Will was in the infirmary taking care of the demigods that had been injured in the battle against Gaea. He was busy running between beds handing out water, feeding people ambrosia and singing to help heal them. He wiped his forehead and looked around the room. Suddenly he was angry. Where was Nico? I told him to help me. Just as he finished this thought Nico walked in.

"Where in the Styx have you been?" Will demanded.

Nico raised an eyebrow. "I don't answer to you."

Will rolled his blue eyes. "Whatever. Are you going to help me or not?"

Nico sighed. "Why else would I be here?"

Will shook his blond hair out of his eyes. "Good. Here hand out these ambrosia to the healers."
Will handed the ambrosia to Nico and their hands brushed causing Nico to momentarily forget what Will had just said.

"Uh what? Oh got it." Nico said and quickly walked away from Will. Will smirked at Nico's back. He loved making the Hades kid nervous.

Nico let out a breath he didn't know he had been holding. Why does Will make me so nervous?

Nico shook his head. After Percy he wasn't ready to have another crush just yet.

"Here you go. Umm anything I can help you with?" Nico asked the girl he handed the ambrosia too.

"Sure. Could you run an errand for me? I need more bandages. Chiron said there was some at the Big House."

Nico sighed inwardly. How did I go from being a powerful demigod to an errand boy?

Nico walked out of the cabin and headed to the Big House. Suddenly strong hands pulled him behind the Apollo Cabin. Nico's instincts took over and he shrugged the hands off and pulled his stygian sword out on his attacker, Will?

"What the Hades Will?" Nico said his sword at Will's chest.

Will just laughed. "You're quick, I'll give you that. I don't really need more bandages I just told her to tell you that."

Nico was confused but kept his sword at chest level. "Why would you do that?"

"Because." Will said leaning against the Cabin. "I wanted a break and I wanted you to join me."

Nico let his sword drop. His stomach suddenly felt like underworld butterflies like it did the time Will held his hand.

"Where are you going?" Nico asked trying to keep his cool.

"Going to the lake. You coming or not?" Will asked as began walking to the lake. Will didn't look back to see if Nico was following him. After Will was a few feet away Nico decided to follow him.


"So you did decide to come." Will said sitting in the sand. He had taken off his shoes and set them in the sand next to him. Nico sat down arms length away from Will. Nico was absently twisting his ring around his finger. Will looked over at Nico playing with his ring.

"You want to go for a quick swim?" Will asked.

"A swim? No I don't think so. Water is Poseidon's realm I'm a child of Hades."

"Suit yourself. I'm going for a quick swim before I've got to get back to the infirmary." Will said taking his shirt off. He threw it next to his shoes. Nico sucked in a breath. He couldn't help but stare at Will's body. Nico caught himself staring and quickly looked away. Nico could feel his cheeks turning red. Will took off running and jumped in the water. Nico watched Will swim in the water. After a while, Will got out of the water and walked back over to Nico. Nico fidgeted awkwardly. Will smirked and shook the water out of his hair unto Nico.

"Hey!" Nico exclaimed. He grabbed Will's shirt and used it to dry himself off.

"Oh is that my payback?" Will asked, more of a challenge than a question.

"In a way. Just wait until I get all my strength back." Nico said threateningly in a jokingly way.

"That was a threat. I can't wait to see you make your move. The second you do something underworldly you'll be back in the infirmary, spending time with me." Will said smirking at Nico's scowl of frustration.

"You should be getting back to your job." Nico said standing up.

Will stood up too and put his shirt back on, damp spots started showing up on Will's Camp Half-Blood t-shirt. They walked back to the Apollo Cabin side by side.