Oxygen In My Lungs

Chapter 7 : Part 3

Nico
Nico dreamt of the day he woke up at the pool, but instead of Jason and Percy. It was his father.
Nico sat up spitting the chlorine out of his mouth. His throat burned.
"Dad? What are you? Why are you here?" His voice felt distant and out of control. It echoed bouncing off the walls of nearly empty the room.
He looked around and noticed everything resembled a stone statue. The broken light in the back of the room stay lit, the water that ripples on the surface of the Pool stopped.
"Nico,"
As his words rang through the boy he noticed the room change as his father's italian accent heaved with power.
Suddenly, they were in the middle of Nico's living room. Beer cans littered the coffee table. Persephone sat on the sofa, a glass of wine touched her lips, but she also wouldn't moved. Her eyes were looking towards the tv screen that was only static with grey fuzzy background. There was no sound.
"Nico," Hades spoke, "I know I've never been the best parent, to you, but I love you." His voices sounded true, then he had a flashback to when his dad has been at an all time low.
When his father hit him.
It had only happened once. And he was sure Nico would never have to experience it again.
His dad and him were home alone. A bottle of something was held in his hands, "Back from school pretty late?"
"Dad it's Saturday." The poor boy spoke hesitantly worried about his father's reaction.
"Oh. Well, I heard something down at the bar last night."
Tartarus, he hated that place. He one time had to pick his dad up at 3 am when it was closing and he was passed out on a bar stool. Damn it was sketchy.
"Nico, do you like boys?"
The dream shifted he was on the floor his dad was in front of him and his cheek burned.
Hot tears welled in his eyes.
Hades liked at Nico and at his hand almost shocked at his reaction.
He walked towards in bedroom door in the hall.
"I'm going to bed, by the time I wake up you better be gone."

That was months ago, and it's the time he had to move in with Will for a few weeks, and when he actually had to be vulnerable for once. He always kept Will at arms length along with his whole friend group. That experience really let him be able to talk to people, and by people he meant Will.

Suddenly the room shifted and he was lying next the pool again. Water filled his lungs, and every emotion he experienced while living with Will drained from his brain.
The sadness of being himself, his parents being his blood, the hell of when the nightmares began to get worse.
Then better, from when he found out cuddling Will loosened them up. When he actually felt better talking about his problems.
                             Percy.

Suddenly Nico woke up.

Okay that's all for chapter 7 hope you enjoyed Im trying to upload weekly, but I apologize if I can't because high school sucks ass and I'll try and upload Chapter 8 really soon cause I have some pretty good ideas that i don't think your ready for alright bye y'all .