The Sun and the Moon

Dealing with a sick Nico 101

Will's P.O.V

It was about a week since fierrochase which is what Neeks called them came. We talked a lot, and they were really funny. In a dark twisted morbid way, but it was hilarious as he sometimes got confused by things campers say. One of my favorite things to explain to him was "gyatt" when Leo yelled it at him when he bends down to pick something up. Let's just say the son of Hephaestus was chased for at least an hour before they gave up and Leo got pushed into the lake.

But all of a sudden today, Nico had been avoiding me, like the plague. She wore, a really large black hoodie today, and sat at there own table alone, which was weird because recently she had been sitting with me, on occasion Jason and Percy when they started saying that she was too young to be selling herself for sex to me. Nico would throw food at them, then she would walk to their table to get them to shut up. I would blush so darkly and all of my siblings would decide to start bullying me.

Anyway, Nico had been avoiding everyone, especially me today. Sometimes they had their days, but were demigods with P.T.S.D. we all have a lot of bad days. But this was different because she didn't have the hollow look in her eyes. In fact she seemed extra aware of everyone. She also was covering her lower face.

I tried to go talk to her at her table, but as soon as I got near, she got up and ran. Slower than usual though, and that's saying a lot because slow usually for Nico is like 5 miles per hour, and she was going at a normal human speed.

I saw her grab, a bowl, and a spoon and leave the pavillion. I sighed, and go to sit with my table, but all I was thinking was Nico. I went to go visit them. I knocked on Veronica's door.

"Nico can I come in?" I asked, I heard something fall really loudly.

"Shit" I heard him mutter, his voice clearly deeper. He must have transitioned, I think.

"No you can't come in!" he said.

"Why?" I ask.

"Um I'm um, naked! Yeah, so stay away because...  I don't plan on changing that" he said. My eyes widen, as a blush fills in my cheeks. As I try to stop myself from imagining Nico's naked body. Frick! I'm so gay.

"Why?" I say both flustered and confused.

"Because I feel like it!" he says, but then I hear him cough. He's sick! Why wouldn't he just tell me. There is no point in making this difficult. I open the door, and a pillow immediately hits me straight in the face.

"I could've been naked! You perv, I mean I'm hot but that's just plain creepy sunshine!" he yells, throwing another pillow at my head, but I doge this time.

"First off, your not naked, and yes you are hot, but I'm no peeping tom" I said. He rolls his eyes.

"Why are you here Solace?" he said, throwing himself on his couch sighing.

"Because, your sick" I said, going over to him, and putting my hand on his forehead.

"Pshh! No I'm not" Nico said, rolling his eyes. I touched his forehead, HE HAS A FEVER OF 112.

"Nico you have one of the highest fevers I've ever seen. Let me take care of you" I say.

"I feel fine William stop babying me" he said.

"Don't call me that it makes me feel old, and I don't care how you 'feel' your sick and I'm gonna take care of you" I said. I go to his bathroom, and find some of the cough and cold medicine that's kept in all cabins, and pour him his dosage.

"Take this" I said, shoving it towards him. He makes a look of disgust.

"But it's grape flavor, grape is the worst" he whined which was cute, wait who said that!