This is a story I wrote for Unicornsaredeadly. Is a One-shot for now and I WILL make this unbearably tragic. (Because that's fun!) May become a full fanfic/songfic if you guys like a lot. Tell me in the reviews!
(Note: Not Perico. Nico is gay but never liked Percy.) - You know what, if you want to say this is Pernico, go ahead. ^^
Disclaimer! Characters go to Rick! Song goes to Avril Lavigne!(Had to change the lyrics a bit) I don't own! (The song is called 'Slipped Away')
*Author's Note: This chapter has been remade as of 3/9/17
Na na, na na na, na na
The rain poured down in sheets from the ashen gray sky as thunder rumbled from the clouds. The monsters didn't seem bothered and continued to attack Camp Half-Blood as usual. Percy and Nico were fighting back to back. They were doing fine but then, out of the corner of his eye, Nico noticed that there was a dark shadow spirit at the edge of the clearing that launched something at Percy before disappearing. Percy didn't see it. It was getting closer. Nico couldn't bear to see his cousin getting hurt, so without a choice, he leaped out, killed the monster that Percy was fighting and intercepted the missile, which hit his right leg, taking the full damage.
Horrible, searing pain. Red fire danced through Nico's veins, burning like acid. Nico instantly collapsed to the ground, paralyzed, as black spots danced before his eyes, luring him towards the emptiness of unconsciousness. Percy flew into such a rage, he killed all the monsters in mere moments, before kneeling down next to Nico (whose legs were paralyzed). It obviously caused him great pain, but Nico tried to muster a smile for Percy. A single tear trailed it's lonesome path down Percy's cheek and vanished into the yellowish grass around Nico.
"I'm sorry." Percy said, his voice full of grief. Nico raised a quivering hand and patted Percy's shoulder before wincing and losing consciousness, and Percy carried him, weeping, to the infirmary.
I miss you, miss you so bad
I don't forget you, oh it's so sad
I hope you can hear me
I remember it clearly
The day you slipped away
Was the day I found it won't be the same
The days dragged by excruciatingly slowly, and each day clouds covered the sun. No more rain fell, but the weather at Camp Half-Blood was being controlled by the emotions of the campers. Morale was at an all time low, and the campfire never reached more than a dejected blue color. No one admitted it, but they were all kind of fond of the son of Hades. Everyone expected him to get better, but instead, Nico's pain seemed to get worse and worse every day, sucking the life out of him. Starting from his legs, Nico was slowly paralyzed completely, and often times coughed blood unconsciously. The poison seemed to cause both paralysis and an inability to heal from wounds, and Nico's spirit seemed to weaken and quaver. Percy went to see him daily, to watch over Nico as well as to keep him company. Silent tears ran down Percy's face every time he went to see Nico.
Na na na na na na na
I didn't get around to tell you
How much I cared
I wish that I could see you again
I know that I can't
Prayers and offerings to the gods, who seemed to pay no attention to the very demigod who had influenced Hades himself to save the Olympians in the Titan War. Every meal, campers secretly made prayers to their own godly parent, and donated an extra portion of their food, begging, hoping, for some change in Nico, who lay almost lifelessly in the hospital room, hooked up to several medical devices the Chiron had recently bought. The sight of him, weak, paralysed, and with tubes protruding from his arms made even the most hateful Ares kid look down in remorse.
Oh
I hope you can hear me
'Cause I remember it clearly
The day you slipped away
Was the day I found it won't be the same
One day as Nico was inside the infirmary, he found that his spirit was ebbing. Hades appeared at the edge of his bed and spoke to him;
"Come, my son. It is time."
Nico nodded and gently let his soul pass on. In his spirit body, he left a small scrawled note and left it by his still body. Choking back tears, he let himself drift into the underworld, into his father's palace and found peace. He was broken on the inside, that he had to leave all of his friends, but he knew that he would see them again, someday in the future
The next day Percy went to the infirmary alone, and found that Nico's body was cold. At his bedside table, Percy found a note, written in Nico's handwriting:
I'm sorry.
And Percy's heart shattered.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
I've had my wake up
Won't you wake up
I keep asking why
And I can't take it
It wasn't fake
It happened, you passed by
The next day, the campers held a burial ceremony for Nico. A black and gray shroud decorated with skulls and cobwebs was gently wrapped around his body after the Athena campers woefully wove the cloth. The sun shone brightly, ignoring the feelings of the campers as it traced it's path across the clear blue sky. Hazel came from Camp Jupiter and her misery was so great that she summoned every single gem and precious metal from the surrounding hillside. Black smoke rose from the fire of Nico's pyre and all of the campers looked on forlornly at the shroud as it disintegrated into ashes. That day, Percy knew that it would never ever be the same without Nico. He promised to himself that he would never forget what Nico had done for him though the years, and that he would always remember Nico's last sacrifice.
Now you're gone, now you're gone
There you go, there you go
Somewhere I can't bring you back
Now you're gone, now you're gone
There you go, there you go,
Somewhere you're not coming back
The day you slipped away
Was the day I found it won't be the same no..
The day you slipped away
Was the day that I found it won't be the same oh…
Na na, na na na, na na
I miss you
Um . . . that came out a lot sadder than I'd originally planned . . . please don't kill me for breaking your heart. (If I did)
-kittydj