Next chapter so fast? Gasp! I already had them both written, lol... So here's the next oneshot! This one doesn't really have a point, I just had a really cute dream that I couldn't stop squealing at in my sleep. My sisters not happy but oh well, it makes a cute oneshot!

~~Cwey~~

Nico laughed as he ran through the trees.

Yes, you read that right. Nico laughed. Since the war with Gaia, he was slowly becoming more cheerful. Slowly, but surely.

So Nico was laughing as he ran through the trees, following a glint of gold ahead. "You can't catch me!" Came the laughing voice of Will Solace from in front of him.

"I can!" Yelled Nico in response, putting on another burst of speed. A few seconds later, he'd caught up to the sun of Apollo, who looked startled. Then, sticking out his tongue for good measure, the Italian ran passed him and towards the lake to which they were racing. A few feet ahead, however, he felt his foot catch against a tree root and tumbled forward, joined seconds later by Will, who landed on top of him. Laughing breathlessly, Nico rolled over, but stopped abruptly when he saw how close their bodies were.

"Um." Was all he could manage, but he didn't feel all that awkward. Embarrassed, sure, but not awkward. It was... Nice.

"Sorry!" Gasped Will, rolling off him. Nico frowned, then felt annoyed at himself for doing so. Will had only moved because of his aversion to physical contact. Rolling over, the son of Hades began to study the boy besides him.

It had been to years since the war with Gaia, and Nico now knew for sure that he like Will. In fact, those feelings were growing to a point were he thought it might be love. And he was pretty sure Will liked him back, too. At least as a friend.

The boys hair was messed up and windswept, falling over his eyes as he panted. His eyes, darkened in the night and reflecting the moons light, perfectly matched the lake besides them.

"I won." He said finally, then as an afterthought, "Again."

"How are you so fast?" Will panted, looking over. The Italian just shrugged. "I nearly beat you this time." He added.

"Hardly!" Laughed Nico, sitting up. Will followed his lead and dunked his feet into the cool water.

"Ah..." He sighed. "The waters nice, Neeks." He added, then spotting the boys face, "What?"

"You forgot to take your shoes off," laughed Nico, and Will looked down to see that his feet still had a pair of brown sandals on them. Blushing, he reached down and pulled off the shoes, placing them besides him. Nico rolled his eyes, the pulled off his own trainers before thrusting his feet into the water. It was icy cold, but felt nice in comparison to the hot summer air around him. He eyed Will curiously, watching as the sun of Apollo closed his eyes and smiled. He reached out slowly, then pushed with all his strength.

Will yelped as he tumbled forward into the lake head first, and came up spluttering. "ITS FREEZING!" He yelled furiously, shivering. Nico fell back laughing, unable to stop. Will narrowed his eyes, then leaned forward and wrapped his hands around the boys ankles.

"Wha-" began Nico, then he was yanked forward straight into the water. "Gah!" He spat out a mouthful of the lake. "OK, that's it." Swinging his arms forward, the Italian created enough of a wave to thoroughly to soak his friend.

"Hey!" Gasped Will, before returning the gesture and swimming off into the centre of the lake. Nico followed eagerly, but slower now. Swimming wasn't one of his strong points. When he reached Will, he ended up getting another wave right into his face.

An hour later, the two of them collapsed on the bank, panting. "I won." Said Nico finally.

"No, I definitely won!" Argued Will.

"No!"

"Yes!"

Nico laughed at how childish they sounded, then realised something. "We're soaked." He wondered.

"I noticed." Muttered Will, looking down at his drenched t-shirt and pants.

"Yeah, but now we have to go back soaked." He pointed out.

"We could just wait here for our clothes to dry." Hummed the blonde, closing his eyes. "It's warm enough that it will only take an hour or so..."

"I guess." Sighed Nico, lying back. Will copied him, and 10 minutes later the two pf them had fallen asleep, exhausted. Unconsciously, Nico rolled over and snuggled against Will side, and the blonde smiled in his sleep.