Nico hated hospitals. The blinding white lights, the cleaning product smell, the hard bed and rough pillows. But he was used to them. He was prone to accidents. Prone to getting sick.
This time, it hadn't been all that serious but the doctor in charge said it would be better if he stayed overnight because of the raging snow storm outside. Nico's father and the doctor were old friends, having Nico internalized in the hospital so many times. Also, his father was freaked out whenever something happened to Nico, having lost both Nico's mother and sister by accidents. So there he was. Stuck in the hospital in Christmas Eve.
"You know, Nico." Hades said, "It could be worse. You just slipped in the ice. A concussion, a twisted ankle and a few bruises. You could have caught neumonia or-"
"Maybe next time." Nico assured him, half grinning. "Go to work, Dad. You'll be late and it'll be my fault.
"I just don't want to leave you alone on Christmas Eve-" Hades had started saying, but Nico stopped him.
"We aren't even religious." His father sighed sarcastically.
"Obey the doctors." He said as he stood and messed Nico's hair further on. "Don't get into any trouble."
"When have I?" Nico said rolling his eyes. "Drive carefully."
"I'll come tomorrow and take you to your apartment, Nico." And he closed the door.
And he was left alone, looking outside of the window as the snow fell, slower than before.
Will took the coffee and poured it in a take-away cup, closing it careful not to burn himself. He exited his apartment and locked the door. He wondered if Nico, his next door neighbor was home. He was a year younger than Will and studied in the same campus as him. But that's not how they had met. They met in the hospital where Will was doing his sub-internship. Nico di angelo was prone to accidents, he had learned. They became friends, only to realize they were neighbors. Will, after all of Nico's accidents, was starting to develop a crush on the art's student. They went out sometimes, for coffee. THey got together whenever Will didn't work and watched horror movies. He knocked on his door. Empty.
Maybe there was a chance, a small chance, that Nico was in the hospital. That's when his phone's message tone rang.
Cute boy in hospital ~Łisa.
He went back to his apartment and took the small wrapped gift that he had gotten for Nico.
He got into his car, an old gift from his father back when he graduated, and quickly reached the close hospital. He drank his coffee quickly and entered the hospital.
And something surprised him. It was quite.
He had heard that working in a hospital on winter was the worst thing ever, because of the snow. But tonight's night shift was quite.
"Hey, Will!" Lisa, the pavilion's nurse told him, "Cute boy in room 66. Messy black hair, brown eyes and usual visits sound familiar?"
"Hello, Lis." He said smiling. "Nico's here?"
"Yeah, but it's a record. He lasted three weeks without a visit and there was no blood this time." She said, "The Doctor assigned him to you even thought I begged to be his nurse."
Will blushed deeply. "Oh."
Will entered room 66. Nico had fallen asleep reading a book. Will placed the cutely wrapped gift on his table. Whenever Nico was sleeping, Will thought his surname suited him better. His face seemed to relax, and it made his surname, Di Angelo, suit him better. He did indeed look like an angel.
He checked his bandages and his heart beat on the machine, and declared him stable. He thought that the Doctor was being cynical for keeping him here.
Nico woke up about two hours later. He tried to reach for him book, but it wasn't on the bed anymore. Maybe a nurse had put it away?
He looked at the table next to him only to find a nicely wrapped gift on it. Nico reached for it. it had a card inside that read in a messy handwriting.
Okay, I really like you and I was hoping to give this to you on Christmas after my shift. But you were here so yeah. After you are released tomorrow, how does brunch sound? ~Will.
Nico's cheeks were as deep red as a tomato.