Hi! This is just a one-shot, so don't go asking for anymore chapters than necessary, kay? Anyways, I haven't read TTC in a long time, so I chose to make Nico 7 and Bianca 13. I know, that's probably the wrong age time difference thingy, so just in case, SORRY IF I GOT IT WRONG! Anyways, this is told in Bianca's POV. Read and Review please!
BOOM!
I hear another thunderclap, and I shrug it off, and get myself more comfortable in my bed, under the covers, with a flashlight and a great book. I start to read again, when I hear Nico shouting.
"BIANCAAAAAAA! Come here, it's urgent!"
I run to Nico's room, and he's clutching his pillow, as if his life depends on it.
"What happened Nico?" I ask.
"Bianca, I'm scared!" Nico says, tightening his grip with the pillow.
BOOM!
"Ma mio caro Nico, non c'è nulla da avere paura." I say, walking into his room, and giving him a hug. (Translation: But my dear Nico, there's nothing to be scared about.)
"But I'm still scared Bianca!" He whines. I quietly laugh, but he glares at me.
"It's not funny!"
BOOM!
He hides under the covers, and I stroke his hair, and I sing him a lullaby that our mother sings to us when we're scared.
"Close your eyes; I know what you see,
the darkness is high, and you're in ten feet deep.
But we've survived more terrible monsters than sleep,
and you know i will be here to tell you to breathe.
Tu sei il mio soldatino, (You're my little soldier,)
la ragione per cui vivo. (the reason I live.)
Non ti scordar di me, (Don't forget me,)
io veglierò su di te. (I'm watching over you.)
Stumbling lost; the last choice of all that you meet,
it's the cost of ruling those 'neath your feet.
Paths you've crossed, and trust you're trying to keep,
you're exhausted, listening for a voice that can't speak.
Ma nico, mio caro. (But my dear Nico.)
Tu sei il mio soldatino, (You're my little soldier,)
la ragione ho vissuto. (the reason i lived.)
Non ti scordar di me, (Don't forget me,)
io veglierò su di te. (I'm watching over you.)
So you run; through shadows you roam,
seams undone by the love you thought you could own.
But he's just one of many that you might call home,
and maybe someday, the bitter will fade from your bones.
Eri il mio soldatino, (you were my little soldier)
ora un principe oscuro. (now, a dark prince)
Ma anche per te, c'è una luce, (but even for you, there is a light)
che ad un'altra vita ti conduce." (that leads you to another life)
I finish the lullaby, and I stop stroking Nico's hair. He's fast asleep, still holding onto his pillow. I smile, looking at how innocent he is.
"Never grow up." I tell him. I kiss his forehead, and leave.
BOOM!
"Oh thunder, I don't think you scare him anymore." I say inside my head.
I walk into my room again, humming the song, and it's like the thunder is singing with me.
BOOM!
DURING TTC...
Nico's POV
I'm sitting at the edge of the River Styx, just staring into the fire. I still can't believe it. Bianca's...dead. She's not here anymore. I take out my Mythomagic cards, and throw them into the fire that's crackling. Bianca died just to give a Mythomagic Figurine.
BOOM!
I look up, but I see nothing. Just thunder. Then I hear a voice, singing. Not just any voice. Bianca's voice, singing to me. And it's not just any song. She's singing a lullaby. A lullaby that she always used to sing me...
"Close your eyes; I know what you see,
the darkness is high, and you're in ten feet deep.
But we've survived more terrible monsters than sleep,
and you know i will be here to tell you to breathe.
Tu sei il mio soldatino, (You're my little soldier,)
la ragione per cui vivo. (the reason I live.)
Non ti scordar di me, (Don't forget me,)
io veglierò su di te. (I'm watching over you.)
Stumbling lost; the last choice of all that you meet,
it's the cost of ruling those 'neath your feet.
Paths you've crossed, and trust you're trying to keep,
you're exhausted, listening for a voice that can't speak.
Ma nico, mio caro. (But my dear Nico.)
Tu sei il mio soldatino, (You're my little soldier,)
la ragione ho vissuto. (the reason i lived.)
Non ti scordar di me, (Don't forget me,)
io veglierò su di te. (I'm watching over you.)
So you run; through shadows you roam,
seams undone by the love you thought you could own.
But he's just one of many that you might call home,
and maybe someday, the bitter will fade from your bones.
Eri il mio soldatino, (you were my little soldier)
ora un principe oscuro. (now, a dark prince)
Ma anche per te, c'è una luce, (but even for you, there is a light)
che ad un'altra vita ti conduce." (that leads you to another life)
I start to cry, as I grieve about my sisters death. I can still hear the thunder booming, as if it's singing with Bianca...
BOOM!
So how was that? The song is a real one, and you can find it on Youtube. The name is 'Soldatino (Nico's Lullaby) by Paola Bennet' and you should definitely hear it. It's so sad! I couldn't take it, and I had to do a fanfic on it. Sorry if you were! Okay, not really... :P I know it's really cheesy, but I couldn't help it. So do you like it?
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I have news for you. You know how 3 is the special number for quests? When 5 people went on a quest in TTC, only three came back. Is that the same with the 7 great demigods? With Rick Riodan kill off 4 characters? Oh my gods, I'm freaking out now. T.T