NIGHTMARES
"Nico. Nico!" a voice woke Nico from his slumber.
He woke up and looked at his alarm clock. The red number flashed up at him, telling him it was one o'clock in the morning. He looked up at the Iris message that showed Thalia sitting in her cabin. What he saw almost broke his heart. Thalia's face was etched with fear and she looked on the verge of tears.
"What is it, Thalia?" he asked.
"Can you come over to my cabin?" Thalia asked.
"Of course," he said. He would have done anything for Thalia. He had loved her from the second he laid eyes on her. Not that she knew, but still.
He threw on some pants and a t-shirt and shadow travelled to her cabin as fast as he could. When he got there, he saw her sitting on her bed, crying. She looked up as he stepped closer. She held out her atms. Nico climbed onto the bed and held her as her tears subsided. He didn't even need to ask. He knew it was the nightmares. They had been getting worse for everybody, but especially Thalia.
A few moments after her tears subsided, "Stay with me, please," Thalia whispered.
"Of course," Nico whispered back.
He laid down on her bed, still holding her, as she snuggled in closer to his chest. His heartbeat picked up. He felt like he could feel and see everything. They laid like that until he felt that Thalia had fallen asleep.
Moments later, he heard, barely audible, "I love you, Nico."
His heart stuttered. He smiled.
"I love you, too, Thalia," he whispered as he leaned forward and kissed her forehead. He drifted off to sleep, still holding Thalia.