A/N: So, I actually got this idea while reading sun_angel_'s  book of one shots but i wanted to write my take on it. The plot belongs to her, I repeat this is just my take on it. I hope you don't get mad. 

Trigger Warning: Mentions self-harm, bullying and death.

"Di Angelo! Thought you could run?" Will Solace yells at the boy he has been bulling for about three years now. Nico Di Angelo cowered in fear. He was so done with Solace's bullshit. He didn't even know what he had done to get on the kid's wrong side.

"I-uh, I w-wasn't..." Nico stuttered. He knew he couldn't run from his bully. He was actually held back by his English teacher, Mr. Blofis, who knew today was the death anniversary of Nico's older sister, Bianca. He was a really friendly teacher who wanted to give him his condolences. Mr. Blofis was also his cousin's, Percy's, stepdad.

"Did I tell you to speak, scumbag?" Will said while pushing Nico on the lockers. Nico shook his head vigorously. He did not want to get a worse beating than he already would. "That's what I thought." And so the beating started.

Will punched in everywhere but on the face. I was a silent agreement between them. I Nico didn't have any visible bruises, nobody would question him (which Nico was glad for), Will wouldn't get in trouble, and Nico's soulmate wouldn't have a hard time hiding the bruises Nico got. You see, your soulmate gets all the injuries you get without the pain, and you get all of theirs, but you don't feel the pain of the other person. Neither do they feel yours. When one of you die, the other does too. That was the only reason Nico hadn't committed suicide yet.

"See you tomorrow, freak." Will said as he finished using Nico as a punching bag and began to walked away. "Oh, almost forgot! Tell your sister I said happy death anniversary." Will walked away. Nico broke down crying, hoping nobody would notice him. He waited a bit before walking home where he would be most likely ignored by everyone but his younger half-sister, Hazel.

* * *

When will got home, he went straight to his room to change. Will was a foster kid. Being the middle child, he got close to no attention. His head was spinning as he tried to think of ways to come out to his parents as he changed out of his uniform. He had told his two older siblings, Michel and Lee, who accepted him all the same. He had yet to tell his foster parents and his two younger siblings, Kayla and Austin. He had figured out he was gay when he developed a crush on Nico Di Angelo. Not knowing how to handle his feelings towards the most-likely-straight kid, he started to bully him. A big mistake of his. By the time he was okay enough with his sexuality, he was already too deep into the pit. He couldn't just suddenly stop and try to befriend the kid, but he felt so bad treating him this way. Will knew he was handling his emotions wrong, but what could he do? Nico probably wasn't even his soulmate, though, how he wished he was.

Will was so lost in his thoughts,he almost didn't notice new forming bruises on his body on the mirror. He stood in front of the mirror staring at his body. "What are they doing to you?" Will asked his soulmate, knowing fully well he wouldn't get an answer. It happened often. He would just get random bruises or some times cuts on his arms. He figured his soulmate was getting beaten. He also knew for fact that his soulmate was a guy. It had happened more than one that he had cuts appear on his arm spelling the word "fag." He wondered who his soulmate was. 

Suddenly, blood started running down his arm. His soulmate was doing it again. He looked at the time. It was 5:15. This happened every day at the same time. With a sigh, Will stepped into the bathroom, making water run on his arm until it stopped.

* * *

When Nico got home, he was question by Hazel. He brushed her off saying he needed some time to think. Hazel bought it knowing how bad Bianca's death had affected Nico. Nico's dad, Hades, and his stepmom, Persephone, completely ignored Nico. He was used it by now. He went up to his room and threw his backpack on the floor. He laid o his bed for a while laying. He  felt numb. Physically and emotionally. At exactly 5:15, he locked himself in his bathroom. You must be wondering, why exactly at 5:15? That was the time his sister was pronounced death. She had been raped and stabbed multiple times by a gang when she was walking home. Nico still missed Bianca. He took out a razor from a hidden whole in the wall. He hesitated before cutting. 

He felt bad for his soulmate. He hoped he didn't happen to have dinner at exactly this time. He knew his soulmate was a boy. Nico was openly gay. Sometimes he wondered if that was why Solace bullied him. Was he homophobic? Why is it called homophobia when it certainly isn't a phobia? Nico did not have the answers to these question.

Nico let the blade cut through his skin. The bleeding started. After a while he stopped and cleaned up. He was called down to dinner an hour later. Afterwards, he went to bed, dreading going to school the next day.

* * *

The next time Solace attacked him was in between classes. He cornered Nico by his locker which just happened to be at the least crowded part of school. Will had taken in too far this time. He had said that Bianca's death was all Nico's fault. Maybe it was, but he tried not to think about it. He knew it would be better if he didn't. He decided the best way to get his mind off of it was to have a session with his razor. 

Once Solace went to class, Nico slipped into the bathroom. He locked himself in a stall and began to cut. A minute or two later, he heard someone bursting into the bathroom.

"What is making you do this?" He heard a familiar voice say with concern while turning the water on. He realized the voice belonged to no one other than Will Solace. He dropped the blade out of pure shock and fear. The water suddenly stopped. "Who's there?" Will called out.

Oh, schist.

* * *

Will was in the middle of Pre-Calc when his arm started bleeding. He raised his hand to ask the teacher if he could go to clean up. Mrs. Dobbs agreed only after seeing the blood. That teacher was a bitch. Will, basically, sprinted to the closest bathroom. He entered cursing under his breath.

"What is making you do this?" He thought out lout while opening the tab, letting the water run over his arm. That is when he heard a Clang! from one of the stalls. He quickly turned around facing the sound. He saw a razor's blade on the floor of one stall. He turned the water off.  "Who's there?" There was no answer. "Open the door. I won't hurt you." Still no answer. He searched his pockets for quarters. Luckily, he found one. 

Will used the quarter to open the door's lock. He opened the door and there he fond Nico Di Angelo. Nico's face was red and swelled with tears. His raven hair was a mess, looking as Nico had run his hand through it multiple time. Nico's arm was dripping with blood. He looked at Will in fear and shock. Will reached his hand out to wipe a tear that had escaped Nico's eye. Nico immediately flinched and covered his face with his arms. Will felt remorse. He had driven Nico to self-harm. Nico was so scared of him, he flinched when he tried to help. 

"Nico?" Will said softly. "I'm not gonna hurt you."

"How do I know that?" Nico whimpered. Will felt hurt.

"I promise. I swear on river Styx." Will knew Nico was obsessed with Greek mythology (he totally didn't stalk Nico.... Don't judge. Everyone has their hobbies.) Nico almost smiled at that. Almost. He slowly removed his arms out of the way. "Why?" Is all Will says.

"What do you mean why? My life is just not worth living. You bully me at school, my parents ignore me, my sister is dead and I have no friends. I am a worthless fag. The only reason I haven't killed myself is because my soulmate deserves a long a prosperous life."

"Nico, this is not the way to solve anything."

"Like, you'd know a thing." Nico said while rinsing his arm. Then, he tuned around and picked up the blade which he rinsed too. As he was rinsing the blade, his finger slipped and he got a cut. He put the now-rinsed blade to the side and put his finger in the water instead. Will did stuck his finger under the water too. Blood run with the water. Nico noticed this as well as the scars in Will's wrists. He connected the dots. He just needed one more proof...

Before Will could process anything, Nico lifted his shirt and looked at the scar on Will' stomach. "What happened there?" Nico questioned.

"I don't know. It just appeared one day. My soulmate is such a klutz." Will said.

"Actually, my appendix burst. I had to get surgery." Nico said showing Willis matching scar. Will was in shock. He had been causing pain to his soul mate.

"Nico, you have to stop self-harming." Will's voice was shaky.

"I will. I understand you don't want anymore nasty scar-"

"Screw the scars!" Will said cutting Nico off. "I care about you Nico! You're not worthless!"

"Then why did you bully me?" Nico was confused as fuck.

"I, um, I, uh, I've had a crush on you for years now. I just didn't know how to handle my feelings. I'm so sorry." Will stared to cry. He couldn't believe he had caused Nico so much pain. He never meant to.

"Why are you crying?"

"Because I hurt you. I'm sorry." Will looked at the floor sobbing while repeating "sorry" over and over. 

Nico lifted Wil''s chin. "I forgive you." He said sincerely. Will hugged Nico and kept apologizing. Nico hugged him, reassuring him he was forgiven.

* * *

After that day, Nico and Will became friends. It took a while for Nico to finally warm up to Will. Willows there all the time, showing Nico he was there for him. He wouldn't let anyone hurt his smol bean ever again. 

Eventually, Nico developed a crush on Will too. Will never mentioned them being soulmates. He didn't like to pressure Nico. It was Nico who started to make the first moves. He would hold Will's hand and give him kisses on the cheek and such. Will asked him out little after that. Nico said yes (obviously). 

Two weeks after they started dating, Will told his parents, who were completely okay with it. Nico came out of his depression and got over Bianca's death. They made friends with Percy's group. There were all of Nico's cousins, Percy, Jason and Thalia, and their girlfriends (Thalia was lesbian), Annabeth, Piper and Reyna. Hazel was also there with her boyfriend, Frank. There where also a few other people Nico had never met before such as Leo, Calypso, Connor, Travis, Katie and Rachel. Will's good friends, Cecil, Lou Ellen, Silena and Beckendorf, where there too. They all accepted Nico's and Will's relationship. Overall, they lived a happy life. I guess the universe is never mistaken.