A/N I love this chapter and there will be more like this soon! I'm thinking about maybe adding mild smut in later chapters and I think it'll fit... review or PM me if you have suggestions and I'll take them into consideration.
Nico's POV
Having a boyfriend almost a foot taller than you and weighs at least twice your size, makes it extremely hard to lug him around when he's incoherent and sick. Luckily Nico was blessed with the ability to shadow travel. On the other hand, shadow traveling was draining to say the least.
"Sorry Will." Nico mutters, knowing if his boyfriend knew what he was doing he would tie him to a bed for days. Nico reaches out and bends the shadows in order to bring them into the main room and into a bunk.
Since Will snuck out and went to work, he had changed out of his pajamas and back into shorts and his scrub shirt, meaning Nico had to maneuver Will into some more comfortable clothes.
Nico starts by stripping Will's pants off and throwing them off to the side, leaving him in his boxers. He then moves to his scrub shirt and pulls it over the boy's head. After discarding that, Nico lays a blanket over Will.
Is this how he feels when I don't listen to his 'sound' medical advice? Damn.
The son of Hades grabs a trash can and brings it over to the bedside in case Will starts throwing up again. He also grabs a cold pack from Will's discarded medical bag. Nico begins cleaning up Will's bloodied hand from ripping out his IV when he sprinted to the bathroom. Using his basic medical knowledge, Nico cleans Will's hand with antiseptic and dries it before wrapping his left hand tightly in gauze.
He'll be okay. He has to be okay. I need him to be by my side every second in the next couple of months.
With that thought, Nico comfortably lies down next to his boyfriend and holds him close.
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Will's POV
Pain. Heat. Cold. Shivers. Cramps. Pain.
Nico. I should be helping Nico. Pain wracks his body and his thoughts are cut short as he curls further into himself. Ow. OW! Why does everything hurt so much? Nico. Nico. I can feel him. He's okay. Thank the gods he's okay.
"Will. Will, what hurts?" Nico asks. The action of moaning in pain and clasping his arms around his midsection gives Nico all the answer he needs. "You're okay. It'll be okay." Nico leans over the side of the bed and grabs a fresh cold pack, the other being already lukewarm from the son of Apollo's radiating heat. He shakes it and gives some words of warning, "I'm sorry."
I'm sorry? For wha-
"Aagh!" Will screams as the ice cold object is placed against the back of his neck. "Aagh!" Fever induced hysteria takes over as the cold overwhelms his senses. He tries to pull away from Nico's grasp but his boyfriend holds him firmly in place.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It'll all be better soon. I promise. I know it hurts. Here." Nico's hand makes its way to Will's stomach and he begins to massage it. His hand works magic as he kneads it thoroughly and works out the cramps in the older boy's stomach, lessening the pain.
Oh my gods.
"You're okay. I'm here. Go back to sleep." Nico softly commands. His hands continue to massage the knots and extreme cramps as Will shivers and groans.
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"Hey Nico, how's he doing?" Someone states.
"Not great. He's super disoriented. He woke up in a lot of pain and I took his temperature again. It was 106.8 the last time I took it." Someone else, assuming Nico, responds.
"That's not good." The voices start to become clearer. "Have you done anything to try to bring it down? Or give him anything for the pain?" Kayla. "What are his symptoms as of right now?"
"Ice packs are the only thing I've done. His body is radiating so much heat even those get lukewarm after a little while. He's so overwhelmingly hot that he's shivering. He's been throwing up so I haven't tried to give him anything, hence the trash can. He was in so much pain when he woke up. I didn't know what to do." Nico.
"Hmm?" Will stirs awake.
"Hey Will." Kayla greets. She kneels down in front of him. "How are you feeling? Your fever's pretty high." She states as she presses the back of her hand against his forehead.
"E-everything hu-hurts, Kayla." Will mumbles.
"I know. You're gonna be okay. But this is what you get for overexerting yourself. Nico's taking care of you. I'm gonna run to the infirmary and grab some stuff then I'll be back okay." Kayla explains. Will nods as Nico threads his hand through the blonde's hair.
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"Nico, I got a lot more cold packs, Gatorade, Tylenol, heat packs, water bottles, and another IV kit once he needs it." Kayla states. "I'll come check on you guys after dinner and we'll go from there."
"Thanks Kayla. I really appreciate it." Nico says.
"Hey Will," Kayla starts. "Mark, Travis, and Connor are doing great. You healed them completely. They told me to tell you thank you."
"Mhm." Will groans. "Tell them it was-" He stops to swallow down more bile, "it was no problem."
"Are you gonna throw up more?" Kayla asks. Her brother nods while he holds his hand over his mouth. "Do you want me to leave?" He repeats the motion as he leans over the trash can. "You got this right?" The daughter of Apollo asks Nico.
"Yeah." Kayla quickly exits the dark cabin.
"Nico!" Will moans. Nico moves off the bed and in front of his boyfriend. Will's stomach cramps and bile mixed with stomach acid make its way up his throat. He buries his head in the trashcan and spits out the awful substance.
"It's okay. Get it out." Nico encourages. The younger boy rubs his boyfriend's back in soothing circles. Will's body convulses and gags hard but nothing comes up. He gags again and his shoulders hunch forward in an attempt to expel more of his stomach's contents.
"Oh Will." Nico sympathizes. "There's nothing left. You're all empty."
"No." Will protests. Nico grabs Will's shoulders and slowly but firmly pushes him back down onto the bed. "No. Nico, I'm gonna throw up…"
"You can't."
"But it hurts…"
"I know, baby. Just lay back." Nico commands. He grabs a cold pack from a pile of many and shakes it as he climbs into bed. "Scoot forward."
Will does as he's told and Nico slips behind his boyfriend's back. "Okay, lay back now."
The feverish teenager leans back onto his boyfriend's chest. Nico sets the cold pack on his chest and uses his left hand to pull Will's head back onto it while his right hand loops around Will's waist.
"S' cold." Will mumbles. Goosebumps run up and down his arm despite the fact that he's sweating. Nico's hand threads itself into Will's sweaty hair.
"I know. Just try to go to sleep okay? I'll be right here." Nico says. Will tenses when Nico's thumb begins rubbing his hip bone but quickly relaxes into his touch.
"I love you Nico."
"I love you too. Now relax Will." Nico kisses the top of his head and continues massaging it. Will's breathing evens out and his muscles relax telling Nico he was asleep and Nico is soon to follow.