I wasn't gonna post tonight, but... I gave into the pressure. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Chapter 5

Will's POV

"Please?" Will asked. "Come on, it'll only take, like, five minutes!"

"Dude, we're so gonna get caught. I swear to God, if we do, and trust me we will, I'm going to kill you. It's just a little fight, It'll blow over. Just give it a day or two, okay?"

"No," Will said to Cecil. "We're going right now. We just have to make it down the hall, it's no big deal."

"No! This place is laced with security cameras! Like, once I tried to sneak over to the girls wing, it didn't end well. I wasn't able to see Lou Ellen for a week!" Cecil sighed. "Why do I need to come anyway?"

"Because I can't pick locks! You do remember the whole reason you're here, right?" Will argued. About three years ago, his roommate had broken into a bank. He had disabled the security cameras, picked all the locks, and almost got away. From what Will had heard about it, it sounded pretty amazing. "So you'll come then?"

"Dude, you're basically telling me to break in to places for fun, of course I'm coming!" The plan was simple, survive the security cameras, get in to Nico's room, plant the note, get back to their room. What could possibly go wrong?

"Okay, three... two... one!" Will opened their door, and they ran outside. They each had a bag of paintballs, so whenever they got close to a camera, they would splatter paint on it before it could record them. It was all Cecil's idea, and Will had trouble believing his roommate was an evil genius. Just for fun, they painted the cameras in rainbow order; hey, he felt like he could do anything he wanted at the time... Well, scratch that, not anything. You can't run through your school at midnight to go on a secret mission... Without your genius friend!

When they made it to Nico's room, Cecil pulled out his trusty paper clip. "Cover me?" He said, crouching down to get eye level with the lock.

"Got it," Will said, turning away from the door. Nobody was awake. They would be okay, if nobody noticed the cameras weren't working.

"Done," said Cecil, standing back from his handiwork. "Let's go!" They ran into the room and over to Nico's bed. The raven-haired boy was sleeping, which was a good thing. Will pulled the note out of he pocket and set it next to Nico's pillow. "Dude," Cecil started. He was on the other side of the room, peering out through the hole in the door. "Security guards!"

"Crap!" Will said, walking towards the door. "What're we gonna do?"

"You're gonna turn around so I can see you. Put your hands up!" said a voice from behind them. Will stiffened as he raised his arms. His black hood fell off, showing his mop of blonde hair. He and Cecil turned around, only to be greeted by Nico di Angelo holding a pocket knife. "Solace?" He said, knitting his brows. "What are you doing in my room? It's like, 12:30!"

"Look," Cecil started. "We can explain, just not at this moment. See, there are security guards out there looking for us, and if you don't shut up then we'll all get expelled. You just have to trust me, okay?"

"Trust you?" Nico laughed. "Trust you?! You snuck into my room at 12:30! Oh, and wait, you expect me to trust Solace? He blackmailed me, recorded me, and then he-"

"Just let it go!" Will whispered. "It happened. That was the past. I couldn't apologize to you in person, and I felt guilty so I wrote a note. It's right there, on your bed. Now please, I'm begging you, let us stay here for a little while. I swear, we'll be out of here as quick as possible. In fact, if you help us, I won't talk to you anymore; I know that's what you really want." Nico stared at him blankly. One might find it helpful to get a translator when talking to him, because it's impossible to read his expressions.

"And the staring intensifies," Cecil muttered. "Get a room, you two. Jeeze, I mean, the sexual tension here, it's killing me. Help, Doctor Solace, I'm dying!

Nico turned to Will, rolling his eyes. "Your friend isn't funny," he huffed.

"I wouldn't have brought him with me if I knew how to pick locks," Will bickered. That was partially true, but mostly it was because he was afraid of the dark. He still slept with a night-light on.

"Only the finest," Cecil grinned, looking at his bent paperclip.

"Guys, look, I'd love to stay and chat, but it's 12:30 and there are security guards outside. I swear, if we get caught..." Nico looked down at his shoes. "I'll help you... But just promise me something first; you'll talk to me after. I know you think I don't want to be friends with you, but really, you're all I've got. You're forgiven, I'm forgiven, It's a new day. Now, let's figure out how to get you two idiots back to your room."

"You know, I'd be right there with you on the whole 'lets go out their and kick some ass!' approach, but the place is crawling with guards. Even with my skills, we wouldn't be able to make it through the hall." Cecil admitted.

"Maybe we should just wait here until the guards leave," Will suggested. "We could talk, you know, and do other... Normal people stuff."

"Or," Nico cringed. "We could play a gam called 'let's see how long it takes before Nico throws these two dorks out a window'. It doesn't last very long, and it usually doesn't end well, but hey; It's entertaining. For me, at least."

"How about no. The chance of surviving a fall onto concrete from here would be really-" Will was cut off by Cecil coughing.

"Sorry," The thief choked. He coughed loudly before muttering something that sounded like "Nerd," and then continued coughing. "Hey, I think the guards are gone!"

"Alright," Will started. "Well, err... Thanks again, Nico. I'll talk to you later?"

"Sure, why not." And with that, the raven-haired boy locked the door, leaving Will and Cecil outside.

"Running would be a good idea," Cecil muttered, as they sprinted down the hall.

Nico knew he liked him. He knew. Had he really been that obvious? Probably, considering Jason of all people was able to pick up on it. It was all good though, because Nico liked him back, right? Maybe he had liked him, before he recorded him and snuck into his room... Maybe he had liked him before Will had screwed everything up. He could try to fix things, to make things better... But he had to go slowly, take baby steps. Truth be told, he had never had a major crush on anyone before; He just wouldn't accept his own feelings. Then, the stupid, little, Italian dude made him realize something... You can't hide from your feelings forever. He could hide a little longer though; he had to. First, he and Nico had to become friends, which was already proving to be a difficult task.

So, I have my first swim meet of the season tomorrow... Wish me luck! Don't forget to leave a review (You guys know how much I like them!)! Also, I'm thinking of starting a Reyna cosplay account via Instagram/ Tumblr... Thoughts on the idea? That's all for tonight, Bye!