It was a regular Friday morning. Nico was sleeping, of course. Well, that is, until a certain sunshiny boy strode into the cabin. Will Solace threw open the curtains and plopped down next to Nico. "Morning, Death Boy! Time to wake up!"

The smaller boy groaned and muttered something in Italian before sitting up. "What."

Will grinned. "We're gonna have a picnic today!" Then he added, "During lunch, of course."

And so, Nico got dressed in his usual attire, brushed his teeth, and just like every morning, tried convincing Will not to have breakfast. "I'm not hungry, Solace!" He pulled and pulled, but the taller boy's grip was stronger than Nico had anticipated. It was no use. Nico had to eat breakfast, once again.

During Will's infirmary shift, Nico decided to train with Percy in the arena. He tugged his sword from its sheath, and walked over.

"Hey, Percy," he said, waving his free hand in the air. "Wanna spar?"

Percy spun around. "Oh, hey Nico! Sure!"

After sparring for a bit, both boys were quite sweaty. They parted ways, and Nico went to cabin #13 to shower quickly before his and Will's picnic. It's not like he wanted to look good and impress the blonde. Nope, totally not.

After a bit, Nico heard a knock at the door. He sighed and opened it. Standing there, like a ray of sunlight, was Will, carrying a wicker basket in one hand and a blanket in the other. Nico smiled slightly at his boyfriend and stepped out of the cabin.

The two boys walked toward the strawberry fields in a comfortable silence. After a couple minutes, Will decided to speak. "So... are you excited?"

Nico shrugged. "I guess."

Will gave him a knowing glance. He knew Nico quite well now, well enough to know that when he said 'I guess,' he actually meant 'absolutely.' 

At last, the couple made it to the beautiful array of green and red. They found a relatively flat spot, and laid down their blanket on the grass. 

Will started unpacking the food within the basket, whereas Nico flopped onto the ground, looking up at the cloudless sky. Soon after, Will flopped down next to the paler boy and placed his tanned hand on top of his pale one. Nico blushed slightly before intertwining their fingers. "This is nice."

Will nodded. "Yeah."

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Sorry that was so short! Let me know if you want a part two :)