/ A Bright Shadow \\
Will woke up, refreshed and ready for a new day. He hummed badly, so off tune it could make birds squeak in anger, and got ready for school. He put on his clothes, went downstairs for breakfast, talked to his mother idly whilst sitting and eating, then brushing his teeth. There was ten minutes before he had to leave, so he sat down at his desk, and peeled a sticky note from his batch. He scribbled on it quickly, then got a second, then a third before his mother called him that he was going to be late and cecil had been honking for a solid minute now.
So he gently put the notes into a yellow, square box he had invested in to carry the notes (before he had met Nico, of course) and zipped it into his rucksack. He started humming again, and ran downstairs and out the door, shouting a goodbye to his mother on the way.
He hopped into the Cecil's car, and beamed at both him and Lou Ellen, who was sitting at the back and looking at Will curiously.
"What's got you so perky, our dear William?" She asked, using the nickname that she and Cecil knew he hated. But even the nickname couldn't bring him down today.
"Oh, nothing, my sweet, Louise." He said sweetly, and she scowled, as 'Louise' was the nickname she hated, especially since it was dull and boring in her opinion, and reflected no character as to who she is (or that's what she shouts at Will and Cecil most of the time anyway). "I just think today is going to be a great day." He smiled again, and looked outside the window with a happy gaze.
Time blurred by as Cecil drove the car to their school. Will watched as the houses and street corners faded into the background and disappeared into oblivion. He sighed into the window happily, and dreamed. He just couldn't wait to see and speak to Nico again, even if he was angry at Will for forgetting to tell him. Yes, it is only a little strange that Will had been pining for Nico so much as they are only friends and Will may be the only one in this supposed 'friendship' that even classifies it as a friendship, but Will thought it best to not think about it. If he thought about it, he might get worried or anxious over something that isn't there. The only thing that mattered or matters, is that Will missed Nico.
Before Will could even think it ad been ten minutes, Cecil's car had already arrived and parked at school. Lou Ellen and Cecil got out at the same time, grabbing their bags from the back of the car, but Will stayed for a second more, feeling the excited rush that hit him, and made him beam even brighter. He quickly got out of the car, bouncing out, and shutting the door. In a flash, he had got his bag and joined Lou Ellen and Cecil, and after Cecil locked his car, walked with them inside the school with a spring t his step.
No one paid the three any mind as they entered the building, which was usual, so they walked their usual path to their lockers. Only three steps to their destination and Will was bombarded with a frantic looking Percy, who was asking around at anyone if they had seen either Jason or Nico, and after saying no, sped off trying to find them. Need to say it worried Will. What had he missed in the few days he had been gone?
No one answered his unasked question, apart from Lou Ellen giving Will a shrug, so he finished getting his books from his locker and got out the yellow box and gave the three notes to Cecil, asking quietly if e could do the thing again. Yet again, Will was failing at trying to be discreet and secretive, but Cecil took them with a roll of his eyes.
But after a second, Something different happened. "Why don't you give it to him yourself?" Cecil asked, and Will turned to look at him incredulously, and was about to ask what the point of any of this would be until he saw that Cecil's eyes weren't focused on him, but on something behind him. Will quickly turned to look and locked eyes with Nico, the dark eyes that seemed to make his heart ache with sadness and something else he couldn't quite place. Will gasped quietly, always one for the dramatics, and was about to turn around until he saw Nico walking quickly towards him, and before he could think anything more, he was incased in a warm, small body that was wrapped around him tightly.
Will couldn't believe it. Nico was hugging him. Him. Nico hugging Will. And in public! And Will wasn't hugging him back.
Before Nico could get a chance to let go, Will wrapped his arms around Nico, just above the waist, letting him in and and burying his head into his shoulders. To Will the hug seemed to last forever, and for that, e was so grateful. Because Will never wanted to let go of Nico.
Will didn't want to let go.
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