Everyone Has a Past, Whats Yours?

Nico

Authors Note:
This is the last backstory I'm writing.
I can't believe how many I've written. Still makes me shocked. o-0
This takes place when Percy headed back up from the Underworld after his dip in the River Styx in the Last Olympian book 5 of the PJO series. Nico stayed in the underworld.
He already had convinced his father to join the fight above to defend their family know matter how much schist they had put him through, they're still his family know matter what.
This is still about Nico's backstory,
he just can't remember his life before the Lotus Hotel. There's the time frame my lovelies. Enjoy the last backstory. ~Katie :) 

"Why can't you just tell me? Why!
Do you know how hard it is for a kid to grow up always questioning his past? No you don't! I don't remember half
of my lifetime! Half of my life!
Please, just tell me. I want to know." Nico's voice full of hurt. He fell to his knees onto the black carpet of his fathers throne room, tears running down his pale cheeks as his head hung low and his jet black hair the same as his fathers hung in his face.
"Have you ever once considered that it's not you who I'm worried about being able to handle the truth but me, the all powerful death god not being able to? I've tried for so long not to remember that horrible day.  You can't just forget your true love. I try, but with your constant asking it doesn't help matters." Hades felt his salty tears start running down his face.

"Then just tell me." Nico shot his head up. "If you tell me what I want to know then you can go and forget my mother like she never existed like you have wanted to for oh so long." Nico spat bitterly, he couldn't even look at his father, that's how much he disgusted him.
Hades sneered. "Don't disrespect me boy. Maria di Angelo is the one woman I have ever loved that much and that deeply-"
"Your demigod children would say otherwise." Nico muttered under his breath.
Hades growled and shadow traveled off his throne right in front of his son,
he was mad, the lord of the dead was furious, but the anger washed out of him when he looked Nico in his pained dark obisdion black eyes. His hands went to Nico's shoulders.
"I loved her very much.
You need to understand that.
I love you and I loved Bianca just the same. I even love Hazel as one of my own." He whispered gently.
Nico glared at his father.
"If you really loved us my Mother would still be here."
Tears started running down the child of Hades face and his anger was gone replaced by heartbroken sobs.
Hades held his child close, whispering encouraging and comforting words until Nico had all cried out.
Nico looked up at his father and saw the crestfallen look on the lord of the underworlds face.
"I loved her. I really really did . . ." Hades let out a long sad sigh.
"Come on my son. Lets go talk someplace else."

They stopped at the River Styx. Hades sat down and Nico did seconds after. He looked over at his father. Hades was looking forlornly out onto the waves of the dark river of broken dreams.
"We were in a hotel. I wasn't sure what you kids were doing. Last I checked you were playing tag but you guys had grown quiet. I didn't pay attention because I was too wrapped up in our conversation." Hades chewed his bottom lip pausing for a moment to take deep breaths, his eyes full of sadness and he continued.
"I warned her about how the war had started between some of my children against the kids of my brothers, Zeus and Poseidon . . . I told her I was forced into a pact by them to not stir anymore heroes because they were just too dangerous."
Nico nodded, he had heard this story before, the big three pact, he just never heard the part about his mother.
"Well, I warned Maria that Zeus knew about her, how I had fallen in love with her. I needed to get her and you guys out of there before it was too late.
But your mother was strong willed,
she insisted she'd be fine on her own, without my protection. I wanted to protest but she insisted everything would be fine and we could talk about this when she got back, she had forgotten something in the hotel room . . . I let her out of my sight for one second and the next thing I knew was I felt a tug in my gut saying someone was about to die in the hotel lobby. I wasn't about to let that be you or your sister. I ran to your sides and wrapped my rob of the spirits of the damed around you children in protection. I heard something,
it sounded like crackle of electricity,
a woman scream, thunder rumble shaking the room and then it was silent. I jumped up and ran over to where I had heard the scream. Laying there on the hotel stairs was  the one and only love of my life, Maria di Angelo. I heard a little yelp behind me and I spun around to see my children, you and your sister. Bianca already had her face in her hands sobbing brokenheartedly, she held you close to her side, trying to shield you from the sight but you looked anyway. Your eyes glazed over filling with water and you were about to burst into tears

.  . .

I was angry, Zeus had brought this grief upon our family. . . I didn't stop to consider how my children would feel.
I just summoned one of my harpies, Alto, and grumbled angerly to her to bring my kids to safety, bring them to the Lotus Hotel until I said to bring them out. . . That is how come you can't remember anything from your past my boy . . . Because it was all too painful your brain shut it out because it couldn't handle it . . . The human brains are remarkable little things, really. Workmanship worthy of Hephastas." Hades said wistfully.
Nico laughed a little, bitterly.
Hades gave his son a small weak smile, wrapping his arm around his boys shoulder. Nico was looking out on the waters of the River Styx, sniffing and trying to hold back tears. Hades couldn't blame him, he wouldn't want to cry in front of his old man either.
But he really wouldn't care,
he wouldn't look at his son any differently. If anything he'd think his son was stronger to let it out instead of locking it away inside . . .
But this was his son, his life.
If Nico chose to let all the grief out now, Hades would stay by his side.
"You're not alone.
I'll listen
till your tears give out.
You're safe and sound.
I swear that I
won't let you down.
What's hurting you I-
I feel it to.
I mean it
when I say when you cry
I cry with you." Hades whispered soft and gentlely, looking down at the dark sands surrounding the river.
Nico looked over at his father and Hades met his sons eyes.
It was obvious Nico was trying hard not to laugh and he did a really bad job at hiding that happy smile he used to wear all the time when he first arrived at camp.
"Are you quoting a country song? Hunter Hayes?"
Heat rose to Hades cheeks. "No!"
Nico bursted out laughing as Hades crossed his arms across his chest looking away, glaring at nothing and everything, pouting like an angry three year old. Only causing the child of death to laugh more in amusement.

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Authors Notes:
NO FADOOPIN' WAY!!! *can't stop laughing happily* I actually wrote someones backstory that ended HAPPILY! YAYYYYYY! I am so happy and I don't know why. Hehe. :)
The song Hades was quoting at the end was "Cry with You by Hunter Hayes." I didn't plan on that ending whatsoever, then again I didn't plan on any of the others backstory endings besides them ending up at Camp. But yeah, I'm so happy. :3
OH! The song "the Fighter" by
Gym Class Heroes reminds me of Nico. SOOOO MUCH. No joke. . . Warning, it does cuss. But it's a really good song and in my opinion it suits Nico really well. :)
So that's all me lovelies. That's the last one, can you believe it? :D Hope you enjoyed this story along with the other backstories as I did making them. More stories where that came from. :3
All my love ~Katie :)

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