"Dude! I can't believe we're actually doing this!" Percy exclaimed. "It's like a dude vacation. It's a... Bro-cation. Ya know, like a normal vacation, but all bros." Nico rolled his eyes as Jason slapped Percy on the back. The four of them (Jason, Percy, Nico, and Will) were spending a few days away from Camp and going skiing in Denver, Colorado. Nico really had no idea why, but for some reason they were. It was all Jason's bright idea, and of course, Percy loved it, and for some reason so did Solace.

So here they were, in a small, three-bedroom cabin at the bottom of some huge mountain. Nico thought that maybe it could be fun, but so far it was... not. At all. Jason and Percy were running around and shrieking with delight like two year olds checking everything out, almost like they'd never been anywhere in their lives. Will was already curled up with two sweatshirts on and a blanket in front of the fireplace. "Guys." Nico tried to clam Jason and Percy down, but they weren't listening. "Guys!" No answer still. "GUYS!" Jason and Percy stopped dead. "Woah Nico! What's wrong? Lighten up! This is gonna be so fun!" Nico groaned. This was going to be a long weekend.

"Nicooooo. It's so colddddd." Will groaned. He was still wrapped up in about five blankets and two sweatshirts, but he had moved from the couch to the bedroom they would be sharing for the next two nights. "Willlll. That's not my problemmmm." Nico groaned back from his perch beside the window. It was dark outside by now, but the falling snow cast a silver light on everything, and Nico thought that it was actually beautiful. "I think I'm dying." Will stated simply. "Oh please. You're not dying. It's just a little cold." Nico replied. "You should come cuddle with me."

"Nah."

"But I love you."

"Love you too." Nico replied, not even looking away from the window. "Well, when I'm dead, it'll all be your fault." Will told him. "Okay." Nico shrugged, but he still slowly got up, flipped the light off, and crawled in bed beside Solace. He felt Will pull him close, but before Nico could say anything else, Solace buried his head in Nico's shoulder and fell fast asleep.

Nico rubbed his temples and closed his eyes. He had no idea why anyone thought this was fun. This was torture. He had a minor headache from falling so many times, he was wet from all the snow melting on him, and he was freezing. Will seemed to be feeling the same way, but he knew this wasn't Will's specialty. He was a surfer. They'd been at it all day and neither of them were any good at it. Jason and Percy, on the other hand, were having the times of their lives, shockingly. After they made their way back up to Nico and Will, they made the point that it was lunchtime and they were both hungry. Nico felt the same way, and Will nodded in agreement. Deciding to head back to the cabin for lunch, Will tried to slip his hand into Nico's as they walked, but Nico was reluctant. There were people everywhere, and he didn't know how they'd react. "Neeks." Will murmured. "Will." Nico protested. But before any more words could be said,their friends noticed the situation. "You worried about holding his hand in public Nico?" Percy asked, not mockingly. Nico didn't reply. "C'mon Jase, let's help 'em. Here Neeks, this make you feel better?" Percy grabbed Jason's hand and they started, of all things, skipping. People were staring, but even though it was one of the weirdest things Nico had ever seen, he was laughing too hard to care when Will grabbed his hand.

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