Will's POV:
Will set one foot out the door and was tackled by an onslaught of emotions.
Taking a deep breath, he stood there stock still and tried to think of something to do.
Right now, there were two obvious choices. Both of them sucked.
Sighing, Wil wondered how the hell- or Hades, he thought drily- Nico managed to distract him long enough for him to (however momentarily) forget about his situation. Then again, Nico's story was so stupendously unbelievable that Will may have decided that Nico really was insane and just babbling, if not for the fact it was so stupendously unbelievable it couldn't be anything but the truth.
Strangely, thinking about Nico helped Will make his decision. If he went home now, his mother would probably ground him until kingdom come, and he'd never seen the black-haired boy again. Sure, Nico was slightly moody (A/N:...Slightly? Seriously, Will? XD) and was probably the most stubbornly annoying kid he'd ever met, but he wasn't that bad. He'd been through a lot. And now that he started to open up to Will, he wasn't going to let this chance go. At least he would get to say goodbye if he came back, whereas if he vanished and quit now, it would definitely be enough for Nico to never trust him again.
Also, he was hungry and his house was far away.
"I'm back." Will announced to the room as he walked in. "Miss me?"
Silence.
Will frowned. "Nico?"
"Mmmm?" Said boy was sitting on the bed staring intently at something that looked like a piece of paper. Will tensed. He didn't like the focused way Nico was staring at it, eyes filled with various conflicting emotions that Will couldn't name. Nico's hands were gripping the paper so tightly it was wrinkling, his knuckles white.
"What is that?" Will stepped forward and held his hand out. "Can I see?"
Nico hesitated. His grip loosened slightly, and Will could tell he was debating it. For some reason, he didn't seem to want to let the paper go.
"Fine." The word was barely audible, but Nico's actions pretty much explained what his reply was. He handed to note to Will.
Will smoothed out the edges of the paper and held it in front of him, reading it.
Dear Nico di Angelo,
I know who you are, even if you don't know me.
Listen to me when I say we can be friends. I have come thing in common with you.
I have a grudge.
And you do, too.
If you ever felt any anger at Bianca's death, if you ever had any desire to get revenge at your sister's murderer... meet me behind the dumpsters at you local supermarket.
I hope we understand each other.
This is your one chance to pay back for all your sorrow, Nico. Remember that.
Sincerely,
-G
P.S. If the police is alerted, you will lose your chance. People who could have prevented your sister's death or vengeance?
Chose wisely. Come alone.
Will read it again. And again. And then he was going to go for another time, but just then Nico yanked the paper from him.
"Jeez," Nico said, his tone annoyed. "How long does it take you to read? You're even slower then me, and I'm dyslexic."
"So am I," Will countered, his face flushed. "I was just reading it multiple times to make sure I knew what it said."
"I don't know if you've noticed, but one time usually does the trick."
"Not when I'm trying to process... all that freaking information," Will sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "So... what are you going to do about it? Should I call the police?"
"What? No!" Nico look scandalized by the very idea. "By the River Styx, I know I'm never going to forgive the officers for Bianca's death. No way."
"But it's not their fault she died-"
"Really? Because I can think of a million ways they could have prevented it!" Nico's voice was starting to rise in volume. "They could have caught Kronos sooner, could have-"
"Shut up," Will's starting icy voice caught Nico off guard as the younger boy stared at him in shock. "That's not you speaking, it's your anger. It was just a suggestion, don't get so upset about it."
Nico glared at him, but Will shrugged it off and continued. "Speaking of which, what are you going to do about it, anyways?"
Nico stared at him as if he'd just lost his mind. "What do you mean, what am I going to do? Meet this person, obviously!"
Will's jaw dropped. "But that's stupid!"
"So?" Nico retorted. "You have to take risks in life! And this is definitely one I'm willing to take! I don't care what you say-I'm going."
"No!" Will insisted. "You're going to get yourself killed."
"I should never have told you about this," was Nico's answer. "Why did I think you would help?"
"I am trying to help! By stopping you!" Truthfully, Will felt strangely happy that Nico had trusted him enough to think that he would help, and slightly disappointed that (Obviously) he was losing that trust. But letting Nico go alone was unthinkable.
"Your idea of 'help', isn't very helpful," Nico snapped. "Ever since you've come here, all you've done is boss me around! Your annoying. I can't believe that Chiron even hired you- acting all cool and mighty towards me, but crying like a baby when someone calls? Gods, you're pathetic. I would tell you to run back to your mom, but you're such a wimp that she probably hates you so much that she's willing for you to spend you whole summer here so she won't have to look at you. I wouldn't be surprised if she's the one that called you earlier!"
Will sucked in a breath. Nico had gone too far and he knew it. He didn't exactly blame the guy, after all, Will was preventing him for avenging his sister and anybody would be mad. But anybody with actual sense would realize that this was a trap! This 'G' person was obviously using Nico's own feeling against him, but that didn't ease the thing of what Nico had said, or the look on Nico's face as he realized he'd guessed correctly.
Will turned and walked right back out the door.
I'm such a crybaby, Will thought glumly as he washed his face in the public restroom. Thankfully, it was empty- it would have been awkward if some random strangers had seen him cry- and the place had given him some time to calm down and relax for a bit.
He felt ashamed of how he'd stormed out after Nico's insults. They hadn't been that bad, really, it was more of the shock of what Nico was saying that hurt him, and the reminder that he wasn't on the best of terms with his mom. Will also felt stung that Nico, even though angry, would say something like that.
Even if they'd bickered a lot, Will had thought they'd been on decent terms. After all, Nico had trusted him enough to tell him his story. But it seemed like that whenever he actually got the slightest bit near di Angelo's good side, something immediately happened that put him back at square one.
No matter how damaged their (kinda maybe sort of ish) friendship was, though, Will couldn't just leave because he'd let his emotions have the better of him. Chiron trusted him with this duty, he couldn't let him and himself down.
Sighing, Will made his way to room 704.
"I'm back." Again.
Silence. Again.
Will made a face. He was half-expecting Nico to be sitting on his bed and greet Will just as he had before, but the boy wasn't there.
In fact, Will couldn't see him anywhere in the room, and- was that a note?
Panic rising in his throat, Will hurriedly walked over and picked it up, a dreadful feeling in his stomach. The realization of what had happened dawned on Will all at once as the dreaded possibility turned out to be true. The note read:
Sorry not sorry. -N
Will's fist slammed down on the table and swore. How had he been such an idiot? He hadn't been thinking about Nico, had been selfishly only thinking about how the argument had effected him. Why hadn't he considered the fact that Nico would run?
Taking a deep breath, Will made the most ridiculous decision that he'd ever made in his life.
Yes, Will hadn't wanted Nico to go, because going alone was unthinkable.
And sure, two people going still was. But at least it was better.
Scribbling something on a piece of paper he found, Will left a note for Nico's cousins and dashed off towards the nearest supermarket.
-_- Another cliffhanger. I am a horrible person. XD
I bet everyone knows who G is... it isn't incredibly hard to guess...