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Title: The Prince of Atlantis High – Of Teen Love, Friendship and Secrets
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus; all-human High School AU
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 of Olympus. Aside from the Gods, they belong to the old Greeks. This fanfiction and its OCs on the other hand are entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: shounen-ai, explicit intercourse, anal, masturbation, toys, fluff, h/c, self-esteem issues, domestic violence, child abuse, alcohol abuse, threesome, shoujo-ai, hetero
Main Pairing: Nico/Percy
Side Pairings: Percy/Annabeth (beard), Nico/Drew (one-sided), Piper/Annabeth, Frank/Hazel/Leo, Ethan/Alabaster, Jake/Will, Luke/Octavian, Thalia/Luke, Charles/Silena, Chris/Clarisse, Jason/Reyna, Malcolm/Katie, Grover/Juniper, Shane/Lacy, Gleeson/Mellie, Chiron/Lupa, Hades/Persephone, Paul/Sally
Football Team: Luke Castellan, Jason Grace, Frank Zhang, Travis Stoll, Connor Stoll, Chris Rodriguez, Charles Beckendorf, Jake Mason, Shane McNabb, Leo Valdez, Grover Underwood
Swim Team: Perseus Jackson, Will Solace, Katie Gardner, Mitchell Logan, Austin Barton
Misfits: Nico di Angelo, Lou Ellen Torrington, Alabaster C. Torrington, Ethan Nakamura, Cecil Rogers
Student Council: Annabeth Chase, Malcolm Cage, Octavian Simmons, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Ella Dare, Hazel Levesque, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, Clarisse la Rue
Cheerleaders: Silena Beauregard, Drew Tanaka, Piper McLean, Lacy Hunnigan, Zoe Nightshade, Phoebe Burge, Thalia Grace, Bianca di Angelo, Hylla Avila Ramírez-Arellano, Kinzie Cohen, Nyssa Black, Kayla Hein, Miranda Gardner, Juniper Hedge
Staff at Atlantis High: Principal Chiron Brunner, Vice Principal Lupa Brunner, Counselor Paul Blofis, Howard Claymore, Mellie Hedge, Gleeson Hedge, Janitor Bob, Small Bob
Percy's Family: Gabe Ugliano, Sally Jackson, Tyson Jackson, Mrs. O'Leary
Nico's Family: Hades di Angelo, Persephone di Angelo, Thanatos di Angelo, Zerberus
Summary: Percy Jackson is the Prince of Atlantis High – he's new at school and the captain of the football team and king of school, Luke Castellan, had taken him under his wings. Luke is one half of the Golden Couple, together with the cheerleader Thalia Grace. Finally, after all the schools he has been to, he finds a place where he seems to fit. He finds friends and feels at ease.
But nothing is perfect. Thalia is part of a purity club and since she won't put out, Luke is screwing one of the nerds behind her back. The friendly cheerleaders are not all that friendly, at least not all of them. There are the outsiders, who call themselves the Misfits, and wow, their leader is smoking. So while dealing with his own very dark secret, as well as the other secrets this school seems to harbor, Percy also has to deal with his attraction to the rebel Nico.
In a school where being gay translates to being bullied, Percy finds himself in a cover-relationship with the Princess of Atlantis High. Annabeth Chase. Now that Luke and Thalia are close to graduation, there is a lot on pressure on the future Golden Couple. But of course his bad grades give his teachers the amazing idea to make antisocial Nico his tutor, so Percy learns and Nico may make more friends. How is Percy supposed to deal with his attraction to Nico and how is Nico supposed to deal with the things he notices about Percy? Like the bruises he tries to hide from everyone.
The Prince of Atlantis High
Of Teen Love, Friendship and Secrets
Chapter 10: You Must Forge Your Own Path For it to Mean Anything
Nico's mood was bad. Very bad. He was freezing. Sure, it wasn't exactly cold, it was May after all, but he was driving his beloved Tartarus to school, so it was damn cold without a jacket. But he just couldn't find the damn thing, even after wasting nearly an hour on looking for it throughout the whole mansion, until Persephone had basically kicked him out because he would be too late for classes. So now he was standing at his locker, goosebumps on his skin and a frown etched to his face. Due to his excessive search for his jacket, he hadn't been able to eat breakfast. To top it all off, it had been days since he last had gotten Percy all to himself. Hades required the Jacksons all the time for interviews about the abusive man in their life. If Percy wasn't busy with the case, he had appointments with Mister Blofis for counseling every day, then training for the swim-team and meeting his friends. Nico too was busy, most his time was spend on planning the first PFLAG meeting with Lou and Alabaster these days, so he couldn't even blame Percy for the fact that they hadn't gotten to talk about what exactly they were. They had kissed, yes. Had said they wanted each other, but what that exactly meant? Percy and Nico hadn't been alone even once since then, to talk about it. And all of that laid more than one week in the past by now and it annoyed Nico, that their lives couldn't just give them some time to talk about them.
"Oh. Nico!", called a voice out, sounding happy.
Nico blinked curiously and turned slowly. He had barely seen Percy in school either, now that he thought about it. They didn't have many classes with each other and these days, Percy spend most of his lunch breaks at the counselor's. Nico had no idea why, but he assumed it was about the stepfather. He could only hope that the counselor could help his... There it was again. His what?
"Is that... my jacket?", asked Nico stunned as Percy jogged up to him.
Percy stopped before he reached Nico, because he had reached his locker. Nico sighed and walked over to Percy's locker, because he was really curious about that answer. This was his jacket indeed. Behind Percy followed Will, Annabeth, Malcolm, Rachel and Octavian. Since classes would start soon, more and more students filled the corridor. Some of the jocks and cheerleaders gathered around them, drawn in by the already present members of the student council and the swim team.
"Yes, it is", confirmed Percy as he half disappeared in his locker.
"I know. I am able to recognize my own clothes", grunted Nico and rolled his eyes. "Why though?"
"Because I talked to Mister Blofis about this yesterday", answered Percy simply. "How this whole being-gay-thing confuses me, because there were just... standards in a relationship with a girl. Like, things I could expect because I've seen them before and heard about them. So Mister Blofis advised me to not feel awkward about it and take it how I would. So, I decided that if I'm your boyfriend, you should wear my Letterman jacket, just like girlfriends do, right? But since you're also my boyfriend, I figured I should also wear your jacket. So I stole your jacket this morning. Here."
Nico was dazed and overwhelmed by the rush of words coming from his hyperactive boyfriend. Apparently he now had a boyfriend, or at least Mister Blofis and Percy had decided so. Maybe Nico should have joined those counseling sessions, seeing as they seemingly were about him. The next moment, Percy laid a Letterman jacket around Nico's shoulders and pulled Nico down by it to kiss him. It was only a brief peck of lips, but they were in the hallway of the school, with a lot of people standing around them. Nico had a panicked expression on his face as he looked around. Annabeth was looking at them, giving him a nearly wicked grin. Some others were whispering to each other.
"What in the world do you think you're doing?!", hissed Nico, grabbing Percy's wrist tightly.
He tugged Percy along into the boy's bathroom, throwing the door close behind them. Percy frowned confused as he found himself pinned against the bathroom door, blocking the exit.
"Uhm... What's just happening here? Do you want to make out before classes?", asked Percy eagerly. "That would be a plan I'd get down to. Uhm, not actually getting down. That's too early."
"You just kissed me!", hissed Nico irritated. "In public! What in the world are you thinking?!"
"Because I'm sick and tired of waiting for you to finally tell me what you want, so I decided to just take what I want. And I want you", declared Percy determined and pulled Nico down into a kiss.
"I want you too. I want to be your boyfriend, but... This is school. Do you truly want the whole school to know that you're gay? Have you actually thought this through, mh? I just... don't want to see you getting hurt. Not just physically, but also emotionally", sighed Nico frustrated.
"You're cute when you worry about me, but I spend hours talking to Paul about this", replied Percy amused, pecking Nico's lips over and over again. "And I'm done hiding who I am and what I want. I've already been at the lowest end of the foot-chain. Sure, I enjoyed my time as the prince of Atlantis High, but if that means I have to pretend to be someone I'm not, then... then I'd rather be an outcast together with you. I want to be your boyfriend, whatever that may entail."
A knocking on the door disturbed them before Nico could reply anything. "Percy? Come out there. The Stolls are already starting a betting pool on which one of you is topping, seeing as you've been in there for over five minutes now. Finish up and get out here, I want to talk to your boyfriend."
Percy winced as he pushed Nico off a little. "Beware, this will be the closest you'll get to getting the protective-dad talk. Luke is awesome, but he can be a bit... over-protective..."
Rachel, Annabeth, Malcolm, Octavian, Luke, Thalia, Silena, Charles, Clarisse, Jason, Reyna and the Stolls were all standing in a half-circle around the toilet. Nico gulped as he felt like prey circled by a pride of starved lions. Percy smiled brightly and kissed Nico's cheek before turning around.
"I'm meeting Paul in my free first period! See you later!", chimed Percy and skipped away.
"Traitor!", hissed Nico after him, glaring. "I'm not a sacrificial lamb..."
"So, you're dating our precious Percy...", drawled Silena, looking like a protective momma-lion.
"Yes", nodded Nico stiffly, straightening his back as he was trapped between the wall and them.
"You're hopefully aware that if you hurt him, no one will ever find your body, right?", asked Luke seriously, looming over Nico with all of his height. "Because he's been hurt enough already."
"I know. I'm the one who noticed and helped", growled Nico irritated, straightening his back.
He did not appreciate the implication that he'd ever hurt his Percy. Not when he was the one who had so far done most to help Percy. He saw the group of Percy's friends visibly flinch. It was equally satisfying as it made him feel guilty. After all, it wasn't their fault that they hadn't noticed. No one had noticed. Nico relaxed a little bit, eyes softening a notch.
"Look, I appreciate that you guys worry about Percy, but I'm the last one you should worry about", sighed Nico, looking at them honestly. "I love Percy and I'll always do everything to help him and keep him safe. So I... I don't appreciate being accused of hurting him, okay?"
For the first time, Annabeth felt herself smiling as she looked at Nico. He truly seemed to have good intentions with her Percy. Hopefully, he could actually help Percy getting over everything that had happened. She reached out and tugged on Thalia's hand, signaling that she was satisfied with his answer. The grin on Thalia's face just confirmed her own thoughts.
"Well then, I suppose we'll be seeing you around more often from now own", said Jason with a smirk, patting Nico's back hard. "Well, captain, wasn't there an early training set for today?"
"Yes, you lazy-asses", grunted Luke, leading the jocks away.
Nico remained baffled as he watched them leave. What had he gotten himself into there...?
/break\
Nico was utterly embarrassed as he, Alabaster, Ethan, Lou and Cecil set out chairs in the classroom they had gotten. He wasn't embarrassed about that though. They had to sit somewhere and he was grateful all his friends were here to support him (and because half of them were gay themselves). No, the reason for his embarrassment was that his mother was here. Then again, there was the 'Parents' in PFLAG. So Persephone and Sally had baked muffins and cookies. So Nico was partially embarrassed because his mommy was here and because she was slowly becoming his boyfriend's mother's best friend. That one was a true horror-scenario. Nico was also a nervous wreck. He had never felt that way. He was nervous if anyone else would come, or if this would in the end make everything worse for them. After a lot of fussing about details, Alabaster and Lou forced him to sit down. Not that it helped. Ethan handed him a muffin, smiling a little amused.
"Well, someone looks like he's short of falling over", commented someone teasingly.
Nico was ready to bark something out about shutting up when he noticed who had spoken. Mister Blofis, their assigned teacher for the PFLAG club. Straightening his back some more, Nico tried to smile politely. He was already grateful enough that they had a teacher willing to supervise them.
"Ah, Mister Blofis. What are you doing here?", asked Sally surprised and a little flustered.
"They need a teacher for this to be sanctioned and I was more than happy to be here, Missus Jackson", answered Paul with a smile. "It's nice to see you again. You too, Missus di Angelo."
"Please, Sally is enough", objected Sally with a friendly look.
"Ah, then I insist you call me Paul", countered Paul with a playful grin.
Sally smiled charmingly, hoping the heat in her cheeks would diminish soon. As she, Paul and Persephone continued to set the table with the sweets, the tea and the coffee, he engaged in smalltalk with the other two adults. During that, she tried to flirt with him, winking and batting her eyelashes in that charming way she had seen in the movies so often.
"Excuse me, Sally, but... do you have something in the eye?", asked Paul concerned after a while.
Sally froze up, embarrassment overwhelming her. "No. Uh, yes, maybe. I'll just... go... and check."
She dashed out of the room, eyes closed tightly. Persephone looked concerned from her retreating form to the completely confused teacher. Heaving a sigh, she shook her head and smiled.
"I'll just... go and help her", offered Persephone and left too.
Now Paul was even more confused, looking a little lost over at Nico, who was nursing his third coffee since entering the room. The Italian boy just shrugged casually, grabbing a cookie.
"And that's why I'm gay", stated Nico nonchalantly. "Women are too complicated."
"Oh, because Percy is so incompliated?", inquired Paul with a teasing smirk.
Nico blushed darker than Paul had ever seen him do before turning on his heel and stalking back to his seat next to Ethan, grumbling lowly to himself. Paul was short of laughing loudly at the boy's embarrassment. He really was adorable when it came to Percy, Percy was right with that.
/break\
"Sally, dear? Are you alright?", asked Persephone concerned as she knocked on the bathroom door.
"No", groaned Sally, leaning against the other side of the door, eyes closed tightly.
"And why not?", inquired Persephone softly.
"Because I don't have something in my eye, I was trying to flirt", admitted Sally embarrassed.
"Oh", grunted Persephone surprised, blinking slowly. "Uhm... Oh."
"Yeah", huffed Sally flustered, slowly opening the door and looking at Persephone like a kicked kitten. "And apparently I suck at flirting. I thought I was giving him a seductive look..."
Persephone couldn't help but laugh a little and pull her into a comforting hug. "Oh, deary..."
"Yeah", huffed Sally, voice muffled by Persephone's shoulder. "I'm hopeless... I've just been... done with this marriage for so long, but thanks to you and your husband, I feel like, for the first, I can let go of this wrecked relationship and... maybe... move on..."
"And you'd like to move on with Mister Blofis?", teased Persephone amused.
Sally blushed in reply. "He's very charming and treats me like a... lady. It's been a while since I last felt like that. And, what's most important, Percy likes him and trusts him. After everything..."
"No", interrupted Persephone sternly, looking at the other brunette. "The most important thing is that he makes you feel good. I understand that you feel guilty about what happened to Percy, but this is first of all about you and your relationship and you need to be happy in it. Because you too deserve happiness, Sally. And as long as this man would make you happy, I'm sure your boys would be able to adjust and learn to like him too, but that's only secondary."
"For that, I'd first need to make him like me", sighed Sally frustrated. "I feel like a school girl..."
"Hot for teacher, eh?", laughed Persephone teasingly. "Come on, let the head cheerleader help you."
/break\
Nico was completely overwhelmed. There were so many people. He counted about twenty people. He had not expected that, especially not for the very first meeting, really. He sat there, numbly, between Ethan and Percy. His wonderful, beautiful boyfriend had not mentioned he'd even attend the PFLAG meeting. To his horror, Percy was actually practically snuggled up to Nico, causing the others in the room to snicker teasingly and look at them. That was when Nico realized that maybe, he wasn't as comfortable with being out and proud as he had previously assumed. Then again, he had never dated a boy from this school, never actually admitted to a relationship in front of his fellow students. Taking a shaky breath, he laid one arm around Percy's waist. Being with Percy made him feel more secure, more whole. Maybe both were important for each other and their relationship wasn't as Percy-dependent-on-Nico as Nico had previously assumed.
"Well, Nico. This is your group, would you like to say some words?", suggested Paul softly.
He, Sally and Persephone was sitting a bit more in the background. Nico turned to look at the teacher and nodded stiffly. Right. Words. Out of his mouth. Oh crap. He took another deep breath.
"I... uh... Thank you all for coming", said Nico after Percy rubbed the back of his hand soothingly, calming him a little. "This is our first PFLAG meeting and I think it would be... a good start if everyone would introduce themselves shortly. Just name and why you're here. Since I'm the initiator of his, I should probably make the start. My name is Nico and I'm here because I'm... I'm gay. But also because I'm a friend. I'm not just here for my own sake, but also because I want to be here for my friends, because this school has never been... very accepting. And I want to change that."
"Hello, Nico", chorused the others.
"Hi, I'm Percy", took Percy over before Ethan had a chance to. "And I'm gay. Oh, and I'm here to support my boyfriend, because I think he had a great idea with this. Nico's my boyfriend."
"You're such a dork, Jackson", snorted Jason amused and rolled his eyes fondly.
The others laughed softly and nudged Percy and Jason. Percy blushed and grinned sheepishly.
"I'm Annabeth and... and I'm here because Percy is my best friend and I want to support him. And because I'm the head of the Student Council and we want to be more active against bullying."
Annabeth looked a little awkward and shy and after how nervous he had been himself, Nico couldn't even hold it against her that she didn't want to come out just yet. He was already quite amazed that Percy had just officially come out. And no one had batted an eyelash. Then again, this room was supposed to be a safe place for them all. No judgment. Still, theory and practice were two different things and somehow, up until this very moment, Nico had been doubtful.
"I'm Rachel and according to a gay friend who wishes to remain anonymous, I'm a fag hag."
She looked very proud and cheeky as the others greeted her. Nico rolled his eyes amused. He had already guessed that this may lure in some fangirls of sorts. He was familiar with his sister's Japanese comics, after all. Now he was just curious what anonymous gay friend that was...
"I'm Jason and I'm here as a friend. Also, Luke couldn't be here and said that some of our team should be here for support and to show that we jocks won't tolerate any gay bashing... anymore."
"I'm Reyna and I'm here for support, because I'm part of the Student Council like Annabeth."
"I'm Hazel and I'm here because my brother is gay and because my mom made muffins and I had to come here if I wanted any", continued Hazel, earning herself laughter from the others.
"I'm Bianca and I'm also here because I want to support our brother."
"I'm Piper and...", continued the cheerleader next to Bianca. "And I'm a lesbian."
Her fingers were clawed into her jeans and she had a troubled look on her face, like she expected to be executed for that statement. Instead, much to her surprise, did the others applaud loudly.
"Feels good saying it out loud for the first time in front of others, huh?", asked Nico softly.
"Y—Yeah...", nodded Piper with a sheepish look on her face.
"It'll get better the more often you say it", promised Percy with a tender smile.
Nico nodded slowly, squeezing Percy's hand thankfully. Somehow, Percy was better with this tender and caring stuff. Nico wasn't really used to expressing his feelings and all like that. He was grateful that he had Percy here with him, as his support. Percy ducked his head and grinned at Nico.
"I'm Silena and I'm the head of the cheerleaders, so I want to be a good example to my girls and show that we're accepting of everyone", took Silena over, looking at Piper openly and smiling.
Piper blushed and bit her lower lip, feeling relief flood her at even the small bit of acceptance.
"I'm Charles and like Jason, I got send here by our quarterback. And I got dragged here by my girlfriend. But mainly I'm here because some of my friends are gay and I want to make them feel like it's okay to be who they are without having to fear anything."
The way Jake next to him reacted to that confirmed a theory Nico has had in his head for a while. "I'm Jake and... uh... also football team. Support and accepting others and all."
On Jake's other side sat Will Solace, which made Nico speculate on another thing, concerning the level of their 'friendship', because he knew for a fact that Will was gay. "I'm Will and... I'm here."
As with Annabeth, Nico couldn't hold it against them that they weren't ready to come out. It was the first meeting, after all. And even if they would at no point admit it aloud, just the fact that they were here was already a step in the right direction, Nico knew that.
"I'm Cecil and I'm here because I'm new at this school and all my new friends said I should come."
This one earned a lot of laughter again, before Lou on his other side continued. "I'm Lou and I'm here because I love my gay big brother a lot. Also, I had nothing else to do."
"I'm Alabaster and I'm the beloved gay big brother", muttered Alabaster embarrassed.
"And I'm Ethan. I'm... the reason Nico pushed this club, because I'm gay and... last year, the bullying against me for being a gay jock had led to me losing an eye in a prank", concluded Ethan.
There was an awkward silence after this and most were staring at Ethan's eye-patch. Before the gloomy atmosphere could continue for long, Paul cleared his throat to gain their attention.
"I'm Paul and when I read in the teacher lounge that this club needs a teacher for supervision and to make it official, I was more than willing to sacrifice my afternoon for a good cause."
"I'm Persephone and I'm here because Nico would have probably set everything up without any food or drinks. Feel free to grab a muffin. Oh, and I'm here because I'm very proud of my gay son."
"So am I", said Sally with a smile. "I'm Sally and I'm Percy's mom. And I'm immensely proud of my son for being true to himself and I want to support him on every step of the way."
Percy blushed and ducked his head some, causing the others in the room to coo over him. Nico grinned as the atmosphere lightened some and they fell into more comfortable conversation. It was mostly Ethan, Alabaster and Nico sharing their experiences with being gay, with the others – especially Piper, Annabeth and Jake, noted Nico – listening attentively and asking questions. It was very exhausting, but also somehow... good. To just openly talk about things.
/break\
Sadly, Nico didn't have a chance to talk to Percy after the meeting, because he got stolen by Will seeing as the meeting had run late and they were now late for training. Nico was exhausted by the time he arrived home. He just dumped his backpack in a corner of his room and collapsed face-first on his bed. It took him roughly ten minutes to roll around onto his back. Now he was grateful that Percy had decided to exchange jackets, because he found himself surrounded by Percy's scent. A faint smile laid on his lips as he just inhaled deeply and laid there, doing nothing. Pure bliss.
"Hey there."
He unwillingly cracked one eye open to look at the figure looming over him. A broad smile splitting rosy lips, sea-green eyes sparkling with mischief and amusement. Nico found himself returning the smile as he reached out to grab Percy by the neck and pull him into a tender and slow kiss.
"Hey there", countered Nico with a lazy smile. "Care to join me?"
Percy hummed softly in agreement and collapsed on the bed, right next to Nico. The Italian easily pulled him up against his chest until Percy's head was resting on his chest, all snuggled up to him.
"You were great today", whispered Percy, nose buried in Nico's collarbone.
"I was crap. You were great", argued Nico with a frown. "Without you, I would have just stood there and stammered some gibberish. You... really helped me getting my shit together."
"How?", asked Percy confused, looking up at him a little lost. "I didn't do anything."
"You were there", replied Nico simply. "And you and Piper were both damn brave, you know?"
"Uhu. Still kinda shocked that she came out", admitted Percy, blinking owlishly. "Annie couldn't stop staring at her with her mouth hanging open all afternoon. It was kinda adorable."
"Right", laughed Nico amused, laying both his arms around Percy's waist to pull him closer. "Let's not talk about Annabeth right now. I just want to be here, with you, cuddling my... boyfriend."
"Mh... that sounds like a great plan", agreed Percy, curled up half on Nico's chest.
Nico smiled as he brushed his lips against the top of Percy's head, nose buried in the dark mess, inhaling the salty scent of Percy's shampoo and enjoying the warmth of his body.
/break\
That evening, Sally was curled together on the couch, a blue blanket thrown over her shoulders as she stared at her phone intensely. She had brought Tyson to bed earlier, while Bianca was upstairs on the phone with her best friend Thalia, Hazel was taking a bath, Thanatos had gone back to university for the week and would only return on Friday, Percy and Nico were already deep asleep and cuddled together on Nico's bed (of which Sally had instantly taken a dozen pictures to show to Persephone). Which meant all children were accounted for and taken care of for the day – and she had to admit, she enjoyed being part of a bigger family. She had always wanted more children, which was why she had been eager to adopt Tyson years ago.
"Are you really sitting there and trying to will your phone to receive a message?"
Sally's head snapped up and she blushed furiously as she looked at Persephone. The woman had a teasing smile on her lips as she carried two cups of hot chocolate over and sat down next to Sally. Sally and Paul had exchanged phone-numbers after the PFLAG meeting – for future meetings and also in case something with Percy would come up. Purely professional, of course.
"I feel like a school girl, 'Phone", sighed Sally frustrated, resting her head against Persephone's shoulder. "I mean, why should he write me? We only exchanged numbers for the meetings..."
"You really have it bad, deary", chuckled Persephone fondly, patting Sally's back.
Sally pouted a little as she grabbed the hot chocolate. She hadn't felt that... young and energetic and just free in far too long. Like she remembered what happiness was supposed to feel like. Suddenly, her phone buzzed, gaining the attention of both women and earning a smile from Sally.
It was nice seeing you again. Maybe we could meet for a coffee sometime next week? - Paul
Author's note: So there, the PFLAG meeting! Next chapter will cover the time up to their prom, which means tuxes, dresses and flustered couples and couples-to-be (as in; Thalia, Luke and Percy cheering Annabeth on to ask Piper out~) And the first date between Paul and Sally! Love is in the air!