Leo's Pov

Nico was getting along great with the nymphs much to my surprise. At first he had been a bit more reserved and self conscious but now he seemed more relaxed as he laughed and talked with them.

Their open welcome to Nico and their growing infatuation with him made me confident that bringing Nico to my favorite hiding spot had been the right thing.

Although now I am relatively sure that if I come back here next time without the little king of death in tow I will be reprimanded for it.

Lily speaks up suddenly, "It's getting dark, you two should start headin back to camp. I look forward to seeing you again Nico." She smiles and disappears back into the forest.

Brooke smiles and follows Lily's lead, "It is getting late, see you later guys. It was a pleasure meeting you Nico!" She giggles and disappears back into her brooke.

Daisy smiles softly and hugs Nico much to his surprise then disappears back into the forest without saying a word.

Nico and Leo stand there for a few moments longer relishing the peacefulness that the place brings before starting their walk back to camp.

"They are so nice. For once I actually enjoyed being around someone other than Will or you or the seven and Reyna. I understand though that that's your place to escape and not mine. If you want me to come back again just ask and I will and if you don't I'll stay in camp."

Leo glances over at him incredulously, "Of course I want you to come back! They loved you and I could see you loved being there too. It'll be nice to have you there and I would never think of forbidding you to come back. Sometimes yea, I'll want to go by myself but I assure you when I want someone to come with me you'll be the person I choose, okay?"

Nico nods, a small smile gracing his features, "Okay."

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They get back to camp a little bit later and Leo waves goodbye to Nico as he heads for his cabin and Nico goes off to his own.

Leo slips into the Hephaestus cabin the rest of his siblings still at the campfire. Using the buttons by his bed he disappears into his underground room stretching out on the small couch down there. He grabs his ipod and puts on his headphones losing himself in the music.

Nico goes into his cabin texting Will asking him to come over.

Minutes later there's a soft knock door and he pulls it open to see Will Solace himself standing there. He smiles and gestures for Will to come in to which he happily obliges.

The door closes and Will hugs him and gives him a gentle kiss on the lips. "I haven't seen you for awhile, what have you been up to?"

Nico kisses him back before answering his question. "I was with Leo again we went to...I'm sorry, I can't tell you where we went because it's his secret place but I think he's feeling better now than he was before. He's a good friend."

Will smiles not feeling jealous in the slightest. "I'm so happy you're making more friends, you've been doing so great, I'm so proud of you! Maybe we could celebrate by going on a date?"

Nico grins and answers him, "Thank you and of course yes I'll go on a date with you. Did you say all of that just to get me to go on a date with you?"

Will pulls Nico close to him, "Maaaaybe...", his expression gets slightly more serious, "but I meant all of it. I am very proud of you and happy for you."

Nico smiles and thanks him again. They pull apart each getting their own things to do together. Meaning Nico grabs his journal and starts writing in it and Will fills out reports for patients he had that day but Will is propped up against the head of the bed with Nico leaning against him as they work. Simply being productive but enjoying each other's presence.

Nico smiles to himself thankful to have so many good people in his life. He grabs his notebook and writes down a header.

Things I'm Thankful for:

*note to self: add to this everyday*

1)Will

2)my friends(especially Will, Leo, and Jason)

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