Kiss Me

Chapter Eleven

I woke up groaning and clutching my head. What happened? I think. Opening my eyes slowly getting used to the light and sit up rubbing my eyes. What I see horrifies me... an ashen faced body with red veins all over one arm and twisted in a painful expression is laying next to me and realize it's Will.

I immediately get up which makes me nauseas but ignore it. Reaching him quickly I grab his arm with red veins going up all the way to his heart as I put his collar down to see his chest surrounded with red veins. Looking at his face he blends in with the sheets and his face is twisted in pain. Suddenly I hear shuffling behind and I quickly turn around grabbing at where my sword should have been but a bag is there instead. Looking up I see it's Hazel and I relax and she gives me a big teary eyed hug.

"You scared me Nico. You weren't waking up I don't know what I would have done if I lost you." she says through her tears.

I pat her back still not used to all this touching and telling her while putting her at arms distance, "I feel fine, but what's wrong with Will? What happened to him? How long has he been like this?"

I turn back to him grabbing his arm. She sighs saying, "The doctor's don't know what attacked you guys. They know it's some sort of reptile but it must be very old because it's nothing they've encountered in this century. They're still looking and won't stop." she tells me sitting on the edge of his bed.

"This is all my fault." I mumble and she immediately denies it but I continue saying, "If I had just controlled myself at dinner yesterday he wouldn't have been mad at me. Then he wouldn't have chased me in the woods and come to save me." I put my head in my hands.

"Oh Nico." I hear Hazel say quietly.

Then louder she says, "Nico. You've been in a coma for about 2 weeks along with Will. We thought you were both going to die because of how bad you looked at first but something prevented that and we think it has something to do with that crown. " she says pointing to the bag I have attached to my shoulder.

I suddenly feel it get heavy and I quickly look inside and see a crown. "For some reason it's attached to you. We would remove the bag with the crown inside and put it into a safe place but it would appear back on your shoulder. Do you know why that's happening?" she asks me.

"I think it chose me as a host since my father is Hades." I decide to keep my dream from earlier a secret since its not that important right now.

"But why didn't it just choose me because I once took it off your shoulder to see if it would effect me since I'm Pluto's daughter?" she says confused.

"You said it yourself, you're Pluto's daughter and this clearly belongs to Hades." saying this I take it out Hazel gasps.

"Everytime someone would try to take it out of the bag it would disappear and reappear later. Maybe it's interchangeable and once it picks someone it sticks with them for a while." she tries to touch it but an instinct took over and I pull it away.

Hazel looks hurt quickly I explain, "Hazel something took over my hand and willed it to back away the crown. It wasn't me." she just nods and stares at it, looking back I stare at it too.

It's beautiful. It's a plain round black crown with gold like jewels all around and a plain white skull at the front a bit bigger then the jewels.

Hazel tries to grab it again awestruck and instead of my hand backing it away it stays. When she does touch it she pulls her hand back almost immediately giving her a small burn.

"Ouch." She says rubbing her hand.

Looking at I say, "Maybe only a child of Hades can grab it?"

"But then how did the Apollo kids manage to grab it without getting hurt?" She says confused still rubbing the small burn.

"I don't know. What we do know is we can't let anyone touch it or they'll get hurt." I say.

I turn back to Will with it in my hands momentarily forgetting it. I wish he would just wake up...so we can head back to camp soon.

"Well I got to go. I'm gonna tell Reyna everything and you get some rest even though you just got out from a coma." she gets up leaving us alone in the quiet. 

I grip the crown frustrated I can't do anything to help him. I just him to wake up so I can see his eyes. Wait no. I shake my head. 'I can't get close to him! I won't allow  myself! I will not let myself hurt again!' I think looking back at him noticing color returning to his face but then fading. 

I'm no doctor but I know that's not normal. After a minute of wondering what happened I start to think of what will happen we he wakes up. We'll go back to camp and he'll leave me like everyone else has. He'll act like we never met and I'll be left behind like always. These depresing thoughts assault my mind and gripping the crown even tighter I try to get out of my head.

 I used to hold Bianca's hand when I was scared or was getting anxiety but now I have no one. Trying to stop the darkness trying to consume I desperately take Will's holding it  tightly just wishing he would wake up and distract me from my thoughts. 

Then I feel a squeeze in my hand and am shocked  to see Will's hand wiggling. But as soon as it started it stopped and he turns pale once again. Looking at the crown I start to piece it together. 

Turning around more to Will still holding his hand I squeeze his hand will feeling a small surge of energy come into me and out into Will. His color comes back and he squeezes my hand still not opening his eyes. I concentrate thinking about how much I want him to wake and I take a bigger pull of energy from the crown releasing into Will making him flutter his eyes but they still won't open. 

'I need to use both hands.' I think. Deciding quickly afraid whatever's happening will stop I put the crown on my head and feel a surge of power. Soon I'm grabbing both his hands and praying to any god that Will wakes up. The power courses through me making my hand glow slightly but I ignore it and continue to plead that Will wakes up and soon I'm pulled back.

Turning at who pulled me I see Reyna and Hazel; one with a angry face and other confused.

"What are you doing?!" Reyna yells forcefully lifting me.

"I don't have to explain anything to you!" I say pushing her hand off of my arm angry that she interrupted.

"I know that crown belongs to you now but I can't have you raising the dead in my camp or anything so if you don't tell me what were doing  I will never let you back in this camp!" She gets closer to me furious.

She a few inches shorter than me so I look down saying, "I refuse to be banished by your arrogance! I was doing nothing wrong and that's all you need to know!"

Opening her mouth to argue with me I slam my fist on the table next to us yelling, "That's final." 

The ground begins to shake but I stay rooted to the ground it not effecting me. Reyna falls yelling at me but I can't hear her and I feel the pulse in my head and realize the crown. I quickly take it off and the ground stops and everything is quiet. 

"Guys," I hear a whisper come from behind me. I turn and see Hazel next to Will with wide eyes and see his eyes are open looking at me. Scared.

I'm so sorry this is story is like everywhere with the updating but I hope the few readers are enjoying it! Also school is almost done so I'll be able to work on it waaaaayyy more. Please vote and comment :)