Nurse Will

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Nico's POV

It had been three weeks since Will had forced me to stay and rest up after shadow traveling the Athena Parthenos across the world. We haven't really talked much, Will's still busy treating everyone back to full health. I'm walking towards the pavilion for dinner walking up to the Hades cabin table I see the back of a familiar curly blonde head. As I get closer to him he turns around, greeting me with the brightest smile I think I've ever seen. It takes all I have to not smile back, remember Nico stay cool he's just another Apollo kid, a beautiful, bright, smart, kind, Apollo kid.

"You've been pretty MIA lately" he says to me looking happy (as usual), confused, and disappointed?

"Well I'm just trying to get back in the swing of things here at camp"

"Now that is a pretty lame excuse Death Boy. You could've at least come by the infirmary to see how I was doing" Will tells me with a hard look on his face.

"I-I just thought that you were too busy for me"

At that his face softens and he pats the seat next to him. I sit down carefully and not too close. I mean no one wants to be touched by death. After sitting in a comfortable silence for a few minutes Will gets up and holds out his hand towards me. I grab it confusedly and start walking with him towards the fireplace. Halfway across the pavilion I notice that he hasn't let go of my hand. Blushing I decide to keep it there what will a little hand holding do?

When we finally reach the fireplace will places about a quarter of his food into the flames and looks up at the sky with a small smile on his face (what's with him and smiling?). I decide to do the same but push about half my food in it causes for less questions about my eating habits later. I look down at the ground and think. 'Dad I was wondering if you could give me guidance on what to do. I'm over Percy and even told him but now I think I like someone else.' When I think that I glance over at Will and see he's already staring at me, we both blush and look away. 'Well I just want you to make sure I don't get into anymore heartache. I-I don't think I can deal with anymore pain in my life.'

After I finish I look up to find that smiling idiot waiting for me so we could go back to my table. As we walk back I realize he could have just let go of my hand and home back by himself but he waited, for me. I can feel my cheeks heat up. Over to my left I hear Will chuckle lowly. I snap my head towards him quickly with wide eyes.

Will's POV

As I wait for Nico to finish praying and/or asking for advice from the gods I notice him glance down at our hands and smile. I start to rock back and forth on my heels. Well at least I'm not the only one who's noticed our prolonged contact and hasn't done anything to change it. Then Nico looks over at me, oh gods, oh no, he saw me staring. I quickly look away with a faint blush on my cheeks. That did not just happen oh my gods. Ok Will you got this act cool, it's just Nico, yeah just the boy you've had a crush on ever since he came to Camp Half-Blood. Deep breaths Will, deep breaths. Act cool. You got this. You're the man.

Looking back up I see Nico is done with the gods and I start leading us back to the table (not breaking our hand holding, might I add). Out of the corner of my eye I see Nico stare at our intertwined hands blushing. A small chuckle comes out of my mouth before I can stop it. What can I say the kids just adorable? Nico's head snaps up to me with a glare engraved on his beautiful pale face with strands of his unruly black hair falling in his face.

"What're you laughing at, Sun Tan?"

"Just you're adorableness, Ghost Boy."

"I am not adorable I am the frickin prince of the underworld for gods sake!"

Once Nico's finished saying that he stomps his foot on the ground just making him more adorable in my opinion. Leaning in close I tell him, "Whatever you say, Little One."

"Excuse you? I'm older than you could ever imagine so don't even call me little! Have some respect for your elders! Sheesh! Kids these days, I swear." He mumbles the last part to himself.

While I break out into laughter at his little rant. I lean close to his face again to rub my nose against his affectively getting him to shut up and blush. Looking down I see we've both finished our meals while somehow still keeping our hands locked together. I stand bringing him with me and start heading towards the cabins. Nico still being stunned by my affection mindlessly follows me.

Nico's POV

Did he just? He couldn't have? Will just rubbed his nose against my nose. Like it was nothing. Holy shit. Can't he see what the heck he's doing to me? Ugh that boy will be the death of me. Or should I say light?

Anyways I'm to caught up in reliving that sunlight of my life to notice that Will's brought me back to my cabin. Craning my head back I look up to him in a questioning way. Was he leaving me alone here after that?

"Come on I thought we could chill in your cabin so we can talk and stuff. Here seemed like the best option since the Apollo cabin is loud and cramped. Then everywhere else has nosy campers looking for gossip. I just didn't want to have to...."

Will trails off after I kissed him on the cheek (which I had to get on my tippy toes to do) cutting him off when I realized he was rambling. Will states down at me in disbelief that I just made the first move. I blush so much my pale face looks like a tomato. Not wanting to lose this burst of confidence I pull him over to my bed (which looks like a coffin, the plans to redo this room are underway ((with Annabeth's help of course))).

"Come on Sun Beam."

"Ghost Boy did you just make a move on me?" Will cheekily asks with the widest grin on his face.

"Maybe."

"Ooo I knew you wanted me!" He says in a joking manner.

"Well I never said I didn't now did I?"

After that Will just stares at me with his jaw practically on the floor. I look down embarrassed. That wasn't meant to slip out. I turn away from him disconnecting our hands and facing the bed.

"I never said I didn't want you either, Nico."

Will whispers to me as he wraps his arms around me from behind. Gasping I cover his hands with mine, as if I'm making sure he doesn't leave me like so many others have. Will starts waking us backwards till we got the bed. He sits down still holding me, but now I'm in his lap (damn tall people, I swear). Will turns us over so were now in the 'spooning' position. Will wraps his arm around my waist bringing me back into his chest. I wrap my arms around his tightly holding it to my chest as if I'm cuddling a pillow at night. Feeling comfortable I start humming the song 'Here Comes The Sun' to him. Will presses his face into the crook of my neck and I feel him smiling as I continue to him.

Once I'm done and pretty sure he's asleep I whisper "Goodnight Sunshine, please don't leave me."

And right before my eyes close and I'm whisked away by the dream world I here him whisper back

"Don't worry Ghost King, I'll always be here."

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