Author note: hope you guys enjoy!!!!!! Happy Independence Day if you celebrate!!!!

Nico's pov. . .(3rd person pov. . .)

     Nico covered his ears as the loud fireworks exploded in the sky. Nico hated this. He hated the loud noises and the fact that he was dragged here by his wonderful brother and wonderful boyfriend.

     "You okay Neeks?" Will asked glancing nervously at him. 

     Nico was lying in Will's lap looking up at him.

     "Fine," Nico lied.

     "Neeks."

     Nico groaned, cursing Will for being a son of Apollo which gave him the ability to catch lies. Nico sat up and looked at his hands that rested in his lap.

     "I'm fine Will. . . Really. It's just loud." Nico fidgeted with his hands, "I'll be okay. Don't worry."

     Will grabbed Nico's hands and held them in his causing Nico to meet his blue eyes, "We can go to your cabin if you? Play some mythomagic?"

     Nico shook his head, "No. No. You want to watch this. I'm fine. Covering my ears works well enough."

     "Nico. . .I've seen the camp fireworks so many times. There's always next year too. Come on. Let's go to your cabin away from the noise."

     "No-"

     "Yes. Now get up before I pick you up and bridal carry you to your cabin."

     "You wouldn't-"

     Will stood up and grabbed Nico, bridal carrying him to the Hades cabin through the dark camp.

     "Will." Nico laughed, "Go back!"

     "No!"

     Will opened the door and walked into the cabin. He walked over to Nico's bed and dropped him on it. Nico bounced and groaned.

     Will walked over to Nico's dresser and started digging through it.

     "What are you doing?" Nico asked supporting himself up on his elbow.

     "Looking for your mythomagic deck."

     Nico rolled his eyes, "It should be on my nightstand."

     "Got it!" Will walked over and grabbed the deck, "Haha! Ready to lose?"

     "Will. . . You've never beat anyone in this game. You're the worst player ever."

     "We'll that's rude." Nico laughed as Will's country accent soaked through just a tiny bit.

     "Sorry Darlin'" Nico mocked. Nico knew that if Will hears anything country then he'll slip into an accent for gods know how long.

     "I hate you." Will said his accent more obvious then ever.

Ben's pov. . . (3rd person pov. . .)

     Ben watched in amazed at the fireworks expoloding in the sky. This was Ben's first time ever watching fireworks. He had heard them from his bedrooms window, but never truly seen them. They were amazing!

     "Woah!" Ben exclaimed as the whole sky lit up after a firework. The Stolls really went all out this year.

     "It's great isnt it?!" Lilly yelled over the noise.

     "Yeah!"

     Ben couldn't help but keep looking at Lilly, his eleven year old best friend looked beatiful in her yellow dress that matched her blonde hair. The fireworks light flashed agaisnt her. 

     Ben shook his head cleared and focused back on the fireworks, why couldn't he stop thinking of Lilly? Sure they were friends and Ben loved hanging out with her and when he couldn't it felt like tourture and the world moved slow. But that didn't mean anything. Right? No. It didn't.

     Everyone at camp cheered as the final began. By the end everyones ears were ringing and noone could see a thing for five minutes. But nobody cared. They still cheered on and on.

Nico's pov. . . (3rd person pov. . . )

     Will groaned and fell backwards on the floor.

     "I don't get why this game is so hard to win at?!"

     "Well, to be fair you're playing against a master."

     Will looked at Nico, "No. I'm just horrible. I lost to clovis. and he kept falling asleep every few seconds!"

     Nico laughed, "It's becasue you spend to much time in the infirmary and not getting enough sleep."

     "You aren't one to talk death boy." Will said sighing and sitting up, "Need I remind you how you scared me last night sitting on my bed staring straight ahead at the door when I came back from the infirmary?"

     "I was zoneing out!" Nico protested.

     "You still werent sleeping."

     Nico was about to protest, but the camps finale was so loud it could be heard from the cabin like they were sitting there. Nico covered his ears and squeezed his eyes tight.

     Will noticed and grabbed Nico's pillow. He walked over and sat down infront of his boyfriend. Will placed the Pillows on Nico's ears. Nico grabbed the pillow and held it against his ears, they didnt do much but they muffled it a little.

     Will grabbed Nico and pulled him in close. His hands ontop of Nico's hands helping to sheild his ears from the noise. They stayed like that till it ended. Then Will picked Nico up and layed him in bed. Will joined him and together they read until they both fell asleep.

Author note: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!!!!! it was so fun to write!!!!!!