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Nico wasn't always like this, when he was young, he used to be kind of positive, but since his mother death, he had become in a pessimistic person, and since Bianca's death he hadn't trusted anyone.
Nico felt guilty and grief-stricken, was afraid that anyone who went in his life was going to leave, die or disappear eventually, so he didn't even try anymore, he didn't want to try anymore.
It had been like this for a while, until he met Will, he was different.
At first, it was hard for Nico to let Will enter to his life; Will was a walking ball of happiness, a very kind and optimistic person, and a really loved one in camp Half-Blood, he had nothing to do with Nico, who was feared, with that aura of death involving him all around, who was self-excluded from the living.
Something changed one night, in the infirmary, Nico saw something in the blonde's eyes, something similar to fear, to rage, to fault; that night, Nico Di Angelo thought that, maybe, him and Will Solace weren't that different in the end.
Ever since, they had been together, where Will went Nico followed and vice versa.
When it became an every-day thing, Nico started worrying.
It wasn't a secret that he was born a long time ago, he had some manners that were ancient, some habits that were out of style, some thinks a bit archaic.
Nico was raised like anyother child in the 40s in the south of Europe, with catholic and fascist ideologies; nowadays it was quite normal for two boys to be dating, but when he was just a little boy, it wasn't, and it was heavily punished.
So when Nico realized he had a crush on Will, felt the need to runaway and never return.
However, Jason, Reyna, Annabeth, Will and even Percy, helped him by showing that it wasn't something to be afraid of to be embarrassed of anymore, it wasn't something he had to hide.
Being back to Italy wasn't helping at all with that.
It was true that he had, in fact, agreed to come once his friends suggested to go on a trip to see Venice carnival, but now that he was there, he wanted to go back to camp and don't step outside in a while.
He could have done it, but Will was there, holding tightly his hand, bringing Nico support quietly.
Gods, he loved this boy so much.
The group wanted to go and see the architecture and the canals, they asked Nico, and after the confirmation of him being okay with it, they had started to go to places.
Money wasn't a problem at all, Nico and Hazel had cards with all the wealth of their father, and the others also had some money to spend without depending (too much) on the children of the underworld.
When Percy and Annabeth went to see some library, Hazel and Frank went to a horse spectacle, Jason, Piper and Leo decided to go grab some food and meet in the basilica of Saint Marcos, Will and Nico were leaved alone to do some activities too.
Nico was red because the fact of trying to hide his hand intertwined with Will's one.
—Hey, sunshine, everything alright?—
Will asked with a warm tone, while his soft and loving smile was in his face, even when he was a bit confused by Nico's poor attempt to cover their hands with his jacked.
—Yes, vita mía, just...uh...—
Nico's ears turned redder of embarrassment, he looked away, trying hard to not look at Will's ocen blue eyes, he always felt like he could might sink, drown and die in them.
—I get it, we can just pretend to be good friends if it helps you—
Will, his boyfriend, was the kindest person he had ever met, he was so understanding and caring that made Nico think that he didn't deserve him, even if Will had told him many times that wasn't true.
Nico wanted to say no, to kiss Will infront of all the people in there, but when he saw those "polizia di Stato" in the square, he let go of Will's hand, as if their lives depended on it.
Nico regret it instantly and tried to not fall down in a public space, Will was there to comfort him all the time.
—Sweetheart, it's okay, we can pretend to be just friends, really, I don't mind—
Nico knew Will didn't mind, not at all, but he felt guilty, he didn't want his official boyfriend to just act like his 'friend'
—Nobody needs to know what we do in our free time—
Will whispered in Nico's ear with a loving and seductive voice.
—Or how do you get those marks on your neck, or why do you always scream when I'm out of the infirmary, or...—
—That's enough I get the idea, uh...mate—
Will laughed at Nico's face when he said that word, as if the simple fact of saying it scratched his brain.
Will keep making fun of Nico all day, always making sure the raven was fine and comfortable with it, having his blondie with him made Nico feel more secure about himself, so much that he agreed to go to a funfair.
When they arrived to the place, Will was more than exited, he had never seen something similar to it, it felt so close, so small, so familiar.
First of all, they got the tickets, and with that, they went to the attractions of the area, Nico couldn't help but notice how much it had changed in all the years he had been missing from Italy.
Nico didn't know how he get to be in the only attraction that he was afraid of, it had hights and a possibility of dying in it if you weren't careful enough, also it was full of teenagers.
-Guarda quel ragazzo basso laggiù, è emo!—
-E il ragazzo biondo con lui? E' sexy.—
-Pensi che siano froci?—
Were some of the most repeated comments made by the young people in there, Italians were not used to foreigns to know Italian, but Nico wasn't a foreign, not at all.
—They are talking about us—
Nico whispered in Will's ears, a bit nervous, both because of the attraction and people.
—Yeah, no need to know their language to realize that, honey—
Will smiled sadly at him, of course he didn't know what they were saying, but it wasn't hard to guess that wasn't something good.
When the attraction strated to move, everyone started screaming and laughing, even them both, not minding anymore the people behind them, just wanting to enjoy their trip.
But as soon as Will was hit by two boys with black hair, intentionally.
—Fuori di qui deviatos!—
Nico had to react, he didn't want to use his powers, he just wanted to defend his boyfriend, right? There wasn't any need to do it, he didn't had the need to demonstrate that he was more powerful than the people in there.
The two boys screamed in panick when they fell to their knees, having to hold firmly on the steel attraction bars.
It stopped two minutes later, they both shadow-traveled to the hotel, Nico was still in shock and Will was tying to comfort him.
—Nico, it's okay, they just fell, they aren't hurt, nor death. You were just trying to protect me—
It was okay when Nico started crying in Will's arms, it was okay when he looked for comfort by kissing him, it was okay when he tried to unbutton his shirt, and it was definitely okay when Will let him do it.
—I'm sorry, I love you, I was just‐
—It's alright, you're alright now, they were being rude, that's all, that's what normal people do when they get mad—
Will said in a comforting voice, just wanting his boyfriend to be fine, to not feel guilty by his action, even if he did not act right.
—But, that's not the problem I needed to-
—I know, you needed to feel in control, we have spoke about that, we can do it again anytime soon, you know I don't mind—
Nico almost disappeared from sight as he hid in the crook of Will's neck, seeking comfort and love, beginning to kiss the exposed flesh, making Will hum happily.
—In addition, I have given them flu B without being able to contain myself—
They both laughed as they hugged each other in the darkness of the room, feeling the tension, feeling the affection, Nico inhaled Will's scent.
—That's good, it's sexy, it turns me on—
They both laughed again as they hugged each other tightly, then kissed for a while, Nico's shirt was also discarded.
—I love you, king of my heart—
—Ti amo anch'io, amore mio—