A Light in the Darkness (a Solangelo FanFiction)

I'm not scared anymore

I climbed down the old tree we had taken refuge in.

The wolves were gone and so were Eraina and the other girl.

There was no point in hiding up here any longer.

I was done with the sappy tears and everyone treating me like I'm a patient.

Everyone would know soon.

Would know that I'm going to be gone, and that I'm well gay.

I already knew what they were saying around camp about Will and I.

He had tried to hide it from me but it wasn't working.

I felt so dead, so horrible about myself. Dead already.

I couldn't stand this anymore.

Last night I considered staying in the forest forever, well as long as forever could be, but Will, Will Solace with the Olympus golden hair, yeah you know the one.

He had heard me mumbling I guess and sort of convinced me of everything else, and well, convinced me I was safe.

My feet hit the dirt floor and I was taken aback, by the scratch marks and blood the wolves had left behind.

I shuddered at the thought of wolves.

I couldn't help it.

I hated them and they, they were the reason I wouldn't be able to stay with him.

I heard soft feet thud against the dirt behind me.

I turned to see Will staring at me with those blue eyes, the ones I so easily got lost in.

I was done pretending like I didn't love him.

I did and that was all that mattered.

He bent down and picked something up.

Quickly he reached into his pocket and pulled something out.

Wire maybe, and wrapped it around the object.

He held it out to me.

It was the fang from one of the wolves, the one I had killed.

I hesitated, knowing that I didn't want to be reminded of the wolves.

"It's a charm." He told me.

A charm...

That's what he had been doing with the wire.

He reached out and clipped it onto my camp bead necklace.

His fingers brushed my throat sending tingles up and down my body.

I wanted him to reach out further, to feel my body against his.

"I- I don't-"

"Nico it's a spoil of war. It's supposed to remind you of you're strength, to remind you of how strong you are." He smiled at me, a soft smile reluctant to be ending the night.

I looked down at the small fang around my neck, bright white glinting in the sunlight, expertly woven with medical wire.

"Um thanks," I managed. I thought it was a lousy reply but Will seemed overjoyed.

"It's not just a memory to me you know," I started finding my words again, "it's a memory to you about, about how I would do anything for you. I would fight any monster."

Will looked taken back, so far that he had lost his own words.

His eyes glistened and I realized how he felt.

In fact it was the same I had.

Suddenly I felt his arms around me, enveloping me into the warmest of embraces.

I didn't know how it was possible but it was almost like he was as warm as the sun.

I could feel his arms around me sending tickles of sensation through me. Briefly I was aware that my arms were around him too.

Warm tears spread from his eyes as he held me and softly, perfectly, our lips touched.

I wasn't sure who had kissed the other but I could feel the heat of his body against mine, I could feel his lips pressed against mine, and that was all that mattered.

I hadn't even noticed when he had ended up pressed against a tree my fingers playing through his hair.

He gasped for breath but came back again to feel my lips on his mouth.

I could tell there was a brief smile on his lips and his fingers traced along my back.

Moments later we were sitting at the base of the tree his lips still hungry on mine.

I found myself on top of him feeling the heat of his body, all of it emanating off of him.

Knowing neither of us were willing to go any farther we rolled on our sides finally parting out lips.

It felt so wrong to be apart but I knew he loved me and gods I loved him so much, so powerfully.

We sat at the base of the tree, our legs intertwined.

His arms were around me and mind around him.

I nuzzled my face into his chest and felt his head on mine comfortably. Within moments we were asleep, together, making up for lost hours the night before.

And for the first time, for the first time I felt warm...