Solangelo One-Shot Collection

Baking

(Thought of this while eating cookies. That's all.)

~Will POV~

I stared at the ceiling.

"Something wrong, Tesoro?" Nico asked not looking up from the book he was reading and had stolen from my personal collection.

"Lately I've been missing some things." I replied.

"Missing as in can't find or missing as in wanting and not having?" He asked.

"The second one." I answered.

"What have you been missing?" He asked.

"It's stupid but I've been missing homemade cookies." I admitted.

"Homemade cookies?" He asked, now looking at me. "Seriously?"

"Yeah..." I replied. "My mom made some last time I visited and I swear she puts something addictive in them."

Nico chuckled.

"Don't laugh at me!" I exclaimed, sitting up.

"It's just...you miss homemade cookies?" He replied.

I nodded.

"I don't get it either!" I said, flopping down again.

He looked at me and thought for a moment. He smiled and pecked my lips.

"If you're going to tease me, forget I said anything!" I snapped.

"What kind of homemade cookies?" Nico asked.

"What?" I asked.

"I'm curious, what kind of cookies?" He asked.

I muttered the cookie type.

"I can't hear you." He said.

"Salted caramel chocolate chip cookies." I admitted. "My mom loves making those kinds of cookies."

"Salty and sweet." Nico replied.

I nodded.

He kissed me then stared at the pages of the book. I put my head on his lap. He glanced down at me then started playing with my hair. I smiled at him and closed my eyes, humming a simple tune.

"You're tone deaf." He noted.

"Oh, shut up!" I spat.

{Many Hours Later}

~Dionysus POV~

"Oh, gods! That's bad!" Some coughed in the kitchen.

"It's three in the morning! Who's in the-" I snapped, walking to the kitchen then spotted Nico Di Angelo. "Oh, it's just you, kid."

Nico leaned over the trash can and spit out whatever was in his mouth.

"Hi, Mr. D." Nico said, wiping his mouth. "I wasn't trying to wake you."

"What are you doing?" I asked, rubbing my temples.

"Don't judge me?" He asked.

"Depends. Is it dumb?" I asked.

He glanced down.

"That is entirely up to you." He replied.

"What is it?" I asked.

"You know how I'm dating Will Solace, son of Apollo?" He asked.

"Yeah. I'm aware. One of the very few kids who are tolerable." I answered.