The Arrival
Reyna and Nico had apparently been getting cosy on their travels on the way back from Greece because they had only gotten back a few days ago, and were now reminiscing like it was a grand adventure that occurred years ago. She had only arrived 20 minutes ago but she was already getting on Will's nerves.
As soon as she walked in, a big smile spread across her face as she beamed at Nico. Since arriving at the camp there had obviously been a lot of matters to settle, along with agreements and rules with the new-found partnership between the Romans and the Greeks. This obviously meant she hadn't had a lot of catching up time with friends, and to check in on Nico, but Will didn't care; he was furious.
The next few days were supposed to be his and Nico's days, Reyna wasn't invited. She had the cheek to ask Will to give them some time alone, referring to Will as his doctor like he wasn't anything more, and Will consented unhappily. After returning to his desk he saw Nico stand up and hug her, saying how he had missed her company. Will silently seethed at the scene he was seeing behind a report he needed to file.
Reyna was around Will's age; possibly 16? She was definitely beautiful, but she also seemed quite threatening at the same time which immediately put Will off. Nico didn't seem phased by her naturally stern face, nor did she by his brooding darkness. In fact they both seemed extremely comfortable around one another and it made Will wonder how close they had become on their travels. By the sounds of it they had been through a lot together and saved each others lives on numerous occasions. They even spoke more casually around each other like old friends.
Will could tell that they trusted each other. He could see it in their eyes and it made him jealous because when Nico looked into his eyes, he didn't have that same trust. Instead his eyes were full of uncertainty like he still wasn't sure whether Will's advances towards him were sincere. It made him wonder if they had opened up to each other, if his angel had poured his hearts desires out to someone other than him.
Reyna and Nico had been sitting on his bed catching up for a while now and it came to Nico's attention that Reyna was still badly injured from their expedition from Greece. Nico became really worried about her with real panic in his eyes, telling her she needed to stay here to heal up. She argued as much as she could saying she's fine and that she needs to stay on her feet in order to command the Romans, but Nico's begging onyx eyes finally convinced her to consider it.
Will decided to go up and check her wounds, hoping he could bandage them up and send her on her way but after giving her a full examination, Nico was right, she did need to stay, otherwise she wouldn't heal up properly. Will gritted his teeth before saying, "Looks like death boy here is right, you're going to have to stay here overnight. Doctors orders." He couldn't think how any of this could get any worse.
Secretly, Reyna was extremely happy with being able to sleep near Nico again. The past few nights, although she didn't mention it to anyone, she had trouble sleeping. She needed her Nico again to sleep by her and cradle her so she could burrow into his warm chest and drift off blissfully again. And the truth was, Nico needed her too.