Nico's Return

Will is a Fuckhole

Addy hugs me for a little while longer, before I stand up. Everybody looks at me."Are you okay?" Asks Hazel.
The sadness that consumed me just moments earlier, is replaced with joy. And gratitude. and realization (if that's a feeling). "Yeah, I-I'm surprisingly okay," I respond with a small smile.
"What happened to Will?" Thalia wonders.
"I'm not sure, but he's a fuckhole now." I sigh.
"Yeah," everybody says at the same time.
"Uh, Nico, what's a fuckhole?" Addy asks.
My eyes widen and I mutter incoherent profanities, I forgot she was here. Reyna and Thalia both have a smug look on their face.
"Um, Addy, sweetie, fuckboy is a word for someone who is not nice." I explain to her.
"Okay. Can we go get food now?" She asks, immediately changing the subject.
"I agree with Addy, I'm hungry," says Hazel.
"Let's go then," I respond, heading for the door.
We all head for the dining pavilion. When we get there, we all grab plates and start getting food. Will walks in behind us, clearly bruised. Just as we are about to sit down, I hear Addy say something that makes my face go bright red.
"My Daddy says you're a fuckhole."
I turn around and see her facing Will.
Reyna looks like she's going to suffocate she's trying to not laugh so hard. Thalia walks up, and pulls Addy away. When we sit down, I hide my face in my hands. Hazel said that Will looked just as flustered and left. I lift my head up, and turn to Addy.
"We shouldn't say that to people, Addy." I tell her.
"Why?" She asks.
"Because it isn't a nice word."
"Then why did you say it?"
"I shouldn't have said it."
"Then I think that you should apologize."
"Addy, I don't know."
"Yes!"
She grabs my hand and starts pulling me away. "Oh gods." I mumble.
She pulls me along until she finds Will, and she walks up to him, me trailing behind him. She pulls on his shirt, and he turns around.
"Oh, uh, hi Addy," he says, then turns to me,"Nico."
"My daddy wants to apologize for calling you a fuckhole because he said it wasn't a nice word."
"Oh really?" Will asks, smirking.
"Shut up, I'm sorry," I mumble, dropping my gaze.
"I accept your apology." He says.
"Fuckhole." I say under my breath.
"What was that?" Will asks.
"Hmm? Oh nothing." I respond.
There is an awkward moment where we are just staring at each other, before Addy pulls my hand again and starts dragging me back to the dining pavilion.
When we get there, we sit back down and Addy starts stuffing potato chips into her face.
"So how did it go?" Hazel asks, looking up from her food.
"Awkward." I sigh, and beginning to eat my sandwich.
"I'd bet." Reyna says.
After we finish eating, we go back to the cabin where Addy and Bianca immediately run to the suitcase and start digging around.
"What are you two doing?" Thalia asks.
They both turn around, bathing suits in hand, "We want to swim!" they exclaim.
"I don't know-" I start.
"Yeah!" Hazel and Reyna exclaim at the same time.
"Fine," Frank and I reluctantly agree.
We all get on our swimsuits, taking turns in the bathroom. When I walk out, Reyna and Thalia are making out on a bed.
I stand there for a second, waiting for them to notice me there. After a while, I cough. Still nothing. "Guys." I say.
They immediately break apart, and are blushing deeply.
"Glad to see you can entertain yourselves."
Before they can say anything, Addy, Hazel, and Bianca come rushing out, quickly followed by Frank.
"Ready to go?" Hazel asks.
"Yup." I say.
We start for the beach, and when we get there, the little girls immediately go sprinting for the water. Reyna and Thalia follow, leaving Hazel, Frank and I to set up the towels.
We sit down, and all is calm for a little bit. I start to doze off, when a ball hits me in the face. I shoot up, and hold my nose. I feel the blood start to drip.
"Oh my gods! I'm so sorry, Nico!" I hear a voice say behind me.
'Oh shit. Not him.' I think. Will comes up to me, and starts repeatedly apologizing. "Here, follow me to the infirmary, I'll help you."
"Umm, I think I'll be okay." I say.
"No, I'm pretty sure your nose is broken." Will insists, pulling me up. He starts to direct me to the infirmary.
"I know how to get there." I say.
Will's POV (bet you didn't expect that)
I'm leading Nico to the infirmary, I feel so bad. When we get to the infirmary, I lead him to a bed, and pull out some medical supplies.
He sits on the bed, holding his nose.
"Here, use this for the blood." I say, and one him tissue.
"Thanks," he mumbles.
When the bleeding stops, he throws away the tissue.
"Let me see it." I say.
"Just give me some ambrosia, I'm fine." He mutters.
"Just let me look." I sigh.
I walk over to him, and grab his face in my hands. I stand there for a second, looking at his nose... until I start to focus on his eyes.
We stare at each other for a second, until I bring my face closer to his. He closes his eyes for a moment, then pulls away.
"So is it broken?" He asks.
I pull away too. "Um, yeah," I say, putting my hand in my pockets.
I hand him some ambrosia and he quickly eats it. He stands up, and I finally notice the fact that he's shirtless. I start to stare at his chest.
"Um? You okay?" Nico asks.
"What? Oh yeah!" I say, looking up, my face turning crimson.
"Thanks. Uh, I'm gonna go." He says.
He starts for the door, and as he's about to leave, I call out, "Wait!"
He turns around, and looks at me, "What do you want?"
I walk toward him, "I'm sorry. I really am. Can you please forgive me? I know I made a huge mistake." I explain.
His eyes are dark, and the smirk that once played on his lips, shows no trace.
"You're right, Will." He whispers, "you did make a huge mistake."
With that, he turns around, and walks out.