Solangelo One Shots

Losing You

This is a request from BWhite_280 , so I hope you like it!

Will's POV

He thought he was done with all of his patients when the door to the infirmary slams open and Kayla, Austin, Percy, and Annabeth barge in, carrying a heaping pile of what looks like black cloth between them. "What's going on?" Will asks, frowning. "I thought you already brought me all of the patients." It has been a clean battle, save a few scratches that needed medicine and broken limbs that needed to be set. But the looks on his friend's faces, the way Percy looked as if he had seen a ghost and look of pure pity Kayla was giving him, made his heart drop in his chest.

"We thought we did," Kayla said. "We were doing a sweep of the forest when we found him, propped against some tree in the middle. You're lucky we found him, he'd have been dead soon if we didn't." Annabeth takes over the body, laying them gently across a bed, squeezing their arm lightly and Will watches as a tear slides out of her eye. "I don't think he's going to make it though, Will. I'm really, really sorry." He's surprised as she throws her arms around him, squeezing tightly. He can feel her tears wetting his tee shirt. "I think the best thing we can do is give him the most comfortable death possible."

"Well, who is it?" Will asks, pushing himself out of Kayla's grip and stepping over to the bed. Almost as an instinct, Annabeth puts her hand on his back as he crouches down, brushing strands of black hair out of the person's face. When he sees the familiar features, the high cheekbones, dark brown eyes that he's grown to love so much, he feels like throwing up. "Nico. Nico, oh my gods. What happened?" It's clear that it takes all of Nico's effort to talk and when he finally manages to push out words, there's a sparkle of blood on his lips.

"There were like five of them on me," he says. "There was no one else around, and I only had my sword. I thought I had all of them but one of them wasn't quite dead, and it jumped me when I had my back turned. And I don't know what was on its claws, but I feel like shit. It burned when it dug into my back." Will turns wildly to his friends, his heart pounding.

"Kayla? Austin? Any ideas?"

"Looks like some sort of poison," Austin says. "Probably from the underworld, because I've never seen something turn that yellow that quickly. And if it is from the underworld, we don't have the cure."

"Who would've known," Nico says with a light laugh that brings up more droplets of blood. "My own home would be the thing that brings me down."

"Hey, don't talk like that." Will brushes his hand across Nico's cheek, his skin blazing. He feels his heart drop even more. "I'm going to save you, don't worry. I've seen worse than this." It's a downright lie, but he hopes it gives Nico a little bit of comfort.

"Will, at the rate he's going," Kayla says. "If he doesn't bleed out, the fever will kill him. It's too high already, and he's lost a lot of blood." She sets her hand on his shoulder, giving it a light squeeze but it feels anything but comforting. "We do have stuff for this situation, though. We have a set of needles in the office, I can go grab one and whenever you're ready-"

"No," Will snaps, immediately regretting it. He watches as Kayla's face falls and the warmth of her hand is gone from his shoulder. "I've got this. Seriously. And if you guys aren't going to help, I mean-"

"We'll leave you alone," Percy says quietly, grabbing Annabeth's hand. They walk out of the infirmary talking in low tones, and Austin and Kayla follow. Once the room is empty Will turns back to Nico, giving him a tight smile that must look more gruesome than comforting.

"You're going to be fine, okay?" Even looking at Nico makes his chest hurt. His face has taken on a gray tinge and it's coated in a thin layer of sweat that makes his face look glossy. Even so, Will presses a soft kiss to Nico's forehead, the heat burning him. The fever feels as if it's risen in the past few minutes and Will can't help but look worried.