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Title: A Very Half-Blood Christmas – When Percy Got the Best Present Ever
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes Olympus; post both series
PJatO Disclaimer: All rights reserved to Rick Riordan for he created the awesomeness that is Nico di Angelo. And everything else related to Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes Olympus. Aside from the Gods, course. They are all copyright by the old Greeks. This fanfiction on the other hand is entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: shounen-ai, Christmas-fluff, explicit intercourse, anal, threesome, shoujo-ai, hetero
Main Pairing: Nico/Percy
Side Pairings: Frank/Leo/Hazel, Jason/Reyna, Lou/Miranda, Piper/Annabeth, Chris/Clarisse, Malcolm/Katie, Jake/Will, Kayla/Nyssa, Paul/Sally
Percy Jackson Characters: Perseus Jackson, Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque, Jason Grace, Thalia Grace, Katie Gardner, Miranda Gardner, Clarisse la Rue, Frank Zhang, Annabeth Chase, Malcolm Cage, Will Solace, Kayla Hein, Jake Mason, Leo Valdez, Nyssa Black, Piper McLean, Travis Stoll, Connor Stoll, Chris Rodriguez, Lou Ellen, Reyna Anderson, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Sally Blofis, Paul Blofis, Grover Underwood, Juniper, Tyson, Ella, Mrs. O'Leary, Poseidon, Hades, Persephone
Summary: This year's Christmas, Percy has a very special thing on his wish-list: Nico di Angelo. The question is, will he get the present he wants most...? And will it arrive, just as wished, only clad in a blue ribbon, ready to be unwrapped? Oh, and then there's also his mom's Christmas party...
A Very Half-Blood Christmas
When Percy Got the Best Present Ever
6th December
"Anyone home?", called the half-Italian confused.
No response. But he could have sworn that he had heard movement close by. Whatever. He was probably just exhausted from the day's work, or it were some skeleton soldiers doing their rounds. It seemed neither his parents nor his sister were home. Yawning slightly, he walked through the halls towards his bedroom. Taking a look into the rooms he passed he noted that he seemed to truly be the only one home. Entering his bedroom – black walls, black bedsheets, black curtains, dark wood, skulls, just cozy and homey – he threw his backpack into a corner and was ready to collapse on his bed. Though he stopped himself as he noticed the bright spot of color on top of his bed. The very blue spot of color. With a black mop of hair and the nicest ass possible pointing his way.
"Percy?", asked Nico slowly and blinked a few times.
The son of Poseidon looked up from what he had been doing, showing wide, sea-green eyes and a bright blush. The Ghost Prince blinked again and gulped. It seemed Santa Claus was early this year, delivering his present on the sixth of the month. Not that he was complaining or anything.
"Damn, Persephone had said you wouldn't return before noon and it's like barely seven!", muttered Percy with a glare and bit his lips. "It was supposed to be a surprise! Go, hush, out!"
"You know that I already saw... it, right?", chuckled Nico amused and collapsed on his bed right next to his Sea Prince, taking a closer look at whatever it was. "What is this?"
"It's a fountain, stupid!", grunted Percy and rolled his eyes in a well-duh kind of way.
"Uh... A fountain? In my bedroom?", blinked the son of Hades slowly.
He tilted his head and leaned over some, resting his head on Percy's shoulder to get a better look at the fountain. It really was a fountain. A small table fountain, such a dark blue that it was practically black. It looked like a normal bowl, but there was a skull sitting in the middle, water bubbling out of it to gather in the bowl again. Around the bowl were dark purple shells and sea-green pearls set.
"Yes, a fountain, in your bedroom", nodded Percy amused, trying to play his blush down.
"But... why?", asked the son of Hades, scooting a little closer.
This time not to take a better look, but rather to enjoy the proximity some more. Which effectively made Percy's cheeks turn a darker shade of red. Nico smirked at that.
"It's a present. Happy Saint Nicholas, Nico", smiled the son of Poseidon softly.
Much to Nico's surprise, the other boy leaned in and placed a chaste kiss on his cheek, for once making the half-Italian blush brightly. Blinking again, Nico looked from the fountain to the boy.
"A fountain? Not to make me sound ungrateful, but... what for?"
"I called in a favor by Lady Iris", smirked the Sea Prince. "All calls to my place are free. Since your duties take so much time from you and I'm always busy with studies too, I thought this could be a good way to stay in touch better. I get to see you not as often as I want to."
"That's really sweet of you, Perce. Thanks", smiled Nico back, his eyes softening.
"So... you like it...?", asked Percy in a small voice and bit his lips again.
"I love it", confirmed the son of Hades and nodded solemnly. "Really. Because you're right. I truly don't get to see you whenever I want to. This is nice of you. Thanks."
Now it was his turn to embarrass the Sea Prince by kissing his cheek. It was very tempting to just lean in some more and kiss those plumb, rosy lips. But he figured that would be pushing it too far.
"Thanks", smiled Percy, causing Nico to frown confused. "For the calendar, you know. It's delicious. I think I never ate such awesome chocolate! Where did you get it?"
"Switzerland", smirked the son of Hades. "They do have the best chocolate in the world. And with a little additional pay, you even get the chocolate blue. I'm glad you like it."
They stared into each other's eyes for a moment, both lost in their own thoughts. Percy was the first to turn away, a faint blush coloring his cheeks. He chewed his lips.
"Eh... How about... we watch some DVDs?", murmured the son of Poseidon awkwardly. "I mean... if you have the time to spare, of course... If you have other things to do..."
"No, no, I'm free for the day", replied Nico hastily and stood. "What do you want to watch?"
"Mh... I don't know... What do you have to offer?", grinned Percy, following the Ghost Prince.
The two boys stood in front of the black DVD shelf, Percy's fingers gliding over the covers to see which title looked even remotely interesting. And then he yelped, making Nico jump.
"You have Doctor Who! You actually got all up to series eight!", yelped the Sea Prince excitedly.
"Yes?", nodded the son of Hades cautiously. "Annabeth had them for a while since she wanted to investigate the science, or something like that... But I finally got them back."
"Oh, please", grunted Percy and rolled his eyes. "Still better than Leo. He had had my Doctor Who DVDs for five months now since he's trying to rebuild the sonic screwdriver."
"Well, if anyone is able to rebuild that, it's Valdez", chuckled Nico amused.
Percy grinned broadly, series one, two, three and four tightly pressed against his chest. But his sea-green eyes were still scanning the shelf for further good stuff. And then he yelped again.
"And Vampire Diaries? Really? I wouldn't have figured you to like those!"
"I don't", grunted Nico and rolled his eyes. "I borrowed them from Reyna for... research. I mean, it's the only thing Hazel talks about these days since she's watching them with Reyna. So I wanted to look for myself if they're any good. And I, for my part, am disappointed. I mean, come on, it's always the freaking same. Handsome, tortured vampire, who desperately tries to be good, falls for a human girl and doesn't want to turn her since he is oh-so tortured by his curse. But he still wants to date her. Even though she'd grow old while he stays young and would have to watch her die. This is like the hundredths version of Buffy. Not the worst. The worst is Twilight, but it's still always the same. Those gloomy, tortured vampires even look the same. Take Stefan Salvatore and compare him with Angelus or Edward. Well, okay, the first two at least don't sparkle."
"If you don't shut up soon, I will personally kick your ass for blasphemy, di Angelo", warned Percy with one raised eyebrow. "You don't watch Vampire Diaries or, gods forbid, Twilight for their original stories. You watch them for the hot guys. I mean, Damon and Klaus and Elijah and Stefan and Tyler and Matt. And Jake and Sam and all the other wolves. You watch them for the drool."
Nico chuckled upon seeing that excited expression on his Sea Prince's face. Especially so as the son of Poseidon tried to get a hold of the three season of Vampire Diaries while still holding four seasons of Doctor Who. Raising one eyebrow, he followed the older demi-god back to his bed.
"You plan on moving in here and not living for like a year or so?", grunted Nico.
"What? No. You'd have to change colors for that", replied Percy and rolled his eyes. "We're not watching all of them. We're only going to watch the final episodes of Doctor Who since they're always the best. I mean, first season? Okay, not the very last, we'll start with the first time Captain Jack Harkness comes into the plot. And then the final. Because it's epic. And second season? I like cried for a day because of that ending. And third?"
"Let me guess, because it has Captain Jack Harkness?", chuckled Nico, taking the box of the first series to insert the second last disk for them to watch. "And because it's epic?"
"Epic does not cover the tragedy of the series three's final", grunted Percy and crossed his arms. "The drama and suspense had been killing me. Every time. And yes, it got Jack."
"Oh, oh, let me guess the reason for watching the final of series four!", yelped Nico in mock-excitement. "The fact that it's epic and because it has Captain Jack Harkness?"
"You're being an idiot", muttered Percy and stuck his tongue out at him. "I'm not that shallow. I love how series four's ending like brings everyone together. And that it's a bit of a crossover with The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood. Besides, the love reunion is so sweet."
"And why not five, six and seven?", asked Nico curiously as he sat back down on the bed.
"Because five is like... boring", grunted the son of Poseidon displeased. "I mean, three and four both had Jack! Why didn't five involve Jack? Or six? And besides, both are not really endings. I mean, the plot kind of still belongs together and all. It wasn't a real break. The real break only came in series seven. In like the middle of series seven. And seven's final wasn't a real final either since Clara is still with the Doctor. The first four finals were all such epic partings with drama, while the last few finals were all just a to be continued..."
"You are adorable when you ramble", noted Nico amused, wrapping one arm around Percy's shoulders. "So I take it, you're a little Whovian?"
"Big times", grinned the Sea Prince broadly and cuddled closer.
"Then... who is your favorite Doctor?", smirked the Ghost Prince, getting a bit more comfortable.
"I refuse to answer impossible questions. It's just not humanly possible to decide."
"Sure, sure", nodded Nico, trying very hard to not laugh at the pout on Percy's face.
"And now shut up, I demand my Jack-time", ordered the Sea Prince, sticking his tongue out again.
The Ghost Prince snorted. He would have loved to continue arguing, but The Empty Child was also one of his favorite episodes. And that Percy was cuddled close to him was a good distraction too.
They watched in silence, though not the uncomfortable kind of silence (or the creepy one you'd forget if you don't look at it), but rather the kind where both parties were content enough with being close to each other. Occasionally Percy would jump at Nico and try to hide in his embrace, especially whenever the question 'Are you my mummy?' would be asked. The Ghost Prince's smirk just widened then and he tightened his grip on the son of Poseidon to reassure him that no will-less zombies were close by. They occasionally broke the silence to talk about the plot or the characters, though Nico preferred to listen to Percy's enthusiasm instead of arguing much. The only thing that really bothered the Ghost Prince however was that his Sea Prince became all googly eyed whenever John Barrowman, aka Captain Jack Harkness, would enter the scene.
"Would you stop that?", grunted Nico irritated as they reached the final of series four.
"You're like the Doctor, always forbidding Jack to say hello", pouted Percy, once again sticking his tongue out at the son of Hades. "It's not my fault that he radiates awesomeness."
"I am not sure if I want to watch Vampire Diaries with you if you say that you only watch that show for the drools anyway. I mean, you're bad enough with Doctor Who!"
"No one forces you to watch it with me", huffed Percy and crossed his arms over his chest. "Excuse me for enjoying the moment. It's nice to just lay around and do nothing aside from staring at attractive people. And it's nice being able to admit that."
"That they're attractive?", blinked the Ghost Prince confused.
"No", grunted Percy, rolling his eyes, blushing brightly and stuttering slightly. "That I'm... gay."
"Oh", nodded Nico awkwardly. "So... You like dark-haired playboys from the future?"
"Well...", hummed the son of Poseidon. "I'd take them from an earlier time period too. And they don't have to be playboys. But they have to be charming."
"It won't be that hard for the great Percy Jackson to find someone who is willing to be charming to you, mh?", smirked the son of Hades, trying to joke even though he disliked the notion of others even being close to his Sea Prince. "Once it reaches the public that you're gay, you will have a horde of Romans and Greeks chasing after you."
"I don't...", started Percy lowly and shook his head. "I don't want it to be public yet."
"Why not?", asked Nico genuinely curious. "You won't find a boyfriend if no one knows you're searching for one. And now that we're finally at peace, it's the perfect time for that, right?"
"I don't need a horde of Romans and Greeks chasing me", replied Percy, but before Nico could ask any further questions, the Sea Prince yelped again. "No, no, no, don't wipe her mind!"
From then on the teary eyed Sea Prince had other things on his mind than his sexual orientation. And Nico didn't mind, since he had a cuddly Percy and was content enough that Percy had told him.
Author's note: Okay, so I'm watching Doctor Who again (really, when don't I?) and I wanted to include some fanboy!Percy, because he is adorable to write (and because it fity my later plans for the story and gave me the opportunity for some jealous!Nico). And it was a great opportunity for some serious conversation and to kill said conversation without much problems. ;)
Anyway (sorry for the rambling, but I'm always rambling when it's before 10 in the morning), the chapter has trice the length of the other chapters because I thought 'What the heck, it's Saint Nicholas and if Nico gets a gift, so should you!', so I added some fluff and cuteness in. *grins* I wish you all a beautiful Saint Nicholas and boots full of goodies. ;3