"This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong
Who would have guessed it"
-Three Days Grace, Never Too Late
Bianca sighed, and made her way to the desk, where she was greeted by a man wearing a pinstriped suit. She figured that it must be Charon, after hearing Nico ramble about Mythomagic. Nico. How would he take the news of her death? Probably not well, he was known for holding a grudge.
"Name?" Charon asked in a bored tone.
Bianca blinked. "Uh, Bianca di Angelo.
His eyes widened in understanding. "And how'd you die?"
"I was crushed by an automaton," Bianca replied slowly.
"Very well. Follow me."
"Don't I have to pay or something?"
"You're Hades kid. He wouldn't want to keep you waiting in the lobby."
The daughter of said god only nodded, and timidly followed Charon. As they came to a green river, the man's face turned ghoulish. Bianca couldn't say that she was actually surprised by this. Especially after she had learned that Greek mythology was real.
The man, Charon, stepped into a canoe, and Bianca followed suit. He started to paddle, and Bianca looked around uncomfortably. The place was dark, dreary, and depressing. Yet, she would have to spend all of eternity here? That wasn't her definition of cheerful.
After a while of awkward silence, the canoe bumped into a dock. Bianca stepped out of the boat and walked past a three headed dog, Cerebus. The dog was quite scary, but she just tried to ignore him.
Bianca walked into the EZ-DEATH line, and examined her surrounding. There were thousands of gaunt looking people waiting in line, and it was depressing to know that so many beings had died.
In the distance, Bianca could make out a place that looked like it belonged in a vacation brochure. Slightly closer, there was a blank grey field, with black poplar trees dotting it. She could hear distant screams, which made her stomach knot in horror.
She certainly didn't want to end up where those souls were.
As she waited, her mind drifted back to Nico. How she would miss him, no matter how much of a pain he could be. After all, he really was Bianca's only family. She felt a sudden urge of guilt, realizing that she basically abandoned him.
For what exactly? That Mythomagic toy. She traded her life for a statue. It honestly sounded stupid, even in her head, but Nico really wanted it. She promised that if she ever found one, she would get it.
But would he seriously want the staue more than his sister?
Probably not. If Bianca could go back in time, she would change what happened. She wouldn't have taken the statue. Though, Bianca realized that she couldn't change what happened. Even if she could've, she might've done the same thing. It was a decision made in the spur of the moment.
Maybe she would just try for rebirth. After all, Bianca didn't want to spend all of her life- or death here. And Nico...Well, hopefully he would be independent by the time that he died. Bianca had decided it. If the judges deemed her worthy, she would be born in a new life.
The daughter of Hades just hoped that was the right choice.
Author's Note: Okay, so there's that one-shot. On the previous chapter, a review requested that I make that one-shot into a story. I'm just sort of like, meh, why not? So, that should be up soon. That reminded me. I should probably respond to reviews. :/ ,Meh. I'll start doing that. Anyways, bye!
