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Chapter 6

NICOS POV

The air grew heavy around me. The ground was like broken glass and I struggled to breath. I could see the shadows of various monsters circling above me. A shadow began to step out of the haze in front of me. I saw a mop of blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Will opened his mouth and -

"Nico! Nico wake up!" I opened my eyes suddenly, and saw Will's face hovering above mine, blue eyes filled with concern.

"You were muttering. Repeating 'no' and my name over and over again," Will said, looking slightly embarrassed.

"I'm sorry," I said, sitting up and rubbing my eyes with the heel of my palm.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked suddenly. I was taken by surprise, and quickly looked around the compartment, noticing we were the only ones there.

"I was in Ta-Tar-That place, and there, the air is poison, the ground broke glass. I couldn't breath, and I saw shapes, monsters, circling above me. I watched as someone approached me, and it-it was you," I said, my eyes stinging. I looked up at Will, finding him upset, and I was immediately worried. Like, of course I was worried, he was so adorable, and always happy, with those amazing blue eyes, and soft blonde hair you just want to touch, and- No Nico! You're distracting yourself again! Anyway, I was worried I had hurt Will or something, when he pulled me into a hug. I instinctively froze up, and I felt Will loosen his grip. I didn't want him to let go, and quickly hugged him back. Hermione stuck her head in to say we had arrived as the train smoothly stopped. She closed the door again, and I leant back.

"We should go sunshine," I said. Will nodded and I swear I could see tears in his eyes. I picked up my back and before I could stop myself, (Though it still would have been extremely awkward) leant over to kiss Will's cheek. Both of our eyes widened, and I made a quick exit, waiting outside of the door, feeling as if I was in shock. Oh gods, why did I do that?! I covered my face with my hands, and peeked back in the compartment. Will's face was flushed and he held a hand to the place I had kissed him.

"C'mon sunshine. Lets go!" I said quickly, trying to act as if it didn't happen, while waiting for Will to get up. We walked out of the train together, blending into the last group of students, (Well kinda, we weren't in school uniform see,) and were called over by the trio, who were sitting in a carriage pulled by these weird skeletal horses.

"What are those?" Will asked, pointing at the horses as we climbed into the carriage.

"Thestrals," I replied quietly, sitting next to Will.

"Erm, what are thestrals?" Harry asked. He looked like a smaller, paler version of Percy. I opened my mouth to reply, but Hermione bet me to it.

"They can only be seen by people who have seen death," she said, looking at us with wide eyes. I felt like rolling my eyes. Of course I've seen death. It practically is my life! But I saw Will looked sad, he was remembering all those who had died in the wars, and I made sure my face was void of emotion. Hermione looked away quickly, and the carriage jolted as we began moving.

With some free time on my hands, my mind flickered back to what happened on the train and I wanted to curl into a ball and hide in the shadows. I don't know what came over me. Now I would be forced into exile again. Oh gods why did I do that?! I'll have to do this quest alone, Will hates me now, for sure! I saw Will look over at me concerned and I realized I was on the verge of a panic attack. I couldn't breath and I feel like I was hyperventilating.

"Nico, Nico breath. Look at me and breath," Will said, spinning me around to face him. I could feel three other pairs of eyes on me, and I refused to make eye contact with Will. He lifted my head gently, and locked eyes with me.

"Breath Nico. You're okay. I'm okay. Percy and Annabeth are okay. Everyone is okay. Breath," he said. I felt oxygen flood back into my lungs as I took a shuddering breath. Tears pricked my eyes, and I shuffled forward, sitting on Will's lap and hugging him tightly. I cried into his shoulder while he soothingly muttered reassurance, and I felt like this was a miraculous turn of events. I made a choked laugh thing, and stopped crying.

"You don't hate me?" I whispered, wiping my eyes quickly, as Will looked at me, shocked.

"Why would I hate you?" He replied.

"Because I-I kissed you!" I whispered in reply.

"I could never hate you Nico, in fact, it's quite the opposite," Will whispered back, a blush forming under his skin.

"I-I-I..." I stammered, my face lighting up like a ten year olds. Will gave me a small smile, and kissed my cheek gently. I felt like fire was flooding through my veins, and I smiled at him. I heard a cough behind me, and I looked around to see the trio sitting there, surprised looks on their faces.

"What the bloody hell was that?!" Red head said.

"That, was a panic attack," I said coldly, turning my gaze to him. I glared at him, turning up the intensity of it as I watched him shrink in his seat, his face white. I looked at the other two, as if daring them to say anything.

The carriage stopped, startling me, but my jaw dropped when I saw the magnificent castle in front of me.

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