The Father of Monsters has Risen

Chapter Seven - Truth

"Why was I in your dream?" Asked a voice from behind us. We turned around to see that it was Biancas. "I heard you say that I was in your dream." I gave her a quizzed look," You said, 'Gods even Bianca was there,'"

I frowned, I had forgotten about that. I literally yelled at Will in front of the whole school. "No, you were not in my dream," I said quietly.

"But you said-" she began insisting on the matter.

I cut her off. "It wasn't you Bianca," I said. I looked at Will for reassurance. He gave me an encouraging smile.

"Bianca is the name of my dead sister," I said. "She was in my nightmare. She was not accepting of me and-"

"Its okay Prof-Nico, I get it. My mother died and I've seen her in my dreams as well, tacking me verbally."

"We should get to class, we have to teach." Will interrupted sensing Bianca uncomfortable in the situation.

"Οκοτα," Ι say. "I forgot about that."

I shadow traveled to the classroom. "Hello class," I said as I almost ran into a chalkboard, how old fashioned- ha, no? "I'm sure you have questions so ask them."

"What happened that night a week ago? Where did you go?"

"Ah, Henry Peterson? No?"

"Harry Potter sir." He replied irritated.

"Henry, I went to- um Mc Donalds then I shadow traveled to a place called Nuña."

"Nuña?"

"Nuña business," I replied the class stifled laughter.

"Really Nico?" said Hermione. "You left school for McDonald's."

"Yes, I did. Is there a problem?"

"No sir.." She said. Then she whispered"... Did you bring any back?"

I laughed while the rest of the class was shocked. "Nah... It was too good to share. Annabeth wouldn't have approved of you eating that junk."

"Aw, man. You're right she would throw spiders at me." She pouted. "Οκοτα."

"Spider?" the redhead's head perked up, Ronnie, I think.

"I know, anyway. Any other questions?"

"Did you really go through three wars."

I was shell shocked, I never told anyone about three wars other than-. I looked around and Will was there with a guilty look. "Ω θεοί. Θα μιλήσω αργότερα μαζί σας." (Oh gods. I will talk to you later.) I stared Rasin down. "Yes."

"But you're sixteen." Said Bianca.

"Okay okay. Want to see a few of my scars?"

I pulled my short-sleeved shirt up a bit from the sleeve, "Ah, the fun part. These on my arm are from the werewolf Lycon. The first werewolf, or the king." I lifted the bottom of my jeans a bit to reveal a barbwire like cut. "This one on my leg was from being caught by giants. The burn on my side was from toxic air. This one going down my back was from the labyrinth. This one here was from a broken rib." I lifted up my shirt in certain places, I could hear breaths hitching in the classroom. "The rest are from one place and I will not share where so yeah."

"What about Will?" Asked Bianca.

"He's been through two wars, Head healer of our, um, school. We get attacked- a lot."

"But-"

"Any way to start class we will be practicing dueling with wooden swords. Neville, Hermione, and Draco, you can spar together with your own weapons. Everyone else comes to pick a wooden one."

Harry's pov:

This teacher thinks he's so much better than us. He's our age, He couldn't have gone through three wars. What a flipping lier, and Hermione treats him like family. Really? They're both bloody wankers. She treats those teachers weirdly. I'm gonna find out why.

Nico's pov:

After my class, it was the healing class. Many kids kept talking about how great my class was, and how much more fun it was compared to last year and a few before that. Every time I smirked at Will.

After his class. we decided to ditch the rest of the day. We don't need to pass the rest of the classes considering this is a one-time expedition. We walked to the lake and sat down on a blanket.

"Will?" I ask.

He looks over at me with a smile."Yes, sunshine?"

"I-I want to tell you the truth about my nightmares. Sort of my life story." I said.

Will's face turned serious. "No. Nico, you don't have to," he said calmly.

"I want to."

"Alright, then sunshine. Do you want to talk here or somewhere more private?" He askes.

"I'm fine here. Fewer shadows for me to disappear into."

He nods and holds me close as we lay back into a tree near the lake.

"When I was 10 my mother was killed by Zeus in Italy. He struck down the hotel we were staying at with lightning. I and Bianca were playing. Then suddenly we stopped playing knowing something was wrong. Hades also knew something was wrong. He tried to stop Maria - my mom from dying. But he was too late. The explosion would have killed me and my sister if he hadn't protected us in a shadow bubble. It kept the explosion from hitting us. It just passed over us.

My dad sent Acelto a fury to dip Bianca and me in the river Lethe. We lost our memories of Italy. I have not forgotten the language though. Um. Then we went to camp... Quest for Artemis and Annabeth...... Bianca.... She died on that quest saving Percy fucking Jackson. Then I found out my father was hades I was scared and I ran away. I found the labyrinth and Minos.... Then we had the battle and.... Actually lets time skip to the most recent war. That okay?"

"Of course sunshine. Whatever you want."

"Okay so I was looking for Bianca and she said she was going to rebirth. She told me I had another sister in the fields of punishment. Hazel... I was told by hades to take her to the Roman camp. And introduce myself as plutos ambassador. Percy came a couple of months later. Um, then I told Hazel I would look for the doors of death. But they were in Tartarus. That place... It's horrid. The ground was warty and cracked, it was his skin. The air is acid and the warts were monsters regenerating under his skin.

I was trapped by the twin Giants Otis and Ephlatus(?). I was trapped in a bronze jar with no food. I put myself in a death coma. Only the children of hades can. We have six pomegranate seeds like Persephone ate six to stay with my father, we eat one per day and breath the very minimum. I lost my appetite to eat after the 7 saved me. Then Percabeth fell into tarturus. I had to bring the others to the other side of the doors of death. Percy said he would meet us there. Then I shadow traveled the Athena Paratheneos halfway across the world with Reyna and Coach Hedge.

Then I almost faded." I looked up at Will, "You had saved me Will. I didn't have a reason to live until you showed up, and for that, I'm so thankful. I love you, never leave?" I finished.

"I love you too Nico. Don't worry, I'll never leave you darlin' " Will leaned forward kissed me. I held the back of his neck pulling him closer as he did the same holding me closer. He sat at and I sat on his lap straddling him, I ran a hand through his curly hair. We pulled away and I leaned forward shoving my face into the crook of his neck. We stayed like that until the sun began to set.

We went back into the school hand in hand. We let go once we made out way to the great hall, I have no idea if people here were homophobes but Will didn't need that type of hate. The teachers gave me a quick questioning, I told them I would tell them what everything was about later. I guess Dumbledore didn't tell them anything. After dinner ended Will dragged be back to our room.

He made me get under the covers and got in after him. I snuggled into his chest, he wrapped his arms around me. We fell asleep quickly, darkness fell upon the school as the day had ended.