Hello everyone! I am so sorry about not updating or posting anything. Anyway, I hope you like this! Partly inspired by the Maroon 5 song Daylight, and partly inspired by the fact that I am Solangelo trash. Just a quick note, most of this story will be in Will's perspective.
Disclaimer: I (sadly) do not own Percy Jackson
"What?! No!" I shouted at Nico, clasping my hands to the sides of my head, "Do you have a death wish Di'Angelo?"
Nico sighed, and pushed himself up from his bed and walked across the room to stand in front of me. He placed his hands over mine, clasped tightly in my hair.
"Will, calm down," Nico whispered, stroking his thumbs over my knuckles, "I'm going to be fine."
"No!" I screamed, as Nico winced.
"Nico," I said, softening my tone, "You barely made it out of there last time." I brought my hands down from my head, and let them hang loosely at my sides.
"Will, look at me," Nico gasped. Silent tears streamed down his cheeks, and looked older than I had ever seen him.
"I'm scared too, but this is something I need to do." He forced a weary, watery smile, and he might as well have stabbed me for how it made me feel.
"Nico," I whimpered, my hands starting to shake, my eyes searching his. "I-I can't lose you." I looked down as a sob escaped.
"Will," Nico said, his voice wavering, "I'll be fine." He let his forehead rest on mine, and brought his hand up to trace circles on my tear-stained cheek.
…..
I laid next to Nico in his bed, his lean arm draped over my arm. I felt his steady breath on my neck, signaling that he was in fact asleep, although I doubted I would sleep much tonight. My mind kept flickering to our conversation from earlier.
It turned out that slowly but surely the giants were rising again, and had chained the doors of death.
And Hades wanted Nico to fix it.
Stupid, good for nothing gods.
Nico had explained that it would be different from last time, that this time his father had provided him with a way out, in the form of the same pearls that Percy, Annabeth, and Grover had used to get out of the underworld during the titan war.
But would it be different than last time?
The nightmares had faded eventually, but would we be that lucky a second time?
I was afraid to find out.
I reached up to swipe away a tear that had traced its way down my cheek, as Nico shifted behind me. I turned over so I could look at him. Possibly my last look.
No, I would not let that happen.
"Nico," I breathed, so quiet that I could barely hear it, "If you die, I am dying with you."
"I swear it on the river Styx"
Dun Dun DUN. I'm sorry about this but it's like the middle of the night and I need sleep.
I promise I will update within the next week and a half, probably. What did you think? Comments are appreciated. Bye!