Sunbeams And Shadows - A Solangelo Fanfiction {boyxboy}

The Curse of Hades |2| WILL'S POV

"NANI?!" yelled Marie and Ciara suddenly emerging from behind a tree. "Koko de nani ga okotte iru no desu ka?!" Ciara asked. Will, Nico, and Marie all gave her puzzled looks. "What?" Ciara said defensively. "So, what you two losers doing?" Marie said, smirking, and leaned against the tree. Will had let Nico go out of the infirmary for a little walk, as long as Will could come with him, just to, "Keep our little Neeks safe". "Losers? This is our camp too." Nico snapped. " Well, go somewhere else!" Marie said, raising her voice slightly. "Why?! You think you can tell me what to do?!" screamed Nico. Marie, Will and Ciara all stared at him. "Y-your the loser here, Death Boy!!!" Ciara sputtered, storming off with Marie close at her heels. "Tsh." Nico said. Did he just insult my half-sisters?! I thought but another part of my brain said: But I like him...... Ugh.! What should I do...? Then I realized, that Nico was no longer standing next to me. One moment he was there then... POOF! Gone. "Nico!" Will called out, knowing that Nico had shadow traveled away. He barely had any energy left, so he couldn't have gone far.... I grumble and walked outside to start looking for him.

It didn't take long before I found him at the campfire with Percy. He was huddled behind Percy and it took five minutes, three donuts and a hug, to extract Nico from his hiding spot in the shadows. Nico grumpily walked back with Will to the infirmary and flopped onto his bed, curled up in his covers and fell fast asleep. I looked at him, lovingly. I couldn't help myself any more. I leaned over, my face inches away, I studied him for a moment, his beautiful dark hair, his slightly tinted cheeks, his pale olive skin, and down to his lips. Then, I closed the distance, kissing him on the lips. "W-will?" he asked, waking up after I finished, and blushing. My eyes widen. "S-sorry, I-" before I could finish my sentence, he pulled me by my collar and kissed me. I kissed back, Nico's hand tangled in my hair, pulling slightly, I leaned in closer. Soon we both had melted into the kiss. That was the greatest night ever. Kissing passionately, only coming up for short breaths of air. We didn't stop when the others came, when lights out happened. Nothing could stop us, this was the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.

The sun rose and Nico was still asleep. He had his arm around me and I was laying partly on top and him. "Can you two lovebirds get up already?" asked a voice. Nico, was apparently not asleep, because at the comment he quickly flew up the middle finger at Ciara. She then walked over and proceeded to break his finger. "OUCH!" yelled Nico and quickly jerked his finger away from the menacing figure above them. "CIARA!" Will screamed, kicking her in the shin. Ciara gritted her teeth, letting out a cry of pain and falling onto the floor, cradling her bruised leg. Marie, Austin and Kayla ran in to see what the commotion was all about and saw this scene: Nico laying on the bed with a broken middle finger, with Will Half standing up-half sitting down on the bed, his arm around Nico, and Ciara on the floor, holding her shin. "'The hell happened?!" asked Austin, rushing over to Ciara. "I-i asked them to wake up, Nico flipped me off so I broke his middle finger.....THEN WILL KICKED ME!" she yelled, emphasizing the last point. "YOU BROKE NICO'S FINGER!" Will yelled back. "WELL HE FLIPPED ME OFF!" she retorted. Nico started to strangling her with shadows. "STOP!" yelled someone at the door; a tsunami of water started to fill the room.

Will would blink his eyes opened and he was on the Big house couch. He sat up and saw Nico and Ciara on other couches. Will looked away at his half sister, disgusted by her. Then looked over to Nico, who was curled up into a ball and had his eyes closed, he must be having a nightmare. Will's eyebrows furrowed in concern. He walked over to where Nico was lying on the couch. He glanced at Ciara and to his horror she was doing worse than Nico. She was shivering and there were shadows wrapping around her and choking her.Iit seemed Nico had done this. Well it was what she deserved. Will though, looking back at Nico. But he couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy. He was a healer after all, he should be helping her, not wishing her more pain! Will shook Nico's shoulder slightly. "Nico, Nico please wake up." Will whispered softly. Nico muttered something and Will leaned in closer to listen. "O-ok...anything for you.." Nico blushed and his eyes fluttered to look up at Will's worried face.

"W-what's wrong?" he asked, then looked at Ciara and his face paled. "Oh no.." he exclaimed, running over to her. She was spazzing out, the shadows getting more and more violent. Nico placed his hand into the shadows and the voice of Hades spoke from the darkness, "I shall make her suffer my son. Live in peace while she shall be put in her place." Will's eyes started watering, "No!" said Nico, "Let her free, please!" Hades voice came again. "Never, I shall put her in her place." Suddenly Percy Jackson came through the doorway. "What are you doing out of bed?!" He asked frantically, before his eyes drifted to the unconscious Ciara, quivering in her spot on the couch. "I-i'll call Chiron.." He said, and hurried out the door.

Chiron came clopping in through the door, in full centaur mode, a few minutes later. Percy, Annabeth, Piper, Austin, Kayla, and Marie came rushing in as well. "What's going on?" Annabeth asked, rushing over to where Nico and Will sat, kneeling next to Ciara. Nico begin to explain everything to them and as the story when on Percy, Annabeth and Piper's faces got paler and paler. "We need to call a meeting, I'll call Rachel..." said Annabeth, rushing out of the Big House to Rachel's cave. Meanwhile, Kayla, Austin and Marie were looking all at their sister in horror. Nico was trying to save her by peeling away the layers of shadows. He kept trying failing until he fainted and Will placed him on the couch next to Ciara's. Finally Percy had to wake up Nico, and we all went to the meeting.

We all sat around the pool table and everyone was in their usual spots except Connor Stoll. He was sitting in a corner, with Annabeth, trying to comfort him. Will and Nico looked at everyone in confusion until Percy told them: "Ciara and Connor just started dating a couple weeks ago." Nico slumped over, adding other thing to his list of shame and regret. Will gave him a one-armed hug and he seemed to perk up a bit. "Everyone!" Chiron called "One of our campers has been cursed!" Gasps spread around the table. Nico scooted ever so slightly closer to Will, and I could see the guilt and pain in Nico's eyes. I resisted the urge to grab him and hug him. I did though, nudge him from under the table and hold out my hand for him to take. Which he did gratefully, but blushing slightly. I smiled.

"What are we gonna do?!" Felix and Felicia Pax, the counselors of Tyche cabin, said together. Nico suddenly spoke up, "Hades-- he-he's controlling her. He's trying to bury her in shadows for hurting me." Nico said the last part quietly, but Will sensed the concern in his tone. Will squeezed Nico's had and he squeezed back. "Wait, who watching over her?" Annabeth asked from the corner of the room. "Kayla and Austin are watching her." Will informed her. "Well, if Hades is controlling her... Can't we ask him to stop?" Percy asked, and Annabeth muttered something like "Seaweed brain..." Nico had opened his mouth to retort, but Will interrupted. "We already tried." Will said. "Well why don't we just head the Underworld and make him stop!" Clarisse la Rue, the counselor of Ares cabin chanted. Almost immediately about ten hands shot up and calls of: "Can I go?", "I want to go!" and "It better be me going!" were heard from around the table. Chiron sat watching the scene unfold, until he spoke up and said, "Nico, you and Will will go, and you too Annabeth." Suddenly angry outbursts came from around the pool table. "Why them?" "We should have a prophecy at least!" "Come on man!" "SILENCE!" Chiron yelled, everyone hushed and turned to face the old centaur. He turned to Rachel calmly. "Rachel, do you feel anything?" he asked. Rachel nodded her head and suddenly green mist poured out of her mouth and swirled around her.

"The boy who has wronged her,

Shall be the one to save her.

Sun, Shadow and Wisdom shall not rest

To his father's lair they shall conquest,

The Angel and his Solace shall escape death

To help save wisdom from a final breath."

After delivering the last line Rachel collapsed into Connor Stoll's arms.

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