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

26) Cat

*Let's also ignore the fact that I have not yet gone back to edit the chapters from yesterday or this one, just enjoy please and if you see something wrong please let me know. Hopefully tomorrows will(hehe Will) be better*

Percy's Pov(I know guys, I'm so awesome)

Percy had been having a good day, actually a good week. There'd been minimal monster attacks at the college and when there were he'd only had to take care of a few.

He'd been able to bring Annabeth to spend some long overdue time with his mom, Paul, and little Estelle.

His life was going pretty well.

So when an Iris message suddenly appeared in front of him while he was studying, showing Will's crying face, he knew something terrible had happened.

"What's wrong Will?"

"I-It's m-my fault," The boy stuttered out, Percy still had no idea what was happening, so he called Annabeth over.

"What's your fault Will? Where's Nico?" She spoke in a commanding voice, one of the many reasons Percy loved her, she knew what needed to be done.

"I- t-there was a prophecy. It was for me, it said something about two souls and the past so I knew I had to tell Nico. But when I got to the Manor he'd been kidnapped again. He's been gone all night. I got there too late. If I'd just stayed with him he might have been safe right now. I need help."

Percy nodded, he had mixed feelings about this son of Apollo mainly because of the fact that he was dating Nico, who'd become like a brother to him, but he needed help right now, and Nico was in danger.

He grabbed his backpack that he always kept packed for emergencies, Annabeth had suggested it just in case they had to suddenly run and jump on a flying warship again.

He ran out to the campus courtyard and whistled, after a moment Mrs. O'Leary jumped out of the shadows.

He jumped on her back and pulled Annabeth up behind him.

Will's Pov

He didn't know why he was freaking out so much. Last time Nico had gotten kidnapped he'd been able to stay calm until they could find him, but for some reason it felt like his world was crashing down on him.

Maybe it was the prophecy messing with his head, maybe it was the fact that last time he'd seen Nico he'd been so weak, maybe it was the fact that he was slowly falling in love with the boy, but he couldn't go more than a few minutes without breaking down again.

So he'd called Percy. He couldn't save Nico, not by himself, but Percy had saved the world. Will knew why Nico had had a crush on him, he was basically perfect except for the fact that he's straight, and dating Annabeth. Meanwhile there was Will, a crying mess that couldn't even keep it together when his boyfriend was in trouble.

Nico deserved better.

Will was laying in the boys bed, just breathing in his scent. He'd only been gone for two days and yet felt like forever. He missed Nico so much.

He somehow fell asleep there, curled up in Nico's blankets. And he immediately fell into a dream. Or, was it a dream?

A female voice spoke to him.

You're right. He does deserve better. They all do. You shouldn't even be around them. Everything you do is surrounded by so much death, all the lives you couldn't save, that's the only reason you're dating a son of the underworld, because that's where you send people.

You should just give in to it all. Nobody can die at your hand if your hand isn't there. Come to me, little demi-god. I can take away all of that death and suffering. If you'll just let me.

And the bad thing was, Will was tempted. He wanted all the death to end. He wanted to be able to be happy with Nico and live their lives together.

Nico.

He wouldn't be happy in a world without death. Will remembered when he'd wished for something very similar around him, and what he'd said.

You want life with no end? The suffering never stops. People are never able to reunite with their loved ones. People are stuck, struggling and yearning for escape, forever.

He backed away from the voice, he couldn't do it.

Then he jolted awake. For a moment he was just panting, trying to control his breathing.

Who was that lady?

Then he felt a pressure on his chest. He looked down to see Nico's cat, Bia, standing on his chest, staring at him.

It meowed at him then jumped off, walking to the door. Every few steps it looked back as if to check if Will was followed. When he didn't she ran back and jumped on his chest again, then led him back to the door.

Why not?

Will had delivered a baby, which was much scarier than following a cat. He got up and followed it out of the room, down the stairs, and into the courtyard.

Percy wasn't there yet. He was probably looking for Nico with Mrs. O'Leary.

The cat walked into the middle of the grass, then looked around as if checking for people. Once it was satisfied it's form flickered. It shifted slightly so its fur was more translucent. It also grew, like, a lot.

Will backed up as the small kitten that had been sitting on his chest just moments ago grew and grew into a creature larger that Mrs. O'Leary. It had grown two extra heads so it looked like a feline Cerberus, though it was still half the giant dog's size.

"Since when could you do that?" He stared at the large creature in front of him, confused and a bit scared.

The cat approached him, he stumbled and almost tripped trying to get away from it. Okay, he was wrong, cats were a much worse idea than babies.

But the feline did something he wasn't expecting. It crouched down next to him, as if offering to let him get on.

At first he hesitated. This might be Nico's cat but she could still probably eat him in two bites.

But then he thought about his boyfriend. Kidnapped and possibly being tortured by monsters. That thought was scarier than any Cerberus cats.

So he approached the cat cautiously, when she didn't bite Will's head off he scrambled to climb onto her back, sitting in the crook between two of her heads.

"Let's go get Nico." He whispered to the cat, holding onto its fur for dear life.

They charged into the shadows of the Manor, heading for possible death, and hopefully Nico.