TRIGGER WARNING: SELF HARM AND SADNESS. AHHHHHH.

Nico's P.O.V

Will was not okay. He looked distracted as he paced around the infirmary. He had checked my heart rate and temperature four times in the last hour, writing something on a form, and then looking confused. I didn't think it was necessary to check that so many times.

Kate had left the infirmary in the morning with Lily. I watched her meet up with her friends through the window. She looked so much happier, I almost didn't recognize her.

I didn't want to leave the infirmary when Will was like this. He and Kayla had been tense all morning, giving each other only curt responses as they cleaned.

Kayla and Will were very close, so I had no idea why they were angry with each other.

"Nico, can I check your temperature?"

"Will, you've checked it five times!"

"Have I?"

Kayla put her hand on his shoulder. "Your shift is over."

"Ok.

Will glanced at me. "I'm pretty sure you're okay now. I think it was mostly the number of people you were carrying."

"Thanks."

I left the infirmary before Will did. He said he'd leave just as soon as he finished rounding up all the bandages. I sat on a bench beside the Hades cabin.

After a while, I saw Will leave the infirmary. He walked to the Apollo cabin. But, strangely, when he opened the door, it looked like he was checking whether there was anyone else there too. To put my mind to rest, I decided to wait were I was. Will would come out soon, and then I could make him feel better. Yes. That was what I was going to do.

But after almost half an hour, I started getting worried. He didn't spend too much time indoors, and it was a nice day. He usually would be outside, walking or practicing archery.

I walked to the Apollo cabin. The door was ajar, and the interior could be seen. I couldn't see Will at all. Pushing the door open, I walked tentatively inside. The main room was completely empty. No-one sat on the bunks or at one of the desks. It felt desolate. I walked further into the cabin, hoping to find Will safe. No-one was there.

"Will?"

There was no answer, but I thought I heard a faint gasp, of surprise perhaps.

"Will, are you in here?"

The door to the bathroom was closed and when I tried it, the door was locked. I rested my head against the door and listened hard for any sign of life.

I heard a sound that chilled my blood. A quiet scratching, slashing sound, the sound that a blade makes when it connects with skin.

Will was cutting again.

I shadow traveled to the other side and I saw a sight I never wanted to see again. Will was sat, leaning against a bath, with blood running down his arm. He held a razor stained with red. Tears were running down his face. Then he saw me.

Will shuffled back, drawing his bloody arm to his chest. His eyes flicked to my face. I knelt and I held out my hand for the razor. Looking ashamed, he gave it to me. I threw it into the bath, as far away as possible from Will. He looked frightened, almost like he was scared of me. I never wanted to see that expression on his face again.

'Will, I'm going to shadow travel us to the Hades cabin. Is that okay?"

I led Will into the bathroom of my cabin. His arm was bloody, worse than the small cuts he had made before. I wiped the blood away to see lines of orderly cuts, beaded with crimson. Will hissed with pain, and I muttered an apology. I had a med kit in my cabin from my own experience with cuts, and I bandaged Will's arm. He let out a long breath as I hid the damage under layers of bandage.

I withdrew my hands from his arm when I finished dressing the cuts. Will's hands were shaking. I reached out and held them. Will breathing was ragged, nasal almost. I raised my eyes to his, and saw tears still hanging on his eyelashes. It hurt me to see him, my sunshine, so distraught.

I let go of his hands, and for a moment his shoulders slumped, but I moved my hands to his face. He rested his forehead against my shoulder, and his calm pretence shattered. Will's tears saturated my shirt. I held him to me, and ran my fingers through his hair.

I pulled him up, gently, from the bathroom floor. We walked into the main room and i settled him on my bed.

Then, there was a loud knocking at my door. I sighed, thinking it was probably Jason. But when i got to the door, it was Kayla. Her face was drained of colour and she held something bloody in her hand. The razor!

"Is Will here?"

I heard a faint gasp from inside the cabin.

"Will?!" Kayla tried to run past me. I blocked her.

"Kayla, me and Will are dating. Don't tell anyone."

I let her through and she ran to her brother.

"Will, what the hell?!"

"Kayla-"

"Don't give me that. Cutting?! Dating Nico?!"

"Kayla-"

"This is why you should take your meds. This is not okay! Why didn't you tell me?!"

Will curled into a ball, sobbing quietly. I sat next to him and rested my hand on his back, rubbing circles. I tried to move him, so he was sat up. He curled up tighter.

Will's P.O.V

Kayla. I thought if she found out she would yell. I was right. I felt my back shaking and I could feel tears running down my face. That was weird.

Nico's hand rested on my back, gently moving in circles. I concentrated on that. He pulled at my arm, but moving would require looking at Kayla. That would be bad.

Nico was whispering something and I tried to focus on it. Kayla was still shouting though, so it was difficult to hear anything else.

"Non piangere, mio sole."

"When did you start?! Why did you start!?"

"Mio sole.

His voice was quiet, musical even, with a beautiful Italian accent. I relaxed and moved closer to him. Nico's hand on my back paused for a moment and then hovered over my head, pushing the hair back.

Kayla stopped shouting.

I looked up from my hand to see why. She was crying silently. I wiped my tears from my face and smiled a sad, broken smile. She let out a sob, and rushed to hug me. We cried together.

Suddenly things didn't feel so bad.

A/N: I'm so sorry. This is awful and it took so long for me to write. I don't like this chapter and it didn't work out the way I wanted. I will be writing another chapter soon enough, so stay tuned for that. Next chapter, we will find out about Will's issues, as I described them.-Kakey.