Mmkay, so this is my VERY first fanfic, SO DON'T FLAME! Anyway, I got the whole Percy and Nico thing from Goddess of the Multiverses, who practically ships them by the day, (whatever that means.) Percy has severe autism, and Nico is like his caretaker. (Confusing, no?) Well, I hope you like it!
Nico di Angelo woke up startled as the alarm clock blared. Seven straight hours, he thought to himself. That's a new record. Percy had had a tantrum the night before and it had taken Nico, Sally, and Paul half an hour to get him to calm down. He quickly stopped the alarm and reset it again for six fifty-five AM the next morning.
Well, I better go get Percy up before he has a fit for not following the schedule, he thought as he struggled to shrug into black skinny jeans in his half-asleep state. He put on a dark grey V-neck t-shirt, his dog tags, familiar bomber jacket, and charcoal converse, hopping to Percy's room as he bent to put them on.
He quietly cracked open the door to Percy's bedroom, revealing a pigsty of a room with a blue bed in the middle, which in turn housed a sleeping teenager buried under a dark blue duvet. Nico crept to the side of the room and opened up the blinds, revealing the whole of the Upper East Side. He walked to the side of the bed and drew back the duvet, gently shaking Percy to wake him up.
"Good morning, sleepyhead," he said to Percy, who in turn cracked a sea-green eye open and quickly shut it due to the light. "Come on, Percy, you need to follow the routine." At the mention of the word routine, Percy finally opened his eyes and inched out of the covers.
"Come on, Perce, you've got school today." said Nico. Percy immediately put his hands to his ears and shook his head back and forth rapidly. Nico grabbed his hands and lowered them, making Percy look at him so he could understand what Nico was saying. "Percy, it's seven o seven, if you don't get dressed by seven fifteen, you'll be behind and we'll have to rush around to get ready. Now stand up, please."
He took Percy's hands in his own and stood him up. "Take off your sweatpants." Percy did as he was told and waited for Nico to pick out his outfit. Nico walked to the closet and opened it. He grabbed a pair of dark wash skinny jeans, along with a light green shirt and walked over to the bed Percy was standing next to. But apparently, Percy wanted to wear another shirt, because he slapped the green one out of Nico's hand and ran back to the closet.
Nico went over and took Percy by the shoulders, pulling him back from the hamper, where he had already found another shirt, a dirty dark blue one that smelled quite sour. He pried it out of Percy's vise-like grip and put it back in the hamper. Percy made a loud whine a protest and started to reach for the shirt again, but Nico stopped him and said, "Percy, that shirt needs to be washed. You've worn it twice this week already, and you need to wear a different shirt."
Percy whined again and crumpled his face as if he was about to cry, and Nico knew that he was about to have a tantrum. "Alright, Percy, you don't need to cry, I'll wash it tomorrow along with your other clothes, so it can be clean and fresh, okay?" He smoothed down Percy's hair, and it did the trick, calming him down so that Nico could dress him and get his backpack.
"Okay, Perce, it's time for breakfast, so get your routine binder and let's go." Percy shuffled over to his bed where crouched down under the bed and produced a neon blue binder covered in Bubble Guppies stickers. He then went to his nightstand and shuffled through it, picking something up and hiding it in his hand. He walked back over to Nico, who took his hand and led him through the narrow hallway to the kitchen, where Percy's mom, Sally Jackson- Blofis, was standing at the stove making blue pancakes, and his step-dad, Paul Blofis, was sitting at the table reading the daily paper and drinking his daily "cup of joe," as he liked to call it.
"Good morning, you two!" Sally greeted the two as they walked into the kitchen, taking out two sets of plates, forks, and cups, and putting them on the table. "Morning, Perce, morning Neeks," Paul playfully greeted them, ruffling Nico's hair until he halfheartedly glared at him and eyed his hand violating his shaggy dark hair. Paul got the idea and removed his hand, grinning back at Nico as he moved on to Percy, enveloping him into a bear hug and rocking him back and forth until the kitchen was filled with the sounds of peals of laughter.
"Sit down and get ready to eat." Said Sally. "It's seven twenty eight. Percy's show comes on in two minutes." The three sat down while Sally served them her famous blue pancakes. Before she sat down though, she turned on the T.V. just as the show 'Bubble Guppies' came on.
'Buh-, buh-, bubble, gup, gup, guppies!
Bubble, bubble, bubble, guppy, guppy, guppies…'
Percy's eyes lit up and he started bouncing in his seat as the theme song played on. Nico laughed at the sight of Percy waving a fork with pancakes around. "Alright, Perce, eat so we can get to school on time. Where's your binder?" he asked.
Percy produced the blue binder from under his chair. "Which day is it today?" Nico asked. Percy opened the binder to Wednesday, where it held his entire schedule for the day. He pointed to the little pictures as Nico read out loud.
"Alright, so you woke up at seven, and you got dressed at seven-oh-five. We brushed your hair and washed your face at seven fifteen, so we were a little ahead of the schedule. Now that you've had breakfast and are watching your show, what comes next?"
Percy pointed to a miniature picture of a toothbrush and toothpaste, running his hands through his hair as he did so. "Alright, let's hurry and do that before your bus comes." They both stood up and headed for the bathroom. Nico grabbed a Superman lunchbox off of the counter and put it in Percy's backpack by the door. Nico walked in to find that Percy had already wet up his green toothbrush and put Colgate on it. "Good job, Percy," Nico said, taking his hand. "Now smile really big for me." While Percy grinned, Nico lifted up their entwined hands and began to brush Percy's teeth in a circular pattern.
"Now spit and rinse," Nico said, handing Percy a cup filled with water. When Percy did this, Nico grabbed a towel off the rack and dried Percy's mouth. He then proceeded to brush his own teeth. Once everything was done, Nico went back to his room and grabbed his book bag and wallet, closing the door on his way out.
"Let's go, Percy," said Nico, entwining their hands once again as they walked to the kitchen to get out the door. "Bye Sally! See you at five!" said Nico as Percy ran up to her to get a goodbye hug. Paul had already left for work by then. Nico got Percy's backpack and slid the straps over his shoulders.
"Behave, Percy, and listen to Nico! Love you two!" exclaimed Sally as they closed the door behind them. "Let's hurry and get to the bus stop. We can play the word game on the way there," said Nico, as they walked to the elevator.
"What's this?" asked Nico as he pointed to the door. "Door," said Percy simply. "And this?" Nico said as he pointed to the button. "Button." "Good words Percy!" exclaimed Nico as they walked in, Nico pointing to various pictures on the tacked up bulletins while Percy answered almost immediately. They kept playing the game all throughout the ride down, through the lobby, out the door and down the packed street, where a yellow school bus was just pulling up.
"Okay, Perce, are you going to be good in school today?" Nico asked as they stopped in front of the bus. Percy nodded. "Are you going to have tantrums?" Percy shook his head. "Good, I want a sticker when you get off this bus today, got it?" Nico asked, to which Percy smiled and nodded his head.
Nico smiled and leaned in for a hug, Percy easily wrapping him up in a bear hug since he was a lot taller. Nico pulled back and kissed him on the tip of his nose before walking him to the bus. But Percy wouldn't go. "Percy, what's wrong?" Nico asked, before remembering. "Ah, your necklace, where is it?" Percy pulled the dog tags which were identical to Nico's out of his pocket and pushed it into his waiting hands, where Nico fastened it around his neck.
They began walking to the bus again, Nico giving Percy one last kiss on the cheek before getting on while an aide stood aside smiling down at Nico. "Have a good day, Nico," she called. "You too, Ms. Chase." Nico called back. The doors closed and the bus pulled away from the curb. Nico waved to Percy who was looking back at him, smiling. Once the bus turned into the street, Nico and Percy waved to each other until the bus drove around the corner, taking Percy to The Gow School for the Physically and Mentally Challenged. Nico turned away and began to walk to the bus stop that would drive him to his own school, McKinley High School, to begin the usual crap-filled day. I hope he does well today, Nico thought as he absentmindedly tugged on his tags, boarding the bus to get to school…
So, how was it? Please review, I hope to put up the next chapter in a few days. And the bus aide is NOT Annabeth! So, yeah, any questions, put them in a review if you want and I'll answer them as soon as I can! Bye! 3