I won't lie- I genuinely forgot this was a thing!

Currently running on two hours sleep and no food, bear with me!

When Will caught up with Nico at lunchtime, it was to find a rather homicidal boyfriend trying to disarm Louisa before she threw her goblet at her brother's head.

"You've been here less than a day!" He was saying, shooting Percy annoyed looks over his shoulder. "Why can't you two get along for five minutes?" Percy, holding an empty plate up to protect his noggin, gaped at his little cousin.

"Hey, I didn't start that one!"

"Fight me!" Louisa challenged.

"I'll fight you in a minute," Nico warned, "put the goblet down. Now."

"But it's fun when it clonks!"

"Only when I do it, put it down! Lou!" Will sidled over, jabbing Louisa sharply in the side. She yelped, reflexively swinging at his head. Will hit the side of her wrist with one hand and the base of the goblet with the other at the same time. It took a few attempts for him to catch it once airborne, but he managed. All three of them marvelled at him. Those who had been watching were too.

"What?" He asked.

"Only you," Percy laughed, "only you can date a Big Three kid and get between him and two of his cousins."

"Will," Louisa pouted, rubbing at her wrist, "that was rude."

"I'm aware." He smiled, patting her shoulder. Her head snapped round, glaring at him. Percy started, quickly sweeping her up into a fireman's lift. She was carried out muttering obscenities and loudly claiming Solangelo would not have happened without her! "So," Will tucked Nico under his arm, "what's for lunch?"

"A healthy dose of self-preservation." Nico said, befuddled.

"Sounds great, I'll take a side order of cinema tomorrow night?"

"Off the menu."

"Harsh." Will pouted. Nico gave a soft laugh and Will felt his heart skip. Gods, he was adorable. Nico took his hand and led him to Cabin Seven's table. Will's siblings were still staring at him. "What?" Will repeated, giving a nervous chuckle.

"She will get you back for that."

"I don't doubt it, but right now, I want quiche Lorraine."

At archery the next day, Will was on a target side by side with Louisa. He envied her bow, but she wouldn't let him have a turn. Not ever. So he took to trying to out-shoot her. His arrow hit dead-centre. Hers sliced through his and she snickered beside him.

"How did you get so good at archery when Percy has a lifetime ban?"

"I'm cool." She said smugly, notching another arrow. "Leo upgraded the targets, look. Balloon sequence three!" She called. Three dots of colour appeared on the board, like saplings. They inflated to the size of melons, one on the white, one on the blue and the third on the red. "Now spin!" She grinned. The rings started to rotate, in different directions to each other. She drew back, bursting the blue one instantly. Will hurried to shoot, hitting the white. As soon as she burst the red, four balloons appeared in their place and the rings switched directions, but jolted as well, making the balloons bounce wildly. "Maximum ten balloons," she told him, "on this setting anyway."

"How many settings and dare I ask what they are?"

"Do you wanna see my favourite?"

"I'm scared, but go on." She lowered her bow.

"Idiot mode!" She called, grinning. The board gave a little jump. Suddenly, it could run. Will laughed in disbelief. It stayed within the confines of the archery range, but it hide and lay down and jumped and ran laps and zig-zagged in multiple directions. He shot at it and it leant back, sliding under his arrow and running straight at him.

"Frigging Matrixed me!"

"I know, right?" Louisa was enjoying this too much. "If ya get too close to it, it'll shoot ya arrows back at you."

"And that's safe?"

"Pfft, that's borin'."

"How close is too close?"

"About thirty feet."

"Right."

"Come on, Solace, don't tell me ya can't do it."

"I can do it better than you."

"Challenge accepted." They bumped fists and took after the board, maintaining the distance. She tripped him up once. He didn't fall, but staggered a couple of feet too close. Sure enough, one of his previous arrows whizzed past his head.

"Did you put Leo up to this?"

"I may or may not have just mentioned in passin' that the archery range was kinda, possibly sort of borin'. So he Valdezed it for me."

"Why?" Will exasperated. His arrow hit the target, but narrowly missed the balloon. Louisa got it two seconds later. "We don't need more Valdezed things."

"But they're fun!"

"Oohh, like the Valdezed coffee machine in the Big House?"

"Only, like, three people got burnt."

"Paolo had coffee beans up his nose."

"It could've been worse."

"Clarisse was basically a froth monster."

"Still could've been worse."

"Katie punched it for saying she smelt like manure and broke three of her fingers."

"Still could've been worse."

"Oh really?"

"I take that as a challenge, Solace." She grinned. The board scuttled to the right and she ended up firing over his shoulder. Will didn't even flinch, but muttered a curse when she burst another balloon. "Looks like I'm winnin'." She teased.

"Is she being annoying?" Will glanced round. The board ran at Nico. He looked bored, drawing his sword and slicing one of its front legs off. It stumbled, squealing metallically, and fell flat on its face and popping the last three balloons.

"Aw, it's the boyfriend!" Louisa cooed. Her bow shrank back into her watch and she elbowed Will on her way past.

"So that's a yes." Nico sighed. "Annabeth's looking for you. She needs your advice on a Poseidon-kid thing and Percy was no help."

"Ooh, shocker."

"Just go."

"Of course, of course, I'll leave you two alone." She smirked and bounced off.

"Annabeth wasn't really looking for her, was she?"

"Now what makes you say that?" Nico asked innocently. Will snorted, laughing into his fist. "It's my job to annoy you."

"Aw, romance at its finest."

"Oh, shut up." Nico wrinkled his nose. Will grinned broadly, squishing a kiss to his cheek. Nico stuck his tongue out, but looked please.

"Is the cinema back on the menu yet?"

"Depends on whether or not I get popcorn."

"You can have some, you ate my whole bag last time."

"I was hungry!"

"So was I and if you tell me to respect my elders again, I'm putting you in the popcorn machine."

"That sounds like fighting talk, Solace."

"Maybe it is, di Angelo." Will tipped his chin up defiantly. Nico considered him for a moment, that cute little scrunch between his brows as he thought. Will started to speak. Nico cut him off, grabbing him by the front of the shirt and yanking him forward. He kissed him, fiercely, challengingly. Will's brain lost connection to the rest of his body and when Nico drew back, he was positive he made a sound akin to a deflating balloon.

"I'll meet you at Thalia's tree at six." Nico said, smoothing Will's shirt for him. Will mumbled something unintelligible, but the tone must have been agreeing as Nico smiled and left.