Requested by Myself and gemstonetherare

Ship - River x Riccaro (kinda)

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The sun shone brightly down on the group of campers, who gathered at the edge of an abandoned town. The town resided near the camp. Vines and other greenery covered buildings and grew up walls. It broke holes in the roofs and through sides of buildings. Windows were smashed in while doors were ripped clean off hinges.

Riccaro sat nervously on a falling apart bench with a black backpack and an old bat next to him. He waited patiently for Kay to arrive and inform them about this Trail. The Demon child looked around to see the other campers. Xylo, River, Mikael, Uncle Bryan, Inpu and Nad stood soundly or chatted among themselves. He smiled sadly as they hadn't noticed he was there. Riccaro sat quietly on his bench playing with the black jeans he wore. The white t-shirt covered his chest and was thankfully thick enough to hide his bandaged cuts from battling Monsters. He sighed a little loudly which caught the attention of others. Xylo looked over his shoulder to see the small demon sitting alone. Xylo shook his head and continued his conversation with River, who looked at his small boyfriend with sympathy. Soon, Riccaro looked up to the sky as the sounds of wings flapping rang through the bare area.

Kay gently landed at the entrance of the town, holding colored cards. "Hello everyone and thank you for coming to the Trail of..." Everyone stared at Kay with confusion and excitement, awaiting the trial. Supposedly, this was a new trial, never done before. "Phobos and Deimos!" The Greek campers looked surprised with her words, more specifically Bryan. "So.. You're doing my Brothers for the New Trail?" Bryan spoke out with interest laced in his voice. Inpu turned and stared at his boyfriend. "Wait... Their Deities... so they're your half siblings?" Bryan nodded in agreement before starting to pet Inpu. Kay stared at them, trying not to squeal. She cleared her throat and continued. "The way this Trial will work is... There will be three Judges, which is why I specifically asked Bryan and Inpu here." The campers' confusion worsened. "I asked Bryan here for he knows his Brothers well and knows what they know as for Inpu... He's a child of Death and knows Torture and Fear well." Inpu pulled away from Bryan's pet and cleared his throat. He took a breath and sat up straight. Confusion crossed his features. "Wait... Why didn't you do Xylo instead?" Kay smirked. "He may be a Child of Death... But he doesn't know fear as well as you do." Inpu nodded, seeming to agree and earning a yell from Xylo and more pets from Bryan.

"The Trial will go like this... Someone will be chosen to scare another. That person can choose to have a partner if they wish and they also get to choose their person that they wish to scare." Kayla held up her hand that grasped the cards. "These will be ideas if you have none." Riccaro snickered in the background as KayMom explained the Trial. 'I so got this...' Kayla scanned the small crowd. "Who shall go first?" No one moved. The only ones that moved was Bryan and Inpu walked towards her. Kayla sighed in annoyance. "Fine.. Then I'm choosing." That's when a hand raised. "Alright.. Xylo's first." Riccaro sighed before making himself comfortable. "Who will you be scaring?" Xylo turned and scanned over the small crowd before he stopped at a certain egyptian man. "Him. I will be scaring Mikael..." Kay nodded. "Go set up then for your turn." Riccaro turned away from the crowd and grabbed his bag.

He opened it to reveal a blue jean jacket and a mask he had gotten from a shop in the human world. A few bags of fake blood and things for gore was hidden in the bottom as well as some barbed wire. He smirked before pulling out a black and red cased phone from a pocket. Riccaro reached deeper into the pocket and pulled out a set of earbuds. He plugged the headphones into the socket and shoved one into each ear. The Demon turned the phone on. The lock screen was of Davis, Nero, and Cal all smiling when they had a beach trip to the human world as a pantheon. He unlocked the phone and stared at his home screen. A picture of River and Mikael peacefully sleeping all cuddled up on a movie date they had. He smirked at the picture before pulling up Youtube and going to his history. He taps Heathens and quietly listens to Twenty-One Pilots while half watching the trials. Riccaro leaned back and laid down on the bench. He draped an arm over his eyes to block the sun and smiled. His fingers tapped along to the beat. Riccaro quietly sang along before drifting off and letting the comfort of sleep engulf him.

Riccaro awoke to someone lightly shaking his shoulder. His eyes fluttered open and he sat up. Riccaro rubbed his eyes with his hands before pulling his headphones out of his ears. "Wha...?" His voice was low and raspy. Mikael and River instantly were covered in a deep red blush. A hand rested on his shoulder. "It's your turn buddy." Riccaro looked up to the Gentle Giant and nodded. Riccaro sighed and stood up, mentally preparing himself. "So... Who am I getting scared by?" Kay shrugged. "No one has the heart to scare you so... You're gonna be scaring someone." Riccaro's eyes widened and lit up. They shone with glee as he grabbed his bag and bat. "Can I have...Hm..." Riccaro scanned the group of people ahead of him, carefully picking over who could be his partner. He smirked and stared at a certain blue haired boy. Riccaro lifted a hand and pointed at him. "River... Would you like to be my partner?" River sighed in relief and nodded. The Asian male walked over and stood at Riccaro's side, eager for the scaring. Riccaro looked over to Kay, excited evident in his eyes. "Can we set up before we choose KayMom?" Kay crossed her arms, thinking for a moment. She sighed and waved them off. Riccaro swiftly grabbed River's wrist and ran, pulling a stumbling River behind him. 'What have I done...'

About an hour later, River showed up to the front gate. He wore a blue pullover hoodie, black jeans with blue converse. His hair was pulled back into a bun and he had a smile on his face. "Uh.. Where's Riccaro?" River smirked deviously. "He's... Getting ready." A chill ran down their spins. "Anyway... Have you picked your... person?" River's expression changed to a more monotone and unreadable one. He turned from Kay to the group. "Hm well..." A small ding rung from his pocket. River reached in and pulled out the small device. 'You know who to choose... Don't forget to mount the camera and let the others watch. I'm watching... Also dispose of the phone.. It's outdated anyway.' -attached image-

River smirked and looked towards the tall tower, knowing that's where Riccaro was watching from... Or at least a guess. River snickered and dropped the old phone on the ground. "We have our victim..." His voice darkened with the last word. They watched as River smashed the phone with his foot, 'til he deemed it unusable. "Now... Riccaro and I decided on..." His bright blue eyes scanned the crowd. Some tried hiding their fear while others didn't try. Inpu snickered at them and received some glares. River stopped. His eyes glowed slightly. "Xylo..." Xylo froze in his spot. "Come here." River reached his hands into his pocket as Xylo hesitantly approached him. "One. Go change into more comfortable clothing you can run in." Xylo nodded and walked off. A few moments later, he came back with a white t-shirt, black jeans and a purple hoodie tied around his waist. His hair was still in his usual braid. Xylo approached River, slightly hesitating. "Now.." River's hand glowed slightly, emitting a blue glow. He pressed it against Xylo's forehead. Xylo looked at him confused. "Close your eyes Xylo.." He did what he was told. River waited a moment before removing his hand and Xylo opened his eyes. River walked over to where Riccaro slept earlier and crouched down. The others stared confused. The Son of the Dragon King pulled out a black tablet from underneath. He turned it on and smirked. "So... What I did to Xylo was this." River turned the screen towards the group. It showed them. It showed what Xylo saw. "You all will be able to see what Xylo is seeing. Riccaro specifically wanted it that way." The others looked up from the screen at River in surprise. "W-Wait... You're able to do that?" River nodded in slight confusion. "I've always been able to do it. Never knew why." River slightly tossed the tablet to Kay before making his way back over to the gate. "You'll also be able to hear what he hears. The sounds off right now, but turn it up when we walk away." Kay nodded and watched as Xylo hesitantly followed behind River. The Chinese Demigod nodded to Xylo and walked in with the Son of Hades following.

"So... How's it gonna work?" River shrugged before explaining. "I'm gonna be getting scared with you." Xylo stared at him with surprise. "Y-Your gonna be a "Victim" too?" River nodded. The two walked peacefully through a broken down area. The wind whistled lowly, putting Xylo on-edge while River was calm and at peace. Xylo reached out an arm and stopped River. "We should hide... I've got an off feeling.." River nodded as a branch snapped. The two jumped and turned to the sound. Loud manic-like laughter rang out from around them. A throwing star whistled as it flew past Xylo's ear and stuck into the building behind him. "Shit!" Xylo fell back and hit the ground, landing at River's feet. River snickered before pretending to shake in fear. Riccaro jumped down from a tree, spooking Xylo even more. Xylo looked up at Riccaro with wide eyes. "W-What.... R-Riccaro?" Riccaro walked forward. A bright white mask was hung on the side of his face. A bullet hole was through the top where your forehead would be. Blood dripped down from the top. Riccaro had a crazed smile while his pupils slit like a cat's eyes. Blood stained his kanines and dripped down his jaw from his mouth. Red stained his hair. His jacket had splotches of blood staining it. His white hoodie had a smeared bloody handprint. A bat covered in bloody barbed wire that curled around it, rested on his shoulder. "You have 10 seconds to run..."

https://youtu.be/gZGMlgoZM1M

(Hide & Seek by Johnny T [Masky Video])

WARNING - BLOOD, GORE, FEAR, IMPLIED DEATH

"10." River grabbed Xylo and- "9."- pulled him from the ground. "8." He quickly ran into an abandoned building. "7." River pushed Xylo behind crates. "6." River had fake fear radiating from him. "5." River crouched down across from him. "4." He held a finger to his mouth. "3..." River signed him to stay silent. "2... 1... Ready or not here I come..." Riccaro took off from his spot and ran around outside the building they hid in. Xylo shook as he heard the door open. "Let's take a look at this situation. I'm on a hunt for your location and while you're waiting there, you're gettin' kinda scared! But I fell in love with my little flirtation." Riccaro skipped into the room with a blush on his face. He let his wired bat graze the floor, giving off an ear-piercing screech. Good thing that River had ear plugs in, yet he still pretended to cringe at the muffled sound. "Lemme make it clear. You see my dear~ I'm the best at this game cause I hear the fear~ Something in the dark, the beating of your heart and I can't stand our time apart! Garmen San Diego. I found him! Didn't take long for your fear to get louder!" Riccaro stood in front of River's crates, knowing that he hid behind there. He smashed his bat against the wall and grazed his hand on the wire, forcing blood. "Come out! Come out~ I know where you are!" He turned to face River's spot. "The pounding so loud from the beat of your heart. It gave you away right from the start, so come out! Come out~ I know where you are..." Riccaro ripped the boxes away and approached River. River faked his fear and backed away into the wall of boxes behind him. Riccaro smashed the end of his bat, well made it seem, on River's head, "Knocking Him Out." Riccaro crouched down and grabbed his collar before looking directly at Xylo. He laughed before dragging River off.

Xylo ran out of the building thinking Riccaro was long gone. Yet, the demon was in the trees above him while River was in the tunnel, covering himself in gory items. "The sun goes as the clock goes round, and the wind starts howling as the dark surrounds. Things are getting worse. Your body feels the curse, suppose you keep it down as my words begin to slur..." Riccaro jumped from the tree and landed behind Xylo, scaring him. Xylo jumped as his blood ran cold. "It's here that you find the fear divine, that'll make you go insane! If it gets the time! Something in the dark, the beating of your heart. THAT I'M GONNA TEAR APART~!" Riccaro took a step forward. That made Xylo jump and run off towards the place he wanted. "Come out! Come out~ I know where you are!" Xylo ran down the tunnel before he stopped at the sickening sight before him. River's body sat against the wall. His head was blood soaked and bashed in, parts of his skull showing. River's wrists were slit cuts lined up his arms, showing through the sliced fabric of his jacket. Xylo dropped to his knees in fear. "I... know... where... you... are!" Xylo backed away as fear shook through his whole body, completely forgetting the other contenders can see what he was seeing. Riccaro jumped down in front of him out of seemingly nowhere. "Come out! Come out~" Riccaro crouched down, grabbing Xylo's chin roughly. "I know where you are...." The "Insane" Demon stood up. He gripped his bat tightly and raised it, getting ready to swing. "So come out! Come out~ I know where you are~" He slammed his bat into the cement wall next to Xylo's head. The screech of Barbed wire rang out through the tunnel. 

Xylo screamed high like a girl would. Riccaro laughed loudly at Xylo's fear. He walked backwards and fell to the ground. He was bent over on his knees clutching his stomach as his laughter rang out. Xylo stared at him confused. He sat up with question covering his features. Another laugh rang out through the tunnel. Xylo looked past Riccaro to see River, who he thought was dead, hunched over against the wall laughing. "R-River.. I-I thought?" River calmed his laughter before standing up. "R-Riccaro. C'mon stand up!" Riccaro was laying on the ground still dying of laughter. "I-I can't! Heheh!" River stood there laughing again with Riccaro. Xylo sat against the wall, flabbergasted. "H-How?" Riccaro sat up, finally calming down. "How what?" Xylo shook his head and tried forming a non-stuttery sentence. "How d-did you s-scare me? Everyone e-else c-couldn't.." River stretched out a hand, which Xylo grabbed. River pulled the shaking man up and went over to Riccaro. Who he also helped up. Xylo shook heavily as they exited the tunnel.

As they left, Riccaro dragged the bat behind them, feeling comfort in the sounds it made. "You really love your bat don't you?" Riccaro nodded and started skipping. "Yeah I do. I just forgot to add something before I wrapped the barbed wire on it." Xylo raised an eyebrow at his "son". "Which was?" Xylo asked, voice shaking slightly. "Nails. I forgot to push the nails in the bat, so the spikes would have been pointing outward." Xylo's eyes widened in and he stepped farther away from Riccaro. Riccaro stopped skipping and stared at XyDad. "S-Sorry. Too much?" Xylo sighed and walked over. He patted Riccaro's head, as he didn't want to get covered in fake blood, or he hoped it was fake. The two smiled and continued. Xylo was looking over Riccaro's clothing when he noticed his hand. "Riccaro? What did you do to your hand?" Riccaro lifted his bleeding hand and frowned. "Huh. I thought I was feeling things. I accidentally grazed my hand on the wire on my bat when I was, quote on quote, "Knocking out" River." Xylo nodded as he watched the blood ooze from Riccaro's cut hand. The sleek red blood almost blended in with his skin as it dripped down his fingers before collecting and falling to the ground below. "It's fine though. It doesn't hurt." Xylo nodded as they walked through the gate.

The group stared at Riccaro and River in shock. Riccaro giggled as they stared over their clothing. "I-Is Riccaro okay? Like M-Mentally?" Riccaro looked hurt before taking a step back. "D-Did I-" Riccaro swiftly walked over and hid behind River. "- Are they scared of me?" River turned and looked at him in the eyes. "No Riccaro... They... They just need to forget what they saw... Okay?" Riccaro nodded and was pulled into River's chest. Tears streamed down Riccaro's face as he snuggled into River. Xylo looked at his 'child' in sympathy before turning to face the campers. Xylo gave them a cold and threatening glare, breaking them from their shock. Nad stepped up first and walked over to River, who had a protective grip on his small boyfriend. "Riccaro.. Look I'm sorry Bud. I was just shocked. See.. I'm not scared." Nad went down to Riccaros height and spoke in a calm and comforting voice. Riccaro pulled his head out of River's chest and looked at Nad. He wiped his eyes before releasing River and wrapping his arms around Nad's neck. He murmured, "It's alright... As I've heard others say... Shit Happens." A shocked and slightly angered expression crossed Xylo's face before he nodded. River clapped his hands, gaining the group's attention. "Let's get back to camp. Shall we?" The Campers/Counselor nodded in agreement before heading off to camp with Nad and Riccaro ahead of them, speaking to each other calmly.

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Riccaro and the others arrived at the camp, now getting over what they saw. Nad and Riccaro walked at the front, chatting away as Riccaro skipped alongside the Norse Demigod. Riccaro came to a stop, yawning lowly. "I'm tired... Goodnight Everyone! Goodnight Dad & Uncle Nad!" He ran up and gave a small kiss to Mikael and River. Riccaro waved at the rest and gave the Gentle Giant a hug before running off. Xylo, Mikael and River smiled until the innocent Demon child was out of view. As soon as they thought Riccaro was long gone, a dark aura surrounded their beings as he turned slowly to face the ground. Xylo slowly pulled his sword as Mikael and River pulled out their staffs. Mikael glared at the group before speaking. "Now... Who taught Riccaro to swear?"

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MOTHERFUCKING FUCKING FUCK FU-- Sorry I stubbed my toe on a box... Anyway...

I was thinking of starting An Origins Short Stories book about All the Origins Series. Meaning FTO (Fairy Tail Origins), SNO (Supernatural Origins), OoO (Origins Of Olympus), OZ (OriginZ), and FOO (FallOut Origins). What you all think? 

~Z