drama club {boyxboy} {willxnico}

seein da sightz

the next day

"i think my favorite place ever is New York City," Will said. i looked up at him, away from my book, where he stared out the window of the airplane.

   i smiled and patted his thigh. "when i move there, you can come visit anytime."

   he nudged me with his shoulder and smiled. "when you're famous, i better be a plus one at the oscars or something."

   "oh, definitely, i promise," i said. i said it jokingly, but i kept a note inside of my head.

   "okay," Will said, leaning his back against the seat. "what if the plane just went down right now?"

   i threw my head back laughing like a little kid. "what the hell, Will?"

   "is it bad that most of the time i think about all the tragic ways i could die at all times?"

   "you should just go to sleep," i said. "i'll wake up when we explode, okay?"

   he chuckled and closed his eyes. "okay."

   and then, we hit turbulence. i knew what was happening but Will freaked out and grabbed my hand.

   "sorry, everyone. do not worry, it was just turbulence," said the flight attendant.

   my eyes fell down to Will's hand and mine in an embrace. Will retreated his hand away. "sorry," he said. "habit."

   "it's okay," i said and looked up at him. "but now, just go to sleep. i'll be mad if you puke on me."

   Will smiled. "thanks, nico."

   he leaned against the airplane wall and i stared at him, tracing his face, his body.

   i wanted it all. i wanted him.

—

   "Will," i nudged him lightly. "wake up, the plane went up in fiery piss and now we're in Hell."

   "thank god," Will said, his eyes still closed.

   "they're kicking us off of the airplane. they don't want it to catch fire," i said, reaching overhead and grabbing my bag. "they need to use it for the next ride to heaven."

slowly, Will stood. he put his arm over my shoulder as we walked out and into the airport. "fuck, i'm still tired."

"well," i said, poking his cheek. "we can sleep when we get to kenny's," i lied.

   "yes ma'am."

after we got our luggage and ran to the gate, i immediately ran to hug kenny. we pulled apart and ruffled my hair. "what's up, kiddo," he hummed. his eyes fluttered towards Will as i hugged jack, careful of jenny who he held in his arms.

   "dweeble," she hummed, sticking out her small tiny hand and tapping my shoulder.

   "dweeble, yes," i smiled at her and she giggled.

"how are you guys?" kenny asked skeptically.

   i slipped my hand into Will's, remembering we were keeping on an act. "better than ever."

   "well, nico, thanks for agreeing to babysit. i know, it's all a complete mess, and it's only your first night back here, but jack has a case and i have a randomly called management meeting for pheonix, who's dumbass decided to arrested. anyway, you're the bravest kid i know. there's a note on the counter that says everything and here are you keys. okay, love you nephew!"

   "love you," i said, hugging him once more and waving him off.

   "i didn't know we had to babysit," Will said, mortified.

   i shrugged. "surprise!"

—

   "durm do eeer!!!! eeeeeerrrrrr!" screamed the devil toddler.

   "i don't understand," i pleaded. "let's calm down for just a second?"

   "GAAAAAAAH!"

   "have you found them yet?" i yelled up to Will.

   "GERRRRR!"

   "not yet!"

   "REEEEEER!" her hand went swinging.

   "hurry up!"

   "i found the diapers!" Will announced, running into the living room.

   the little girl stuck her fingers in her mouth, still sobbing and screaming but let Will pick her up and lay her down. "stinky butt," he sang. "stinky, stinky, stinky butt. who just made a stinky? jenny, jenny, jenny. she just made a stinky."

   jenny giggled a bit and tried to continue to fake cry, so Will continued to sing it and she began cracking up. while Will sang to her and moved her arms to the rhythm of his new song, i wiped and began putting on a new diaper.

   "she's no longer stinky!" Will declared and he and i clapped for jenny.

   "do you wanna take a nappy jenny?"

   "tai," she said, pointing towards the tv.

   "tiana," Will said. "on the note it says she likes to watch princess and the frog."

   "tai it is," i laughed, picking up jenny and setting her down on my lap as I sat on the couch and Will turned the movie on. he slid in right beside and me and threw his arm over my shoulder.

   jenny laid down, half in Will's lap, and half in mine. she held onto my finger.

   in another world, this was us forever. the exact image i wanted for this world.

   but it wouldn't be like this. i was having a hard time believing it would ever be.

   but i soaked in the moment. i leaned my head onto Will's shoulder and drifted off into a sleep.