Smile Like The Sun [COMPLETED]

Chapter 5

Nico closed the door behind him, and hopped into bed. A lovesick grin was spread across his face as he entered sandman's realm, and for the first time in a long time... he was happy.

~~time skip~~

Will woke up, and for a moment, was indescribably sad. It was all just a dream...

He ran his hand through his hair. It had felt so real.! Wait...

He pulled his hand away, a leaf between his fingers. It did happen! He beamed, his heart pounding.

He-he had done it!

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Nico was still asleep, until he heard a soft knock on his door.

He groaned. "I swear to gods Jason, if you're here to tell about your date with Piper and squeal like a little girl, I'm not interested." he said loudly, opening the door to find, not Jason, but Will. A faint blush spread across his face.

"Not that I'm not happy to see you or anything, but really? This early?" he said, letting out a small yawn and rubbing his eyes sleepily.

Will bounced on the balls of his feet.

"I'm so sorry. But I thought it was a dream for a minute, and when I found out it wasn't I was filled with a large amount of serotonin."

Nico looked at him sleepily. "Look, I know you're a doctor, but you can't talk medical to me this early in the morning."

He was definitely not a morning person

Will stopped bouncing.

"Sorry. Serotonin is happiness. I was very very happy. I can go, if you want, though."

He mumbled the last part, looking down embarrassedly.

Nico blushed, looking down and fidgeting. Did Will just say he made him happy?

"No, you're ok. I'm just not a morning person... sorry if I was grumpy..." he mumbled, slightly embarrassed.

"It's ok! I get it." Will said, smiling. He took one of Nico's hands. "Sorry for waking you up. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't hallucinating.

He slightly pushed Nico back into the cabin. "I'll come back when you've slept more."

Nico smiled, tightly grasping Will's hand and walking back out of his cabin.

"I'm up now, might as well stay up..." he said, blushing partly out of embarrassment, partly because of the warmth coming from the hand whose fingers were intertwined with his own, partly because the owner of the hand was smiling in that special way, the way he couldn't put a finger why it was special until last night.

Love.

Will pecked Nico's cheek.
"Ok. Breakfast is in..." he checked his watch. "An hour and a half. What do you want to do until then?"

Nico smiled shyly, starting to fidget out of nervousness.
"Um, uh, clearing?" he stumbled out, cursing himself for being so awkward.

Will nodded, leading the way. He focused on the feeling of Nico's hand in his, and it was the best feeling in the world.

Nico's eyes darted around, and he saw people looking. And whispering.

And if he told you that didn't trigger his social anxiety, he would be lying.

His head dipped, trying to block out everyone, the feeling of being watched multiplied by 50. The pressure of it crushed him until he broke, letting go of Will's hand and sprinting away.

Nico had gone into the clearing so Will would be able to find him, but currently was panicking, his breath getting heavier and heavier until it crushed him.

He sunk to the ground, hugging his sides as tears pricked his eyes. He started to hyperventilate, and no breathing exercises Bianca had taught him were helping.