LIABILITY - WILCO SOLANGELO

Ch. 25

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NICO POV 

It felt weird being open with Will. Letting him see me shirtles. Pouring my soul out to him. I told him stuff I wouldn't tell anyone. Things I felt like I couldn't  tell anyone. And it annoyed me because it all felt so natural. And natural didn't come to me naturally. (A/N- exactly what my inner monologe sounds like and I'll laugh at these puns and people will think I'm mad)

I wasn't too sure of what the check up would encompass but for now Will was checking my scars to see if any were likely to open up soon or if any were infected. Ocassionally he would glance at me with expressions I couldn't discern but he didn't say a word as he worked about it mechanically. It reminded me of watching Leo tinker with machines. The way he put all his focus on the task and hand and was thorough with ever little step. Once done checking all my self made scars he proceeded to inspect the werewolf ones. He left the room momentarily closing the door softly behind with a, "Be back in a minute." and returned with a medicinal ointment. With a touch softer than feathers he applied the ointment on my wounds. With the first touch I felt the skeleton butterflies in my stomach again but the (in my opinion) very cute lovey-dovey drama was cut off by a scream. A scream that apparently was my own. The burning of the blasted ointment set fire to the cuts and seem to burn the skeleton butterflies to ashes. Will immediately withdrew his hand and looked concerned. "I'm so sorry. I should've told you this would sting. It's just that I feel people react worse when they're afraid of what's to come."

I nodded seeing the logic but still gritted my teeth in pain as Will gently applied the ointment on the rest of my skin murmuring praise and apologies. And maybe Will's tender touch and words of encouragement made the burning worth it. Maybe. "This better be a one time thing" I groaned when Will was done as he stood up to crack his joints which were probably sore with all the crouching. Cracking his neck Will replied, "Yep. As long as the getting scratched by a werewolf part is also a one time thing." I grinned and replied, "Yep got enough scars for a lifetime." Will's eyes glanced at my torso and the room suddenly felt a bit cooler. Yeah... I need to remember not everyone appreciates dark humour. Especially when it hurts them. 

Will broke the moment (thank heavens) by moving over and examining my shoulder. He pressed my upper back and shoulder in various places asking me to rate the pain. To be fair I may have not done the best job rating my pain but it's not my fault - fucking Will Solace is touching me. Then Will hit the right spot and I let out a sudden yelp. I couldn't see him but I sensed him nod as though that was what he was searching for. "Just got a very stiff muscle Neeks. It happens to campers all the time. But yours is hard as a rock." Look I'm serious and mature and almost in my hundreds but I couldn't help burst out in laughter, "That's what she said." Will just sighed and appeared to question his life decisions but his crinkled eyes and slightly raised eyebrows gave away his amusement. 

When I was no longer choking on my laughter, Will continued by saying, "For a while try not to use your shoulder much because you need to let the muscle relax. You also need to do a couple of stretches on a daily basis to take the pain away. Once your muscle loosens up you can do the exercise whenever it feels a but stiff or hurts slightly. For now, I'll also give you a lotion sort of thing that the Demetrius cabin extracted from a plant. Rubbing it on your shoulder should help.

I nodded mentally hating how much effort this would take. But when Will walked me through the stretches he wanted me to do I figured they were simple enough and the relief I felt made me want to kiss him. Who am I kidding I always want to kiss him. No I mean like- as a friend? I'm not that serious about him. I mean obviously he's cute but why would he ever like me?

I know it's really short but I promise I'll continue this soon. I have a huge exam tomorrow and can't afford to spend more time on this.