Chapter One: Maybe You're My Love!

1.06pm- Hey, I'm at that café on campus, near the Mathematics block.

1.08pm- Hestia's Hearth?

1.10pm- That's the one.

1.12pm- I'll be there in five minutes.

-Wrong Number, Chapter Nine


"You sure you don't want me to tag along, at least for a little while?"

Nico adjusted the strap of his backpack, a slight smile flickering over his face at his friend's concern. Percy always acted as if he were the brother Nico never had, and though it got on his nerves sometimes, Nico really did appreciate his friend.

"It'll be fine," Nico assured him, patting his arm, slightly awkward. He noticed his hand was shaking slightly and let it fall back to his side. "I'll be in a public area, and if worst comes to worst I have that SOS app on standby," That had been Jason's idea. The app had a button, that if you were under threat or kidnapping, it would send out a signal to the local police. Nico had to admit it was a pretty good idea.

Percy nodded, relaxing slightly. "Then I'm going to go to some workshops, meet new people, get a feel of the campus, you know?"

Nico really did grin this time. "Yeah, I know," He glanced at his watch. "Now, shoo, he'll be here in a moment!"

Percy laughed and ruffled his hair, causing the grin to leave Nico's face as he huffed in annoyance. Percy jogged away in all his goofy glory, leaving Nico alone with nothing but a somehow cheerful latte and cinnamon bun for company.

His heart gave a painful thud, his hands grew clammy. Suddenly, the reality of what was going to happen finally crashed down on him. Today, in just a few moments, he would be meeting Will Solace, the guy he had been texting practically none stop for the past three weeks and he now had some weird crush on. That really was the word for them. How did he even get a crush on such a strange, dorky, happy- go- lucky pseudo hipster anyway was beyond hi-

"Nico?"

Nico froze, then slowly looked up, seeing white jeans in defined legs, than a large light blue sweater, until he saw pretty blue eyes, a nimbus of corn silk hair and a nervous smile. Will, there was no way this could be anyone but Will Solace, because nobody else could be that tanned during winter, and have a bright purple messenger bag, and no one else would have known Nico's name, except Percy but he had just gone to one of the college workshops, and wow, Nico really needed to stop staring because it must feel really awkward for Will-

"Hey," He said quickly, and Will grinned, seemingly able to guess he was nervous. He gestured to seat across from Nico, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"Can I sit there?" He asked, and gods be damned that voice was even hotter than on the phone. Nico nodded quickly and Will sat down, putting his bag down next to him. He smiled again quickly, but didn't seem to know what to say, because he glanced away just as quickly, his cheeks flaring a bright ruby colour.

Nico didn't know what to say either, so he just took a sip of his latte, looking around. Will was a bit too pretty to look at, though Nico wasn't sure why Will fell into that category of attractiveness.

"You're in an LGBT group?" Nico asked, his eyes falling on a badge that decorated Will's messenger bag. Will glanced down and smiled, nodding enthusiastically.

"Yeah!" He said, resting his chin on his palm, "There's one here on campus, Lou's in it as well."

Nico raised an eyebrow. "Lou's gay as well?"

"Pansexual," Will corrected, "She says that she doesn't like to discriminate."

Nico leaned forward, a small smirk flickering across his face. "Does that mean that you are discriminating, by being gay?"

Will shrugged. "I don't think so? There's no way you can actually discriminate because of your sexuality, unless you count making slurs and judging people because they don't conform to your way of thinking. That's discrimination."

Nico grinned slightly. "I know that," He said, just as he remembered something. "How are you, by the way? It's only been two days since you got wasted, but you look fine,"

Will grimaced, obviously finding the memory unpleasant. "I'm fine, I think."

"You think?" Nico asked, this time concerned. Will smiled reassuringly.

"I think I hurt my lower back, it still hurts a little." He blanched. "I found some bruises near my hip, so I assume I knocked into something or another while drunk." He shook his head, smiling wryly. "I am never drinking again."

Nico smirked. "That's what you said last time, and look where it got you, smashed on Christmas."

"You're saying that like I'm a child who needs scolding," Will pouted jokingly.

"Maybe you do," Nico said, grinning lazily. Will raised his eyebrows, leaning forward slightly in challenge.

"What, are you going to reprimand me?" He asked blue eyes intense. He leaned back, chuckling as a blush spread across Nico's face. Nico scowled, the effect lost in his embarrassment. He threw a bit of his cinnamon bun at Will, who laughed louder.

"Shut up," Nico complained. Will muffled his laughs with his hand, but Nico could still tell he found it funny by the brightness in his eyes and the rise of his cheeks, meaning he was smiling behind his hand.

"I'm sorry," Will said, "You're just so easy to tease, it's cute."

"I wish you wouldn't call me that," Nico said, still pink in the face. "I'm not cute."

"What, would you prefer stunning?" Will asked teasingly, to which Nico rolled his eyes.


They ended up staying at Hestia's Hearth for nearly two hours, just talking and eating their way through various different pastries. Will tried to admonish Nico a few times for eating so much sugar, but ended up giving up and eating a few different slices of cheesecake himself. Nico noticed he also seemed to enjoy a lot of dishes with caramel in them. Nico filed this information away for later.

Nico found out that Will was here today to help educate new students on the course he was taking, and that it would give him some extra credit to do so. He also found out that while Will wasn't a vegetarian, he only ate meat because of its health benefits, his dream home would be in Spain, but he couldn't speak the language. He was, however, fluent in Japanese, which was useful as he was able to watch anime in Japanese without subtitles. He was always treated as the baby of his family until Austin was born, even though Lee was younger than him. His mother was Christian, but also proud of Will for being openly gay, his favourite sibling was his sister Kayla, his favourite instrument was the violin.

Nico was amazed by the things he found out about Will. In return, he told Will about his childhood. How he grew up in Italy until he was nine, then moved to Washington DC with his mother and sister. How he hated pizza but adored cheeseburgers, that he didn't really wear colours, not because he didn't like them, but that he was always afraid he was going to mix his reds and whites and end up with some pink socks, that Hazel was constantly hanging out with a guy who told her crazy stories and that he was afraid she actually believed them. Nico had never talked about himself so much before, but it came almost naturally to him.

Now they were walking down a footpath, their hands tangled together. At one point while showing Nico around the campus, he had clasped Nico's hand in his. Nico had seen the blush on his face and recognised the look as embarrassed and somewhat apprehensive; like he was afraid Nico would shake him off. But Nico had merely squeezed his hand and walked closer to him. He had grinned at the beam on Will's face.

"I can't believe you would wait in the cold for hours just to see a movie," Nico said, shaking his head fondly. Will nudged him with his hip, smiling good-naturedly. Will wiped snow off a bench near the icy lake, and they sat, hands still linked. It was colder than earlier, and it was showing on Will's face. His nose was pink, and his eyes were slightly watery. Nico could only imagine what he looked like. But still, they were both smiling widely.

"It was the premiere of the Deathly Hallows Part 2," He exclaimed. "I'm surprised that you didn't wait out in the cold for hours. I don't know if this relationship is going to work if you aren't a potterhead," He said teasingly. Nico grinned, raising his eyebrows.

"Relationship?" He asked, looking up at Will through his eyelashes. Will looked like a deer caught in headlights, his eyes wide and surprised, swallowing slightly.

"I mean, um…" He looked as if the words were catching in his throat. "I g-guess, if you don't mind- that is to say, er- um-"

"Will," Nico interrupted, deciding he had seen enough of Will in his cute and flustered mode for now. "Relax. I'd love to."

Will blinked a few times, a smile slowly spreading across his face until he seemed to radiant for Nico to look at. "Really?" He asked, obviously excited.

Nico nodded fractionally, his own smile still in place. "Really,"

Will sighed happily, and Nico realised he had been tense until then. "Do you… want to go out on Sunday then?"

"Sure," Nico said readily. "Where are we going?"

Will's smile turned mischievous and he made a zipping motion over his lips. "It's a surprise."

Nico wrinkled his nose, poking Will in the arm playfully. "I don't like surprises," Will laughed.

"Well, I'm hoping you'll like this one, since it's staying a surprise," He said.

Nico wanted to protest, but Will was looking at him with such a tentative expression that Nico flushed and rested his head on Will's shoulder. "Fine," He said quietly, "I'll leave it,"

"It's not going to be anything bad, I swear," Will murmured, squeezing Nico's hand, which he had yet to let go of. Nico squeezed his hand back, looking out at the sparkling lake.

For a split second, he wondered if Will expected them to kiss today. The thought suddenly made butterflies erupt in Nico's stomach, and he glanced up at Will, as much as he could while resting on his shoulder. He could see the curve of Will's jaw, paler there than rest of him, and he noticed that there was a small hole in Will's earlobe, which meant Will had his ear pierced. That was kind of hot, when Nico thought about it. He squashed that thought though.

If they were in a movie, they would probably be expected to be kissing already. But Nico didn't really want to right now- wouldn't that be moving too fast? They had only technically met, face to face today, so wouldn't kissing be something they wouldn't really think about? Did today count as a date? Nico thought about it. They had lunch at a cute little café, went for a walk together- held hands which they are still doing- and were now sitting, alone, looking out at a lake, close enough that they were sharing body heat and Nico's face was nearly against Will's throat. It definitely sounded like a date. Did Nico want it to be a date?

He looked down at their linked hands, noticing the difference between them. Will's hands weren't really big for a guy of his height, but his fingers were long and thin, which should probably mean something to Nico. He had a few scars on his fingers, Nico noticed, probably from all the string instruments he played. Around his wrist were some braded bands and a purple wristwatch. That was right, it was Will's favourite colour- maybe Nico should wear purple for their next date, though he didn't really know if it would look good on him-

"Is that really the time?" He exclaimed, still looking at Will's watch. It said 4.47pm, which was a lot later than Nico had thought it would be. Will leaned back slightly and looked down at his wrist, seeming surprised as well.

"Oh, wow. I didn't realise it had gotten so late," He ran a hand through his hair, looking disappointed. Nico definitely was. Even though they had been silent, it had been a comfortable, warm silence, just full of the smell of Will, the strength of his shoulder and the softness of his sweater.

"I should probably get going and find Percy," Nico said reluctantly, standing slowly and watching Will follow him. "We have to be back by six or we'll be in trouble."

"I understand," Will said with a smile, but he couldn't hide the sadness in his expression. Nico had mixed feelings over that. He didn't like seeing Will sad, but he was also glad that Will seemed to enjoy being around him that much. He felt his heart swell. "Can I walk you to the gate or something?"

Nico smiled brightly. "Sure," He wasn't used to smiling so much either, but Will seemed to bring that out in him as well. "Of course, I'd like that."

Almost automatically, they held hands again, walking slowly towards the front gates of the college. They arrived there quicker than Nico would have preferred.

"Well… I'll text you," Nico said, swallowing against the sudden tightness in his throat. He didn't know why he was suddenly sad, it wasn't like he wasn't going to see Will again. Gods, they were going to see each other in three days.

"Yeah, of course," Will said quickly, and he rubbed his arm awkwardly, as if where Nico poked earlier suddenly hurt. "I… can I…"

Nico felt his heart thud painfully. Was Will… going to ask to kiss him? That wasn't something you ask, was it? But Will was a huge dork and probably thought it was something you did, and honestly Nico would prefer knowing he was about to be kissed than just have it happen, so he knew that he should kiss back and not stand there like an idiot.

"Hug you?"

"What?" Nico asked, snapping back to attention. Will smiled weakly, looking slightly pale. He shuffled side to side.

"Can I… hug you?" Will asked, looking hopeful and awkward. Both relieved and somehow disappointed, Nico felt a laugh bubble in his throat. He nodded, and then he had his arms full of Will. Arms were wrapped around his waist, and Will had his cheek pressed against the top of Nico's head. He smelt like sugar and caramel, and he was really warm despite being in the cold all day. Nico's arms came around to hold onto the back of Will's shirt and he pressed his cheek into Will's shoulder.

When they broke apart, they were both smiling.

"I should probably go find Lou before she breaks something," Will said, smiling warmly. Nico nodded and laughed lightly.

"Yeah, same with Percy. Who knows what trouble he's gotten into," They both giggled slightly.

"Bye, Will," Nico said. Will smiled and hugged him again, quickly.

"Bye, Nico." He went to walk away, then stopped. "Oh, don't wear jeans on Sunday and bring an extra jacket."

"What, why?"

Will laughed, winked and then walked back through the gate. Nico grinned, shaking his head. He took out his phone and texted Percy, already knowing he'd have to tell his friend all about his day.


Author's Note: Hi, guys, so this is the first missing scene I wrote from 'Wrong Number', I hope you enjoyed it and weren't disappointed or anything. I liked putting Nico's internal monologue in there, because if I did it Will it would all be a rant about how freaking cute Nico is haha.

Also, kudos to people who get the title reference (all the titles are going to be lines from songs or song titles )

Shameless Advertisement: I also have an extremely angsty Solangelo fanfiction called 'Sunshine's Lamentation', go read it if you want some feels and a little fluff at the end ^.^