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I heard a knife being unsheathed and gasped. Nico leapt onto my chest, completely shielding me from harm. Terror flooded through me.

"Nico, stop! Get off! Run! Save yourself!"

I attempted to push him off but it was no use. I wasn't strong enough.

"Will, I'm really sorry about this."

I'm not strong enough.

"No! Nico don't say that! You're going to be fine! Its going to be alright!"

A whistle cut through the air and Nico gasped and went limp. I couldn't see him but surely the blow was too powerful for him to be alive.

"No! Nico!"

I started sobbing and the guards ripped Nico away from me. One carried him off while a few more held me down as I screamed for Nico to come back. One guard approached me and pressed a needle into my arm. I immediately felt calmer, but I also went limp.
They picked me up and carried me to a carriage. It was still dark, so I couldn't see anything, but we were riding for a long time before I finally got my senses back. I looked around and noticed there was sunlight now. There were a few guards who looked ready to pounce on me at any minute, but I still wasn't strong enough to cause much trouble. Instead, a few silent tears rolled down my cheeks.

"W-Where's N-Nic-co?"

A few guards looked down.

"He's on his way to a kingdom healer..." One, who I knew to be named Frank, replied.

"I could've healed him!"

He shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Prince William, but you were a wreck after Octavian unsheathed his knife, you wouldn't have been able to focus..." He argued.

He was right, but I cried anyway.

Please, please, please let Nico be alright...

Then I blacked out again.
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When I woke up, I was laying in an unfamiliar bed. I looked around to see that I was in a cottage of sorts.

I sat up to see Nico laying in another bed, a few feet away from me.

I rushed out of my bed and went over for him, completely blocking out everything else. I took his hand right away.

There were bandages wrapped expertly around Nico's torso, and his face was pale, but he was breathing.

I let out a small squeak of happiness as I noticed this.

"I'm going to have to ask you to return to your own bed." A voice said from the doorway.

I turned to face a girl a bit older than me, holding two bowls of soup, and a few vials of liquids.

"My name's Lou Ellen. Can you give the patient some space, please?" She asked kindly.

I shook my head and she let out a sigh.

"Fine." She replied.

She motioned for me to sit on the bed next to him and I happily obliged. I saw a small thread of a smile curl on her lip and she set the soup down on the dresser.

"Can you sit him up for me please? I've got to wake him up. But be warned:this potion has side effects of short-term delirium. Do you think he'll be okay?"

I nodded.

"Yes, he's strong." I said, leaning his frail body against my own.

She nodded and grabbed a purple vial. She uncapped it.

"Alright, as I pour it down his throat, I need you to rub your thumb right here,"she motioned to a point on his neck, "until he's swallowed the whole thing okay?"

I nodded and she began to pour the purple substance into his mouth. I followed her instructions and after a minute she corked the vial. He started stirring.

"Will?" He groaned.

I smiled.

"Yeah, Nico?"

"My tummy hurts..."
I nodded sadly as he opened his eyes. Lou got up and left the room, motioning to the bowls of soup beside me. I nodded to show I understand and turned back to Nico. He was lightly tapping his bandages and his eyes went wide.

"Will! My tummy is gone! There's only cloth!" He yelled.

It would've almost been funny if he hadn't been so terrified.

"No, Nico, your tummy wasn't replaced with cloth, those are your bandages."

He looked away from his bandages.

"Oh, where's Bia?"

I looked away, unable to answer.

"Will?"

I looked back at him.

"Huh, sorry Nico, I didn't hear you, what did you say?"

He giggled and my heart imploded.

Oh my gods. That was adorable. He's adorable.

"I said, 'Will, how does someone become as cute as you?'. Oh! I have a headache. Will..."

His eyes closed for a moment and when they opened again I could tell he was back to his normal self.

"Hey, Sunshine, how are you feeling?"

He winced.

"Not great, but I'm glad you're here."
I smiled at him. Suddenly, Lou Ellen busted into the room, dying of laughter.

"Oh my gods, that was hilarious! The side effects have never been that strong before!" She exclaimed.

Nico tilted his head.

"Side effects of what?" He asked, fear rimming his voice.

I pulled his body closer to mine.

"It's alright, we just had to give you a potion to wake you up and your body responded a bit...dramatically." I explained.

He winced again.

"What did I say?"

"Well, first you giggled, then you asked Will how he became so cute." Lou Ellen admitted.

Nico's eyes widened and he looked at me.

"Did I really ask that?"

I glared at Lou Ellen and she walked out of the room, rolling her eyes.
(A/N so how'd you like it? This is the last chapter for the moment. Maybe I'll post more later or maybe I won't I'm not sure yet.)

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