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Will's gaze ran across the class boredly. Of course he was bored, this was fucking math class.
He caught the eye of a boy who was sitting two rows away, yet the boy quickly looked back down at his page. Nico. Will remembered his name from the teacher taking attendance. Will originally thought Nico looked like a caricature of the girl from "The Ring" or that one monster from the chainmail Facebook thing a few years back. His dark, dead looking eyes certainly inhanced that, along with the messy, long black hair.
Will looked at Nico for a few moments more before finally glancing up at the teacher again.
Hours later, in a music class, Will was walking through the music storeroom to put his brother's bass gutiar away, when he bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry–" Will started, then met those dark eyes once more.
"..Nico, right?" Nico didnt respond, but stared at Will, then walked past him. Will took note that he was carrying drumsticks.
Will raised an eyebrow and muttered a small, "Okay then.." This type of interaction continued for a while. Will was friendly, Nico just didnt respond. What was this kid's problem? Did he hold some kind of grudge against Will? Was he just insane?
Will sighed as he put some English books back in his locker. Then he noticed the small, scrumpled up note sticking out of it. "Get out of my school." The note had read. Will almost laughed out loud at that. Later that night, Will was sitting in his bedroom with his siblings.
"I dont get why he hates me." Will said, his head resting on a pillow.
"Did he give you the note?" Austin asked, idly tuning an acoustic gutiar.
"I think so," Will shrugged.
"And he just stares at you in class?" Kayla said as she leaned down from the top bunk.
"Yep, and he wont say anything. I mean, I've tried to talk to him, but he just..." Will said.
Kayla scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Will, are you doing the 'being too friendly and intimidating' thing again?"
"I'm not too friendly– I'm barely friendly to most of my grade." Will argued, looking offended. "
Guys, guys, hear me out, what if this zombie-kid just has a crush on you." Austin said. He put his gutiar back into it's case and gave Will a small grin. Will shoved him and glared.
"Dont be ridiculous."
Another pointless class through the year, Will walked into science class. He spotted Nico sitting near the back corner and plopped himself right down next to him. Nico looked at Will once more with those.. eyes. Of-fucking-course he's gonna look at him with eyes, what else would he look at him with? Fucking nipples? Christ.
"..Hey," Will said with a nervous smile. Nico spoke up after a few moments, his voice a bit raspy. "..hi." He murmered. "You seem to have, uh, a bit of a staring problem, yeah?" Will said. Nico didnt answer. "I mean, I just wanna know what I did to upset you, honestly. You keep staring at me, not talking– and were you the one that shoved that note in my locker?" Will continued, his smile turning to a small frown. "..I–" Nico started.
"Niccolò di Angelo, you are required at the office." A teacher who had entered the class and was waiting in the door said. Nico silently stood up and started collecting his stuff, then he was gone.
A few weeks later, Will was hanging out in the library with some others. "I'm telling you, man, kid's got a crush." Rachel, one of Will's best friends since childhood, said.
"Austin said that too. I doubt it." Will murmered.
Rachel shook her head with a smile. "Will, Will Will, Will. Trust me. My gaydar is invincible. I predicted Piper, Leo, Mitchell, Pollux, Thalia..."
"Alright, I get it, I get it." Will laughed.
"Dont doubt me." Rachel said in a false stern tone.
Will sighed, for what felt like the hundreth time that day. "I dont doubt your gaydar, Rach, but whatever... I'll try talk to him tomorrow." Rachel gave a knowing smirk, Will shoved her arm lightly.