"Please?"

"No."

"Come on."

"I said no."

Will Solace shot Nico a disappointed look as they argued standing in the Hades cabin.

"Please, Nico. I want you to be on my team," Will begged.

"No, I'm not playing capture the flag," Nico fired back.

Will jutted out his bottom lip, giving his best friend puppy dog eyes.

"You know pouting doesn't work on me," he rolled his eyes.

"Ugh!" Will groaned.

"I'm not doing it."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

Will didn't notice that he and Nico were walking closer to each other as they argued until their faces were maybe 8 inches apart. Nico's eyes burned into Will as he glared at the son of Apollo. Will couldn't stop himself, his eyes quickly trailed down to his lips. They moved back up to meet Nico's eyes before he hoped Nico could notice.

Will was painstakingly aware of how close he and Nico were standing to each other. He was aware of the fact that he could so easily push a strand of Nico's hair that was falling into his eyes behind his ears. Though, he was most aware of how easy it would be to just lean over and kiss Nico. And that's what he did.

Before Will could think it through or before Nico could react, Will leaned over and pressed his lips to Nico's. Will's hands slowly trailed up to cup his face as Nico's dropped to hang limply at his sides. It only lasted about 15 seconds before Will decided to pull back.

The first thing he noticed was that Nico's face was overrun with an adorable pink blush. His brown eyes were trained on the floor and his arms folded back over his chest. Will rubbed the back of his neck nervously, his own blush appearing as he realized what he had just done.

"Nico, I-I'm sorr-" Will started.

"Okay," Nico said.

Will looked up to see Nico looking at him, a small smile dancing across his lips.

"Okay what?" he asked confused.

"Okay, I'll be on your team for capture the flag," he answered.

Will beamed.

"Thank you!" he celebrated.

He wrapped his arms around Nico, picking him up and spinning him. Nico chuckled against Will's shoulder. Will sat him down and kissed his cheek.

"I'll see you at dinner, right?" Will questioned as he turned to leave the cabin.

Nico nodded his head as his face turned red. Will chuckled and left, closing the door to the Hades cabin behind him.