Well, well, well. Would you look at that. Guess I'm not the only one whose lost their groove recently. Don't believe me? then read on. I'm sure Will Solace would agree with me on that.

Oh, and just so you all know. It took most of the day for me to figure out that song. In other words, that song was made entirely for this one-shot. This would be my second song... ever. My first was kind of an embarrassment.

Anyway, hope you all enjoy.

Always Be My Hero

Will Solace lay on his bed, throwing toothpick sized twigs at the makeshift dartboard he had pinned on the wall of his cabin. It was the day after most of the campers had gone home, but it was completely boring. And everyone kept on saying that there would be a heap of new campers coming. With a sigh, he scored a perfect bullseye on the last of his twigs before getting up and going down the stairs to the music room of the Apollo cabin.

The music room was filled with musical instruments of pretty much every kind. Okay, so it wasn't every kind of musical instrument the world had seen, but they were the essentials; massive drum kit – top right hand corner of the room; multiple types of guitars – along the west wall; grand piano – in the middle of the room; portable keyboard – next to the piano; massive harp – not too far from the keyboard and the piano; wind instruments – over in cases on the north wall; brass instruments – over on the east wall, also in cases; about twenty lyres – over on the wall with the guitars; every other instrument in the room (including a set of bagpipes) – along the south wall.

Will took an acoustic guitar from the wall and went over to the chairs that shared the middle of the room with the bigger instruments. After a few strums, however, he leaned his head back on the sofa he had chosen and stared up at the ceiling. Ever since Nyssa had kissed him on the cheek in Olympus, he hadn't been able to think straight. And it was visibly affecting his way of life. For the past two weeks, he hadn't been able to do anything right.

Thinking back, he made some pretty stupid mistakes. The night after the final battle, during the camp's sing-a-long, he wasn't able to produce a single sound. His whole leading the Apollo Cabin was practically in shambles, but then again the whole cabin was in shambles (he blamed himself). He very nearly killed Clarisse during archery practice one day (needless to say, he ended up in the infirmary). His medic skills had gone from cool to drool. And, most importantly, he'd disappear whenever Nyssa was involved. To be completely honest, he should have been in the forges with the Hephaestus Cabin at that moment.

Finally, he realised why his brain was all mushed up. All it took was about the entire time between the end of the war and that moment. He couldn't believe it. It was Nyssa. She was making his brain turn into mush. He didn't know how or why, but he knew it was her.

Trust a girl to ruin a guy's life.

Another sigh managed to escape Will's lips as he looked down at the guitar he still held. It was his favourite; made out of wood and celestial bronze. Lee had given it to him on his birthday three years ago. The memory instantly brought to mind the very words that old cabin leader had spoken when he had handed the gift to his younger brother.

" Hopefully, Will, this will help you serenade the girl of your dreams." Lee had said.

Now, Will was praying his brother had been right. Before he knew it, his fingers had begun to strum the strings once more. But this time, it was with a rhythm unlike any he had heard since then. The next thing he knew, words were popping into his head from every direction.

" I close my eyes to the dark of night

As thunder crashes… no… as thunder drums…"

Nyssa sighed heavily before making up her mind and heading over to the door of her cabin. It was clear to everyone else that she was worried, but no one else knew why. All she knew was that Will Solace had been avoiding her since the final battle… and she wanted to know why.

" Where are you going?" Jake Mason called from behind her.

" Out." She replied curtly. " It is free time, after all."

With that said, she closed the door and crossed the green to the Apollo Cabin. She was going to find out what the son of Apollo was up to if it was the last thing she ever did. Austin opened the door only to spray her in the face with a mix of party streamers and silly string.

" Oh, gods. I'm so sorry. I thought you were Kayla. We had the steps rigged up and… I'm so, so sorry." He apologised, offering her a towel that one of his siblings had hurried to hand him.

" It's fine. Where's Will?" Nyssa replied, taking the offered towel.

" He's down in the music room. I think he's finally got his grove back."

" Can you take me to him? We need to talk."

" Sure. Come in."

Austin led Nyssa to the back of the cabin and down the stairs. On the way, she couldn't help but notice the blank piece of paper still tacked to the wall by what looked like fifty toothpick sized twigs. And the way that it was lined up to Will's bunk made her wonder if that blank piece of paper was a replica of his mind. But it was as she came down the stairs that she was forced to stop, the sound of Will's well known singing voice echoing through the room.

" I close my eyes to the dark of night,

As thunder drums on and the rain sings soft,

But I don't expect her to be there,

No, I don't expect her to be my light.

" She stood with her hand outstretched,

Not an ounce of darkness touching her.

It was a curious thing to see,

But it was like the dark had met its match.

" Her skin as warm as hot cocoa,

Her hair as dark as chocolate.

Her eyes burning with a passion,

That I'll never know.

" I don't know how she does it,

But it's as true as my arrow.

The way she stood in front of me,

I knew,

She will always be my hero.

" People turn from the sight of her,

fearing the trouble she may cause.

But not I, no, not I.

And I've never been so sure.

" The way she smiles is like the sun,

Burning in the sky and in my heart.

The way she works accentuates

my thoughts of she and I as one.

" But I doubt.

" Her skin as warm as hot cocoa,

Her hair as dark as chocolate.

Her eyes burning with a passion,

That I'll never know.

" I don't know how she does it,

But it's as true as my arrow.

The way she stood in front of me,

I knew,

She will always be my hero.

" Now I sit with shambled brain,

Thinking of what happened.

To lose my world in one fell swoop,

Created a storm inside my head.

" Back to the thunderous drums I go,

Back to the forever darkness.

But then her light returns to me

And that light shines through the rain.

" And finally I hear what I know.

" Her skin as warm as hot cocoa,

Her hair as dark as chocolate.

Her eyes burning with a passion,

That I'll never know.

" I don't know how she does it,

But it's as true as my arrow.

The way she stands in front of me,

I know,

She will always be my hero.

" I don't know how she does it,

But it's as true as my arrow.

The way she stands in front of me,

I know,

She will always, always be my hero."

Austin looked from Nyssa to the still oblivious Will. He had a feeling that he knew exactly what the song was about… who the song was about. But he also knew when something was about to turn awkward and fast. As gently as he could, he placed his hand on Nyssa's shoulder in an attempt to get her to realise that it was best to leave Will for a little while longer. Unfortunately, his message went unheard or else misinterpreted. With a shrug of her shoulder, the daughter of Hephaestus rushed back up the stairs and out of the cabin.

" Nyssa, wait!" Austin called. " I don't think… Nyssa!"

" Nice going, idiot!" one of his sisters growled as he ran up the stairs.

Will, however, instantly froze, his back ridged. He didn't know how, but he was sure Nyssa had heard every word of his new song. And he was pretty sure that she misunderstood, hence the yelling that was going on upstairs. With a few deep breaths, he somehow managed to place the guitar on the sofa beside him.

That's when he started to thaw out. First, his hand started shaking. His breath became heavy shortly after as he felt the blood rush up to his face. Slowly, he stood from where he sat and clenched his fists. But his anger wasn't quick to simmer down. In a fit of rage, he had stormed up the stairs.

" You are so dead, Austin!" He roared, his voice somehow echoing through the camp.

All that could be heard afterwards was the faint 'Eep' coming from the younger son of Apollo.

Well, it looks like Austin's gone and gotten himself in trouble. Hopefully Will doesn't actually kill him. Anyway, how did you like it? More importantly, how did you like my song? Please let me know.