The pale sun once again regained its brightness the morning after their first kiss, their first passionate moment, their first night together. It shown through the cracks in the blinds, created a pattern on the carpeted floor. It woke Will up when it decided to land in his eyes. Brllliant rays, powerful brightness. It always greeted Wlill in the mornings.

"Nico, we have school." Will rolled over onto his back with a groan of pain. The cold air stung his bruised lips.

Nico didn't so much as move an inch.

"Niiicoooo." Will laid his head on Nico's chest and listened to him breathe for a minute. The smaller boy was beautiful, was handsome, was everything Will had ever been mising. Just his presence sent Will into a state of pure bliss.

He laid there in his lover's aura until his alarm sprang to life. The shocking noise split the silent air and sent both boys to their feet.

"What is it?!" Nico stumbled around before falling to his knees, a blanket twisted around his bare legs. "Hell-"

Will turned the alarm off before kneeling beside the younger boy. "It's school time, Neeks." The nickname came too quickly to his tongue.

Nico rubbed his head. "Already?"

Will nodded. "And we both need a shower."

Nico raised an eyebrow. "Together?"

Will's face turned dark red. "I...If you want."

Nico chuckled as he stretched. "You're adorable, you know."

Wil couldn't pull his eyes away from Nico's bare torso. "So are you."

They walked to school with a coffee in each of their hands. The walk was mostly silent save for Nico's breathing, heavy and rigid as it usually was. His chest always moved too quickly.

Will reached out with his free hand to take a hold of Nico's, sighing in relief when the other boy didn't pull away. The morning was suddenly so much better.

"Practice after school?" Nico asked.

Will nodded as a breeze ripped through his damp hair. "Romeo, here I come."

Nico wrinkled his nose. "I hate Juliet."

Will's smile dropped. "Why don't you drop the play?"

"Learning to act has helped me." Nico explained. "It's kept me alive. It's kept people from knowing my origins."

Will looked up at the looming building as they got close to its base. "You don't have to anymore, Nico. At least not with me."

Nico glanced up into Will's eyes before looking away. "Time for class."

"Huh? Oh, yeah." Will kissed the top of Nico's head. "I'll see you later."

Nico blushed as he started off toward the hallway, leaving Will behind in a flurry of flirtation.

Nico walked into third period with his old attitude back and just as strong. With a permanent scowl on his pale face, he walked to his seat without looking at anyone else in the room.

"Niiicoooo," Will groaned. "Why so pouty?"

Jason frowned at the thought of the recent arguments of the room. "Solace, please don't start-"

"Because I'm in school." Nico cut in, making Jason sigh in hopelessness. "This place is Hell."

"The place or state?"

"Both."

"Well we know that." Percy sat back with his hands behind his head. "At least we can agree with di Angelo about something."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Nico asked. "You have something to say to me?"

Will stood up. He looked down at Percy, felt his anger bubble up. "Do you have something to say to him?"

Percy froze. "Uh...no?"

"Good." Will plopped back down into his seat. "I hate fights."

"Then why were you ready to beat his brains in?" Nico asked.

"Because he was gonna make fun of you." Will replied as the bell rang, signaling the start of class as the teacher walked in. He looked back to his work, felt the eyes of his classmates on him. Yet all he cared about was the dark eyes in the back row.

"Romeo, Romeo, where the fuck are you, Romeo?"

"Nico!"

"Fine. Romeo, Romeo, where the hell you at, Romeo?"

"Not any better, Nico."

"Detention? Well, I'm not surprised." Will shook his head with an amused smile. "How much did you get yelled at?"

"A lot," Nico admitted. "Then they grilled me about why I have no home phone. They wanted to call my parents."

Will chuckled. "That's a goal they'll never reach."

Nico coughed into his fist as a laugh took over his body. After it had stopped, he wiped his fist on his pants. "What's for dinner?"

Will wrapped an arm around his boyfriend's shoulders. "I was thinking lasagna."

Nico grinned as another cough bursted into the sharp air. "Awesome."