Disclaimer: I don't the characters, they belong to Rick Riordan. I don't own the plot, it belongs to MBC. I just joined them for fun.

Episode 15: Part 2

Back in his office, Zeus Olympia was trying to find sense to the words his assistant had spoken about what happened in the courthouse.

First, Nico di Angelo's appeal had been denied.

Then, he escaped police custody with a gun that, not he hadn't stolen from an office but seemed to had appeared 'out of thin air'.

And the cherry on the top had been when Ganymedes had said he had seen Will Solace alive and walking next to Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo's right hand, and his attorneys.

"Nico di Angelo disappeared and Will Solace is alive and appeared again." He mumbled to himself. Then does that mean that tablet is in Nico di Angelo's hand?

Suddenly, the sensation that someone was sticking a syringe on his neck was so overwhelming, Zeus turned around, holding his own neck.

Someone was watching him.

And that person had the tablet.

Will walked into a small cafe right after Percy dropped him off.

He sat by the window and waited there for a while, thinking about what was going on. During his waiting time, he reached two conclusions.

One, whoever had the tablet- his main bet was Zeus Olympia, though he didn't understand what he would gain -was thinking it was helpful.

Two, this was the Final Chapter. And no one would be allowed to get out until it was over.

His muses were interrupted when a car parked by the side of the cafe. Will sighed in relief when he saw it was Nico, who pulled down the window and made Will gestures to come closer. Wondering what he was going to say, Will walked out of the cafe and to the car, getting himself in after checking no one was looking at them.

"I guess you've gotten used to being the romantic interest of the main character of a thriller." Nico teased him as greeting, not even gesturing to drive the car.

"Why are you so late? I thought they caught you!" Will wondered, glad to let out some of his worries.

"I had to meet someone." Nico said, a bit serious but will had more to say.

"Why do you keep doing that? Why did you suddenly escape?" Will scolded him. "If you keep on doing this, how can we get a happy ending? How many crimes are there in total?"

"Our happy ending failed when I got arrested." Nico explained, not upset for his outburst. It was logical. "The storyline for having Zeus Olympia adjudicated has its motive made moot."

"Then, any ideas on what are we going to do?"

"You should plan it again, on how to have a happy ending." Nico teased him again, making Will lean back on the seat, thinking. "Hold on!" He surprised him, holding his face in his hand, squeezing his cheeks a little, making Will even more confused. "It's been a while, so let me see your face." Nico smiled at him, making Will still look surprised. "Huh? This is not the face I came to know."

"Huh?" Will frowned, confused.

"Maybe I forgot because it's been so long?" Nico continued the teasing. "When I imagined you every night while I was in prison, Will Solace was truly handsome. Now that I look at you, that's not right. You're only a little bit handsome." He emphasized by pulling his fingers together.

"CEO... you are kind of old." Will counter-attacked, pulling Nico's hand off his face and making him frown. "You've aged one year by yourself, so you look a little old." Nico's only reaction was to chuckle. "I'm serious!" Will emphasized, serious, erasing Nico's smile.

However, that was enough for Will to break character and laugh at him.

"Wow, touche." Nico spoke, finally catching the joke.

"What exactly happened during this one year?" Will asked, trying to control his laughter.

"What?" Nico argued but he was smiling at him.

"Let me guess, the keys and the gun were drawn by Dad, right?" Will turned to a little more serious topic.

"That's correct. He also drew this car and these clothes." Nico agreed, gesturing them.

"With what thinking is he drawing these things?" Will wondered. "No, why is he suddenly allowing you to escape?"

"Let's go meet him."

"What?" Will thought he had heard wrong but Nico was too serious.

"He was brought into this world too, since a year ago." Will listened with attention, not missing a detail. "He made me a note, with an address. That's who I met before coming here. I thought it was a trap but the place looks exactly like your childhood home. Zeus Olympia wouldn't know how does it look... The tablet was there... and so was your father."

"My Dad... is here?" Nico nodded and decided to take him there while explaining to him.

"The body returned because the culprit died. But all of the culprit's memories remained entirely within him. And it became worse after coming here. He couldn't bear it because he remembers both memories. His condition is not good. He developed DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder." He turned to Will, serious. "You'll be startled if you see him, that's why I'm telling you in advance. This morning, he escaped from the mental hospital. To get the tablet."

"He stole it from Zeus Olympia?" Nico shook his head.

"He was anxious since it's the replica and it might be disposed of or disappear. He drew another one and hid it inside of the manhwa. Just like the real culprit. It took him a year to get that. After he got out, he saw the news and found out it was my appeal day. He removed my handcuffs."

"Where is he right now?"

"In the safehouse that only your father knows."

Nico watched as Will rushed into the safehouse, as soon as he recognized it. It had been designed to look like his childhood home.

He followed behind, checking no one was noticing them slipping in.

"Dad." Will called around, checking all the rooms. "Dad." He finally walked into the main room and saw Apollo, all tied up. "Dad! Dad!" Nico looked as Will checked his father critically before turning to him. "Why did you tie him up?"

"He requested me to tie him up." Nico earned a confused look from Will and he couldn't blame him. "Because he said he couldn't restrain himself." Nico saw how it was slowly dawning on Will how dangerous it was.

"Dad." Will mumbled one more time, before resting his forehead on his hands.

"Who is it?" Apollo whispered, finally waking up. Will looked up at him and smiled softly. "Will?"

"It's me, Dad." Will nodded.

"You are alive?"

"I'm alive."

"You came back to life, once again?"

"I'm alive, Dad. I'm perfectly fine. But..." Here, Nico saw Will grabbing the rope knots he had done and patting them. Nico knew Will knew not to undo them but it was heartbreaking when Apollo started to cry at Will. "What is this, Dad? What can we do, Dad?"

No one gave him an answer.

Will decided to be both helpful and distract himself a little.

So he went to make dinner.

Part of him was nervous. It had been a while since the last time he cooked- or when the hospital allowed him -but he had to distract himself. He worked better when he was focusing on a task and not trying to solve it completely.

He had left Nico speaking with his father. He did insist that he untie his father, seeing how weak he was. Now, he wondered what they were talking about. Shrugging and knowing he will eventually find out, Will grabbed a tray and placed some food for his father.

"How is Dad?" He asked Nico, seeing his father could barely face him. Is that a tear...?

"I think he's gotten a little better." Nico replied though it looked like he was crying too. What...?

"I made some porridge. Can you eat it, Dad?" He offered him.

"I'll help him." Nico offered himself taking the tray from his hands. Will stayed for a while but seeing how uncomfortable his father looked, he decided to leave to finish his dinner. Not long afterward, Nico came out of the room, the tray in his hands. "He fell asleep."

"Sit down. I'll get you food." Will ordered him, taking the tray from his hands.

"Food?" The way Nico pronounced the word was as if he had never had heard of it or didn't know what it was.

"We should eat too. We didn't have dinner." Will explained, leaving Nico no other option but sit on the table and be served. "Eat." He told him once the last dish was on the table. Nothing elaborated but it was better than nothing...

"I'm kind of surprised." Nico said after taking a bite, surprising him.

"What?" Will looked at him from his plate.

"To think about it, it's my first time eating what you cooked. It's alright." Nico pointed out, gesturing the food.

"Really?" Will raised an eyebrow, skeptical.

"Yeah." Nico insisted, smiling. "Considering you're a busy doctor, this is excellent." That's true, but...

"You didn't really mean that, right? I think it's a compliment to comfort me." Will narrowed his eyes at Nico and he relented.

"Half and half?" Nico admitted, smirking a bit.

"Jeez." Will mumbled, earning a chuckle from Nico. "Do it more."

"What?" This time, Nico was the surprised one.

"Whether it be a compliment or a word of comfort, it feels good hearing it from picky Nico di Angelo." He teased him but Nico took it very seriously as he put his fork down and stared at him.

"Okay. Compliments..." Nico kept staring at him up and down and Will looked impatient.

"There is nothing to compliment?"

"I'm thinking about it." Nico kept looking for a while. "You have long hair." Will touched his blonde hair out of instinct. Sure, it was passing his ears but it wasn't that long... Or is it long for men...? "You have a pale face." I work indoors, thank you very much...

"Do you think those are compliments?" Will questioned him, serious.

"You are on the tall-side." Nico continued after chuckling. "Do you have a high nose?" That last one sounded like doubt and Will decided to stop this.

"Are those compliments? That's describing the facts." Will insisted and looked like Nico wanted to give a last try.

"Your ears are attached in the proper place." Will raised an eyebrow. This was going nowhere. "It's not easy things to do." Nico recognized but at least managed a small smile from him. "It's nice to see you smile." That confused Will a little. "It's been a year since we've seen each other, smile often." Nodding, Will decided to ask about something.

"What did you talk about with my dad? Just a little while ago, when I was cooking." Nico acknowledged his question but went back to eating.

"No comment."

"You're not going to tell me?" Well, that's a surprise...

"After we finish eating, I'll do the dishes." Nico changed the subject and Will nodded before asking himself the question.

Did he really want to know?