Three days in the infirmary a Solangelo Fanfic

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3rd Person POV
Piper had been awaiting the show, she had gotten some help from her mom to push those two together because, well, they needed it. One of the perks of being a child of Aphrodite is being able to tell when someone is crushing hard on another person. So of course she couldn't let this golden opportunity slip by, it's a good thing her mom shipped Solangelo almost as hard as she shipped Percabeth. So it was really no problem, she barely had to say please to get a little bit of sexual tension going on between the two boys.

She had locked the door on her way out of the room because she didn't want anyone to disturb them if things got...steamy. But when Will figured out her ploy and closed the curtains so no one could see them it made her upset at first. But then she was happy again because this way they could bond better. So she got out of their hair and began to spread the news of Solangelo around the Aphrodite cabin.

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Will found it hard to get any semblance of self-control when Nico kissed him. They were now laying face to face on their infirmary bed, tightly intertwined with their lips still pressed together. At some point tongue had been introduced, all of his thoughts though were of how amazing he felt. He was on the absolute high of his life and felt like he would never come down. This was his third kiss ever, the first had been with some girl from the mortal world before he found out he was a demigod, and the second had been during a game of spin the bottle at camp. It had been with Anthony from the Demeter cabin, he had died during the war. The two never got close, but that had been when Will figured out he was definitely gay.

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Nico felt free, he was finally letting his barriers come crashing down. There were a lot of them but he had started the process and there was almost no stopping him now. He let his instincts take over, letting lose every emotion he had ever had into this kiss. He wanted Will to know how much pain he'd gone through even if he wasn't sure if he was ready to talk about it yet. At least he could share it like this.

Will

I had to stop us after a while because I was getting tired and fast. Mostly because my kisses end up multiplying my healing powers and an hour or more of excessive use of my powers was not going to end well for me. But also because it was getting late, it was already nine-thirty and the campfire sing-along was going to be over soon. And if one of my siblings decided to come to say goodnight I didn't want them to find Nico and I all disheveled.

"Perché ti fermi?" Why are you stopping?

"Because, Nico, I don't want to pass out from the overuse of my powers." I started to stand up but was pulled back down.

"Stay."

"Nico, I have to unlock the door. If someone comes here to find the door locked and we're asleep they are going to get really worried and suspicious."

"Fine. But you better come back." He lets me go. I unlock the door but leave it shut, I'm not about to tempt the fates.

I go back to Nico and take one look at him before saying, "Wow, you look a lot better."

"Maybe we should make out more often." I felt a blush creep up my neck, meanwhile, Nico just had a dreamy look on his face. I wonder what he's thinking about. He pulled me down and said, "So are you gonna stay?"

"I guess so." I pull open the covers and cuddle up to Nico.

Nico

It all ended too soon. But then again I never wanted it to end. I could feel his powers flowing through his lips, it just made me want more. All I wanted was to be close to him, I needed him to stay. I felt too cold without him, I thought I was used to it but I only just realized how much I hate that feeling. I needed Will to chase away the cold loneliness that settled around me without him.

"Wow, you look a lot better."

"Maybe we should make out more often." And I mean it, I haven't felt so whole and healthy since before mom died. I miss her. "So are you gonna stay?" Please chase away my sadness.

"I guess so." He cuddles close to me, I haven't felt this safe for a very long time. I fall asleep too quickly, I wanted to enjoy the moment for a while longer.

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As I sleep my nightmares find me, just as they have every night. The terror-ridden screams from the fields of punishment rebound off the rocks in Tartarus. There is no hope or happiness here, there are only the worst monsters to keep me company. I feel suffocated by the waves of grief and sorrow rolling off the river Cocytus that is just to my left. I get stuck reliving the one memory I have always blocked out. I'm forced to relive the cold-blooded murder of my mother, the 'accident' that was supposed to eliminate Bianca and I.

I feel the same emptiness that filled me when it really happened. But just when my nightmares would normally get even worse I feel warmth and hope and happiness surround me in a protective embrace. I wake up. But not like I would normally, I'm not in a cold sweat, the shadows aren't reaching out to me, I didn't scream, and there are no fossils on the ground. Instead, I wake up in the strong arms of Will Solace.

"Are you ok," he whispers, softly into my ear.

"I will be," I lean into his chest and let out a deep breath. I let his soft glow eliminate my shadows, and I let myself be lulled back to sleep by his soft humming.