Part 2

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"Did you tell anyone?" Nico asked coolly with ease as they walked into school. Will always gave Nico a ride to and from. Will snorted.

"I don't think getting a boner from your straight best friend is an accomplishment I am proud of," Will murmured. He nudged his elbow. "But I'm willing to do it again anytime."

Nico rolled his eyes. "And here I thought you'd be too weird to annoy me."

He never failed to make him laugh. Will slung an arm around the boy's shoulders and tugged him along. They found Annabeth and Percy, making out as always, at the front of the school. Frank and Hazel were chatting casually as Frank inched closer every five minutes. Piper and Jason were coming from the opposite lot hand in hand.

Nico didn't even bother to shove Will of his shoulder as they joined up with everyone. Percy detached long enough to spur a conversation with Nico. Will kept noticing all the couples surrounding them. He couldn't help but feel coupled with Nico. And he could help but love the feeling.

It'd be so easy. They were already best friends. They'd farted in front of each other. They'd vomited in front of each other. They'd eaten from each other's plates and knew what foods the other hated. Hell, he had even cried in front of Nico once. A relationship would be so simple and easy and not scary.

But...he wasn't gay.

"Get your arm off my man, Solace," Lou Ellen screeched with glee as she and Cecil walked over from their car. Nico stiffened visibly.

"Uh, where's Leo?" Nico asked as he slipped out from under Will's arm. Nobody answered. "I'm going to go find him."

Frank asked why but Nico had already disappeared into the shadows long before Lou and Cecil got to them. Somehow, that made Will smile.

. . .

Friday rolled around and Will couldn't stop thinking about their kiss. He had gushed about it to both Kayla and Austin, but it didn't decrease any of his bursting emotions.

It'd never been a problem until recently. Will shouldn't have kissed him, but there was no way he'd take that memory back. He could still feel Nico's lips on his. He could taste that mint and feel the way his hair slipped through his fingers.

Will fell back on the couch with a huff. As had been becoming the norm, his eyes found the black-haired olive-skinned boy by the pool table. He was grinning and had the devilish glint in his nearly black eyes. Will loved his eyes. He loved his body and his clothes. His punk attire made Will's body churn.

He took another sip from his cup. It had always been like that, Will mused. He'd always been attracted to Nico, but he'd done his best to shut that down in the sake of their friendship. But nobody told him that one day Nico would come over and ask for kissing advice.

"You look like you're having a blast." Annabeth commented as she sat down. Annabeth Chase wasn't very close with him, but he had always admired her immensely. She was the smartest person he knew. She always had answers and plans. "How long have you liked him for?"

"What?" She also observed every detail.

"Nico? You've been staring at him for the past half hour," Annabeth said. Will's gaze snapped to her with wide eyes. She smiled weakly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed. I kept Percy's fetish of blue things for three years, remember?"

Will frowned. "I don't think that's seriously a thing, medically speaking." She shrugged. He let out a sigh. Maybe she could tell him what to do. "You seriously can't repeat this to anyone. Nico would kill me if he heard I told you."

"Okay," Annabeth held a serious tone that made Will trust her.

"Nico wanted to learn how to kiss, so he asked me if I'd help because I wouldn't be grossed out because I like guys." Annabeth's face was less surprised than he expected. "And I can't stop thinking about it."

Both of them stared off at Nico as he best Percy in pool. She tilted her head in a way that let Will into her mind. Gears turned and books opened. "Well how did he react? Clearly, if he's not bisexual yet he's damn close to being."

Will rolled his eyes and stirred his drink. "He might have liked it...I don't know."

"Well who stopped it?"

"Me."

"Why?"

Will almost smiled. "He was squishing me." Annabeth faltered. "Like...little me."

"You got a boner for him and he wasn't freaked out in the slightest?" Annabeth's eyes bulged. "Will...I'm beginning to question his sexuality as well."

A little hope spurred inside his heart, but he squished it down. "He's going on a date with Lou Ellen, Annabeth. He's into girls." He fell back on the couch and groaned. "One more kiss is all I want."

Annabeth frowned. "I think the alcohol is talking."

Will glanced at his cup - his empty cup - and nodded. Nevertheless, he thanked Annabeth and ventured to get another drink, and another, and another. He sat there with his numerous drinks contemplating life, the obvious thing to do while near drunk.

The party was medium sized with a little more than just their friends at Piper's mansion. Lou and Cecil had said their hellos to him before watching Nico continuously school everyone at pool. Well, he was until he got too drunk to keep a steady hand.

At this point, people were mainly milling around the central area. Nico came crashing next to Will, literally, causing both boys to laugh. Nico was easily plastered, and Will thanked the heavens he was certainly the more sober one. Even if a secret slipped to Nico's ear, Will doubted he'd remember it.

"Annabeth told me something funny," Nico smirked. Will started to giggle.

"What was it?"

"She said I should kiss the hottest guy here," Nico laughed. "She's crazzzzy man."

"Well...why don't you?" Will asked as he leaned in so close they shared breaths. Nico's smirk grew as he chuckled darkly.

"Because I'm already going to do more than make out with him tomorrow."

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"Him?" Will gulped. "I thought you were going on a date with Lou Ellen?"

Nico began to laugh, a slurred drunken laugh. He shook his head while struggling for breath. "No!" Will began to worry for his general safety. He'd never seen him drunk enough to send him into a fit of laughter. "No! I'm - we canceled! But shhh! Don't tell Solace that."

Will blinked a couple times and realized Nico's eyes were practically shut. He was astounded he could still understand his words. "Uh, okay. Why not?"

The boy fell over laughing into Will's lap. "Because he's going to show me how to put on a condom."

"You've never-?"

"A duh! But he doesn't know that!"

Will felt wave after wave of euphoria wash through him. Drunken Nico was planning on ways to seduce Will. He liked Will. At the least, he liked the physical side of what they did yesterday. And Will could work with that. Oh, he would definitely work with that. As Nico groaned in his lap, Will looked up to see Annabeth smiling childishly, which was a hard look for her to pull off. If only she knew that he plan had fallen through for a grander one.

Then, Nico threw up.

. . .

Will found himself on one of the couches at Piper's house that morning with one shoe and a snoring Leo on his back. Quickly shaking off the Latino, Will stumbled to his feet. Everything was brighter and louder, even his footsteps on the carpet.

People were scattered everywhere. He narrowly dodged most of them in search for the boy who took a special place in his heart. Nico spotted the dubious boy lying on top of a body, which was below the couch. Will sighed endearingly. His poor angel.

His endearment stopped when he turned him off. Beneath Nico lied a shirtless Lou Ellen. Another shirt was by her head and shoes were scattered everywhere. Nico had lost a pair.

These signs were obvious to Will. His stomach churned with liquid that burned his veins. With clenched hands, Will roughly yanked Nico to his feet. He only continued to topple over like the dead body he was. Will didn't both to check his pulse; if he wasn't dead yet, Will had half a mind to make him that way.

But as Nico continued to fall from his arms, Will realized that he wasn't only asleep; he was passed out. Nico had thrown up last night, too, which was why shoes were missing. At this point, Will dropped Nico as disappointment and crushed hope filtered through his brain.

Nico was drunk last night and didn't know what the hell he'd been saying. Even if there was a tingling feeling of being interesting in Will, that ship sailed the moment he and Lou hooked up.

I taught him everything he knows.

If only he could bring joy back to that statement. With a grunt of annoyance, Will picked Nico out from the sea of bodies, nearly stepping on the nearby Cecil on the way towards the door. Nobody else seemed to be awake, but they would figure out along the lines of where the two went. It was their routine.

Nico's father didn't like to be disturbed early on the weekends, but Will was angry with him. So he snuck Nico into the window of his room and placed him on the bed with a trash can right beside him. As Will was about to leave, an imaginary pain struck him. The blonde sat on the edge of Nico's bed in a trance like state.

He couldn't get over how beautiful Nico di Angelo was, and how long it took Will to admit it. He'd always been in the attractive level that he forced himself to see straight guys as - pretty but nothing more. After they kissed, Nico skipped right over that barrier into the 'hot af' level. He was tiny but lean and hid secret muscles everywhere. He knew he had abs, or he did last summer. And Will couldn't get over how perfect his hair was to touch, and how it framed Nico's face in an angelic way.

Mysteriously hot.

With a sad sigh, Will made his way back home where he showered and tried to sleep off the hangover. Waking around noon, he checked his phone and was surprised to see that Cecil had called him six times and left three messages.

"Lou and I made out last night!"

"Do I tell her? I don't think she remembers."

"Tell Nico to back the fuck up. I've gotten this far. Seriously, why did she ask him in the first place? We're the ones always flirting and doing shit together."

Will grew a puzzled frown. He called Cecil, but there was no answer. As he tried to put pieces together, he went downstairs to grab himself some food. The night replayed in his mind as he wandered aimlessly around the chilly kitchen in nothing but sweats.

A very drunk Nico had claimed Lou and he canceled the date, but he never gave a definite reason. Then, Nico told Will his plans to seduce him the next day. And for a moment, Will thought maybe that was all true, that maybe he wasn't mistaken. It was more of hope than thought. But Will was also slightly drunk last night. He couldn't say he was positive all that was said to him. For all he knows, Nico sat next to him and talked about a video game he was excited to show Will. Sometimes, Nico distracted Will, especially when he was drunk.

This morning made his heartstrings hurt more than any hangover would. He had been so happy to find that Nico hadn't been whisked away by a random stranger - it happened before, but don't bring it up to Nico; he did not have fun surrounded by 4 old women.

Seeing Nico splayed across Lou and her voluptuous chest made Will believe he would vomit. He was so jealous. He was so envious because he would ever be able to be what Nico wanted. He didn't have it. It was something Will never imagined he'd have to face. Will didn't get feelings for a guy from one kiss; these had been long forming and never ending. He doubted he could ever look at Nico as a friend again. But...Will wouldn't let anything between their friendship. After all, best friends were more fun than boyfriends in Will's experience.

Cecil called him. Will leaned against the counter with a bowl of cereal in his hand and phone pressed to his ear as he stared out the window at the small, dark house across the street.

"Hey Cecil."

"That's it? I get a 'hey Cecil' after I fucking kiss Lou? Who are you man?" Cecil grumbled into the phone.

Will forced a smile to his lips despite the lack of a need. "I'm sorry. That's awesome! How did that happen? I thought-,"

"So did I! We were playing pool one second and then I had her pinned on the table the next. It was awesome!" Cecil sighed like he was an air mattress that finally deflated after cow had slept on it. Will shook his head, mind reeling.

"Did you take off her shirt?" Will gasped.

"Uh, yeah? How did you know?" Cecil seemed surprised, but Will didn't respond. So many possibilities we're going on right now, most in his favor. It also scared him because he knew how much hope could crush him. "But then she said she had to go clear things up with Nico. I talked to her a couple minutes ago and you won't believe what the real story behind that was."

Will couldn't breathe. "What? What did she say?"

Cecil started to laugh. "She said she was just using Nico the entire time because she 'knows he's really gay and needs to admit it to himself.' She used him to make me jealous and boy it worked well!"

Gay? Nico wasn't gay. There wasn't a chance he was gay. It'd be his greatest wishes come true. And he could easily see it. He had some classic signs, but that was just Nico. If he tried to pinpoint all the 'gay' signs, he'd just be feeding his hope, and that terrified Will.

It also pissed him off. Nico had gone through a lot in preparation for the date. He wasn't upset last night, but what if he was today? Will wasn't terribly worried because Nico had said it himself that it'd be hard seeing her as more than a friend. Still, Nico had delved into the art of kissing a guy just for this damn date.

"You two are dicks. What is wrong with you? You're proud she tampered with one of your friend's emotion? That's not right." Will growled into his phone before ending the call and throwing it into a chair across from him. He bent over and tried to control his breathing. It was one thing after another and he had trouble keeping events together.

He loved his friends, but he could not understand their joy in this. Sure, they finally got together, but they didn't need to use Nico like that. Will felt slighted. He didn't like that Nico would have to find out he made out with Will for nothing. Mostly, he was angry.

Why had they done that? If Lou never asked Nico to the movies, then Will and Nico wouldn't have kissed and Will could continue smothering his feelings for him down. What if he couldn't push the feelings away? Would he end up losing Nico? Or was it something Nico would pretend not to be bothered by? Long gone were the sleepovers and innocent cuddling.

Will screamed into a pillow and fell back against the couch.

"What did that pillow ever do to you?"

The gruff, raspy voice almost made Will melt officially into said pillow. He stood, facing Nico with a confused expression. Nico grinned mischievously at him, but Will had no idea why.

"Do you want some medicine? You were-,"

"Very drunk. I know," Nico laughed, not a bit nervous. Why had the roles switched? "I got bored whining into my pillow. Figured I could come annoy you instead."

Will smiled as his heart warmed. "You could never annoy me, Angel," he walked around and ran a hand down his cheek to prove his point, and then he headed to the kitchen. "Want food?"

"No," Nico said, following him. "Actually, I was wondering if you could fill in some holes for me." Will laughed and nodded, sitting on the counter in front of Nico, who then moved so that he was leaning into Will, one elbow on his thigh. "I played pool."

"Yes. You waxed Percy's ass," Will nodded. "You stopped when you started losing. I really don't remember much."

Nico frowned. "I remember talking to Annabeth, and then to somebody else with blonde hair. Do you know who?"

Will didn't know if he wanted to answer. "What were you talking about?"

Nico shook his head and laughed. "I can't remember. The next thing I remember is you carrying me to my bed."

Will paled. "You remember that? I thought you were knocked out!"

Nico grinned. "It's okay. I've had your lips on more of me than my forehead," he said and jabbed his elbow into Will's side. Will could hardly continue breathing as Nico rolled over so both his arms rested on Will's thighs and he was looking up at the blonde.

He was too tempting. His body felt like he was being slowly electrocuted. Everywhere Nico touched or looked instantly heated up. The prodding and further flirting was instinctual - he didn't mean it to happen. "So...are you excited for your date with Lou?"

It wasn't obvious that this question made Nico falter, but Will was looking for that. He blinked twice and shook his head before answering, eyes looking out the window. "Uh. Yeah. I'm kind of nervous."

"Why? Trust me. You're an amazing kisser." Will's voice was casual, but his heart was pounding harder than a train. Nico looked back at him with that dubious glint in his eyes again. He pressed harder into Will threateningly close to a personal area with no coverage but thin sweatpants. His breath fell upon Will's abs, making a shiver run through his body and goose bumps form.

"Thank you," Nico said. "But I'm not talking about the kissing."

"I'm not following."

Nico pushed himself up so their faces grew closer. Will. Couldn't. Breathe. "And what if she wants to do...more?"

Will gulped. He knew where this was going. Drunk Nico hadn't been lying. And in response, he could feel his member twitch beneath Nico's elbows. He needed to hurry this along before he noticed the boner he was about to be sprouting for so little reason. "Uh, like what?"

"What if she wants me to go down on her? Or if she gives me head?" Nico's eyes had a challenge in them. "Hell. I've never even put on a condom before."

Will almost jumped at the unsaid offer. "Want me to show you? It's really simple."

"I am not ruining a perfectly good banana for that."

Will was definitely going to get a boner. "Well. Since you've decided to be Mr. Touchy right now..." Nico looked surprised as he glanced down and then stood straight. "I can show you."

"Really?" Nico asked, no signs of disgust in his tone at all. If anything, it was a mix of excitement hidden behind curiousness. "You're not very shy, are you?"

Will smirked as he slid off the counter. Nico didn't step back, and their bodies were nearly touching. Will wanted nothing more than to feel Nico's hands on him. "Only with you."

A/N: Thank you guys so much for the feedback! I'm so sooo glad people like it! So there will be a chapter three…with some persuasion. I know the whole condom thing seems weird. Think about it. Who doesn't know who to put on a condom…?