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Chapter 3

"Hahahahahaha!" Nico exclaimed wildly as he wiped the sleep from his eyes the next morning.

"Nico!" The blonde boy ran into the room, panting with the exertion of sprinting up the steps and down the hall with a huge first aid kit. "Are you okay? What happened? Tell me, are you hurt? Insane?"

"No." Death Boy smiled deviously. "But it is my final day in this wretched infirmary."

Will wiped away the momentary hurt. "Of course he wants to get away from you, Will," his mind sighed. "He wouldn't notice you for all the world." The letdown boy then walked over the medical cart. "Let's check on those wounds, Sunshine."

"Don't call me that," Nico snarled.

"Fine, Death Boy, have it your way. Maybe… hm, Skull Crusher. Oh! Or maybe I could call you Flesh Eater; or Corpse Breath, perhaps. I'm thinking Oscar the Grouch is a working one, too." Will grinned at down at a scowling Nico.

"Why is the grouch's name Oscar?" Nico wrinkled up his nose adorably.

"Kid's television show," Will explained. He grabbed the bandages and sat on the edge of Nico's bed. The doctor then started unraveling the bandages, and saw that the werewolf scratches were healing nicely; he then tied up fresh bandages on his harm.

Nico sighed, sounding relieved.

"What?" Will demanded. "Feeling better after being in the hospital?"

"No, your hands are just really warm," Nico said, seeming to forget that he was talking.

"Nico? Are you okay?" Will looked concerned. "Are you even awake?"

"Oh! What? I mean… uh… um, yes, it feels much better." Nico's face was a strawberry red, and Will clasped Nico's cool hands between his own.

"Aw, do you like my warm hands?" Will teased.

"Go away," Nico grumbled. The son of Apollo dropped his hands and fed him a square of ambrosia before going to check on other patients.

"See you." Will waggled his digits and winked, shutting the door behind him. "Maybe he likes me secretly," The medic thought, a sunny smile spreading across his features.

"Will," Austin gawked. "Dude, you're glowing. Wait- what happened in Di Angelo's room? Are you guys a thing?"

"What? No, I'm just glad he's healing," Will lied.

"Right," Austin deadpanned. "You totally have a thing for him. Are you going to ask him out?"

"Look, I have more patients to check on." And with that, the boy scrambled away from his half-brother.

Nico jumped at the strains of conversation outside his room. "He's glowing," Nico thought smugly. "Wait, was he flirting with me? I think he likes me. Wait, he might ask me out? Oh, hopefully. Maybe I can hold his hands more… Oh, and we can go to the beach at night, and there's no rule about two boys being in a cabin together at night…" Nico decided. "I need Piper," he said aloud.

"Will," Nico whined. "Will, can you do me a favor? Will…" He opened the door.

"What do you need, patient?" Will inquired.

"Could you possibly get Piper for me?" Nico asked politely.

Will raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Patient's orders," The son of Hades retorted.

Will laughed. "Okay, I'll send someone to grab her." Nico grinned, and stretched out like a lazy jungle cat. He needed answers, and he would get them.

"What's up, Nico?" Piper asked, pulling a chair over and ruffling his hair. "Any problems? Jason and I can beat them up."

"No, if I needed someone beaten up, I'd probably call Jason. But…" Nico hesitated. "I kind of need you for your… specialties."

"Nico, you can't charmspeak. Oh, wait? Oh my gods, NICO DI ANGELO, DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE?" Piper squealed.

"Keep it down," Nico replied, looking about furtively. "So, there's this guy.."

"Who…?" Piper leaned closer excitedly.

"Well, you know Will Solace?" Nico bit his lip.

"Ah! You two would be so cute together!" Piper smiled.

"Well, I'm not sure if he likes me." Nico looked sullenly at the ceiling. "And I kind of like him, so…"

"Give me the evidence," the daughter of Aphrodite commanded.

Will was about to come check on Nico when he heard the conversation they were having. He put his ear up to the door to listen.

"Well, I'm not sure if he likes me. And I kind of like him…" Nico told Piper.

"Hey! Solace!" Kayla barked. "Stop goggling at the boy and listening in on him. Go cut some bandages with Austin."

Will drooped his head and walked down towards the supplies room. "Who does he like?" Will wondered. "And he said him… Could it possibly be me? N, probably not- what if it's Ty, and he goes off to Camp Jupiter with that stupid son of Bacchus, with his perfect brown locks and bright hazel eyes. Why would Nico want me?"

Will wandered down the steps, yearning for the boy with the wavy black locks and the devastating, broken brown and black eyes.

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