Chapter one
Please enjoy!
Switches POV alot, just because it felt sorta right to me. Eh, you might get it or not
*takes place right after BoO*
Nico's POV
day 0-day leading to night
Will lead me in, walking me past faces of people I sorta recognized. As we walked in, Will tossed on his coat, that was hanging with his name right above it, and continued walking. Will wore ripped skinny jeans, a camp shirt, his coat and even scandals, and he still looked good looking.
"Here we are." Will said as he lead me into a room and closed the door. "Finally, someone nice," he grinned. "I helped some Ares kid earlier and it was hell to fix."
"Really? Nice? Me?" I laughed but it died pretty fast. I sat down on the bed getting as comfortable as I could.
Will gave me one of those 'I guess that's funny' smile and looked me in the eye before looking down at the floor. "Yeah… Much nicer…"
I tried messing with the bed so I wouldn't have to make conversation. I tried fluffing the pillow to make it bigger, and even scouting my butt on the bed a bit. Will sat down at the desk and started filing through some papers. I looked down. These three days were going to be difficult.
"You okay?" I lifted my head up. He was holding a clipboard in one hand and messing his hair with the other. He looked so cute. I couldn't help but blush.
"Um. Yeah." I nodded.
Will scooted his chair in front of me. "You sure?" He grinned. "Let's do a check up first." He placed the clipboard next to my leg and got his heartbeat listener of whatever it is and placed it on my chest.
"Please breath in and out." Suddenly, Will pulled back. "What?" He removed his thing and sat back down. He leaned in real close to me and put his ear close to my mouth. Again, he pulled away suddenly.
He looked mortified. "That's really scary, ya know?"
"What is?" I asked. I was playing with my hands hoping he didn't notice the blush crawling on my cheek.
"Your breathing pattern. It's so… slow…" He said with caution.
I continued to mess with my hands. I didn't know how to respond.
"Let's continue." He checked my ears, mouth, fingers, toes and neck before he asked he to stand up.
"Okay. What am I doing?" I asked.
"Um. First I need to check your weight, height and then um… I need you to take your shirt off." He blushed, while messing around with the clipboard and pen.
"Oh. Okay."
After deciding that I definitely need to start eating more, Will asked me to sit down.
"That's a very ugly shirt." Will laughed. "To be honest, I thought I would never see you in anything other than black." Will said as he placed papers next to me.
"It's the only shirt I have right now." I said. Will's smile disappeared.
"Oh… Well then… Umm… Let's get your shirt off now shall we." We both blushed. I turned my back slightly so Will could help pull the sleeves off.
"Nico… You poor thing… Werewolf marks are horrible." Will said before hugging me from behind, making me almost jump. "How did you even get this?"
"Do you really need to ask?" Will walked over in the corner of the room, reaching up to grab some nectar and ambrosia before giving it to me and sitting next to me.
"Here. Eat this. I'll Bring some real dinner later but for now this." Will placed it in my hands.
"Thank you." I smiled at him, drawing my hands away from his.
"Yes!" He yelled, clapping his hands. "You smiled! That's good!"
"Wait… What?" I asked.
"Oh. Um. Nothing. So before dinner I'll bring you a nice shirt, a better blanket, pillow and set of pjs. That sounds good for you?" Will said standing up.
"Blanket? Pillow? What's that for?" I asked.
"Well, I noticed you were messing with it earlier. I thought you didn't like it?" Will said.
"Well actually… Um. No. Nevermind. I do want the blanket and pillow. That would be nice and sweet." I said.
Will's POV
day 0-night
"Knock knock." I knock on the door with my only free hand. In the other is everything else except Nico's dinner. Nico open the door.
"Hey." He says as he takes the pillow from my hand, relieving some space and, surprising, some weight. "Thank you very much."
Nico smiles once again as he turns and places the pillow at the headboard. I walk over and place the blanket next to the pillow. I step over Nico's feet, since the rooms slightly small. I would've given Nico a bigger room but I felt like it would be awkward.
"Your smile is very pretty." I blurt out.
Nico turned his head towards me. "What… What did you say?" He sounded slightly happy.
"Your smile. It's nice." I said, turning around to place his sleeping attire on his bedside table. "You should smile more. It very pretty." I turn and smile at him.
"Oh, um. Thank you. That's... really sweet." Nico smiled back. He started kicking his feet around playfully.
I sit down next to him and lean in. "You're welcome." I lean in a little closer to the point where our noses touch and Nico starts to blush a little.
Nico starts to draw back and I take that as my queue to leave.
"Is there anything special you want for dinner?" I ask before I leave the room.
"Not really." I could still see the blush on Nico's cheek.
"Just dinner and then after I help everyone else, I'm all yours.." I opened the door, with a big smile on my face. I walk out and close the door so painfully slow to calm myself down, so I don't slam it close and fist bump the air while screaming with joy, which I just did when I got to the main corridor.
Nico's POV
day 0-evening
Will already brought me dinner, some more nectar and ambrosia. He made very little conversation with me though, which was a bit sad. He said he was pretty busy taking care of some other campers who have taken a wild beating from getting pranked. After he leaves, I remind myself that I should change into the other set of clothes, since the ugly flower one is getting itchy now. When I'm done, I sit over at the table and start eating.
Now I'm sitting at the table, eating, and looking out the window. The rooms pretty nice. Above the headboard is a small window, one side of the room is a table with the other window which I'm currently looking though and some cabinets. It's pretty simple but it seems slightly different from the one I've been in before.
"The views nice." I say out loud as I chew a bite of my apple. Will gave me like two full meals on one plate. I'm pretty sure I can't even eat a fifth of this.
I can see the lake, the cliff, part of the beach and even the forest. A little of everything, and the sun setting. It's actually pretty beautiful. The colors of when the sun was setting was the nicest part though. It was purple, pink, orange, blue and yellow, with tiny nice twinkles of sun rays.
"Is it really?"
I turn and I see Will behind me. "Huh? Oh." I look back out. "Yeah. It's nice."
"Yeah. It is." Will pulls a chair over and sits next to me. "This rooms my favorite so I thought you would like it." He smiled.
"You gave me this room on purpose? I thought that wasn't allowed?" I take another bite of my apple, while I lean on my hand.
"It isn't but… hmmm... " He turned around in the chair while putting his elbows to the table and leaning back. "How do I say this? You're pretty cool. And I am the head healer, I can pull some strings." he laughs.
I blush. "You did that? For me?"
"Yeah." He smiles and blushes. "I thought it would be nice if I can do something for you." He stand up. "Do you feel any better?"
As soon as he asks, I'm reminded of my pain from the werewolf claw marks, and I start to ache again. "Well I was okay. But now that you asked I'm starting to feel a little bad again."
Will laughs. "That actually happens quite often. Are you finished eating?"
"Yeah. Sorry I can't eat all of it." I say, as I push it softly away from me.
"Don't worry. I know you can't eat it all. You ate more than I thought you would though. And you don't have to be sorry. I'll just finish it." Will said as he started unfolding the blanket.
"Thank you." I say back, getting up.
"No problem. After all, I'm your doctor." Will smiles, as he grabs my hand with one hand and leads me to the bed. "Well, it's getting late. You should start resting now."
I lay down on my side, curling up.
"Here we go." Will places the blanket on me and tucks me in.
I look up at him. "It's fluffy and warm."
"It's a fresh one. I just washed it." Will sat down next to me.
"When?"
Will smiled. "During my break. And maybe in between helping some patients. But I think it's worth it…" He looked outside the window. "Do you feel any better?"
I pretend to think about. "Um… Honestly, not really. Nothing feels better." I hug myself a bit tighter.
"Hold on a sec." Will says as he stand and grabs a chair. He brings it over in front of my face. His stomach is eye level with me, making me blush slightly so I close my eyes.
I feel a sudden movement in the blanket in front of my face before I realize Will is holding my hands. "Huh?"
"I'm gonna sing for you. It'll make you feel better." Will said. "Is there a preferable song you like?"
"I'm not sure. I can't really think of one." I say. My hands are starting to feel warm and then I remember I'm still holding Will's hand. "You can chose the song I guess."
"Really? Any song? Okay…"
I'm about to ask what song but he holds me hand tighter and begins to hum.
"Wise men say Like a river flows Like a river flows
Only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you?
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand,
Take my whole life, too
For I can't help falling in love with you
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand,
Take my whole life, too
For I can't help falling in love with you
For I can't help falling in love with you"
I stare at him in the eye, wondering if that just happened.
Will smiles at me but it disappears when I don't smile back. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that…" He lets go of my hand and stands. "I'll just get going now."
I sit up suddenly. "Wait!"
Will turns. "Yes?"
"I… um… Didn't dislike it…" I said, a deep blush on my face. "That's a pretty song." I gripped the blanket.
Will smiled. "I'll check up on you later." Will leans down and kisses me on the forehead. "Good night."
I quickly grab the plate of food on the table by the window and quickly take my leave.
Will's POV
day 0-middle of the night
It's night time, a little past twelve. I'm making rounds, making sure to check up on the wounded and the bleeding and making sure they aren't hurting more or losing any more blood.
I'm half tempted to check up on Nico but I'm afraid I might wake him up. I'm walking in the main corridor, when I remember that I sang to him.
"Why did I do that?" I hit myself in the head with my hand. "Ugh."
"Do what?" I turn and Lou Ellen is behind me.
"What are you doing here?" I ask, walking and leading her into the main room.
"Just stopping by. I couldn't sleep, well, rather, I don't feel like it." She said.
"And why's that?" I ask.
"I'd rather not talk about it. It's rather troubling and it's… tiring but not the sleepy kind of tired… It just… complicated…" There's an awkward silence before she breaks out in a grin. "How's Nico?"
"Ugh." I slam my head into the counter.
"What's that supposed to mean? I thought you would be so happy about him staying here." She said sitting in a waiting chair.
"I am. He's so cute! And I really like him…" I said.
"Then what's the problem?" I asked.
"I might've done something stupid…"
"How stupid?" She laughs.
"I sang him a song. 'Can't help falling in Love' to be exact." I blush.
"Oh my gosh! That's so cute!" She giggles. "What happened next?"
"Nothing… He stared at me, like no expression at all. I let go of his hand, said sorry, and then he said he didn't dislike it."
"Dude! He likes you! You need to ask him out soon or else." She said standing up.
"Do you really think so?" I ask.
"Yeah. Well, I should get going. I'm starting to feel a bit tired now. Goodbye." She says as she walks out.
"Goodbye." I say back.
I'm standing where I am for minute before I decide I might as well check up on Nico. I'm walking my way to Nico's room, but on my way I grab myself a blanket since it's really cold.
I open his door slowly and quietly as possible.
"Will?" I hear.
"Nico? Are you awake?" I ask, walking over and sitting down on the bed.
I notice his eyes open in the dark. "Yeah. I didn't even sleep."
"Why not?" I ask as I lay down next to him. "Can I lay down with you? I'm tired."
Nico smiles. "You already are… I can't go to sleep. I don't know why. I haven't been able for a while." His smile fades.
"Would you like to talk about it Nico?" I ask, taking the other pillow and using it for myself.
"No. Not really." Nico closes his eyes. "But it's nice to close it for a while."
There's a few minutes of silence before I find the need to want to talk to Nico again.
"Can I ask you a question Nico?" I ask.
"Go ahead. Whats up?"
"Um… Don't take this the wrong way or anything but… Actually, um… that's not a good way to put it." Nico opens his eyes. "Um… Do you… Like me?"
"Oh." Nico looks down, and cuddles more into the blanket. "Um… I think you're cute and… Um… yeah." I grab Nico's hands. "I like you… alot."
"That's good." I say back. I cuddle up against Nico as he looks up at me.
"Can I ask you a question now?" Nico asks back.
"Shoot."
"Do you like me back?" He asks.
"Yeah. I like you also. Wait…" I lift my head up. "You really didn't know?" I laugh.
"Well, I sorta did, but I just wanted to just make sure…" Nico said.
"Do you feel sleepy now?"
"No. Anything but sleepy." Nico says.
"I should get going." I say but I don't get up. I don't really want to leave.
"Can you stay?" Nico asked, holding my hand a bit tighter.
"Definitely." I lean in and Nico places his head on my chest.
We stay like this until I fall asleep. I'm not sure if Nico is sleeping but I'm too sleepy to find out.