eventually, nico and jason started to sympathize a little with the other campers, who were still put off by nico, but started to open up to him anyway. jason was determined to change how things were going. he wanted nico to be happy and comfortable. he would always correct people whenever they said something wrong about the son of hades, to nico’s embarrassment, but did his best to also respect his space and not talk over him whenever nico expressed that he preferred the son of jupiter not to intervene in specific situations. and jason’s heart filled with warmth as he saw nico looking more content, as the days went by and camp became more welcoming.

nico either wasn’t staying all the time — like jason, he would visit camp jupiter, but also the underworld from time to time, and had his own secret gardens. but they would always eventually meet at the top of half-blood hill, the place where their story was given a new beginning. it turned out that they weren’t good at staying away from each other.