HIEEE. ik I said this would be the battle chapter, but this story doesn't actually have a plot, so it kinda just goes with my mind. and my mind decided that you needed a fluffy Nico/Neville chapter. so, here you are!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the things I used in this chapter. I am not, and probably never will be a professional songwriter, or book writer. Thank you.

Warning: M/M kissing/cuddling. Massive amounts of fluff. Creepy song (Cradles, by Sub Urban).

Shadows

Chapter 17: The singing interlude.

Nico's POV

Neville ended the kiss, and we cuddled on my bed until the others got back. Seamus entered the room first, and his eyes went wide at the sight of Neville and I sitting on my bed.

"did you need something?" I asked the Irish teen. He shook his head, and sat down on his own bed closing the curtains. I chuckled a little, and cuddled closer to Neville.

The door opened again. Harry, Ron, and Dean came in. Dean stopped short when he saw us cuddling. Which caused Harry and Ron to run into him; as he came in first. I rolled my eyes, and closed the curtains around my bed. Whispers filled the room. I ignored them all, instead focusing on the beautiful boy on my bed. Neville wasn't doing as well at ignoring them. His eyes hardened every now and then. I leaned over him, and put my fingers in his ears. He looked up at me, a question in his eyes.

"They just want to talk about something more interesting than their own non-existent love lives." I said loud enough for everyone in the room to hear me. I pulled the curtains open, and led Neville by the hand from the room amidst a right hailstorm of stares and glares. The stares coming from Dean and Seamus. The glares from Harry and Ron. I chuckled, and started humming a song that Hazel used to love.

"Shoot me down, but I won't fall. I am Titanium!" I hummed under my breath as we walked out the door. Neville shot me a weird look. I quirked my eyebrow.

"what?" I asked. He blushed.

"uh, um, you, uh, haveareallygoodvoice!" he blurted out.

"Say that again. Slowly this time." I requested.

"you have a really good voice." He whispered, face almost as red as a tomato. I laughed. He seemed to make me do that more often. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not yet.

"did you want me to sing a song for you?" I whispered in his ear. He blushed an even brighter red, and nodded. "alright." I led him into the common room, ignoring all the looks we were getting, and out the portrait. Neville was shaking.

"how do you do that?" he asked. I shrugged.

"when you get stared at 24/7 you learn to ignore them, and only focus on the important things." I pulled him into an abandoned classroom on the 6th floor. I waved my hand, and an armchair fell out of the shadows. He gaped at it.

"it won't bite you know." I clarified. He blushed, and sat in the royal blue chair.

"why is it blue?" he asked. I smiled.

"I'm 'borrowing' it from the Ravenclaw common room." He quirked an eyebrow at me, but didn't say anything else. I took a few deep breaths. What song should I sing? Something light and cheery? No. it didn't fit my personality. Something depressed and gloomy? I wanted too, but that might scare Neville a bit. What about Cradles? That was a creepy song. But it wasn't nearly as depressing as Empty, or Trampoline. I closed my eyes, and started to sing.

"I live inside my own world of make-believe
Kids screaming in their cradles, profanities
I see the world through eyes covered in ink and bleach
Cross out the ones who heard my cries and watched me weep

I love everything
Fire spreading all around my room
My world's so bright
It's hard to breathe but that's alright
Hush
Sh

Tape my eyes open to force reality
Why can't you just let me eat my weight in glee?
I live inside my own world of make-believe
Kids screaming in their cradles, profanities
Some days I feel skinnier than all the other days
And some days I can't tell if my body belongs to me

I love everything
Fire spreading all around my room
My world's so bright
It's hard to breathe but that's alright
Hush
sh

I wanna taste your content
Hold your breath and feel the tension
Devils hide behind redemption
Honesty is a one-way gate to hell
I wanna taste consumption
Breathe faster to waste oxygen
Hear the children sing aloud
It's music till the wick burns out
Hush

Just wanna be care free lately, yeah
Just kicking up daisies
Got one too many quarters in my pockets
Count 'em like the four leaf clovers in my locket
Untied laces, yeah
Just tripping on daydreams
Got dirty little lullabies playing on repeat
Might as well just rot around the nursery and count sheep"

I finished the song and opened my eyes. Neville was staring at me like I'd grown a second head. I coughed, and sat on the floor.

"Nico," he said. Before his face split into a smile not unlike Lily's. "That was amazing! I've never heard that song before! Is it a muggle song?" he exclaimed joyously. I smiled softly at him.

"in order. Thank you, really now? And yes." I answered. He blinked a few times before laughing.

"that's just like you to answer like that!" he announced. I rolled my eyes. Suddenly, a thought hit me. Maybe Neville could check me for spells, and potions?

"Nev?" I asked. He looked at me. "do you know who could check me for spells and potions? My cousins think I'm bewitched." He looked thoughtful for a moment before announcing that words of doom:

"Madam Pomfrey can!"

End of chapter 17.

the words of doom. I laugh at all my jokes. *dodges some bullets* guys! I thought we went over this! I updated! no shooting! *dodges rpg* fine then. no more updates. *sees all of the readers load handcannons.* erm, nvm. I'll update. just don't shoot!

Ok, thank you for all the reviews, but my stupid computer wont let me see them. I've sent an error message, and will get it fixed (hopefully) soon. sorry I can't call out all the people who read that useless author note. on a brighter note, I have started watching My Hero Academia, and am now writing a crossover with that as well. the only downside is, I was listening to really depressing music when writing it, and it kind of bled through, so, it's a really depressing Nico/My Hero Academia crossover. thank you for reading this useless rant.

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