A/N: I hope y'all appreciate how time consuming it is to fix the spacing on these fics so it's easier to read haha... :)

Nico didn't group with Will for the rest of training. Will had rejoined the kids from the Apollo cabin as they practiced archery. Will, as it turns out, was a good shot.

Nico practiced on the assault course, darting oncoming arrows. But he kept glancing over at Will who was back to his old goofy self, his stupid grin too big for his stupid face. Nico jumped up onto the monkey bars and hauled himself across a small mud lake before gracefully landing in front of three armed demigods poised to fight.

Nico smirked and let loose; swinging his blade and disarming two of the campers whilst leaving one on the floor looking a little worse for wear. He took off running, slicing large obstacles on his way. he jumped over a vault and sparred his way through a group of younger campers in seconds. He rolled over and jumped up before realising he had finished the course. He was breathing heavily but he looked up at Mr D, who looked unimpressed as always.

'Ah, fastest time. Woop de do. Move along Nicola.'

He mumbled pushing Nico out the way. Nico shook his Nicola. That was a new one, at least it began with an N this time. He sat down by the lake and washed his face in the crisp water. He shook the excess from his hair and glanced over to the archery station. Will was no longer there. Nico looked around. He could see Jason and Percy sparring while Annabeth taught Piper some new blocking skills. He couldn't see Will among the sea of campers but he could see Jane; a girl from the Apollo cabin.

'Hey Jane, uh seen Will?'

Jane looked a little startled, as if Nico had just appeared from the shadows.

'Oh, Nico... Will just went with a group to patrol the defences, there was some trouble or something.' She said looking a little terrified.

Nico took off running, away from the training and onlooking demigods as a roar swept through the grounds, shaking the trees. Nico cursed and ran faster, his feet pounding the soft ground beneath him as birds flew away from the forest. Nico seemed to not be the only demigod to notice the roar as several packs of campers formed around him, all heading in the same direction. To Thalia's tree.

Nico reached it first, his chest heaving as he looked around. All was silent. He looked frantically around trying to locate any sound. A deafening scream ripped through the silence and a girl was launched out of the trees, landing hard beside Nico. Nico dropped o his knees to check if she was still breathing. Nico could feel the shallow breaths on his palm as the other demigods rushed to her aid. Nico took off dating through the trees, his heart pounding and the feeling that something was very, very wrong.

Nico came to a clearing, a small group of demigods behind him.

'Cyclopes.' Muttered a voice next to his ear. Percy.

And sure enough a twenty foot cyclopes was swinging a club dangerously close to a ground of six demigods. A mop of curly blonde hair reached into his sheaf for another arrow but there were none there. He turned his head every so slightly and the cyclopes noticed. He swung violently at Will.]

Nico surged forward and knocked Will flat to the floor. The impact of the wooden club was enough to knock all the breath from Nico but somehow he held on. The club made a large arc in the air and Nico was released. As he fell he raised his sword and brought it down on the monster, slicing through the wet tissue of its single eye. Leaving Nico to fall to the ground.

Nico heard his name being shouted out above the roar of the monster as it stumbled forward and to the ground. Nico hit the ground hard but not before the beast fell to its knees millimeters from Nico. Jason soared past Nico, and him and the rest of the demigods attacked the cyclopes before it disintegrated into a pile of brown smelly ash and goo.

Nico slowly closed his eye and let the shadows slowly move over him. He could hear his name being shouted and the last thing he saw before succumbing to the darkness was Will's eyes, blurry above his face.

Nico's eyes flickered open, but took a while to focus.

'Hey he's awake.' Mumbled a voice.

Suddenly there were three different sets of eyes looking down on him.

'Nico? How you feeling, you're in the infirmary.' Mumbled blue eyes. Jason.

'mmm good.' Nico drawled sitting up. His head was swimming as Jason handed him a cup of ambrosia and nectar. He gulped it down and his vision cleared.

'Gave us a right scare.' Percy smiled lightly putting a hand on Nico's shoulder. The touch would have previously made his insides squirm but now he felt nothing... an empty pit.

But Nico was looking at Will, who was looking at Nico with such intensity he wished he hadn't woken up. His eyes were red and his cheeks streaked with tears. But he couldn't speak.

'Where's the cyclopes?' Nico said, his eyes not leaving Wills.

'You destroyed it.' Jason smiled. 'It was pretty cool, the way you jumped on that bat thing and jumped on him like that.'

'Pretty stupid.' Will mumbled, his voice full of venom.

'Aww c'mon. He's alright now Will, no harm done.' Percy said.

'No. Harm. Done.'Will glare flicked up to Percy and Percy blushed.

'We should go.' He muttered and he grabbed a fistful of Jason's shirt and hauled him from the infirmary much to his dislike and protest.

Will looked back to Nico.

'What the hell were you thinking?' He whispered.

Nico stammered a reply but he couldn't concentrate with Will looking at him like that.

'You weren't thinking.' Will spoke for him.

"'Do you have any idea how much stupid unnecessary danger you put yourself in? You could have died Nico!' Will sounded like he'd been punched in the throat.

'It was my mistake Nico, I should have taken the hit. Not you.' He whispered.

'Will... I'm okay.' Nico mumbled.

Will shook his head, tears forming in his eyes.

'But you might not have been!' His voice was raised slightly in a cry.

'It was just a cyclopes Will.' Nico whispered.

'But what next? A giant? A titan?' Will said frantically.

Nico got to his knees and crawled closer to Will.

'Will! Calm down!' Nico cried.

Will grabbed onto Nico and pulled him into an embrace, his hands folding around his shoulders as he sobbed into Nico's neck.

'Gods Nico, just...just don't do that to me again.' Will sniffed.

Nico felt sick. What was happening, he was blushing and he felt warm and confused. He'd never been hugged like this, with so much feeling that he might dissolve. And it felt... it felt nice. Nico's hands slowly circled Will's shoulders and he held him, until his breathing got under control.

Will shrugged back, breaking the hug- leaving Nico feeling very alone. He wiped his eyes. '

Sorry Nico... You... You just really scared me.'

Nico nodded. He couldn't speak.

'You should rest.' Will sniffed, getting off Nico's bed. 'I'll see you tomorrow?'

He lingered. Was he going to hug me again? Nico thought... Nico hoped. But he didn't he just rubbed his neck, gave a meek smile and left.

A/N: I drew this scene in some fanart and oh gods I was on the verge of tears. Hoping to put more Solangelo in the next chapter. But I think they would move really slow. Remember to follow and review.:)