seeing death

The infirmary Part 2

Nico woke up to blackness but not he's comforting blackness that he had come a costumed to.no the natural darkness that came with night. slowly soft light lite the dime room making Nico slightly aware of other people awake.the days events played back through Nico's head.he had said he was staying at camp half-blood, told Percy he used to love him and promised to stay in the infirmary for a full three days. which meant no shadow travel, no raising the dead, by accident or not and No sending people to tarturus.that was just the official rules Will had layout but the new ones came to Nico's mind.No cutting for three days, No throwing up for three days, at least intentionally, No talking to the ghosts, or look even more insane, No avoiding meals or people.yeah these days where gonna be 'fun' Nico thought.

suddenly Nico heard will voice across the infirmary.will was talking to someone else. maybe a patient, sibling, or just a friend but Nico started to panic. Will was around and might come up to nico.nico's blushed a little at that thought. Nico was still a bit shakened by there last encounter and didn't particularly want to try talking at this hour, he was awake and didn't want to be.he couldn't fall asleep, he was just too panicked. What if will comes over's and is totally terrifying.Gods that would be- Nico gulped and tried to calm down.NO panic attacks Nico, NO! Nico thought at himself with great vigor.he would Not start hyperventilating and draw attention to himself. Nico snapped out of his loop like thoughts by an idea he could sing in Italian that would calm him down. Bianca and Mama used to do that... tears well up in Nico's eye's as he thought of Maria di Angelo and his sister. Stop it, Nico! Stop someone's gonna see you crying ask you why and find you totally panicked because somebody stitched your wound and your afraid they're gonna walk over to you, you absolutely ridiculous boy!the thought pep talks did not help with the sense of panic and sadness in Nico's chest.to need to cut came over him.but he couldn't, he was in the infirmary, not his cabin. Will would see and make him stay longer.

Nico was known on the edge of a panic attack and didn't care about anything anyone said he had to stop freaking out and if that took humming a song he would.Nico stretched his hands out unclenching his fists. he didn't even know he had clenched them but that wasn't important. He turned his hand's palms out to the shadowy spaces between the torches or lights Nico still wasn't sure. Nico started to hum an old song all the while.

black shadows soon gathered on his hands becoming thick and heavy. covering him in a thick cloak of darkness, only the closes to death and dead would see. Nico wrapped the shadows around snuggling into them. a sense of peace and calm flooded his senses. he started slowly calming down. the shadows reminded him of the stars and blankest in the winter.so peaceful and calm.slow and unmoving always there.just like his cursed eyes. A tear slowly traveled down Nico's pale face. he wiped it away in the shadows. still humming. Nico's breathing got slower and slower as Nico started to drift to sleep again.he stopped humming and said his last words before falling totally asleep.

"Rotta" (broken)

In the morring

Nico woke up to a presence like the sun, warm and caring. Nico kept his eyes closed and concentrated.the waves of death that radiated off of him seemed to bounce off this being giving it an outline.it was not even affected by the death arura. Nico flicked his left finger under his cloak of shadows and summoned a small ghost named Aby. He called on her a lot. She was only eight but commented suicide. he didn't know why but seemed to be happy now. she bounces up and down and tapped his arm to tell him she was here now. she seemed to understand what the problem was and whispered in his ear that the person in front of him was Will Solace. Mr. sunshine himself. That was where the sun glow was coming from. Nico shoved his memories of last night in the back of his head and opened his eye's to tell Will he was awake.

Will came closer and looked at Nico curiously. Nico unaware of it stared at the ceiling and let all of his shadows go the before they melted. will come closer and tapped Nico his shoulder. Nico jumped and Aby nudged his head toward Will. Nico now turned the right way looked at where wills not death outline was.

Nico coughed "yes William" Will blink "oh.. um .. yeah I wanted to know why you gave off a kinda dead aura?"Nico's face took on an incredulous expression.

"Will...you do know I am a child of the underworld..right?" Will blushed and said "oh" Nico rolled his eyes and went back to the subject at hand.

"What time is it?"Will looked a bit confused at the subject change but  answered "11:40 why?" "Just wanted to know how long I was asleep" " okay then" Nico sensed something else Will wanted to say and waited for Will to continue.

he didn't. Nico sighed " I sense you have something else to ask me? Will jumped and looked startled. Aby bent over and described his surprised face. Nico smirked minutely.

Will cleared his thought " oh um you were humming last night" he said it kinda breathlessly. Nico felt a little panicked at that. He decided to lie " really I was? I don't remember waking up last night" " oh well it was really pretty," Will said a little flustered. Aby told him later that he went totally red.

" Hey Nico" Jason came into the infirmary and looked at wills red face and quirked an eyebrow, then just shrugged." Nico and Will it's like almost lunch do you two wanna go eat?" Nico nodded knowing he wouldn't be able to get out of this. Will nodded and grabbed Nico's hand.

Nico went bright red as he stared to panic.but then aby came over and told him that he was just trying to help him off his bed. Nico nodded and got up. Will kept holding his hand and dragged Nico along as they went outside.  Nico saw a dim outline of things under the direct sunlight.

Nico started to doddle along the well-known path to the dining pavilion.

THAT'S DEFINITELY ENOUGH WRITING FOR ONE DAY!