b e t r a y a l {solangelo}

chapter III

hey guys! i'm at my grandmas house doing absolutely nothing so i decided to make another chapter today.
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6/17/18 11:58am
will pov
three days. three days. it's been three days without seeing nico. ever since jason died, he hasn't come out of his cabin.

because of how good of a boyfriend i am, every four hours or so i would knock on his door and ask to come in. he either didn't respond, or say no.

i walked to the pavilion for lunch and sat down at the apollo table. i got two plates of food then tossed a portion of it into the fire. austin did the same then sat next to me.

"how's nico doing?" asked austin.

i shook my head. "he still hasn't come out of his cabin. it's been three days, austin. i don't know what to do."

austin shrugged. "just keep doing what your doing and maybe he will finally come out."

"yeah, okay. maybe."

i ate my food as quick as i could then got up from the table with nico's plate in hand. "see ya later, guys," i said to my siblings.

i walked over to the hades cabin and slid the plate under the door. i've been doing that for each meal, each day. i knocked on the door, hoping for a response.

"nico? it's me, will. can i come in?"

nothing. i expected that. i was just about to turn around and leave when i heard the door open.

"you can come in," said nico from the darkness of his cabin.

i smiled and hugged him. "why thank you, fine sir," i said with a bow once i pulled away from the hug.

i turned on the light in the cabin, and when i did i realized how bad nico looked. he had bags under his eyes, paler than usual, eyes red and puffy, his cheeks were tear-stained, and he looked somewhat thinner.

he looked at me straight in the eye, showing no emotion. "what?"

i looked around the cabin and saw a stack of plates full of food, the plates i slid under his door so he can eat it. that meant he hasn't ate in three days.

"nico!" i gestured to the plates of food. "you haven't ate all this food i've been giving you?"

nico just shrugged, "i wasn't hungry."

"you haven't been hungry for three days? that seems impossible." i huffed and sat on the bed. "look, i know what it's like to lose someone. you can't just lock yourself in here as if you can hide away from the problems your facing."

nico leaned against the wall and stayed quiet for a moment. then he finally spoke.

"i ran away from camp when bianca died. i didn't come back for weeks, months even."

"that doesn't mean you have to isolate yourself from everyone now, death boy."

"yes it does. i can't be facing all these people when i know that someone close to me died."

i sighed. he can be such a drag sometimes. "just go on with your daily life."

"i can't."

"yes, you can. i do it so why can't you?"

nico stared at me, his eyes full of anger. "not everyone is like you, solace! you have your way of doing things, and i have mine!"

gods... he can be such a drama queen. all i was doing was trying to help. i always hated it when he did that. i tried to keep my cool and took a deep breath.

"okay, but you can't just lock yourself in your cabin and not do anything. you're not even eating."

"why can't i stay in my cabin?" nico said, his tone sharp. "it's not like anyone will notice i'm gone."

he's doing this thing again. putting himself down  with things that aren't true. i was getting mad now but i tried to not explode.

nico continued. "i'm a nobody! no one cares about me! for all i know, you're just pretending to like me!"

i snapped.

"shut up! stop saying things that aren't true!"

nico scoffed. "stop lying to yourself. we both now it is."

i stood up and got in his face.

"you know what? maybe it is. you're just a kid who can't get over anything. you just run and hide away from your problems, like the weak person you are."

nico raised his eyebrow at that last comment. "oh? i'm the weak one. sure, let's go with that."

at this point i was so furious that i didn't even care what i said.

"yes, you are the weak one. after bianca died you became nothing. i guess since she died, you actually showed your true self, a weak, pathetic, stupid little kid. maybe it was a good thing that she left this world and let you show your true colors."

i knew that bianca was a sensitive subject for him, that's why i brought her up. i should have felt bad and guilty, but i didn't feel the slightest bit of it.

nicos eyes filled with tears, and he had his signature death glare™️. i expected him to blow up and yell at me but he did the exact opposite.

"go," he said with a deathly voice that showed no emotion.

"why should i?"

"i said. GO!" nico pushed me away and i stormed out of the cabin, slamming the door on the way out.