Dawn-Solangelo

Day and Night

KEY

N: Nico

W: Will

POV: Point Of View

3: 3rd person

NPOV

I cut through the dummy. The next one lost its head. I swung my arm for the third, cutting it expertly-

"Hey! Watch it, Death Boy! I don't want to die so early in the morning!"

I rolled my eyes and turned to see Will crouching inches below my sword. "What are you doing here?"

"Training, what else?", Will replied a bit miffed. "And, where's the sorry? You almost cut off my head!"

"Fine, I'm sorry," I said, going back to torturing the poor dummies.

"'Sok." Will replied, already busy with the archery targets.

"So, no patients today, huh?" I asked surprising myself as well as Will.

"Nope. . . I didn't think you were the talkative kind though."

"Well, I guess not."

"That's okay. . .", the son of Apollo replied. "You can tell me anything."

"Uh . . . Okay." I replied, not really understanding what this was all about.

***

I leaned against the back wall of my cabin, breathing in the deep night air. It had taken all my efforts to keep me from harming myself. Tears began to fall as I thought about my messed up life. My crush over Percy had healed but there was yet another one for Will Solace now. Why, I wondered did I always like boys who could never be mine? I didn't even want to come out. I didn't want to risk getting teased and abused all over again just because I was gay.

"Nico?", a voice called. I cursed under my breath as I shadow-traveled back to my cabin. I took my time opening the door, amply cursing about this midnight visitor. After wiping my tears, regaining my composure and cursing enough to make a sailor uncomfortable, I opened the door to find a very disgruntled son of Apollo.

"Will?", I asked incredulously.

"That's me," came the reply. "Care to let me in?"

"Uh yes, but its 12:30?" I said while letting him in.

"I know. see, I wanted to ask you if everything is all right."

"Uhhhh, of course it is. Why wouldn't it be?" I said while wondering exactly how could Will know that I was going through a tough time.

"Uh, well, I know it because I'm a son of Apollo," Will said, "And so I know that you are in fact not okay."

"Well then, Mr. son of Apollo, you must be wrong for I am fine."

"You're not going to tell me, are you?"

"Nope."

"Fine then," Will said. "Can I stay here?"

"Here?!?! Like, for the night?"

"Yup. It is raining."

I looked outside the window. It was pouring (odd I thought, the Gods must be in some mood). "Fine. You can have the bed. I'll sleep on the floor"

"Mmmhmmn" Will said looking around.

I mentally cursed myself. I was stuck in a room with my crush, for a whole night. And knowing Aphrodite and that jerk Cupid, my night was certainly not going to be uneventful.

Okay that's done with.

Hope it's not too bad.

Till next time,

🙃