The war with Gaia had ended three months ago, and there was still no word from Leo Valdez, though Nico knew that he wasn't dead. He would have been able to feel it if he were; he could always feel it when someone died, it was a son of Hades perk. Still, everyone was beginning to get suspicious of Nico's claims, but he understood. It's hard to keep up your faith when there is no proof to back it up.
Asides from the Leo issue, things were going okay. They had started rebuilding the camp and it was going pretty well. Nico had even redone the Hades cabin because it was just to dark and gloomy in that place. He'd replaced the coffin beds with actual bunk beds, though there was only one of him, so there wasn't really any need for the eleven other beds. He'd also changed up the color scheme a little; it wasn't all black anymore. Nico had added a few touches of grey and even some green to accent the ancient greek fire. He had thought very hard about the cabin, and he was actually quite pleased with it.
Today, Nico was going to see Will. He'd been avoiding him ever since someone had spilled to Will about Nico's feelings. Nico still had feelings for Percy, of course he did. Percy was the first person that Nico ever loved, and he couldn't just forget him completely. However, the feelings were starting to fade, they were almost just a memory now. And there was the whole spilling of feelings and telling that he was over it thing. His feelings for Will, however, were just growing stronger every day. His honey blonde hair and his bright blue eyes were just getting more and more intense. Just thinking about Will made Nico tremble with nerves and excitement. Gods, Nico thought, what is wrong with me? Nico shook his head, causing his long black hair to tangle uncontrollably.
Nico brushed his hair back down onto his forehead and walked out of his cabin. It was a surprisingly pretty day, which used to make Nico grumpy. It just reminded Nico of his sister Bianca, as she loved the sun and everything that came with it. Bianca was always a shining light in the sea of depression that was Nico's confusing life. Now, the sun just made Nico think of Will's lemony hair and wonderful all year around tan. Nico sighed with content. Man, something was seriously wrong with that boy.
"And what's make you so happy and sighish today?" Someone behind Nico said.
Nico turned around to see Will shining before him and literally felt weak at the knees. His stomach dropped, his heart rate quickened, and that's when he knew that he was hopelessly in love with the man standing before him.