Nico wanted to sneak a glance at Will - hoping and dreading that he would catch the son of Apollo's eye - but all to soon, they arrived at the Hades cabin. They climbed the front steps and arrived at the door, where Will let go of Nico's hand.

Nico hadn't realised how reassuring Will's hand had really felt until it was gone. It was an anchor for him, to this world, and now he felt like he was fading, just as he had after shadow traveling weeks ago. Will had insisted he rest then - what would he prescribe now, if he knew?

"Well, I guess I should probably get going," Will said, flicking he head back, gesturing to the other cabins and interrupting Nico's thoughts. He turned to leave, a timid smile on his face. He had just begun the descent down the stairs when Nico reached forward and grabbed his wrist.

"Will, wait," he said, surprising himself, and the other boy. Will turned, and gazed up at him, with those crystal clear blue eyes.

"Yeah?" He replied, his voice quiet and soft.

Gently, Nico pulled him back up the steps, immersing him in the light of the torches outside the Hades cabin. He looked out of place in their eerie, green glow. Once he had reached the top of the stairs, he stood, looking down at the son of Hades. They stood there, staring, taking each other in, searching each other's faces.

How Nico wanted to touch Will's face. To softly trace his cheekbones with his fingers, to brush his shaggy hair out of his eyes. His gaze flickered from those eyes to Will's lips. How he wanted to touch them, but not with his hands...

"Uh," coughed Will, "Nico? The harpies will probably be..."

But Nico never heard what the harpies would probably be doing, because at that moment, against his better judgment, against the fates or the Gods or anyone else, Nico di Angelo kissed Will Solace.

Will, blown away by the sudden turn of events, didn't know how to react. Then his head handed his heart the reins, and he leaned into the kiss. Nico lost all concentration, and without realising, he let Will's wrist, which he had still been holding, fall. He balled up his hands to keep them from shaking beside him. Will completely disagreeing with this, edged his hand back towards Nico's ever so slightly, until he felt his fingertips brush Nico's. Nico unfurled his fingers and let Will slip his hand in his, knitting their fingers together until he could feel both their racing heartbeats within the palm pressed against his own.

Will's other hand snaked its way around Nico's waist, tentatively drawing Nico towards him. In response, Nico reached up with his free hand and wrapped it around Will's neck, bringing him down even closer, running his fingers through the ends of Will's curly locks.

The arm Will had around Nico tightened, crushing the son of Hades against him. His slim, surgeons fingers wrapped themselves up so tightly in Nico's shirt as if they could meld together. At one point, someone made a guttural, whimpering sound, but neither really knew who. Both parties attempted to close the distance between them as if trying to become one person; molding the light and the dark together into one eternal dusk.

Out of nowhere, an ecstatic "WHOOP!" could be heard ringing out across the grounds. Nico almost sighed in annoyance. Jackson, he thought. The kiss continued without disruption, but Nico sent out a little warning to their onlooker.

To his shock, a skeletal hand rose out of the ground in between Percy Jackson's feet, in front of the Poseidon cabin. The hand elevated a single finger towards him and then disappeared back into the earth. Nico heard Percy yelp, and then swear to himself as he made his way inside the cabin, and he smiled.

Will pulled away, bewildered - potentially at the disruption but more likely at the son of Hades smile when he felt it against his own. He was breathing heavily, eyes flicking around like a startled animal. They settled on Nico's eyes, staring into their murky depths.

"What...?" he began to ask, at a loss for words, his chest rising and falling in time with Nico's own racing heart.

"Don't worry about it," Nico said, before reaching up a hand to cup Will's flushed face. He rose onto his tiptoes and shared with Will, a final, deep, lingering kiss, to which the son of Apollo was happy to oblige. They drew back slowly, breathing each other in, resting forehead to forehead. Nico barely wanted to open his eyes lest he found it to be a dream from which he was about to be brutally woken.

He forced them open, to see Will enduring the same eternal struggle, his eyes still squeezed tightly shut. His long lashes fluttered, and his eyes opened instantly meeting Nico's gaze. They stood that way, gazing at each other, their breathing becoming even, but their thoughts still racing fast.

Will was the first to break the silence, clearing his throat. "I guess I ah," he laughed nervously, "I should probably go now." His hand left Nico's, and the son of Hades felt as though he were floating once more. Nico watched Will take a step down and nodded towards him, reluctantly.

As Will turned to leave for the second time that night, Nico reached out and grasped his hand once more, as he said, "Hey, Will?" The son of Apollo looked up at him, a hesitant smile slowly forming on his face. "See you tomorrow?"

The smile on Will's face grew until he was beaming ear-to-ear. He let out a breathy, "Tomorrow," squeezing Nico's hand, before sprinting off into the night holding on until the very last moment. Nico grinned as he watched Will leave, despite how it hurt his face and his heart. He had truly, never been happier.

Will had said 'tomorrow' as if it were filled with so much promise, so many possibilities. As if it wouldn't be a regular Tuesday in September, but instead a day of history, bigger than anything anyone could even fathom. A good day. A hopeful day.

Later, when he reflected upon that night, Nico remembered all the things it meant to him;

A lingering first kiss

A hand reluctant to release the other

A glance shared between two lost souls, finally found

A hopeful future, running off into the darkness

Nico turned to open the cabin door, and for once, he looked back.

A / N So, there is MORE. I thought it was the end but no! My mind screamed more Solangelo as I tried to sleep so know there are three more on the way. I really hoped you liked it. Please share your thoughts, I love hearing them. Yeah, um - Long Live Solangelo!