Things Are Not What They Seem

Part 12: What Happened?

I realized how stupid I was.

He was probably just embarrassed right?

That's most likely the case, I felt so so stupid.

Dammit. So many feelings at once, and I had to walk home also. It was getting late too.

After a few hours of an exhausting walk, I knew I should've been pissed, but all I saw was his cute little smile in my mind, and how adorable he looked in my jacket that he stole, and I realized it was impossible to get pissed at him.

It was late, so as soon as I got to my cabin, I collapsed on my bed in exhaustion, and fell asleep.

After maybe 10 hours of good sleep, I woke to a knocking at my door. I sat up suddenly, curious to who it was, but already internally knowing it was Nico.

Surprising, it was not.

As I opened the door I saw frizzy brown hair, chocolatey brown eyes, and brown skin. It was Hazel, I also noticed her purple shirt, and kind expression.

"Hello Will, I've come here on request, and which is also a good excuse to come and check in on you. How are you?"
"Fine. What is it that you need?"
"As a request from an extremely embarrassed Nico DiAngelo, who realized his terrible actions from last night, leaving you in a parking lot, he asked me with a trembling voice to say that he is so sorry, and if you would come to his cabin. Honestly. He's such a wimp."

I laughed at her comment, Hazel can be funny. She giggled too.

"Sure, I'll come over."
"Cool, if all is good, I'm gonna go practice archery with Frank. Call me if you need anything!"
"Thank you!"

Hazel walked off, and I realized that I never really thought about how nice she is. Huh. I should probably talk to her more often. (Brotp? I think yes.)

I walked over to Nico's cabin.

I came in.

"Hazel....?"

It was completely dark in his cabin, all I could see was blackness.

"No this is Will."

I heard him fall, I think out of his bed.

"Shit!"
"Are you okay? Where are you?"

He groaned.

"Yeah...hit my ass."
"So, what did you need? Also could you direct me towards you, or turn on a light?"
"...no. I'll direct you towards me."
"Why can't you turn on a light?"
"...."
"Yeeesss?"

He grabbed my hand and placed it on his bare chest. Oh. So he was in his boxers?

"Why should it matter if I see you in your boxers? I'm sure that you'd look fine in anything."
"Uhm anyways....about yesterday...."
"Don't change the subject!"
"This is kinda answering your question."

I raised in eyebrow in the darkness, and I sat down and patted next to me. He sat down too.

"I'm listening."
"Okay...so. Yesterday was kind of a big shock for me for obvious reasons and so I panicked and shadow traveled away. Did some stuff, and fell asleep."
"What kind of stuff?"
"Stuff."
"Like, describe the "stuff" without using the word "stuff"."
"Things."
"BLOODY HELL JUST ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION!"

He was silent, and the silence killed me. I wanted to know what he did.

"I just took off my clothes."
"This seriously sounds like you're doing some "stuff"...."
"I wasn't!"
"I feel like you're lying Nico..."
"Fine. I had an erection, and then shadow traveled away. I took off my clothes and only wore boxers, but I didn't want to "touch" myself, because Hazel was sharing the cabin with me for the night. Happy?"
"Ooh you got a boner because of meee~?"
"I will fucking slap you."

I laughed at that remark.

"So, on a more serious not about yesterday, I'm really not sure if you love me or not, I wanna hear you say it. I'll say it, then you say it."
"That's too embarrassing!"
"Oh come on don't be such a pansy!"
"You make it sound so easy! You say it!"

I scooted closer to him, and whispered in his ear lovingly.

"I love you. I love you. I love you."

I felt the heat that he put off become stronger, and I knew he was blushing in the darkness.

"How...do...you...?"
"It's easy. I have no shame in saying I love you."
"I don't either!"
"Then say it!"

He was silent, and then I heard him utter those words into my ear.

"I love you, Will Solace."

I felt my face heat up, and my eyes starting to fill up with tears.

Some fell onto him, and he noticed my sniffles.

"Hey Will are you...crying?"
"Yes...."

He hugged me tightly, and I could still smell the fries from yesterday, it smelled delicious.

"Hey...it's okay. Why are you crying?"
"It's just...I'm so happy. To be in love, maybe you can fix me."
"It would be my pleasure."

He kissed my forehead, and held me close. I could feel his heartbeat, and all I wanted in that moment, I already had.

(This chapter was so cute and fun to write! I hope you guys are enjoying this story because I know I am :3)