Anubico Oneshots based on prompts

"What were you doing here anyway?"

Prompt: I want them to meet. No AU. Fluffy maybe? TY!

What was that...?

Anubis' ears perked up, the slight shift in energy making him wary. He raised his head and peered into the dark.

He was curled up in his jackal form in one of the graveyards he liked best, a quiet one in Venice. He'd been lying there for a while, having been allowed a bit of free time.

He'd barely noticed the shift, but it had been sudden and that was what alerted him, almost as if someone had just appeared in the graveyard.

His yellow eyes still stared intently into the darkness. He could see the tombstones, but nothing else that could've caused the shift in energy.

Something made him squint. Not a movement- just, something. He could feel it.

Anubis got up, his paws softly meeting the ground as he inched forward. He could now spot someone in the dark. It was a boy, with leather jacket and messy, dark hair.

Baring his teeth, the jackal growled in warning. Something was off about this boy, something that felt familiar and should not belong to him.

The person stopped and tensed. He gazed at Anubis and moved his hand slowly towards a black sword hanging in his belt.

"What would a jackal like you be doing in a graveyard?" the boy spoke.

The god narrowed his eyes and shifted into human form, "I could ask you the same thing."

The strange teen said nothing, just drew his sword and broadened his stance.

Anubis inspected the sword. Stygian Iron, impressive.

"Asword like that won't work on me."

The boy narrowed his eyes as he spoke, "Why don't you come closer, and we'll find out."

Anubis sighed. He walked over and lightly held the sword, ignoring how the boy's stance became rigid. A gasp then fell from the stranger's lips as the sword apparently grew heavy in his hand and he had to lower it.

"What did you do to my sword?" he asked.

Anubis shrugged, "Not much, just used some Death Magic to make it heavier."

"You should've started to lose your life-force to the blade..."

"Ah, the abilities of Stygian Iron doesn't work on me, seeing as I'm a god," Anubis mused as he sat down on a nearby bench, gesturing for the boy to sit down beside him.

The dark clothed teen glanced at the bench, then back at Anubis' face. He narrowed his eyes once more and his fingers noticeably twitched onthe sword in his hand.

The god waited patiently, he wasn't about to force the boy to sit with him.

The boy finally shrugged and sheathed his sword before taking a seat next to the god.

Anubis silently gazed at his bench-neighbour and waited for him to speak.

The boy looked at him, "So... You're a god?"

Anubis nodded.

"Then, which god are you? You're not Greek, I would've recognized you if you were."

"I'm Anubis, the Egyptian god of Funerals and Embalming," Anubis replied. "May I ask what your name might be?"

The boy seemed surprised at his answer, "Oh... Uh... I'm Nico. Nico di Angelo. I'm a demigod."

Nico's hand twitched upwards, seemingly unsure if he should shake Anubis' hand or not. The god smiled and raised his hand, the boy taking it in his.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Nico di Angelo. Might I inquire to which godly parentage you have?"

Nico let his hand go and rested it in his lap, "My dad's Hades. Not much of a father-figure, but y'know, he's the only parent I have left."

"I'm sorry to hear that. I know Hades might not be the best father, but he wants to be there for you, I'm sure," Anubis paused. "My father, Set, is the god of Evil and Chaos. He's not really that much of a father-figure either."

Nico chuckled, "Ouch, that probably sucks."

The god shrugged, "It's not that bad. I grew up with my aunt, so I've never really had any sort of connection with him."

"I see."

Anubis glanced around, then looked at the demigod, "What were you doing here anyway? I've never known demigods to just roam around in graveyards."

A hint of sadness crossed Nico's features and he looked at the ground, his hands slightly clenched. "I... My sister and mother are both dead... And, uh- I've kinda been looking for a place to commemorate their death. So, I've searched grave sites to find a suitable spot for their graves," he said.

Anubis placed his hand on the teen's shoulder, "I'm sorry. Death can be very hard."

"Yeah," Nico croaked out. He wiped his eyes and looked at the god. "Thanks."

Anubis felt his heart flutter at the sadness in the boy's eyes, he had seen it so many times, and seeing it in such a young person was always hard. "No need to thank me for a bit of human decency."

Nico smiled, "Yeah, human decency is something many children of Hades don't really experience, so even a tiny bit makes a difference."

Anubis frowned. This demigod clearly had seen many horrible things in hislife, the haunted look in his eyes told him as much.

He'd decided. He would make this boy happier.

"Hey, wanna see who can raise the most skeletons in a minute?" the god said in a joking manner, bumping the demigod with his elbow.

Nico raised an eyebrow, "How'd you even know I could raise the dead?"

Anubis shrugged, "I just assumed. You're walking around with that skull ring on your finger, so I guessed you could do at least that."

"Are you saying that raising skeletons is common knowledge or something?"

"A child of Hades that can't raise the dead is kinda boring," the god teased.

Nico stood up and rolled his shoulder, "Oh, you're on."

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I'm back.. Sorry for the delay, my writer's block was horrible.

[Last edited: 11.08.2017]