Based on a prompt from user SoVeryTired on Ao3:
"when nico gets injured they're just kinda... hiding in the infirmary closet... watching-
two of em start fighting and accidentally kick open the closet door without realizing
alternatively
break the closet
either way, nico is mad and embarrassed
will is amused but annoyed for nico's sake"
Thank you so much for the prompt idea, although sorry it took so long to write up and post. I'm not sure how the ending turned out, and it's definitely a little awkward, but I still hope I did the prompt some sort of justice.
This story is also posted on Ao3 under the same username.
Enjoy! :)
- alltheglowingeyes
Piper didn't plan on spying on two of her friends from a supply closet, along with two other people. But when the opportunity arose, she couldn't say no for a few reasons.
It was really because of Percy that the S.S.S.S. chose to spy on Nico and Will on this day. After their official documentary screening, the secret society decided to put their operations on hold to ensure the safety of their lives, at least until they were off Nico and Will's radars. However, their plans changed when Percy came running up to her in the middle of a conversation with Jason, dragging her away before she could say anything.
"Percy! What in Hades are you-"
Before she could finish protesting, Percy cut her off. "Important S.S.S.S. development! C'mon, Lou is already waiting for us."
Piper sighed, reigning in her complaints and questions as she let Percy drag her to the back entrance of the infirmary. True to his word, Lou Ellen stood near the door, tying her black curls into a loose bun on the top of her head. As she caught sight of the two demigods, she grinned wickedly and gestured them over.
"Good to see you, Pipes. I think this should be good enough for our group. After all, three is the best number for a quest," she said, nodding at the two.
Immediately Piper tensed, wrinkling her nose, "Nuh-uh. If there's another quest, you can tell whichever bat-shit Olympian in need of help that I died or something. I'm done with quests for at least the next few months."
Lou Ellen laughed, patting her shoulder, "Ah, trust me, I'm pretty sure this whole Camp is with you on that. No, this is a quest that you're going to love." She turned to Percy, "I think you should explain."
Percy bobbed his head excitedly and launched into his explanation. "I injured Nico!" he announced proudly. Upon seeing Piper's expression, he quickly added, "It wasn't bad or anything; we were just sparring and it got out of hand I guess. Anyways, I accidentally cut his arm or something, so I called Will over and they were all bicker-y and headed to the infirmary and I realized how they give off such old married couple vibes. So I was thinking, y'know, let's spy on them."
Piper stared at Percy. "T-that makes no sense. Why would we spy on them? I don't want to die."
Lou Ellen cut in, "As some of the leading members of the S.S.S.S., it is our humble duty to spy on them, and as some of their good friends, we have to make sure they are keeping things PG in there. Also, why not?"
Piper sighed, glancing between the two demigods. "You guys won't leave me alone if I don't come, will you?"
Both nodded vigorously as Piper sighed again. She nodded her head in agreement, deciding that she was probably their best chance at not being killed by the couple if they got caught.
The details of how they managed to sneak into and hide out in the infirmary supply closet without the head medic finding out were irrelevant, although a brief summary would include a Mist distraction, help from Kayla and Austin as look-outs, and a few sneaky ninja rolls (that was all Percy). As soon as the three demigods were hidden away in the closet, they all pressed close to the small opening to watch what was happening.
Piper glanced at the two other demigods, both of whom were uncomfortably close to her. "Uh, so what exactly are we looking for again?"
Lou Ellen poked her tongue out at Piper, "We're here to experience the Solangelo magic, duh! Although, no filming this time. I don't want Will to carve me up like a pumpkin if the two catch us again," she added with a shudder.
Before Piper could formulate a response, Percy shushed the two girls. They watched as the couple came into view, Will dragging Nico as they made their way to one of the cots near the supply closet (probably courtesy of one of the Apollo siblings). Will lightly forced Nico to sit on the cot, immediately bustling around and grabbing some various medical items to clean and heal Nico's injury, all while lecturing the son of Hades about self-care.
" -I mean, honestly, di Angelo, can't you and Jackson not go so hard on each other during sparring for once? This could have easily been avoided if you two took my goddamned advice and just had a truly friendly spar with each other. But nope, you two always know best, so you decide to make it as intense as possible and now I've got the two of you as weekly regulars in the infirmary," the medic ranted, as he started cleaning Nico's cut. The son of Hades hissed as Will worked, but seemed to refrain from complaining for a little upon receiving a stern look from his boyfriend.
As Will finished cleaning the wound and began dressing it however, Nico spoke up, "It's not on purpose. We just get a little competitive. Besides, one would think you would be more excited to see me around here," the younger boy added with a smug smile.
Will scowled, "Yeah, obviously I would, but not when you need me to patch you up. Why can't you ever just come here and, like, not be bleeding out or something?"
Nico shrugged with his free side, "Meh. It keeps it more interesting this way."
Will huffed, finishing up bandaging Nico's arm and mumbling to himself about dumbass Big Three Kids with no sense of self-preservation as he made his way to the sink to clean his hands. Nico stood up, stretching slowly and lazily examining his arm.
Meanwhile, the commentary from the demigods in the closet started, albeit much more silent this time.
"Gods of Olympus, they are so cute. They're like so close together and-"
"The tension is strong, but it's the right kind of tension if you know what I mean."
"Holy Hera, they're still children, you dingbat. Although I do see it…"
"Will's so pissed, I honestly haven't seen him annoyed like this."
"Pfft, that's all for show. I've seen him really annoyed, and this is tame. He's more concerned if anything, and I highly doubt the Simp Lord can stay mad at di Angelo for long."
"They're definitely going to kiss and make up anytime soon."
"Yeah yeah, now move your fat head, Jackson. I want to see it," Lou Ellen whined. She was ignored, as she scowled and pushed her head up to get a better view.
Piper huffed, shifting uncomfortably in her spot near the back of the closet. "Look, I'm all for cute couple things, but this is a new level of invasion of privacy, guys."
Percy huffed, not turning his eyes away from the couple. "Well, it's too late to turn back now. And as much as I ship these two, as one of Nico's honorary older brothers, it is my solemn duty to make sure Solace doesn't get too handsy with him."
"Did Nico even agree to you being his honorary big brother?" questioned Piper.
"Ah, what he doesn't know won't hurt him."
Lou Ellen shushed the other two this time as the couple began to speak once again. Will had finished cleaning up and was now leaned back in a chair that was next to the cot. Nico was sat on the cot in front of him, as Will attempted to rest his legs across Nico's lap. Nico just scowled, pushing Will's legs off him.
"Your legs are heavy, you big oaf," he grumbled, although the corners of his lips quirked up.
Will stuck his tongue out at him, attempting yet again to place his legs on his boyfriend's lap, "I've had a long day on my feet and my legs hurt. Then you waltz in with another injury to add to my list, the least you can do is let me use you as an ottoman for a few minutes," he said, pouting slightly. Nico rolled his eyes, but didn't push his legs off this time. Instead, he places his elbows on the older boy's legs and leans his head in his hands.
"Tell me about your day?" he offered, watching Will intently.
Immediately, Will launched into an explanation of his day and described the various patients he saw come and go during his shifts. He rambled a little bit, seeming to go on slight tangents as he talked before making his way back to his original point, but Nico watched his boyfriend with full attention, occasionally giving his opinion or a relevant comment.
In the closet, the three demigods were all grinning like maniacs.
"Nico's so soft, I mean look at how he's watching Will!" cooed Lou Ellen. Piper hummed in agreement.
"This is like a perfect mini date night. Nico should definitely thank me for injuring him like that," Percy added, bobbing his head for emphasis.
Piper rolled her eyes, smacking his arm, "You're still an idiot for injuring him. As one of the significant others of a Big Three kid, I wholly understand Will's reaction to Nico's injury. I mean, you guys are so damn accident-prone."
Percy huffed, but didn't respond as they watched the couple in silence. Will had finished his story, leaning his face closer to the son of Hades.
"You know, I think an adequate payment for your third injury this week would be a kiss. What do you think?" he whispered, waggling his eyebrows.
Nico's face went red, huffing slightly, "You're a dork," he grumbled, before leaning closer to Will. "Besides, as my significance annoyance, you don't need to make up dumb excuses to ask to kiss me."
It was Will's turn to blush, but he still had a lovesick smile on his face as he closed the gap between the both of them. Piper and Lou Ellen turned away out of respect for their privacy, although the daughter of Aphrodite noticed that Percy was still watching with much more snakey eyes.
"Stop watching, you creep," she hissed. Percy mumbled something about how Solace, you better keep those hands above the belt as Piper choked back something between a laugh and a gasp, kicking at Percy's knee.
Unfortunately, her attempt to get Percy to turn away led to chaos. Percy, startled by the kick, lost his balance and proceeded to tumble forward, pushing past the closet door. Lou Ellen seemed to notice this was happening and lurched forward to grab the falling son of Poseidon. It made the situation even worse, as Lou Ellen was tugged forward with Percy, knocking over a bunch of miscellaneous cleaning and medical supplies around her. Piper just sat back, watching the situation unfold in horror as the door was swung open and light poured into the closet.
Will and Nico immediately broke apart their kiss, their eyes landing on the three demigods in the closet. Nico shot up, his eyes burning with an intense anger as he stared over to the mess of limbs that was Percy and Lou Ellen.
Percy and Lou Ellen disentangle themselves from each other as Piper shot up. Silently, the three of them came to a decision of what to do and proceeded to bolt out of the back entrance of the infirmary. Nico was ready to chase after the group, but Will stopped him by placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Let me at them, Will. I need to have a conversation with Jackson, right now," Nico growled.
Will coughed into his fist, suppressing a smile. "As creepy as they are, you've got to admit that was pretty funny."
Nico scowled at his boyfriend, as Will sighed, "Alright, alright. Not funny, I suppose. But let's wait till tomorrow to maim them? I don't want any more patients for the day."
Nico huffed, crossing his arms, "It's not maiming if I finish the job. But I suppose I give them a day to suffer in fear."
Will just laughed, and throwing his arm around his boyfriend's shoulder, the two demigods walked out of the infirmary.