"Nico get your butt out of bed, we've got a plane to catch!" Nico buried his face deep into his pillows as his sister continued to pester him. She sighed and for one hopeful moment he thought she might have given up. "Morning! Please tell your boyfriend to wake up from his nap?" It was around 1:00 PM in Italy meaning it was around 7:00 AM in New York. Hazel put her phone on speaker and left it on his pillow. "Hey Neeks! You gotta get up so Hazel won't kill you!" Will teased. "She just wants to get back to Frank." Nico grumbled, removing his face from his pillow. "Oh she wants to see her boyfriend, can't you relate?" Nico smirked. "Frank's great but I'd rather sleep a little longer." He heard Will's laugh on the other end. "I meant- I miss you... come back?" Nico blushed. "Hmmm..." Nico was already getting up and putting on his shoes. "Okay, fine. I guess I miss you too." Hazel cooed at their little exchange as she handed her brother his suitcase. "Great, I'll go get Jules Albert to help load, Thanks Will!"
Will hung up with a small smile on his face. The flight would be around ten hours long. He was planning to pick Nico up from the airport, Jules Albert would take his bags home and Will would go get a surprise dinner with Nico.
"Mr.Solace?" Will snapped out of his daydream and looked up at the teacher. "Yeah?" She smiled at him, a little concerned. "Who will be your duet partner and what song will you two sing?" Drew raised her hand. "I'm his partner!" Will actually stood up in protest. "Nico di Angelo is my partner and we'll sing... um... Walking the Wire by Imagine Dragons." Drew stomped her foot. "That emo creep? Why not me? We belong together!" Mrs.Ella went to scold Drew but Will answered before she could say anything. "Drew please stop... We broke up because I'm gay please just stop. I'm not gonna date you again." Will didn't like talking about it. It was a gray area when he thought people wouldn't accept him for who he was. He had used Drew as a beard. He hated himself for that no matter how big of a jerk she was, she was still a person and he felt bad for using her. "Yeah right, you'll fall for me eventually!" Drew smiled. "No I won't! I have a boyfriend!" Even if he felt bad he was still very much in love with Nico and he didn't like that questioned.
"Ms.Tanaka! Mr.Solace! Sit down and Ms.Tanaka it's clear he doesn't like you so stop interrupting the class. Now, Ms.Tanaka since you have our attention, who will be your duet partner and what song?" A few boys in the room raised their hands in volunteer. "I will be her partner. We will also sing Walking the Wire." A boy in the back, Jordan declared. Drew shrugged and went back to examining her nails.
"Hey." Jordan whispered to Drew as he moved to sit next to her. "What do you want?" Drew questioned. "I have some information you need to know, and I have a plan. Meet me in front of the science wing at lunch." Drew opened her mouth to make a snarky comment and reject him but he interrupted her. "It's about Will." That seemed to shut her up and she agreed to meet with him.
"Will do you know where Lou and Kayla are?" Cecil asked as Will sat down at their lunch table. "No, I-" Will was cut off when Reyna interrupted him. "William Solace, I need to speak to you in private. Right now." "Oh crap." Will was warned by Nico that when his friends found out about them that he would get the 'don't hurt him' talk from all of them, the most intense one being from Reyna. He stood up and accompanied Reyna to an unoccupied section of a different lunch table. "Here's what's gonna happen." Reyna started.
"What do you want Jordan?" Drew questioned before she was pulled into an unused classroom. "Scram Kayla, Lou." Jordan said to the two girls who were making out on top of a table in the room. Lou grabbed Kayla's shirt off of the ground and handed it to her. "Thanks..." Kayla said quietly. They stood there for a second just blushing before running out. "Listen Drew, you like Will and I like Nico. I was following Nico to confess my feelings when I saw them kissing. I have a plan to get them to break up and date us. You get Will and I get Nico and everyone's happy. If we sing better than them but act humble about it we can be friends and get close. I'll kiss Nico in front of Will and you'll comfort him. He'll realize he belongs with someone as loyal as you who wouldn't leave him and Nico will realize I've been here all along and he'll date me! It's perfect!" Drew actually smiled at this. "That it is."
