SUNSHINE + SHADOW !

Eating Mangoes in a Tree

@Starfairyelise gave me the prompt: "eating mangoes in a tree"...

"Why am I doing this again?" Nico muttered as Will shoved a mango into his hand. The mango was green, which was not a good sign.

"Because." Will replied cheerfully, which was not really an answer. Nico pulled his legs against his chest, and peered down through the foliage to the ground below. A basket of mangoes balanced precariously between him and Will, in the fork of the two main branches of the tree. Will bit into his mango.

"They're sweet," He commented, juice dribbling down his chin. "Eat yours." Nico reluctantly took a bite of the mango, and spit it out immediately

"It's not ripe!" He yelped, glaring at Will, who was trying not to laugh. Will effortlessly transformed his snicker into a fake cough.

"Okay! Sorry, but it was green." Nico scowled.

"This is why I didn't want to come up here."

"You said it was because the sun was too bright," Will reminded.

"It is! It's too bright! The sun is always too bright! Tell your dad to chill! He doesn't need to blind every mortal on the planet!" The dark-haired boy fumed, folding his arms. He almost fell off, and grabbed the branch again. "Not a word," He warned, as Will started his laugh-coughing again.

"Not a word." Will wheezed in agreement. He plucked another mango from the basket, and offered it to Nico. Nico inched away from the mango, like it was a feral cat.

"No. I'm never eating one of those...things, again."

"Suit yourself." The son of Apollo raised one shoulder in a half-shrug, and stuffed the mango in his own mouth. Nico sighed.

"I was supposed to enjoy this 'date'?" Will smirked.

"Oh, you aren't, hmmm? I think I have a cure for that." He leaned across the mangoes, and kissed Nico, who grabbed onto Will in surprise. The mangoes tumbled off their perch, to the ground below. Nico broke away, and glared at Will.

"Now look what you did!"

"You weren't going to eat them anyways," The son of Apollo pointed out.

"Not an excuse to pelt the poor ground with mangoes!" Will scoffed.

"Me? You knocked them over!"

"Lies!" They climbed down the tree, retrieved the basket, and walked back towards the cabins, still bickering.

short

-caira