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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Graphic_Depictions_Of_Violence, Underage
  Category:
      F/M, M/M, Multi
  Fandom:
      Percy_Jackson_and_the_Olympians_&_Related_Fandoms_-_All_Media_Types,
      Percy_Jackson_and_the_Olympians_-_Rick_Riordan, The_Heroes_of_Olympus_-
      Rick_Riordan
  Relationship:
      Nico_di_Angelo/Original_Female_Character, Hazel_Levesque/Frank_Zhang,
      Hazel_Levesque/Leo_Valdez, Leo_Valdez/Frank_Zhang, Hazel_Levesque/Leo
      Valdez/Frank_Zhang, Original_Male_Character/Original_Male_Character
  Character:
      Nico_di_Angelo, Hazel_Levesque, Original_Characters, Hades_(Percy
      Jackson), Frank_Zhang, Bob_|_Iapetus
  Additional Tags:
      Past_Abuse, Past_Rape/Non-con, Past_Drug_Use, Self-Harm, Original
      Character(s), Fluff, Smut, Underage_Drinking, Underage_Prostitution,
      Alternate_Universe_-_Modern_Setting, Homelessness, I'm_so_sorry, nico_is
      too_good_for_this_world, nico_isnt_gay_here_though, but_there_is_a_gay
      couple
  Stats:
      Published: 2015-10-30 Chapters: 2/? Words: 1007
****** shattered glass eyes ******
by AEM3310
Summary
     Now, most of the time we'd have too much to drink
     And we'd laugh at the stars and we'd share everything
     Too young to notice, and too dumb to care
     Love was a story that couldn't compare.
     Nico/female OC-Modern AU
Notes
See the end of the work for notes
***** prologue *****
Her hair was black ink. Infused with golden liquid as the sunlight played tag
with ebony strands and pale skin. Plump lips stretched over pearl hued teeth. A
rare smile like no other. Delicate hands that had bruises and calluses but
still managed to have the most gentle hold on everything. Thin ankles just
visible over her scuffed shoes. Dainty and beautiful.
She loved to move. Feet gliding on thin ice. Spinning wildly, losing her
semblance of control but loving every minute of it. Twirling like a ballerina.
Her backdrop the pale grey sky. Her audience and critic the world.
She was an artist. A dancer, a painter, a singer. Her movements fluid and
graceful. The world her canvas and her words her paintbrush. Streaking colorful
marks on the world and the people around her. Leaving not a soul untouched. Not
a stone unturned. Not a life unmoved. No harsh word unheard, even when no one
was speaking.
And I loved her.
I loved her with a passion that words could not describe. More than the plants
love the sunlight, reaching up to grab it, desperately grasping for something
they would never reach. More than a farmer loves his animals. Caring for them
tenderly only to send them off to the slaughterhouse for them to be skinned and
prepared in neat little packages for people to pick up at the grocery store,
not entirely sure what they were eating but ignoring it in favor of a bargain
price. I loved her more than she loved herself.
I knew she had issues of course. Ones she chased away with little pills and
sometimes amber liquid that burned down your throat to suppress your nervous
system and make you forget for just a little longer. I wasn't completely
oblivious. I knew even before she told me about the scars she takes so much
care to hide from wandering eyes. I knew before she broke down and I held her
as she sobbed brokenly into my chest. I knew. I knew and I couldn't do a damn
thing about it. But that definitely wouldn't stop me from trying to fit the
fractured shards of the girl back together.
***** The Meeting *****
Chapter Summary
     Then she stepped into the light fully. Her pale skin seemed to glow
     in the pale moonlight and I didn't know if it was a trick of the
     light or if she was just ghostly pale like me. Her chocolate brown
     eyes had lost the majority of their anger but still held a slightly
     glint, whether this glint was malicious or mischievous, I wasn't sure
Chapter Notes
     Just a reminder this will be a Nico/OC modern au fic. Let's just say
     Nico has daddy issues and Maria and Bianca are dead because I'm evil
     ;) But at lease hazel is there to make it better! Well I've rambled
     too much...
     Now, on to the story!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
(Nico POV)
I knew taking the shortcut home was a bad idea.
She pointed her knife at me keeping a safe distance between our two bodies.
"Who are you?" She asked in a confident demanding tone. She held her head high
but I noticed she was keeping most of her weight on her right leg. Something
seemed off though. I definitely knew fake confidence when I saw it.
I had stumbled into the alley and tripped over the sleeping body of a girl only
to startle her causing her to jump up frantically and immediately pull her
switchblade on me when she became a little less disoriented.
"N-Nico." I stammered trying to back slowly away from the offending object only
to find my back pressed against the brick wall behind me.
"Nico what?" She asked her voice calm, quiet, and firm.
"Di Angelo." I said starting to overcome my initial shock and answer without
stuttering like an idiot.
"Why were you asleep in the alley?" I asked cautiously not wanting to make a
mistake that may cause me my life. She could kill me if she wanted to, that I
was sure of. Would she do it though? I didn't want to find out.
"None of your damn business." She growled venomously, bringing the knife a
little higher. The scowl on her face was murderous and the malice in her eyes
could cut through steel. She narrowed her eyes slightly. "Leave." Was the
simple command she uttered without lowering her blade.
I was not about to go away that easily. I don't know why but I felt like I
needed to know who she was at least and if she needed help. If she was sleeping
in a place like this she was in trouble of some sort.
Trash laid tossed around the alley. Broken bottles were strewn throughout the
wreckage and the wind cut through the alley like a double edged sword. In her
thin army jacket and ripped black skinny jeans, she had to be freezing. The
walls on either side of the alleyway stood about 6 feet apart. Dark grey and
damp, they did not look like the most welcoming place to sleep against.
Especially with all the mystery stains that i definitely didn't want to think
about...
Dammit Nico, focus. There is literally a girl threatening your life and you're
thinking about walls. Why the hell was I born with such prominent ADHD...?
"Who are you? Are you okay? Why are you sleeping in alley? Do you need help?"
The words tumbled quickly from my mouth without my permission. I took a step
forward as the girl took a step back. Her eyes widened slightly and I saw them
flicker with surprise and confusion
"I told you to leave. I would do so if you value your life." She said sternly.
"Can I at least know your name?" I asked, my voice a little quieter this time,
like I was talking to a wounded animal.
"Jordan." She mumbled quietly. Still guarded. Still cautious. She didn't trust
me yet and I could understand that. I mean if I was sleeping in an alley and
some random guy woke me up and asked me a bunch of questions I wouldn't be the
happiest camper.
Then she stepped into the light fully. Her pale skin seemed to glow in the pale
moonlight and I didn't know if it was a trick of the light or if she was just
ghostly pale like me. Her chocolate brown eyes had lost the majority of their
anger but still held a slightly glint, whether this glint was malicious or
mischievous, I wasn't sure
"O-Okay...are you going to answer any of my other questions Jordan?" I said
slowly, slightly joking.
"Nope." She said with the smallest trace of a smirk ghosting across her
features.
Chapter End Notes
     I'm sorry that my chapters are so short! I promise they get longer
     and more interesting soon so stay tuned!
End Notes
     More chapters to come soon!
     This story will be a Nico/female OC modern au fic. I know Nico is
     hella gay but this is something I wrote a long time ago before HOO
     came out so I wanted to post it as my first fic! That being said,
     this is my first time posting online so bear with me and constructive
     criticism would be great!
     Thank you and I hope you enjoy getting your feels crushed :)
     This is also posted on fanfiction.net here:
     https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11581378/1/shattered-glass-eyes
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