A/N: Guess whose back! Back again! Man, I love Backstreet. Well school has finally started again and I'm now an eighth grader! Whoop! I finally went through and organized my stories and I'm working on the one with the most positive reviews then going to the second and so on. Congrats on being the first with seven reviews. This chapter is mainly going to be after math of both Nico's ordeal and what happened to the Stoll. Enjoy.

That night was relatively peaceful. That is until Nico woke up screaming at five in the morning. Will had been gently cradling the sleeping boy in his arms as he himself enjoyed a few hours of sleep. But, at precisely five seventeen he was awoken by said peaceful boy screaming and jerking into a sitting position.

"Nico?" Will asked sitting up as well. The said boy was holding his head in his hands and shaking. Though he couldn't see Nico's face Will could tell he was crying. Will wrapped the younger boy in his arms and held him to his chest. Nico wrapped his arms around Will's tanned torso and sobbed into his chest.

"Shh, its okay, you're not there anymore. You're safe. I'm here" Will assured as he rubbed up and down the weeping boys back. When the sobbing finally stopped Will just sat there holding Nico in his embrace. At about six thirty Will finally spoke.

"Hey, Nico? You really should eat breakfast. Do you want me to go get you some or do you think you can go to the pavilion?"

"Can you?" Nico's voice was soft and timid and though the sound of it broke Will's heart he had to let out a sigh of relief at hearing his boyfriend's voice again.

"Okay, I'm going to leave but I'll be right back, will you be okay?" Nico nodded and hesitantly moved from Will's lap. Before he left Will wrapped the security blanket around Nico's shoulder.

About ten minutes later Will returned with a plate of pancakes and a plate of bacon and eggs. He was expecting to find Nico still huddled on the bed, but when he entered the Hades cabin he was surprised to find it empty. Panic gripped his heart as he set both plates on the dresser top.

"Nico?!" He called looking about the room, he then checked the bathroom and supply closet, but there was no sign of Nico. He was breathing so heavy and panicking so much when he raced towards the door he almost missed the sound of sniffling. Almost. Turning back around; he searched for the origin of the sound. He finally traced the sound back to the bed he had left Nico, but it was still empty. Standing at the end of the bed perplexed he nearly jumped out of his skin when a small hand gripped his ankle to get his attention. Looking down Will was both surprised and relief to see Nico's pale hand holding his ankle. He sank to the floor and lay down so that his head was at the foot and the rest of his body was towards the opposite bed. When he was on the ground he had a good view under the bed. There he found Nico wrapped in the blanket and hugging a pillow.

"Nico?"

"S-sorry, I thought I say something and panicked a bit." Nico confessed, he voice was stronger than before, but he sounded scared.

"That's just from the potion. I searched this entire cabin and I can guarantee you there is nothing in here that can hurt you. Will you please come out now?" Will assured and asked gently he watched as Nico nodded before scooting out from under the bed from the left side. They both stood at the same time Nico still covered ad hugging the pillow. But the pillow was soon introduced to the floor and replaced with Will. The taller boy simply wrapped his arms around Nico and held him close for a few minutes.

"Hey, I brought you pancakes, your favorite." Will said gently into Nico's ear. He kissed the smaller males lips before letting him go and picking up their plates. They sat on Nico's bed and ate. Will finished off the last of his eggs and looked over to see Nico only halfway through his first pancake of three. He sat he's plate on the bedside and reach over gently rubbing Nico's back.

"You okay?" He asked. Nico looked over to him still poking at his half eaten pancake.

"umm, yeah, just um not hungry," Nico assured him in a weak attempt of lying.

"Nico," Will's voice was stern and clearly showed he wasn't falling for Nico's act.

Nico let out a defeated sigh and rested his head on Will's shoulder.

"I don't know why, but I feel really anxious and scared," Nico answered truthfully with a sad tone. Will nodded before turning towards the bedside table and searching the bottles. Finally he located and picked up the orange triangular bottle and read the instructions as Nico watched him warily. He measured the potion in the cup provided before handing it to Nico. Nico stared at the strange orange concoction then at his boyfriend quizzically.

"It's a stress relieving potion Lou Ellen sent you, just drink it it'll help." Will stated gently but firmly leaving no room for argument. When Nico looked back to the orange liquid Will reach forward gently and helped him hold the drink to his lips and coaked him to drink and he did. When the drink was gone he leaned on Will's shoulder again and held his hand. Will toke the abandoned fork and used it to cut off a piece of the pancake and gently held it up to Nico's lips. Nico silently complied being hungry from last night's events. With Will's help he managed to eat two of the pancakes and they give Mrs. O' Leary the rest. Setting the plate on top of his Will then noticed how sticky his hands were.

"Hey, Nico, I'm going to wash my hands in the other room. You can come with me if you want." Will stated standing up and was relieved when Nico didn't make any move to follow, the potion must have taken effect. Quickly washing his hands Will chanced a glance at the clock outside the bathroom door only to discover it to be ten a.m. Shaking his head he made his way back towards the bed and almost panicked not noticing a certain death boy on the bed, but then he noticed a human sized bundle of blankets on top of the bed. Slowly he made his way towards the bed and lifted the blankets. Whatever he was expecting it defiantly wasn't expecting to see Nico curled up hugging a pillow and sleeping peacefully. He smiled to himself as he watched his adorable boyfriend sleep for a moment more. Well he didn't sleep much last night so I guess it'll be okay to sleep some more. Will thought to himself as he got under the covers gently nudging Nico to make room. He pulled Nico to his chest and then pulled the covers back over them both. Falling into a light sleep with his boyfriend pressed lovingly to his chest.

Around three in the afternoon Will was awoken by the sounds of the camp outside the cabin door. Sitting up he rubbed his eyes tiredly and looked over to the sleeping demigod beside him. He smiled fondly at the sight. Nico was sleeping peacefully on his side facing Will, his small face pressed gently into his side and his skinny, pale hand holding Will's shirt in a death grip. Will reach forward and gently moved a piece of black hair away from the sleeping boys face. Nico's face scrunched up for a moment before his eyes drifted open and he yawned gently.

"Hey sleeping beauty, how are you feeling?" Will asked as Nico sat up and stretched gently. He looked over towards Will and blinked once before lying his head on Will's shoulder and taking his hand in his.

"Better, still tired, but better," Nico answered. Will squeezed his hand gently and kissed the top of his head.

"That's great, I was worried"

Nico looked up at Will with large brown eyes filled with love and tenderness, but he's eyes held a sort of broken light that caused Will to wonder if it would ever leave. He let go of Nico's hand and wrapped him in a tight embrace and never wanted to go. Nico wrapped his arms around Will's torso and buried his face in his neck.

A/N: And Chapter two is complete! I know it sucks, but I'm in eighth grade, thank you and please review.

~Goth