Time passed all too slowly. Nico was itching to go on this date Will had set up. When the time finally arrived, Nico all but sprinted to the beach.

Where are you? I'm on the beach.

The area with trees.

wHICH AREA WITH TREES?

I'm waving at you. That area.

Nico looked up from his wrist to see a smiling boy with a mop of blonde hair on his head. He smiled, shaking his head. Will Solace was an adorable little shit.

The smaller boy ran into the other's arms, burying his head into the crook of the other's neck. Nico felt happy while being wrapped in those strong yet dainty arms.

"Ready for dinner?" Will asked with a smirk. "Or we could skip right to dessert -- oh shit that was smooth." The son of Apollo mumbled that last part, leaving Nico with an even wider grin.

"If you're trying to stop me from getting McDonald's, it's not gonna work." Nico walked into the area surrounded by trees. There was a small clearing in the middle; big enough for a blanket that could fit two people.

"Wow." Nico was impressed by the place. He'd been in plenty of areas like this before, but none this... perfect. It was wonderful, needless to say.

Will and Nico took a seat on the checkered patterned blanket. "Take whatever you want," Will offered. "I was in a rush so I just ordered one of everything from the menu. Percy and Jason chipped in to help pay."

"Fangirls," Nico muttered, grabbing a hamburger at random.

They ate in semi-silence. All they wanted to do was eat and enjoy the comfort of each other. Nothing was awkward or out of place about it. When they finished, they silently cuddled for dozens of minutes, listening to the birds and the waves and the thump of the other's heart.

"I like this," Nico said, breaking the silence. Will hummed in agreement.

A small tap on his wrist told Nico he needed to check it. He didn't remember seeing Will write anything, but he wasn't really paying attention to anything other than Will's heartbeat.

I'm writing this because I'm a nervous wreck right now, like have you seen how much I'm blushing? Nico looked up to see a cherry red face avoiding eye contact.

Yeah but feel free to say no but like can I possibly maybe kiss you? Feel free to say no! Uh... Yeah! Feel very free to say no.

The writing went from Nico's arm to his wrist. It was kind of really cute. Grabbing his own marker, Nico wrote a small, simple, one word reply.

Okay.

Seconds later, Will's hands were gingerly pressed against Nico's face and his lips were lightly placed Nico's lips.

It was the best thing ever, in Nico's option. Hades, it was better than McDonald's and that's literally the best thing ever.

Nico let out a small whimper as he lost the warm, soft feel of Will's lips. He missed it so much already.

"W-was that good?" The boy was, indeed, a nervous wreck.

Nico smiled. "That was fucking amazing."

Will's blush managed to turn an even darker red. "Can I maybe do it again?"

"Do it anytime you like." So this was the surprise Will wrote about earlier. It was exactly what Nico expected, but for some reason better. Maybe it was the blush on Will's face, maybe it was the rapid beat of his heart, or maybe it was just Will in general.

But Nico loved everything about it.