"Nico! Is this ok?" asked, a very excited, Will to di Angelo. Solace was trying to imitate the posture that the son of Hades had showed before.
They were both, and a bunch of demigods, in the self-defense class that Nico taught. The son of Hades numerous previous encounters with monsters, in his many travels, made him the perfect choice of teacher for this class.
"Not bad Will" said di Angelo. Solace was beaming in happiness at being praised by the hero he looks up to. On the other hand, Nico could only stare at those beautiful eyes shining brightly. Blue eyes that reminded him of Apollo's eyes full of joy, while they were strolling under the lights of Paris last night. Shaking his head to free his mind of the enchanting memories, di Angelo continued talking to the son of Apollo "But you have to hold your sword higher and your arms firmer" the son of Hades looked down at his watch and swore in Italian "The class is over!" he announced, gaining a lot of protests from his students "I have something else to do now, so bye" with that said the dark demigod rushed to his cabin and changed for his date with Apollo (see the picture here: . ). Last night the God had told his beloved one, once they had returned to the thirteenth cabin, that the next day Nico must be ready at six o'clock and waiting for him "I hope he likes this look" di Angelo murmured to himself, hoping that Apollo doesn't hear him... of course it happened the opposite.
"Nice style Angel!" the God exclaimed before leaning down and stealing a kiss from his beloved one "I love it!".
"Where are we going?" asked the son of Hades as he tried not to blush... it didn't work.
"You should know by now my answer..." began Apollo but was interrupted by Nico.
"...it's a surprise".
"That's right!" and with a snap of his fingers, the blond one teleported them into the middle of a huge crowd "Welcome to Scotland!".
"Scotland?! Wait a minute... is that a stage?" di Angelo turned to look at Apollo with wide open eyes "Are we going to see a concert?!".
"Yes, we will!" answered an equally happy God "I know by a good source that you like very much Avenged Sevenfold"
"Like them?! They are my favorite band!" exclaimed Nico "Thank you so much Apollo!" the son of Hades jumped on the God and hugged him with every inch of his life.
Then the demigod kissed his date in pure instinct and costume, they had been doing that a lot lately. When Apollo opened his mouth, to say something, the lights turned to the stage and the band appeared:
Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold (lyrics from metro lyrics): What's going through the song goes in bold.
Nightmare!(now your nightmare comes to life)
Dragged ya down below
Down to the devil's show
To be his guest forever
Peace of mind is less than never
Hate to twist your mind
But God ain't on your side
An old acquaintance severed
Burn the world your last endeavor
Flesh is burning
You can smell it in the air
'Cause men like you have
Such easy soul to steal (steal)
So stand in line while
They ink numbers in your head
You're now a slave
Until the end of time here
Nothing stops the madness,
Turning, haunting, yearning
Pull the trigger
The son of Hades was overwhelmed by all the memories from Tartarus that came back to him, as he listened to the lyrics of the song attentively. Thankfully Apollo noticed this and wrapped an arm around his beloved one, giving him all his support and trying to bring some light into the demigod's darkness. Nico, noticing this, leaned gratefully on the God's embrace and continued enjoying the show.
You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
Ooh, it's your fuckin' nightmare
(While your nightmare comes to life)
Can't wake up in a sweat
'Cause it ain't over yet
Still dancing with your demons
Victim of your own creation
Beyond the will to fight
Where all that's wrong is right
Where hate don't need a reason
Loathing self-assassination
Everyone from the crowd, especially Nico and Apollo, sang along and cheered for more.
You've been lied to
Just to rape you of your site
And now they have the nerve
To tell you how to feel (feel)
So sedated as they
Medicate your brain
And while you slowly
Go insane they tell ya
"Given with the best intentions
Help you with your complications"
You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah
Oh, it's your fuckin' nightmare
Fight
Not to fail
Not to fall
Or you'll end up like the others
Die
Die again
Drenched in sin
With no respect for another
Down
Feel the fire (fire)
Feel the hate
Your pain is what we desire
Lost
Hit the wall (wall)
Watch you crawl (crawl)
Such a replaceable liar
And I know you hear their voices (calling from above)
And I know they may seem real (these signals of love)
But our life's made up of choices (some without appeal)
They took for granted your soul
And it's ours now to steal
(As your nightmare comes to life)
"Mine already did" murmured di Angelo to himself but the God heard him and hugged him tighter, chasing away every bad thoughts the demigod was having.
You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah
Ooh, it's your fuckin' nightmare
When the song ended all the crowd cheered excitedly and asked for more. Of course the band obliged and continued the show.
Author's note: Sorry that this chapter was so short but I wasn't very inspired to write today.