Nico's on his fifth plate of food, pizza topped with pepperoni and extra cheese. He hadn't taken more then one or two bites of his food. He stops eating putting the plate on the floor. Will handed him the next plate pasta topped with green sauce, pesto. Nico took a bite and an odd expression took over his face. A mix of wonder and horror, sadness and happiness, delight and disgust.

"what is it?" Will asked staring attentively at Nico.

"It's just, it tastes just like things I used to eat in Italy when my mother and Bianca were still alive."

"So do you like it?" Will asked and Nico just shrugged. "Well then now that you're done eating you need to sleep." Nico sighed and pushed himself under the covers blocking out the light and curling up in a ball and falling into a deep deep sleep.

-Dream-

Tarturus was dark like it always was. Nico tensed waiting for whatever was to happen to happen. It always went the same way people he cared about would come and tell him how much they hated him and sometimes physically attack him.

"He's such a freaky dude, don't you wish he would just disappear?" Percy said appearing out of the foggy mist that surrounded the cave like area Nico was in. Nico just sat waiting for the dream to be over. Already he could feel his eyes tearing up like they always did.

"I know right, I wish he'd just go to hell," Jason replied and they laughed together.

"The worst part about him is that he's such a fag," Piper said as she hung onto Jason's arm like a sloth you see in pictures. Except a sexy hooker sort of sloth.

"Exactly. I just want to kill him, put us out of our misery," Reyna answered. She was holding a sword and Nico thought she was going to stab him with it. But the reality was much worse. "Will, come out here," Reyna said and Will emerged. He had on his beautiful smile, crooked and cute and so damn sexy. He grabbed the sword from Reyna's hand and walked over to Nico.

"And you thought I could like you. That I approved of your awful lifestyle. Well I don't. And I'll prove it to you," Will whispered lifting Nico's chin and staring straight into his eyes. He grabbed the sword and plunged it into Nico.

-Reality-

Nico woke up with his head throbbing and his leg shooting awful pain. He wished Natasha had just killed him. It would have been much better then the dreams and torture that was looking at Will and knowing he couldn't have him. No Will was straight Nico stuck the thought into his head pounding it in again and again and again as though it were a nail that needed to go into a board.

Will walked in a few minutes later armed with his bag of medical things that Nico thought of as torture devices. Awful things designed to make him miserable in front of his crush no less. The thought froze him. Had he really just called Will his crush?

"How are you doing this morning?" Will asked smiling brightly and another bubble of light shot out of him landing on Nico's hand. "Sorry about that," Will said staring at the bubble of light and brushing bright crimson red. "It just happens sometimes, can't control it."

"Fine," Nico grumbled watching as Will pulled out his stethoscope. He sat on the edge of the bed and helped Nico lean up. Nico's heart raced as Will pulled him upright. He did it slowly too,  tracing his fingers from Nico's belly button to the top of his shirt. 

"Purely medical reasons," Will said after as his touch left Nico's body.  He didn't much care. Will put the stethoscopes earbuds in his ear and slowly and gently putting the cold metal part on Nico's chest. Nico breathed in and out following the instructions Will gave him. The feel of Will's hands on his chest made his heart race quickly as though it were in one of the chariot races that happened every month. "You want to try using the stethoscope?" Will asked pulling the earbuds out and handing them to Nico.

"Okay?" Nico replied though his reply was really a question. Will Pulled Nico's black hair back sticking the earbuds in each ear properly.

"Now put it right here," Will stated pointing at a spot on his chest. He grabbed Nico's hand bringing it to his own chest. Nico could feel and hear Will's heartbeat and for some reason it seemed to spike as his hand reached his chest. He ignored it though. It probably had something to do with the.. Nico's mind searched for an excuse.

"You have a visitor," A voice shouted and the door swung open Jason stood there. He smiled a terrifyingly creepy smile as he saw Will and Nico there with Nico's hand on Will's chest and Will's hand on Nico's.

"I'll just go do doctor stuff," Will said rushing out of the room blushing really really hard.