Hi, so I'm sorry I haven't updated my other story or anything, but I've been busy with school, and then I started this really short story. And here it is!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters
After the battle with Gaea, there was a lot of aftermath. And many, many deaths and injuries. And although the casualties were very straining on the healers of the camp, by far the hardest strain was put on Will Solace, who had assigned himself the task of keeping Nico Angelo in the infirmary. This was a struggle, because Nico was intent of not staying in the infirmary for the 3 days that Will had ordered. He had been avoiding Will for days. Granted, everyone was busy, Will himself had been stuck n the infirmary for days, and Nico probably had too many death rituals to perform. But still, the guy needed rest, he was human just like everyone else.
Finally, Will spotted Nico walking across the grass, heading to the pavilion. "Nico!"Will called after him, as he walked briskly and decisively away from the infirmary. Nico ignored him and kept walking. It wasn't that he didn't Will. He liked him more than he should, actually. But Will probably thought that he was a monster for letting Octavian kill himself. Besides, Nico had always been a loner. He didn't really have many friends, and even now that he did, he believed in taking care of himself, by himself. No one was going to fight his battles for him. So he kept walking. Will jogged up behind him. "Nico, you have to rest! You're exhausted." he was right, but Nico wasn't going to admit that. He just shook his head. "I'm fine." he said. Will sighed in exasperation behind him. After about 10 more feet he started getting irritated. Suddenly, Nico turned quickly, catching Will by surprise.
"Listen up, sunshine," Nico spat. "I don't need anyone to take care of me. I'm fine, and I've always been fine on my own. So you don't have to be nice to me just because I'm injured." Nico finally met Will's eyes, but was surprised to see a goofy grin that took over his face. Nico was irritated by it. "What." He said. "You called me sunshine." He noted. Nico was startled but was quick to replace his expression with and annoyed one. "So what?" he said. Will smirked. "It was really cute." Nico scowled, but his pale face turned a light shade of pink. He turned on his heel to walk away, but Will grabbed his arm gently and Nico swayed, caught off balance. For the first time in the conversation, Will frowned. "You need to come back to the infirmary. I'm serious." Nico gritted his teeth and tried to shake off Will's arm, but he didn't let go. "I said I'm fine! I can take care of myself!" he tried again to shake off Will's grip, but he just slid his hand down and into Nico's hand. Nico was definitely blushing now, and Will could see that his ears had turned red too. Will pulled Nico around so they were facing each other. Nico saw that his face had returned to his usual "thousand-watt" smile. "You idiot. I know you can take care of yourself, but you should let someone else accept the job if they want to." Nico blushed. "Fine," he grumbled. "But only to shut you up." he added, as they walked back to the infirmary hand in hand.