Death Boy (Solangelo Mortal AU)

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WILL

I didn't even get to see Vic and Val before they took me. I was thrown into a jail cell to live with another man that looked innocent. All I did was cry. I was innocent. I didn't even get a trial. I don't think that's legal. 

NICO

The orphanage was a fancy pants shit hole. I wanted to go see Will, but I was on a weird probation thing where I wasn't allowed to leave the orphanage even though I didn't even do anything. All I could do was go to school. I hate this. 

WILL

I talked to the chief today. He told me I'm getting a trial.

NICO

I talked to the man who runs the orphanage. He told me I'm allowed outside.

WILL

I was so nervous. My entire body was shaking as I was put on display in front of an entire court room. And in the crowd, was Nico. He had tears streaming down his face the whole time and he was the only one I could look at. Then he was called up as a witness. He could barely speak. I wanted to hug him. I wanted him to be okay. 

NICO

I was crying. I didn't want to be. But I'd seen Will up there, and he was so scared and every time he said my name I cried more and now I can't handle myself. I wasn't even sure I was speaking English by now, my emotions such a storm I was probably slurring into Italian. I tried not to look at Will while I was up there, I did, but every time I caught his gaze, I'm sure I got worse. 

WILL

After mom testified some utter bullshit, Val went. And then Vic. They both had a nearly identical story, minus Val falling. They were going to save me. I was crying now, too. All the tears I'd struggled to hold in, they fell because they were gonna get me out of here. Later, when the trial was mostly over and we waited for a verdict, I could barely breathe. I felt so much nervousness and nausea I thought I was gonna fall into a pile of dust. But Vic and Val came over to talk to me and told my they loved me and that they wanted me to live with them. Sadly, I knew it wouldn't happen.

NICO

I just wanted the jury to come back and say not guilty already. Valora had shared more than I liked. How she saw Will kiss me. How she promised not to tell. What happened at dinner. How they fled. How we were going to the hospital. Everything. I wanted to talk to Will, I did, but I was trying to calm down. I was walking over to him, and he almost smiled. He held out his hand, but I shook my head and sat next to him. I hope he didn't take it bad.

WILL

The jury came out. I was tense. Nico was tense. I'm sure everyone was tense. 

"Not guilty." I cried. Nico hugged me. Vic and Val hugged me. I could barely breathe. Everything was going to be okay. 

The only thing I could think of is the way Nico secretly held my hand on the walk out of the court room.

..............

"Will?"

"Yeah, Neeks?"

"Why did this have to happen?"

"I... I wish it didn't."

"I should go back..."

"Stay longer."

"I'll get probation or whatever again." 

"But Nicoooooooooooooooooooo." 

"What?" 

"I'm comfy." With a sigh of annoyance, Nico shoved his face into the crook of his neck.

"I almost want this to be a dream."

"Almost?"

"It's just that... I don't want the crash to have happened or people to know that you're... but I still want to be here, next to you, and I don't think that'd happen otherwise." I hugged him closer.

"You're lucky this is real, then."

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This is so shorttttt. Kill me I'm a horrible author T-T