The Sword of Justice

002

Nico woke up with a bump on his cabin door. He groaned, it probably only was eight in the morning, and he really didn't want to get up. If he could, Nico would just marry with his bed and never get out of it again. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible.

"Wake up!" somebody yelled from the outside, Will.

Nico rolled out of his bed and hummed as an answer for Will. The boy ruined his sleep, he didn't deserve an answer with words.

"Seriously, change quickly and come outside."

Nico rolled his eyes, knowing Will couldn't see it. He grabbed some clothes and pulled them on, his stygian iron sword at his belt. He opened the door and stared at Will, who was standing in front of the door with a big smile on his face.

How can he be so cheerful in the morning?

"What,"

"Time for breakfast!"

Nico groaned again. He could have eaten later in the morning. But no, he had to wake up early to eat with his stupid crush who wakes him up and pretends that it's funny. Besides, he wasn't even hungry.

Nico and Will walked to the dining pavilion and took a seat at the Apollo table. Chiron watched them with suspicion, but said nothing.
Will took some pancakes with blueberries and Nico just spread a piece of bread. They enjoyed their meal, until Chiron walked up to them.

Will thought he was going to send Nico to his own table, but that was not the case.

"Can I speak to you two after lunch in the Big House?"

Will nodded. "Sure, but what for?"

"I will tell you then."

And with that, Chiron left.

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After breakfast, Will went to train his archery skills and Nico decided that he would watch. He needed to see if Will really was better in archery then he was before.

Will smirked and showed his bow to Nico.

"Watch and learn."

Will prepared and shoot the arrow. Straight in the bullseye. Will's eyes sparkled with victory.

"See?"

"You're still too slow. I could still beat you because I'm much faster then you with my sword."

Will walked away and picked another bow and arrow. He threw the bow to Nico, who caught the bow and grasped the arrow that Will was holding.

"Want to try?" Will asked casually.

"If I didn't want to I wouldn't be holding a bow and an arrow."

Nico had observed Will often enough to know how to shoot an arrow. Now, he only needed a little luck and his shot would be great.

Nico didn't have much luck.

The arrow did hit the target, but it came nowhere near the bullseye.

"Not bad." Will stated.

"Not bad? It isn't even close."

Now it was Will's turn to roll his eyes. Nico shot him a glare, which only held on for a few seconds.

"Most people don't even hit the target when they shoot for the first time." Will simply said, like that was going to make Nico feel better. Not.

"I observed it from the best."

Will blushed and Nico's heart skipped a beat. Did Will like him back? It could have been the moment that he found out, but Nico was too scared to ask. He was scared that Will would reject him. If Will rejected him, their friendship would probably been gone too. And Nico didn't want that, he didn't want to lose Will.

"Thank you. Now, we should probably head back for lunch."

Nico nodded and together they walked back.

"Can I ask you something?" Will asked Nico.

"Sure."

Nico hoped that Will would say he liked him, but the chances were small.

"If you could live anywhere, and the monsters weren't a problem, where would you want to live?"

Nico couldn't help but feel disappointed. Sure, he didn't really expect Will to say he liked him. He wasn't very like-able, but still, he didn't expect this either.

"Why?"

"Just wondering."

Nico nodded. He would probably go back to Italy, or maybe just stay in New York. The city was beautiful, but Nico felt like Italy was his home. Although it would probably trigger his memories.

"Italy, you?"

Will smiled understandingly. That was what Nico liked about Will. He cared, he understood and he helped without asking too much questions. Exactly what Nico needed in a friend.

"I'm not sure. I would love to just travel the world and see hidden places, new cultures. I don't know if I would live in one place forever."

"Really? I would also love to travel a bit."

They ate the rest of their lunch in silence and headed towards the Big House where Chiron would be waiting for them.

"Nico, Will, come in."

He gestured to the inside of the building and Nico and Will walked in. They took a seat at one of the multiple chairs and looked up to Chiron.

"We have a little problem." he said.

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~Veronique