In Love But Not With Me (Percico) [Hanahaki AU]

[A/N: I wonder who's dead?]

Previously...
'He's not breathing...'

Percy Jackson POV

I downed another shot, licking my lips in satisfaction. Watching, Nico stumble and trip, I couldn't help but let out a small chuckle. But my happy composure faltered as Nico crawled onto Will's lap, straddling him and diving into a kiss. I tore my eyes off them and scouted the dance floor for Leo, smiling when I located him. He was dancing with a hammered male, grinding up against him and swaying his hips in rhythm to the tunes flowing through the room. The purple-haired male kept lowering the placement of his grimy hands causing a scowl to form on my face, my fists clenching by my side. Before I could take a step forward, I was pushed to the side and I spun around just in time to see Nico get stabbed in the eye. I didn't need to think twice about what I was going to do, ripping out Riptide and decapitating the man. As the head fell to a thud with the body following after, I captured the image in my mind and identified the man. I recognized the bruised and bloody face as Peter Harrison. But I didn't want to waste another minute standing around and luckily, I didn't. Will had already pulled Nico's body into his arms and was dragging Leo out behind him. As I followed them out I glanced back at the weapon Peter had used.
A butter knife.

By the time I found the others, Will had begun healing Nico's eye -- I looked away, finding solace in the floor. Leo saw this and grabbed my hand, rubbing soothing circles on the back of it and humming a soft song. Looking up at the night sky and smiling, I sang out the lyrics of the song in a hushed voice. Leo joined me soon after, wrapping his arms around and guiding me to sitting on the floor.

'Pero nada cura el pasado como el tiempo
Y no pueden robar
El amor que estás destinado a encontrar
Pero nada cura el pasado como el tiempo
Y no pueden robar
El amor que estás destinado a encontrar'

We stopped singing when Will's healing lights faded and the puddle of blood from Nico's eye whirled around in mid-air before disappearing. There was now a small ripple of pink skin across his left eye, the only trace left of tonight's incident. He was sleeping, I followed the rise and fall of his chest and could not be happier for the soft snores that lit up the alley. He looked innocent and peaceful in his sleep, like a little angel.

"He's not breathing."

Leo's voice captured my attention and I tore my gaze to look at Will's broken form.
Horror filled my heart.

Nico Di Angelo POV

"No, no... NO!" I backed into a rubbish bin, scraping the skin on my back, but I didn't care. The ringing was too loud; the pain was too much.

I cradled my head in my hands, hugging my knees to my chest as I tried not to hyperventilate. Percy ran over to my side, picking me up and laying me down on his lap as he hugged me -- rocking me back and forth. Seconds past before Leo joined us. We sat there for who knows how long, Leo and I in Percy's lap. Eventually, rain began to poor down and I let out a strangled growl, getting up but Percy stopped me, pulling me back onto his chest.
"I don't want to get rained on..." My voice died in my throat as the cold air was whisked away and a bubble formed around us, I felt a pair of lips touch my head and Percy's arms tightened around me.
"It's gonna be okay." He said and I knew it would be, in time.

Our moment was interrupted mere minutes later by a dark shadow that appeared over Will's body. White shark-like teeth reached out and chomped down, slurping up his form and leaving as fast as it appeared. A scream pushed past my lips and my hand reached out towards where my lover used to be, tears rushing down my cheeks. The teeth soon appeared again chomping down in the space by Percy's head.
This time my screams were joined by another, blood splattering on our faces. 

[A/N: I'm going to be going through and changing up chapter titles so if you get a notification, it's probably not an actual update. Sorry! Also, can anyone guess what the teeth are? Or who? Go wild!]