"Watch out, Death Boy!" Will yelled as his arrow flew passed Nico's left ear.
He barely noticed Nico pop out of the shadows. Archery wasn't Will's specialty but that was why he practiced often. He liked it but just wasn't good at it.
"Oh. Hi, Will." Nico stammered.
"Want to shoot some arrows with me?" Will asks casually.
"Uh... I'm not good at archery." Nico looks down.
"Come on. Please. Everybody else is busy." Will makes up an excuse for Nico to join him.
"So I'm your last choice?" Nico teases.
"You said it yourself, you're not the best."
"You're the Apollo kid who has to practice!"
"So..."
"Okay, I'll watch you, but I won't be participating in such an activity."
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A half an hour later, Will's helping Nico shoot an arrow at a simple target for the tenth time.
"Focus. Don't get frustrated. We can't have any more skeletons released. It takes a lot of power out of you. Doctor's orders." Will states firmly.
Nico fumbles with the arrow and Will holds back the urge to correct his position.
Miraculously, the arrow hits the edge of the target.
"Whoa! I got it!" Nico looks happy.
"Congrats!"
Will hugs Nico.
"Right, you're not the sensitive, touchy type."
Will let's go and they stand awkwardly, not making eye contact.
"Okay. That was cool. See ya later." Nico walks away.
"We should do something together, again." Will calls after him.
"Definitely." Nico says without looking back.
Will knew that he was smiling.
A/N: Rick Riordan's characters used in this story!
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DiversosBLOOD OF OLYMPUS SPOILERS ~A SOLANGELO STORY by M~ Nico doesn't know how to tell Will that he likes him. Will has liked Nico since the Last Olympian, but Nico isn't getting the hints. The Aphrodite cabin is threatening to get them together alread...
