Mr. Solace

Chapter 8

Nico's POV:

I heard a slight buzzing as I opened my eyes. Luckily, the lights where dimmed so it didn't take too long for my eyes to adjust. After blinking a few times, I could see the room. The walls where white, same with most of the furniture. The room was small and had enough space for two beds, some chairs and a nightstand for each bed, but not much more. It was also a window but the curtains where closed. However, were no lights coming through the curtains so I guessed it must have been late.

The only noise was the noise from the traffic outside, some people talking in the distance and a low buzzing sound. I figured the buzzing was coming from a machine beside the bed. Some wires were attached from the machine and into my arms and chest. Probably a heart monitor or something, but I'm not good at medical stuff.

I was still confused as to why I was here. I had a slightly memory of something but my head was hurting so badly I couldn't think. I turned my head to see if there were any painkillers on the nightstand, but nothing.

A few seconds later, the door opened. The light outside was blinding compared to the darkness in the room, which made it hard to see who it was. Two people came into the room, one of them a nurse and the other one was a tall man with blond hair and– shit it was Will.

I could feel my heart starting to race faster. I didn't know if it was from panicking or from happiness. The only this I knew was that Will was here. In the hospital. Visiting me. But why was he here? Why did it seem like I could never stay away from him, even when I was at the hospital?

"Oh, good you are awake", the nurse said. She placed something I assume was painkillers on my nightstand. I didn't look to close at it because I was too distracted by Will's appearance. The nurse just kept talking nonsense, not seeming to sense the sudden tension in the room.

"Someone came to visit you, or technically, he was here the entire time waiting for you," she said. Will didn't say anything, just gave me a sheepish smile, his ears slightly redder than before. She said something to me I didn't catch before she finally walked out of the room, leaving me alone with my teacher.

Will looked horrible. I mean he was good looking but he looked awful. It looked like he hadn't slept for days. His hair was a mess (or messier than usual) and he had dark circles under his eyes. His normally bright and happy eyes were tired and a duller shade of blue now, the usual sparkle in them missing.

Neither of us said anything for a while, both wanting the other to say something first. I watched Will for a while, wondering if what the nurse had said was true. Had he really been her the whole time? That must have been most of the day, right? I don't remember much from earlier, except getting my books out of my locker. I don't remember reaching the classroom, so something must have happened before first period, which means Will had been at the hospital for at least 12 hours or so, assuming it was now late evening.

After a good two minutes where neither of us really said anything, Will finally spoke.

"So," he started. "How are you"

"I-... I have been better, but I'm okay," I admitted. "And what about you? You look exhausted."

"Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about me. I'm fine," he said, but it was an obvious lie.

"Come on Will, you look awful,"

"Wow, thanks", Will said sarcastic. I glared at him and he sighed. "Fine, I just... haven't really slept too much lately. With everything going on at school and..." he sighed "...whatever is going on between us."

I looked down at my lap not wanting to look Will in the eyes. To face reality. However we had to figure this out eventually. Postponing it would just end up hurting us both.

"Yeah, I guess we have to figure things out, but late at night at a hospital is not necessary the best place for it," I said.

"I know, but we cannot continue to postpone this. I'm you teacher for gods sake. I can't keep doing this, I'm not a teenager anymore." Will said and ran his hand through his beautiful, golden locks, which now looked more like a crow's nest.

"Well, you don't need to look after me all the time. It seems like wherever I go, you're there. Even that night when I ran away from home you were there." I said and Will looked down. "I'm not saying I regret what happened that night, I just– don't know what to do anymore."

For a second it looked like Will didn't know what to say."Well, as your teacher, I'm responsible for your-"

"Dam it, Will! I can take care of myself."

"I- Sorry, I was just trying to help, and as you teacher it is my-"

"Please. Can you please stop saying you are my teachers? It's weird. Don't make this harder than it already is," I said a little harsher than I had intended to. Will looked startled. "Sorry" I said, unsure if it was loud enough for Will to hear.

Will took at deep breath and sat down on the side of my bed. He took my hand in his and said "Look, Nico. I really care about you and if something's wrong or anything, I just want to help you. It hurts me seeing you in pain every day at school or at home, and even though I'm your teacher now, I really believe we can figure this out if ... if you are willing to try."

^*^

When I woke up, the room was dark. It was still dark outside and the hospital was as quiet as a hospital can be. Will sat in a chair beside my bed, sleeping. He had found the chair somewhere outside the room and I was pretty sure visitors wasn't meant to steal random chairs from other hospital room.

The chair didn't look all too comfortable to sleep in. However, I remember Will saying he hadn't really slept in days, and I didn't have the heart to wake him up, so I decided to just let him sleep. When you first wake up in the middle of the night, it's hard to get back to sleep again. And he really needed to sleep. He did look quite horrible.

Will's head had fallen to his chest and he was lightly snoring. His mouth was slightly open and he had been drooling on his shirt. Cute. His golden locks had fallen down in his face and I reached an arm out to brush them out of his beautiful face. His hair was just as silky as it was before, and I thought back to a few weeks ago when I had first met Will.

At the thought I sighed. Will and I had talked about it and had decided to see where all of this would go. Was it a good plan? No. Will was risking his job, but we had agreed to not tell anyone about the relationship and keep it a secret from everyone. That would not be particularly hard for me, considering I had exactly zero friends.

I looked down at Will's phone, which he was still holding loosely in his hand. The screen lit up and I checked the clock, 3:13 AM. I laid my head back down on the big, puffy hospital pillow and soon, I fell asleep too.

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Another chapter! Yay

I know what you're all thinking: "Wow, she actually updated for once". I know it has been long but I've had soooooo much school i'm literally dying inside.

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– Aleks