My mate chapter 4

Ncalkins doesn't own Percy Jackson; thanks beta; ooc; au?; slash

Nico rushed around the corner his nose flaring as he caught the scent of his mate. ' Percy's close.' Thought Nico as his ears perked up and he smiled at the thought of his mate, until he caught the sounds of fighting or someone being beat up. Now in this state of mind normally he wouldn't have bothered with it, but the sounds were coming from the direction of Percy's scent.

A terrifying change happened to Nico, his eyes became slitted, narrow cat eyes, tail standing on end, his nails turned to claws. His wings bristled and flapped, a soft hissing sound coming out of his mouth at the mere thought of Percy near a fight, much less in one.

Taking long strides, he reached the ally way were the sounds were coming from, nostrils flared as Percy's sent danced toward him. Lips pulled back in a snarl, sharp canines materialized, and with narrowed eyes glowing he started forward. The darkness of the ally way despite the morning sun beginning to rise did not stop him from seeing Percy pushed against the wall of the ally being punched by a brown haired brat, with a black and blue striped haired little freak watching. A low threatening growl penetrated the air around them echoing down the ally way causing the assaulters to look up. The brown haired spied Nico first, " Well, well fresh meat. Don't worry we'll get to you soon enough." Sneered the brown haired one, Nico's lip if possible curled even more.

" Put. Him. Down." Hissed Nico feeling his anger grow as Percy lifted his head, a black eye quickly forming with other bruises joining it. " N-Nico get out of here. I-I don't want you to get hurt."

Nico's heart warmed at the thought of his mate caring about his well being, but that feeling quickly was replaced with bloodlust when the brown haired one snarled, " Shut Up!" Punching Percy in the gut leaving him so breathless that he passed out. At the sight of Percy's limp body, Nico's vision went blood red, all instincts screaming at him to rip, mangle, shred the ones that dare lay a hand on his mate. Running so fast he was almost a blur, he caught the brown haired one with a left hook. Caching Percy before he hit the ground, he gently set him on the ground, ignoring the brown haired one holding his jaw and the black blue striped hair one muttering, " W-what the heck. How did he? He was over by the opening and then all the way down here?"

Brushing he fingers gently down Percy's now bruised cheek, he smiled softly but his hard eyes ruined the sweet caresses. Standing up he kept his head down staring at the bruised form of his beloved mate, hair shielding his eyes he turned to the to bullies. Letting his hidden form to be seen by those two, " Wha- What the hell are you!" Shouted the brown haired one as he got up and took a step back, " Your doom." Answered Nico in a cold voice as he grabbed the brown haired one by the throat, a twisted smirk appeared on Nico's face, he hissed, " Just so you two know no matter where you go when your dead, I'll find you and torture you for all eternity. Scared?"

Finished Nico as he pushed his hand into the boy's stomach, he grabbed the boy's intestines blood dripping down his hand and ripped them out, then wrapped the bloody insides around the boy's neck. He snapped the boy's neck and throw him against the wall relishing the cracking of bones, then he noticed that black haired and blue stripes was gone. ( A/N believe it or not while I was writing this I was eating.) Nico prepared to go after him when he heard a whimper, looking over at Percy he found him awake and looking at him throw a narrow eye, the other one was swelled shut. Nico quickly wiped the blood from his hands onto the shirt of the dead body of the brown haired boy, walking toward Percy he kneeled down next to him. Gently picking Percy up, trying to ignore that Percy winched and that he could quite possible have seen that.

Cradling Percy to his chest, Nico let a soft purr rebound through him, Percy's ear was right on Nico's chest and he couldn't help but relax. As Percy smiled and instinctively let he dominate calm him, nuzzling his head into Nico's chest, Percy fell asleep. Nico looked down at his mate with eyes filled with love and devotion, shaking his head Nico looked left and right down one way of the ally to the next then seeing the cost clear he stepped forward into a shadow. Letting the shadow swallow him and his mate, Nico kept a firm, but gentle hold on Percy as they passed through whispering shadows toward the underworld, ' No one will ever hurt him again, I swear. Not human, demigod, or immortal will hurt him with out answering to me.' Thought Nico as he stepped into his room still cradling Percy, walking over to his bed he balanced Percy in one arm and pulled the blanket back with the other.

Placing Percy onto his bed and tucking him in, Nico ran his hand through Percy's hair, who leaned into his touch subconsciously. ' The room seems so much brighter with Percy here.' Thought Nico as he leaned down softly placing a kiss on Percy's forehead, but right after he jerked up and whipped around to find his dad leaning against the wall. Taking his hand out of Percy's hair he unconsciously put himself into a protective position, feet spread apart at shoulders length, keeping Hades in eye sight and his muscles sprung tight ready to defend his mate. " I see you found your mate." Stated Hades as he pushed off the wall trying to ignore that Nico seemed ready to fight him.

Nico nodded and asked in a tight voice, " Do you have any ambrosia or nectar? He's hurt." Hades lifted an eyebrow and nodded snapping his fingers a cup of ambrosia appeared on Nico's table. Nico's eyes fleeted toward the cup and back to his dad, the cup was in reach but if he moved his dad would see Percy. The two underworld dwellers stood there in silence until Hades snapped, " Oh for Pete's sake. I'm not going to hurt him! Just get the cup."

Nico flinched it wasn't that he distrust his dad, okay maybe a little but he just couldn't help it. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place, either he let his mate be in pain and heal normally which could take weeks in a place were dad could kill him and Nico be powerless to stop him, or leave him defenseless with a man who hates him near even if it's only for a little while. " Do you swear on the river Styx that you will not hurt him in any why, shape or form? That includes locking him up until he dies." Hades scowled, but remembering what his daughter said, he answered, " I swear on the river Styx to not hurt him in any way, shape or form, including locking him up until he dies."

As Nico stared at him a little longer, Hades tried to ignore the pain in his heart that his one and only son distrust him so much that he thought he would send him into madness by killing his mate. Finally, Nico nodded and moved to the table to get the cup of ambrosia, letting Hades get a good look at his new soon to be son in law. Percy Jackson laid on his sons bed, bruised and bleeding, as Hades stared, he started to think, ' He is my son's mate… There must be a mistake! Maybe I should kill him after all, but I gave Nico my word, well he could have a accident.'

Hades was startled out of his thoughts as he saw his son cradling Percy with the utmost care. Nico lifted Percy's head until it was leaning against his shoulder. Leaning back until his back met wall he let Percy lay against him, Hades looked into his son's eyes and saw the same love and devotion that he use to look at Persephone with and sometimes still do, but most of all that look reminded him of how he would look at Nico's mom. " You truly love him, don't you?" Asked Hades, Nico looked up from Percy and nodded, " Well, he's welcome to the family I guess." said Hades as he turned to leave, " Oh and one more thing, the things your doing is instinct. To protect him, love him and hurt any who comes between you two."

Then he left, Nico smiled knowing that was about as warm a welcome as Percy was going to get. Turning his attention to his mate, he gently shook him awake, Percy moaned as he woke up, making Nico's hair stand on end. " What? Where am I?" asked Percy as he looked around, " In the underworld." said Nico, Percy snapped his head toward Nico, " Nico! Are you alright?"

Nico smiled his heart warming at Percy's concern, " I'm fine Percy, but you aren't. Here." Holding up a spoon full of ambrosia to Percy's mouth he waited for Percy to take the bite. Percy looked at Nico and wondered why was Nico feeding him, but still took the bite. After Percy took all that was needed he tried to get up, but was pushed down by Nico, " You need to sleep." Said Nico, Percy frowned and wanted to argue, but he heard a strange purring sound.

Nico was making his mate fall asleep, it may have been wrong but after what happen Percy needed to sleep. Softly he laid next to Percy and ran his fingers through his hair, Percy fell to sleep but not before asking, " Why did you help me?" After Percy was asleep, Nico leaned toward his mate's ear as he wrapped his arm around him, " Because I love you." was the last words spoken in that room as sleep over took him.

_In the throne room_

Before Hades stood the ghost that his son had sworn that he would torture. This boy had stolen and killed, " Well, Nico it seems you get your wish. This boy and his little friend, when he dies, will be tortured." Snapping his fingers he sent that spirit to the fields of punishment.

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