Waiting (a pernico fic)

Chapter 10

🚨🚓warning: some violence and degradation🚨🚓

Nico

Nico couldn't put a finger on it, but he was certain something was up with Will. He didn't seem right. His usual sunny disposition seemed forced, like he was hiding something. He'd never experienced this with Will before; Will was usually an open book. Even as he went about cleaning and re-bandaging Nico's cuts, he looked as if he were gritting his teeth.
Nico had seen this reaction to him before, before Nico had cut himself, and this time it was different. Nico had perceived it as disgust, but now he was getting a totally different vibe: like Will was angry. But why would Will be angry?
"You're all done!" Will cheered half-heartedly as he set aside the dirty bandages and pulled off his gloves. Now, usually Nico kept quiet about the things he noticed when he watched people, but this was really getting under his skin.
"Will?" The blonde spun quickly, a question in his eyes. "What's eating you?" The question on his face turned to a dark confusion; half-way angry that he'd been found out, half-way surprised that Nico was that perceptive. "What do you mean?" Nico rolled his eyes. "You know exactly what I mean. What's bugging you. I can see it on your face. Now, you know I wouldn't tell anyone what's wrong. So just tell me." Will sighed and set down his gloves, siting heavily on the small swivel stool near the counter. "Percy." Nico blinked twice. "P-Percy? What about him?"
"You'd tell Percy." That took Nico aback. Just because Percy was Nico's boyfriend, didn't mean he gossiped to him about everything. "No, I wouldn't." Will chuckled darkly at the ground. "You would, because it's about him." What? Nico slid down from the examination table and pulled his shirt on quickly. "Look, whatever your beef is with Percy, it doesn't matter, okay?" Again, Will chuckled, much darker. "You little blind idiot."
"Excuse me?" Nico crossed his arms and glared at Will. What was his problem? Will stood quickly, throwing Nico off balance, forcing him back two steps. "You haven't the slightest idea of what I've done to make sure that you're mine." What? "C-come again?"
"I love you, you fucking idiot!" Will roared suddenly, reverting all of Nico's bravery to the twelve year old Percy found. He shrank back, uncomprehending and suddenly terrified of Will Solace. That's something he never thought he'd think. This was Will, for Gods sake. He shouldn't be afraid. So Nico stood tall, meeting the blond's gaze and setting his lips into a straight line. "You have no right to call me an idiot." Suddenly, Will laughed heartily. "Is that all you got from that?" That made Nico concentrate. Beyond the fear that statement had caused, there was... Nico's eyes widened. "You love me?"

Percy

Sitting still was not an option right now. Nico was supposed to be done with his check up a half hour ago. He had to admit, he was worried. "Percy!" He spun and caught sight of a blonde he hadn't talked to in days. "Annie. What's up, Wise Girl?" Annabeth scoffed at the former of the nicknames and skipped to the thesis of her visit. "You have to come to the infirmary." Percy paled. Dear gods, not again. Numbly, he followed as she all but yanked him toward the building. There were crashes and yelling and the sounds of bare fisted fighting coming from the room where Nico was supposed to be. He elbowed through as quick as he could and dashed inside, past a reception girl, armed with a clipboard, who threatened to hide the blue food coloring in the camp, but even that didn't stop him. He reached the room and was tacked to the ground by a very pissed Will, followed by a even more pissed Nico. Two punches were landed against Percy's jaw before he could register that he was being hit. "Get off of him!" Nico shrieked, running nails down the chalkboard of his ear drum. Percy managed to roll so he was holding Will's wrists above his head. "What is your problem, Solace?" He just glowered at Percy through a black eye and a split eyebrow. "Neeks, what the fuck is going on?" As Nico panted and heaved in breaths, his glare never left Will Solace. "I'll explain later. Can someone take him to Chiron? Please?" Nico asked and Clarisse stepped forward and strong armed him out of the building.
"Fuck," Percy hissed when he wiped his mouth and brushed the blossoming bruise on his jaw and cheek. When he looked up, people were still gawking. "Nothing else to see, people! Get on with training." Slowly, everyone obeyed and Percy and Nico were left alone. "What the fuck was that about,
di Angelo?" Nico flinched at how Percy'd said his name and helped Percy to his feet. Once Percy obliged, Nico led him back into the empty exam room and shut the door. "Okay. This is gonna be hard to take, but I'm not going to lie to you. Not about this." Percy nodded and sat on the stool. Nico sighed deeply. "Okay. Here's what happened."

AN: Dun dun duuuuuuuuun! What happened, you ask? Find out next update!
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