To Tartarus and Back (A Solangelo Story)

I'm a Bad Person

DISCLAIMER I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT THE PLOT AND OC'S!!! ALL RIGHTS GO TO RICK RIORDAN!!!!

Nico's POV 

I snapped my head back to Silas. He smiled maniacally. 

"Like I said angel, you get to watch your friends die like the wimps they are."

I trusted my knife farther into his throat. "Shut your damn mouth you manipulative little shit." I seethed.

He laughed. "What are you gonna do? Kill me? None of you have the balls."

"You'll regret saying that when you're facing judgment in front of my father, asshole."

"I'd like to see you try."

He smirked for a final time as I slashed my knife across his throat with intense force. He had a stunned look on his face as blood came rushing out of his neck.

I winked. "Looks like I do have the balls."

I didn't have time to watch him die. I ran over to Zoe. She was smart enough to not pull out the dagger; she had a single tear falling down her face.

"Zoe I-"

"No. Nico it's okay." She said quietly.

"It's not okay! You're dying! Because of me! Maybe if we can get you back to camp in time-"

"Nico." She interrupted. "It's not your fault. I volunteered to come save you. Don't blame yourself for my actions. Promise me that."

"But what about Aspen and Colin?" I asked.

"They'll be okay. They're the ones who taught me how to be strong. Just promise me you won't blame yourself." She held up her pinky.

I smiled a smile filled with tears and sadness. I connected our pinkies. "I promise. I'll be there to lead you through the Underworld, Angel. Now go to sleep. I'll see you when you wake up."

She had more tears falling "I wouldn't want it any other way." She said as she closed her eyes and let her body go limp. I caught her just in time so she wouldn't hit the floor.

I hugged her body as I cried. WHY!? Why did it have to be her!? It could have been anyone in this entire world and it had to be the one I view as a sister. 

I felt someone wrap their arms around me. It was Will. He had a tear-striken face, but I could tell he was trying to hold it in. 

"I'm so sorry Nico."

I shook my head. "No. No. Don't blame yourself. Zoe wouldn't want that."

"I'm still sorry. I fucked everything up." 

We were both hysterically crying as we tried to reason with each other. 

"No, I'm sorry for running away. I put us in this problem in the first place."

He shook his head. "But if I-"

"No." I said firmly. "Stop apologizing. We can do that later. As much as I would love to sort everything out. We have two dead bodies and a camp to save."

He nodded. "You're right. How do we get out of here?" 

I peeked my head through the door. "I think I know how. I'll take Zoe."

He was too stunned with her death to object. I gingerly picked her up, supporting her head even though she was dead. We walked out the door and tried to navigate our way through this building.

"We're in Westover, right?" I asked.

"Yeah. You didn't know?"

"Nope. I was dragged here after getting drugged and almost raped."

"Oh my."

We walked in silence until I asked "So why'd you come try to rescue me?"

He looked stunned, like it was a stupid question to ask. "Well I wasn't just gonna let you be in danger, was I?"

"I-I don't know. I mean I kinda deserve it." I mumbled.

"Why on Earth would you think that!?" He questioned.

"Because if anyone here had morals you could see that I'm not a good person."

"What? Of course you are-"

"No Will! I'm not! Can't you see? Everyone who was ever close to me died! I've killed people Will! I have taken lives from people! I try everyday but I am still a bad person! I thought you could see that."

"Nico, no one's death was ever your fault. People die, everyday. That's not something you can control." 

"That doesn't mean I'm not a murderer."

"We all are! Everyone at camp has killed something! Monsters are everywhere, and we have to protect ourselves somehow. Even with people. You have to remember that some demigods are worse than monsters. All you were doing was protecting the one's you love. It's that simple. If you were in danger, I would kill someone to keep you safe if I had to."

"You would kill someone? For me?" I asked quizzically.

He smiled. "Of course I would. I'd do anything for you."

"But why?" 

He rolled his eyes. "When are you gonna get it through your brain, di Angelo. I care about you. With everything in me. You know when we didn't talk to each other for a week. It broke me. Honestly. And when you ran off, I thought I lost you for good."

I blinked. "So you're not mad at me anymore?"

"Of course not! I wanted to apologize immediately after I yelled at you. But I knew I severed something between us and I didn't want it to be worse than it already was."

"Guess we both felt the same way then." I stated.

"Really?"

"Yeah. I thought you hated me. I thought you broke up with me and would use everything you knew about my trauma against me."

"Whay would I do that!?"

I felt a tear slip out. "Because that's what Silas did."

Will brought his hand up to my cheek and brushed away the tear. "Look, I don't know what Silas did to you. But I've said it once and I'll say it again: I will never use you. I will never manipulate you, or use anything against you. That's a promise I made and I intend to keep it."

I nodded. "Thank you."

"Of course. But I do have one question: Are we still dating? Or did we just silently agree to break up?"

I smiled. "Let me fill you in on a little secret Will. When we started dating, I immediately thought 'I want this in my future. No matter what happens, I want to be with him no matter what'. Even when I was 'dating' Silas, I thought about you the entire time. I wanted to be with you then and I still want to be with you now." I looked Will in the eyes. "That is if you want to have a future with me."

He smiled a sincere smile. The smile i fell in love with. "Honey you aren't just my future you are my entire life. Of course I still want to be with you." 

I blushed and smiled. 

We walked for a few more minutes until we realized we were totally lost. 

"How are we gonna get out?" Will asked.

"I don't know-"

There was a large crash followed by a "Don't worry! Bob is here!"

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AUTHOR'S NOTE 

Hey it's Gremlin!

As you can tell I have no life so enjoy this sad but fluffy chapter that I totally wasn't crying while writing!

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