Even The Best Fall Down Sometimes---Nico Di Angelo/Solangelo One Shots

Misery Loves My Company

Hey guys! First off, thank you for so many reads! I never thought I would get this many and you guys really inspire me to keep this story going.
So, this is kind of a short update.
**THIS IS NOT PART THREE TO MY AU, BUT PLEASE READ ANYWAY :) I WILL WRITE AN AU PART THREE GLADLY, BUT I NEED SOME IDEAS. PLEASE COMMENT!!**
Anyway, thank you guys so much for all the support and I hope you like this update :)

**Criticism of any kind would be greatly appreciated too. Am I an okay writer??

*Credits to the artist of the chapter cover art

Nico
It was dark, pitch black, the kind of darkness that made you think you were underground. And it smelled. It smelled like rust and sulfur, and there was a harsh metallic-ness to the air. Ghosts of noises rose up behind me, moans, and howls and harsh dreams cutting the air. I could suddenly see movement, and a huge figure rose up behind me.
I sat up suddenly, disoriented and breathing heavily. I whipped around wildly, trying to regain clarity of where I was. It was so dark, and I couldn't breathe. I forced myself to slow my breathing down, patting the bed under me-soft sheets, a fluffy pillow, a fuzzy blanket. I had gone through this enough times that I knew I had to relax. My whole body was shaking, and my breaths were coming in gasps. The first few times this had happened I had completely panicked, and then to make it worse, thrown up afterwards. Now I knew better. My heart was trying to beat out of my chest, trying to get away from the fear, away from the pit of the depths of hell. Since Tartarus, I hadn't gotten a full nights sleep. Four or five hours at the very best.
"Nico?" Will was suddenly sitting on my bed. Oh, yeah. He had come over to hang out and then stayed until after curfew, so not wanting to risk the harpies, he stayed in one of the empty beds in my cabin.
"I'm fine," My voice cracked a little bit.
"What happened?" Will's voice was heavy with sleepiness and concern. "Just a nightmare. I'm used to them. And I'm fine,"  A lie. I was still shaking uncontrollably and on the verge of tears, but I wasn't about to tell Will that.
"You can go back to sleep," I insisted.
"Are you sure?" Will ran his hands tiredly through his hair that glittered silver in the moonlight. I nodded forcefully in response to his question. Will mumbled a sleepy goodnight and trudged back to his back. All at once, the monsters surrounded me and the threat of being alone smiled wickedly at me. I began to sob quietly. I couldn't help it, and I could only hope that Will wasn't able to hear it.

Will
As soon as I climbed back into bed I became aware of soft, muffled sobbing. Nico was not okay. I knew that the first time, but I could tell he really didn't want anyone around him right then. I pulled myself out of bed and stumbled over to his, sitting next to him and slowly wrapping him in my arms. Nico jumped, startled, and tried to turn away. I held him tight until he relaxed and began to cry quietly into my chest. I whispered to him and twirled his obsidian curls between my fingers.
"I'm okay now," Nico muttered, trying to sound impatient through his sobs.
"No, Neeks, you're not," I said. "I know you're not sleeping, not since the quest," I felt Nico shrug in my arms.
"Were you having a nightmare about Tartarus?" I asked gently, brushing Nico's hair off his forehead. I could feel tears start to soak my shirt again. I hugged Nico tighter to me and felt him nod slightly into my chest, sobbing.
"Okay, Nico. It's okay. You're not there anymore. You're not alone anymore," I murmured, trying to console him. I knew he was having nightmares, but I didn't know that they were this bad or this frequent. Nico played them off to be no big deal.
"Hey, Neeks, why don't we lie down now, okay? It'll help you feel better," I whispered into his raven-black curls. Nico nodded slightly, sniffling. Still keeping my arms wrapped tightly around Nico's small frame, I slowly eased the both of us into a lying down position, both in our sides. Nico was facing me, and he snuggled into my chest. I kept my arms wrapped around him and rubbed his back as I drew his blanket over us. After a while, Nico looked up slightly, his eyes wet. His shining eyes focused on something in the room, beyond me and he flinched and whimpered, ducking back into my chest.
"What, Nico? Neeks, it's okay," What did he see? Nico just shook his head. He was shaking a little bit in my arms. Not letting Nico go, I turned my head to look behind me. The shine of a light turned on in the back corner of the room, almost out of view, played a picture of weird shapes on the wall. I had left my lamp on, and the shadows must have scared Nico because he was thinking about Tartarus.
"Hey, Neeks, it's okay, it's just my lamp. I'm sorry. Do you want me to go turn it off?" I asked gently. Nico shook his head quickly and clutched at me. I pulled him even closer to me and cuddled him until he drifted off into a sound sleep. Eventually I must have drifted off too, the last thing I remember seeing being Nico's dark curls and behind them, shadows lurking and dancing on the far wall of the cabin.

Was another nightmare one-shot too repetitive? I know I had one in the beginning, but this one's plot is a bit different...what do you guys think? PLEASE COMMENT :)

Also, should I go along with naming all my chapter titles after song titles, or is it lame? PLEASE COMMENT :)