Hi guys! Here's another chapter! I hope you like it. I'm doing NaNoWriMo so this story will be long :D

••I WILL NOT ABANDON THIS STORY••

Thanks for the comment Sahren Athykyna!

— BlueEyedOwl1

Nico POV

Nico got back into his bed, trying not to think about his nightmares. Surprisingly his thoughts drifted to the son of Apollo. Nico smiled as he fell asleep and into his dreams.

"Clovis! I'm trying to dream!" Nico sighed, Clovis opened his eyes.

"Sorry. Proceed." Clovis waved his hand and Nico was able to leave the cabin.

His dream self wandered the camp for some reason. Then a tiny black spot appeared by his cabin. Nico looked down at it. It had a sort of magnetic pull. I started to grow bigger and Nico felt himself getting pulled in. He tried to keep his cool as he walked away but it kept pulling him closer.

"Stop." Nico growled at the black pit.

"Never. You belong here Nico! The darkness is you!" A voice echoed from the pit.

"No. I command the darkness. I'm not made of the darkness." Nico felt the pit tug on him stronger.

"Nico! Help!" Nico froze. It was Bianca's voice. Nico looked into the pit but saw nothing.

"Stop playing with me!" Nico yelled. He felt the tears coming.

"No… stop!" Nico said as the pit pulled harder.

"Nico?" A voice called his name from behind him. Nico slowly turned around, realizing he was standing outside his cabin in the dark.

"Nico?" It was Will. Nico stepped backwards tripping and falling on his butt.

"Get away." Nico muttered.

"Are you ok?" Will came closer, holding his hand out. Nico got up and ran into his cabin. He flopped onto his bed and a sob escaped him.

Will POV

Will had woken up because he heard someone walking outside his cabin. Upon inspection he saw Nico wandering around. At first he thought he was just stressed and needed air until Nico started to mutter and gesture while staring at the ground.

Will crept out of his cabin and went over to Nico. He watched him for a minute before coming to the conclusion Nico was asleep.

"Stop." Nico growled at the ground, "No. I command the darkness. I'm not made of the darkness." Nico leaned towards the ground. Will was afraid he would fall but Nico seemed stable. Then Nico froze.

"Stop playing with me!" Nico had tears in his eyes and was shaking slightly.

"No… stop!" Nico leaned farther. At this point Will has called his name several times before Nico turned around. Now Will was sure he was awake.

"Get away." He muttered.

"Are you ok?" Will asked but Nico turned and ran into his cabin and Will could see the tears on his face.

Will slowly walked to the Hades cabin and knocked.

No answer so Will opened the door and went to Nico's room.

Nico was face down, crying. Will wasn't sure what he should do. Broken bones are one thing but broken emotions are another. Will sat down on the bed close to Nico.

Nico jumped up and shouted at him.

"Hey, it's ok Nico."

"No. You don't understand. Get away." Nico moved farther away from Will.

"Nico I'm not trying to understand your problems but I want to help you somehow." Will murmured. "If you want me to leave, I'll leave." He added quietly.

"I- no, stay." Nico said, barely loud enough for Will to hear. Nico moved closer to Will and leaned his head on Will's shoulder.

Will smiled and put an arm around Nico's shoulders.

Will didn't know how long they sat there but eventually Nico fell asleep and Will carefully laid him on his bed and pulled the covers over his pale, thin frame.

"Sleep well, Death Boy." He whispered, placing a light kiss on Nico's forehead before returning to his cabin.

"Get up bro. You're gonna miss breakfast." Cecil shook Will awake.

"I'm up!" Will sat up and ran a hand through his tangled hair.

"Hurry up then!" Cecil left the cabin leaving Will alone. Will found a yellow shirt and jeans and headed to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He looked in the mirror. His worried face looked back.

"Come on Will, you got this." Will muttered, thinking about Nico. He didn't want to mess up his relationship with the son of Hades.

Will finished in the bathroom and went down to the dining pavilion.

He looked around for Nico but he wasn't there. Will tried to push him out of his head but he didn't want Nico to miss breakfast.

"Hey! You look like you didn't sleep." Lou Ellen remarked while shoving pancakes into her mouth.

"I did but not very well." Was all Will said on the topic. He stuffed some bacon into his mouth before grabbing a plate with some pancakes on it and going to Nico's cabin.

Will knocked loudly. The door flew open to reveal a tired Nico.

"What do you want- oh hi Solace." Nico smiled ever so slightly. Will noticed Nico's hair was a rats nest and he had on fleece skull patterned pajamas.

"Hey. I'm guessing you're not coming to breakfast?" Will smiled. Nico blushed and nodded. A weird feeling appeared in Will's stomach. Nico's face was so cute… No, he shouldn't think about that. Or should he?

"Will." Nico pulled Will out of his thoughts. "Come in." Nico stepped back allowing Will to enter the cabin.

"I've got you some pancakes. Do you have syrup?" Will started opening cabinets in Nico's mini kitchen, "and maybe some silverware?"

"Will. I can get stuff for myself." Nico gingerly put his hand on Will's shoulder. Will tensed and turned to face Nico.

"Whatever you say Death Boy. Should I leave or…" Will was surprised Nico touched him, but he didn't mind it at all.

"Um. You can do whatever." Nico's lips twitched upwards, telling Will that he should stay. Will plopped down in a chair and started telling Nico about what was happening in the infirmary.

"We're barely managing with all the wounds from the war. It's super crazy but I love it." Will smiled, then continued, his face darkening. "There's this one kid Nico, I don't think he's gonna make it and I can't bear to see him, you know…" Will's glow diminished as he looked Nico eating quietly.

"I know." Nico said suddenly, looking up. "Trust me, I know."

"Yeah." Will nodded numbly. He didn't like it when any of his patients died. It felt like he didn't do his job and he had a lot of guilt because of it.