A/N: no more chapters after this. I don't care who begs - it's over. This chapter was so hard to write up and it took longer because of that. I wasn't planning on this one-shot to be four chapters long so I had no course of action for this story. Needless to say- I was stumped. Sorry this is 'hot off the press' so riddled with common errors. Still, I hope you like it.

Nico was sceptical about the roller coaster. He had been through more wild rides than this wooden box cart would ever offer him but it was the fact that it had to remain on the tracks or it would crash and most likely cause instant death- if you were lucky.

Will assured him it was all safe and most of the time, accident almost never happened. Almost never, he said. Those words did not help Nico's uneasy stomach so he glared at Will, who shrugged his shoulders in response.

Nico held his breath as the attendant checked his safety harness and the bar that lay across his lap. Instantly, Nico grasped the bar, holding it with a death grip. They or more so Will had picked the first cart. The best seat he had stated. Nico doubted it.

Will also put his hands over the bar, brushing very slightly next to Nico's. He looked over at the blonde, who gave him a lopsided grin. "You are going to love this," Will stated and looked forward and Nico founded that he wanted to believe this boy. He wanted to have the same excitement that was shining in Will's dark blue eyes.

There was a creaking sound and shortly the wooden coaster slowly moved from its rest, pulling the other cars behind it like a train. Slowly it slipped from the station house, making its way towards the first drop, plunging the riders into a small dip. It proceeded to move more rapidly, diving and coasting back up into the air in order to plunge once more but with a much deeper dive. Nico's stomach somersaulted at the sheer rush. It was a pleasant feeling to allow his body to move with each curve of the track or trying to defy gravity unsuccessfully. It was brilliant. It was free falling without fear of landing.

Never had Will seen Nico more alive than after their first roller coaster ride. His chocolate brown eyes shined from the thrill of the ride, his skin flushed from the wind rushing against them and Will thought he would never see someone looking more attractive as Nico did at that moment. He wanted to plant a kiss on those smiling lips but hands off- that was the rule.

Nico, who stated before they had gotten out of the limousine, was not ready for any kinds of public display of their relationship, took Will's wrist in his hand and led him to a more advantageous looking roller coaster. Not only did it move forward but also backwards and after that it was the stand-up roller coaster. Better yet, the coast would hit a splash of water, soaking the two riders and Nico thought Will looked very good wet. His blond hair was brushed back off his forehead, his shirt sticking to a very fit torso. Nico noticed he wasn't the only one looking at his date but he was okay with that because it seemed his date was only looking at him.

Nico was addicted. He was addicted to the air that was sucked from him when he dropped in an incredible speed. He was addicted to the sharp turns that slid Will's body hard against his side. He was addicted to the feel of youthfulness of this very moment. As the day progressed, the crowed seemed to be just objects in the background of their life. He laughed with Will, touched his arm as he pointed to a ride that he wanted to try. He had almost grabbed the other boys hand but quickly stopped himself. He wasn't ready for that, not in front of so many people.

They took a break from the thrill rides and took a train tour, laughing at people who got sick from the rides or pointing out to a ride that they had to try before leaving the park.

At the art museum within the park, Nico declared that he had a passion for photography and hoped to work on that now that the war was over. He pointed to certain pictures that caught his eyes, told Will about living in the early nineteen hundreds, the things he wished never changed and the things that he found amazing in this futuristic year.

Will had dragged him to park's rehabilitation zoo and watched the animals enjoy the weather as they were. They read the information plates, laughed at the childish behaviour the animals display. And it felt good to laugh and just be with each other- as everyone around them seemed to be shadows on a wall.

The water ride was a must on their list once more since the weather started to heat up and Will was dried too. Nico wanted to see him soaked again. They rocked against each other as they dipped into a wave, water spraying up on them, soaking them from head to toe.

It was then, after ordering a hot-dog and stroll down the garden area as they ate, that Nico stated that jeans were not meant to be worn wet.

Will hummed in agreement, "Little you can do about it. Besides, your legs are way too white."

Nico looked down at his loose jeans, well loose when dry but currently sticking to his legs, and back up at Will with a scowl. "Who cares?"

"I guess no one but you are whiter than snow, you know? The glare off your legs will be such a distraction." Will told him matter-of-factly and turned his head forward. "Blinding in fact. Probably cause some kind of accident. Land on the front headlines or late night news."

"If no one cares than how can it be a distraction? And besides," Nico matched his steps easily. "How am I to get a tan if I never wear shorts?"

Will took a large bite out of the end of his hot-dog. "Catch-22," Will replied with his food tucked in the side of his mouth.

"Catch-22, that is your answer?" Nico asked, waving his own hot-dog around.

"You're right. It isn't really a catch. There is a way around it." Will told him, his eyes giving away his amusement.

"And that would be?" Nico asked after Will had taken another bite out of his hot-dog.

"You could spend time at a beach," Will told him. "Soak up a bit of a warm weather with sun and ocean."

Nico, for a moment thought of Percy. It wasn't because of a past crush just the sea and Percy go together as Jason and storms and Will and medicine. "I'm not following you. I would still wear shorts and still be a distraction to everyone."

"Not if it was a private beach," Will held up a hand. "An outer-bank island beach."

"Why would I want to go to a private beach island?" Nico was more confused than before. "I don't really like the ocean and I don't like sand."

"Because Mr di Angelo, that is where I will be spending my summer vacation and I think you should come with me." Will stated. "It would do your health some good."

"My health? You saying I need a vacation?" Nico asked slightly amused now. "Or that I should spend the summer with you?"

"Hey! That's a great idea!" Will bumped his shoulder against Nico's – still keeping that public affection at bay but wanting to put his arm around the other's shoulder to lean him closer. He had to settle for slight bumps instead. "You should spend the summer with me and my family."

"Wait!" Nico stopped walking and eyed the other boy.

Will stopped walking a few steps in front of Nico and turned slowly around to face him. "What?"

"Your family? Not just me and you?" Nico asked.

"It's a family thing, Nico. I can't tell them to stay home – they kind of set the whole thing up after all." Will finished the last of his hotdog and took a moment to toss the trash away.

"They set it up?" Nico slumped down on an empty bench. "What does that mean?"

"Not that. No," Will shook his head as he sat next to him. "Mum and Dad rent this cottage on this island near the shore. Just for vacation."

Nico chewed on his lower lip as he thought it over. Will had mentioned his parents before, his mum being a humanitarian doctor as well as his step-father. Will has two step-siblings that were older than he was and they were in college. He also was blessed with two half-siblings, naturally younger than Will, which stayed with their grandparents as sometimes Will would do if not at camp and their parents overseas.

"Your siblings going to be there?" Nico asked but already knowing that answer.

"Yep. And I bet Nancy can teach you a few things about photographing." Will told him as he leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees and staring forward.

"Won't my ghostly legs be a distraction to her?" Nico teased. Nancy was the oldest step-sibling and she was in New York studying Photography Art.

"Nah, she likes guys with a bit more meat." Will said very seriously. "Look, it won't be that bad. Everyone goes off and does their own thing most of the time, Nico. It will be mostly me and you. Besides, I told them a lot about you and they want to meet you."

"About me?" Nico looked up at Will with a surprised shock on his face. "Like what? What did you tell them?"

"I dunno know, just stuff." Will whispered and deciding that he sat enough, stood up to stretch. He looked down at Nico.

"What do you mean you don't know? How can you tell them stuff about me and not know what you told them?" Nico stood up to follow Will as he strolled away.

"I don't know, Nico. I told them…stuff. Like how you helped in the wars. How you almost turned into a shadow. How much I like you." Will said. "I told them what I knew about you."

"Did you tell them that we kissed?" Nico asked and glared as Will laughed.

"No. I didn't call them up and say, 'Oh my gosh Mum! Dad! Nico finally kissed me and he needs so much more practice! He didn't even try to take advantage of me! I had to give him some tongue just so he knew what it was all about!'". Will mocked a girlish voice, holding his thumb to his ear and his pinkie to his mouth in the imitation of a phone. "'Can he come on vacation with us so I can teach him about making out! He can! That's great! Thanks! Oh, best wear dark shades, his legs are unnaturally white! But good news, we can find him in a black-out!'"

"Shut-up!" Nico gave Will a solid punch in the arm. "Since you know so much about me, you know I hadn't had time to practice the art of kissing."

"I know," Will rub his arm where Nico punched him. "Just funnin'."

Nico continued to scowl forward, not looking at Will even though he knew the other boy was stealing glances at him. "So…how many people have you kissed? I mean, you seem to know your business about it."

"Jealousy?" Will asked with amusement. "That's so cute."

"Do you like me hitting you?" Nico asked, threatening another punch in the arm.

"I'm starting to think I like it rough, if that's what you are asking." Will jumped back from Nico's swinging fist with a laugh.

After a moment to Will thought it was safe to stand next to Nico without getting smacked, they walked in silence for a while. Nico walked with a sulk and gave other visitors a glare if they even tried to make eye contact with him. Will, keeping up with him, starting to feel bad about teasing the other boy.

"I had a girlfriend, Nico. We did a lot of kissing." Will explained to him. "That's where I learned it."

Nico glanced over at him with his brooding brown eyes before turning back to their path. But he was curious, "Who do you like kissing better? Girls or boys?"

Will shrugged his broad shoulders. "I kissed one girl and one boy, Nico. With her, everything was gentle and soft. With you, it's more aggressive and hard. I like that. I like kissing you better."

Nico only nodded his head but Will noticed his shouldered relaxed and his steps became less clomping.

"Are you sure your parents won't mind if I come along on the vacation?" Nico asked after another moment of comfortable silence.

"They want to meet you," Will said softly. "They'll embarrass the hades out of me though."

"Oh? Well I have to go now!" Nico gave him a bright smile. "Maybe see some photos of a little Will? Get them to tell me all those stupid kid things you done?"

"Har-har-har. Gram and Pap will be there too," Will told him with a sudden solemn face. "Pap barks a lot but he doesn't bite, just remember that and Gram…she's going to make you eat so much you'd think she was the witch of Hansel and Gretel."

"I guess I will have to stay close to you then?" Nico stopped at the door of the limo, opening the door and allowed Will in first. Their date was over and it ended much more quickly than both had thought. The sun was starting to slip out of the horizon and camp did have a curfew. Their date turned out to be a success and Nico was looking forward to many more dates.

Will reached his hand out of the limo, grabbed the front of Nico's shirt and pulled him roughly inside. Nico barely had time to close the door before Will's mouth covered his own. They were out of public view after all and Will planned on showing Nico just how affectation he could be.

THE END