Bianca di Solace unlocked the door and stepped into her house. She shut the door quickly and sighed. She leaned against the door and slid down to the ground. She managed a brittle laugh and tears slowly rolled down her face. She heard groaning and shuffling, as her dads got out of bed to check on the noise. Bianca looked up to see the lights on and her dads staring at her with shocked and happy looks on their faces.
“Oh mio Dio, ci sei mancato così tanto, sono così felice che tu sia a casa!*” Nico exclaimed, rushing toward Bianca with open arms. Will followed, still a shocked expression. They knelt down and hugged their daughter.
*translation: ‘Oh my gods, we missed you so much, I’m so happy you’re home!’
“Ay, Dad, Daddy, I’m so glad to see you. I was so scared.” Bianca wiped her nose.
“Are you hurt? Do you need me to help you, or you want some Advil?” Will asked, examining her many cuts and bruises.
“Honestly, I’m not sure. I think I have some broken ribs, probably a concussion, but I’ve been in so much physical and emotional pain the last week, that I can’t tell anymore. I can’t…I can’t feel anything.” Bianca closed her eyes and sighed. Will laid a hand on her forehead.
“Concussion, blood loss, 4 broken ribs, cuts all over. I’m just fixing it all, what’s the point of not doing so?” Will muttered to himself. Nico placed a hand over Will’s.
“Don’t push yourself too hard,” he reminded. Will nodded.
“It’s nothing really, and we’ll be going to bed anyway,” he answered. Will shut his eyes and began producing a low light around him. Nico watched Bianca’s cuts close and smiled. He turned back to Will, who weakly returned the smile, with now paler skin and slightly sunken eyes.
“Bia, are you alright now?” Nico asked.
Bianca nodded. “Yeah. I…I didn’t realize how badly that was hurting me. Thank you Daddy.”
“Ok, so what happened? Is Luke okay too?” Nico asked.
Bianca pressed her lips together. “He’s okay now. That’s for sure. But there were a couple moments were I really got worried that he wouldn’t make it. He was injured bad, and wouldn’t stop. He kept trying to protect me, and wouldn’t listen to his body.”
Nico snorted. “Just like his parents.”
Bianca smiled. She took a deep breath. “I really want to go to bed. But first I have to shower. Also…well….never mind.”
“What?” Nico and Will asked at the same time. Bianca sighed and frowned.
“I…I don’t want to be alone. Can I maybe…bunk with you guys?” she asked. Nico and Will both smiled at her.
“Of course.”
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