Red.
All Nico could see was red. The crimson droplets of blood were spattered on the wall like paint on a blank canvas. It was like a scene from a movie you could never picture yourself in.
Will's body lay in the infirmary. His body settled on a cot, the blood seeping into the sheets and staining them scarlet. His chest was still. No movement. No sign that he was breathing. It was all too real.
The room was spinning. The Apollo children were swirling around, grief stricken faces and tearful eyes. Nico stood in the middle of it all. His world was collapsing. Everything was falling over. Why does everyone leave him. Why do the gods hate him?
Nico didn't realize he was falling until he hit the ground. Tears bubbled in his eyes and spilled down his face in rivers. He felt like his heart had been torn out. He was sobbing and crying. The last time he cried like this was when he was a little kid.
And after all those years of being alone. Hurt. Feeling like nothing and being torn apart inside so many times, it felt so good to let everything out.
Nico was sobbing. He couldn't move. He didn't have the strength. Piper sat down next to him and was trying to comfort him, but she was crying too.
Nico's eyes never left Will's face. His eyes never opened. Nico hoped this was just a bad dream. It had to be. Will wouldn't die. No any moment now he'd wake up and Nico would yell at him for pulling such a cruel prank.
The Apollo kids looked at him with pity. Some of them looked like they wanted to comfort him, but were too afraid.
Nico saw bones coming out of the earth, saw cracks splitting and skeletons crawled out, agitated, crumbling into dust, and being summoned again.
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Will looked up at Hades. "One last request?"
"I guess," Hades tried to hide his disappointment. Seriously, Will dying was not the plan.
"Tell Nico I'm sorry...and that I love him."
---bonus---
Brick: I shall get my revenge
Brick: that gurl Piper stealing mah man?! Nuh uh bish!
Brick: I still love you Jason take me backkkkkkk
Piper: so that's your ex?!
Jason: I have a unique history--
Percy: Bruh no offense but why did you date a brick
Jason: the 'relationship' was pretty much the brick throwing herself at me
Piper: oh
Jason: I mean that quite literally
Percy: *in the background with a tutu* ITS RAINING TACOS
Sally: *facepalm* what did I do wrong
Annabeth: immature.
Percy: Bruh
Jason: Bruh
Percy: bro you look good
Jason: no bro you totally look awesome
Percy: bro
Jason: bro
Piper: does he have a thing for blondes?
Annabeth: shut up
Piper: I also have a thing for blondes *wink wink*
Annabeth: *stunned silence*
Percy: ITS RAINING MEATBALLS *in tutu carrying radio*
Jason: WHOOOOOOO
Nico: I hate you Will go away
Me: no you love him
Nico: no I don't *stubborn toddler look*
Will: 😢
Later :3
Nico and Will: *kissing*
Me: ...
Me: ...
Me: *smug smile*
Percy: IF OUR LOVES INSANITY WHY ARE YOU MY CLARITY--
Annabeth: SHUT UP PERCY
Percy: *turns music up* YOLO
