TOLD YOU IT WOULD BE A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. At first I was like, 'oh yeah I already have half the chapter I'll be good.' And then I look back at the ages and I'm like- 'GOD DAMNIT' because I have half of the age 18 chapter, which means that this chapter took longer than expected, but here it is anyway, with the plot suggested by Angel of Frivolous Cakes818. And I love you guys for giving me so many wonderful suggestions, all of which I'm hoping to include in separate chapters, so I'm starting here and I'll try to get the other chapters out soon. Thanks for your support!

Age:17

Poke. Poke. Poke.

"How the hell am I even supposed to turn it on?" Will asked, looking at it incredulously.

He had gone nine years without speaking to his father when this monstrosity showed up on his doorstep a week after his seventeenth birthday. It was in a giant gift wrapped cardboard box, covered in suns, music notes, and for some reason, glitter. He had dragged it inside and up to his room before sending an emergency text to Nico, who showed up almost immediately in his newish black ferrari, which is what he got from his father for his birthday.

Nico had convinced Will to open it and soon enough they were staring at black and white keyboard. Nico looked at it curiously, but Will was standing there pouting.

"I can't play a keyboard Nico. You've seen me in music class. The only instrument I can actually play is a guitar," Will whined, "What the hell am i supposed to do with- this?"

Nico chuckled at Will's antics.

"Well," he said, "I can solve one of your problems."

He pointed to the button labeled ON/OFF. Will pressed it carefully,as if expecting it to slap away his hand or something. Nothing happened. It sat there, same as before.

"You have to plug it in dummy," Nico explained, "It's an electric keyboard."

Will proceeded to plug it into an outlet and press the button again. This time the board lit up before reverting to the normal settings. Something sparked in Nico's eyes, but Will didn't see it because he was too busy pressing random keys. Will pulled over his desk chair to sit in and tried playing around with tunes. Nico glanced around the packing material and saw an envelope sitting under scraps of paper.

"Hey Will," Nico said, handing him the envelope.

Will opening it to find sheet after sheet of complex music from all genres.

"Uhhhh," Will looked at it slack jawed, "This is impossible music. I'm gonna go get some water. You want anything?"

Nico shook his head as Will left the room. When Nico was sure Will was gone he sat down silently in Will's abandoned seat. Stretching his fingers out in front of him, Nico pressed his them lightly against the keys. Notes rang out into the air. Nico tore his hands away like he was shocked. Instead he reached to pick up the sheet music Will had dropped on the floor. Silently placing it on the music stand attached to the keyboard, he placed his hands back on the keyboard and began softly playing.

Nico didn't notice when Will walked back into the room, watching him play. The last note faded and Will began clapping. Nico looked up at him, stunned that he had appeared.

Will just looked at Nico with wide, questioning eyes.

"I used to play a little," Nico muttered.

"A little," Will scoffed, "You're amazing!"

Nico pale face turned a bright shade of pink. He turned back to the music and keyboard.

"Keep playing!" Will insisted, "It's really beautiful."

And so Nico played piece after piece at Will's insistence. Once they finished the music from Will's dad, Will went online and printed a few songs from his favorite movies.

"Now these," Will said, sounding like a little kid.

"Only if you sit with me darling," Nico said with a hint of a smile.

He scooched over on the seat and patted it, signalling for Will to sit down.

"Anything for you sunshine," Will responded.

Will sat down next to Nico and wrapped an arm around his waist. Nico jumped a little, but melted into Will's side as his face turned a light shade of pink. Will put the new music on the stand and stared at Nico with his puppy dog eyes. Nico pecked Will on the lips, leaving them both a shade of pink. Then Nico turned back to the keyboard and began to play the beginning of a song from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

*squeal* Solangelo fluff! I've always loved the piano, so when I took on the idea of one of them playing an instrument I just had to make it a piano. I know I have many suggestions, but I could always use more! For this or other stories/one shots.