Alright! Im so so so so so sorry this is so late! I got really busy last week with school, family and other stuff. To make it up for you, this is the largest chapter so far….but, it is the last chapter so…yeah.

Annoyed with the sun shining in his eyes as he slept, Nico rolled away from it and onto his side. He sighed contently as he wrapped an arm around and snuggled closer into the human-sized teddy bear he didn't actually have…

His eyes snapped open and was met with the view of an orange Camp Half Blood tee-shirt. To be specific, Will's Camp Half Blood tee-shirt. To be even more specific, the one that was currently on Will's body, meaning that Nico di Angelo, the Ghost King, the intimidating son of Hades, had just put his arm around and snuggled into Will Solace. To make matters worse, Will had his arm wrapped tightly around Nico's waist and his head in the crook of Nico's neck.

Nico felt his breathing quicken as he tried to think of what to do. He didn't want to wake Will, but he didn't want Will to wake up and see that they were both this close to each other.

"Nico?" a voice that only belonged to the one and only Will Solace, interrupted his panicked thoughts.

"Y-yeah?" Nico stuttered out, heart beat racing, eyes squeezed shut, waiting for the worst.

"Calm down, I'm pretty sure the people next door can hear your heart beat. You will not make this awkward, okay? It's like 5 o'clock in the morning, go back to sleep" Will's tired voice said and Nico nodded slightly in response.

"Y-yeah, okay," he replied, shivering slightly as he felt Will snuggle more into his neck and wrap his arm tighter around him. Once he felt Will's breathes slow down and even out, Nico relaxed against him. He wasn't going to lie, he liked being in the arms of Will Solace. His increased body temperature was nice to Nico's colder body temperature. He felt warm, safe, wanted. Nico shook those thoughts away, he shouldn't get his hopes up for something that wasn't there. But, why would Will be like this if he didn't like him in that way? The unanswerable questions had made their way back into Nico's head and Nico decided to fall back asleep instead of trying to answer them.

So Nico snuggled against Will's chest and fell asleep to the steady beating of his heart.

Nico woke up again, but this time to the sound of a door being shut.

"Sleeping Beauty, you're still sleeping? I thought you'd be awake by now," Will said as he walked in with a bag in his hand.

"Sleeping Beauty needs his beauty sleep so come back later," Nico grumbled as he covered himself completely with the blanket.

Will bounced up on the bed next to him, "Aw, but I brought you something!" Nico slowly poked his head out of the blanket and saw Will waving a McDonald's bag in front of him. Nico glared at Will before sitting up, stretching on the way.

"Stupid sons of Apollo who know my guilty pleasures," Nico mumbled as he took the bag from him. Will chuckled in response.

The son of Apollo clasped his hands together, "So, Death Boy, did you have anything in mind you specifically wanted to do today?" he asked and Nico shrugged.

"I don't know, I had a few things in mind," Nico said, looking to his side, away from Will. He hadn't noticed how close they were until now.

"Being mysterious, huh? How like you. Well, I was thinking, once it gets darker we can go to the city, I wanted to show you something," Will said and Nico's head tilted slightly in confusion, which was the cutest thing Will had seen.

"It's a surprise," Will added on and Nico smirked.

"Being mysterious, huh? How unlike you," Nico responded and Will rolled his eyes.

"Whatever, now get your lazy butt ready, I'll meet you outside in 10 minutes," Will said before getting off the bed and leaving the cabin.

Nico couldn't help but notice the smile that was forming on his face.

Will couldn't help but smile as he walked out onto the porch of the Hades cabin. Seeing the son of Hades just woken up with messier hair than usual made Will's heart flutter. He could only imagine what it would be like waking up to that every morning. What it would be like falling asleep with him, snuggled up under blankets. What it would be like holding him every night.

Will sighed and took a seat on one of the porch's steps. He didn't even know if Nico liked him in that way. I mean, if he did, wouldn't he have pushed him away? Last night most certainly wouldn't have happened if he didn't. Will ran a hand through his hair just as Nico walked out of the door. Will stood up at his appearance.

"Ready to go?" Will asked and Nico nodded.

"Yeah, but how exactly are we going to get there, since you're all 'no underworldy powers' and all?" Nico asked and Will grinned.

"Dad's hooking me up," Will replied with and Nico brought his hands over to his face.

"Please don't tell me he's driving us. Please don't tell me he's driving us," Nico groaned and Will laughed.

"No he's not," Will assured Nico and he sighed in relief, "So I'm guessing he's not the best driver?" Will asked as they walked towards the entrance of camp.

Nico groaned again, "Saying that is an understatement, I thought we we're going to die!" Nico said, hands flailing in the air. Will chuckled.

"Well, why don't you tell me the story on the way," he suggests as they reached a red pickup truck. Nico looks questioningly at Will.

"One of dad's older cars. He gets a new model each year, so he's letting us use this one," Will explains before fishing out his pockets for the keys. Once he pulls them out, he unlocks the car and they both get in.

"So where to, Ghost King?" Will asks Nico and Nico's cheeks flush pink at the nickname.

"I'll tell you where to go, Sunshine," Nico replies.

Nico's cheeks aren't the only ones that turned pink.

After a while of Nico shouting out directions, getting lost, and Nico cursing in Italian when Will hit the brakes too hard, they finally reached a small, simple park. The park wasn't really a park, just a patch of green grass, specked with yellows from dandelions growing, and a swing set. Will knew better to not question Nico about the location. If he wanted to explain to him, he would. Will was first to get out, and before Nico could follow his actions, Will rushed over to his side of the car and opened the door for him.

"Your highness," Will said in a fake posh accent. Nico smiled, teeth and all, and Will swore he died at the sight.

"Oh shut up!" Nico said shoving Will as he got out of the car before he started running away from Will.

"Oh, now you're asking for it di Angelo!" Will shouted as he shut the door and ran after Nico.

Will continued to chase Nico around the park until Will finally tackled him to the ground. They stayed there for a few moments, Will on top of Nico, faces inches apart, both boys out of breath.

"Nico, I have a very important question to ask you," Will stated seriously. Nico gulped nervously in response.

"Are you ticklish?" Will asked and Nico's eyes widened.

"No! I am not ticklish at all, so don't you dare—"Nico lied before bursting out laughing as Will tickled his sides.

"How dare you! You lied to me! How could you!?" Will said, pretending he was hurt by Nico's action, all while tickling the son of Hades.

"Will! Please—" Nico managed to gasp as he squirmed around, trying to escape the torture Will was inflicting on him. Will sighed, before obliging to Nico's request and getting off of him. Nico sat up, trying to regain his breath while picking at the grass. They sat there in silence for a while before Nico cleared his throat and spoke up.

"I used to come here a lot, after uh—you know. I used to watch kids play…"

"That's creepy," Will interrupted and Nico shot him a glare.

"I didn't do it with the intention of being creepy, okay? I just liked watching them and thinking that, maybe in another life that could've been me. In another life, where I didn't have to save the world and didn't have to constantly fight to survive, I could've been happy," Nico said solemnly.

Will scooted closer to him, "Are you not happy now?"

Nico sighed, "I don't really know, I mean, I think I'm getting there. But only with the help of some people."

"Like who?" Will asked with a smirk. Nico rolled his eyes.

"Like Reyna, Lou, Cecil, Jason, and an annoying little son of Apollo who won't ever leave me alone," Nico listed off.

Will scoffed, raising a hand to his heart, "I am offended!"

Nico chuckled before calling him an idiot. "Last one to the swings has to push the other!" He said before dashing off.

"That is so unfair! You got a head start!" Will shouted before running after him.

A smiling son of Hades swung on the swing while an annoyed son of Apollo pushed him.

After a while of staying at the park and eating at an Italian restaurant (Will's pick), the sun was going down, and before they knew it, it was dark.

"So, where's that place you wanted to show me?" Nico asked as the two of them walked through the streets of New York City.

"You'll see," Will responded and much to Nico's surprise, intertwined his hand with Nico's. Nico looked down, trying to hide his blush, but didn't pull away.

'That's a good sign,' Will thought to himself.

Will and Nico walked for a while, hand and hand, in a silence that was oddly enough, comfortable. Will seemed to know where he was going, and led them both to the Manhattan Bridge. Nico physically tensed at the height and Will noticed. Aware of his fear of heights, Will squeezed his hand slightly.

"Hey, it's gonna be alright. I've got you, promise," Will said, trying to comfort him. Nico nodded in response. He squeezed Will's hand and moved closer towards him as they walked onto the bridge.

Surprisingly enough, there weren't a lot of people walking. Just the two of them and a few other people. Once they walked halfway through the bridge, Will stopped and turned towards Nico.

"Don't look down. Just look straight ahead," Will said before pulling them towards the railing of the bridge. Nico's breath caught in his chest as he saw the view. You could see every city light; the stars of the city glowing against the darkness of the sky.

"I like to come here when it's dark. It always reminds me that, no matter how dark it gets, whether you can see the stars or not, there's always a light to guide you." Will said. Nico turned to look at him, and found Will had already been. Will turned back to the view.

"The first time I came, it made me realize that light and dark aren't all that different. They both need the other in order to exist. There can't be light unless there's darkness, and there can't be darkness without light. They're meant to be together."

"And you say you aren't poetic," Nico said with a smile and Will shrugged. They were silent for a while, gazing at the city, once in a while looking at each other before blushing and looking away.

"Will, thank you."

"It's no problem really."

"No. I mean for everything," Nico said and Will looked at him confused. He took a deep breath before continuing.

"Thank you for all of this. Thank you for being an amazing friend. Thank you for, just, being you. I-I had thought that my life would just forever be a void of darkness, no matter what I did and I was scared. I was scared that I would never be happy. But then-but then you came, like an annoying flashing light, and lit up the place. You've made me happy, maybe-maybe even happier than I was with Bianca. And, I just wanted to thank you for that."

"I—" Will didn't know what to say. He tried to rack through his brain to find the words to say, but then Nico turned to look at him and he got stuck staring into Nico's eyes and knew he was screwed. The way flecks of gold would shine against the dark brown of his iris. The way it seemed that no matter how guarded Nico would act, his eyes would reveal everything. They had Will captivated. Will sighed, knowing what he had to do, before taking both of Nico's hands into his.

"Nico di Angelo, I am in love you. I am completely, 100 percent in love with you, and there is absolutely no point in me denying it. I am in love with you." Will admitted, heart pounding in his chest. Nico swore his heart had stopped pounding as he stared into his eyes. His eyes: still bright even in the dark.

Before his brain had processed it, he had whispered "Kiss me." Will did just that.

Nico's eyes fluttered shut as Will pressed his lips against his. It was a gentle and short kiss. Nico's eyes remained closed even after the kiss. He refused to open his eyes even after Will had slightly pulled away. Will rubbed his thumb gently against Nico's cheek.

"Why are your eyes closed?" Will whispered the question against the others lips and Nico resisted the urge to shiver.

"I don't want to open them," Nico whispered back. He felt Will lean his forehead against his.

"Why not?" Will asked in the same hushed voice. He took this time to study Nico's angelic features up close: His long eyelashes, his cute button nose, his cheeks that were stained a light shade of pink, his cherry red lips that were shaped perfectly. Only one word would bounce around in his head as he took in Nico's features and it was 'beautiful.'

"I'm scared," Nico said before gulping. "I'm scared that if I open my eyes everything will fade away. I'm scared that if I open my eyes, you won't be here, we wouldn't have kissed, and none of this wouldn't have happened. I'm scared this will all just be a dream and once I open my eyes, I'll wake up and it'll be all gone. I'm scared, Will. I'm scared."

Will kissed Nico's lips with his own once again and Nico melted in it immediately. They kissed for seconds, minutes, hours? Neither knew and neither cared. All they cared about was the other in their arms.

They pulled apart and Will pecked his lips a last time before saying: "I'm not leaving you Nico di Angelo. I'm here, and I'll always be."

Nico opened his eyes to see Will's eyes: so blue, so full of passion, so full of love, so real.

"We're meant to be, Nico"

Nico smiled and swore he had never believed in something so much.

"Yeah, we are."

*shoves nachos into your hands* Here's some nachos for all that cheese.

Alright! That's it, that's the end. But that's not all I'll write, I've had some one shots planned. I may add some more to this, like extras that'll take place in the idk, nothings for sure. but anyway! Thank you all for reading and reviewing. I truly love ya all.

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