Nico was sitting in his cabin rereading Will's letter the thousands time again. It has been already three months since Will's department. Nico really hoped, that he was okay. Growing up in the environment of gods, demigods, centaurs and other mythical creatures has taught him one thing: always be careful. Or how Mad-Eye Moody from Harry Potter would say: Constant vigilance. Everyday since without Will felt weird. It was like something inside him was missing. Despite him hanging out with his friends a lot, he couldn't bring himself to completely enjoy himself. Something inside him was just missing. He thought about Will's words again. He loved him. Will Solace loved him, the dark and gloomy Nico di Angelo. It was too good to be true, but it was true. A few months ago, Nico would have never considered that somebody would ever love him. A few months ago he was still fighting in the shadows, hoping that one day his torture would end. He had lost his sister, fell in love with Percy, went through Tartarus, was being shunned and had seen his crush fall with his girlfriend into Tartarus.
He stood up walking through the cabin up and down. Today was the day, he would come back. He had told him through another letter, that his mother was healthy again and he also said, that she would like to meet his "soon-to-be-boyfriend". When Nico read this his face flushed so red as a tomato. He still didn't knew what to say, if he saw Will again. It could end awkward again or they could actually get together. Sweat was dropping down Nico's neck. He didn't even saw him and he was already sweating. How would it be, if he actually was standing in front of him, face-to-face to each other.
His thoughts were interrupted abruptly when somebody knocked on his door.
"Come in." he cried.
The door went open and Jason stormed in. He was breathing heavily and his blond hair was totally messy, but he still managed to grin at the son of Hades.
"Hey, Nico, Will's here!"
Nico eyes widened in surprise. He ran towards Jason. "He's here?" he cried.
Jason nodded. "Just arrived at the Camp. And before you ask, he's okay, no injuries or so. You should…" But before Jason could finish the sentence, Nico already stormed out of the Cabin. He ran over the sparring field to the entry of the Camp and that's where he saw him. There was Will, standing in front of the of the gate talking to Lou Ellen. He was wearing a white T-Shirt with blue jeans. His hair was messy, but it still looked good in the sunlight.
"Will!" he cried.
Will turned around stopping his conversation with Lou Ellen. His blue eyes stared directly into Nico's ones. In his eyes lied a hint of relief and happiness when he saw Nico.
"Nico." he breathed. He didn't move. Both of them were deeply just staring at each other.
Lou Ellen beside him smirked. "I will leave you two love birds alone then." she said. Then she left the two two boys who were still staring at each other.
Both of them were like paralyzed as they looked at their opposite. Nico's heart was beating faster then ever before. He just wanted to jump on Will and hug him tightly and then slap him for leaving him alone at Camp Half-Blood. But he didn't move. Neither did Will. Both of them were staying still as if there feet were rooted into the ground.
Then, slowly but steady, they both move towards each other. They didn't ran. They didn't cry each others names. They were moving forwards in snail pace, not leaving the others look. As Nico moved on, every step felt more heavier. The more he went, the more his leg felt like as if it weighed a ton. Time was going slower as both of them moved towards each other. There was no sound, no voice that interrupted him. It was as if the time almost stopped.
Then after what felt like hours, they finally met each other. Both were looking at each other as if they expected the other to make the first move. Then after a short period of awkwardness, Will broke the silence.
"Hey Death Boy, it's great to see you again." he said while offering Nico a hand.
Nico hesitated, then he obliged. "Yeah, you too, Sunshine."
Will gave him a small smile. His eyes were haunted by tiredness. Just now Nico recognized the eye circles on Will's Face.
"Will, did you not sleep?" he asked him. When he saw that Will didn't understand what he meant by that, he pointed at his eyes. Just now Will seemed to realize what he meant.
"Oh, yeah. Horrible nights, I tell you. My mom couldn't fell asleep at night, so I had to keep her company. In addition to that the dog from our neighbor belled the whole time in these days. You don't know how glad I am to be in Camp Half-Blood again."
Nico laughed at this. "Oh, poor Will, being kept awake by a dog. You must suffered so greatly."
Will grinned at him. "Oh, yes I am. Nico please help me. I'm dying out of tiredness." he said melodramatically while lying the back of his right hand onto his forehead.
Nico chuckled at his antics. "You're such a dork." He told him while playfully hitting his arm. Will glared at him playfully, Nico glared back. Both of them were staring at each other intensively. Then they both broke out in laughing. It was ridiculous, Nico knew. They were both acting like children, but Nico was glad that the tense atmosphere was finally gone. They both kept on laughing for the next few seconds.
"Oh god, I so missed those conversations." Will said between laughers.
"Yeah me too." Nico said. He was wiping some tears from his eyes. He didn't know when it was the last time he ever laughed that way. That was the day when Will left.
"So, everything alright?" he asked him hoping he knew what he meant.
"Yeah. Everything is great. My mom is healthy again and I'm at Camp Half-Blood again. We must certainly celebrate this." Will spoke enthusiastic. Nico nodded. He could understand his feelings. For almost every camper, the camp has become a second home to them during these past years. Here was the place were they were among people from the same kind. They did not had to fear that they were shunned or something else. It took Nico a while, but after the war the camp became a home to him.
He looked at Will. He was currently looking at the sky triumphantly like he came back from a glorious battle. He smiled at his gesture. Deep inside he was feeling uncomfortable. He knew that he needed to confront Will now about the letter before it was too late. Later on Will would be too busy to celebrate and Nico would lose his courage again, so it was now or never. He took a deep breath, then he slipped out these words:
"I've read your letter, you know."
Nico turned to him looking with a mix of shock and relief. It was like he was fighting with himself whether he should celebrate that statement or grief about it.
"Oh." came out from Will's mouth. It was clearly to see that he was searching for the right words.
"Look, Nico, about the letter…"
"Did you really mean it? Did you really mean what was in the letter?" Nico asked him.
Will looked surprised at the question. He hesitated, but nevertheless he nodded.
Nico smiled in relief. "Good, because there are some things that you should know."
"Nico…" Will breathed.
Nico signified him to shut up. "No, let me speak. This is something, I should have told you long time ago."
Will was looking at him expectantly. His stare was intimidating Nico. It was not the fact that it was an evil glare, it was more the fact that his eyes were pressuring him. Nico's breath became heavier and his heart beat faster. In the end he did overcome his small moment of disturbance and continued his speech.
"Will, before I knew you, I was just a small helpless child. Before I came to Camp Half-Blood the only thing I had was my sister. You can't imagine how devastated I was when I learned about her death. I blocked myself out from the rest of the world, blaming Percy for my sister's death. I became the outcast. It didn't help that my father was Hades, the god of the underworld."
During his speech, Will didn't say anything. He didn't move, he didn't breath. All he did was listening to Nico's story. He had never told him all of this before, so it surprised him that he was now opening up to him.
"After the titan war, I became more accepted, but I was still a loner. During this time I developed a crush on Percy. In this time he was like a real-life hero to me. Always saving other people, being the selfless git he is. I couldn't hate him for not protecting Bianca enough. It was the time I realized my sexuality. You know that I came from another time. Where I cam from , gay people were haunted and slaughtered. They were seen as a disease and threat to the human race. So I shunned myself again, hoping I would lose my interest in Percy. I didn't. The only one who accepted me during that time was my sister Hazel. I even went through the great hell of Tartarus. I could have died there and nobody would have cared. When Percy fell into Tartarus with Annabeth I realized that my love for him would be never replied. I lost Percy on that day, figuratively and literally."
Tears were falling down of Will's cheek as he listened to Nico's tail. He couldn't imagine the pain Nico was enduring all these years along. He wished he would have been there for him earlier. All he wanted to do was to hug Nico now, telling him everything is alright now, but he knew that this wasn't what Nico wanted. Nico continued with his grave voice.
"After that I thought everything was lost. I had lost my crush, I was homosexual and alone. I thought it was always going to be that way, but then you came. You brought me out of the misery I was stuck in. You showed me the joy of life. You were there when I needed you the most. You saved me sunshine. The day I lost Percy, fate has decided to bring us together. When all was lost for me you saved me from the deepest pit of misery. You were my shining knight in the armor. You are my sunshine."
Will looked at Nico incredulously. Each word of him were such of heavy meaning. They pumped into Will's heart and with each word his heartbeat increased.
"Nico…" he whispered, absolutely touched by his words.
"And you probably find this ridiculous when I say that, but you are right. We balance each other out. We are like light and darkness, like yin and yang, like happiness and gloomy. And after all the time I spent with you I realized one thing. I love you Will."
Will stopped breathing. Nico's words just pumped into his heart with such strength that he was almost overwhelmed by it. The boy, who he had a crush on since he had seen him on that fateful day in th heat of the battle, just confessed to him that he loved him. His heart was beating like crazy, he couldn't even think logically anymore. All the past few months of dancing around each other didn't count anymore. Now they were finally letting their feelings out that they hid for so long.
"Yes, I love you Will. You can hate me for it if you want, but I can't hide it anymore. It has almost overwhelmed me into unconsciousness and I couldn't take it anymore. And you can do what you want now. If you really meant what was in the letter, then please reply my feelings. But if you changed your mind about me, then I accept it. I mean I can't force you to…" Nico rambled in such a fast tempo that Will almost didn't understood what he said.
"Nico…" Will tried to get his attention.
"And I know I am not the most sociable person, but I can change that. I can be the best boyfriend aver, I can…"
"NICO!" Will cried.
Nico immediately shut up, looking at him in shock. He didn't expect such an outburst from him.
"Shut up, Death Boy, and kiss me." And with that Will pressed his lips against Nico's ones. Nico widened his eyes in shock, but then leaned in. Both of them were touching each others lips with so much passion. All the feelings that have been hidden for so long, came out now. The pain, the suffering, all that didn't matter now. Now they were just enjoying themselves, feeling like they were on cloud nine. They were touching each others lips softly, enjoying every moment of it. Will was lifting Nico up while he continued to kiss passionately. After what felt like hours, they finally broke up, looking at each other while blushing.
"YES, FINALLY!"
"OH MY GOSH, MY OTP HAS FINALLY CAME TRUE!"
"I ALREADY THOUGHT TH TWO IDIOTS WOULD NEVER END TOGETHER!"
"O MY GOD, SO BEAUTIFUL!"
Nico and Will turned around to see most of the campers cheering behind him. There jaw dropped at what they saw. Fireworks were flying around writing: SOLANGELO into the air. Leo was flying with Calypso on Festus while holding a SOLANGELO FOREVER flag in his hand. Their other friends were cheering their names while shouting: SOLANGELO, SOLANGELO! while holding posters of Nico and Will. And the Aphrodite campers were singing the Solangelo song with Prcy and Jason as front singers.
S-O-L-A-N-G-E-L-O
forever shipping Solangelo
Sun and Darkness forever united
fangirls are totally delighted
It was definitely a weird scene and Nico didn't what was weirder: the whole scene itself or the fact that Percy and Jason were willingly singing on stage while wearing SOLANGELO T-Shirts.
Nico looked at Will, he looked at him back with a small smile.
"So are we together now?" Nico asked him.
Will responded him with a kiss on the lips.
"Yes, we are, Death Boy."
Nico grinned at him.
"So I'm officially your boyfriend now?"
Will grinned back.
"Nico di Angelo, boyfriend of Will Solace. Yeah that sounds good. It definitely does." And with that he engulfed Nico into another kiss. The campers were cheering at this. It didn't bother Nico. Nothing could destroy this moment now. He was finally together with Sunshine now.
YEEES! Those two idiots finally got together. After twelve never-ending chapters, it finally did happen. Thank you so much for your reviews and favorites. Without you guys I wouldn't have done this. I will at least make a epilogue, maybe I will continue the story after that, you know with Nico and Will being a couple, their engagement, wedding and first adoption. We shall see. If you guys want I could continue. I really hope you liked this chapter. It took me like forever to writ this, because there was so much feeling in it and I really can't write emotional scenes. But I guess it turned out to be okay. I wish you all a great day.
Your DWGolondor
P.S.: I'm so sorry to inform you that I will take another break from the story. Next week I go to a clss trip with my class mates (without teachers :) ). It is like the last time everyone gets together before we all go apart to different colleges. So one week without Solangelo. I'm so sorry guys. I really am.
