Nico really hoped Will couldn't see him blushing. But, betting on the way Nico's heart was beating and how he felt like he was burning up, it would be easy for Will to tell. Staring straight at Will's abs, Nico stuttered out the words "Nice to meet you, I'm Nico." He then put on a shirt, which had a big Hollister logo on it, cringe. Damn, He makes putting on a shirt hot. Will then took a pair of boxers, which had bananas on it and went back into the bathroom. Nico started again putting away his clothes, trying to distract him from what just happened. Even though he was basically out as gay, he had never been in a "sexual" situation with a guy.

"Sorry, uh about that. I didn't know you were in here. Well…maybe we can laugh about it later." Will went and sat on his bed, which had a yellow bedspread and a little stuffed dolphin. On the bedside table, there was a picture of Will and a man who looked exactly like him, but older. There were also pictures of previous cruises, it seemed like this was Will's third or fourth time working on a cruise. "So, is this your first time?" asked Will. Nico's mind immediately went to sex. Oh my god, get your head out of the gutter.

"Yeah, I'm not the cruising type. My dad made me do this." Nico didn't tell him why his dad made him or who his dad was, luckily Will didn't ask.

"I love everything about cruising, the sun, the ocean, and the activities." Will could really get excited about things. "I mean, sometimes, it's annoying to have to be so fake, and pretend everything's perfect in front of the customers, but I'm good at exaggerating my excitement."

"Yeah, I saw that earlier today, thanks, I owe you one." Nico wasn't great about this stuff, but Will seemed to get him.

"Well, the workers on this cruise always have each other's back." The way he said that made Nico feel a little more comfortable with his predicament. Maybe he would make some friends.

"It's hard to exaggerate excitement when you don't have any." Nico said dryly. Will laughed, and it wasn't fake. Nico could tell that it didn't take much too make him laugh, which Nico found endearing.

Then things started to wind down, Will put his head on his pillow and Nico got up to go to the bathroom and change into his pajamas.

"Wow, your pj's are even black!" said Will as Nico got into bed.

"Okay, who says pj's, that isn't four years old?" Nico chuckled. "Also, I have to keep in line with my emo persona."

"Wow, I've never meet one in real life." Teased Will.

"Alright Blondie, we don't all sleep in banana boxers." Nico shot back. He turned off the lights and got under the covers. He was just about to start drifting off to sleep when Will spoke.

"So, it's just a persona."

"What?"

"You said your emo persona, are you actually a ball of sunshine?" Nico could see that Will was trying to understand Nico better, but covering it up by playing it off as a joke.

"Umm…I guess I do sort of put up a wall and stuff. But, my personality is definitely dark. It could be a persona, but I've never taken it down for anyone before so…" Nico drifted off, not knowing what else to say. I can't believe I just said that, I barely know him

"You kind of just did," whispered Will. Nico didn't respond and soon they both awkwardly drifted off to sleep.

"Nico, Nico!" I felt someone shaking me, hard.

"If you hadn't noticed, I'm trying to sleep here." He slowly opened his eyes to a very bright room and blue eyes right above him. Will took his hands off Nico's shoulders and pulled the covers off his legs, just like an annoying parent.

"Look Sunshine, I'm sorry, I don't want you to be late on your very first day at sea!" Grinned Will. Nico got up and went through his morning routine half asleep, while Will re-read the itinerary of the day for the thousandth time. In the bathroom, Will's things were laying out and not put away, but they were contained to his spot, so he wouldn't disturb his roommate. Nico's were orderly and he put away everything neatly after brushing his teeth, combing his hair, and then putting on some deodorant. That was just the beginning, Nico started to do his face routine just as Will banged on the door. "What is taking so long? Just brush your teeth, we might be late."

"God forbid we be five minutes late! The horror, Oh my!" Said Nico sarcastically. Soon they were walking out the door, only three minutes late.

"Will, wait up!" They both turned around to see Piper, the girl from the bar. She was frantic and probably only had five minutes to get ready, but she was still stunning. Her cruise outfit was wrinkled and her name tag was upside down, Nico liked her already. "Fuck, I can never get my thingy to be right side up!"

All three of them half walked, half ran to the elevator. Will pressed the button and the elevator took six minutes to actually get there. "Nico, here's a tip; these frickers take so long, so you have to make sure you plan for that." Said Will, who seemed to take on the role of cruise ship expert. "Oh, Piper, this is-"

"Nico, yeah we meet yesterday." She gave Nico a small smile. "How was the shift, sorry you had to start like that." Nico shrugged. The doors opened and they all ran out towards the main deck, where they had orientation for the cruisers.

They scrambled into the meeting area, and luckily Will's friends had saved seats. It was the blonde activities director, lifeguard, and mechanic. Nico looked at their handy dandy name tags and saw; Annabeth, Percy, and Leo. The high rank people listed so many things, Nico zoned out. After a long spiel, which seemed to basically boil down to; "Wait on the cruisers' hand and foot" everyone was let out to their respective jobs. Nico didn't have a specific job, unlike the others. He was supposed to wait for his assignment every day. Everyone parted ways, except Will who stayed around with Nico a second longer. "I know you don't want to be here, but I'm excited to get to know you…" He gave Nico a reassuring hug that lingered for a second, not that Nico was complaining. After they broke apart, Nico was blushing and it seemed Will was too, but he turned away too soon for Nico to be sure. "Good Luck on your first day."