AN: I think it's interesting to describe the same event from two different points of view. Enjoy reading!

Disclaimer: Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, and all the characters and quotes from it are the property of Rock Riordan, the Cliffhanger King.


Nico

Somebody knocked on the door. "Go away!" he called. "Nico! Please let me in!" he sat up. That was Will, no doubt about it. Had he come to give him a chance to apologize? Or to laugh at him? He sighed, then he got up and opened the door. Will stood outside, and looked as if he had cried.

"Will, I, I'm sorry for snapping out on you like that. It's just…" his voice crackled. He sat down on his bed and couldn't keep himself from crying again.

"Nico… I've been trying to tell you that I care about you for a week or so. I just want you to understand… I'd like to be your friend. Or…" he cleared his throat and squatted down in front of Nico, so his face was on a level with Nico's. "Or even… more than a friend" he whispered.

Nico's heart was racing. He wasn't sure if he had heard right. "Did you just… ask me out?" he incredulously asked. Will's face changed to a pained expression. "If you… don't want to-" he was interrupted when Nico grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled him into a kiss.

Will

Will knocked on the door of the Hades cabin. He could hear Nico call "Go away!" from the inside. "Nico! Please let me in!" he yelled. He heard footsteps, and Nico opened the door. He seemed to have cried, too. He immediately began to stammer excuses until his voice crackled and he sat down and began to cry. Will took up his courage and began speaking.

"Nico… I've been trying to tell you that I care about you for a week or so. I just want you to understand… I'd like to be your friend. Or…" he made a little break, cleared his throat, and squatted down. "Or even… more than a friend" he whispered.

Nico's face showed an expression of disbelief. Will's courage fell. "Did you just… ask me out?" Nico asked. His voice, his body language, everything signaled rejection, or so it seemed to Will. He grimaced and said the words he was afraid of. "If you… don't want to-" he couldn't speak further, because Nico grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled him into a kiss. After a moment of astonishment, Will passionately kissed him back.