::Alone::

::Chapter fifteen::

Nikai Laskaris's POV.

The cell was as black as ever when I woke up. I had a dream last night…they were coming…I was proven correct when the undead prison guards turned into re-dead prison guards. The sword I recognized as Riptide turned them into re-dead prison guard-ka-bobs. Then I saw pair of familiar grey eyes…

"Percy? Annabeth? If you came for a wedding present I haven't bought it yet." I told them sarcastically. Then Trent came around. "Is he gonna be the ring bearer?" I asked pointing to Trent. "If your looking for a flower girl I'm sure one of the Demeter kids would be more then happy!"

Annabeth rolled her eyes, "Enough with the wedding sarcasm! Just say it already!"

I smirked and said mockingly, "Say what already? Honestly! I have no idea!"

Annabeth stomped her foot and said, "JUST SAY IT ALREADY!"

I laughed as I said, "I TOLD YOU SO! I KNEW YOU WERE PERFECT TOGETHER! Now you owe me fifty dollars and twenty drachmas!" Annabeth glared as she took out her grey wallet. She handed me a fifty dollar bill and twenty golden coins.

"Thank you very much!" I said as Percy and Trent looked clueless.

"She bet me fifty dollars and twenty drachmas that Percy and her would never, ever, ever, date, much less be engaged!" I said as they opened the cell and we sprinted to the throne room.

"WHAT'S THIS!?" Shouted the suddenly enraged King of the Dead. As he stood up. "Nico…care to explain?" He asked harshly at his son.

Putting extra emphasis on 'Nico' I rolled my eyes as I said, "Are you blind? They came here to save me!" Hades eyes flashed menacingly.

As with a sudden flash of black fire a cold blade was pressed to my neck. "Not a very clever choice…my son." Hades said as everyone looked startled at the sudden change of pace.

"Now…kill the children of Zeus…and I wont kill the girl…" He hissed the room was at a stand still. The flickering flames held no warmth in the cold room. Their eyes were widened and startled. I knew what Nico was about to do. His eyes flickered to my sorrow filled and guilty. I remembered his words earlier.

"If I have to kill to save your life. Gods dammit I will!"

That's when I remembered the black heart tipped dart. The night before the last…I remember. It was of Aphrodite telling me that the dart temporarily stopped someone from loving someone else. Hades was looking away strait at Nico…

Now was my chance. I stopped all time in the room everything…as I threw the dart it plunged into Nico and evaporated unfreezing time a realization suddenly snapped to Nico's eyes as he stopped and said, "I wont do it father…" Everyone was in shock now as Zane and Thalia screamed in protest.

"NO! Don't…we have to stop him!" Thalia shouted. As Zane looked up with determination much like Thalia's, "Kill me…NICO! KILL ME!" Nico looked to him apologetically.

"I can't…I can't kill you. She'd never forgive me…" He said.

"FINE!" Hades commanded as he raised the black the stygian iron sword I turned on instinct but it came in contact with my back half-slicing open the earlier wound. Crap! Why was it everyone went for the BACK!

I fell as Nico's eyes changed to realization and was about to attack Hades when Trent shouted, "STOP! Wait…you swore to let us go if Nico brought a child of Zeus. He brought two…you never said to give you a child a Zeus. You'd be breaking your promise on the river of Styx if you killed Kai!" A flicker of hope flashed across all of us as Hades grudgingly lowered his sword. His eyes looked as if they wanted to kill the darkness within them screamed in frustration.

As we…left…as I was the last to leave his cold voice echoed, "Remember…only the Gods can escape true death."

Nico Di Angelo's POV.

I now owed my life to TWO sons of Poseidon. Trent, and Percy.

"Thank you…so much…" I said to Trent. Meanwhile Thalia and Zane seemed to be getting along with each other a bit more. I guess that extravaganza in the throne room did us all some good. Feeding Kai that ambrosia and nectar I was able to see just how bad her back was…it was bad.

She grunted as she said, "It's from Kronos…" That's when I remembered. Suddenly she gave out and collapsed…no! She was running a fever and her expression was in eternal agony.

"Seeing as this isn't really a real quest…I guess no ancient law is stopping me from helping you…and considering the fact that Zeus and Poseidon broken their oath as well what's stopping me now?" We all turned to see. Apollo! He healed Kai's wound making it as if it was never there.

"But…why would you help her?" I asked the others were apparently wondering the same question.

Apollo just grinned flashing his perfect teeth as he said, "What can I say? I owe her a lot more then you know." With that he returned to his car and zapped off. Kai then came from the tent and Thalia departed after lecturing her. Sitting under the stars with Kai she began singing…

"True love exists yes I know this. My heart was waiting for you, and when we met I felt my chest pound fast, racing for the chance to know you, to hold you. To open up and show you. The way it feels when you know…You are not alone. Know that I would fight the tides to, be together, when you feel alone. Listen to this song to make your heart feel better. Two hearts entwined, yes, you are mine, and I'll be yours forever. I've done the math, I'm less than half. We're better off together, and I want you here by my side, as much as you are on my mind. When I'm gone you should know. Rainy Mondays feel like Fridays. When you're smiling at me I can feel. The space, between us collapsing. Our love is everlasting. Listen to this song. Let it make your heart feel better." She sang.

A beautiful disaster…always worth the trouble in the end~