SOLANGELO

Part 3 wow so cool

Nico fell back onto his bed. The butterflies were flying all around his stomach now. He couldn't stop smiling. 'Alright, alright. Chill. Just because he likes guys doesn't mean he likes you," he thought. But still, this was one step closer than he had ever gotten with Percy. Without meaning to, he fell asleep, drunk with happiness.

He woke up with a hand on his forehead, his eyes stinging as if he had just stared straight into the sun for a good ten minutes. He looked up. The hand belonged to Will. The sunshine also belonged to Will, which he wasn't grateful for.

As he sat up, the hand fell away. He rubbed his eyes and looked around to find himself still in that bed in the infirmary. It all came rushing back to him. Will, infirmary, homosexuals. 'So it wasn't a dream,' he thought.

Will interrupted his thoughts...again. "It's about time you woke up!"

"How long was I out?"

"A good 36 hours!" This really didn't surprise Nico, but it scared the crap out of Will.

"Dude, it's ok. It tends to happen," replied Nico. Will still looked nervous.

"I've never seen this before. I thought you might be dead!" The fact that Will cared made Nico smile.  "I don't get it. What's so funny?" asked a confused Will.

"You're cute when you're flustered."

"Hmm. So are you." And with that, he left the room.

Nico fell back against the bed. He felt...giddy. He looked outside and noticed the sun coming up. He wondered if Will had been there the entire time he was asleep. He got up, stretched, and threw on some new clothes that had been taken from his cabin and were perfectly folded and laying on the foot of his bed. He left the room only to walk straight into another demigod. Daughter of Apollo most likely, considering the fact that she was in doctor's scrubs.

"Oh my gods, are you okay?" Nico asked the girl he had run into who was now laying on the floor. A sandwich box with toast inside lay next to her.

"Yeah, thanks," responded the girl.

"Gods, I'm so sorry."

"No, no. It's fine. Really."

Nico bent down and picked up the toast. "Um, yours?" he asked, handing it to the girl.

"Yes. Well, actually, Will told me to bring it to you. Said you need some energy."

"Oh. Ok. Thanks." Nico took the toast, walked out, ate one bite, and threw it into the nearest trash bin.

"Hey, wait!" called the girl. Nico spun around.

"My name is Dawn. If you ever need anything, you can come to me."

"Oh, ok cool. Thanks." Nico tried to leave again, but Dawn called him back.

"Hey, and one more thing. Will said that you must stay in that bed until later this evening. He claims that you still need rest. You look perfectly fine to me, but, you know."

"Doctor's orders," they both said simultaneously. Dawn gave him a sympathetic smile.

"You know, Will has been giving me a lot of work over the past three days. He's been watching over you."  Nico's stomach did a backflip.

"Really?" Nico squeaked. He coughed and lowered his voice. "Um, really?"

"Yup."

"Ok. Thanks, Dawn."

"No problem."

Nico slowly walked back over to his bed. He willed himself to fall asleep, but sleep didn't come so easily. He was too busy thinking about the sun.