Will's P.O.V

I fast walked all the way to the back door of Nico's cabin, so that I can lay him down in bed and cuddle with him (I know sappy:) When I got me and Nico in the cabin I set him down on the bed, but when I went to let go Nico grabbed my arm, pulled me in, and whimpered all at the same time.

"It's okay Nico I'm not going anywhere, I promise."

And I intended on keeping that promise… I grabbed the blanket that was at the end of Nico's bed and pulled it up towards Nico, when I went to pull it towards his face so he can snuggle into it like he usually does I noticed he was still the way he was like on the cliff. He was quivering and shaking from how scared he was, his bottom lip was trembling like he was going to start crying again, he was shivering because of how cold he was, and he was reaching up to me trying to cling onto me.

I finally pulled the blanket towards Nico's face so he could cuddle into it, and he automatically did as I suspected he would. He grabbed part of the blanket and bundled it into his fists, and started to cuddle into it like it was his life-line to his survival. I always felt so bad about how Nico was treated and always wanted to help him, he really was different. He wasn't different in a bad way but in a good way, it was just that people didn't want to stop and actually talk and hang out with Nico to see that.

Nico might be sarcastic, sure, but he can be really nice when you're nice to him. His eyes looked like obsidian when far away, and could easily scare anyone off. But when you get closer and look him in the eye when you talk to him, you can see his eyes are just very dark brown with a little bit of black mixed in. His ghostly pale features might make you think he was a ghost, and might want to run away as far as possible. But when you look at all his features together it suits him well, and makes his eyes even more intriguing than they already were. And all these things make me like Nico for who he is, that, and his personality. It not only suited Nico but it also suited his dark, and mysterious demeanor.

I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard Nico starting to whimper, I started rubbing my hand though his hair while trying to get under the covers with him.

"Shhh Nico it's okay, I'm right here… I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to lay right next to you and stay for a while, okay?"

I looked down at him to see if he would agree, luckily he quickly shook his head yes. He then started to scoot over so I can lay down, so I did what he was silently asking and laid down. Not even two seconds after I laid down he huddled in close, fisted my shirt in his hands, and started to cuddle me. I started stroking his hair, trying my hardest to calm him down so he could fall asleep. Unfortunately, it wasn't working and he was starting to hyperventilate.

"Nico it's okay, I'm right here for you and I'm not going anywhere."

He still wasn't calming down, so I remembered the one thing Nico told me while he was hyperventilating in the infirmary. "It's weird I know, but they're just soothing to me I guess. It reminds me that the people around me are alive, and that I'm alive as well." So I grabbed Nico from where he was and put him on my chest, and made sure to put his head right where my heart was.

"Nico listen, don't do anything but listen…"

I noticed that he started to listen, because he started calming down and soon enough he wasn't hyperventilating at all. His breathing was back to normal, and he was very calmly relaxing on my chest. When I felt the moment was right, I asked him what I was wanting to ask him for hours…

"Are you okay Neeks?"

I saw him take a shaky breath and then he said, "Y-yes, I'm o-o-okay…

He then swallowed, like there was a big lump in his throat. So I decided to do something I've been wanting to do again since we laid down. I scooted upward a little bit more, so that I was now bent over looking at Nico's face. I then bent over, and pressed my lips to his warm ones.

Nico's P.O.V

When Will kissed me again I didn't want the kiss to end, because when he kissed me it felt like I was in Heaven, I could walk on water, and I can go through Tartarus all over again. But the moment was short lived when we heard a knock on the door…