{1} They Say That Love Is Forever (Nico Di Angelo)

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝔼𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕟

Euphoria
*Tw*

"Tell me what to do."

My mother smiled victoriously. "First, you will go to Lord Hades castle as planned. And when you get there, you will steal his helm of darkness and bring it to me. Without it, he is wounded and i can go in for the kill. Then we will cast Persephone out of the underworld, and i will rule. I will let the dead walk amongst the living."

Before i could reply, i was being pulled away. All was dark for a moment and then i opened my eyes to see i was still in the room. It was still night. Nico still had his arms around me and he had his head nestled in the crook of my neck.

I didn't deserve to feel his embrace. I didn't. But I couldn't leave it without waking him, so I stayed. I silently cried. Im a traitor. Not just to lord Hades but to Nico as well. And i hate myself for it. I wish i was smart like Annabeth or brave like Percy and I would have found a way out of this. But I wasn't. I was stupid and weak and because of it, the world as we know it will end.

I stayed awake until the sun rose. And when the sun rose, I didn't feel as guilty if i was to wake Nico up. So i got up off the bed.

It did wake him and he sat up, rubbing his eyes. He spotted me and smiled softly. "Good morning."

I averted my eyes and started packing my stuff into my bag. "Morning." I said quickly before i went into the bathroom and changed my clothes. As I changed, I looked down at my arms. The big scar across my wrists showed where i tried to kill myself. It stood out like a big ugly sore. Just like all my other scars. This is why i still wear long sleeves and pants in 90 degree weather. Most of Nicos scars weren't quite as noticeable, somehow. Must be where his are a bit older. But, maybe things would have been better if i died that night.

I finished changing and walked out. Nico had changed too and was sitting at the foot of the bed. "Come here." He said as he gestured with his hand to approach him.

I did, hesitantly. "Y-yeah?" Did he know about my talk with my mom?!

He took one of my hands and held it in his. He slowly rolled up my sleeve. "You haven't since the attempt, have you?" He asked as he rubbed his thumb over my scars.

I shook my head. "I haven't."

He nodded. "Will you promise me something?" He said as he looked up at me. "Will you promise to never hurt yourself again?"

"I-i promise." I said. "As long as you never hurt yourself again."

He smiled softly and nodded. "I promise." He said before he gently reached down and kissed one of my scars. I felt my breath hitch in my throat.
"Here" he said as he took his ring skull off his finger and slid it on mine.

My eyes went wide. "No, No, No. Nico, Bianca gave you that! Keep it!" I said trying to push him away. I didn't deserve the ring.

He shook his head. "Just wear it for a while, please! For me. Its just a reminder of your promise to me." He said. "See, its fits great. A little big but it'll work!"

I looked down at my hand. I knew I couldn't fight with him, so i took the ring gratefully. "Thank you." I said as i hugged him gently.

He smiled. "Come on. We better get to the train station."

After we got everything situated and returned the motel key, we walked to the train station. We were on high alert because we did not need anymore Cyclops encounters.
After we boarded the train, we sat in the back, trying to distance ourselves from everyone. Just to be cautious.
I took out my Ipod and started playing a song on it.
                           
                           *Cue song 4*