I do not own Percy Jackson. Although I would like a little Nico and Leo.

There was only one soul Hades let back into the world to live again willing. Maybe let was the wrong way to say it. More like forced.

"No!" An absolute heartbroken scream started throughout the battle field. Most people and monsters turned to the commotion.

"Nico!" A small dark hair figure was sprinting down to the small group that had crowded around a dead body. The dead body of Will Solace. A taller dark hair boy crash tackled the shorter boy – Nico- to the ground. He then pick the boy up and started running back to the base. If you could see closer you would Nico struggling and crying and screaming, Screaming curses, screaming out a boys name. Screaming at Percy from taking him away. Screaming at Will to wake up. All the while Percy was trying to talk to the boy.

"You don't want to see it. Please Nico. You don't want to see it."

"Let. Me. Go. Let me go Percy. Will! Please Will! Don't leave me too! Wake up! Wake up Will!" The end heard an absolute gutted screamed. "Please Will… Please wake up! Wake up! Will!"

When Percy finally got the struggling Nico into the base he completely lose his fight. Nico went slack and slid to the floor. He began crying. Just crying. Percy had no idea what to do and was gladly pushed aside by Annabeth didn't touch Nico but sat next to him.

"It's all my fault. My fault. My fault, my fault, my fault. He didn't want me to go and would only let me go if he came too. I didn't know-"his voice was cut by another scream sounding through his mouth. He just keep screaming and screaming. Screaming and screaming. Screaming until Carrisse came up behind him, too injured to go into battle herself, and knocked him out by a knock to the head.

"It's for your own good. You would have tried to shadow travelled into the Underworld and melted into the shadows. I'm sorry Nico."

Annabeth leant heavily on Percy as some of Will's brothers carried Will past where they were. Percy was right; Nico wouldn't have wanted to see it. A spear sticking out of his body, blood everywhere, eyes open and emotionless face. It hurt everyone to look.

Meanwhile in the Underworld

Hades was having a nice stroll. It helped him clear his head. He normally felt if his kids- demigod kids- felt angst. It was giving him a massive headache now. He was deciding on going up there to see what was up when he stumbled upon a kid who definitely looked similar. Shrugging it off he started again on his walk when he heard the kid shout, "Tell Nico I'm sorry." Whipping round he saw Will standing there a spear sticking halfway in his body. It looked awkward to say in the least. Will began talking again but only one thing register through Hades mind.

His son would be heartbroken

Well at least the headache made sense now. Interrupting Will mid-sentence Hades roared, "What the fuck are you doing down here!" Will looked surprised. Probably scared too. But that didn't matter to Hades. All he cared about was making sure Nico was okay. Even if that meant doing the unforgivable. "Break my son's heart and I'll make sure you get a horrible punishment." Hades growled then sent the spirit back into his dead body.

Jason was shocked when Will- dead Will- suddenly sat up, ripped the spear out of his body, screamed Nico and sprinted out of the room.

Nico was in the infirmary when he woke up. In the infirmary being tended to by a shirtless Will.

Please don't let me wake up

That was his only thought as he answered all of Will's dull questions about who he was, obviously looking for a concussion. Nico sighed when Will said that that tops off the examination.

"I suppose this is where I wake up."

Will looked up surprised, then understanding then he starting laughing. "Of course. I was wondering what you were thinking. Nico I'm alive-"

"No!" Nico screamed "You are not alive. You are dead- leaving me like everyone I love. Will I love you and now you are dead. I'm so sorry. So so sorry. It's all my fault. But I love you. And now you are dead. I'm so sorry."

Will was looking in shock at the boy now. That was the first time he ever heard Nico say I love you. There was only one problem. Nico thought he was dead and that he was dreaming.

It took five hours, another declaration of war because Hades let Will's soul go, two make out sessions, five hugs that each lasted at least half an hour each, a visit from Hades himself and a scared Jason- who had enough of Spirits- to finally convince Nico that Will was alive. Alive in his arms.