Broken but mended (a Leico fan fiction)

Dead

Nico's POV

I started panicking as I lost all feeling of my body. I wasn't breathing anymore, wasn't really thinking, and wasn't moving. All I saw was black and the first thing that ran through my mind was, Tartarus. If I was somehow falling back into the pits of hell, I knew for sure that I was not coming back.

Then I saw my dad standing about 30 feet away from me, arms crossed and an angry look on his face. I hesitenly walked over to Hades, scared he was going to yell at me. He didn't yell though. In fact when I was finally standing right in front of him his expression softened. I saw sadness in his eyes, not anger.

"Oh Nico my son, what have you done?" He asked.

"I-I don't know. What exactly have I done father?"

"Nico you're dead." I froze. "You killed yourself. Your selfishness killed you."

"I'm not selfish!" I yelled.

"Then why did you say no to Leo Valdez? For a selfish reason that's why. Nico you haven't lived a full life yet, your not even 15! I will not let you die, not so soon." My dad reached his hand out and rested it on my shoulder. I could feel energy running through my body that hadn't been there a few moments ago. My dad was giving my life back.

"I don't want to live anymore father. Please just let me stay down here." My father shook his head.

I opened my eyes a little, I wasn't in the underworld anymore I was in the infirmary. Hazel, Frank, Annabeth, Piper, Jason, and Percy all stood around my bed with tears in their eyes.

"W-Where's Leo?" I croaked.

"Oh my gods Nico you were dead!" Hazel cried, enveloping me in a small hug.

"Yeah I know, dad told me. Where's Leo?"

"Oh w-we haven't seen him." Hazel mumbled.

"I think he's locked himself in Bunker 9." Jason said.

"He thinks your dead. He's been blaming himself for the last two days."

"Two days?" I asked.

"Y-Yeah you've been out for the past two days."

"Hazel why didn't you stop me?"

"Beacause I-I thought you had stopped, but then you started cutting right in front of me and I knew you were hurt and it hurt me." Hazel hugged me again.

"I want to see Leo."

"Nico your not well enough to go anywhere yet." Hazel whispered. I shook my head. I made her let go of me and used as much strength I could to shadow travel to Bunker 9.

Leo's POV

He's dead and it's all my fault.

I shouldn't have asked him, and I certainly shouldn't have ran off like I did, that was very childish. After Hazel had come up and told me about Nico I locked myself in bunker 9. I just couldn't deal with being around anyone. The only person I want to be around is Nico, but he is dead. Dead because of me. I almost cut, but Nico had promised me he wouldn't do it, and I wanted to set a good example for him, even though he's dead.

I found myself staying up late at night building things to keep my mind off of Nico, but that was almost impossible because everything I would build had something to do with him. I realized this morning how much I miss him. How much I miss his sad but beautiful eyes. How much I missed his hair that reminded me of baby bat wings. How much I missed the small smile that would appear when I told a cheesy joke. How much I missed talking to him even when he didn't want to talk to me. How much I missed him. The worse part about him being dead is that he isn't here anymore, and he will never come back. I would rather deal with him ignoring me than deal with him being dead. Maybe he is happier now though, now that no one can hurt him.

Suddenly a boy plopped down on my desk. It wasn't just a random boy though, it was Nico. He groaned a little and rubbed his head. He looked at me and I was afraid. Afraid he might realize where he was and run, and afraid because he was very much alive. As much as I wanted to hug him, I didn't.

"N-Nico?" He wasn't smiling, tears started to form in his eyes, but he hugged me. He hugged me so tightly I couldn't breathe.

"I'm sorry." He whispered in my neck. I shook my head.

"Nico you were dead! You killed yourself!"

"I know, I know. But Leo are you alright?" Nico asked pulling away from the hug and looking at me. I nodded. I didn't want him worrying about me when I should be worried about him.

"A-Are you alright?" I asked.

"Yeah. My dad didn't let me die. He told me I am too young."

"Well you are Nico. You aren't even 15, and I mean come on 15 is much better than 14." I said to him with a small smile. Nico chuckled a little. "Why'd you do it again Nico?"

"I-I hurt you, Jason yelled at me for it. He said it was such a terrible thing to do to you and I just didn't want to be around to see you hurt." Nico whispered. I pulled him into a tight hug, even tighter than the one he gave me. I started cryin into his shoulder.

"I missed you so, so, so, so, so much Nico." I sobbed.

"I was only gone for like a day Valdez."

"Passed out for a day and dead for a day." I whispered.

"Well hey guess what?"

"Hmm?" He grabbed my face and kissed me. My eyes widened in shock at first, but then I melted into the kiss. His lips were so cold pressed against my warm ones, but I didn't mind. Sometimes it's nice to cool off. Nico pulled away and looked at me.

"I missed you more." He whispered. I grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled him in until his lips slightly touched mine.

"Don't you ever die again Nico." Before he could say anything I kissed him again.

It was the best kiss ever.

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A/N hey do you love me now? I laughed at your comments on the last chapter, I felt like I accomplished something. Anywho please love this chapter haha. Bye!