Worth the Fight- A Solangelo Royalty AU

XI-Let's All Kill Octavian (yay!)

NPOV:
"You made Will leave his family. You woke him up and kept him up. He hates you now. You ran away from him. You are weak. Will would never want to associate with worthless scum like you."

"Nico? Nico it's okay."

"He probably wishes that you never even helped him that day."

"Nico, wake up. Everything is alright."

"He wants you gone."

"Nico, please...I love you."

I forced my eyes open and immediately I was surrounded by more darkness. I forgot what he'd said and started squirming around frantically.

"Will! Will, it's dark!" I shouted.

A smooth hand rubbed over my forehead.

"Nico, shh, it's alright. I'm right here. It's going to be okay, Nico. I'll protect you."

I quieted down a bit, soothed by his kind gestures.

"Will..." I whimpered pitifully.

He brought me closer to his chest,

"Yeah, Sunshine?"

"I lo-"

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps surrounded us. I scooted even closer to Will, who tensed at the sound.

Just like the day you stole.

No. This is different. Will is here with me.

Will it make a difference?

He promised to protect me.

He let you be taken to dungeons.

He saved me from the dungeons.

He brought you into these dark woods.

He didn't have another choice. We could've both been killed.

The nagging voice in my head quieted, likely since it didn't have a good enough come back. The footsteps inched closer. Will held me tighter.

"Will, close your eyes." I whispered harshly.

"What?"

"Close them!"

We both shut our eyes tight and I could tell someone turned on a flashlight. Someone grabbed us, but it wasn't a strong hold. Will kicked and punched blindly, careful not to hit me by mistake.

"Nico run!" Will shouted.

I heard a knife being unsheathed and Will gasped, hearing it too. Without thinking I leapt onto Will's  chest, completely covering any fatal spots. He tried to push me off, but I held my ground, even though I wasn't as strong as he was, he was tired, giving us an equal playing field.

"Nico, stop! Get off! Run! Save yourself!"

I refused.

"Will, I'm really sorry about this."

He struggled more.

"No! Nico don't say that! You're going to be fine! It's going to be alright!"

But then we heard the sound of a knife cutting through the air. Pain shot through my lower stomach. Red spots danced in the limited vision I had and I gasped for air.

"No! Nico!"

Will started sobbing and shaking with rage. The guards hesitated a moment before yanking me out of Will's grasp. But, the guard that held me wasn't like the ones before, he carefully lifted me into the carriage before climbing in himself, he held me in his arms.

"Nico, I'm really sorry about this. Octavian stabbed you against the Queens orders. You don't know me, but my name's Jason Grace, I work for the Queen, alright? We're going to bring you to a kingdom healer."

What about Will? I thought fuzzily.

I heard Will shouting my name before I completely passed out.
(A/N so I'm going to stop apologizing every chapter for how short they are. Yes, they are short, but in the story I need them to be show so I can use different points of views.)

Word count: 555