Alright, so I already mentioned I adore Solangelo, right? If not, I do. A lot. But I will feature other ships. And this one-shot is some Hades-sibling bonding. And this is the last time I'll do the disclaimer, as I'm pretty sure everyone has realized I'm not Rick Riordan.
Disclaimer: Don't own HoO, PJ, or ToA.
Hazel had been having nightmares for weeks. All of them about the world ending, Gaea winning, and Frank leaving her. But the worst one was about Nico. Every night, this was the last nightmare she was treated to just before Hazel woke up.
Hazel had been mortified. She'd accidentally made a giant diamond appeared, which split into several pieces. One by one, each of her friends walked by and picked up a piece. Percy, Annabeth, Leo, Calypso, Jason, Piper, Reyna, Ella, Will, and even Frank!
They each started to choke and fell to the ground. Hazel immediately knew they were dead. Nico ran up to her and shoved her to the ground, sobbing.
"Isn't bad enough I lost Bianca, my REAL sister? Now you've killed all my friends!" Nico exclaimed. Hazel tried to move, but as before, she was frozen to the ground.
"I….I didn't mean to-" Nico gave a cruel laugh, cutting her off.
"You're not my real sister. I saw you as a replacement; nothing more. All you ever were and all you'll ever be is a murderer." With that, Nico walked away, leaving Hazel to chase after him, only to be surrounded by fog and losing sight of everything.
"Nico! Nico! Nico!" Hazel yelled, attempting to find and apologize to the boy, who was meant so much to her.
"Wake up!"
Hazel sat up with a start, breathing heavily as she looked around her surroundings. She was back in the Hades Cabin, and Nico was looking at her worryingly. She realized tears were streaming down her face, and she quickly rubbed them away.
"Did….did I wake you?" Nico gave a grim smile before putting his hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah. You kept yelling my name and I had to wake you before the whole camp came running over here. Bad dream again?"
"Yeah but-wait a minute. How'd you know I've been having nightmares?" Hazel glanced at the dark-haired boy curiously. He flushed before ducking his head.
"I noticed how tired you've been lately, and you tend to toss and turn in your sleep when something's bothering you. I kind of just pieced it together. So you going to tell me why we're awake at 2 a.m. or…..?"
Hazel sighed before taking a deep breath and telling Nico everything. How she's been so worried about Leo, how she doesn't know how long any of this peace is going to last, and how she's been so scared. Hazel confided in Nico that she hadn't wanted to bother anyone, so she'd kept all this to herself. When she was done, she'd started crying again, and, surprisingly, Nico got up onto her bed and wrapped his arms around her.
They stayed like that for a little while until Hazel felt her eyes start to droop. Nico started to shift, attempting to get up, but Hazel pulled his arm.
"Stay with me? Until I go to sleep?" Nico smiled at Hazel and nodded. He got under the covers and wrapped his arms around her.
"None of that stuff will happen again. Frank loves you, and…..so do I. You are my real sister," Nico whispered. Hazel smiled and cuddled into Nico before drifting off to sleep.
The next morning, they both woke to all their friends 'awwing' as they took pictures of the Hades siblings. Nico chased them around while Hazel just shook her head at everything. She wouldn't be having nightmares again for a long time. Not as long as her brother was around to protect her.
A/N: I almost cried writing this. So happy. Next, Caleo! Again, please review or PM me if you have any requests. Please and thank you.
Kitkat Out!