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“Bianca!” Nico sobbed as he woke up from another nightmare. “Nico, she’s gone.. it was just a dream..” He whispered to himself.
He got up and started to walk outside. He stopped when he saw a black envelope sealed with a golden seal.
Nico picked it up and read who it was from. Hades.
He opened it. Inside, the note said ‘Nico, come to my palace, there is something you must know.’ It was signed by Hades.
Nico just put the letter in his pocket and decided to think about it later.
He started to walk over to the infirmary.
Once he got there, Will noticed him and smiled. “Hey, Neeks!”
“Hello, Solace,” Nico responded as he walked over to Will.
Will just finished healing a camper, and sent the camper away.
Will then leaned down and kissed Nico. He immediately blushed.
“So, did you just wake up?” Will teased.
“Yes..” Nico mumbled.
“Well, sunshine, you should eat something,” Will passed an apple to Nico. “And, happy birthday!” He added as he handed a small, rectangular box to Nico.
Nico got a sudden sad feeling, he almost forgot that today was his 17th birthday. 5 years older than Bianca.. He had never told anyone about the feeling he gets on his birthday, even Will didn’t know.
He quickly tried to ignore that thought and be happy that he could spend this day with his boyfriend.
Nico opened the box that Will gave him.
“It’s some special edition Mythomagic cards!” Will said cheerfully.
Nico was shocked, “Do you know how rare these are? How did you manage to find them?”
As he looked through the cards, he spotted a card with someone that looked very familiar, a bit too familiar. “Ghost king?” He read quietly. “Is- Is that me? It’s real, it’s not a fake.. Will, how did you get this?”
Will smiled, “Well, it was hard, but I found out that the creators of Mythomagic are some old camp half blood campers. I sent them an Iris message, and asked if I could get a special card made. I told them who it was for, and they had heard of you and said that they would be honored to make it for you!”
“Will, you are the best,” Nico said as he gave Will a small hug.
Then, the black letter fell out of Nico’s pocket.
Will spotted the letter and picked it up. “Nico?”
“Yes?”
“What’s this?” Will asked softly as he handed Nico the letter.
“It’s just a letter from my dad.. He told me to go to the underworld today, alone..” Nico said quietly.
“Are you going to go?” Will asked.
“I’ll probably go later today,” Nico said.
“Well, good luck, death boy,” Will said as he kissed Nico, then he went back to work.