Second chapter be here! :D
NICO: Took you long enough
WILL: *smacks the back of Nico's head* Don't be mean!
NICO: Ow... I thought you were supposed to heal people!
ME: *shoves them into a closet and locks the door so they can't excape*
Okay! heh heh heh...
Disclaimer: see last chapter
On with the story!
NICO'S POV:
I walked into the infirmary right behind Will. I wasn't surprised to see a lot of camp members in there, but I wished that I was more alone.
Not because I wanted to be alone with Will.
Nope. Not at all.
I looked around the infirmary warily.
There was this one kid who looked at me. He had ginger hair with a few freckles along his cheeks and nose. Also, he was about Percy's hight. Probably a son of Ares by the look of all that muscle. Not to mention the arrow sticking out of his arm, and every time he would look at it, he would get a big smile on his face and chuckle quietly to himself.
But like I said, I saw him look at me. And I swear, he gave me THE dirtiest look.
I frowned and gave him my infamous death-glare.
It must have been pretty bad since his eyes widened and he looked away quickly.
But not fast enough, apparently. Somehow, Will saw the boy's reaction and looked at me.
He ruffled my hair playfully and, out of reflex, I ducked away from his touch.
Will decided to ignore that. "That's Calvin, son of Ares," I was right, "but don't worry. He tries to act tough and all that, but he's all just show."
I nodded, still glaring in Calvin's general direction.
Will started to walk again, so I had to abandon my mission of scaring the crap out of Colin in order to keep up with Will.
The blond-haired boy pointed to a bed farthest away from the rest of the patiets.
"This will be where you stay for the next three days." He smiled at me.
The smile must have been contagious, since I felt myself smiling as well. It didn't feel natural, so I quickly went back to frowning.
A realization suddenly hit me.
"Wait, you want me to stay in this bed for a whole three days?!" I asked, shocked that I wouldnt be able to even get up and move around.
"Well, duh! You need your rest Nico!" He said, planting his fists on his hips.
"But I'm not even tir-" And before I could finish my sentence, my knees buckled and I fell. Fortunatelty, Will was there to catch me. "I-I'm FINE!" I proested. I tried to push him away, but the sun of Apollo had a stronger grip than I first thought.
He picked me up and placed me on the bed. I tried to will down my ever-growing blush as I realized what this must look like to other campers.
I looked around, and to my surprise, none of the other patients were looking.
I sighed. They probably saw what happened, but decided to look away because they felt bad for me. I frowned even more, if possible, at that thought.
Right when I as placed on the bed, I threw the covers over my head and curled up in a tight ball with my back facing Will.
"...Do you need anything?" Will asked after a few seconds.
"No." I scowled to myself. I hated that Will saw me so-so... vulnerable and... defenceless.
I heard his footsteps walk away from my bed. I groaned and pulled at my hair.
'Idiot! You drove away the ONE person who wanted to be your friend and who actually wanted to help! You are so STUPID!'
And with that depressing thought, I fell asleep.
I was starting to hate falling asleep.
Don't get me wrong! Sleep is great! ...But it's because of the nightmares:
I was being attacked. Claws were scraping at any exposed skin they could find.
Blood was getting into my eyes due to various wounds on my forehead.
I tried to wipe it out of my eyes, but I found that my hands were tied down.
Then the pain hit.
It was an unbearable pain that no one could possibly imagine.
I will try to describe it for you, though.
So, imagine that you have stubbed your toe on the edge of something, fell down and cut your knees and hands, had a tooth ripped out, something pulling at your hair and getting multiple bones broken. But all at the same time.
Now imagine that, but 100 times worse. Yeah, that almost comes close to the amount of pain.
I was screaming, oh, so loud. But no one could hear my cries for help.
No one came to save me.
I was all alone and left to die in the depths of Tarturus.
But the saddest part?
No one would notice or even care that I was gone.
Tears poured down my face as my screams filled the emptiness of Tarturus.
My skin was being ripped open deep, poison was coursing throughout my body, weakening me.
'Maybe I should just give up. Then I wouldn't have to worry about saving the camps. I wouldn't have worry about Bianca, stress over where I belong, and I wouldn't be constantly saddned by the unspoken rejection of Percy.'
I stopped screaming. But not because I gave up.
No, there was a warmth around me.
It felt almost as if... someone was hugging me.
But who would want to hug me, the dark and terrifying son of Hades?
"Please... wake up."
'Wake up'? Wake up how? I'm in Tarturus.
"Nico! Please... please wake up!"
The voice sounded familiar, but where was it coming from?
"NICO!"
I suddenly jerked awake, panting heavily.
I looked down and saw Will's arms wrapped around me.
He had tears streaked down his face.
"Oh-oh gods. N-Nico. You're awake." Will pulled me into a tight hug.
"W-Will... what happened?"
He pulled away from me slightly, just far away enough so he could look at me.
He used his sleeve to wipe the tears of his face.
He started to speak once he regained his composure, "Well... I heard screaming all the way from the lake, so I came running to see what was happening. You were thrashing about in your sleep and all of the shadows seemed to be pulling towards you. You were screaming and crying and I-I couldnt... I couldnt get you to... you wouldn't wake up." Will had to stop himself from crying again.
"And you-you were starting to fade. I had to hold onto you in order to keep you still. I tried to get you to wake up, but it took so long, and... oh Nico, it was terrifying."
I stared with wide-eyes the whole time Will was talking.
"Here, let me get you some ambrosia." He said to me.
Will turned to his side and bent down to get some ambrosia from his first-aid kit.
That's when I noticed the scratch on his left cheek.
I reached out with my hand and pressed a finger against it.
Will instantly stiffened.
"H-how did you get this scratch?" I asked him, my voice shaking slightly.
"What? Oh, urm... nowhere. It was nothing." He answered.
"Will. Tell me the truth. Please?" I begged him. I needed to know.
Will gave a long sigh. "Y-you did... But it was in your sleep, so it wasn't your fault!" he added the last part quickly, probably to try and make me feel better.
"I-I hurt you?" My gaze traveled down to my hands. I started to shake.
I hurt Will. I hated myself. He tried to help me, but I hurt him.
I could feel tears form in my eyes.
"Nico, it's okay, really. It's just a little scratch!"
"No, I hurt you. It's not okay." I scowled at my hands. They were disgusting. They were the things that hurt Will.
Will's hands suddenly wrapped around my own. My face turned from an angry expression to one of surprise.
"Nico. Please don't blame yourself. I can't stand seeing you angry at yourself."
"Okay..."
I suddenly noticed how close we were and my face started to heat up.
I ripped my hands out of his and ducked under my covers quickly to hide my blush.
I wasn't quick enough, apparently.
"You're cute when you blush, Nico." I could practically hear the smiile in his voice.
"Whatever Solace." I replied. I could hear Will's soft chuckle fade as he walked away.
I quickly fell asleep again, unknowing to the fact that Will sat by my bedside to watch over me.
And there we go! Chapter 2 everyone! You. Are. Welcome! :D
NICO: Why do you make me blush all the time?! ):[
WILL: Isn't it obvious? She said it's because you look cute when you blush!
NICO: *blushes* AAARRRGGGGGHH! You did it again!
ME: Nope, that time was all you. xD
NICO: I will unleash an army of skeletons on you both.
WILL: YOU WILL DO NO SUCH THING NICO! ):O
NICO: All right, all right. It was a joke. Sheesh.
ME: *ducktapes their mouths shut to keep them quiet for a bit*
Okay! I hope i can get the next chapter up soon!
Peace out,
~Cloudypelt