So... Last chapter was bad, and cliché, and I hated it but... Its buying time. Just you wait, my fellow humans. I have many tricks up my sleeve.

Will's POV

Chapter 11

Being in the chariot was difficult for Will. He had suspected a while ago that he had feelings for Nico... But he didn't expect this to happen. He had gone into total nurse mode back there. When he saw the cuts on Nico's arm... Will blamed himself. It was his fault. If he was more straight forward then this would have never happened. Will tried to heal the scars with Ambrosia, but Nico didn't let him. He had told him that he didn't want to forget. Will wanted to forget, though. He let out a sigh.

Will never told Nico that the chariot had an upstairs. It was like his little sanctuary. He had trained with his bow on a makeshift target. His arm got tired, so he flopped on the bed. Will could always sleep up there, but there was something comforting about knowing that Nico was only a few feet away from him. He kept the note from Nico on the unused night stand. He needed to stop thinking about that. The boy did tell him that he didn't want a relationship. Whenever he thought about that, he felt a little pain in his chest. He turned off his radio. Panic! at the Disco came on, and that just made him think about Nico even more. He listened to the sounds from downstairs. He heard something flop on a bed. And then he heard something weird... like choking, and then panting, and then cursing. He thought maybe he was working out, or coughing. When he realized that Nico was crying, he almost went downstairs. He doesn't want you, you idiot. Will let a tear escape from his eye.


"Will!" Nico shouted from downstairs. "I know you're upstairs!" So Nico did know about the second floor.

"Coming!" Will replied. So much for having a secret sanctuary. He raced down the stairs. Nico was in an Iris-message with Annabeth, Percy, Hazel, Frank, Jason, Piper, some other girl, and... Leo? Will's jaw dropped. Annabeth laughed.

"That was Percy's reaction too," she said. Will and Annabeth were pretty good friends. He missed her. "Oh, and this is Calypso." The other girl waved. Could she be the Calypso? Nah. Nico was still avoiding eye contact with Will. Piper looked at the two of them and then nodded.

"So.." Leo started. "Where are you guys heading?"

"Honolulu, Hawaii." Nico groaned. "Sunshine and beaches."

"Don't act like you don't like sunshine," Piper mumbled.

"What?" Will asked. "Was that really necessary?" Apparently no one else got what Piper was trying to say. Will was grateful.

"Anyways," Jason added. "We think we know who you guys are up against." There was a moment of silence.

"It's the Furies," Percy said. "They're the three goddesses of pain. I faced Alecto, the one who creates anger and hatred, when I was twelve. It was brutal."

"The other two," Annabeth interjected. "Are Megaera, who creates Jealousy, and Tisiphone, who seeks vengeance." Will was still trying to soak up all the information. "And worst of all," Annabeth continued. "Well, Hazel why don't you tell them."

"I was talking to my dad," Hazel said. "He said that the Furies have split up all over the world. Each one is in charge of keeping one of the Fates. One of them is probably in Honolulu." Nico remained silence. The slight amount of color that he usually had in his face was gone.

"So how do we fight them?" Will asked. He was really scared now.

"They inflict their specific type of pain," Frank said. "So if you're fighting Alecto, well, she can make you guys seriously angry at things, even each other. She can make you guys hate each other. Megaera makes you so jealous that you go insane. She makes you crave things you can't have. Tisiphone brings back old pains, she reminds you of your past. She makes you want revenge."

"That still doesn't answer how we fight them." Nico said grimly.

"You don't," Annabeth said. "But since you have to... Well, with Alecto, you have to remember what makes you happy. If she makes you hate someone, you have to remember what you like about them. When you fight Megaera, you have to remember what you are grateful for. With Tisiphone, you have to put your past behind you," She looked at Nico sympathetically. "Once you do this, go in for the kill. Stygian Iron, Imperial Gold, and Celestial Bronze will work on them just fine. We are sending Percy, Frank, Leo, and Jason to find one fate. Calypso, Hazel, Piper, and I will search for the other one. Good luck. Oh, and Nico, when it comes to Tisiphone... Just remember what Bianca would want." Their friends disappeared. Nico's eyes had glazed over.

"Nico..." Will started. It was worth a try.

"What?" He snapped.

"We can make it through this. I know we can." Nico met his gaze. Tear streaked down his face.

"Bianca..." He started. "She- She's never coming back."

"I know," Will said. "I won't pretend to get it. You have to let her go." Will knew he wasn't sugar-coating his words. To him, that was basically the same thing as lying. "Let her go," He repeated. He grabbed Nico's hand with his own. His thumb traced the younger boy's scars. And then Nico broke. The tears spilled from his eyes on to Will's shirt.

"I don't want to forget," He sobbed.

"Then don't." Will wrapped his arms around Nico. They would make it through this. They had to. Nothing was going to happen to Nico. Not ever. Will wouldn't allow it. "Were gonna be okay," He said. "Doctors don't lie."

If you didn't get a seriously bad case of the feels from that... Then you are a soulless monster. Go back to Tartarus. Sorry about the late post... I was making little HoO fondant figures for my friend's birthday. I'll post again tomorrow!
XOXO- Claire