Alright, so I forgot how much I love this chapter (super narcissistic of me, I know), so while rereading it over for editing, I'm sitting here, like a loser, laughing my ass off when I really shouldn't be. This might be my favorite chapter, its right up there with 'Fight Club.' So I had to take a crap ton of school off for surgery, so I'm swamped with Physics and Social homework out my ass. (trying to figure what the fuck I'm doing in Physics is the hard part) I have a crap ton to catch up on and lines for the play I need to memorize, so it might be a while (More waiting time?! What?!) till the next updates. Yeah, I know, I'm sorry. You are all like my family and I love you all!
P.S. Totally got the Magnus Chase book, so for the next week, Magnus Chase is going to be my little bitch!
Now, on to then show!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own these pieces of ass, only borrowing them for the feels.
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"Where are we going?" Nico asked flatly. Will laughed softly before turning on the car.
Tonight was Nico and Will's first date and neither was sure what was going to happen. Nico was trying his best to not pass out or let the blonde beside him hear how loud his heart was beating. He couldn't quite figure out why he was having so much trouble steadying it, but once I started, it never stopped.
Nico griped the leather seats so tight that his knuckles had turned white. He was staring outside the window so he didn't have to look at the blonde. Nico would never admit it but the older boy looked really good today, and smelled really good, but he was able to push that thought to the side.
"Well, I was going to do some place really fancy, but it would appear I was trying too hard," Will said as he pulled out of the parking lot and into the street. "Then it was somewhere small, like McDonalds, but that would make it seem as I wasn't trying hard enough, so," he turned the signal light on and turned right, "you're just going to have to wait and see," he finished with a lopsided smile.
"Great…"
As Will drove, Nico continued to look out of the window. The streets illuminated by overhead street lamps, the mixing of sun and moon sending a soft blueish-pink tint over the grass if passing by lawns. Darkened clouds passed over the sunset, turning on and off the natural lighting, offsetting the orange-ish hue from the lamps and the setting sun in the distance.
Will quickly glanced over at the raven haired boy who was staring out of the window. The setting sun gave the illusion of a fiery halo above Nico's head. The moon that had taken over the sky gave an almost magical aura to his hair. The fiery reds and shivering blues were enough to send Will crazy.
When Will looked at the younger boy, something seemed off. He looked back again and this time Nico looked back. Will's eyes went from the road to the younger boys face back to the road. Nico removed his gaze from the side window and looked at the blonde who couldn't decide on where to look.
"What?" Nico asked slightly annoyed.
Will looked at Nico and smiled. He turned his head back to the front window and laughed slightly to himself. He shook his head at the younger. "Hey, are you wearing makeup?" Will asked in between laughs.
Nico blushed and turned his head away from him. "No…" he mumbled, but it was obvious he was lying. Will found it adorable.
Nico wasn't really sure where they were going, but to be honest, he was kind of excited, yet he would never admit that to anyone. Ever.
It wasn't long before they reached a small, secluded part of town. It wasn't particularly run down, more like homely. It seemed as if everyone knew everyone, in that manner of speak. The buildings looked old fashion; the road seemed old, yet new. Everything seemed to jump out of the pages of an old history book.
To Nico, this felt like home. Not the home he had now, but the one he had back in Italy. Just from the look of how tiny and secure everything looked and seemed, it reminded him of the old parts of his home country. He smiled to this.
Will drove through the streets with a slight smile as he saw the way the younger boy's face lit up. He knew this was the right choice; well at least Jason was right.
Only until yesterday had Will been completely out of ideas of what to do; he thought and thought, but nothing came out. He was in a rut and couldn't get out. He had complained to his cousin and friend for an entire night before they both gave in and stayed the night at his house planning everything. Percy or Jason would never admit the amount of fun and pleasure they had when planning the whole thing.
Will had told them countless of times on how gay they seemed when they, not only pulled out their phones and turned on Pinterest, but because they started to make what they call 'a wall' and they started to 'pin' things to these 'walls'
"I think this would be perfect!" Percy stated as he tapped his phone. "Pinned it."
"Wow," Will said completely amused with the boys.
"No, I think this would be a lot better," Jason pointed out as he gave the other boy his phone. Percy nodded in agreement before tapping a few things on Jason's phone and sending the link to himself.
"I can't," Will said, rubbing his face with his hand before stretching his face and leaning on his arm. "I just can't."
The two boys sat at the end of Will's bed cross lagged, facing each other, tapping away at their phones. The boys squealed over different things, showing the other one and saying things like 'pinning' or 'pin it' and even the occasional 'I am so pinning this bitch'. Will was extremely confused as he watched the two boys.
Percy and Jason raised their heads away from the screens and looked at Will.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Percy asked.
"You guys can't be any gayer, can you?" Will asked slightly chuckling.
"That's rich coming from you," Jason poked Will.
"That's kind of the point," Will joked.
Percy and Jason just rolled their eyes and started back onto their phones.
"Here," Jason said after a few minutes.
Will had almost fallen asleep when Jason shoved his phone into the other blonde's face. He grabbed it and cracked open one eye just enough to see. He slowly sat up and leaned back. His eyes wondered onto the phone as he scrolled through the phone.
"I think this one is the one," Jason stated with Percy nodding.
As Will scrolled through pin after pin, he slowly began to smile. He liked what he saw. When he finished scrolling, he knew something was missing from this, his own personal touch, something that truly came from the heart, and he knew exactly what he was going to do.
When Jason and Percy saw the look on Will's face, they smiled and high-fived each other signaling their success. The three of them smiled and nodded their heads in a very creepy manor, but in one that they all knew.
Will pulled up to the curve and turned off the car. The restaurant was a little cove in the heart of a roomy neighbourhood. Made of brick, the feeling of simplicity was perfect. It showed Will cared just enough without seeming like he was trying too hard. Jason and Percy may have had one hell of a planning talent, but it was up to Will to make it successful, and he was planning to do just that.
"Here we are," Will said softly as he turned off the engine.
"Seams…" Nico's voice trailed off, but a ghost of a smile brushed his lips. "Nice."
Nico got out of the car first, which made Will kind of mad because he wanted to open his door; you win some; you lose some.
When they entered the restaurant, it was small and quant. The simple elegance it gave off was enough to bring a small smile to anyone's face. The brick walls were rustic and the exposed ceiling and supporting beams added a quality one couldn't define. The tablecloths were embroidered with intertwining designs, trimmed with red and gold. Wooden tables and chairs, classical paintings and photos of the world hung along the wall. The place was simple, yet perfect.
They waited for a few seconds, not really worried because they were taking it all in. A young waiter who appeared to be only in her early twenties came by; she took them and showed them to their table. Nico sat on one side of the table while Will took the one a crossed from him. He ordered them both a drink and fiddled with his hands nervously.
"Do I pass stage one?" Will asked nervously, but still with a jokingly smile.
Nico looked at the blonde, scanned the area, and then looked back at him. Nico looked at Will blankly, Will unable to make out any sign. Nico smiled slightly, only half of his lips twitching.
"For now," he smirked. Will gave a huge sigh of relief.
There waiter came over and gave them both of their drinks. She handed them their menus and told them that she would be back in a few to take their order. Both of the boys nodded their heads in appliance. Nico took a drink.
"So, what's your favorite T.V. show?" Will asked out of the blue.
Nico put his drink down and stared at Will. He raised a brow. "Is this 'twenty questions'?"
"What?" Will laughed softly, leaning forward.
"Are you going to start interrogating me now?"
Will leaned back and laughed slightly. He opened the menu and started to look through it, Nico followed soon after.
"But really. What is it?" Will said out of the blue.
Nico looked up with a look that asked if he was being serious. The two boys kept it up the look until Nico broke it by rolling his eyes and adverted them back onto the menu.
"Supernatural," Nico muttered into his menu. He tried to hide his face into it while he was at it.
Will slammed his menu onto the table a little harder than he should have. He looked up at Nico with a goofy smile on his face. His face lit up.
"Really," he said fascinated.
Nico sneaked a peak above the menu and saw his face. He hid his own behind the menu again. Nico's face was bright crimson.
"Is there anything wrong with that?" he asked with a sort of awe and wonderment.
"No, it's just…" Will's face had a huge smile plastered on it. "'Just never thought you were into that show."
"And why is that?" Nico slammed the menu on the table. It wasn't a hard slam, but just enough to get Will's attention. Will grinned.
"Well, I thought you would be into more of 'My Little Pony'," Will said nonchalantly.
"Really?" Nico raised a brow.
"Yeah, you seem like you would be into the dark and brooding things, but in reality, you're secretly a Brony."
The look that fell on Nico's face was priceless; Will just sat there, smiling like a fool. Nico just stared at him for a few seconds before the waiter came back.
"Can I take your order?" the waiter asked, slightly uncomfortably, almost seaming that she knew that she was interrupting something.
Will smiled at the waiter before taking the leading role and giving her both of their orders. (Will took his best educated guess for Nico, even though he may have seemed all doom and gloom, he was actually surprised that he made a good choice, but of course, Will never knew of this, only did he find out when Annabeth spilled everything that she squeezed of Nico after the date, but even then, it was a while before that info got out). She took away their menus and thanked them and informed them their meal would be ready shortly.
"You're a Brony…" Nico muttered, ducking his head, trying to get it out of view (Mainly using his longer hair as a cover-up). Nico smiled when Will wiped his head up to look at the younger boy, his mouth hanging wide open.
"Now, why am I a Brony?" Will asked with a lop-sided smiled. Nico just shrugged.
"Come on!" Will pleaded. "Are you just saying that because I called you one?"
"Yeah, but I see it," Nico replied nonchalantly.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
Will leaned back in his chair looking at the dark haired boy; Nico sipping on his drink.
"Well, for your information, Rainbow Dash is best pony," Will said very casually.
"Yeah right, Flutter Shy is totally best pony," Nico shot back.
"Really? I don't see you as a Flutter Shy kind of guy."
"Why? Because I'm more like Twilight Sparkle?" Nico asked with a joking anger in his voice.
"I thought maybe, but then I thought Pinkie Pie for the ironic-ness of it."
"And what does that entail?" Nico asked.
"Well, you don't really smile and laugh all that much, so I thought it would be funny if your favorite pony was Pinkie Pie, you know, because she's all bright and cheery."
"No, that's you. And you seem more like Apple Jack than Rainbow Dash, but I do see where you're coming from."
"Okay, Princess Luna or Princess Celestia?" Will asked.
"Luna, hands down," Nico said super confidentially.
"See, I'm more Princess Sun-Butt, but I don't judge."
"Oh, look-y here. Will Solace is a fan of the Sun-Butt, no surprise there," Nico said, flicking his straw at the blonde, getting some of his soda on his face. Will smiled while he wiped the liquid off of his face. Nico was just sitting there, smirking like an idiot.
"Well, it's no surprise that di Angelo is on team Luna," Will shot back jokingly.
"Fight me!"
Will broke out laughing. He even managed to get Pouty McPouty over here to break out in a slightly awkward, yet adorable smile. His laugh that followed was even cuter.
They actually managed to keep the conversation going while they waited. The topic ranged from Ponies to cartoons to favorite movies and songs. They actually had a lot of things in common; one that they found to be quite funny was their shared love for late 90's, early 2000's TV cartoon shows. Teen Titians was one that came up frequently – Nico obviously favorited Raven while Will was more into Starfire. Obvious.
When their food came, Nico was almost sad to see the conversation broken, even if it was about nothing important. They thanked the waiter, and once she left, they started to dig into their food.
Nico took a bite from his food. "What is this?" he asked, trying not to sound too excited.
"Oh, you know, just some spaghetti," Will said slightly arrogantly.
Nico took another bite. "That's racist," he spoke in between chews.
"How is it racist?" Will raised his brow.
"I'm Italian; spaghetti; I'll let you make the connection," he took another bite. "Not bad…" he mumbled to himself.
Will smiled as he took another bite of his own. He had to admit, it wasn't all that bad.
They ate in silence, but it wasn't uncomfortable. The two of them enjoyed their meals; Will even managed to sneak a bite of Nico's while he was zoned-out. He fought back in protest, but didn't make it far when Will went back for another bite. Nico fumed at him, but Will just laughed at him while he tried to feed him some of his on his fork. In the end, Nico was able to get him back when he plugged the hole in his straw and dumped it on Will when he was too busy laughing at Nico. After that, it was Will's turn to raise his voice at the younger and Nico took this moment to laugh at the blonde.
When they were done, both of them had sauce and soda all over their clothes. Will paid for the meal while Nico waited over to the side. The waiter thanked them and handed Will their receipt.
"Let's go," Will said with a skip in his voice as he opened the door for Nico. The younger boy walked through the open door and made his way to the car where Will met him. They got into the car and buckled their seat belt.
"Are we going home now?" Nico asked while throwing his feet up on the dashboard and leaned back in his seat.
"Nah, I think I have something better than that planned," Will chuckled almost darkly as he turned on the car, put it into reverse, and pulled out.
Nico sighed, but decided to go along with it. He wasn't sure what was going to happen, but he guessed it wouldn't be so bad, judging on how the first part went.
Will put the car into drive and made his way onto the main street. The sky had become much darker and every street lamp had been turned on by now. The atmosphere in and around the car was one that couldn't be described. It was light and fluffy, but also had a heavy, dark undertone. It was one that was uncomfortable, yet relaxing.
They drove for a couple of minutes in the silence that loomed within the car. When they reached a small clearing, Will found a spot to park and got out, went around to the other side of the car, and opened Nico's door. All the while Nico complained. He swatted Will's hand away from him when the blonde tried to help the boy out.
"This way," Will said while taking the lead.
Nico walked slowly behind him with his hands in his pocket. "Where are we?" he said almost annoyed sounding.
"Just a simple place I used to come every now and again," Will spoke with slight longing in his voice. His eyes never left forward as he guided them through a small path. "It's more of a secret than anything else really. Not many people know of this place. It's quite tranquil."
The path was lit with old fashion heat lamps, the stone seeming just as aged. Trees of evergreen lined the path, casting shadows into the endless sea of green. Wildflowers mixed with the colors of the rainbow intertwined with the grass, dancing in even the slightest of breeze.
"How long is this going to take?" Nico asked almost annoyed. It was getting late and he wasn't sure what was going on.
"Just a little bit longer and…" Will said as he took one hand to brush some bushed out of the way and the other to hold onto Nico's once he fished it out of his pocket. Nico didn't fight it too much because his hands were starting to get cold and Will's were strangely warm and soft. "Here we are!"
When Nico stepped through the opening created by the blonde, what he saw was incredible. A full view of the city from atop of a hill was something Nico never thought would take his breath away. The way the moon and the street lights lit up the city made it seem to come alive. Cars and people made their way through different streets and made it seem like small balls of light dancing all around. Light turning on and off was the lighting for the show and it almost brought a small tear to Nico's eyes.
Will sat down and gestured for Nico to follow. He did as he was told and sat down right beside him, close enough to show he cared – even if it was just a little – , but just far enough away that they weren't touching.
"I used to run here when I was little when I was frustrated, you know, little kid stuff," Will joked.
"I had a spot like that when I was little," Nico added almost so quiet that Will almost missed it.
They sat quietly while the watched the night sky and the city below moved all at their own pace. The breeze on top of the hill was a lot colder than Will had expected, and he didn't think it was too bad until he noticed Nico shaking from time to time. The younger boy seemed to be so into the view and the feeling; he didn't notice how cold he was getting. With the temperature dropping as the night went on, the height of the hill and the strength of the breeze didn't help with the chills. So, as a man, Will did what he thought was best and took off his jacket and laid it on top of Nico's shoulders.
The younger boy looked up at the blonde when he felt the weight of the jacket fall on top of his shoulders. Will never looked at Nico the entire time, so when the boy looked over looking for a reason for the sudden addition of weight, he was met with silence.
The stayed there for a little while longer, and as ten approached, Nico couldn't help but start to feel sleepy. He tried to fight it off, but soon he found himself drifting off until his eyes became way too heavy and he let the mood carry him off and he fell asleep.
Will looked over at the younger boy when he felt him tumble onto his shoulder. He laughed at the thought of the fact that Nico didn't like physical contact and here he was, leaning on Will as he fell asleep. He put his arm around the younger boy so he wouldn't fall over. His breathing was soft and slow.
Will stayed like that, holding the dark haired boy, until he rustled himself awake. He slowly opened his eyes, blinking slowly as he slowly came to. Will slipped his arm out from around him and slowly steadied him.
Will stood up and reached his hand out to signal for Nico to take it and follow him and he did just that. He rubbed his eyes as he stood up, grabbing a hold of the blonde's with his free hand. Will led them back to the car through the dark, starry night. He opened the door and Nico got in, passing Will his jacket back.
When they got to Nico's house, the lights were all on in his house. The blonde opened the younger's door and led him to his house's door.
When Nico and Will got to the front door, Nico turned around to face the blonde. He rocked back and forth on his feet, looking anywhere, but at him.
"So…" Will said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Well…" Nico's voice trailed off.
"I had fun!" Will spoke a little too loud and a little too quickly.
"Yeah…" Nico's voice became small.
The atmosphere became heavy as both of them just stood there, trying to think of a way for it not to be awkward, well, at least less awkward.
"So…" Will said.
"Yeah…" Nico looked over to the side.
"Well, I guess I'll be going," Will said, pointing towards his car. "So, yah…" Will put his hands into his pocket while he rocked on his heels. He took a deep breath in before making eye contact with the boy in front of him. Will took a final shaky breath, removed his hands from his pocket, and leaned in and kissed Nico directly on the lips.
Nico's face blew up with the color red as he realised what had just happened. Will's lips were soft and that was one thing that Nico never thought he would ever think. Even though he knew what the blonde had eaten right before, he strangely tasted like a mixture of cherry and lemons. Nico couldn't help but slowly kiss him back. Will stepped into the kiss, removing the space between them. He brought his hands up to his face, putting one on his cheek and the other on the back of his neck; slowly bring it down to the base of his back.
As Nico slowly brought his shaky hand up to meet Will's, he heard what he thought was a crashing and what he knew was talking.
"I can't see!"
"Shh!'
"Be quiet!"
Nico brought his hand down to his side before Will could realise and before he would have to accept it himself. Will broke away, as did Nico, when he heard the talking behind the door. He backed up, rubbing the back of his neck again, still not looking at the younger.
"I'm going to," Will backed up, but tripped on his way down the single step of the walk way, "Ow! Go …"
Nico laughed a little when Will tripped, not once, but twice. He watched as Will awkwardly made his way from the front door to his car, got in, and drove away.
When Nico opened the front door, still laughing a little to himself, he saw his entire family, including Annabeth and Reyna, waiting for him either on the couch or in a pile on the ground right outside of the door.
"Yeah… I'm not gonna ask," Nico said before he closed the door, after looking at everyone. He shook his head as he took off his shoes and was making eye contact with his sister Bianca, who was also part of the pile on the ground. His mother just giggled to herself while she took a sip of her tea.
"How was your date, sweetheart?" his mother asked.
"It was…" his voice trailed off as he thought back to the night. He mind started with the drive to the dinner to falling asleep on Will's shoulder overlooking the city landscape, ending with the kiss in front of the door only a few seconds ago, "alright, I guess…"
His mother giggled to herself when her son responded.
When Nico tried to make his way to his room, the girls got up from the pile. "Hey!" Bianca yelled. Nico turned around. "Are you going to tell us what happened?"
Nico looked at her with an odd expression, sighed, and continued up the stairs. When he got to his room, he slammed the door shut and jumped onto his bed. He threw off his coat and just laid there. He let the weight of the day fall over him once again before closing his eyes and falling asleep once more, but this time, staying asleep until the sun broke through his curtains, forcing him awake.
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Did you all like it as much as I did?! You better or I'll hurt you! JK, I'm super self-conscious and I need your love or I'll regret my whole life. No pressure. So, about Physics, I feel like we're close enough that I can say that I only had about 3 panic attacks in the girls' washroom on my first day. I'm not gonna lie, I thought it was gonna be more.
I'm not high anymore, so that's a bonus (pain meds from surgery, not actual drugs), but I did start writing another story during my high-ness because of it (I can get shit done, not like I have other things to be working on) I wrote an important paper for my class during that time too, so let's pray to Apollo that it isn't trash.
My cats are assholes, and that's a quick summery of my life up until now. Thank you all for reading! I'm not just saying that, you guys make my day when I'm in class, not doing homework, and I get an E-mail that I got a review or a follower or a favorite and I totally die. If it could, I would give you all cookies and puppies (and better fanfiction. That day will come), but for now, goodbye and don't be a douche.
