Don't Fade Away: A Solangelo Fanfiction 2

Chapter 19: Valentine's Day

"Nico, wake up." Will nudged him.

Nico groaned and opened his eyes. They were blurry, and he rubbed the sleep out of them.

"Happy Valentine's day, death boy!"

"Don't."

"What?" Will asked.

"Be cheesy."

"Okay, happy love day."

"That's even worse."

"Come on, don't be grumpy. I have a whole dinner planned out for tonight! I got reservations and everything!"

"Wait, what?"

Will shuffled his feet. "I wanted it to be a surprise."

"Where?"

"In Manhattan."

Nico sat up. "I meant what kind of restaurant."

"I know what you meant. I want it to be a surprise, but I definitely think you'll like it."

"Fine."

"Will you go with me?"

Nico sighed. "Of course I will."

"Great! Come out when you're dressed so we can hang out, and we'll leave at 6."

"Okay." Nico said, like he didn't care at all. But he did care. A lot.

Once he knew Will was far enough away from Cabin 13, Nico started freaking out. Will was taking him on a date. On Valentine's Day.

He was going on a date. With Will freaking Solace.

It didn't matter that they had been dating for months. It didn't matter how many times they had kissed. Because of the problems with communications, they never went on a date outside of Camp before.

What was he going to wear? How was he supposed to act? What was he supposed to do?

Nico seriously needed help, but Jason wasn't at camp. Neither was Piper. Who was he going to ask?

He decided he was going to ask Kayla and Austin. Who knew Will better than them?

"You're asking us how to act on a date?" Kayla blinked at him.

"Yeah. I don't really have anyone else to go to on this one."

"Um, I guess people typically dress nice, act polite, and flirt?" Austin explained.

"The 3 things I don't do." Nico replied.

Kayla laughed. "There are a lot of things you don't do, Nico."

"I don't have anything nice to wear."

"That's okay." Austin told him. "Just brush your hair out a bit, put on a plain shirt, and some nice jeans."

"I don't know how to be polite."

"Yes, you do." Kayla rolled her eyes. "You're from early 20th century Italy, you know how to be polite."

"Bold of you to assume I haven't forgotten." Nico stated.

"You don't forget manners. You choose to leave them." Austin spoke.

"Well, it takes a lot of effort to be nice to people."

Kayla glanced over at Rosemary, who was drawing on a piece of paper. "You're nice to her."

"Fine. Let's say if I really tried, I could be nice to people. But I don't know how to flirt."

Austin sighed. "You really are a disaster gay, aren't you?"