Three days in the infirmary a Solangelo Fanfic

Confessions

Nico

I can't believe myself! How did I let that slip! I should've been more careful, but I just did what I do best. I pushed him away, there's no way that he's going to want to even be near me anymore. I turn to look at his face to see that he's got a giant grin on his face.

"Nico, did you just admit to liking guys?" I panicked. The next words just spilled out of my mouth.

"I did, but I don't like Percy anymore. And you can't tell anyone. And I like someone else now." Why did I just tell him that I like someone else!?

"Who is it? Is it another guy!?" He seemed too excited about this.

"Well yeah, I like you." WHAT DID I JUST SAY?!! I've completely lost my filter.

And I just ruined any remaining chance at a friendship with Will. I can't even read his face, he's gone completely blank. He's loosened his grip on me again so I move to leave. But he pulls me back down, grabs my face with both hands, looks me in the eyes, and asks, "Do you really mean it?"

There's no backing out now, "Yeah."

He kissed me.

He kissed me, and I was in so much shock that I was kissing my crush that I didn't move. Will noticed this and started to pull away, but there was no way I was going to let that happen. I threw my arms around his neck and pulled him back in.
Will
He likes me. Or did he? "Do you really mean it?"

"Yes."

I couldn't hold back anymore, I grabbed his face and kissed him. He didn't move, I started to panic that maybe I shouldn't have kissed him so I pulled back. But he seemed to recover from some sort of shock and he pulled me back into the kiss. He pulled me down so that now he was laying on his back and I was straddling over him. We kissed for a long while until I broke it and pulled the both of us back into a sitting position. Nico laid his head on my chest and I rubbed soothing circles on his back

"I think we need to have a conversation."

"Mmhm," Nico agreed.

"You like me."

"Yep."

"And I like you. So the logical thing to do would be to ask you if you want to be my boyfriend."

"I would like that."

"So, you wanna be my boyfriend?"

"Hmm, yeah." Nico chuckled a little. I was through the roof happy, I got a kiss and now he's my boyfriend. But now I need to get back to worrying about his health.

"Just because you're my boyfriend now doesn't mean that you get to get away with being severely injured. Actually, I think it's just made me even more concerned about you." I planted a kiss on his cheek and then stood up. I then opened the, thankfully, shut curtain surrounding his bed and began to check on his status.

I looked under a few of the bandages to find that his wounds were no longer infected, although they still weren't in any shape to be stitched together yet.

"Ok, I'm going to start healing you again. Do you have any song preferences?"

"I liked that one you were singing last night, what was it?"

"It was an Italian lullaby, I had remembered that you were Italian so I thought you might like it."

"So that's why it sounded so familiar."

"Yeah, only issue is, I don't remember all of the words."

"I do, my mom used to sing it to Bianca and I when we were little."

"Well then, I guess it'll be a duet."

"Oh no, I don't sing. But I can write down the lyrics. Are you gonna be able to read it? It is Italian."

"Yeah, of course I can. All Apollo kids are fluent in Italian, which includes reading and writing."

"Good to know."
Nico
I'm so happy! And also terrified, but mostly happy. Will means so much to me and he actually cared enough to sit through everything I said. He began to check under my bandages, and then asked for a song request. And of course, I haven't been able to get that song off of my mind.

"What about that song you were singing last night?"

"I thought you'd like it, it's an Italian lullaby. Only issue is that I don't remember all the lyrics." That's why it was familiar, it's the same lullaby that mom sang to Bianca and I while we fell asleep.

"Oh, no problem. I can write down the lyrics for you. Are you going to be able to read it?"

"Yeah, all Apollo kids are fluent in Italian. That includes reading and writing." Noted, no whispering stuff about Will in Italian while he's around.

When I finished writing it down Will started to sing and heal me. It was really calming and nostalgic, so I just closed my eyes and concentrated on Will's voice. My native language made me feel so comforted, that when he finished all I wanted to do was go back to when everything was so simple. I only wanted to spend one more minute with Bianca or with mom. When I thought Will wasn't looking I let a tear trace down my cheek, only I wasn't sad. For once I was happy.