A/N: There is this piece of fanart (by Viria I guess) where Nico kisses Percy, tells him "I hate you" and then runs away and freaks out. Maybe some of you know it? Anyway I'm trying hard not to ship them too much with all this great fanart and fanfiction appearing now so I wrote about what happens after Nico kissed Percy and turned it into a Valdangelo oneshot :D hope you like it :3 Btw please tell me if some sentences sound strange because sometimes I'm not quite sure :D

Nico was sitting in the corner of his room on the Argo II, hidden in shadows. Darkness danced around him as he was trying hard to stop himself from crying – without success. Violent sobs shook his shoulders and he buried his hands in his ebony hair, thinking "What have I done?"

The scene of him kissing Percy Jackson played in his mind over and over again as if someone had pressed Repeat.

Drowning in his fear and embarrassment the Son of Hades didn't notice the door being opened. He winced when a warm hand suddenly touched his shoulder.

"Nico? Oh gods, you are crying. What has happened? Are you ok?"

The pale boy was relieved as he acknowledged the soft voice of Leo Valdez, his best friend and secret love. With a sob, he faced the worried mechanic.

"I… I kissed Percy." Nico hid his face in his palms, but Leo put his arms around the shivering boy.

"You kissed him? Just now? Oh, Nico… I thought you were over with him?"

The Repair boy tried to hide the disappointment in his voice. He knew his friend needed him now, so he pushed his jealousy aside.

"I am", the Son of Hades cried, "it was completely stupid and ridiculous! I'm such an idiot!"

When Leo heard his best friend scolding himself so much, he hugged him even tighter.

"Hey, it's okay. This had to happen one time. You were in love with him since you were, what, ten? Don't be so hard on yourself. Percy will understand it."

Nico's face appeared again, the dark strains tousled and messy. "Do you really think so?"

The Son of Hephaestus nodded. "You know Percy. He's not the type to be angry at his friends easily. I guess he's just confused…" He tried to sound reassuring and soothing.

The younger boy sighted, then nuzzled his head into Leo's shoulder.

"I hope so. And, uhm, Leo?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks…for everything."

"Anytime, Nico. You know that. And, uh, if you ever feel like kissing a boy again…"

The Repair boy blushed heavily and Nico lifted his head from his shoulder, surprised. Had his friend just offered him to kiss him? Probably he had gotten this completely wrong, but there was just one way to find out.

The boys looked at each other for a moment. Then the Ghost King leaned forward, slowly closing the small space between their faces.

The feeling of Leo's lips on his own was simply amazing. How could he have ever been so stupid as wanting to be with someone else? Then the older boy started to kiss him back, and Nico's mind went blank. The warmth Leo radiated seeped into his body and warmed him to the bones. He hadn't felt so safe and loved since a very long time.

When they finally broke apart, both demigods were breathing heavily. A blush spread across Nico's face. But when he met Leo's gaze, he smiled.

"…of course I would go and kiss you." the Son of Hades finished the sentence, slightly smiling, before pressing his lips on the mechanics' once again.