Nico Chiellini

I blame the rat. That's all I'm gonna say. (For now at least.)

Hi. If you weren't last chapter, basically, Kyoshi's boyfriend, Nico Chiellini, turned into the Italian Blackout Demon, Piccolo Nero, who was either the real Nico Chiellini all this time, or the real Nico was still out there.

(The latter is probably more accurate, but we've learned not get our hopes up in this story, haven't we?)

Anyway...

I stepped back to study the demon. It didn't have anything worth studying, being just black mist, but it's good to size up your opponent. And besides, he was just disguised as a Nico di Angelo wannabe, so I was pretty mad at him.

Kris blinked a few times, then began to howl with laughter.

Alan turned to her. "Are you crazy?"

Taylor shook his head. "I know exactly why she's laughing."

"Heck yeah you do! You owe me a hundred bucks and a mango boba! I totally called it!"

Alan blinked. "You guys made a bet on Nico?"

"Yeah," Kris said, like it was completely normal. "I told him that Nico might not be who he says he is, and Taylor said I was just stupid. But turns out he was the stupid one."

Kyoshi turned to us. Her eyes were red. "Could you guys not? My boyfriend might be trapped if not dead and what you're bothered about is winning a fucking bet!"

I winced. This was the first time Kyoshi had sworn in front of us and it wasn't pretty.

Piccolo Nero chose this moment to speak.

"Scusatemi," he said "Hate to interrupt to chatter, but the hot blonde was right. I was planning to bring you all to the sewer and lock you up with your boyfriend. Not all of you though, my master wants the Icy Hot dead."

Alan chuckled. "Icy Hot."

I kicked him in the shin.

Kyoshi looked up at the demon. "So you know were Nico is?"

"Of course I do! I am the first demon to ever walk the face of the earth! Have you ever seen a demon that can... You know what? Forget about it. My question: How did you figure me out?"

When I saw the rat, you called me Miya. First of all, Nico never calls me that. As a matter of fact, he finds it offensive. Secondly, Nico knows that I love the nicknames he gives me, because I love him."

The demon cackled. "How cute. It's a shame, you'll not get to see your boyfriend again. He's already in...What do you Greeks geeks call it? Ah, yes, Elysium."

Kyoshi brought out her Inferno Bow. "Liar."

"I never lie. No worries though. You'll meet him soon enough."

Kyoshi roared and attacked the demon.

A little flaw to her plan: Piccolo Nero was prepared for the attack. And he had tendrils.

Before Kyoshi could even nock an arrow, the demon smacked her in the side and sent her flying into a cluster of rats.

Kris gritted her teeth. "Oh no you didn't."

She vanished into thin air and reappeared next to the demon and tried to land a hit. She ended up next to Kyoshi.

Beside me, Taylor gripped his blade. His arms were covered in goosebumps and he kept muttering (maybe praying) in Javanese. Alan just seemed to be frozen.

I cleaned my throat. "Well, boys, what are we gonna do?"

Alan glanced at Kyoshi, who for some reason was back on her feet again. He turned back to me and shrugged.

Kyoshi ran towards the demon a second time. It raised its tendril and attempted to smack her again (That sounds weird) when he suddenly froze.

"What's this?" he demanded.

"This," a new voice said, "Is Umbrakinesis."

Someone stepped out from the shadows and I caught my breath. It was Nico. (Nico Chiellini, not di Angelo, Greek geek.)

He was wearing the same Lunedí but it was now ruined. His wrist all the way to his fingers were covered in so much darkness that it seemed as though he didn't even have hands. He spread his hands (which were in shadows) and the demon tensed.

"No one touches my girlfriend," Nico glowered. "Do you understand?"

The demon roared in anger. "Let me go! You'll tear me apart!"

(Classic villain, begging for his life after being so smug just a second ago.)

"Do. You. Understand?"

"Y-yes, my lord."

"Good. Now begone."

He spread his hands to their extreme and the demon split in half. The shadows dissolved and retreated into the deep ends of the sewer.

Nico put down his hands and looked up.

"That was a close one."

"Neeks!" Kyoshi ran to him, and once again, I was expecting a kiss, but she brought out a wooden sandal from her satchel and threw it at him. It hit his forehead and fell into the water.

Nico rubbed his head as Kyoshi walked over him. "What was that for-"

She pulled him into a kiss.

Yes. Cue the awws and the cooing and blah blah blah bullshit.

She pulled away and smiled at him. "I missed you, Neeks."

"I missed you too, Yoshi."

Kris, who was now standing, giggled.

"Yoshi."

"Yeah, yeah. Let's back to the surface . It stinks in here."

A/N: Hey, I have to go because my brother is currently standing over me, asking for his laptop like a freaking idiot.

BYE 4 NOW!

~Firefox

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