When they landed in New Orleans Nico pulled Will aside and urged him to talk. But, Will refused. He stubbornly crossed his arms and told Nico he was "Fine." Nico scowled at him. He couldn't deal with others stubbornness.

The Coach pulled out the map that Percy had given him. Lakeview, Carrollton and the Lower Ninth Ward had been circled. After studying the map for less than a minute the Coach put the map away and began to walk. He motioned for the boys to follow him.

"We're in Carrollton." He stated.

Nico didn't like the place; it was full of drunken ghosts. He felt like every move he took was being watched. He hated being watched.

"Annabeth would like this place." Will said looking at the buildings.

"Why are you thinking about Annabeth at a time like this?!" Nico's voice was brittle.

"Annabeth likes architecture and historical stuff doesn't she?"

"What's wrong with you?" He shouted.

"I think you're over reacting just a little." Will smirked.

"We're meant to be finding your dad! This isn't the time to be thinking about her!"

"You're jealous."

Nico stopped in his tracks. Gleason turned around, he'd tried to keep out of their argument but he could sense something was wrong.

"None of you know anything about me, so don't assume that you know things about me Will!"

Nico stormed away from them. The Coach put a hand on Will's shoulder. He pulled him along and they continued the search for Apollo. Will knew it was pointless but he didn't want to go back to Camp. Before he left he promised his cabin that he would fix everything and make it right. He was the cabin leader, it was his job after all. They all cheered and everyone was happy, besides Will's youngest sister, Mary. She was about five and she had the biggest tears that Will had ever seen. She said that she saw some bad thing that were happening to Apollo. And that she saw bad things going to happen to him and Will. Will hugged Mary and told her that he would fix it before any of that happened.

Nico managed to find somewhere quiet and away from other people. It was a vacant car park with many trees surrounding it. Nico screamed with anger and lashed out at the trees. He hated the way Will made him feel. He felt safe and calm with him. Will was gentle and kind but not in the annoying way Jason or Hazel were. They always checked up on him and babied him. Will treated him as an equal. Once Nico had let off steam he sat down on the grass. He looked around him; everything that he'd touched had died.

Nico had no reason to be jealous of Annabeth. He no longer liked Percy like that in that way. Annabeth and he were good friends.

Whenever Nico thought of Will he felt warm and whole. He hated himself for feeling that way. He knew it was wrong and stupid, there was no way that Will or anyone could return his feelings. He sighed and got up. He dragged his feet as he went to look for the others.

When he found them, they were in a rundown hotel. Will was on watch. He smiled when he spotted Nico. Nico sat down and forced himself not to look to Will. After many minutes of awkward silence, Nico spoke.

"Did you find anything?"

"No," Will muttered, "I... I'm sorry for how I've behaved."

"It is to be expected because you have a strong emotional link with your dad."

Will sighed, "That isn't an excuse. I'm going to make it up to you."

"You don't need to do anything."

"No, I do and I will." Will yawned and laid his head on Nico's lap, "is this okay?"

Nico froze not knowing what to do. He felt his heart rate quicken. It felt like a million butterflies were eating at his stomach. Will closed his eyes. Nico was still frozen with shock.

"How is one meant to react when a really attractive boy lays on your lap?" He thought.

The second he thought that he wanted to hurl himself off a cliff. It was sinful for him to feel the way he did.

But when he looked down at Will he was filled with a warm, fuzzy feeling. Why was he so ashamed of something that felt so right?

He went to speak but the words got trapped in his throat. Will opened his eyes and looked at him.

"Nico...I can move if you want." He whispered in a low tired voice.

"No," Nico blurted, "This is okay."