Three ghosts, three faces of shock. Three beings who had no idea what to do. One human, one small girl who looked at them as if they had always been family, or maybe had always been her pets.
"The hell do we do now?" Nico asked.
Will broke out of his shock to turn to his boyfriend. "NO CURSING IN FRONT OF THE KID!"
Nico leaned his head back and sighed. "Is this what I have to deal with, now? Watching every fucking thing that comes out of my mouth?"
"Language!"
Nico held his hands up in surrender. "I'm gone." And with that, he disappeared.
Will turned from the spot where Nico had been to face the small girl, finding her in a fit of laughter. "What? You found that funny?"
She nodded her small head, finally getting the attention of her father. "Ah!"
"Maddie." Jason turned away from the now eating Katie. "Who are you talking to?"
"Abort mission." Annabeth disappeared into the thin light coming in the open window.
"Annie!" Will hissed, now the only spirit in the room.
Maddie looked to her father before pointing right at Will. Jason, his cold eyes focusing on the spot of air, pursed his lips. "There's nothing there, sweetie."
Maddie pointed more vigorously. "Ah! Will!"
"Damn." Will found himself cursing, surprised the girl had picked up on his name.
Jason's eyes grew concerned. "Will... What does he look like, baby?"
As soon as Will heard the question, he fleed from the room to avoid what might not be able to be stopped. If that guy was as smart as he seemed...
"What happened?" Nico asked from his bed, Will unknowingly having gone to their shared room. "Did you scare her or something?"
"No, I didn't scare her." Will laid by Nico. "She started to tell her father about me. My name and stuff."
"Guess it was too much to hope for that they wouldn't find out." Nico laid his head on Will's chest. "Do you think they'll tear this place down?"
Will ran his fingers through Nico's hair. "I hope not."
"But they could?"
"Yeah...they could...if too many people leave..."
"Then we've got to get them to stay." Nico decided.
"And how do you plan on doing that?" Will asked.
"I have no idea," Nico admitted. "I'll have to talk to Annabeth or something. She's smart. And Percy's smarter than we give him credit for."
"Yeah, I guess so." Will kissed Nico's head. "But for now...let's just lay together. I..."
"Flashbacks?" Nico asked, recognizing Will's tone of voice.
Will nodded. "Yeah..."
"Of?"
"Your death... My...death..." Will closed his eyes. "Just hold me?"
Nico kept him close. "Course. I love you, Will."
"Love you, too."
