Christmas Break
Will and I got ready to go back to camp for Christmas Break. I barely changed my clothes so I had barely anything to pack.
"Neeks," Will began rubbing the back of his neck. "I just got a change of plans."
I froze and looked up from my bag, "What?"
He cleared his throat. "My mom IM'd me and asked me to come home this Christmas."
I gave him a small smile. "Go for it. Had it been my mom I would."
I looked away and stayed silent, sure I'm being selfish not wanting him to go cause I don't want to be alone but he should go with his friends. "I told her I wouldn't go..."
"WILL! You have to go, your mom asked you to go back for Christmas and-"
He grabbed me my arms, "I told her I wouldn't go unless... you came with me."
I looked up at him. "What? Why would I go with you? I would ruin everything." I looked down at my hands. He lifted my chin to make me look at him in the eyes.
His blue eyes shined, "I want you with me because I love you." he kissed my forehead. "Besides, my mom has wanted to meet you since day one."
"Are you sure you want to go?"
"Why not?"
"Did you ever go back after Shane?"
He stopped for a second. "I had to," he said in a quiet voice. "I had to tell her, I couldn't keep it a secret."
"I get it," I said, I leaned into him and hugged him. "Alright, I'll go. I love you."
"I love you too." he held me tighter, "Are you really coming? I don't want to force you to come."
This time it as my turn to make Will look at me, "You're not forcing me to do anything." I nudged his nose with mine. "I love you and I'm doing this for you."
"I love you too." He buried his face into the crook of my neck and inhaled deeply. He mumbled something.
"What? Come on, babe, you've gotta speak up."
"mu mell mice."
"I mell mice?" I tried to interpret his mumbles.
"You smell nice," he said. "You smell like roses."
I laughed slightly. "Thanks, I try."
"You ready to go?" he asked.
"Nope, I want to stay here with you forever."
He laughed. "I want to stay here with you too." he straightened, -if that's even possible- and let go of me and stepped back a little. "We should get going though if we make it early I'm sure we can reserve a compartment to ourselves." he winked making me go red in the face. I moved my hair to my face.
"Shut up, let's go." we left the bags there since we were told that the house-elves were going to get them. "Come on." I held out my hand and he grinned lacing his hand with mine.
"Alright Deathy, let's do this," he responded with a grin on his face.
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We closed ourselves in together in an unoccupied compartment. I rested my head on Wills's chest and looked up at him, we were sideways on the seats, he was leaning against the window and I laid between his legs leaning on his chest. "Hey," I said softly.
"Hey," he replied kissing my head. "What's up?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to hear your voice."
He chuckled, I looked back down to our interlaced hands, I traced the veins that popped out from his hand. "I love you too."
I closed my eyes and leaned into him. "Sing me a song?" I asked.
I could feel him smiling. He kissed my head again. "Sure, Deathy."
"When I was six years old I broke my leg
I was running from my brother and his friends
And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down
I was younger then, take me back to when I
Found my heart and broke it here
Made friends and lost them through the years
And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I've grown
But I can't wait to go homeI'm on my way," he sounded like an angel. His voice vibrated softly. It was as if the people on the train had stopped to listen.
Driving at ninety down those country lanes
Singing to "Tiny Dancer"
And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes
Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends
Had my first kiss on a Friday night, I don't reckon that I did it right
But I was younger then, take me back to when
We found weekend jobs when we got paid
We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight
Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long, oh how we've grown
But I can't wait to go homeI'm on my way
Driving at ninety down those country lanes
Singing to "Tiny Dancer"
And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill
one friend left to sell clothes
One works down by the coast
One had two kids but lives alone
One's brother overdosed
One's already on his second wife
One's just barely getting by
But these people raised me and I can't wait to go home
And I'm on my way, I still remember
This old country lane
When we did not know the answers
And I miss the way you make me feel, it's real
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill ." he finished the song and I sighed.
"Thank you, I love your voice."
"Anything for you, I love you."
"I love you too." My eyes were droopy, I sighed once more and my breathing evened out.
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"Dude, you hurt him and you die." A deep voice said as I slowly came to terms with reality- it's not likely to happen though.
"I wouldn't dare, I love him too much." I felt Will reply, his vocal cords vibrated through his chest.
I shifted in his embrace, I lifted my head up making my head nudged in his neck. I breathed out and I kissed his neck. "I love you too, but if you do hurt me you have worse problems than Jason, you have the god of the underworld and a goddess to worry about."
He went red and turned his head down, making my face an inch away from his. "I love you too much to do that."
I smiled. "I love you too." I put my face back into his neck and fell asleep again.
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"Neeks, come on," Will said softly in my ear. "We're here."
I sat up. "What? Where?"
"Outside my mom's house," he said, I jumped up.
"You mean I slept through the train and the drive here?"
Will pondered that for a moment before looking at me. "You don't remember?"
I cocked my head to the side. "What do you mean?"
"You shadow traveled us here."
I stuck my tongue out like I do when I think and I thought back.
"Come on Nico," Will said. "Wake up."
I shot up. "What? I heard Cake up."
He laughed. "I said wake up."
"So no cake?" He shook his head. "Fuck."
He rolled his eyes. "Come on, time to get off the train and find a cab to take us to the airport."
I paled. "Nope, I am not going to tresspass in Zeus's domain."
"Well then what do you suggest," he asked crossing his arms as we walked off the train.
I smirked. "No!" he said. I rolled my eyes and bent down. I muttered an enchantment and my Chauffeur appeared. "Jules Albert?"
I nodded then yawned. "Take us to um, Naomi Solaces house." I crawled into the car and curled up like a cat and fell asleep again.
I looked back at Will with a lopsided smile. "I guess I did. Huh, you ready?"
He fidgeted with his hands. "Yeah, I can do this."
We got out of the car and Albert dissapered, we walked up to the front door and stood there for a good minute. "Are you going to ring the doorbell or...?"
"Hmn? Oh um... Yeah." his hand shook as he rung the bell. We must've been outside for a good ten minutes.
Finally, the door swung open revealing-