Truth or Dare

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Warning: this chapter T. Part 2 is VERY VERY M. It's a 2 shot!

Also, I wrote this on an airplane right on my phone. It is very unedited, and I'm sorry.


"Nico, it's been three years. Don't you think you should tell him?" Jason Grace wasn't the pushy type, which was why his words so confused the Italian boy. Their swords clanged together with a loud clash, and he snarled at the blonde.

"Tell him what?"

Jason rolled his eyes as he parried Nico's next attempt as slashing through his throat. "You know what I'm talking about."

Jason stepped back to catch his breath, and Nico chose that moment to strike. He lunged forward, twisted his sword around Jason's, and successfully disarmed the famous son of Jupiter. Nico broke into a sweaty grin as Jason fell back on his rump.

Clapping sounded from the entrance to the training room. Nico slowly turned around as Jason grumbled, "You got that from Percy."

Will Solace was dressed in his full surgeon gear, complete with flip-flops. His blonde hair, however, was a mess of blonde curls that seemed coated with saltwater; he'd taken a run on the beach this morning. "Somebody is out of practice!"

Jason climbed his way to his feet and sighed. "I know I am. These gods are too damn picky about their shrines. I have no time to myself!"

"Or I'm just better than you now," Nico smirked, crossing his arms over his chest. Will slung an arm around his shoulders and nuzzled his hair, making Nico cringe inwardly.

"Well that much is obvious," he laughed with the sound of a baby's laugh. It was so innocent and pure that it was hard to imagine some of the dirtier things he'd said before. Of course, they were only to Nico. It was a secret side of Will he rather enjoyed. "I came to tell you guys that Percy and Annabeth arrived. They're in the infirmary. Let's just say it wasn't an easy trip for them."

Nico and Jason laughed. At this point, it was doubtful for neither Percy nor Annabeth to gain serious injuries since they did survive Tartarus and all. So the three of them strolled calmly to the infirmary only to find Annabeth and Percy bickering while Percy played with his bandage. It was soaked in blood, wrapped firmly around his naked torso.

He looked up. "Hey guys," Percy said with as much casualness as if they'd met at the gym. Will cursed and ran to his side, shoving him back on the bed.

"See, Percy, I told you not to move!"

"But then how else would I get a kiss from you?" He batted his eyes as Will cut off his bandage.

Nico had to admit. Seeing his old crush being handled by his new crush made him uneasy. But did crush really qualify what he felt for Will? Three years is more than a crush. Three years is...

"What happened? Run into Nyx again?" Jason joked, but nobody else laughed. The silence in the room pulled at Nico's nerves, and he felt his blood run dry. Sometimes, Jason made jokes about their journey through Tartarus. It was only six months ago when they were last all together that Percy and Annabeth opened up about their journey, and that was because they were drunk. Will laughed nervously as he shifted his gaze between Jason and Nico. Nico grimaced, and Will set straight to work redoing the stitches.

Will would never begin to joke about something like that. His humor was happy humor. Even so, he might have been tempted to laugh once upon a time, but now he knew. Somehow, Will managed to pull Nico's story out of him.

. . .

Nico bolted awake in a cold sweat. His scream died in his mouth as the darkness around him seemed so much brighter than the darkness in his dreams. His eyes bounced around the room, and his hands clutched the sword that he stowed beneath his bed. He couldn't sleep without it there.

It was a dream - it was a memory. A dream would be created by his mind. Even Nico wasn't capable of creating Tartarus. Hands shaking, he pulled himself out of bed.

Hazel's head was peeping out from behind the curtain. Nico looked at her with tired, annoyed eyes. Her head disappeared and he caught her concerned whispers.

"Never sleeps...since I got here...help him, please."

She called out in a loud voice as the curtain pulled back slightly. "You can't just go in unannounced! He's not decent!"

There was that laughter that made Nico's heart flutter in a good way. "I've got him, Hazel."

Nico was still breathless by the time Will crouched in front of him. He was smiling, but Nico recognized the force behind his eyes to keep him going. Will grabbed Nico's hand. "Hey."

"Hey," Nico whispered back, voice trembling with unshed tears.

"Want to come to the infirmary with me?"

Nico shook his head, staring at his hands. He didn't want to go anywhere except possibly disappear. It had been two years and he still had nightmares about Tartarus. It was bad enough Hazel had to endure them during her short visit, but Nico didn't want to put other patients through his misery, too.

"It's empty tonight." Will brushed hair out of Nico's eyes, and for once Nico didn't pull away. His warm touch was such a drastic difference from the cold fingers of his mind. Will leaned in close, close enough that Nico could feel his sunshine filled breath on his cheeks. "I'd stay with you here, but I don't think your sister would approve." Nico blushed and hung his head. Reluctantly, he nodded. Will breathed out with relief. "Good. Now throw some clothes on. Only I get to see your nice ass abs, yeah?"

He didn't wait to see Nico nearly faint. His lewd comments always left Nico's head swimming. After calming down, Nico dressed while Will informed Hazel he'd have him back by breakfast.

When Nico emerged, Hazel gave him a hug and ran back to her bed before she burst into tears. He could hear them anyways. Nico's heart only sank more. He hated doing this to her. It wasn't fair. She didn't deserve this. She just wanted to see her brother happy, but Nico was never happy.

Will hooked an arm through one of Nico's and pulled him out the door as if knowing his very thoughts. "Now how come she gets to hug you and I can't?"

Exhaustion swept over Nico, and he leaned his head into Will's shoulder. "You have hugged me. Remember last week when this happened?"

Will huffed indignantly. "I want to be able to hug you when you aren't suffering from nightmares."

Nico nodded tiredly as they neared the infirmary doors. "Okay."

Will's face lit up. He bounded up the stairs and unlocked the door. "In we go," he said, and his cheeriness began to frustrate Nico. If only he knew...if he was there, would he be this happy? "The beds are bigger in the back."

Nico sat on the edge of the bed while Will prepared some warm milk. He hated it plain so Will added sugar in it. Handing it to the Italian boy, Will quieted for a few minutes. "What were the dreams like this time?"

Nico had never told anyone the specifics of his dreams because they weren't dreams. They were real. He knew the fear. He knew the pain. He knew the loneliness. Speaking about it never seemed like an option. Nobody could know just how messed up he was. But when Nico watched Will's knew jumping up and down, he wants to put his pain on him. He wanted Will to have an idea into what he went through. At sadistic as it was, Nico wanted Will to grow a little darker. He could be serious, but there were times he just had no clue.

"They weren't dreams. They were memories," Nico mumbled, hands clenched between his legs, "from when I was in Tartarus."

Will didn't move or speak for half a minute. Then, he scooted so close that their legs were touching and sparks were sending Nico's body alive. "Will you tell me about it?" Nico didn't answer. "I want to know, Nico. I hate not knowing what happened. And I hate that you've kept it jumbled inside you for years."

Nico nodded. He fell back on the bed before deciding to simply climb in it, opening the covers on Will's side. He crawled inside hesitantly, and Nico didn't know if it was because he was so tired or because he simply wanted to feel his touch, but he scooted closer. Will wrapped an arm under Nico's head.

With a shaky breath, Nico began from the beginning. He didn't mean to continue to the end. He didn't mean for his tears to turn into sobs. And he didn't mean to keep speaking into dawn. But that's how long it took. That's what happened when he spoke about it. Everything from there crushed him, even when he simply remembered it.

Will didn't mind.

He listened until there was nothing else to listen to. He held Nico when his trembling tears became too much. And when Hazel came into the infirmary the next morning to seep Nico, she didn't say a word when she found him wrapped in Will's arms.

. . .

Will coughed and brought Nico back to the present. Jason seemed to recognize his mistake. He began backing towards the door. "Uh, I'm just going to go get the fire ready."

"Fire?" Nico asked. His eyes were locked onto Will, subconsciously (okay maybe more consciously than he'd like to admit) making sure he was being purely professional with no wandering eyes. Nico, of all people, knew how attractive Percy was.

Well, maybe Annabeth knew better, but still.

Percy grinned at him. "Chiron said we could have our own fire on the beach since it's a special occasion."

He rolled his eyes. "Just because you're his favorite."

Percy shrugged. "Tell Piper to snag some of her love potion stuff!"

"Aphrodisiac?" Annabeth clarified with a scoff. "Why in hades would you want that?"

Percy crossed his arms behind his head as Will finished the stitches. "So I can get laid again." Annabeth's eyes went wide alongside her mouth as she prepared to badmouth him with every word in the dictionary. Percy cut her off. "It's been en entire week!"

Nico, Will, and Jason burst out laughing. Annabeth stomped on Percy's foot. Will pushed him upward as he bent to rub his toes. As he wrapped, he murmured, "Try three years..."

Nico's blood ran cold. Their eyes met momentarily before Nico began backing up with Jason as well. "Come on. I'll help you with the fire," he said and practically dragged Jason out the door. He continued laughing all the way to the beach.

"Hmm, it sounds like he's been holding out for someone."

"Shut up, Grace."

. . .

"Don't freak out."

That was never a good sign, especially from Will Solace. His charming smile wavered as they walked along the beach, headed back toward the fire where the other sons from the big three and their partners were awaiting them.

"Let me hear it," Nico sighed with annoyance, but really Will's adorable mess up made Nico's heart swell. The first time, he was terrified to admit that he'd accidentally stolen Nico's sweatshirt and accidentally ripped the top because 'it choked me!' Nico hasn't taken that sweatshirt off since then.

"So, um, remember the other day?" Will began. He was hardly ever nervous. Nico loved it. Will scratched the back of his neck. "When I, like, hugged you from behind at the campfire?"

Nico's cheeks immediately flushed with color. His head swam with mischief and euphoria. "Yeah," he squeaked and loathed his voice. Will began to speak, but Nico remembered Jason's words. He didn't have the guts to tell him, but if Will could flirt, then so could Nico. "Actually. No. What do you mean by hugging from behind?"

Will faltered, and then his eyes grew that dirty glint in them. "Well, it's when I come up from behind you and...well, it's like this," he said and stopped walking to move behind Nico. His arms wound around Nico's waist and rested just above his waistband, sending nervous energy flowing through both of their bodies. Nico felt his heat warm his back, and felt his hips press against his butt firmly. Will's voice made Nico shiver as he spoke in his ear. "Do you remember what else I did?"

Nico couldn't breathe to answer, so he shook his head even though he distinctly remember what Will did. Nico braced himself for his touch, and his body melted into him as Will's hands slipped under Nico's shirt, fingers moving up and down his abs.

"So," Will hummed as his chin rested on Will's shoulder, lips hovering next to his ear. "My siblings saw me do this."

Nico stopped breathing. "Uh, who exactly?"

"Austin and Kayla."

Nico blew out a breath of relief. He relaxed under Will's hand as it pressed firmly against his torso, no longer being light with his interests. "I - that's okay."

"It is?" Will asked, concern soaking his words. Nico nodded as his eyes slipped closed. He hummed into him.

"They always tease us. What's new?" Nico mumbled. Will chuckled softly and continued playing Nico's body like an instrument, strumming the right spots at exactly the right time. Will didn't kiss his neck, but his lips rested warmly against it. Nico's heart was pounding in his chest. It only got worse when Will's hands inched under his waistband.

"Will! I think Percy burned himself!" Jason yelled. Will's forehead fell on Nico's shoulder with a groan of disappointment. His hand slipped away from Nico, and Nico had to stop himself from whining.

"When will Percy stop getting in the way?" Will huffed as he began jogging toward the fire. Again, Nico felt a chill run through him. If he had hope, which he didn't, but if he did, Nico would think that maybe Will was into him. Maybe Will never made a move on him because he thought he was still hung up on Percy.

But Nico knew better than that. He refused to get his hopes up only to be crushed again. While his thing for Solace wasn't as unhealthy as his infatuation for Percy was, his thing for Will went so much deeper.

He couldn't risk losing Will.

. . .

Will cursed each and everyone sitting at the fire. Percy was grumbling, "Why did it have to be me who got hurt?"

"Because you're the most believable to be hurt, seaweed brain," Annabeth snickered as she sat at Percy's side. He was clutching his hand, and Will spotted a red hot burn on his arm. Will crossed his arms.

"What did you do now?"

Piper wrapped an arm around Will's shoulders, casting glances behind her shoulder as if checking on something, or someone. They walked a ways away from the fire. "So. Will. How are things?"

"Fine. What about Percy?"

She waved a hand. "He can step into the ocean and heal himself. We just needed a reason to get you away from Nico."

Will frowned, slightly insulted. "Why?"

Piper didn't answer directly. "You're bisexual, right?" Will nodded hesitantly. "Does Nico know that?"

He knew where this was going. With a look of cowardliness, he watched their feet move along the sand. "No. I mean...he might suspect but you know Nico."

She nodded and stopped, hands on Will's shoulders as she stared directly into his eyes. Will was struck once again with her beauty. He adored her eyes, yes, but Annabeth's were equally as beautiful. The thing he loved about Piper was her attitude. She didn't let anyone define her except herself. "Well that's fine. We're going to play a classic game of truth or dare to settle this problem." Will's eyes went wide. She held her hands up in surrender. "It was Lacy's idea."

"Why does Lacy know about this apparent problem?" Will huffed, taking on his 'Nico' tone. That's what Kayla called it. She said he hung out with Nico so much he's also grown a tone exactly like his.

"Kayla told her," Piper said. "You like him, right? And I mean seriously like him. Nico doesn't deserve to be played with."

Will felt anger rising in him even at the bare notion of him toying with Nico. Costs clenched, he grunted, "I think I'm in love with him, if that answers your question."

Piper grimaced. He could see the look of understanding in her eyes. She knew what it was like to love somebody and not have the courage to tell him. She rests a hand on his arm. "He won't admit it, not even to Jason, but we know he loves you, too."

That didn't help Will. He was pretty sure of that, too, but not enough to give him the courage to ask him out. He'd been slowly building up, like the hug from earlier, but speaking the words directly to his face was a whole other story.

"If you think we're picking on you or Nico, it's because we just want you guys to get together. Will you go through with our dares? Nico might chicken out, but we only need one of you to do them."

Will crossed his arms. He wasn't quite comfortable with starting their relationship off of dares. However, he knew they wouldn't be doing the dares just because they were dared. It was time, too. And Will, however confidant he appeared to be, was simply not. Nico was the only one who knew that.

. . .

"Ow, ow, ow!" Will cursed as he hobbled out of the sea. Nico had an arm around him, supporting his body. If Will weren't in so much pain, he'd be flying off the moon with excitement. Nico. Shirtless. Him. Shirtless. Touching!

"You're making it worse - oh just stop," Nico grumbled. Will frowned with pain, and then Nico scooped his arms under Will's legs, catching him before he fell again. Nico continued on shore with Will cradled against his chest.

"I didn't think," Will paused to curse as Poseidon for creating pointy shells, "you could carry me."

Nico smirked, raising an eyebrow. "You may be taller, Solace, but I'm stronger. My sword isn't light. I do, in fact, have muscles now."

Will's eyes ran up and down his body. He was right. Only a year after he'd nearly turned to skin and bones and ghostly dust, Nico had shaped up well. He started eating right and working out with Will.

"Yeah," Will huffed. "You do."

He watched Nico's cheeks turn red.

"Uh, can we not go to the infirmary?" Nico frowned and paused where they were. "It's just...I don't want all my siblings coming in and checking out my injured butt like I know they'll do."

"Well, I can tell them not to."

He shook his head. "But they will. They think I don't mind everyone seeing my body."

"You do walk around in cut or shirts," Nico grinned. Will rolled his eyes but didn't smile. Nico frowned. "You really don't like people seeing your ass?"

The way he said it sent heat searing through Will's body. He bit his lip and sighed. "It's a personal area. And I don't know...I'm not a fan of my butt, okay?" Nico seemed more than surprised, but Will couldn't meet his intense gaze. He kept rambling. "Besides, there's a flu going around and they're overwhelmed and they'll be mad that I ditched them only to get hurt."

Nico seemed annoyed. "You deserve to have a little fun, too, Will." He couldn't look at him without his heart bursting open. "Is it okay if I look at your butt?" The moment he said it, Will smirked, and Nico flushed. "Uh, not like that! I mean, you've got a nice ass so I'd love to look at it, but that's not what I meant! I meant -,"

"Uh, yeah, I guess you kind of have to," Will hissed in pain as Nico set him down on his stomach on their beach towels. "I brought a first aid kit."

Nico rummaged through the bag Will brought until he found it. He opened it and stared. Will laughed through the pain. "First throw some alcohol on it." Will winced when he did. Nico chuckled. "What?"

"I don't get why you don't like your ass. Even all clenched and in pain they're..."

"They're what?" Will asked, his heart pounding. He so wished it wasn't Nico who was doing this, but he didn't know many other people who wouldn't bring the rest of camp over to check out the pretty seashell in Will Solace's ass.

"Never mind." Nico breathed with a hitch in his words.

Will didn't know if that was good or bad. His stomach dropped. "Uh, now try pulling it out." When he did, sharp pain made Will scream. "Stop!"

"It's at an angle," Nico murmured. "I think I need your pants off."

Will snorted. "Are you just trying to get me naked, di Angelo?"

Nico smacked him upside the head lightly, in an endearing way, if hitting someone could be considered a touch of affection. "Your dirty mind is going to cost you a lot pain, Solace."

Will chuckled, but it only made the shell hurt. He huffed. "Okay. Grab the scissors. There's no way I can pull them off. You're going to have to cut them."

"Maybe if you got loser ones..." Nico mumbled.

"What? You didn't enjoy the view? You're not helping my self esteem."

Nico laughed nervously as he snip of scissors sounded, ending the life of one of his favorite swim trunks. "The view was great, but I think I'll like this one a little more," he grunted as he finished cutting. Will's stomach was in multiple knots. Of course he'd fall on a shell with Nico. It couldn't have been anyone else but his crush. The wet material clung to him, so Nico's cool fingers picked it away. Will shuddered. It felt so nice.

"Okay. Do you think you can pull the shell out? I really don't want to have to cut it out because any large and it will need stitches." Will waited on a response. The only message telling him Nico was still there was his hand on his uninjured butt cheek, resting there as if he were tired. "Nico?"

"Huh?" Will looked over his shoulder and noticed how dark Nico's eyes were. Warmth filtered into his heart.

Oh gosh. Was he...does he like my butt?

"Nico. Are you okay?" Will asked with mirth in his voice. Nico cleared his throat and met his eyes with chagrin.

"Yeah. Um, don't be ashamed about your butt. It's as nice as your abs," Nico mumbled as if it weren't intentional. "This may hurt..."

With one yank, Nico pulled the shell the size of a tennis ball out of his butt. Will grunted and saw white, but it passed. "Will! It's bleeding! What do I do?"

Will cursed. He need him to wrap the wound, but there was no way Nico was seeing his junk the same day he saw his bare ass. "Um. Rub some salve on it and tape a bandage on it."

Nico's gulp was audible. When his hands made contact with Will's butt, he groaned. He passed it off as in pain, but really he loved the feel of his dainty fingers over him, even if it was for medical purposes.

By the time it was done, Will was half hard. "Do you want to go in now?" Nico asked with distaste. Will paled. He could not go in right now.

"No. Let's stay out here!" Will suggested.

Nico coughed. "Okay, but...you're going to get sunburned."

"Kids of Apollo only get tan, Neeks. Dad may forget about us from time to time, but he's not gonna burn us," Will scoffed.

"No, I think you need sun screen." Before Will said a word, Nico's hands slathered his butt with white, and Will instantly became fully hard.

When he was done, Nico laid down next to him and smirked. "I didn't know you were self conscious, but you don't have to worry. I like what I saw," he giggled. The sound was nice to Will's ears, caressing them in an angelic way.

"And felt," Will winked and lied his head on his elbows. Nico grinned and for a week Will never forgot how beautiful that grin was.

. . .

"I don't know, Piper. I'd rather let things fall where they may," Will said, but there was temptation leaking through his voice. He now knew why they sent Piper. He thought it was because she should naturally be a love doctor, but it was really for her perfect use of charm speak.

"You want to, Will. You want Nico, right? You really want him?" Her words were beautiful to him, and he found himself slowly nodding along with Piper. "Then let us help you. After tonight, you'll have everything you wanted. No more three years of abstinence."

It all sounded perfect to him. There was no harm in getting a little help. Gods relied on help from heroes, so why couldn't Will rely on his fellow heroes? Nothing could go wrong. They needed a little push.

"Okay," Will agreed. "But if Nico starts getting uncomfortable, you'll stop? I don't see him being a big fan of PDA."

Piper nodded as they began walking back to the fire. Nico was scowling at them with confusion. "Jason knows him well. We won't do anything bad. But we're also his close friends, so he may be more okay with it than you'd think."

With that, Will sat at Nico's side with a smile. "What were you talking to Piper about?"

Will grinned. "Safe sex questions."

Nico's cheeks heated up and he turned back to the fire. They all spent a while catching up. Percy and Annabeth were about to be seniors in college in New Rome. Jason took online classes while Piper also attended New Rome's college. They said Leo and Calypso were now Germany, visiting the world. Apparently, Calypso had trouble adjusting to the new technology, but Leo was the perfect man to envelope her into the modern world. Hazel, Frank, and Reyna were doing well, leading the Legion in a battle against a hundred Dracnae prowling the streets of San Francisco for demigods on the run.

"What about you two? Anything new happening here?" Percy asked, though he didn't know why. Percy and Annabeth, despite attending college, constantly checked up on camp. Normally, it was through Chiron. They were protective about this place. Will secretly thought that once they grew up and had kids, they'd send their child to camp half blood. He'd hope they would. After all, the child would be full-blooded Greek.

Nico shrugged. "I got yelled at for getting a tattoo." Will burst into laughter. He could still remember Chiron lecturing Nico about it. "And Will has been taking online premed courses."

They were all gasped and muttered congratulations. He shrugged. "I mean it's just annoying. I've operated on people, for goodness sakes! But I still have to learn how to draw blood? It's ridiculous!"

"Won't Chiron forge the documents? You're fully capable," Annabeth said. She knew first hand how skilled he was with medicine. He could still remember the commanding voice of Percy. His eyes practically said if he let Annabeth die, then Will would die as well. He could definitely be intimidating when he needed to be.

"No," Will sighed. "He said he will for medical school, but I need to have a major and all that shit for college."

Piper gaped. "I wasn't aware you curse, Will!"

Nico snorted and elbowed him in the side. "Are you kidding? You should see when he gets all worked up. His face goes red and he lets every shit, fuck, and damn fly!"

"Do not!"

"Yes!" Nico laughed. Will huffed and shoved his shoulder.


A/N: I wrote this on my phone, remember. Can I get three reviews for a part 2? THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE VERY SMUTTY AND ORGY-TASTIC. Let me feel the love/grossed out rants please!