Saviors of Chaos

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Will Pov

Ok you can do this Will, you've been waiting for this moment for the past five thousand years. Even though he may hate you, you never know till you try right? Yeah this isn't helping me, shut Up Will!!

Yeah not the best pep talk to yourself in the whole world, but hey I'm already at his cabin, might as well knock now. So I did, I waited a few moments before I decided he wasn't coming to the door. I glanced at it one last time before I turned my back to it and descended down the stairs. I heard a faint creak coming from behind me; it was the hinges on the door. I slowly turned around and looked up to Nico.

He stood there in his ruffled pajama pants looking down at me. "Can I help you?" he asked crossing his arms.

"Maybe, but I know I can help you," I said truthfully. "Could I talk to you inside? I don't want the others to hear any of this," or see I added silently.

He looked skeptical but then turned his body to show me the open door, indicating he was going to let me in. I strode up and through the door frame; I had only been in his cabin once when we were dating. I smiled slightly remembering when I picked him up for our date.

"What did you want to talk about?" he asked me pulling me from the memory.

I pulled in a deep breath and thought about how I was going to start this. I smirked to myself as I thought about my approach. "Is that any way to treat one of your favorite people in the whole wide world?" I asked turning back towards him.

His face was twisted into confusion, his brow furrowed and his mouth turned into a deeper frown than normal. "I have no idea what you're talking about." He paused for a second looking at me intently. "Hazel probably already told you what went on here didn't she? And now you're here to make fun of me, great this is just what I need," he went on ranting for a small while, pacing the floor as he did. It finally got boring enough that I interrupted him.

In a very good way I might add.

Once his pacing got close to me I grabbed his shoulders, stopping both his ranting and walking, making him face me. We stared intently at each other. "If you're really him then tell me something only he would know." He said softly not breaking our gaze.

I gave a small smile. "After Gaea was defeated I told you to stay in the infirmary for three days, you stayed for three weeks, and on the last night you stayed I happened to stay late. You were already asleep, and the only other person that was there was behind curtains and hadn't woken up yet, and wasn't going to for a while. I watched you for a while, not wanting to leave really. So I kissed your cheek and turned to leave. You woke up and grabbed my hand I turned around very much surprised that you were awake." I stopped remembering the first time we had kissed. I was blushing; he was looking at me with a mixture of relief and non belief.

He reached up to my hood; I reached one hand up as well, knowing that only I or the team could take them down. When my face was in the open he did nothing for a few seconds. Then he took something out of Annabeth's book.

He punched me, in the gut. And it hurt might I add.

Then he grabbed the front of my shirt before I could double over. He pulled me towards his face, barely an inch away. "Don't you ever, leave me again, you hear me Sunshine?" I nodded my consent still staring into his eyes, mouth agape at his bluntness and tenacity. "Now I do believe I told Hazel that I would kiss the life out of you, didn't I?"

I smiled and nodded again, hoping he would do just that. So we stood there, him clutched to my shirt as I hunched to his height, while he gave me life.

When we were done I couldn't help but feel as if everything was going to be all right. "They want to meet you." I said once I caught my breath. His face held confusion. I gave a short laugh, "you'll see when we get there, just shadow travel us and we won't be seen. Ok?" he gave me a small smile and kissed me again signaling his ok.

So he shadow traveled us outside the cabin when my hood was up once more. I opened the door watching his face to see his first reaction.

And it was priceless.

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