Christmas Jumpers Part 2

DECEMBER 5th

Nico stood shivering slightly in the cold, outside the big house. He was just looking around, wondering where Will could be, when he spotted bright yellow (or so it looked to Nico, I mean he wasn't wrong but maybe blond was a better description) hair bobbing up and down through the depressing dark midday clouds.

"Hey Will," Nico said, smiling at him.

"Hey," responded Will with his usual carefree smile, "are you ready to go?"

"Yup," he replied, "how are we getting where ever we're going?"

"We're going to look around New York City because I'm sure they'll have something somewhere that you like. And how we're going, I wondered if you could maybe call Jules Albert?"

With a grin plastered to his face, Nico let out one long whistle. In a matter of seconds, just over his personal best, Jules Albert appeared in his car just outside the magical barrier.

The two boys walked up to the zombie chauffeur and climbed in the back of the car together. Nico relayed what Will had told him about where they were going and they started making their way there.

It took about an hour or so until they were where they wanted to be and clambered out the car thanking Jules Albert. They stood alongside each other staring at all the lights as mortals rushed past them probably out buying last minute Christmas presents.

Nico followed Will down the path and they enjoyed each others company. Finally after ten or so minutes, Will pulled him into a shop.

Rows of clothes lined the shop and Christmas decorations were everywhere. Festive music was playing and Nico couldn't help but grin at it all. Will dragged him over to the Christmas jumpers section and they started searching through the racks.

The Christmas jumpers were in all colours and sizes. There were bright red ones with reindeer on, dark green ones with Christmas trees and so much more. Then he spotted the perfect one.

Looking to Will, he realised he'd also picked up a colourful jumper probably for himself. With a look at Nico he smiled, "let's go try these on."

They walked to the back of the shop where they found some changing rooms which they then used to change into the jumpers they'd found.

Nico stepped out to see Will standing in front of him wearing a bright red and green jumper which had a Christmas tree on top of it and some small bells that jangled when he moved. Nico's jumper however was the polar opposite. It was a gloomy black with a skull on it that was wearing a red Santa hat. On most people it would probably have looked a bit depressing and not suited them, but on Nico it seemed to brighten him up slightly.

"What do you think?" Nico asked Will standing awkwardly with his arms crossed over his chest.

"It looks awesome!" he replied, "a jumper worthy of the son of Hades. Now let's go buy them."

After a short interaction with the lady at the till, the demigods strolled out of the shop in good spirits.

They did a little more shopping as it was still early. Nico found a nice necklace for Hazel and Will found some funky picks for his siblings.

Then Nico called for Jules Albert to drive them back to camp.

Sitting next to each other in the back again, Nico rested his head slightly on Will's shoulder and smiled when he wasn't pushed off but welcomed.

"Thanks Will," he said.

"No thank you," he replied.

A/N - I hope this is was a good end to this little two parter and that you've enjoyed all my stories so far. Thanks to some of the new people who have favourited or followed this story as well and to the people who are still here from last year. Thanks for reading and I hope you come again soon.

~a-halfblood-with-attitude