Battle Wounds: Solangelo Soulmate AU

NINETY-NINE

NICO POV:
"I told you if you didn't stop kissing me all the time while I was sick you were gonna get sick," I scold him.

"I'm not sick!" Will tries to assure me. "My stomach just hurts."

"And I was just sick last week and that's how it started for me."

He rolls his eyes, "I'll be fine, I have a much better immune system than you do."

"Shut the fuck up!" I laugh pushing him away. "Just cause you've never been sick since I met you and I've been sick like three times doesn't mean anything." It absolutely does and after I already put it like that I realized I practically admitted it to him.

Will smirks, "Think about what you just said."

I groan and hide my face in his shoulder, "Yeah I heard it too."

"Come on," he chuckles, "Let's head inside."

We both grab our backpacks and I try not to grimace when I see Will flinch as he moves his back. He's been in physical therapy for almost two months and it doesn't seem to be helping him at all. They keep telling Will and I that it's normal for it to not seem to be helping yet but something just seems off. I mean Will hides his pain from me pretty well but he's still my boyfriend so of course I'm gonna notice. He's not quite as good as he thinks he is.

We walk inside and start heading to our lockers, finding Percy and Annabeth on the way.

"How you guys doing?" Percy asks.

"Wills sick but won't admit it," I respond dryly.

"I am not! My stomach just hurts!"

"But Nico was just sick Will so you might wanna start taking some vitamin C," Annabeth says. "And make sure you get enough sleep and drink a lot of water."

"Not you too!" Will exclaims as I practically shout "I told you so!"

I feel someone staring at me and then and see Peter and Eli looking at me. So far they haven't bothered me at all since I tried to tell them to fuck off or asked for any drugs but judging by the way they both are staring at me I think today's the day.

Sure enough right after lunch when I head to the bathroom I find them hanging out by my locker. I start  to head over but Peter nods his head towards the bathrooms. I take the hint and head there and wait for them to meet me in there.

About two minutes later they both walk in and look around, not at all suspiciously, to check to see we're alone.

"We want 3 grams of weed," Peter says bluntly. "By Thursday."

"Alright," I shrug. "That's usually like 40 bucks."

Eli takes out his wallet and hands me a 50. "You better give me the change."

I roll my eyes, "Don't worry, I'll give it back."

I pocket the cash and head out of the bathroom and back to class.

Getting in the car with Will at the end of day I decide to just suck it up and tell him what I have to do. "I have to go get them weed."

Will freezes a little but then forces his self to relax. "Okay, tonight?"

"By thursday, so if not tonight then tomorrow night."

Will nods and starts to back out of the parking spot. "I hope you know I'm coming with you," he says with no room for argument.

"I figured, but you can't talk."

"How come?"

"I don't want you too involved," I try to explain. "I know how to deal with those types of people, you don't. So you have to promise that no matter what happens you won't say anything."

He frowns, "You're scaring me Nico."

"Don't be scared, it's just called all the dealers I know are assholes and if they think you're an asshole back they'll either drop you, raise the price, or stab you. Depending on which one."

"Sounds wonderful," Will deadpans.

"So wonderful," I snicker. "But I speak their language so no matter how dickish they are do not try to stand up for me okay? You'll know if they cross a line cause I'll stand up for myself."

"Okay, I understand."

"Good," I sigh in relief.

***

The only dealer that was able to get me what I needed so quickly was also the last one I wanted to bring Will around. And honestly the last one I wanted to be around myself.

Vinny had a cruel smile and an even crueler tongue. I know that by the time we leave him he will have said at least one thing that will be itching underneath my skin for a least a couple days after wards. But I had no choice, Peter and Eli had given me barely two days to get them 3 grams of weed and I needed to deliver.

At about 8 o'clock wednesday night we told Naomi we were going to get ice cream but really drove to a pretty sketchy area of town to a park called Bear Creek.

"Don't say I fucking word," I snapped at Will one last time as we started to get out of the car. "No matter what he says, you get me?"

He frowns again but nods, "I promise Neeks."

"And don't react to much to anything either of us say, I promise I'll explain anything I may need to after."

I nod and take a deep breath before leading him down the hill and towards the bridge. Getting there I found that Vinny was already there. He was smoking a blunt and turned towards us slowly.

"Been far too long Nico," Vinny smirks. "I was beginning to think they locked you up again."

I stand up straighter and walk right up to him, even though I want to stop were I am and ask him to just throw the weed my way. "They've been trying," I smirk back. "Hard to catch me though."

Vinny laughs, slightly manically. He also seemed like a cartoon villain to me, too fucked up in the head the realise how staged this persona he puts on is. "Forgot how funny you are," he grins. He passes me the blunt and I recognise it for what it is. A test.

I reach out for the blunt and take one small hit of it, seeing Will wince out of the corner of my eye. Vinny doesn't notice, he's too focused on making sure I actually hit it than pay attention to my boyfriend.

"Good boy," Vinny grins, all teeth no mirth. I recoil slightly at his words but recover quickly, I only like when Will calls me that. "Where's my cash?"

I hand him two twenties and he takes them from me and examines them, making sure they're the real thing.  He rumages in the inside pocket of his bomber jacket and hands me a bag of bud. "You sure you just want the weed?" he teases. "You were always a bit of coke whore."

"I'm good," I say dryly.

"You sure?" He looks me up and down and grimaces as though my appearance slightly disgusts him. "Seems like you could use it."

There it is. There's the needle pushing under my fingernails. "Good thing I don't much care what you think of me Vinny."

He laughs, "Always were a feisty little doggy weren't you?"

And another.

"Always good to see you," I sigh and turn around. He grabs me by my waist and pulls me back against him roughly.

He leans down until his lips brush the back of my ear. "Just nod a little and I'll slip a pouch into your pocket and your pretty boy never has to know."

I pause.

"It's on the house," He adds. "For old times sake."

I nod slightly and feel him slip it into my pocket. He pushes me away from him roughly, "Always a pleasure Nico."

He gives me a two finger solute and walks the opposite direction as me.

"Come on," I say to Will, leading him back up to our car.