For You, I Could Be Anything

For you I could pretend I was ok, when I was in Pain

Katalina's POV -

My head was spinning and I clutched Nico's hand tightly. The acidic air was hurting both our lungs very badly. "We'll make it out, don't worry love" Nico whispered into my ear. "I know.." I said. I tried to stay as positive as I could be. No way in, well..Tartarus, was I going to die here. Right now my priority was getting Nico out of here. I don't care what I would need to do, but I was going to get Nico out of here. We stumbled our way through the painful sharp road. "Nico!" I gasped as I caught him. "I'm fine, I'm fine.." he let out weakly. Tears pricked at my eyes, "We can stop for a while.." I cried. He shook his head, "No, we're getting out of here as soon as we can" he got out. I wrapped an arm around his waist and kept walking. Again, I was reminded about how much I hate myself right now. I was weak and I was hurting everybody. I couldn't perform a spell either because then I would be drained of energy. We then both stopped at a loud noise. We looked at each other and we scrambled to hide. "What is it?" I whispered low. Nico took another second to figure out the noise. I heard a low groan emit from him, "Di immortales.." he cursed. I squeezed his hand shakily, "What..?". He looked at me, "Giants". Oh my god...

I started, "I can try a defensive spell or I-I c-can-", "No Katalina...it won't work and besides your too weak to be doing magic right now" he cut me off. I froze, weak? I felt a fire in me start to erupt, but I calmed myself down. He was right..He grabbed my hands, "I don't mean to offend you or anything, but we're both honestly too weak right now...and we both hate that" he chuckled at the end. My lip twitched at that, "Yeah..we do" I muttered. I turned to look at him, "We're getting out of here together, so don't try to be a savior" I chuckled. He smiled, "You too then". I looked at him in admiration, "I love you". "I love you too" he smiled. He kissed me and my hands shot to his hair. My fingers ran against his curly black locks and I deepened the kiss, savoring the taste and feeling. We pulled back, our foreheads touching. "Let's do this" he said. I nodded and we stood up hand in hand.

"Take this you big piece of meat!!" I yelled at the giant. The giant roared and ran towards me. I swung my sword towards its stomach, but Tartarus has really taken a toll on my health. "Woah.." I stumbled, barely missing the giant's fists. I looked at Nico. He was fighting off the giant, but I could tell that he was getting more and more tired by the second. I stabbed and swung at the giant more and I was finally successful. I grinned, "Thank Poseid-", I stopped midway. I had stabbed the giant with my dagger, but my dagger got stuck. The giant roared in pain, but it immediately smirked, "Well..now that's bad for you isn't it. Why is this certain item giving off a certain aura? Did your past lover create this? Oh! Was it dear, Luke Castellan.." he laughed evilly. My heart pained at the mention of his name. I was still trying to pry my dagger off his horrendous body as he kept talking. "Such a coward he was, could've been a good use" he shrugged. I glared at him, "He wasn't a coward!! He was a brave man!" I yelled. The giant looked at me straight in the eye. I felt uncomfortable under his gaze, maybe even scared, but I tried my best to stand my ground. He lowered down too my level. "He was a monster" he cackled. I breathed heavily, "What did you say?!" I muttered. He continued cackling, "A MONSTER!!" he shouted. I started to shake and my breathing was uneven. I was only snapped out of it when I heard Nico scream. "Katalina!! Don't let his words get to you!! Fight it off!!" he yelled at me. I looked at Nico and then the giant. I began fighting again, but I knew I was done for. Next thing I know, I only see black.

I woke up and I opened my eyes a little. I felt so sick and awful. 'Nico' was the only thing that ran through my mind then. "Nico.." I said weakly. I fumbled around and I touched a body. "Nico?" I called again. He groaned in pain as a response. I tried opening my eyes, but I was so tired I couldn't even do that. I pressed my body against his, "I'm here.." I whispered. He laid his head on the crook of my neck, "Where are we?". I looked around and I tried to see the best I could. I frowned in confusion, is this...is this a jar? I guess I said that out loud because then I felt Nico turning his head a little. "I can't believe this" he groaned. I helped him sit up a little, "Never thought I would be in jar" I grunted. He laughed a little, "Me too". I looked at him in pain. I would do anything to just rid him off this pain he's feeling. I brought him into my embrace more and I gave him a kiss on the temple. I felt like crying because of how useless I felt, but I needed to be strong for him. For him I could pretend that I was ok, when I was in pain. For him I could pretend I was happy, when I was going insane. For him I could pretend to be strong, when I was feeling weak. I loved him too much, but at the same time I doubted myself, my feelings. I would be lying if I said I didn't think about Demetri during our journey through hell. I tried so hard to erase him from my mind, but I just couldn't..

"Nico.." I whispered into his ear. He shook his head a little in response. "Please let me help you. I can try a healing spell, it won't hurt" I muttered. His body tensed and he shook his head harshly. "No..no! It might not hurt me, but it will hurt you. I can't let you do that" he said. I caressed his cheek, "Ok, ok, just please don't move too fast or roughly, it can hurt you more" I said soothingly. He moved around a bit and took something out from his pocket. He opened his fisted hand and showed me what he had pulled out. "Pomegranate seeds" I muttered. He nodded, "Food of the Underworld" he replied. "I can't take that, you know I can't" I exclaimed. "I know, that's why I'll be taking it. I can go into a sort of sleeping stance for some time. That will be the only way to survive.." he explained. I tilted my head, "Nico, I know its not some sort of sleeping stance. It's more of a death trance" I said, obviously worried for him. He sighed, "I'll be fine". "I will try a sleeping spell then, but I don't know how powerful it will be" I continued nervously. He held my hand, "We'll be alright" he smiled. And I believed him..because...when has he ever lied to me. But mostly, because I love him. As he ate the seeds, I muttered the spell, "Phasmatos Somnus"

And then we fell into a deep sleep....

Authors Note -

Any ARMY"S hErE!! If there are, hopefully you noticed the little mentions of some lyrics from BTS's songs :)

If there are any ARMY"S....HI!!!! My bias is Jungkook. Who's is yours?

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