I am so sorry for the long wait on this one. Here you go.
Chapter 4 Clear morning
This is going to be Wills POV
Will woke up early the next morning, for a moment he was confused about where he was but then he saw Nico sleeping with his head resting on his chest and Will had to fight the urge to kiss the top of his head as he continued to sleep.
Will debated going back to sleep or just pretend to so that he could stay like this for a while longer, but before he could make his decision Persephone came down the stairs still in her pajamas and housecoat and saw that he was awake.
"Good morning Will, did you sleep well?"
Well so much for pretending to sleep longer. Will thought to himself as he sat up and gently laid Nico's head on the armrest as he got up. "Good morning Persephone, yeah I slept alright. How was your anniversary?" he asked hoping he wasn't blushing after being seen practically cuddling her stepson in their living room, though he guessed Nico's parents were responsible for the blanket that still covered Nico as he slept on.
Persephone smiled at him sweetly. "It was good, we had a wonderful dinner and went to see a play that I had been looking forward to, though it took us longer to get home thanks to the weather, we still had a beautiful evening." She walked over to the couch and brushed some hair away from Nico's face. "He wasn't too worried was he?" she asked.
Will wasn't surprised that she had been concerned about Nico, what with the storm they had had yesterday, they all knew that Nico was prone to panic attacks during terrible weather ever since losing his mother and sister.
"He was upset when I got here but I helped him calm down and we must have fallen asleep while watching movies." Will was too busy looking at Nico to notice the knowing look Persephone was giving the two of them.
"Well I'm glad that you were here for him, we never expected the weather to get that bad after we left."
Will nodded looking back at her once again. "Yeah the power went out at work; I came here to make sure he was alright."
Persephone smiled gratefully. "I'm so glad Nico has someone like you to always be there for him like this."
Will blushed at her words.
"I'll start on breakfast; I'll let you wake up Nico." Persephone said as she headed for the kitchen.
"Oh, sure thing." Will said.
After Persephone left the room Will's phone alerted him to a new text.
From Amy: Hey Will it's Amy, would we be able to meet up at the same place today?
To Amy: Sure J sounds great.
From Amy: Okay Thanks, I really need to talk to you.
To Amy: I know, same here.
From Amy: See you around 3:30?
To Amy: You know it, see you then.
Will finished texting Amy and looked over to when he heard Nico sit up and stretch. "Morning sleepyhead, your stepmom is making breakfast right now."
Nico yawned. "When did we fall asleep?"
Will shrugged. "Not really sure, maybe around the end of Cinderella? I think I remember the prince looking for her."
Nico nodded in agreement. "Sounds about right. I'm just going to go change; I think you still have some clothes here too." he said as he got up from the couch.
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They both got changed into new clothes and headed back downstairs for breakfast.
Hades and Persephone were already seated at the kitchen table eating and two plates sat on the table already dished up for the two boys. Nico sat down next to his father and Will sat between Nico and Persephone.
"Good morning." Nico said to his parents after sitting down and reaching for the bottle of syrup for his pancakes. "How was your anniversary?" he directed his question to his dad. "Did you have a good time?"
Will noted how relieved Nico's parent's seemed with how he didn't appear affected by the storm last night. Will knew how they felt, even when they woke up this morning Will was still worried that Nico might still be feeling panicked but he was as calm as he could be and Will knew him well enough to know that it wasn't just an act, and for that he was thankful.
"It went very well, thank you for the tickets by the way." His father said and Will remembered that Persephone had mentioned going to see a play. So that had been Nico's gift to them huh? That was sweet of him.
"That's good; I knew you guys were looking forward to seeing it." Nico said as he started on his breakfast.
"Yes, I'm so glad we got such great seats too, you really are a miracle worker when you want to be." Persephone laughed as she reached over to give Nico's hand a squeeze and he returned her smile.
Will was always so happy to witness the happy family moments between the three of them, he loved spending time with the di Angelo's because they always seemed to be able to smile through the tough times and always support each other, and the fact that they included him in any part of it always made him feel better no matter what was going on in his life at the time.
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After breakfast Will made a quick run home to make sure that he had everything he needed for school and see his younger siblings off to the bus, then he met back up with Nico and they walked together to school.
"The sky sure cleared up since last night huh?" Will asked trying to be cheerful for Nico so that he didn't start thinking too much about the storm and focused more on the beautiful morning that had followed.
"Yeah, the sky sure is blue today." Nico said a touch of a smile on his lips.
Will was about to say more but his phone went off again and when he checked it he saw that it was another text from Amy.
From Amy: Hey sorry but can we change the meet up to 4? Something came up.
To Amy: Sure no problem, I'll see you then J
Will replied quickly and then turned back to Nico, but just missed the look on the other boy's face that he changed to a questioning raise of an eyebrow.
"Another date?" Nico asked but Will wondered if he detected something more than just the outward mild curiosity in his voice.
"Amy want's to meet up after school, just coffee and talking. Though I'm sure my mom would be thrilled." He tried not to sound bitter, he really did. This time though he did catch a small glimpse of the pain in Nico's eyes before he walked ahead a bit.
"I'm glad you finally found someone that can make it past date number two, that's a new record for you." He glanced back at Will and gave him a smirk to let him know that it was just a playful jibe and that he didn't mean anything by it, Will laughed.
"Hey! Maybe I was just waiting for the right date; did you ever think of that?"
Nico's playful smile seemed to fade slightly and so did, Will thought, some of the beauty of the clear sky after a storm.
"Guess that means you found it." Nico said as he walked on ahead.
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