Will turned around with his arms crossed and a grumpy look on his face. He stepped into the room and plopped down on Nico's bed.
"About time too..."
Nico coughed into his fist, and his eyelids started drooping. Maybe he hadn't woken up all the way just yet...He shook his head. Focus.
"Well, it's too early to have lunch, and that's what I had planned for today. What did you want with me this early in the morning?"
Will cocked his head to the side and shrugged.
"I thought maybe we could just hang out or something, or we could go watch another movie?"
Nico thought for a moment, and then jumped up.
"We could go to the park...It should be pretty empty this time of year."
Nico's mind drifted to a sudden daydream.
"Higher! Higher!" Nico laughed with excitement. Will grunted and pushed Nico even higher on the swings. "Weeeee...!" Nico started pumping his legs back and forth while Will sat on the swing to his right. In no time, he was soaring alongside Nico. Will grinned daringly and held out one hand to Nico...
"Hey, Nico? Are you listening?"
Nico shook his head furiously to shake the images out of his mind. He couldn't keep daydreaming about Will, especially when he was standing right in front of him...
"Sorry, I zoned out. What?"
Will sighed and pointed out the window in Nico's room.
"I said, it's too cold to go outside. Can't you see the snow? I'm gonna freeze to death!"
Nico eyed Will suspiciously. He was wearing an orange t-shirt and jeans.
"Well why are you wearing that then? Can't you just dress warmly?"
Will blinked at Nico.
"What? You mean, with a jacket and heavy pants and gloves and stuff? But they're sooo heavyyy!" Will whined. His voice considerably softened. "Plus, I may not have any... heh..."
Nico sighed and dragged him out of his room, yelling at his dad along the way.
"Dad! Will and I are going to go out for a moment! We'll be back later!"
Nico turned to see his dad smirking and then turning around to return to his room. Nico sighed and went down the stairs two at a time, determined to get Will some winter clothes.
They took the bus again, like they did when they went to Chuck E. Cheese's, and got off right in front of the mall. Nico ran off the bus to get to the double doors, but when he got there, he turned around and noticed Will shivering and walking.
"You know, the sooner you get in, the sooner you'll be warm."
Nico ran back up to Will and pushed him into the nearest store.
