Pairing: Will/Nico
Warning: Very very mild language.
Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson or The Heroes of Olympus.
"Ouch"
Will was in pain. Not the Oh-look-I've-been-impaled type of pain, it was more of a this-cute-boy-just-bumped-into-me-and-I-fell-on-my-butt type of pain. It was the sort of pain that went away when the previously stated cute boy flushed in embarrassment and muttered several strongly worded curses under his breath.
His hair was dark and his skin was so pale, he looked like he lived in a coffin. That was not healthy, he needs a little more sun. Vitamin D deficiency was no joke.
"Shit. I didn't see you there. Sorry." Cute boy grumbled.
He grimaced, like apologising caused him physical pain. Will wanted to pinch his cheeks. Not the way he pinched his little siblings' cheeks, but the way you pinch the cheeks of cute boys when do adorable things like knock you down.
What the hell was wrong with him?
Cute boy was blushing and stuttering.
He was blushing and stuttering.
Will's stomach was doing so many summersaults, it would've made an Olympic gymnast green with envy. Will gave him a small smile, not being able to help himself.
"Hi. I'm Will Solace." He said, he was grinning now.
Wait.
Did he just say his full name? Who does that? Not normal people that's for sure. Great now cute boy is going to this he's really weird. Great going Will.
He was so lost in mentally berating himself that he almost missed cute boy's name.
Nico.
Nico extended his arm to help him up. Will had all most forgotten that he still on the ground, in the middle of the hallway. Students were milling around, catching up with the people they hadn't seen over the summer but Will payed them no attention.
"So...Are you new here?" He asked, accepted Nico's hand. He was surprisingly strong.
Nico frowned.
"No. I've been here since the eighth grade"
"Oh"
Oh crap.
Nice going Will. Just walk away now so you can prevent any other disasters. Mentally patting himself on the back for making a smart decision, for once in his life, he threw a quick smile and a "see you later" he started walking towards his locker.
He had history in the first period and he did not want to be late.
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Nico was sitting next to him.
He knew it wasn't something he should make a big deal about, he'd been the same general area as Nico so many times before, but now Will was always aware of his presence at the back of his mind. He couldn't get his out of here s head and he'd tried everything. It had been a week since school started and Will had fallen into the familiar pattern. He'd never realised how many classes him and Nico had shared. You couldn't really blame him considering Nico kept mostly to himself, sitting in the corners of the classrooms, almost blending into the shadows. But now, Will always noticed him and flashed him a quick smile but Nico never met his eyes or showed any indication of wanting to talk to Will ever again. Today however would be different. Nico had willingly taken to seat next to him, and Will liked to think that it had nothing to do with the fact that he was late to class and that there were no other chairs that were unoccupied. But that was not important, it was all just semantics really.
Mentally warning himself not to do anything stupid, he started thinking of possible conversation topics.
Sports? No, he didn't really seem like a sports type of guy, although Will probably shouldn't judge him based on how he looks. Not that he had no problem with the way Nico looked. In fact, he happened to really like the was Nico looked. But he was getting off topic here.
Okay he was getting impatient. Maybe he should just wing it? Yes, that seemed like a good idea.
"Psst"
"Psst"
"Psst...Nico"
That got his attention.
"What?" He snapped.
Oh crap. He didn't think this through. He didn't think Nico would actually talk to him, especially after he had blatantly assumed that he was a newstudent even though he'd been here since the eighth grade.
He was panicking.
He managed to stutter out a "Can I borrow a pencil?"
He didn't actually need to borrow a pencil. As if he's come to school pencil-less, but Nico didn't know that and what he doesn't know couldn't hurt him.
He flashed him a bright smile in return for the pencil and he was rewarded. Nico was blushing and all Will wanted to do was fold him up and put him in his pocket.
"Psst"
Why did he do that? He didn't know what to say to him. His brain yelled at him to stop.
"Psst"
Why didn't he stop calling him? Is there something wrong with him?
"Psst...Nico"
Was his brain no longer controlling his body?Is that it?
"What now?" He groaned in annoyance and Will hid an amused grin.
"You're cute when you're frustrated"
This is why Nico doesn't voluntarily talk to you, you big big idiot he thought.
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Will could feel Nico's eyes on him. Again.
He smirked.
"You're staring again" he mumbled, not taking his eyes off the teacher.
He could almost feel Nico blushing bright red and Will bit back a smile. It surprised him how well he knew Nico. Well, they had been hanging out for a little over a month now. And by hanging out he meant forcing himself into Nico's life. He no longer sat in the cafeteria for lunch but he joined Nico outside instead. Nico didn't really seemed to mind and Will hoped he didn't say anything because because he actually enjoyed his company and not because he was too nice to say anything.
He was broken out of his reverie when he heard the bell ring. By the time he had collected his thoughts and his things, Nico had left the class. He scrambled behind him, trying to catch up to him without falling down, although he did come very close to it several times.
"Hey Nico, wait up" he called, almost pushing a tiny freshman out of the way. Sending a winning smile in her direction, he finally caught up to Nico.
He grinned at him. He'll admit he smiled extra brightly around Nico because it always made him turn bright red and reduced him to a stuttering mess on most days. Will found that very very endearing.
"Are you going to eat at the cafeteria today?" He asked, trying to casually lean against the lockers and not make himself look like a fool. He really hopes he succeeded.
"Nope." Nico muttered.
Will nodded thoughtfully. He thought so, but it was always worth a try. And besides, he enjoyed having Nico all to himself.
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Nico was very very bad at picking up hints. Or maybe Will had just misread the situation. Maybe Nico was actually into girls. Will prayed to every god he'd ever heard of, hoping it wasn't true. It was honestly kill him if Nico was into girls.
He could always find out.
"So, my friend thinks your cute." He blurted out without thinking. He wanted to smack himself in the face. Nico looked at up, his eyes so wide he looked like a baby deer.
"Wha-aa-" Nico stuttered out, not meeting his eyes. Will frowned slightly.
"Nico. Did you hear what I said?" He tried again, raising his eyebrow almost demandingly.
Nico cleared his throat.
"Uhh... Yep."
"So what do you say?"
"I am not interested."
"You don't even want to know her name?"
Nico blushed.
"Will... I am not.. Uhh.. I am not into girls. And besides... I think I like someone else."
Will wanted to hug Nico at that moment, maybe break into a small, dorky dance routine, right there in the middle of the hallway. But he settled for grinning at him till he could no longer feel his face muscles, but it was totally worth it.
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Will missed him. He missed him so much, it physically pained him.
He is so screwed. He thought, sighing as Lynx? Lima? No Lynii made another comment about the cafeteria food? He wasn't sure what she saying. He wasn't really paying attention. His attention was focused on the boy he would see soon, very very soon, just as soon as he walks Lynii to her class.
Will sat down in his usual seat, glaring at anyone who made a move to try and sit in Nico's place beside him.
When Nico walked in, his heart started beating very very fast and his palms started sweating and what the hell was wrong with him?
He cleared his throat quietly, several times before he said anything. It had been two days since he last spoke to Nico.
Two. Whole. Days.
He thought he was going to go insane. But here he was, finally, sitting right next to Will.
"Hey Nico"
Why did he have to sound so enthusiastic? He sounded like an overly excited puppy. Why can't he just play it cool? Now Nico is going to think that he's some sort of creep. Nice going Solace.
But Nico didn't say anything. He said absolutely nothing.
Will kept looking over at him during class, but he wouldn't meet his eyes.
The minute class got over, Nico sprang up from his seat and ran out of the class room like he was being chased by a hoard of monsters.
Will, without bothering to collect any of his things followed him.
"Nico! Hey Nico! Wait up." He called, skilfully dodging his fellow classmates who shot him weird looks. He payed them no attention. Nico was walking faster, but he was no match for Will. He caught to him and grabbed his wrist before he could get away again.
He was panting. Will saw Nico's eyes flicker down to his lips. It happened so quickly that Will would not have caught it is he wasn't paying such close attention to Nico's face. He had a very nice face, Will decided. His skin was pale and clear. He looked like a Greek statue.
"What did I do?" Will demanded, once he caught his breath. Nico glared at him angrily, pulling away. Will was so confused. He furrowed his eyebrows and gave Nico a curious look.
Nico did not answer.
"Nico" Will said sternly.
"Where is your girlfriend?" He asked, almost bitterly.
Will was so surprised he nearly choked on his own spit. Girlfriend?
"What?"
"The girl you had been hanging out with for the past couple of days Will"
"You mean Lynii? Nico, she was a new exchange student. I was assigned to show her around"
Nico scowled.
Will's heart soared. Maybe, just maybe, Nico was a little bit jealous?
"Wait... Were you... Were you jealous?" He asked. He really really good wished he didn't sound as hopeful as he felt.
"What? No. Of course not." He answered quickly, too quickly.
"Nico... You were jealous weren't you?" Will smiled. "You were jealous."
"I think we all got it the first time Solace. No need to repeat yourself" he grumbled, looking down at the floor. He wouldn't meet Will's eyes.
Will smirked. He couldn't help it! He was just so so adorable, God he wanted to kiss him so badly.
"Nico... Do you like me?"
"Of course I like you, you idiot. We are friends, aren't we? And friends are supposed to like each other."
Will rolled his eyes.
"I mean as more than a friend."
Nico blushed so deeply, Will thought he was going to spontaneously combust.
"Wha-aa-aat? Of course not." He stammered.
"You don't eh. ."
Nico blushed deeper.
"Soo.. Does that mean you would mind if I do this?"
He brought his face closer to Nico's, close enough that if he titled his head a little more their lips would touch. It was all too much for Will. He had been waiting for this moment for so long. The butterflies in his stomach were going crazy, like they were high on caffeine. Nico's breath fanned his lips and Will closed the gap between them. For one scary moment nothing happened. Nico just stood there, frozen in his arms. Will was panicking. What if he had read all the signs wrong? Oh gods, he had made such a fool of himself!
But all his worries quickly faded when Nico wrapped his arms and tugged him closer and closer there was no space between them. Will's brain felt like it was filled with cotton and he felt tingly all over, right down to his toes. If anyone asked him what his name was at that exact moment, Will would not be able to answer that. All he could think about was Nico.
Nico.
He was actually kissing Nico. Will swore his heart did a little tap dance in his chest, at least that's what it felt like.
"Does this mean you like me back?" Nico asked after they broke apart, his forehead touching Will's as they both panted, trying to catch their breaths.
Will laughed, bright and happy. Nico's eyes shone brightly and warmly. Will was the luckiest boy in the world.
"Yes Nico. This means I like you back."
Authors note: Hi guys! Okay so I know know I've been gone for about three years of so, I think I'm back and I might be updating my other stories too, I'm not sure but I was feel suddenly inspired and so I decided to make this a two-shot and write the story from Will's point of view. I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think of it.
Thank you reading, I really appreciate it.