Disclaimer- I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus Series. (One can dream though) All rights go to the proper parties.

Note***- This story is boy x boy. Don't like? You don't have to read.

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Percy POV

After the sun gods sudden departure, we fell into an awkward silence. Neither of us moved for almost a full five minutes before the son of Zeus cleared his throat.

"I'm uh... sorry about my brother."

I blushed. "It's okay." I finally forced myself to meet his gaze. "So your boyfriend, hey?"

The god of thieves blushed even brighter and rubbed the back of his neck. "That wasn't exactly how I had planned to ask you but, ya?" Even though I was still mortified by the thought of our exchange in the park being watched by his brother, I felt my heart swell at that thought. Apparently he was waiting for a proper answer though, because when I didn't say anything, his face fell. "Unless of course, you don't want to and you just said that because you were put on the spot. That's... perfectly fine too. I don't want to make you feel like you have to say yes just because I'm..."

I cut him off by leaning in and stealing a short kiss. I pulled back before he could really respond, surprised by my own bravery. "I wouldn't have said yes unless I meant it." The look of pure joy he gave me had clearing my throat and looking down. "So did we have a plan for today?"

I felt most of the awkward atmosphere from earlier melt away as he shrugged. "I'm not really sure now. I'd planned to meet you after you'd left the house, but now I'm not so certain hanging out around a park again is such a good plan."

I frowned, "How'd you know I was going to leave the house? Maybe I was planning on bumming around in my pajamas all day watching cartoons."

The god of travellers laughed. "I know you Perce. I know that there is no way you'd normally waste a beautiful sunny day like today cooped up. How do you think I found you in the park yesterday?"

I found I couldn't really argue with him on that, but it also reminded me of something else. "By the way..." I punched him in the arm and frowned.

Hermes gave me a shocked look and rolled his shoulder a little. "Ouch? What was that for?"

I crossed my arms and gave him an unimpressed look. "That, my friend, is payback. You leave a visible mark, I do too."

He frowned in confusion. "What are you talking about? I've never..." I gestured towards my neck and his eyes widened in realization before he started laughing. "Oh!"

My frown deepened. "It's not funny. Do you have any idea how many references my mom made to it?" If anything, it just made him laugh harder. I glared. "Laugh it up."

He shrugged his shoulders, completely unapologetic. "I don't know what you expect me to say Perce. I'd say I'm sorry, but I'd be lying."

"You're not sorry now, but you will be when my mom makes me introduce the two of you and then she bans you from seeing me because she will recognize you in an instant."

That made him stop laughing, but it didn't kill the amusement in his eyes. "I am sorry that your mom was grilling you about it, but I'm not going to apologize for doing it."

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. "I don't know why you did it in the first place."

I felt him step closer and wrap his arms around my waist. I met his eyes and was surprised to see just how serious he looked. He lifted one hand to brush his fingertips across my cheek. "Did it ever occur to you that maybe I just wanted to let the world know that you were mine? I despised seeing the way Chantel, James, and Apollo were looking at you. You've had me for months already, whether you knew it or not. Even if in the end you didn't want me, I'd still have been yours. Maybe I just wanted a way to convince everyone else that you were taken too."

I was struck silent by the depth of emotion that I could see in his eyes. I felt my heart pick up its pace and I bit my lip. I didn't know how to respond to that. I wasn't exactly the most eloquent of people at the best of times. After a speech like that, I reacted in the only way I could, by pressing my lips to his.

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I spent a moment simply luxuriating in the kiss before I gently nipped at his bottom lip. I felt more than heard his contented hum as the god of athletes slid his hand back from my cheek and curled it in my hair. I shivered at the feeling, but I didn't let it distract me from my explorations.

I gently sucked on his lip before running the tip of my tongue along it. I had to nip at his lip a second time before he finally granted me access. It didn't take me long before I had coaxed his tongue into joining the dance.

It was the same kind of slow passionate kiss that we had shared in the park. The only difference was that now we didn't have to worry about being interrupted. That thought led me to thinking about my fantasy, which caused me to blush and slowly pull away. I didn't pull far enough back to leave his arms, just enough so that I could rest my forehead against his. I was rather pleased to note that I wasn't the only one breathing faster than normal.

I had a sudden thought that caused me to chuckle. Hermes raised one eyebrow in question and I couldn't help but smile. "I was just thinking that I really wouldn't mind spending the day at home. This is much better than a park."

The god of thieves smiled before stealing another short kiss. "I know what you mean."

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Eventually we grew tired of standing in the living room, so I gave him the tour. It wasn't a particularly long tour, but I still found myself pausing for a moment before I opened the door to show him my room.

I'd never brought a boyfriend to my room before. The few dates that I'd been on with guys had never gone further than a kiss at the door. It felt like a pretty big deal that I was showing him my room. I drew a deep breath and opened the door.

The god of travellers stepped in and looked around. I felt a little self-conscious as I remember that I hadn't even made my bed. It was a habit that I only tried to keep when I was at camp. I was very grateful that I had at least cleaned up the dirty clothes earlier since it was laundry day tonight.

Hermes looked around the room and smiled back at me. "It's very blue."

I rubbed the back of my neck and shrugged. "What can I say, I like the colour."

He laughed and wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "I like it. It's very you."

I smiled at him as my heart kicked itself into overdrive. It occurred to me that I was in my bedroom with my boyfriend and we were the only ones home. Judging by the way his eyes darkened, I wasn't the only one thinking it. I felt my breath catch in my throat as I started leaning towards him.

Our lips had just brushed against each other when he pulled back and turned towards the front door with a frown.

"What's wrong?"

He glanced back at me and shook his head. "Nothing, but your mom is home. I can hear her looking for her keys." I gasped and pulled back. Hermes took in my expression and nodded. "Don't worry; we can continue this another time."

He gave me a smile and stole a quick kiss before stepping further into my room.

I turned towards the front door when I heard it open. "Percy? Are you home?"

"Um... ya. Be out in a second!" I felt myself beginning to panic. I turned around to tell Hermes that he could use the fire escape, but he was already gone.

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Authors Note

Long time no see. In other news, I plan on updating this story again within the next week.