Your Guardian Angel

Chapter 1

Will pouted, his bottom lip quivering slightly. His bright blue eyes were wide and wet with unshed tears.

"How do you resist that face Nico? Even I want to just hug him and give him anything and I'm not even the one dating him!" Jason said.

Nico glanced over at Will. "No."

"Come on Nico. Please?" Will's pout deepened.

"No."

Annabeth laughed from Percy's lap. "What does he want anyways?"

Will pouted and looked down. "My mom is getting married to some strange man in Texas that she never bothered to introduce me too. She wants me to go down so I can meet him and his five daughters. Five daughters! I'm going to be the only boy there and it will be horribly dreadful." he said dramatically before turning his puppy dog eyes back at Nico, "I've asked Nico to come with me and keep me company so I don't die of boredom but he keeps refusing."

"Will, I told you I would go if you were going to be honest with her. I refuse to go." Nico said again. "Not unless you promise to introduce me as your boyfriend."

Will hesitated at that. "Nico, I told you. My mom isn't exactly open to gay relationships. I know that for a fact. My mom is still a bit racist, there's no way she would ever accept me for me and I don't even know how her fiance would react. I never met the man and who know what he would do."

"So what? This isn't about them. You've been putting this off for years. You told me yourself that you found out you were gay five years ago and you never had the courage to stand up to your mother. This is your chance to finally come clean. You don't know that she would just disown you for loving another boy. She might not initially be okay with it but she could accept it and she you guys can rebuild your relationship with each other."

Will sighed and took a step towards Nico. His hand cupped the smaller boy's face softly and placed a chaste kiss on Nico's lips. "I love you." he mumbled. "But I'm not ready to come out to my mother. And I really need support for this wedding because I can't face her and her new family alone. Please don't make me."

Nico groaned and looked down. He knew he was losing this argument. "Fine." He relented.

Will smiled in relief and hugged Nico tightly, "Thank you!"

"You suck," Nico grumbled. He was a sore loser, what could he say.

"Not now Nico. I'll suck you later," Will said absentmindedly as he turned to the rest of the demigods that were there ignoring Nico's bright red face.

"What about you guys," Will put his puppy dog eyes back in place. "I could really use the extra support and my mom said I could bring as many people as I wanted."

Percy felt his will crumbling. He didn't like weddings and he didn't know Will that well but he did feel bad for the boy and he was the boy who helped Nico smile again so he did owe him, he elbowed Annabeth, "You tell him." he decided. Annabeth was better at letting people down anyways.

Annabeth took a deep breath, fully prepared to let Will down easily but her resolve disappeared once she saw him. "Okay, Percy and I will go."

"What?" Percy exclaimed. "You're not supposed to give in!" He couldn't help but smile at the relieved smile that spread across Will's face though.

"Sorry." She didn't sound sorry.

Will grinned and turned to Piper and Jason.

"Okay. It sounds fun!" Jason said happily. No puppy eyes needed. Piper nodded enthusiastically.

"Me too!" Leo jumped up and raised his hand like a school child.

Calypso sighed. "No. I'd rather not spend more time in a deserted area."