The Son of Death in Gotham(A Nico Di Angelo Fan Fic)

23) Please Don't Leave Me

*I feel like I've gotten a little sidetracked from the actual Gotham Waynes plot, but... Nico angst? This and the following chapters are going to be a depressing, emotional roller coaster so hold on tight and enjoy reading.*

Will was miserable.

He couldn't even touch Nico without the boy screaming from pain. So he just had to stand to the side and watch the boy writhed in pain.

"Will," Nico whispered.

"Yes Nico? Do you need something?"

The boy just shook his head, "I was just making sure you were still with me."

Will smiled and hugged the blanket that was around the boy.

"I won't leave you."

They lay like that all night. Eventually Will fell asleep, but when he woke up Nico wasn't with him.

He got out of bed and walked over to the door that had a light on. He truthfully didn't know what room it was, and he probably should have checked before, because he opened it up to see a shower running.

He immediately shut the door. How had he not heard the water running? He didn't know. But he went back to sit down on the bed, waiting for Nico to get out.

After a few minutes he heard Nico calling from inside the bathroom.

"Will? Are you still out there?"

"Yeah."

"Can you step out for a second? I need to get dressed."

Will nodded, then remembered that the boy couldn't see him, and called back, "Yep, I'm leaving."

He stepped out of the room and stood by the door, waiting for Nico to call him back in. After a few minutes the boy came out in sweatpants and a green hoodie that Will recognized as his.

"You know," Will smirked at him as they walked down to breakfast, "You could have just asked to borrow that. I would have happily given it to you."

Nico just shrugged, "Then what's the problem?"

Will just laughed as they walked into the kitchen.

Bruce looked up at them confused, "Nico? What are you doing here? We could have brought food to your room if you were hungry."

Nico just shrugged, looking down at his feet. Will felt the urge to hug him, but he didn't want to hurt the boy.

"Nico?" Bruce asked again, "Did something happen?"

Nico just shook his head, "I couldn't stay in my room, trapped with my thoughts. I had to get out."

Will frowned. Didn't Nico know that he could talk to him anytime?

"Okay," Bruce still sounded worried, "Be careful though, and try and eat some food."

Nico nodded and followed Will to the table. Alfred served them waffles. They tasted amazing, but Will noticed Nico wasn't eating.

"Please at least try and eat something," He pleaded, "It might help."

After a few more minutes of just sitting there Nico stood up, "Do you wanna take a walk outside?"

Will smiled. He'd always loved being out in nature and exercising, but Nico would almost always rather stay in his room and just hang out. He'd take this opportunity happily, even if he did grab a few waffles for Nico to eat.

Nico's Pov

Nico was still in a lot of pain. Just getting up that morning to take a shower had almost turned him fetal, but he did it. He was used to pain, his life was pain, he wasn't about to let some crippling injury stop him from spending time with Will.