This Could be You

Nico- Rings (any!)

(Soulmate au where everyone is born with a ring on there finger. The ring turns different colors depending on what their soulmate is feeling.

This takes place after The Titans curse. But Nico is aged up to 14.)

I will write they/them for this so it can be for any gender.)

Yellow- Happy
Blue- Sad
Red- Angry
Green- envious
Purple- surprised

Pink- you've found you soulmate

You stared helplessly at your ring as the yellow that represents happiness vanished and was replaced with red and blue. The colors for anger and sadness. You wished you could help whoever your soulmate was. But you had no idea. You would be lucky to even find them.

You decided to take a walk. They always helped to clear your head when you were worried about your soulmate. You didn't know why you cared about them so much. But you hated it when your ring was anything but yellow.

You walked to the park nearest your house. It was small but enough for you. Just a bunch of trees surrounding a broken fountain. Normally you would sit at the fountain or jog around it. No one was ever there. So you didn't expect to see a boy a little younger then you. But you decided to ignore him and just do what you would normally do had he not been there.

But eventually you couldn't ignore him anymore. He just seemed so broken. And he was honestly kind of cute. With his black hair that looked like it had a mind of its own as it was blown back in forth by the wind. He was wearing a brown leather jacket over a skull t-shirt. His pants had big holes by the knees but it didn't look like they were supposed to be there. But his face was what really caught your attention. It looked sad and betrayed and angry. He had dark rings under his eyes from lack of sleep. So you knew he had suffered for a while.

"Would you quit staring." He mumbled without even turning his head your direction. "I've got enough problems without some person looking at me like I'm a creep."

"I didn't mean to stare. But you looked like you are having a rough time." You sat next to him at the edge of the broken fountain but he still didn't look at you.

"I'm fine." He growled. He was staring hardly at the picture of a girl.

"That's obviously a lie." You didn't know why you wanted this boy to feel better. You should have minded your own business but for some reason you felt connected to him.

"I'm sorry for being so up in your business, but it's easy to see you're hurting inside."

"Just go away." He turned so his back was to you.

"Alright fine. I'm going to get ice cream. If your depressing butt wants to join me I'd consider buying you some."

"I'm staying here."

"Bye, then." You walked away but before you even got 10 feet you heard his stomach growl surprisingly loudly.

"Whatever." He groaned and got up to follow you.

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"So why did you pick dark chocolate?" You attempted to make small talk with the stranger that was sitting across from you.

"Because I like dark things."

"Is it good?" You licked your [favorite ice cream flavor] ice cream.

"I don't know. I haven't tried it." He grumbled when he spoke it sounded like he didn't use his voice a lot.

"Then maybe stop poking it with your spoon. It's going to melt."

"I'm too tired to eat ice cream." He fake-yawned to try to prove his statement.

"How can anyone be too tired to eat ice cream?" You tried to lighten his mood but it didn't work.

"I got to go." He stood up and started walking away but you grabbed his hand to try to pull him back.

His ring was pink.

Shock must have been imprinted boldly on your face because he looked at you puzzled. Which was like the first real emotion you saw him have.

You looked down at your ring for the first time since you met the mysterious boy. He followed your gaze to see the light pink ring resting on your right ring finger.

"No... that can't... your my..."

"Soulmate." You both finished together looking at each other in complete shock.

He quickly pulled his hand away from you and ran out of the ice cream parlor.

"No! Wait!" You ran after him but he had vanished. You looked back down on your ring. It was slowly fading into purple. The color for utter shock.

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You slumped back down on the fountain ledge. You couldn't believe that you had found your soulmate but then let him slip through your fingers.

How stupid were you?

And the worst part is that you liked him. Even though you didn't even know his name yet you felt like you knew him forever.

You watched people go by. Some where holding hands with a boy or a girl while their rings glittered pink. It didn't make you feel any better. In fact if your soulmate was looking at his ring right now he would see it turn a bright shade of green for envy.

You were so deeply in thought that you didn't even notice that something had crept up on you. Well not until the monster pluged it's icey cold blade through your back. You screamed and fell to the ground as a pool of blood gathered underneath you. Your breathing became uneven until you were fighting just to have one. You felt death sink it's claws into you and start pulling you back to it's lair. You knew you were clocking out.

With you're last moment of life you saw your soulmate teleport right in front of you. He quickly bested the the monster with a terrifying back sword.

He crouched down to look at you. His ring was almost completely black. He kissed you on the forehead.

"I'll see you in a minute." You didn't understand what he meant but it didn't matter. Death finally overcame you as your eyes fluttered closed.

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Once in the underworld (which you only now realizing existed) you took the EZ passage to the fields of Asphodel. You knew you hadn't done anything bad or good in your life so being judged wasn't necessary.

But once you entered. Your mind turned blank. You forgot why you died and even what your own name was. You wandered around aimlessly for what felt like forever. There was nothing to do.

Out of nowhere a teenager came galloping on a dark black horse. He looked to be about 17 years old. Behind him was a girl about the same age with brown curly hair and skin and golden eyes. The man reached a hand down to you.

"I told you I'd be back for you." You grabbed onto his hand without thinking and he hoisted you up so you were between him and the girl.

Sleep overcame you as you rested your head on his shoulder in front of you. The horse started again and you wrapped your arms around his waist.

"I'm Nico by the way. Nico di Angelo. Son of Hades."

"I'm Y/N." You suddenly remembered everything. You tightened your grip on his waist as he galloped into sunlight. You felt safe. And free. But little did you know of the war that was about to happen. And the role you and Nico would play in it.

What did you guys think of this? It's my first soulmate au and tbh it was fun to write. Hope you enjoyed!