The boy with the seaweed brain {Pernico}

Part 19

Percy's POV:
I watched as Nico ate. He had black icecream all over his mouth.

I grab a napkin and reach across the table to wipe his face.

He blushes and I let my hand pause on his left cheek. Ge places his own hand over mine.

"I...Might tell you about what THAT was about..." Nico said, releasing my hand and staring back down at his food.

"Hon, you know you don't have to tell me anything you don't want to."

"I know. But if I do it soon, I can forget about it cause if I leave it until later in life, I'll just avoid it while feeling shitty."

"Alright hon. You tell me whenever feels right..." I say, placing a caring hand ontop of his hand which was resting on the table.

He gave a shakey smile.

"PERCY! Pigeon 7 o'clock!"

"Fuck! Wait here Nico."

I rise from my seat and run through the doors. I know I shouldn't be fighting at my current issue but A Pigeon? Pregnancy aside, this fucker has been tormenting several people in this town.

Allow me to explain.

Sandy and I have codes. 'Pigeon' is the nuckname we've given this Bastard of a shapeshifter. It forms to be your greatest fear. I can fight it because A:I knkw my friends can defend themselves so even if they DID die, they went out in glory and B: It's kinda hard to simulate drowning. It's great at impersonating people or human like creature. With animals it's kinda bad. That meaning bad fir it because it's obvious when you know what you're looking for.

Anyway, seeing as Sandy can't fight I have to deal with him.

As I stand before him, I uncap riptide. I can feel his eyes glide over my body before he stares me in the eyes and transforms.

Nico's POV:

The way Percy checked his back pocket told me he was about to fight something.

I stand up and go to see if he needs help and also to step in if the opponent swings for the stomach.

When I make it out to where Percy stood, I noticed that he was stood frozen, staring at something before him. I turn my gaze to copy his and see what made him freeze. A doctor was stood before Percy, showing him something in his hand. A small, vacuum-sealed, plastic bag containing a small, bloody blob the size of a jelly bean. I know without asking what it was but as I'm trying to focus fully on it, the figure changes. A clone of Percy was now standing before us. He looked the exact same apart from the short, frilly dress and glowing yellow eyes. I watched as the real Percy went pale. I turn back to see blood slowly dripping down the clone's inner leg. As the blood reache the ankle, it changed again. Gabe.

Now I know what this is.

I step infront of Percy, shielding him from the thing.

It begins to change again.

Soon, stood before us, was an all too familiar figure.

"Who's that?" Percy asks me, looking over my shoulder.

"The man  who ruined my childhood."

I could feel a mixture of fear and anger boil within me.

This man. HIM. The man who told me being gay was a sin but then came out through me. The man who ruined everything. The man who ruined all of my favorite things for me.

"Nico...the shadows."

I look around. Shadows were forming around us as if sensing my anger. No. Rage.

"Percy. I suggest that you go inside."

Percy didn't need to be asked twice. He turned around and walked away, the shadows parting to allow him through, closing together once he had walked through.

"Oh Uncle dearest...Let's dance, shall we?"

I draw the shadows around us closer, engulfing the creature with them.

As the shadow began to swirl, an ear piercing scream rang from within the typhoon. Soon, a stomach churning laugh rose in the air.

"Oh nephew...I miss the time we'd spend together. But you know you can't kill what's already dead."

I know I can't but I'll FUCKING TRY.

I force the shadows to tighten upon the trapped figure.

"Ugh, you're not as fun as you used to be. Fine...I'll go back. But I will return. Just when you least expect it."

And with that, all noise vanished. I pulled the shadows away to see a pile of organs and blood where the figure once stood.

I take a deep breath and ask the ground to open up, allowing the pile to fall in.

I release the shadows and take a step back before walking back in.

I go and sit back down with Percy.

"So, ready to pay?"