Hey guys. so I know that I haven't posted in a long time. Mid terms just stole all of my free time. plus, once I did start writing this chapter, I wanted to make sure it was completely perfect for you guys. This chapter is a longer one, but I had to make sure that every image was clearly explained. I also put a lot more emotion in this chapter that I felt was needed. im hoping that I didn't over do it though. Will you guys let me know? thanks, I appreciate it. well, I really hope you guys enjoy reading this chapter just as much as I enjoyed writing it. Also, this one is told in Will's POV.

Nico had been distant since he had come back from his most recent quest. About a week ago, he had went on a quest to the underworld to gather materials for his sword maintenance. I don't know what happened while he was there, but when he returned, he seemed different. Almost kind of distracted, worried even. I don't know what could've possibly scared the boy who had been through Tartarus, but whatever it was, it was driving my Nico away from me. It was nearing Christmas. A light snow covered the ground and tree tops. Jars of glowing Greek fire floated through the camp like green, explosive, and very deadly Christmas lights. Campers, clad in ugly Christmas sweaters, strolled about camp talking about what they were giving who for Christmas. Couples walked hand in hand, some disappearing into the forest, only to return breathing hard with rosy cheeks and tousled hair. At first I was excited. Then my excitement turned to worry. Christmas was a time for lovers to be together, but we hadn't spent much time together due to Nico's distance. When we did, I treasured our time like it was the last time, because it might well have been.

For almost a week I had been trying to get Nico to tell me what was on his mind, but he'd simply wave away my question and force a smile on his face. "It's not important" he'd say, then he'd return to his silence. Sometimes, it seemed as though he were in a perpetual trance of worry, if that makes any sense. I'd try to rouse him from his trance, but to no avail. Again, he'd simply smile and return to his silence. A few days ago a thought popped into my head. He probably regrets being with you, seeing as how he loved Percy first. After having this thought, I immediate scolded myself. Nico told me he loved me, and I believed it. I knew Nico, and he wouldn't say something like that if he didn't mean it. But the thought kept coming back, harassing me. Just don't worry about it. I would tell myself, but it rattled me. It scared me deep down. I feared Nico would leave me.

We were laying cuddled together under his covers, one of our rare moments spent together. Nico's head rested on my chest and his legs were tangled with mine. His eyes were closed and he hummed a sad little tune. I wrapped my arms around him and rubbed his back. I kissed the top of his head. "I miss you, Nico." I whispered. He looked at me with tired eyes, no forced smile on his face. "Tell me where your mind is. Please, Nico."

He sighed and sat up, untangling himself from me. I frowned from the stolen warmth of his body, but waited for him to speak. "I was just thinking about something. It's not important though."

Not important. He said. Those seemed to be the only words he knew now a days. Clearly, something was bothering him, and I was desperate to know what it was. As angry as hearing those words over and over made me, I didn't want to push the matter because I didn't want to drive Nico further away from me. I sighed. "Ok then. How about you tell me what you want for Christmas." I at least wanted to keep him talking, if for no other reason than to hear his voice.

He furrowed his brow in thought and stared out the window. "Hmmm. I guess I want-" he started, then his eyes grew wide. I turned to follow his gaze out the window, but I saw nothing. Before I could even ask him what it was that he had saw, he threw the covers off and flew out of the bed. "I'm sorry Will! Just wait here! I'll be right back!" he said, putting on his shoes. He pulled the door open and ran through it. I jumped up and made to follow him, but when I got outside and looked around, I saw no sign of him, other than his tracks leading away from the cabin to the forest. I hesitated, debating whether to follow him in or not. I decided not to, instead giving him space. He said to wait for him here. He'll come back. He has to. It's his cabin after all. I thought as I walked back in the cabin, closing the door behind me.

(XoXo)

Fifteen minutes. Nico had been gone for fifteen minutes. By that time, I was pacing the room, my mind filled with worry. Why is he taking so long? What could he be doing? What if he isn't coming back? Could he have run away from camp so that he wouldn't have to break up with me? I know, I know, those were stupid questions. But at the time, I was so paranoid that I began jumping to conclusions.

Out of my mind with worry, I put on my shoes and jacket and ran outside, ready to search the whole camp for my missing lover. I didn't need to look far though. Almost as soon as I stepped out of the cabin, I saw Nico walk out of the forest. I almost sighed with relief, until I saw Percy Jackson walking next to him. Nico was wearing a jacket that I knew belonged to Percy; I had seen Percy wearing it once when he was leaving camp for one of his quests. My heart pounded in my chest as my mouth hung open wide. What really got my blood boiling was the hug that Percy gave Nico before parting ways with him. Nico held his hands at his side awkwardly, but nodded at Percy before saying a few words to him. They parted and Nico turned and began walking back to the cabin. Quickly, I went back inside, took my shoes off, and sat on the bed as though I had been there the whole time. Half a minute later, Nico walked in and closed the door behind him.

"Nice jacket." I couldn't stop myself from jealously saying. Nico frowned and took the jacket off, placing it on a chair. Why on earth had he even accepted Percy's jacket when he could've borrowed any one of mine? Why was he even in the woods talking with Percy? Was Percy the reason that Nico had jumped out of the bed so frantically in the first place? And if so, did that mean that I was right in thinking that Nico still loved Percy? My mind swam with more questions than I could possibly ask at one time, so I decided to ask the most inconspicuous one first. "Where were you?"

Nico shrugged and sat down on the bed next to me. "I went to see Chiron."

I shot up at the obviously lie. "Dammit, Nico! I just saw you with Percy! He hugged you! You were even wearing his jacket! You've been pushing me away all week, then you go and run to Percy while we're in the middle of a conversation!" I shouted. I couldn't stop the shaking in my hands, so I balled them into fists. "Why are you lying?!"

Nico stood up next to me. He was shaking as well. "Because I knew you would be upset!" he shouted back at me, with anger in his glistening eyes. I could tell that he was close to tears. So he does love Percy. He hasn't left me yet because he didn't want to hurt my feelings. And now comes the break up.

Tears fell from my eyes before I knew it. I hadn't ever wanted Nico to see me in such a wretched state. Now I was a hot crying mess, but the harder I tried to stop my tears, the more furiously they fell. "Do you love him?" I asked through sobs. My heart broke as I thought of losing Nico. He was the only person who ever made me feel as though I could do anything. The feeling he gave me was beyond euphoria, it was love. As long as I had his love, I wouldn't ever need anything else in the world. He was my reason for living. He was my smile.

Nico wrapped his arms around my neck and licked my tears away. "You are the one I love." He kissed my cheek. "I'll say it as many times as I need to until you believe it with unwavering certainty. I love you, Will Solace." New tears formed in my eyes, but Nico caught them before the fell. "But Percy-" I started to say, but Nico cut me off with a kiss. "Not Percy. Will." He smiled, which was something I hadn't seen him truly do in almost a week. "How can I prove to you that I love you?" he asked.

"Kiss me." I said through the lump in my throat. He smiled again (wow, two in the same day!) and kissed me just as I asked. The kiss was soft and slow at the start, but quickly turned heated. I guess a week without really tasting each other was too much to bear. We fell to the bed and quickly became tangled in each other. My hands roamed his body, touching anything it possibly could. I had been Nico deprived and I needed my nourishment. I guess Nico thought the same too, because he tore off his shirt and started undoing my pants. He released my erection from its confinement and I kicked my jeans to the side. I removed his bottoms, taking the time that our lips were apart to catch my breath. "Oh Gods, Nico! I love you so much! I don't know what I'd do without you!"

"I love you too." He kissed me again, drawing my breath from me. I didn't mind though. I would gladly give my breath for him. We broke apart. "Now, it's time for me to prove it." I was going to tell him "I know" and that he didn't need to prove his love to me, but before I could even form the words, a moan erupted from my throat and tore out of my mouth. Nico's mouth wrapped around my member and his tongue glided along its length.

"Oh Gods, Nico!" I moaned as he continued to work his mouth around my shaft. I couldn't believe it! Nico was giving me a blow job! For the entire time we had been dating (just about five months) I had never expected Nico to go down on me. Not that I had minded, because I was more than happy to be the one going down on him. I loved seeing the pleasure etched on his face and laced with his moans. Besides, I knew I wouldn't last long if Nico, my sexy-without-knowing-it Nico, had ever went down on me. But it was happening right before my eyes. Nico's erotic body between my legs, as he sucked my cock and pumped his own, clearly immersed in ecstasy. "Shit! This feels-" I couldn't finish my sentence. It felt so damn good! His moans vibrated through my dick in his mouth and sent me over the edge. I couldn't stop the eruption as I spewed my seed into his mouth. I gasped and Nico swallowed my cum. I was still super hard. "Oh my Gods! I'm so sorry! I should've warned you before I came!"

He shook his head. "Its fine." He said and looked down at my still very much erect penis. He frowned. "You're still hard. Did it not feel good?" I laughed out loud at the absurdity of anything Nico did not being good. He shot me a hurt look. "I'm sorry, but you don't have to laugh! This is the first time I've done that!" he huffed and began to get off of me.

I grabbed his waist and flipped him beneath me. I kissed him nice and long, while pressing my throbbing cock against his. "Nico, it felt amazing! I laughed because I couldn't believe you even had to ask me that." I kissed him again. "And I'm still hard because I want more of you. Let me make love to you." I whispered against his lips. He blushed furiously, but nodded his head. I smiled and pressed two of my fingers against his lips. Nico sucked them in his mouth, covering them (thoroughly) with a coat of saliva. I pulled them out and placed them at his puckered entrance. Pressing them into him, I began preparing him for something bigger. I thrusted my fingers in his ass, each time, probing his walls for the bundle of nerves I knew would grant my lover euphoria. He bucked his hips with a moan, and I smirked in triumph. "Patience, young man. I have to properly get you ready." I teased.

He squeezed my arm, still bucking his hips wildly every time my finger rubbed up against his prostate. "I'm ready! I'm ready!" he moaned. "Holy Hera, Will! Just put it in me! I want to feel you in me!" My crotch flared with desire. I wanted to be inside him just as much as he wanted me to be. A feral growl rumbled in my throat as I removed my fingers and replaced them with something thicker. I pounded into Nico, every thought of foreplay blown from my mind. I wanted him. I needed him. I just had to have him. So I did. For over two hours, I made love to Nico in every possible position my brain and body could think of. The sun had set, but we were far from finished. Nico had orgasmed about six time, myself along with him, but my body still hadn't had enough of him. Neither had my heart. My love for him had grown exponentially (not that I didn't love him more than humanly possible already before) and my heart soared to unbelievable heights.

Finally, I rode out my last orgasm inside him as he came onto my chest. After emptying everything I had inside of me into Nico, I collapsed and rolled off of him. Breathing hard, I checked to see if Nico was alright. He laid next to me panting heavily. "You alright?" I asked.

He nodded and snuggled into me, kissing my chest through my shirt. "That was-"

"Amazing?" I finished for him. He nodded. I wrapped my arms around him and drew him closer. We stayed like that for a minute and steadied our breath. I wouldn't have minded staying wrapped up in each other like that for the rest of our lives, but I had a few questions I wanted answered, even if it was about to disrupt the peaceful bliss we had settled into. "Nico?" he hummed contentedly in response. "Why were you with Percy?" I asked cautiously.

"I needed his advice about something." He mumbled into my shirt.

"What was it about? If it was something important, then you know you could've come to me." I waited for his response, but it never came. "Did it have anything to do with your quest?" he nodded. 'So Percy can know but I can't?' is what I wanted to say, but I knew better. I knew it must have been because he didn't want me to know how upset it made him. But why Percy? Why not Chiron, or Jason, or someone else who hadn't once held the love of my most precious Nico? Instead of asking all that, I simply asked, "Can you tell me about it?"

Nico sighed, but nodded. "I went to the underworld to gather materials for my sword, but that was just a cover story. I really went so that I could speak to my father. I wanted to confess my love for you to him. He once told me that he hoped that one of his children could find true happiness. I was going to tell him, but then I panicked. I ran from his palace without saying a single thing. I was a coward." I started to tell him that he wasn't a coward, but he shook his head, stopping me. "I know what you're gonna say, but it's true, I am. All week I've been trying to think of a way to come out to my father. I was so worried about it, that I guess I hadn't realized that I had been pushing you away. I'm sorry." He smiled apologetically at me, then kept on talking. "It's just, besides you, Percy is the only one who knows I'm gay. So I went and asked him for advice about coming out to my father. He hugged me because he was trying to comfort me. I kept calling myself a coward."

"And the jacket?" I asked, still stupidly jealous over something as trivial as clothing.

Nico shrugged. "I was cold. He told me I could borrow it and give it back to him tomorrow."

I'm so stupid. I thought. Still, I couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy. "Wear my shirt." I said and pulled my shirt over my head. I handed it to him.

He laughed at me and took it. "But I don't need it anymore. We're inside."

"I know," I said. "Just put it on, please. I wanna see you in my clothes, not some other man's." I pouted.

He sighed and stood up, pulling the shirt over his head. It settled low down his shoulders. The long sleeves draped over his arms, and he rolled the sleeves up over his wrist to free his hands. The shirt went past his crotch and stopped just above the middle of his thigh. Suffice to say, it was huge on him. "Happy?" he giggled and stood with his hand on his hip. Sexy.

"Very. Now come here and let me hold you." I smirked. Truth be told, after all the love making I did that night, I was tired. And I could think of no better way to fall asleep, than with my sexy, kare-shirt wearing boyfriend, whom I loved like no other. He smiled, then climbed in the bed next to me. We fell asleep wrapped in each other's arms.

(XoXo)

The sun was peeking through the bathroom window as I brushed my teeth (I had decided to bring a tooth brush to Nico's cabin ages ago) and smiled at my reflection. Last night had been amazing. And waking up next to the person you loved knowing that everything was exactly as it should be had put me in a very good mood. As always, I woke with the rising sun, and had left Nico sleeping in his bed. I stepped into the bathroom to shower and freshen up. Now, I stood in his bathroom with a towel around my neck, dressed only in my jeans from the previous day. I'd really have to bring some of my clothes to Nico's room for times just like this. I'd just have to change later on that day.

There was a knock at the door. As I wondered who it was, I heard Nico shuffle out of bed and open it. I peeked through the bathroom door and saw Nico standing at the door in nothing but my shirt, talking to none other than Percy. What was Percy doing here? Then I realized that he came to claim his jacket. Nico seemed to realize that he didn't have on any bottoms and blushed. He grabbed the jacket off of the chair and handed it to Percy, not once looking him in the eyes. That was Percy's cue to take his leave, but he continued talking to Nico, almost as though looking for a reason to stay standing in the door way in front of my half naked lover. I rinsed my mouth and was determined to let Percy know that Nico was mine. I walked up behind Nico and wrapped an arm around his waist. I kissed him full on the mouth, and snaked my tongue between his lips. I pulled away from Nico, who gasped at the sudden display of affection. "Santa's gonna put you on his naughty list after what you did last night." I smirked as sexily as I could and said loud enough for Percy to hear.

He blushed and his eyes fell to the floor. "I'll see you later, Nico." He nodded to me. "Will."

"Percy." I nodded in response and watched him as he walked away.

"Will!" Nico shouted incredulously and swatted my arm. Ouch. I thought, but decided not to voice out loud. "What did you do that for?! Now he's gonna go tell everybody!"

"I thought we were gonna go public anyway!" I laughed.

"I was gonna tell everybody after New Years! Christmas hasn't even passed yet!" he blushed a deep red and turned his back towards me. He was pouting. Gods I loved Nico.

"Well, better sooner than later. Besides, it's too late to take it back now. We might as well run with it and tell everybody now" I kissed his neck. "Besides, I want everyone to know how in love I am with you."

He sighed, and turned to me with a small smile. "Guess I have no choice now, huh?"

"Nope." I smirked.

(XoXo)

We walked into the dining pavilion hand in hand. Some people turned and looked at us, whispering. Nico shrunk behind me from the attention, but he held fast to my hand. At least he didn't run away. I walked Nico to his table and drew him in close. "Are you gonna be ok?" I whispered into his ear. He nodded, blushing deeply. "Good. See you after breakfast?" he nodded again. We must have looked interesting, because when I glance around, I saw that we held everyone's attention. I'll give them something to look at. I thought and smirked. I placed one hand on his lower back, while the other cupped his chin. I pulled him in for a long, slow kiss that provoked gasps from all the peering eyes. Nico blushed as I walked away and sat down at my table. Oh yeah. I thought. This is gonna the best Christmas ever.

Well, there you guys have it. the long awaited chapter. was it worth the wait? I hope so, cuz I probably lost a lot of readers with my long absence. *sighs* such is the life of a busy Nursing student. And on another note, I know I said that there would only be one more chapter after this one, but I was thinking about writing an extra chapter after this one. if I did, it would be a small chapter, more like the size of an excerpt. I don't know, i'll think about it. but enough of my ranting. Make sure you review! thanks, love you! *I forgot to mention this earlier, but Kare-shirt refers to the erotic way a girlfriend (or in this case boyfriend) wears their boyfriend's shirt, usually without any bottoms on.