A play of light and shadows.(solangelo)

•chapter 3•

☀️Will☀️

Together we entered the infimary in complete silence.

As we passed through the door I saw Austin sitting by the table but he stood up as soon as he noticed us. He smiled but then it turned into a frown as quickly." Nico aren't you supposted to be on a bedrest?" Asked Austin.

Nico frowned a little , then turned to face me." Goodnight William." He looked at my brother. "Austin." They both noded to each other, then Nico quickly made his way behind the curtain to the bed he was staying in while being in the infimary.

Austin and I watched him dissapear behind the curtain. I turned to look at my younger brother. " Well I see you're awake. How did ya sleep?"

💀Nico💀

I layed in bed, pulled a blanket over me and tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn't stop thinking about what happened earlier. That was untill I heard two voices I recognized talking together. It was Will and Austin . Now, I'm not some stalker or anything but I have this habit of listening on people's conversations. It's just.... calming to me somehow. And it's not like I'm going to tell anybody, while I can find out a lot of interesting and important things and stories. But it's still rude, becoase you practicaly don't have any privacy like this, and I'm fully aware of that....but I evesdroped anyway.

"Yeah good. I woke up like ten minutes ago." Said Austin.

"Was there anyone in a need of medical attencion?" Will asked, his voice a tone that he was talking in when he was treating a pacient.

"Well , one Athena camper needed a little help to get to the toilet and back if that counts. " Answered Austin." But other then that nothing."

"Ok. Good."

.........

"Hey, Will?"

"Yeah?"

"What happened?"

"..... What?"

"Did he do something to you?" Something in my stomach sunk. So much to try to stay at camp and make friends. I though.

"What do you mean?" Will asked.

"Well....when you two came into the infimary you looked, well, not like your usual self. Your eyes are all red and puffy like you've been crying, and you seem a little shaken." That seemed to take Will aback once again.

Silence.

"Look Will I-I'm just concerned about you . If he really did something to you then in that case you should tell Chiron, or you can allways talk to me if you want to of course. From-hm from what I heard he is slightly-"

"Slightly what Austin?" Will steped in." Dangerous?,

spooky,
creepy,
short tempered,
a freak?"

"Yes I have heard all of these and more Austin, I know about them." And I do too.

"What the people who are tellin' these things don't know is him. They never saw nor got to know him when he first came to camp. I did. I did know that sweet little kid , and even though he changed a lot.... it's still him.

Do you think he's dangerous Austin?"

There was a few seconds of silence.

And then.
"Well" Austin sighed." I guess I 'll give him a chance then." Well maybe I was mistaken earlier.

"However, that doesn't mean that I haven't noticed you avoiding the subject of why do you have all red eyes and you look like you just got out of rollercoaster." Will groaned." I'm just a little bit tired that's all."

"If you were tired only a 'little bit' , then you wouldn't look like this.

There was a moment of silence yet again.

"....go to sleep."

"But-"

"No you had a really long shift and you overworked yourself again. Besides it's night, so there is not much to do in here. I can handle it. If something happens I'm going to call for you."

"But-but Austin! You can't kick me out of my own infimary like that!"

"Tsk, tsk Willy. No buts, butts are for sitting on. Besides we don't want you colapsing while you sewe someone up, do we?"

"I'll be fine." Will complained. That little hypocrite.

"Nope. Go get some rest."

I heard the door close and then a bang on the wood like someone slamed their head on it. And then some curse words, then nothing.

Austin sighed " Why can't he just care of himself?" he murmured.

I wish I knew that too.