THIS CHAPTER IS REALLY SAD. IF YOU DONT WANT TO CRY, DO NOT READ ON!!!!!!!!

Clover POV

I sat and cried.

Yeah, call me crazy or stupid, but that is what I did; I sat and cried.

The hole in my heart was beginning to grow and stretch. It seemed pointless for me to stick around this place. I was just empty baggage stowed deep within the ship, weighing everything down.

Everyone sorta avoided me, except for Leo of course. I didn’t really understand why. Nico hadn’t shown his face, which was a little odd to me. I thought he would want to at least say hi, or chill with me or something.

Two oddballs hang together nicely.

I wiped  the tears from my eyes for the millionth time, and sniffled. My breathing was ragged and fast from my constant crying.

I was alone in the lounge, sitting crosslegged on the couch. Leo wanted to fix that, but Jason told him that it was his turn for watch. He wanted me to go with him, but I didn’t. I wanted to be alone for a while.

Having Leo back was beyond amazing, but… it came with consequences. I would never see my family ever again. No more dad. No more Amanda, or Zoe, or even Carl. I was alone with only my boyfriend, his friends, a ship, the world at stake, and worst of all….

A horrible goddess for a mom.

I grabbed another tissue from the box next to me and wiped my tears, even though more came spilling.

Stupid life…. Stupid me… I’m useless…

“Clove?” someone asked behind me. I spun around quickly and set my eyes on Nico, who was standing uncomfortably a few feet away. I exhaled and pulled my tangled hair out of my face.

“Oh… Hi Nico…” Nico looked unsure how to speak his mind without offending me. I nodded, “I know I know… stop crying and be more mature…” I turned away and wiped my tears. Nico shook his head,

“I wasn’t going to say that.” he said simply. I watched him out of the corner of my eye as he sat down in the chair farthest from me.

“Then what do you want to tell me?” I asked, looking down at my criss-crossed legs. Nico fiddled with his skull ring, as if choosing his words carefully in his head.

“I-I don’t see how you can be here. You pretty much are impossible.” I scowled, and took another tissue.

“Yeah… that was exactly what I needed!” I said sarcastically. Nico rubbed his head,

“Look, I didn’t mean it like that, but-”

“Nico, I don’t want anyone else rejecting me. Just… be quiet…” I retorted, cutting him off. I stood up, grabbed the box of tissues, and stormed toward the door.

“Clover!” Nico said forcefully, almost angrily. I froze. Getting Nico mad was not a good idea… “I’ve been quiet most of my life, and one of the only times I want to talk, I’m the one being rejected! I just want to tell you the facts!” I swallowed, feeling even worse, and turned around. I looked at him sadly, and gestured for him to go on. Nico exhaled, as if he didn’t want to get mad at me.

“Look, Clove, the…” he paused, looking pained but continued, “the reason you came was destined to fail… You know what happens, I know you do.” I stared in shock at him, unsure how to answer. My mouth was hanging open slightly, and I had no intention to close it.

“H-h-how did you…?” I didn’t finish. Nico looked at the floor, his black hair covering his eyes,

“I figured it out… The power around you is different…” I blinked then looked down at my hands. Power? I had no power. I was just a normal girl, or demigod girl, who was trying to find her place in the world.

“So, that’s what you’ve been doing…” I said, realization dawning on me, “I’ve never seen you on the ship until now…” Nico’s face turned a gloomy type of angry and I could feel his power around me. My anger began to rise,

“You peaked into my future and past?!” Nico sneered,

“It was for the better.” he said simply. I tossed the tissue box onto the table,

“How is that for the better?! It’s MY life! You don’t just snoop around and find pieces of it that you want!” Nico’s anger became more intense, and his power did as well, but for some reason, I couldn’t feel it. I just knew it was there.

“It is for the better because you can make better choices!” he shouted,

“Better Choices?! I don’t sneak into my future and see what happens! The future can be changed, but why would I change it?!” I yelled at him, stepping forward. Nico stepped toward me, and got up in my face.

“Because You Kill Yourself!” he shouted. It took a moment for that to sink in.

My anger melted and realization smacked me in the face. I shook my head as tears began to fall,

“No! You’re wrong!” Nico sneered at me,

“I am not! You have been thinking about it, haven’t you?!” he yelled. I stepped away, shaking my head,

“No… Get Away From Me!” I screamed. I turned on my heel and ran out, crying harder than ever before. As I was running down the hall, Leo was coming toward me,

“Clove, are you-”

“Go Away!” I screamed, cutting him off. I pushed him aside and ran into the engine room. With one last effort, I slammed the door.