One Shots Nico Di Angelo

The visit

Author's note

If, while reading, you find this word DIVAGANDO, please, warn me xD
Y think I remember writting it cause I had to look for the English word, but now I know the word, I can't find where I wrote it. And yes, I've read it and couldn't find it.

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Will POV
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I was getting a bit sick of it. I mean, I adore Nico, I love him. But. He's always like this. Every month.
When I think he finally feels like home in the Camp, and won't go, not this month, he always disappears for a few days.
He doesn't tell anyone. What he is doing, where he is going, he just leaves.
And then, comes back after a few days, and doesn't speak about it.
And I'm sick, that he runs. As if he needed time away, because he doesn't feel he belongs here.
Of course he does.
So today, I'll finally face him. I don't know how I should start, I just know what I want to say. It's always hard, right? Starting things.
So I just say his name, aloud, accross the Camp.
Not angry, not like that, but he uses to walk around alone, with his music on, and doesn't hear anyone.
Just like this time.
So I walk to him and touch his shoulder, which makes him turn around, with his 'I'm gonna kill this stupid moth... that is touching me' face on. But then sees me, and his face turns to 'oh shit, I'm kissing this hot son of the Sun' expression. So, he is smiling so you understand me.
Then I point to my ear, and then to his, and he understands and removes his headphones.
Good.
"Nico. I've been some time now wanting to ask you something." I say, as serious as I can.
"Wait, you're not proposing, right?"
"What? No."
He let's out a sigh of relieve.
"Would that be so bad?" I say suspiciously.
Then his expression turns to the 'oh shit, I've screw it up again'
And I can't help but laugh. "I'm just teasing you."
"Stronzo."
"I love you too."
He smiles again.
"So, what did you want to ask me?" He says, trying to move on from his embarrasment.
"You always disappear. Each month. For a few days. And I always worry, cause I don't know where you are, or what you're doing, or if you'll come back, or if you'll die or..."
He cuts me with a kiss.
"I have been a while now waiting for you to ask."
"Wait, what?"
"What you heard. I was wondering how long it would take you."
And he laughs.
This isn't a joke. I'm upset, I don't know why. In fact, I expected him changing subject or something, I should be happy with his reaction.
"Then...?" I say, impatient.
"Then what? You still didn't ask. You explained the situation, but I didn't hear a question." Now he is just teasing me.
"Nico, please."
"Okay, I'll show you." He gives in. And then he offer me his hand. "C'mon."
And then, I grab his hand, and everything goes black.
Shadow travel. I should have supposse it.
And then... light. Blinding light.
When my eyes finally get used to the light... we are in a garden. In front of a house. Surrounded by a forest.
He walks to the house, and opens the door with... keys. Wtf Nico?
Before coming in, he waves at me, telling me to come.
So I come in with him.
"Hi, I'm... home." He says, looking at me sheepisly.
Home? I give him a questioning glare.
He just whispers 'later'
And then, a woman comes out the... I don't now, kitchen? I don't know where the rooms are.
"Oh hi Luke. I see you've brought a friend this time. I'm May." She says, from the doorframe.
"Will." I say, while wave at her. Shocked.
Luke? Home? What?
Nico then just pulls me by the arm upstairs "I'm showing him my room." He says.
And I can hear her saying that the dinner will be ready soon.
Once we go upstairs, he takes us to a room and close the door.
The room seems as if a child was living there, and not Nico-Luke.
"Explain?"
He sighs.
"And saw how her family, the people she loved, did bad things and died because of it. And then, she was alone. And in pain. You know, one time I came with Percy, and she wouldn't stop thinking we were both Luke? I think she has improved, she thinks only I am Luke."
"How, why?"
"Well, after Luke's death, I felt terrible. I came here to tell her what happened. And that he would go to the Elysiums. But she thought I was Luke. And I couldn't break it to her. So I kept pretending. Once in a month, I come here, so she won't be alone, and she thinks her son is alive and happy. I know I'm liying her, but right now, in her state, it would be of no use telling her the truth. Do you... what do you think?"
He asks me, afraid of my answer.
He is lost, he doesn't know if what he is doing is mercy, or selfishness. Right or wrong.
If he is just trying to pretend this is his family, instead of the ones that are dead, if, deep down, he is trying to replace them, or if it's just two people that have lost too many and accept each other and try to make each other happy. I know this, cause I know him, I'm not making it up guys.
And then, I hug him."I admire you Nico. Even in this situation, you try to help everyone. Putting them before you. But... do me a favor, please, next time... bear it in mind, you're not alone. You don't have to keep this things to yourself. We can help you, ok?"
He just nods and I kiss him. And then, we go to have dinner with Castellan mother... Whose name I don't remember... Mary? Mel? I dunno.