"Come on, Angel. Wake up." Nico opened his eyes and groaned, pulling the blanket he and Will were sharing over his face. He felt Will shift under him, and looked up to blue eyes staring down into his own. Will leaned forward slightly and kissed Nico gently.
"Good morning," Nico whispered in Will's ear.
"Merry Christmas, Angel," Will said, kissing Nico's forehead. Nico rested his head back on Will's chest, sighing with contentment. Will twisted his fingers through his hair in a way he knew that Nico loved.
"Will," Nico said, just to give the blonde the pleasure of hearing his name on his lips.
"Nico," Will returned.
"I love you so much," Nico whispered.
"I love you too." The two boys kissed again, the kiss losing innocence as they went on. Nico ended up rolled on top of Will, kissing him passionately.
"Whoa guys! Get a room!" Leo's vice cut through the not so silent cabin, interrupting the two teens. Nico rolled off of Will, blushing furiously. An Iris message had appeared a couple feet away from them, with all of the Seven crowded into view and Leo in front, wearing a Santa hat.
"Camp's having an all-day Christmas party. You two are missing out."
Nico rolled his eyes. "I bet we've had twice as much fun as you have. Why did you guys call?"
Leo raised his eyebrows. "Jason and I had a bet. He said you two would be getting dirty in a bed. I said you would be wherever you happened to end up. The floor, the couch, a kitchen counter…" Leo continued listing places before Nico cut him off.
"Okay! We get it!" Nico watched as Jason passed Leo a couple golden drachmas.
"Merry Christmas, guys!" Percy yelled over Leo's shoulder before the connection was cut by Leo's hand.
Will smiled at Nico and turned onto his side to face him. Their lips met again and they wrapped their arms around each other's bodies. They went on like that for an uncountable amount of time; Nico was in absolute bliss. Eventually, Will pulled away, his face flushed and gasping for air. "I'm going to make some hot chocolate, and then we can watch a Christmas movie."
Nico nodded. While Will was in the kitchen, he stood up and moved back onto the couch were he and Will would be more comfortable. Will returned carrying to steaming mugs piled high with whipped cream. He settled on the couch next to Nico, who cuddled up next to him. Will grabbed the remote and turned on the TV.
They ended up watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, which Nico found less than amusing, but he enjoyed being so close to Will. After the giant war, Nico and Will rarely got to spend any time alone with each other because Will was always in the infirmary and Nico was either passed out in his cabin or training to rebuild his strength. The time they did get was when Nico was in the infirmary getting a "checkup" ordered by Will every other day. Will had later confessed that he only did that so he could see Nico.
Nico had never celebrated Christmas. Most people had assumed that, but Nico decided in this moment to change his ways. If Christmas meant he could do this with Will every year, he couldn't wait for it to come next year and all the following years thereupon. Before he fell asleep again, he heard Will whisper in his ear, "I love you."
"I love you too," Nico breathed.
Merry Christmas peoples!