Third is up, the christmas stress is real everyone, it's real.

Enjoy, hope this is better. If not... I don't really mind. This is for me.

Creds to Uncle Rick, for creating these beautiful characters.

Will

I've been looking forward to work, more then ever now. Well for one, I'm back in Manhattan, two I have a lot of friends around and the last because of a black haired angel with bruised ribs.

Percy and Annabeth fought and I was worried, I didn't know what happened while I was gone but during high school they had way worst fights but they always got through it. This time it seems that their friendship is different.

"Good morning, Dr. Solace." A nurse greeted me as I walked in the hospital from lunch.

I made my way through the hallway to Nico's room. I walked in seeing him sitting up talking to another blonde. Jason. I felt something stirring inside me. As I saw Jason making Nico smile even if it was just a small smile. Wait is Nico even attracted to males?

"Come on Nico. Look this scar on my lip." Jason said pointing at his scar. "I got in from eating a stapler." Nico scoffed.

Then Jason notices me. "Oh, hey Will." He gave me his signature smile.

I waved. I looked at Nico's results again. Gods I'm so lame, they're gonna notice me looking at it too much. I only do this so it won't be obvious that I only came here to see Nico. I can feel Nico's gaze though I silently smiled. He's looking at me.

"So Will. Join us sit down." Jason offered. Well I did, it's nice to catch up with friends and well Nico was there.

"When did you come back from Florida?"

"Oh only a few weeks ago." I said, "How about you? Don't you live in San Francisco?"

"Well.." then Nico cut him off. "He's here because Piper."

"Really Piper Mclean?" he nodded. Fixing his glasses, indicating that he's a little shy on the topic.

"When?" I asked. Ever since I left New York, I haven't really been catching up with the latest gossip.

"Well, it was during the summer of senior year. When Percy and I planned to go on a trip with friends and well it started there." He explained. "I heard Percy and Annabeth are not on speaking terms."

I nodded, "Yeah, I think it's because of Luke." I said.

Jason frowned, Nico gave him a look and Jason calmed down. They seem close.

"Jason, I don't think it's about him. Whoever that guy is. I think it's been like this ever since Richard." Nico said.

Jason looked down on the floor, Jason and Percy have been really close. They cared about each other a lot.

"It better not be Luke, because I swear if hurts Thalia.."

"Who's Luke?" Nico asked out of the blue.

"Luke was this senior back then, Annabeth had a huge crush on him and well it was almost mutual. And Percy and him were not on good terms. Anyway he was a rebel, but I heard he's doing well now." I said. Nico nodded.

"Well, yeah. Percy and Luke are ok now. I mean he is our family now." Jason said.

"What?" what's that, family with Luke Castellan.

"Oh, sorry Luke married Thalia a year ago so he's family now. He's not bad though, changed a lot after high school."

Nico

Will has been standing there and I couldn't stop myself from checking him out. Ugh I can't not like him.

But I know once he knew me, he wouldn't want to do anything with me. I sighed, and looked out the window blocked out their voices. Again left out of the conversation.

Then I felt a pat after a few minutes, it was Jason.

"I'll see you later, and Nico please talk some sense into Percy when he visits."

"What why?" I panicked a little I can't handle giving advice, it makes me uncomfortable.

"Well, I have to go back to San Francisco. Grover is still on their honeymoon and well you're the closest. I talked to Piper, she and Reyna will talk to Annabeth." He said and smiled a sad smile.

"If we're lucky this could be they're year." I smiled as well, thinking of a Percy and Annabeth finally being together.

"I'll be back before I go to the airport. See you Will." Then Jason left.

Will and me are alone again. "So," He said, I turned my attention to him.

He gave me a warm smile, and I couldn't help but I let a smile slip out.

"Now that's more like it." He said and settled down at a seat beside the bed.

"What?" I heard him but I just wanted to make sure I heard it right.

"Hmm" he said smirking. I knew I heard it, he just teasing me. Ugh, but that smirk get's to me.

"So anyway, Jason and Piper?" he said, trying to spark up a conversation.

"Well, yeah took them a while, though." I said.

Will chuckled "At least they got together."

I scoffed "Yeah." That comment made me smile. As long as we're joking about Percy dense personality. We just might get along. I love my cousins they were there for me, even when I didn't want them to be. I would be damned if any of them get as unhappy and alone like me.

"So Nico, how about you? Anyone?" he asked.

"No, no, no." I defended myself. He just chuckled and then he gave me a smile.

"Also what kind of doctor asks about a patient's personal lives?" I said with a weird goofy smile on my face that I didn't realize.

"A doctor who has known you're friends before he knew you." He said.

I looked at him a little confuse, I don't have many friends. My friends don't know him, and then it hit my stupid head Percy and the others.

"Nah, I consider them as family." I said, because they are, even Frank.

He smiled, "Really why do you say that?"

I shrugged, I didn't really want to answer. I don't want to be his friend, by being his friend, I'll fall for him for real. Plus there's a reason why I don't have a lot of friends as it is.

"So I see you're close with Jason." He said. I nodded.

"So how did you and the others meet?" He asked again.

"Umm during Christmas." I replied, I wasn't really good at talking about myself or socializing at all. All my friends know that and understand it.

He nodded. "I met them in our freshmen year. I met Grover first, you know him right? Percy's best friends."

I just nodded. Grover of course I know him, he was Percy's friend since forever, he is a nice nature-loving guy. Right now he is a environmental lawyer.

"Hey, Nico?" he said, he had a firm expression, god why does he sound so serious.

"Yeah?" I said before he said anything else he look at me in the eye.

"Is there something wrong?" He asked, his blue eyes searching for the answers.

I shook my head, not knowing what to say then suddenly there was a shooting pain on my bruised ribs. I clutched myself. Will stood up and held me. When I looked up his face was only a few inches away. I could hear him breathe, I could feel his warm breath. I swear he could probably hear my heart trying to jump out of my chest.

"Umm, there's uh nothing wrong. It's just that I'm." I said trying to back away, but my body wants to lean in closer. I had just enough self-control to not move at all.

"You're what?" Will's eyes looking into me, I could see curiosity and warmth in his eyes.

"I…" the the door swung open before I could continue. "Oh sorry." It was my nurse.

We were still very close to each other.

"Dr. Will, you have a new patient." She said.

Then Will slowly backed away and stood up properly, and cleared his throat. "Ahem ok, umm Holly would you get Nico some pain killers."

The nurse nodded, "Doctor, it's Mr. Di Angelo." She added.

Will stood there awkwardly, "Ahem, yes. Mr. Di Angelo. Anyway would you show me to my new patient?" Then he walked to the door to follow the nurse, but before he closed the door. He looked at me our eyes locked and me gave me a soft smile.

I sat there and breathe out a breath I didn't know I was holding. My face red and hot.

Will

I left his room, my face is feeling hot. No way our faces were that close. Now I'm following Holly through the hallway.

"Doctor Will, with all due respect. You do know there is no francizing with the patients. Isn't that why you left Florida? Because one of your fellow doctor fell in love with a patient." She said not even looking at me.

I just looked at her, how did she know that. I always thought of dating a patient as dishonor to being a doctor. I have high principles.

"Especially if you don't even know his sexual orientation." She added.

It made me chuckle, "Of course, he was just in pain and I checked his injury."

She just nodded. "Your next patient is in room 1206."

"Thanks Holly." I said and continued walking.

Shit, I knew there should be nothing between Nico and me. But he just keeps drawing me in. I like being around him, I don't know about him but I think there's a possibility of mutual feelings going on here. But I also can't abandon all my principles over this one guy who is also my patient.

But this is Nico Di Angelo. A closed book, he doesn't smile a lot. But his eyes were what made me want to get to know him in the first place. Sure I thought he was attractive when I saw him being rolled in, but I didn't really thought of being attracted to him until I saw those comfortable brown.

Lost but it still felt like home.

I took my phone out, I dialed. "Hey, do you have time tomorrow... Great, call everyone else will you. I'm with a patient right now…Thanks man. See you tomorrow."

I put away my phone and saw a little girl, I gave her a smile "What's seem to be the problem here?"

Who did will call? Story will unfold if I could be more talented this would have been so much better.

Anyway hope you at least enjoy the chapter. :)