A/N: I am planning to write a long Solangelo fic about Will bringing Nico back to life after a monster attack. RR, since I love it when you guys do that!

Chapter 1 Please Don't Leave

A shadow swallowed up a telkine as it was about to thrust a blade into me. I, the archer, turned and saw my handsome boyfriend sink his sword into a dracanae, sucking all of its color, reducing it into a globe of darkness which was also absorbed by the Stygian iron.

His black tousled hair complimented the olive of his skin, making him ever so attractive. His dark eyes were showing clear concentration, his face scrunched up made him irresistibly cute. And those lips, don't even let me get started on his lips.

"Earth to Solace!" A blonde girl with stormy grey eyes shouted as she passed me, fighting with a hellhound. She twirled gracefully and stabbed the hellhound, which yelped a deep howl as it exploded into shadows. I sighed. Annie was such a mood killer.

I had volunteered to join in the quest to retrieve Aphrodite's love potion from a group of monsters because my boyfriend was going. I had not anticipated that the oh-so-powerful Percy Jackson's girlfriend was going to tag along.

I notched an arrow and let it fly, it planted itself right in the center of a telkine, who was trying to stab my, yes my, ghost king. I shot half a dozen of dracanae and I dropped my bow, cursing, when I realized I was out of arrows. How inconsiderate of me to waste my arrows, and run out when I was almost back to home base, just yards away from Thalia's pine. I drew my sword, which I wasn't good at, and rejoined battle.

Our trio wiped the battleground clean as the Minotaur, who disintegrated with a confused "Moo?", disappeared and left no monster to fight.

We walked chatting and laughing up half blood hill.

"Hey, this is a science joke I heard," Nico grinned like the skull on his ring, "how do I joke about elements?"

I screamed as I saw the spear end that was suddenly thrust into my boyfriend's gut. Nico crumpled, the telkine behind him was shot through by an arrow I picked from the ground. I ran to Nico and slapped him.

"No, no..." I summoned my healing skills, "Don't leave! Don't leave! You didn't even finish the joke yet!"

"I...I love you Will." His breath was ragged and he closed his eyes. Come on stupid Apollo powers! Why does it fail me now? I checked his pulse with shaking hands. Nothing.

"Don't go! Don't..."

The ground swallowed up Nico's body before I could snatch him back.

"Go..." I finished and starting to sob. No. No. No! Nico was gone.

Annabeth had a stern look, a tear drew a line on her grimy face. She hauled me up, dragging me, a squirming ball of mess who was desperately trying to reach Nico's resting place, into camp.

As we crossed the border I saw Percy, a.k.a Annabeth's boyfriend, a.k.a Nico's first crush. He jogged to us with his trademark lopsided grin, pulling Annabeth into his arms. My heart throbbed, demanding attention.

"Hey, where's..." Percy's grin faded, the truth sinking in, letting Annabeth go, "Will, I...I am so sorry... Will..."

"Nico's gone." My voice was bitter and icily calm and I raced to Nico's cabin, wiping my tears. I slammed the door, tossed myself into a coffin bed and started to cry. I didn't care. Nico was dead and in Tartarus. I could feel it inside, slowing eating away at me.