Nico woke up to a loud banging on his door.

"GOOO AWAY!"

The door opened despite his words and the sunlight filled the room.

Nico groaned and rolled over so he was laying on his stomach as he heard footsteps making their way over to him. He grabbed the pillow and covered his ears.

The covers were ripped off of him. "GET UP!"

Nico gave his middle finger. "Fuck off Jack-son!"

Just because Percy was his best friend didn't give him ANY right to disturb his sleep.

Percy shook his head at him.

"It's Noon Nico. Will Solace is going to be on your case for not eating."

"I-" Nico paused for a moment, pretending to think about it, then continued. "don't give a fuck."

"Oh really? So you wouldn't mind being ordered to stay in the Infirmary for 3 more days?" Percy asked, highly doubting it.

"He can't order me to do nothin' It's the last day of Camp." Nico grumbled.

"Do you want to risk it?" Percy arched an eyebrow.

There was silence for a second or two, then Nico hopped out of bed.

"You're actually starting to make since Jackson." Nico smiled kindly and patted Percy on the back. Percy kissed both his pointer and middle finger where he had them pressed together, moved them away from his lips towards Nico then removed his pointer, flipping off his best friend. Nico rolled his eyes, grabbed some clothes from the black dresser and turned around.

"Now, are you going to leave my cabin or am I gonna have to get changed in front of you?"

Nico raised an eyebrow.

"We're both guys. It's not like I haven't seen a dick before."

Nico's cheeks grew warm and he narrowed his eyes at him.

"Fine. I'll go change in the bathroom Water Boy."

"Don't call me waterboy." Percy crossed his arms across his chest and glared at the Son of Hades.

Nico smirked, "I won't if you don't be a perve and leave my cabin so I can change."

Percy rolled his eyes. "Fine. I'll meet you at Halfblood Hill."

"You know, your lucky your girlfriend isn't here. Or else it'd sound like we're going on a date." Nico shook his head chuckling.

"You're such a tease." Percy play shoved Nico, who rolled his eyes. They both laughed and hugged.

"Alright. See ya soon." Perce smiled that kind crooked smile of his. "Yeah, see ya." Nico smiled waving.

Percy walked out the door.

Nico sat down. He put his hands on his cheeks and could just feel how warm they were.

Thank the gods Percy didn't notice. I don't know what I would've done if he saw me blush.

Nico took a shaky breath and got up off the bed. He started getting changed.

Percy leaned against Thalia's Tree at the top of Halfblood Hill. His fingers locked in his hair.

Why does Nico have to tease me like that? I know he's just kidding but he has no clue how much it makes me want to shut him up with my tongue down his throat.

Percy bite his bottom lip as his breathing hitched. His mind filling with dirty thoughts of him and the Ghost King.

Someone cleared their throat bringing Percy out of his thoughts. Perce turned and saw Neeks.

"Oh sorry. You were just so lost in your thoughts, I didn't want to bother you."

Nico smiled weakly.

"You don't bother me Nico. You never could." Percy smiled warmly and Nico could feel his cheeks grow warm.

"Come on. We should get going before it gets too late." Nico opened the Camp Van door.

"Says the one staring at me while I was lost in my thoughts." Percy stuck his tongue out at Nico teasingly. He put his hands on Nico's, holding the door open. Wanting to hold the door open and have Nico go in first.

"I wasn't staring. And if I was you'd have to be looking at me to notice."

Nico narrowed his eyes at Percy, who chuckled.

"Are you getting in the van or not Casper?"

"Casper?" Nico's eyebrows furrowed.

"Casper the friendly ghost. You're a ghost and you're friendly." Percy smiled like it should be obvious.

"I'm the ghost king. I'm dark, the dead fear and respect me. I am not friendly."

"Whatever you say Casp." Percy rolled his eyes.

Nico's nostrils flared, he huffed and stormed into the van.

Percy held back a laugh and hopped into the car shutting the door behind him.

The others had already been dropped off and it was just Nico and him.

Percy's arm rested on top of the back rest of the van behind Nico. Percy looked over at the Ghost King. "Hey Neeks."

Nico turned his head and arched an eyebrow. "Yeah Perce?"

"What are you going to do during the school year?" He bites his bottom lip, his eyes curious.

"I'm going to stay with my Dad."

"Oh, that's cool." Percy smiled, hiding that he was going to miss not seeing his best friend Nico every day like he's used to. Summer spoilers him.

"You're not going to miss me? Dang Perce, to think I thought you cared about me. Guess I was wrong." Nico's head hung.

Percy's shoulders slumped. "Nico, that's not it at all. I- I do care about you. I'm going to miss the fuck out of you. Not seeing you everyday like I'm used to is really going to bum me out. I just didn't say I'd miss you because I didn't know if you'd miss me." Percy bite his bottom lip sadly and his gaze dropped. Nico put his hand on Percy's shoulder.

"Hey, I could never not miss you Percy. It's alright. . . How about this?" He turned to his best friend and lifted his chin so the Sea Prince had to look at him.

"I'll come visit you as much as I can. Is that okay?"

"Okay? Is that okay?! Gods dam Nico of course it's okay. I don't want to have to wait a year to see my favorite person in the world." Percy tackled Nico into a hug.

"Second favorite." Nico gasped from the tight squeeze.

Percy loosened his grip on the Ghost King and pulled out of the hug, his arms still around the younger demigod, and his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Nico held back a laugh.

"Annabeth, your girlfriend, is suppose to be your favorite person in the world."

"Well sorry, sucks for you but my best friend, you, and my girlfriend are tied for my favorite person alright?" Percy blew a piece of his dark hair out of his face.

Nico burst out laughing, you just can't take the Sea Prince serious when he's angry because Percy is usually the happy goody two shoed dude, Mr. Sunshine and Rainbows, so when he's anything besides happy or sad it's hard to take him seriously.

Percy crossed his arms across his chest and glared out of the window.

Nico quickly brought Percy out of it. The rest of the car ride was filled with tear filled, stomach aching laughs. Before they knew it Argus had pulled up to Percy's Apartment Building.

"Aww man. I was kinda hoping to never get home." Percy's eyes grew sad and Nico's smile melted off his face. He pulled Percy into a hug who hugged back without even hesitating.

"I could walk you up." Nico suggested slinging Percy's backpack over his shoulders.

Dang, Nico wears my backpack better than I do. Percy ignored the thought and a crooked smile spread across his face. "Sounds good to me." Perce grabbed his suitcase, hopped off the seat and out of the van followed by Nico. They grabbed the rest of Percy's belongings and made their way up the stairs.

Percy threw open the door to his apartment. "Mom! I'm home."

A second later he was threw into a hug that caught him off guard so much that he accidentally dropped his bags.

"Aww honey. You have no clue how much I missed you." Sally let go of her son, her smile warm and kind, she just now noticed the son of Hades leaning against the door frame awkwardly. "Who's your friend dear?" She looked at Percy curiously.

"Oh, that's right you two haven't met." Percy went to Nico's side and he looked at his mom. "Mom, this is my best friend Nico." He motioned toward Nico.

"Nico, this is my Mom." He motioned toward her.

"You're the famous Nico." Sally tilted her head and smiled sweetly.

"I've heard so much about you."

"You have, have you?" Nico asked Sally, he looked and wiggled his eyebrows at Perce teasingly. Percy's cheeks were bright pink and he was trying to hide the fact by putting his hoodie on but it didn't hide anything, Nico chuckled quietly.

"Yeah I have. Percy only has the nicest things to say about you. It's always Nico this and Nico that. He barely ever stops talk-" Sally got cut off by a Percy covering her mouth, he was flustered. "Alright Mom, I think Nico gets the idea. You don't want to scare my best friend away do you?"

Sally swiped his hand away, narrowing her eyes teasingly, Percy walked back over to Nico.

She gave one of her famous warm smiles, "Of course not dear."

"Well, Nico is going to drop in and visit a lot during the school year. Is that okay?"

Percy tilted his head.

"Goody two shoes." Nico whispered and Percy nudged him, saying Shut up.

Nico held back a laugh and shook his head. The boys looked at Sally.

"It is. He's my son's best friend. I'd be highly disappointed in him if he made you wait until Summer to see him again." Sally wagged her finger at Nico.

Nico chuckled softly. "I'll visit as much as I can Ms. Jackson. You'll probably get tired of me within the first week."

"Never could happen." Percy crossed his arms across his chest and shook his head.

Nico rolled his eyes as a smile came across his lips, but then it faltered.

"It's getting late. I should probably get home and you guys can have some family time."

"Aw, alright Nico. Here Perce, make sure Nico gets home safe." Sally tosses Percy the keys to Paul's car.

"Percy can't exactly drive me there." Nico rubbed the back of his neck and Sally raised an eyebrow confused. "My home's the Underworld and you can't drive a car there."

"Oh well, there must be something we can do to get you there." Sally bite her bottom lip.

"Well, I- I do kinda need a shadow so I can shadow travel there." Nico looked around and the hallway to Percy's apartment didn't look too promising because it was all lite up.

"Oh, I know somewhere dark." Percy took Nico's hand in his own, now it was Nico's turn to blush, and took off running into the apartment, dragging Nico along with him.

If Nico thought he was blushing before, now it was even worse because his cheeks grew hot. Why the hell did Percy bring him to his bedroom? "Umm, Perce."

"Yeah Neeks?"

"This is like, the least dark room in this whole apartment. Why bring me in here?"

Percy laughed, "You'll see."

He opened the window in his room and climbed out. Reluctant to follow Nico climbed through the window. They were standing on the fire escape. Nico felt like this place seemed familiar, then he saw the moon lace flower. He remembered that they stood on the fire escape when he told Percy that he had the only way to beat Kronos. That was only a year ago but it felt like forever.

Nico took in the surroundings, the full moon was out but it was covered by a dark cloud, only little rays of Moonlight managed to shine through. The fire escape was shrouded in shadow, but because of the chilly night wind there was five minutes tops before this place was light up by moonlight. Nico and Percy hugged.

"Come see me tomorrow?" Percy whispered still holding Nico in his arms, sending a chill, but a pleasant one, down Nico's back. Nico looked into the boys Sea Green eyes.

"I- I- I'll try." He stumbled over his words, the Son of Poseidon smiled at that and felt his cheeks heat up.

Nico slipped out of the older demigods arms and patted his shoulder.

"Take care Perce. Try not to die while I'm gone."

Percy laughed and shook his head. He smiled down at the Italian.

"I'll try not to, Casper."

Nico narrowed his eyes at him.

Percy stuck his tongue out.

Nico obliged and also did.

They both kept getting in each others face sticking their tongue out and being total dorks until their foreheads were touching and their lips were only centimeters apart.

Both boys flushed and could feel their palms grow sweaty. Percy's gaze drifted down to Nico's lips then up to the pale skinned demigods dark eyes. Percy saw Nico was looking somewhere else and his eyes dropped, starting to follow the Italian's gaze when he was stopped dead in his tracks, he had to look at Nico because he had started talking.

"I should probably go." Nico wouldn't meet Percy's eyes for some reason. Nico really really wanted to kiss Percy, but he just couldn't. Percy had a girlfriend who he was going to go to College with and spend the rest of his life with. He didn't want to mess that up.

"Well, okay Nico. If that's how you feel." Percy bite his bottom lip. Something was definitely up with his best friend. But how could he help if Nico wouldn't even show a sign about what's wrong. Percy did the only thing he could do, he hugged his best friend.

Nico was the first to let go. He waved, a little weak smile on his face, as he melted into the shadows. Percy had no clue what was wrong with his best friend. One minute Nico was okay, the next he was upset. Whatever the problem, he would find it out. Percy would, and he'd cheer his best friend up as much as possible. There's nothing Percy wouldn't do to see that smile on his best friend's face again.

Welp, that's the end of this chapter. If you want, feel free to comment what you think. I hope you guys like it. Oh, and the thing Percy did earlier, where he kissed his middle and pointer finger where they were pressed together, brought them towards Nico, removed his pointed and flipped him off, I got that from an 80s movie. XD Anybody recognize it from Pretty in Pink? Probably not. XDDD Anyways yeah. That's pretty much it. Hope chu guys liked it.

~ All my love ~