The Son of Death in Gotham(A Nico Di Angelo Fan Fic)

25) Gone

*Okay, so we don't talk about how I wrote a fifth of this story in one day, or how crappy these chapters probably are(I'm going back to edit them tomorrow I promise) We just talk about how angsty Nico is and how gay Will is for Nico. Okay? Have a great night/day and enjoy the chapter :)*

Will's Pov

Will missed Nico, like a lot.

He felt guilty about the way he'd left, but he knew it was for the best. He couldn't stand seeing Nico in pain, and that's all that happened when they were together.

So he'd gone back to camp, planning on staying until the entire Hades curse business settled down. It pained him every day to not wake up next to Nico, not know if he was eating properly, not be able to comfort him when he was in pain.

He was sitting at the campfire, watching the other Apollo kids sing, when suddenly dust flew into the air. Everyone looked up in shock to see Rachel flying in on Blackjack. Last Will had heard she was on vacation with her family in the Caribbean, so he was surprised. This couldn't be good.

She stumbled off the pegasus looking exhausted and ran over to Will.

"You need to hear this." She panted out, before she suddenly went limp. Two campers grabbed her and kept her up right as green smoke spewed for her mouth and her eyes turned green.

In shadows deep, where moonlight wanes,

A hero's mind bears silent chains.

The past will rise, old wounds exposed,

As suffering weaves the ties they've chose.

The queen of shadows seeks to claim the night,

A new home threatened by her dark might.

Monsters assemble, a battle will roar,

As heroes unite on a distant shore.

From distant kin, allies will draw near,

Brave souls united, with hearts sincere.

The chosen two, bound by fate's cruel thread,

In the heart of the storm, where their journey is led.

The smoke faded and her eyes turned back to normal. She took a deep breath and looked around.

"So," She looked at their grim expressions, "What's the prophecy?"

Nico's Pov

He hadn't been able to sleep much since Will had left. He felt like a piece of his soul had been taken away from him. So instead he started studying.

He'd joined school halfway through the year then taken a two week break immediately after his first day. He really needed to catch up.

Once Bruce realized he couldn't get Nico to rest he gave in and enrolled him in online school, officially taking him out of Gotham High, so that he could better do the work on his own timeline. And so far he was doing pretty well.

He had taken a placement exam at the beginning and had somehow been placed in college level math, 12th grade level history, college level reading (though he did read it all in italian), then 5th grade level writing skills (though he blamed that on his dyslexia), and 10th grade level foreign languages skills.

When the Waynes saw this they were in shock, though a bit confused about the writing they still congratulated Nico. He didn't see what the big deal about it was, but he let them have their moment.

Bruce decided they should go out to eat in celebration, he'd most likely been planning on some fancy restaurant, but Nico had other plans.

They probably looked hilarious pulling up into the McDonalds drive through in a limousine, Bruce Wayne driving(it was Alfred's day off), the drive through window worker looked like she was about to have a heart attack. But Nico wanted and got his happy meal.

They had a nice laugh about the worker's expression on their way home, though Nico did notice some people taking pictures.

"What are they taking pictures for?" He finally asked, all the photography was starting to annoy him.

Dick gave him a confused look, "Probably for their social media, or if they have big fancy camera's for the news. That's probably going to be today's headline. 'Wayne's choose McDonalds over fancy restaurants. Bankrupt?'"

The boys started laughing about that, but Nico was still confused, "Why would they care about what some billionaire eats for lunch, no offense Bruce."

Bruce just smiled, "People these days care a lot about what others are doing."

Nico sat back in his seat, still confused, when he was young the only thing they had on the newspapers was news about the war. Didn't people have better things to do that keep tabs on billionaires?

He was quiet for the rest of the ride home, just trying to enjoy his happy meal. But sure enough when the boys put on the TV when they got home they didn't get news about the latest supervillain incident(which Nico had somehow been able to avoid them since his first few interactions) or any politics in Gotham, it was talking about how a family of 6 chose to go to McDonalds and order happy meals.

People were weird.

*** *** ***

Yeah, Nico's luck didn't last long. He was doing his best to sleep Thursday night when he suddenly heard glass breaking.

He jolted up, listening to see if anything else happened or if he was just hearing things, when suddenly his window shattered.

He heard shouting coming from outside his room, then a cloth covered his mouth.

He could have held his breath, fought off unconsciousness, but he remembered Bruce telling him that if someone did try to kidnap him he had to let them, it would be suspicious if a fourteen year old boy could withstand drugs and fight off an attacker blind while doing so.

So he let himself be taken, but he didn't fully let the drugs take hold. He let them dull his senses, reducing the pain in his side, but he fought to keep a sliver of consciousness, just enough to tell where they were.

He felt a rough bag cover his face and he was dragged out the broken window, glass falling on his back and scratching his feet. He felt himself being tossed into a car next to someone else, he risked doing a quick soul search of his immediate surroundings to find that Tim was unconscious next to him.

The car started moving and they raced through the streets, then suddenly slowed down and started driving at a normal pace. After a few minutes Nico heard a garage opening and the car pulling into a building.

The door next to him was opened and he was dragged out of the car. They weren't being gentle and his head knocked against the roof of the car. He was barely able to hold onto the sliver on consciousness that was keeping him alert now.

He felt himself being roughly tossed into a chair and his hands tied behind his back. He heard the same thing happening to his brother beside him.

Then, suddenly, a deep and gravelly voice spoke.

"I told you imbeciles they were supposed to be unconscious until I got to them." They snapped, then a force collided with Nico's forehead and he was knocked fully unconscious.

Will's Pov

He'd gotten back to the Manor as fast as he could after he heard the prophecy, but he was too late.

Will looked around Nico's bedroom in shock and terror. A "queen of shadows" was coming for Will and his friends.

And Nico was gone.