that had been a nightmare story for small children, that was something way beyond him.

When they had gotten to the docks, Nico dried them all, and fixed their clothes with a wave of his hand. He was still shirtless, mind you, but that fact that Nico was almost a foot shorter than him made the boy that much less threatening.

"So, do you have a name. Because I really don't think it's Kevin," Leo said, out of bravery or stupidity, we'll never know.

The boy thought for a second before answering. "Nico. Nico di Angelo."

"So," Will started awkwardly, avoiding to stare at Nico's bare upper body. "How old are you?"

"Five hundred years or so," he said, casually, picking at his teeth, which were still quite sharp on human standards.

Will mentally smacked himself upside the head, questioning why he would ask an immortal being how old they were.

"So do you want a shirt, or...?" Percy asked, rubbing the back of his, awkwardly.

Once, again, Nico snapped his fingers and in a flash of bright light, he was now wearing a black t-shirt with skulls on it. "Better for you, human?"

Percy nodded awkwardly as they all just stood at the dock, Nico taking in all the sights with his wide brown eyes.

"So, who wants to get some McDonald's?" Cecil asked, trying to break the tension. Will's stomach grumbled at the mere mention of fast-food.

"Who is McDonald?" Nico asked curiously, an eyebrow raised.

"It's a restaurant. That's a place that serves food," Will explained, then he held his hand out for Nico to hold, the smaller boy taking it tentatively, like it was a bomb about to explode. "C'mon, I'll show you. I just know you'll love it!"

Nico POV

"Fast food? Is it magic? How does food run?" Nico asked as he and the teens stood in front of the so-called "fast food place". Humans were so odd.

"It's called that because it's made quickly," Annabeth explained, "And usually it has a lot of meat and grease. Which is why Piper went to go eat somewhere else."

Piper, Leo, Jason and Thalia had left to go to a mexican place that served tacos and had a vegetarian menu. Although Nico wasn't quite sure what a vegetarian was. Anyway, that left him, Will, Cecil, Lou, Percy, Annabeth, Reyna, Hazel and Frank.

They walked into the oddly colored building, and immediately so many smells hit Nico's nose it almost made him feel dizzy. He was never used to smelling so much, and it was slightly overwhelming him.

There were many people in the building as well, almost too many for Nico to handle. His nose started twitching and his hidden fangs itched. Panicking, he stood closer to the teens, grabbing the closest one's hand.

Which happened to be Will's.

At first, the blonde had looked shocked, then confused, he then smiled and his cheeks turned red. Nico wondered if he was maybe sick.

They walked up a line to a counter, and then, as Annabeth said, it was their turn to "order their food".

"Kid, you homeless or somethin'? Get shoes," the man behind the counter said, gesturing to Nico.

"Why?" Nico asked, not going to take orders from some random human.

"Are ya an idiot? I said get shoes or get out," the man said, slightly more forcefully this time.

Will tried to put a hand on Nico's shoulder to calm him down, but the boy shoved it off. Nico went up closer to the man, his stare deadly. Anger bubbled in his chest, and he had to use all of his self restraint not to rip him to shreds.

"I will not put on shoes. You can not tell me what to do. You hear me?" Nico growled, his eyes flickering, turning slightly red.

"Who do you think you're talking to, ya brat. Get out. Your parents must be ashamed of you," the employee taunted.

That really set him off. He growled so lowly no one but those closest to him heard it, which happened to be the man behind the counter, and Will and his friends. His eyes now red, claws slightly sharpened, and fangs pointed, he glared at the man, who flinched under his gaze.

Just as he was about to pounce, someone hugged him from behind, and just before he could rip that person to shreds, his eyes went normal as well as his claws and teeth. He melted into the embrace, and breathed in a very calming scent. Something of what he remembered summer used to be like.

"You need to calm down a bit, okay? We wouldn't cause a scene now would we?" said a voice into Nico's ear softly. He emphasized the word "scene", in which Nico guessed was in replace for murder. "Let's get outside so you can calm down, okay? Percy, just get him whatever."

Nico nodded back, almost dazed, his lungs filled with the soothing scent. The person dragged him out onto the empty streets or the town. "Nico are you okay? I know that guy was annoying but you can't really go around killing everyone who gets on your nerves."

The person now stood in front of him, and Nico could see it was Will. He snapped out of his daze. "Sorry. Bad temper."

"Well, you need to learn to control it, alright?" he said, not scolding, but just basic advice.

"I'm sorry. My family has always been a touchy subject," he said through gritted teeth, blocking out the memories of that cursed day.

"I'm sorry about them, whatever happened to them. You probably don't want to talk about it but if you do," he stood awkwardly, "I'm here."

Nico looked at him curiously. A human, wanting to help him, it almost seemed like a fantasy. "Thank you."

Will smiled that bright, blinding smile, dragging Nico back into the building. "Now, let me show you what burgers and french fries are!"

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