Solangelo / Demons

Walking Home

Will's POV
"Yeah mom. I'm heading home right now...yeah yeah.. I know it is late...look, we can talk about this when I get home okay?.... Alright..yeah..love you too...bye."
I hung up from my phone and headed down the park, taking the longer route to my house. I didn't really feel like going home. My parents are always fighting and I get sick and tired of listening to it sometimes. I would have preferred to stay at the party with Percy, Leo, Jason and the others but my mom wanted me home.
I sighed and continued walking. The stars shined in the night sky and the trees danced in a rhythm. The park reminded me of the fun times I had with my friends, including one special one, Nico di Angelo. Nico was different from the rest. He was shy and quiet but he was a nice guy to know if you knew him well... well, sorta nice. Nico had black, messy hair and ivy skin. He had the most beautiful dark brown eyes that if he gave a death glare to you, your spine would shiver. Nico was smaller by a few inches from me and skinny but I thought it was adorable. He was one year younger than me, I was 15 while he was 14.
Nico and I were best friends. We had sleepovers, hangouts, and we were always there for each other. How did Nico and I meet you ask? Well, we were in school in the 6th grade, which was middle school. I was walking down a hallway when I saw a kid with pale skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes. His name was Octavian.
"Hey freak, how about you stop being so much of a loser?" Octavian smirked.
He pushed a boy with ivy skin, dark clothes, and dark hair to the lockers, making him fall to the ground. Before he could kick the young boy, my hand was on Octavian's shoulder.
"I think he had enough, don't you think?"
Octavian was 2 inches smaller than me and wasn't the strongest but had some muscle. As known, Octavian was always a bully to everyone and I never understood why. But that didn't matter, what matters is if that kid was safe.
" I meant no trouble to Nico..." Octavian mumbled.
"Well you did start it..."
"Uhhh... This isn't over Solace.." Octavian then ran away while I held out my hand towards Nico.
"Hey, are you okay?" I asked Nico.
Nico backed away, his back on the lockers. He shivered in fear and in confusion.
"Are you talking to me?" Nico replied.
"I don't know anyone else named Nico." I smiled.
Nico grabbed my hand and I helped him up.
"My name is Will by the way. Will Sollace." I greeted.
He hesitated for a moment and then said "Nico, Nico di Angelo. Nice to meet you Will."
And that's how we met. From that day on, I always walked with Nico and talked to him. He seem bothered by it first but then seemed to enjoy. Well I didn't really know. It's kinda hard to tell with Nico. 2 years past and we were in the end of 8th grade. We would be going to 9th grade and I was a bit nervous for Nico but he seemed fine. Then, on our first day of school, I didn't see Nico. I thought maybe he just got sick or got lost.
1 week past and Nico was still nowhere to be seen. I went to the office to see if they knew where Nico was.
"Nico? Nico di Angelo?" the woman at the office asked.
"Yes, him. Do you possible know why he isn't at school? Is he sick? On vacation?"
"Sweety, Nico doesn't go to this school anymore. I don't know what else to tell you."
And that's when my heart broke into a million pieces. Nico and I have been best friends and it wasn't our relationship that was killing me. It's the fact that Nico left without telling me and I never told him how I felt towards him. I thought of so many ways to tell him, but I always seemed to chicken out or just forget it. He probably was straight anyways, I didn't want to embarrass Nico that I was gay. I mean, even Percy, Annabeth, or Piper doesn't know. Well, maybe Piper. She always seems to be examining me and then at Nico. Piper may look beautiful but she scares me sometimes.
Just when I was about to the leave the park, I heard a moan. It sounded painful. I looked around and saw a guy laying on the ground in the soccer field. I rushed towards him and asked if he was okay.
"Are you okay? Do you need some help?" I offered.
"No... I a-am okay." the boy answered.
The boy had a similar voice of someone I knew. The boy on the ground had ivy skin that look like it was draining out. He had black hair that reached to his shoulder. He wore a leather jacket, a black t-shirt with a skull, black skinny jeans I think, and some skull rings.
"Nico?.. Nico di Angelo, is that you?"
Nico then looked at me and I saw it really was Nico. I looked in his dark brown eyes but to only see red. Maybe it was because of the dark. I went to hug him but he packed away.
"Who are you?" Nico mumbled.
Ow. Just ow. How does he not remember me! All this time I remembered him but he does'y remember me?!? It's only been 4 months!
"My name is Will, remember? I am like your best friend? Went to the same school and everything?"
"Oh, Will Salmon?" he questioned.
Will Salmon?!? What?!?
I cleared my throat and replied "No, it's actually Will Solace."
"Oh."
I sighed and picked him up, walking home.
"Where are you taking me? I said I was fine!" Nico grumbled.
"We are going to my house. A sleepover if you wanna call it that. Just like old times."
Nico continued to talk about how he was fine and didn't need my help but I ignored him. Nico hadn't seem to change a bit but I wondered if he was still my best friend that I met before. I mean, what if he didn't feel the same? What if he doesn't even remember us hanging out? Where was he in these 4 past months? Why was he at the park at a time this late? Was he dating some already? Well, that question can wait at the end or maybe I'll just not mention that one at all. I had so many questions for Nico and now that I found him, I wanted answers.