Look, another weird chapter! If you want to know what's up, check out the authors note at the bottom.
DISCLAIMER: Don't own the characters, just the story.
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The sun had hardly risen when Nico's alarm sounded, waking both slumbering occupants of the bed. There was groaning and shifting of blankets until it was turned off, the sound of silence ringing.
Nico huffed in attempt to sit up, but fell on Will's bare chest. The blonde's breath got caught in his throat, not expecting the sudden weight that was added to his chest. He coughed out a small laugh, Nico's head rising and falling with the groggy motion.
Will let the extra seconds of awake-relaxation continue on, one of his arms falling over his eyes, the other one resting on Nico's back. He rubbed his face with the hand that rested on it, trying to remove the sleep from his eyes.
Nico shifted, hands digging at the blanket in attempt to hide his face to fall back asleep. He mumbled something inaudible, shaking his head, hair going in every direction but down. With a soft sigh, he slowly pushed himself up to the sitting position.
Will followed suit and sat up, only to have Nico fall and lean on his shoulder. Will's shoulders shook from the small amount of laughter that fell from his lips. He wrapped his arms around the younger man and held him tight to his chest, burying his nose into his soft, tangled hair.
Nico chucked softly, ending with a loud yawn that caused the blonde to follow. Nico let his body weight rest on the blonde's chest, relaxing into the familiar touch.
"Why are some of your classes so damn early?" Will asked deeply, voice still dripping in sleep, rough.
Nico only shrugged as he rested the back of his head on the blonde's shoulder, looking up at him through his thick, messy hair and dark eyelashes.
Will tightened his grip on the smaller male, nudging his face into the crook of Nico's neck. They stayed like that for what seemed like forever, only to be ruined when the cats decided that they were hungry and started screaming at them to get up.
Both laughed, looking at the cats with their collective hollering. Nico sighed and sat up on his own, Will's hands still wrapped loosely around his waist.
"I don't want to go to school," Nico mumbled, weakly.
"Then stay home," Will suggested, yawning.
Nico shook his head lazily.
"Can't," Nico huffed, sliding out of bed and onto the hard, cold floor. "Anyways, don't you have work today?"
"Yeah," Will sighed, lying back down with a light thud of the mattress, "we are almost done filming of the first season. Most likely be renewed for another season, so there's that."
Nico laughed softly, removing his shirt, removing it over his head.
"And then after this season is over I have to start on that movie – whoa! Take it off!" Will hollered as Nico got the shirt over his head and his arms out.
Nico stood there, hips pushed to one side with a brow raised as he looked at his blonde boyfriend still lying shirtless in bed, hair messy from sleep. He rolled his eyes and balled up his shirt, throwing it at Will with a smirk.
"Hey!" Will yelled while laughing, swatting his arm in a playful manner at the shirt, covering his face with the other arm.
"It's not like you haven't seen me without a shirt before," Nico pointed out as he put on a pair of jeans, ripped slightly at the knees.
"Can't I be proud to have you?"
"Why would you want that?" Nico asked, half serious in his tone.
"Because you're all mine," Will spoke softly as he got up and walked over to the other man. He put his arms around his, drawing him in closer and placed several light kisses under his ear, trailing them down his neck. "No one's allowed to have you."
"No problem there," Nico replied, leaning into the blonde, neck tilted to one side to allow the blonde more access. "So, about this new movie, you haven't told me much about it."
Will let go and jumped onto the bed like a child, jumping up and down a few times before crossing his legs in the air and falling onto the mattress below. Nico laughed at the blonde, shaking his head as he picked up a clean shirt.
"Well, I play this character, his name's Ryan Butler" – Nico smirked at the simple-ness of his explanation, biting his lip at the blonde's child-like attitude – "and after his mother passes, he finally decides to see his father after several years – oh, and this is all, like, in the nineteen-forties. So he finally sees his father for the first time in years, but comes to find out that he has an entirely different family with new children and everything. So out of grief he joins the fight – and this is all in England, so they are all English – so he joins the war, like the one with Hitler, and while overseas, he meets this German family and they take him in, and while he's injured – that's why he is staying there, his troop wrote him off as dead – he falls in love with their eldest son – he's gay, by the way – but their daughter is in love with him.
"I think he dies in the end, being hanged or something, but it's pretty interesting." Will smiled at the end, shaking his shoulders in an antsy way.
"That's amazing! Oh, and guess what? Reyna called and said that there were several studios wanting the creative rights to Side Friend," Nico bit his lip, holding back a slight smile.
"Nico, seriously?" Will got up on his knees and made his way over to the edge of the bed, eyes wide.
Nico nodded his head frantically, not helping the smile that sneaked onto his lips.
Will grabbed the belt loops on Nico's pants and pulled him closer, locking them both into a heated kiss. It at first took Nico by surprise, but he soon smiled into it and wrapped his arms around the blonde's neck, locking his fingers together. Will released his hold on his pants and placed his hands at the small of his back, just above where his pants started.
Nico's hands went slack after a few moments; one hand lying idly over Will's shoulder, the other had a steady rhythm running through Will's tangled hair.
When they finally broke apart for air, Nico bit his lip and smiled shyly, his face dusted in a blush.
"You get ready for work," Nico told Will as he hurried to get ready, avoiding the eyes of the blonde.
"But I don't wanna," Will whined, pouting with puppy-dog eyes.
"Well, no British movie for you then."
"Fine!"
Nico laughed and walked out of the room, a shirt now covering his torso.
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When Will got to work, he was met with Drew Tanaka walking up to him, water bottle in hand. She smiled at him in a sweet manner, her hand waving him down gently. Will sighed, hands in pocket.
"Hey," she said, her smile genuine and wide.
"Hi," Will replied half-heartedly.
"So I guess we have to-"
"Yeah," Will cut her off, not really wanting to go with it.
Before anything could get any more awkward, the Director made his way over, calling both of their names. The two actors turned to face him, Will let out a sigh of relief.
"There's my two love birds," he spoke jokingly, yet half serious.
Will tensed.
"What's up?" Drew asked.
"Just wanted to discuss the appearances you two will be making together."
Will sighed again, wanting to crawl into a deep hole and stay there until this was all over.
"So with the red carpet appearance tomorrow, I want you, Will, to pick Drew up so the media will believe it. The premiere starts at seven, so I want you two there two hours early. You'll have some interviews and press conferences, so go over some things together so you're both on the same page."
Both Will and Drew nodded their heads, Drew more enthusiastically than the blonde whom pretty much rolled his eyes.
When both actors were about to walk away and head to set for shooting, the Director stopped them again.
"Oh, and you two will be going to the Grammys together, so Drew, get a dress for that. I pulled some strings and got you two on the list." And with that, he walked away, Will wanting to protest, but not getting the chance to.
"Wow, can't wait! Are you excited Will?"
"Oh yeah, so excited," Will replied sarcastically, sighing heavily. When Drew was out of hearing range, he mumbled, "At least it isn't the Oscars…"
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When his lecture ended, Nico started to pack up his notes into his bag, humming softly to himself. It wasn't until his phone went off did he stop.
He picked it up, smiling at the ringtone, and answered it.
"Hello there," he said with an audible smirk.
"Hey," Will's voice came through the other end, soft and calm.
"What's up?"
"You busy?"
"No, class just got done, perfect timing." Nico zipped up his bag with the rest of his stuff and flung it over his shoulder, resting his hip on the ledge.
"Sweet, how are things?"
"Good, class is boring, but what else is new?" Nico made his way out of class.
Will's laugh came through the phone smooth, but tired. "Of course."
"What's up? You usually don't call me at school, everything okay?"
"Yeah, just wanted to hear your voice."
Nico smiled, but that was odd. Something must have happened at work to cause Will to class him before hand and at school no less.
"You sure? You sound… off," Nico asked, concerned. He switched his ear that was listening to the phone.
"Yeah, just been hectic here, is all. I might be late tonight. If I'm not home by six, please don't wait for me and get whatever you want to eat."
"Alright, but everything is okay?"
"Yes, Nico, everything is okay, now stop worrying about me and get to class before you're late."
Nico chuckled softly to himself, covering his mouth in a shy way.
"Later, idiot."
"Whatever, loser."
Both chuckled softly, and hung up, Nico shaking his head as he looked at his phone. He looked at the time and headed to his next class, stopping to pick something up to eat.
Even though Will had said that everything was okay, something was nagging at him, something he didn't want to admit that was bothering him, something must be bothering Will as well.
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As six rolled around and Will was nowhere to be seen, Nico sighed and searched through the fridge and cupboards for something to eat. With a heavy sigh, he shut the doors. One of his cats was rubbing up against his leg, purring.
He smiled and kneeled down to pet it.
"Hey," he spoke softly to it, letting his frustration melt away as it crossed in and out of his legs.
Nico fed all three cats and leaned back to watch them. He thought about what he was going to do for supper, coming to a mutual consensus with his stomach for Chinese.
He picked his phone off of the table and dialed the number he had memorized.
When he placed his order and hung up, he sighed and went over to see what to do while he waited for his food to arrive. After going back and forth on what he wanted to watch, he ended up with putting in How to Train Your Dragon in the DVD player and watching it until there was a buzzing noise to signal someone at the door.
When he got the food and payed for it, he dished it out and ate while he watched the movie, moving on to the next one when it ended; Will not showing up the entire time.
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Nico wasn't quite aware when Will got home, but judging by how tired he was when he was jostled awake; Nico could only assume that the sun hadn't been up for quite some time.
He was vaguely aware of the door opening and closing, the sound of keys hitting the table, and rustling around the apartment when Will got home. Only one light had been turned on, but was quickly shut off.
When Will got into bed, he sighed and fell into a deep slumber. Nico, on the other hand, was groggy, but slightly confused on why it was so late and Will was just getting home. Did the cast go out?
He tried not to rest on the idea for too long and closed his eyes, letting sleep take him.
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For the next few days Will was getting home at ungodly hours, sleeping in when Nico got up for school. He was starting to get worried for the blonde, his mind continuously going back to the phone call he had received at school from him.
Nico was aware that he had an event the next day, so that explained why he was late, even helping him pick out a suit and tie to wear, but he was starting to get distant with the small time that they did have together. It was an odd thought, but it seemed almost like they saw more of each other before they were together than they had the past few days.
It was a day that Will was rushing around the apartment when Nico decided to confront Will about his strange behaviour.
"Hey, Will," Nico called out, arms crossed, but a worried look on his face.
Will mumbled a response as he ran around collecting things.
"Hey," Nico called out, but when he got no answer, he uncrossed his arms and grabbed the blonde's arm. Will flinched at the sudden contact.
"Nico, I'm a bit busy, so can you-"
"I see that, but will you stop for a few seconds and talk to me?"
Will wanted to protest, but it wasn't until he heard the worry in Nico's voice did he relax a little and looked into the younger man's eyes.
"Yes," he said with a small sigh, eyes growing kinder.
"Is everything okay? You've been stressed lately and you've been coming home at ungodly hours."
Will relaxed even more and took Nico's hands into his own.
"Nico, everything is fine, I've just been under a lot of pressure, but I'm fine. I'm sorry for making you worry so much."
Nico wanted to be mad, but couldn't help but smile at the blonde.
Will placed a hand on the side of Nico's face, cupping it. His kissed him lightly on the lips, looking directly in his eyes when he drew back.
"I promise I'll make everything up to you. Valentine's Day – you – me –Deadpool. I promise. And then soon after that is the Oscars, and that is you and me, baby."
Nico tossed the idea back and forth in his mind, biting his lip. He smiled again, looking up to meet those comforting blue eyes.
"Fine, but you better let me know if something's bothering you. If you don't, I swear..."
"Good." Will smiled brightly and kissed Nico one more time before running around for a little more. "I promise you anything you want."
"You better…" Nico mumbled, arms crossed.
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Ooooo things are about to go down! I say that literally every chapter, but seriously, this is the last somewhat chill chapter for a while.
Okay, a little explanation for those who read my other stories, if you don't, no need to really worry. So, a lot of things have been going down and my stress with school and personal life has just been going crazy. I've been getting really sick and the doctors are taking forever to do anything about it, so that's just awful. My other stories will be slightly affected because of this, so I'm sorry. Mainly X though.
Other than that, I hope you guys like this chapter, I have some foreshadow in there for those who didn't obviously get it, so prepare your feels!
I really enjoy writing this, really! You guys are the best, and even through all the tears, both you and me, you guys are the reason I keep doing this, the reason I don't feel absolutely shity about myself! Thank you everyone who supports this vocally and non-vocally, all of you are the best in the world.
So on an unrelated topic, Leo baby finally won an Oscar! Go BB! I cried way too much watching the awards this year.
A little self-promotion: X – Nico and Will are just about to go on stage to perform the play, will Nico get stage fright?! How About No – With Romeo and Juliet being 'blessed' on our two boys, will they be able to stand each other to get through the death scene without actually killing each other?!
If you were wondering about any of those questions, check out my other two stories! They pretty chill!
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