Eep. I love Nico and Rachel, I swear I'm addicted. Anyways, it's all connected I swear, it will be more apparent in future chapters but for now I hope you like. Sorry if it's a bit random but I'm eating Trix. Trix is yummy, and makes me crazier than i already am :D Hope you like.

Rachel stretched, her arms raising high above her head before curling into her pillow, breathing a deep sigh of content. For a moment it was completely silent and then there was rustling, the bed shaking, a groan, and strong arms wrapped themselves around her torso, "Morning." His voice was deep with sleep and she smiled.

She didn't know what she did to deserve him, but she was sure wasn't complaining, "Morning." Then she turned over to face him, smiling this big doofy smile.

"Why so happy?" his fingers tickled her side as they ran over it softly, caressing her.

"I can't be happy?"

He grumbled and stuck his head into the crook of her neck, "Not this early you can't." Then he chuckled and gave her a warm kiss, his lips enveloping her own. Even though this was nothing new it still gave her shivers up her spine every time his lips covered hers. When he leaned back she tugged at the ends of his hair, watching his eyes droop. His hair was like silk through her fingers, dark and sleek, running through them like water.

"I love you."

She smiled at him happily and he gave her one of his crooked grins, "I love you too, Nico."

~THISLOVETHISLOVETHISLOVE~

Sitting in front of her painting Rachel felt proud, her chest swelling with pride. She was hoping it would be good enough for class, and that her teacher would accept it. She really needed an A in that class. As she was admiring her work she heard the door open behind her, and then there was a kiss on her neck, making her shiver.

"It's blurry."

Well, gee, way to kill it, "it's not blurry!"

"Yes. It is blurry, trust me."

Groaning she turned around, "Nico, that's how it's supposed to be. It's. Not. Blurry."

He just looked at her with those wide brown eyes, "Why would you make it blurry?"

"Ahh!" Giving a screech she threw one of her paintbrushes at his head, smiling when it connected with a thwap! Needless to say he left the room after that (though not before giving her a smirk) and she grumbled, "Ass."

Nico was cooking in the kitchen, the smells wafting towards her, as she painted. She had invited Percy and Annabeth over for dinner, and considering she couldn't cook for beans she'd let Nico do all the work. She was slightly nervous for tonight, what if they got suspicious of why Nico was cooking? After all, nobody knew that she and Nico were dating. She was the Oracle after all; she wasn't supposed to be dating.

She remembered the day she'd asked Apollo for permission. He'd stood there for a moment, staring up into the sky before shrugging, "I suppose it's alright. But you know you can't have sex, don't you? After all, you technically supposed to be a virgin forever, no love."

She'd taken it, because really what was she supposed to say, oh no thanks, if I can't have sex I don't want you. No. She loved Nico far too much for that. "Hey Rachel can you come here?"

"Sure!" She got up and made her way to the kitchen, whipping her paint stained hands on her jeans (also stained with paint). She paused at the doorway a second, watching him as he stood over the pot of sauce, stirring it with one hand as he took a drink from his glass of coke. As if sensing her he turned around and gave her a smile.

"Oh hey thanks." His smile made her knees melt, "Can you grab me some of the parsley from the fridge?"

She nodded, trying to keep steady as she walked over to open the door, "You mean those green leaves?"

As always he was dissatisfied with her lack of culinary skills. "Yes Rachel." He dead panned, "The green leaves."

Laughing she grabbed them and walked back and handed the package of parsley to him, grinning when he gave her a chaste kiss, "Hey!" She laughed, "None of that mister! Annabeth and Percy are coming, and you know what that means."

He groaned and silently she did the same, she hated keeping them a secret from everyone, but she was the Oracle of Delphi. And strictly speaking she wasn't supposed to be dating, so Apollo had asked her to keep it on the down low (yes he really said 'down low'). When she went to walk away he pulled her closer to him by her waist, his muscular arm wrapped around her. "So are you saying you don't want my kisses?"

"I-"she was cut off by Nico's lips pressing softly against her own, "Yes."

"Oh, okay." Then he pulled away and went back to his cooking, slicing up the parsley and dropping it in. She watched as he licked his lips, groaning slightly. She could see him looking at her out of the corner of his eye, smirking.

"Wait. I lied, I didn't mean that." The words rushed out of her quickly and he just turned to smirk at her, his arms crossed on his chest (which did very good things for his biceps), his hair dark and silky as ever.

"Did mean what?" He teased, enjoying the way she squirmed.

"I didn't mean- oh shut up." She stepped forward and reached up on her tip toes to kiss him, pulling him down by the back of his neck. His mouth opened beneath hers and she stuck her tongue in, loving the way he tasted. All of a sudden he flipped them around so her back was now against the counter, and put his hands in her back pockets so he could pull her up. With her butt placed firmly on the counter top she pulled back, gasping. "Hey!"

He smiled, his deep brown eyes sparkling, "Oh shut up." He imitated her before pulling her back down for another kiss. She thought she heard something in the background but she pushed the thought away as their tongues touched again. Nico's hands were making their way slowly up her shirt when there was a loud thump behind him and then a distinct,

"Holy crap!" The two of them broke away to see Annabeth and Percy standing there, Percy in a state of shock and Annabeth with a knowing smirk. Quickly, Rachel pushed Nico's hands out of her shirt.

"Uh, I can explain?" She tried.

Annabeth just laughed and pointed, "I knew it!"