Cosmic Love [A Nico Di Angelo Love Story]

New Demigod?

Pietra's P.O.V

Suddenly a scream interrupted our-our-our, gods I can't believe I'm saying this, our kiss. I don't even know why the 'kiss' happened, well thankfully it didn't happen. What the Hades was I thinking when I leaned in?

For some reason I feel a bit disappointed though, almost as if I wanted it to happen, I didn't, right? No, I am not falling for di Angelo.

Anyway, a blood-curdling scream erupted in the glowing forest, and suddenly, all of the plants in the forest flashed out, leaving Nico and I in complete darkness. I grabbed Nico's upper-arm and tried not to think about the toned muscles I felt under my grip as I made an attempt to make out the person who screamed in the darkness.

Suddenly, Nico whispered to me, his hot breath touching the back of my neck,

"Do you know how to use your Hephaestus powers to make fire?"

I face palmed myself, before placing my hand out in front of me and conjured up flames. I gave a nervous smile and shot a glance at him,

"Why didn't I think of that?"

If he was feeling awkward about the fact that we almost kissed, he wasn't showing it, but come on, he had to have felt the least bit awkward about it, I don't want to be the only one.

I jumped when I heard the same scream again, and Nico swiftly wrapped his arm around my waist as a reflex. The sound was coming from in front of us, and I could hear inconsistent footsteps coming closer.

The owner fell through the bushes, flattening a few angry nymphs, and he conveniently collapsed in front of us, falling unconscious.

Great.

Suddenly, a growl that was too loud and inhumane to not be an animal, roared through the forest, along with the snapping of twigs and branches, and something that sounded loud enough to be a tree snapping in half.

Again, great.

I shot Nico a glance that pretty much said, Oh Crap, and slid a dagger out from a thigh strap under my dress while holding the fire ball with the other hand. Nico arched an eyebrow at me while moving his arm off my waist [I hope he didn't see me frown] and then sliding off his skull ring so it could transform into his Stygion Iron sword.
I raised an eyebrow at him.
"What? Demigod rule number 1, never go anywhere without a weapon."

He shrugged his shoulders at me to which I replied with an eye roll.

Tearing my eyes away from Nico, I readied my dagger and looked to where I had heard the growl, which was right in front of us. I could hear the monster getting closer and closer when suddenly a thought struck me.

"Nico?"

"Really, now?" He arched an eyebrow at me and smirked to which I replied with an eye roll.
"Well, I just thought that maybe we should just shadow travel back to camp with the boy because I don't think he can keep up much longer."

Nico took a glance down at the boy and looked at me in alarm as he noticed the little guy's fragile state.

"Now why didn't I think of that?" He mocked my previous statement as I rolled my eyes.
Regaining seriousness, he nodded and quickly swung the younger boy over one shoulder, and wrapped a strong arm around my waist. I extinguished the fire ball that was in my palm and clung tightly to Nico as the forest disappeared in front of me and we faded into the shadows.

Nico's P.O.V

While I willed the shadows to wrap around us, all I could think of was how much the gods hated me. I was this close, this close to getting my first kiss with Pietra.