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Nico rolled over to the edge of the bed as he fluttered his eyes open. The first thing he saw was Will’s clothes at the floor of his cabin. A sense of panic washed over Nico as he checked if he was wearing clothes, then sighed in relief when he saw he was indeed in his pajamas. “Thank the gods.” He then turned to the other side of his bed to look for his possibly naked boyfriend then couldn’t help but giggle when he felt something lick on his face.
He immediately stood up from his bed then saw a golden retriever looking at him with excitement, his tongue was out and he’s tail was wagging as he sat at Nico’s bed, looking at him expectantly. Nico then glanced at Will’s clothes on the floor, “Oh gods.” He then approached the dog then patted it on the head, the dog immediately leaned into his touch, “Will?”
The dog whimpered then nodded. Nico sighed as he kept scratching the back of Will’s ear, “Who did this to you?” Will then jumped of the bed then ran outside, Nico quickly changed into more decent clothes then followed. He looked for the golden retriever as soon as he came out, then saw the Stoll Brothers laughing at the said dog, as the crowd gather around them.
Nico felt a bit of anger seep into him, he should’ve known. The temperature dropped as he walked towards the Stolls. The crowd parted at the energy he omitted and the Stolls seemed ready to run, but Nico shadow travelled behind them, catching them by surprise, “Oh no you don’t, not after what you did to Will.”
Travis and Connor exchanged a look. Connor tried for a smirk eventhough he was physical shaking, “Oh please Di Angelo, you don’t scare us.”
Nico smirked, “Oh really now?” He then focused so that a skeleton’s hand would pull on their foot. When it happened, both the Stolls screamed, and the crowd started to laugh. Will even wagged his tail at the sight, but Nico wasn’t done, he summoned the skeletons’ full body and let them carry the Stolls towards the river. Halfway there, he heard Travis shout, “You’re gonna pay for this, di Angelo!”
Nico just rolled his eyes at this as he muttered, “I doubt that.” He then looked at the crowd, who was staring at Will with curiosity. The golden retriever ran behind him, trying to hide. Nico scowled at the crowd, “I don’t think he wants an attention at the moment.” The crowd slowly dissolved until Lou Ellen was left.
She approached the two then observed Will, “Luckily, he still has his own train of thoughts and it’s not anything permanent. He should be back to normal by tomorrow.”
Nico was kneeling beside Will as he nodded, “Thank you. I’ll keep an eye on him the whole day then. Maybe we could play some games, and ooh! I can take him on a walk on the forest, and dam, I always wanted a golden retriever, they seem so big yet so friendly. Well, to be honest any animal that won’t cower on my death aura would be nice, but golden retrievers are my favorite.” He then shut himself up when he realized he was rambling. He then continued patting Will’s head.
Lou Ellen cooed, “Ooooh, looks like someone has a soft spot for golden retrievers.”
Nico huffed, “Do not.” Then Will decided to leak his face, Nico can’t help but smile, “Oh stop it sunshine! You’re making it really hard to keep a straight face.” Will barked happily then laid down on Nico’s lap. Nico can’t help but smile at how cute Will was.
Lou Ellen chuckled, “Guess I’ll leave you to it.” Then she walked away. Once she was gone, Nico faced Will with a smile and excitement he can’t help, “So sunshine, what do you wanna do today?”
Will stood up from Nico’s lap then started jumping around, “Do you want to go on a jog?” Will wagged his tail in excitement, and Nico that as a yes. That’s when Will started to run towards then Nico followed and chased him through the forest. When he finally caught up, they emerged on the beach and Nico stumbled as he tried to reach for Will, making him hug Will then roll over the sand, landing them on a position where Will was above him. Nico was panting and laughing hysterically, “Gods, that was fun!”
He then heard footsteps approaching him, and saw Percy Jackson running towards him, “Neeks! Are you okay? I saw you rolling on the sand.”
Nico tried to compose his laughter but can’t stop the smile on his face as he sat up, while still hugging Will, “Yeah, just playing with my boyfriend here.”
Percy looked confusingly at the golden retriever then smiled in understanding, “That explains why the Stolls were in the lake.”
Nico laughed, “Yeah, totally not my fault.”
Percy rolled his eyes then looked at Will mischievously, “So, this is Will Solace, eh?”
Nico glared at him, “No funny business, Jackson! If you dare drown him or even just lay finger at him, well… I won’t go easy on you.”
Percy raised his hand defensively, “Hey no funny business from me, promise.” Percy then smirked, “Aww… Nico di Angelo, the sone of Hades, aka the Ghost King is being so protective of his golden retriever of a boyfriend! This is all too adorable!”
Nico glared at Percy again, “Shut up! I’m warning you now, Seaweed Brain.”
Percy pouted, “Hey, you have no right to call me that, deathboy.”
Nico crossed his arms, “Oh you’re sooo testing my patience.” He was about to summon skeletons when Will barked at him the tackled him, licking his face over and over again. Percy chuckled at this, “Well, nice talking to you Nico. See you around!” Then Percy was gone.
Nico then started tickling Will on his tummy, “You’re so much more tolerable when you don’t talk about my health 24/7. I could get used to this.”
Will then attempted to bite his finger, so he took it away, then saw Will stare at him with puppy eyes as he whimpered. Nico had to look away, because human Will’s puppy eyes were already hard to resist, this just makes it completely impossible. Nico then made the mistake at peaking at Will then sighed, “Fine, I guess your mother henning is for the best, and I do miss cuddling with my human boyfriend.”
Will then leaned his head at Nico’s shoulder then the two just stared out at the peaceful beach for a while. The rest of the day was just spent, making sure Will was entertained and wasn’t starving. They took a walk around camp, then had a picnic, Will would lick Nico everywhere on his face every chance he got. Nico even brought Will to Mrs. O’Leary and the two seemed to enjoy each other’s company.
By the end of the day, Nico was tired, and was also covered in saliva all over his face, and so he took a shower. When he got out, Will, who was still a golden retriever was already sleeping soundly on his bed. Nico smiled then laid beside him. He hugged the dog then fell asleep himself.
When he woke up the next day, he felt arms hugging him. He opened his eyes to see bright blue eyes meet his brown one. Will was human again. He smiled at Nico, “Morning, love.”
Nico then looked down, then blushed, “Uh- umm, can you uh… put some clothes on?”
Will looked down then blushed too, “Oopsies” Nico then covered his eyes as Will pick up his clothes from yesterday then changed, “Uh, you can open your eyes now.”
Nico sighed in relief, “gods, that was embarrassing.”
Will smirked, “So, you have a soft spot for retrievers, huh?”
Nico buried his face in his hands, “Oh shut up, Solace.”
Will chuckled, “I see that your type really are blondes.”
Nico groaned, “Please go back to being a dog, your more fun and less annoying that way.”
Will pouted dramatically, “Are you implying that I’m boring?”
Nico smirked, “More or less, yeah. Why? Did I hurt your precious little fragile feelings?”
Will smirked, “Oh no, you did not.” He then jumped on top of Nico then started to shower the younger boy with kissed, “Am I still boring now?”
Nico whined, “Willll! Stop that.”
Will smirked, “But, I’m just showing my affection in a fun way.”
Nico then pushed Will out of him, and Will just laughed as he laid down beside Nico. Nico rolled his eyes, “If there’s anything I miss about normal Will is that atleast I don’t have to shower in saliva for every kiss.”
Will chuckled at this, “Is that all?”
Nico sighed, “I also miss our cuddles.”
Will’s expression softened then opened up his arms, “Come here, I’ll let you be the small spoon.”
Nico rolled his eyes but fell into the embrace anyways as he leaned into Will’s chest, “Why am I always the small spoon?” he muttered half-heartedly.
Will chuckled, “Just simply because you’re shorter.”
Nico groaned, “Be glad I feel like cuddling or else I would’ve kicked you by now.”
Will hummed in satisfaction, “Maybe we can get a dog in the future, then we’ll train it to like you.”
Nico just smiled at the thought as they continue to cuddle until it was time for breakfast.