I Like Me Better when I'm With You (COMPLETED)

I like me better when I'm with you

Author's Notes:  Chapter title is from I Like Me Better by Lauv

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Five minutes later, Will was already standing by the table where Nico was sitting.

"Hey," he said, fiddling with the strap of his backpack.

Nico looked up from his phone and smiled brightly at Will. He slid his phone into his pocket.

"Hey," he said. "Percy? Is that his name?" Nico gestured with his chin a little to the counter where Percy was talking to Leo.

"Uh huh. That's him," Will said as he slid down to the chair in front of Nico.

"He told me that you got off earlier tonight." Nico looked at Will, a half-smile gracing his lips. "What's the occasion?"

Will cleared his throat. He flashed a glance to Percy and Leo from the corner of his eyes.

"Uh, nothing," he said, almost cringing at how his voice was a note higher. "Just... Umm... Maybe he's just trying to be nice to me?"

Not the most convincing answer. And from the way Nico's brows shot up, along with an amused smile on his lips, Nico didn't seem to buy that answer.

"Anyway," Will said, quickly standing up. "Maybe we should go now."

"Sure," Nico said as he stood up, fixing the gray scarf around his neck.

"Hey, Will!" Leo called him as they walked away from the table.

"Huh?" Will stopped and turned on his heels.

"Don't forget this," Leo said, throwing Nico's beanie to Will.

Will caught it, and pretended he didn't see the way Leo wiggling his eyebrows.

"Come on," Will said. "Let's get out of here."

Will pushed the door and held it for Nico. The door closed back behind them, and they were about to walk when Will felt something wet fell on his face.

He stopped, and looked up. White snow flurries were falling from the night sky.

"It's snowing," Nico said softly.

"Well," Will said, tugging his lips into a smile. "Good thing you have this, huh?" Will lifted his hand that was holding Nico's beanie.

"Come here," Will said, slightly tugging the hem of Nico's black jacket. Nico made a 90-degree turn on his heels so now he was facing Will.

Will put the beanie on Nico's head, gently tugging it at the sides to fix its position on Nico's head. Nico's rebellious hair still sticking up at the front, the dark curls become a contrast over the gray beanie.

"There," Will said, sliding his hands into the pocket of his coat. "Don't want you to catch a cold, huh?"

Nico smiled at him in a way that made Will wanted to freeze the whole moment so he could keep it forever.

"How about you, Will? You don't want to catch a cold, do you?"

Will laughed lightly. "Naaahhh... I am good," he said. But Nico tugged the sleeve of his coat.

"Hey," Nico said as Will eyed him with a brow arched up. "Take this," he said as take off the gray scarf that was hanging around his neck. Before Will could say anything, Nico already tiptoed so he could put the scarf around Will's neck.

Will forgot how to breathe.

Nico took a small step backward and his cheeks were blushing and Will swore that if someone told him that Nico was an angel, he would believe it wholeheartedly without even thinking about it.