Nico's pov

  Three days, I can handle that. It's not like i wont be able to see my friends or talk to people, maybe i will be able to convince Solace that a Mc donald's kids meal would help me heal faster, or just annoy him enough that he'd get it for me. I followed Will, but stopped when he didn't lead me to a infirmary bed, but to an infirmary room. He seemed to notice that i wasn't following him and sighed, "What's wrong death boy?" I blinked, he does know i can summon the dead and still calls me death boy? Maybe his nick name should be death wish because he sure does have one. "Wh- Don't call me death boy!" I reply, slightly blushing at the nick name? Wait, blushing? I do not blush. I am the ghost king, the son of Hades, the god of the under world! I do not fall in love.. or do I? Will turned around and stared at me. Normally people would look away, but Will was so stubborn he kept his handsome blue eyes locked onto my eyes. "Death boy, are you following me or not? I can pick you up if you don't feel like walking." Will told me, and he miserably tried to hold back his laughter. "You will not carry me."  Will smiled softly and kept walking on, and I followed. He would not carry me.

     I followed Solace, very aware that some campers have more wounds than I and are laying down on an infirmary bed, and here I was following Will to the back, where I believe there are infirmary rooms. Will opened the door the the bed and i froze. For an infirmary, these bedrooms are nice, like really nice. "No, Will.. I can't, some campers need the rooms more than I do..." I said, but when did I care for the health of strangers? Will didn't even try to hide his southern accent, which drives him crazy "Nico, they have physical wounds, and I am sure you have some also," he said, studying the blood on my shirt "But you also have mental wounds, which sometimes can kill faster than physical wounds." When he mentioned mental wounds he seemed, sad, his smile wavered, his sparkle of joy in his eyes seemed to shine less. I know children of Apollo can glow, and usually they keep in under control, but he seemed to glow less.

 "Will! Hurry, it's Alexis, she got werewolf claws during the battle!" One of Will's siblings called out, but before they could even say what type of wound Alexis had, Will was gone. I sighed and guessed that I had no choice of what room I got so I sat down and allowed me brain to pull me to a far away memory of me and my family. Bianca was counting "Seven, eight, nine, ten! Ready or not here I come!" She yelled out as I held my laughter as she walked away, I moved quietly under the couch, and waited for her to come back out. She entered the room and I held my breath as she walked around the couch I hid under. "Nico.... I am the Hide and Seek Queen. You cannot hide from me!" As she walked I followed her with my eyes, not daring to move. After she scanned the house she went back to the living room "Before I give up, I would like to say one thing, and that is, Hades as 500 attack power!" I poked my head out of the couch and looked up at her and informed her that is true, but if the other player attacks first, he has 600. She smiled and told me that she found me. I froze. The memory faded away when I heard Will say "It's to late... Two minutes without a heart beat." Nobody said anything and walked out, I knew this because I got up and stood in the doorway to my room and saw Will sit down and rested his head against the wall. He had tears running down his face as if it was a race. Will's voice was so broken when he said "Im sorry little sis.. I- I failed you. I know ma' didn't often... express her love, but she loved you very much. She would of been proud." I froze did Will's mom... No. She must of just been over worked and wasn't home often. With the kind of childhood I thought Will had, he wouldn't of grown up to be caring. Then, still crying, Will prayed to Hades. Nobody has ever prayed to Hades that I know of. Will spoke softly, but I still heard him "Hades.. It's me, Will, I know I ask you of this when someone dies, and it is a big request.. But please, Alexis was a good kid, she deserves to go to Elysium, and when I die, in favor, I will go wherever Alexis was to be sent to. Thank you Hades."

Will pov

I prayed to Hades, as I always do when someone dies. But this death hit me worse than a bus. Alexis was my mortal sister and godly sister. We ar- were twins, but i was born first so I always joked that I was the big brother- But, i was. I jumped when I heard my crush, the raven haired boy speak softly. "Will... Im so sorry." And yes, I was gay, openly gay. Girls are way to scary. How does Percy deal with how terrifying Annabeth is? She scares me more than needles that weren't prepared. "Sorry Death boy, I didn't see you." I tried for a smile but it was more of a pained controlled sob. Nico didn't even protest about the name, he just sat next to me and rested his arm around me and pulled me close "Don't worry Will, even without that pray she would of gone to Elysium." Nico seemed so calm, so collected, I admire him for that. "I-Im sorr-" Nico put his finger to my lips to shut me up and told me "Don't apologize for crying. After a death of a sibling, I would expect you to be crying." Nico gave me one of his rare smiles and I felt my heart melt. I sat up and tried again for a smile "Come on death boy, I will get in trouble if people find out your not asleep." Nico looked like he wanted to argue but he chose not to. I helped him up and  walked with Nico to his bed and when he went to sleep I pulled the blanket on his bed to his chin and spoke softly "Sweet dreams, Nico." And i walked to a chair in the main room of the infirmary and slept there for the night.

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