"A convenience store."
Will facepalmed. "This is the big surprise place."
"No, No. This is just a stop along the way. I'm hungry."
They walked through the doorway of the dingy store, the clerk at the front counter following them with his eyes. Nico walked to the back of the store, near where the drinks are. He picked up two diet cokes and then gestured for Will to come to the corner of the store, out of sight from the clerk.
"Put these under your shirt."
"What!"
"You heard me. Under your shirt, now!"
Will stuffed the cokes hurriedly under his shirt. He struggled to hold them. Nico snickered at Wills expression as they walked down the crisp aisle. Will looked like a scared rabbit. Nico guessed he had never shoplifted before, never done anything illegal in fact. Nico picked up a bag of potato crisps and then a random apple that was on the shelf. This is for Will, the health freak. Then Nico turned to Will excitedly.
"When I say run, you run. And follow me."
Will nodded twice, quickly.
"Ok, you ready?"
Another nod.
"RUN!"
Both boys took off, running like they were being chased by a serial killer (and they might have been- that store clerk was looking pretty murderous). Will let out a big whoop and put a fist in the air, then clumsily tried to hold the bottles that almost fell under his shirt. Nico laughed, a loud crazy laugh. From the joy of doing something bad, the adrenaline rushing in his veins. From the joy of the pain of having no breath, his lungs in desperate need of air, his legs burning as he tore down the streets at full speed. But mostly from the joy of being able to look over and see Will, large grin on his face, blond hair whipping around his head and eyes looking brighter and more excited than Nico had ever seen them. The joy of looking over and feeling all of these feelings with Will Solace right there with him. And at that moment nothing mattered. Not his grades, not the memory of his dead mother and sister, not the fact that the one he loves most will probably never love him at all. All that mattered was this moment. He and Will, running to God knows where (actually Nico did know where they were going, that just was one of the things that didn't matter in this moment) laughing together, panting together, and having the time of their lives.
Together.
A/N: Sorry that was super short! I just felt we needed a cute segment in there. I was thinking of the next chapter being the last fluffy piece to round everything up, but a comment left me thinking- are they moving a little too fast in the feelings department? Nico has already liked Will for a while now, which is what we learned in chapter two but is Will falling for Nico too fast? Please write in the comments whether you want one more chapter or you want me to continue the story longer with some lovely self-doubt and backlash.
~skulls-surround-suns
