AN: There's probably only going to be 1 chapter then an epilogue after this chapter is done. Let me know if you'd like this story to continue with a sequel, or at least a one-shot.

"Sabertooth" the sign read. Nico sighed, hoping he could either get drunk or find somewhere to sleep for the night, and entered the guild hall.

Approximately 6 years and 3 months later:

Nico was lurking in one of the shadows of Crocus. There weren't as many as there normally would be, due to all of the excitement and festivals leading to the Grand Magic Games, but he still found enough places to hide. He had been told to attack Fairy Tail, just as the rest of his guild had. Fairy Tail sounded familiar. Maybe he had spent a night there or drank them dry before he joined Sabertooth. He shook his head, he couldn't afford to get distracted.

Nico had spotted a girl with blue hair with the Fairy Tail guild mark on her right shoulder. Accompanying her was a white cat and a blond boy. He had a black guild mark on his chest, just like Nico. He couldn't help focusing on the boy. He looked a hell of a lot like Will, but that was impossible. Will died seven years ago, when he was on that island. "Fairy Tail's island." He whispered to himself. That couldn't be him, could it?

Before Nico knew what he was doing, he was marching up to the pair. He grabbed the blond by the shoulder and turned him so they were facing each other. He couldn't hide the surprise on his face when he realized the son of Apollo wasn't dead, which quickly turned to fury.

"Can I help you?" Will asked. Wendy and Carla were both watching the encounter silently.

"You don't remember me? Maybe this'll help." Before anyone could respond, Nico punched Will in the face, sending him to the ground.

"Oh my god, Will!" Wendy immediately knelt next to the boy and helped him up. She then turned towards the black haired boy. "What's wrong with you?" She yelled.

It was Will's turn to be surprised, his mouth practically hit the floor. "Nico? What happened to you? You're so old."

People from both of their guilds saw Nico punch Will. Fairy Tail was about to hurt Nico, so Sabertooth came in to fight. Natsu was about to blast as many people as he could with his fire, when Will hugged Nico. Everybody stopped and stared at the two boys. They were even more surprised when Nico hugged him back, a few tears falling from his face.

"Where the hell were you? I thought you died!" Nico whispered, not breaking the hug. If he did, Will might leave again.

"It's kind of a long story." Will said

"I've got time." Nico said.

"Mind introducing us?" Gray asked while holding Natsu back from attacking the new black haired boy.

Will looked up, as if he'd forgotten that they weren't alone. "He's my … uh." He looked to over to the boy he was hugging for help.

"I'm one of Nico's friends from before Fiore." He said, supplying him with an answer. He had discovered during his 7 years here that people weren't the friendliest with gay people, and it wouldn't help that they probably already hated him.

He nodded vigorously. "Yes, friends. We have a lot of catching up to do. Now, if you'll excuse us." He broke the hug, but held onto Nico's arm.

"Hey, we're not done with you yet!" Natsu yelled as the two boys ran off. He was going to chase after them, but stopped when Lucy grabbed his wrist.

"Natsu, let them be. Will can handle himself, I'm sure they'll be fine."

Will dragged Nico to his room, and sat down on his bed. Nico sat next to him, staring at Will's face. "Answers. Now."

"Short version, or long version?" Will asked.

"Short." Nico responded. He needed to know what had happened to his boyfriend.

"Well, a bunch of people in the guild went to Tenrou Island to have a sort of contest, and then Grimoire Heart attacked us. We defeated them, but then Acnologia, this huge black dragon, attacked us. Our first Master, Mavis, was about to keep us safe for locking us away for 7 years." Will said without taking a breath. He was rushing, something he did when he was nervous.

Nico leaned back. "Wow," was all he could say.

Unbeknownst to the demigods, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Erza were outside of his hotel room, spying on the pair. "What is Will doing? He's telling that guy everything!" Gray whispered.

"I don't see why we can't just go in and attack him." Natsu muttered

"He hasn't done anything wrong that we can prove. We just have to wait." Lucy reasoned.

"What happened to you?" Will asked, inside the room.

"Short version or long version?" Nico asked. It was only fair that Will go the same options that he did.

"Short." He said.

"Well, after you left, I … I couldn't take it anymore. Too many people had left, and alcohol helped with the pain. I don't think I was sober once for the year after your 'death'. Then, one day, I found Sabertooth." He said, avoiding Will's eyes.

"Oh Nico, I didn't mean to-." He was interrupted by Nico.

"Well you did. But, you came back, which is decent, I guess." He said.

They were both quiet for a moment. "So what do we do now?" Will asked

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