Three days in the infirmary a Solangelo Fanfic

Pillow Talk

Will

It was three in the morning, I had to check Nico's vitals to make sure he was stable. It felt kind of stupid but it was standard protocol. I did my best to not wake him up but while I was checking his pulse he began to mumble and I saw a tear trace down his cheek.

Concerned, I stopped what I was doing and took his hand in mine. I began to think about what to do, he was clearly upset, but why? It wasn't Tartarus, those left him with very different reactions that were more visceral.

Then I caught some of what he was saying, "Will, please. Just talk to me."

He seemed distressed as more tears began to fall, I couldn't be sure of what was going on but I knew that it definitely had something to do with me.

I began to hum a soft tune and his eyes flitted open. He seemed really confused and unsettled so I spoke, "Nico," I said, as softly as I could muster, "I- you said some stuff while you were sleeping, and..." I wasn't sure how to go about telling him that I'd heard what I heard.

"What, um, what did you hear?"

"You were talking and you said...um...you were talking to dream me and you said 'please, just talk to me.' and you were crying and seemed really upset."

I can't describe the look on his face, at first he seemed to turn to stone. Then after a minute or two, he broke down and just started telling me about what had happened.

"Will," he paused, for some reason he was being hesitant. I took his hands in mine and moved to sit next to him, "I thought it was real...I thought you were- I thought you hated me. And you were being really..." He wouldn't look me in the eyes and he wouldn't finish his sentence.

I moved my hand under his face and made him look at me, I know we've only known each other a short time but it's true. I spoke from my heart, "I love you, don't forget it. I would never hurt you on purpose and I certainly do not hate you." My eyes welled with tears, I told him exactly how I feel and I might have just blown it.

I looked into his beautiful deep brown eyes, and I found something stirring just beyond where I could see. He didn't make a move to get out of my grip so I pulled his face closer to mine, our lips only inches apart, our breaths mingling. "Tell me more, do you hate me?" I looked at his lips, then back into his eyes.

"I-"

Nico

"I-" I caught my breath, we were so close. It seemed odd that earlier today we had been so physically close but even now my heart was racing. It was a different feeling that I had, stirring inside of me. Earlier it had been lust but now...now it was love. He said he loved me, and I knew he was telling the truth. And I love him wholeheartedly. "I..." I'm no good with words.

I bridged the small gap between our faces, pressing my lips to his. A slow, tender kiss grew into the most tension-filled moment of my life. It remained tender, as I was wrapped in the warmth of my love for another and the warmth of his love for me I began to forget my surroundings.

Our tongues intertwined sweetly as we both began to slowly explore each other's bodies. My hands roved over him, wanting to bring him closer. We stayed like that for a while, simply loving the other, until Will brought us both back to our senses.

He pulled away and said, "Someone could walk in on us."

I looked around, it was daybreak, "So what?" It was too early for someone to be injured.

"So...don't you think it would be rather uncomfortable?"

"I guess," I sighed. What I would give for just one day without worrying about what other people would think. We sat up, I leaned my head on his shoulder. We looked out the small window in the infirmary door, watching the sunrise together.

"Today is your last day in the infirmary."

I nodded, I was eager to leave the suffocating walls of the infirmary but I didn't want to not be around Will all the time. "You'll have to take some time off so we can hang out."

I couldn't see it, but I sensed him smile. Maybe he did enjoy spending time with me.

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3rd Person POV

The boys had a pretty normal day. They ate breakfast at the Apollo table, Jason and Piper bothered them about their relationship, they had lunch. They took a walk through the strawberry fields, they talked on the beach, they had dinner, Nico got hooked up to an IV. Will sang Nico to sleep, Nico had a serene night with no nightmares. Will slept in the chair next to Nico's bed, taking his vitals every three hours. Nico was stable.

When morning came Will was already awake, he had heard some footsteps outside of the infirmary. He walked up and inspected the area from which they came to discover a note. It read:

Hello lovebirds, don't wear anything too nice today. Take a walk to the beach at noon, we have a surprise for you.

-The Solangelo fanclub

Will wasn't entirely sure what it meant but he knew one thing, today was going to be an interesting day.