Alright I'm working on updates since you guys keep asking! XD Some are going to be updated sooner than others since I had some I was almost done with this, like this chapter c:
By the time eight-thirty rolled around, I had installed things in the Hades cabin, it was kind of amazing. Even though it was mostly dull (probably because Nico spent little time in there) I somehow managed to give it a more… upbeat look. I had installed a plasma in there so they could watch a movie after dinner, which I had set up in the corner.
I scratched my head and pressed a button and made the bed flip up in the wall, I grinned a bit. It worked. Everything was perfect, hitting another switch which hid all the, er, 'romantic' stuff. Glancing at the clock it showed it was five minutes to nine. Suddenly everything was oh so jittery, every few minutes my eyes kept flickering to the door as I sat on the Nico's bed bouncing a bit.
Few minutes later Nico came in, shirtless, waving his shirt behind him yelling something. Blinking a few times my face flushed a bit, and I cleared my throat. "You're late."
Nico looked at me as a small smirk appeared on his lips, "sorry y'know how swordplay is." he moved over to his dresser to shuffle through the drawer for a new shirt. There were fresh cuts on his back, which when seeing this made me frown a bit.
"Nico..who were you doing swordplay with..?" He glanced back for a moment and shrugged lightly.
"An Ares kid, no biggie." My hand flew to my face as I let out a small groan, shifting I stood up and went over to him and placed a hand on his lower back, frowning some more I pressed a small kiss into his cheek.
"Your back doesn't say no biggie, you're bleeding for gods sake!"
Nico turned around and looked at me for a moment, then shifted to loop his arms around my neck, "Are you gonna lecture me? Or aren't we suppose to be doing something you planned?" My arms moved around his waist and pulled him closer.
"I wasn't going to lecture you, just maybe tell you it isn't safe to let wounds get infected, let me clean them up." Nico let out a small sigh and moved to lay on his bed, his back facing up, practically giving me the go ahead.
Moving I left the Hades cabin to grab a few things from my own before returning quickly. Once back in Nico's cabin a dabbed a rag onto his back to get the access blood up, then I began pouring rubbing alcohol onto the wounds, which made him scream a bit.
"Ah! Leo! That fucking hurts!"
"Sorry! Jeez."
I was about to continue when Percy and Annabeth burst into the cabin with their eyes covered, and Percy spoke: "No sex guys."
Nico glanced back at the raven hair boy and the blond girl, "Were not having sex...why would you burst in here even if we were having sex!?"
Annabeth uncovered her eyes to see that I was just cleaning Nico's wounds because there were little bubbles where the wounds are, she let out a small breath and made Percy uncover his eyes. "Sorry, but that scream made us think you were hurting little Nico and we had to check on him."
Nico's face was now burning, but I shifted to stand up, "I wasn't hurting him, I don't think I'd have the guts to hurt him, now out so I can finish and we can go on our date." A small smile began playing on Annabeth's lips as she practically mouthed. 'Favorite gay couple.'
My face heated up a bit and shut the cabin door quickly as soon as they were out, sighing I moved to begin dabbing up the wounds again to make sure they were clean. Nico moved to flip on his back once I was done, a small smile played on his lips.
Grinning lightly I moved to lean over him and pressed a small kiss into his lips, "So hungry? Because if you are Chef Leo made some yummy food."
Nico raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly, "How yummy?"
"Super yummy."
"Yum." Moving slightly I pulled him off the bed with a small grin before moving to flip the switch which revealed all the things I had installed into the cabin. Nico's eyes widened a bit and complete shock took over. "You...!" He turned towards me and grabbed my head and kissed me deeply, "It's lovely, Leo." He laughed lightly and moved to look at all the changes I had made to the cabin.
I stood there for a moment and then left the cabin to get the food, andwhen I returned Nico finally settled down at the table that I had installed. "Ready to eat?"
"Food, hmm, I am hungry I haven't ate in forever." He laughed a bit and ran a hand through his tangled mess of wavy hair with a small smile on his face.
A small smirked tugged at the corner of my mouth, "Do I have to start making you breakfast and lunch to make sure you're eating?" Nico quirked an eyebrow and shrugged lightly, which meant he didn't know or care.
"So sit?" I blinked a few times trying to comprehend what he was getting at then I realized I was still standing with the food in my hands, shifting I moved to sit across from him, then sit the food on the table.
We ate after a few moments, he said a prayer in Italian, and then I said one in Spanish. We gave offerings to the gods (more Hades and Hephaestus; he gave one to my dad while I to his.) About mid-way through the meal he paused and looked at me for a few moments almost as if he was trying to read my mind. "Leo."
"Nico." I glanced up and looked at him with confusion clouding my eyes.
"Why are you dating me?" He seemed serious.
"Because I couldn't date Hazel or Piper." I said that teasingly but he seemed hurt now, I moved to go stand in front of him. "I was kidding, alright?" He moved and pressed a small kiss into the my lips. Nico let out a small sigh and pulled me closer.
"Don't kid about these things, Leo.." he frowned a bit, I smirked lightly.
"Awe, come on Ghost King take a joke once in a while!" He let out a small growl and pushed me away some then stood up.
"I was being serious, Leo! If you'd rather date one of them, then do it." He moved over to his bed and crawled under the blankets. I blinked a few times then moved to the bed and sat on the edge.
"Nico..I didn't mean it..I'd rather date you than one of them..." Moving I placed my hand over the others blanketed head, and frowned. "I'm sorry, don't be mad at me.."
Nico let out an audible sigh and pulled the blankets away from his head and looked at me for the longest time before speaking. "Really? You aren't going to decide you hate me and go after the girls again?"
Chuckling lightly I moved to press a kiss into his cheek, and then on his nose. "I promise, you might be stuck with me a long time."
A small grin came to Nico's face and he moved to pull me on top of himself. "So what next, Valdez? Pranking the Aphrodite cabin? Breaking the Ares weapons? What has your wonderful mind come up with?"
A small smile crept to my lips and I shrugged lightly. "I was thinking more cuddles and a movie." I hummed slightly and moved off the bed and went over to the TV to turn it on, showing the movie I had already put in. Titanic, it was one of Nico's favorites 'chick-flick' movies. Nico practically squealed.
"Titanic!? Yes!" He began getting comfortable in his bed before I pushed play and moved to go sit on the bed next to him, after I joined him he moved and snuggled into my chest with a small breath.
That's how most of our dates go, unless we go out or even out on a double date with Annabeth and Percy, or Hazel and Frank, or even the unbelievable duo of Jason and Piper (they are really annoying when we go out with them, ugh. But it amuses Nico.)
By the time half the movie finished Nico had fell asleep, shifting slightly I placed a hand on his head and smoothed his hair down some. The Ghost King always had the longest and most painful days out of all of us but he somehow still made tie for me, even if I was a sort of clingy, joking, and overprotective boyfriend.
When I knew he was in a deep sleep I trailed a finger lightly over his cheeks and across his nose, which made him sneeze lightly, but soon I wiggled out of his grasp and moved to clean up our date mess. All in all I say this was a successful date. Every time I would look up from the mess I was cleaning Nico was either flinching, letting out a pained hiss, or his face would scrunch up as if he was about to cry out.
Moving from where I was I leaned over him and placed a small kiss on his forehead before whispering: "Is it dark there, Nicy?" Of course I'd never get an answer from him but it was something I'd always ask when I saw him in that state. Seeing Nico like that made me want to stay by his side, forever, and protect him from every single demon. That could never happen, the truth is I'm not as strong as he is so I'd never accomplish that.
Shaking my head I ran a hand through his mass of raven hair before going back to cleaning up the mess. I knew it was dark in his dreams, he's told me, he's also told he's seen a flame in there sometimes. Clenching my hands I parted my lips and whispered softly, "It must be dark really dark there..."