I'm loving my new picture. It kind of gave me the idea for the story (the rest of the story is supplied by a combination of my own thinking and 's ideas). I'm also enjoying this story a lot, and am grateful for all the favorites, follows, and reviews. You guys rock! Sorry if this sucks but it's close to two in the morning. You try writing a good story at two in the morning.

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Percy's POV

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Nico's lips were soft. That was the first though I had every time we kissed. He surprised me by quickly taking control of our every kiss, making me wonder if he'd done this before. And every time I ended it before he deemed fit, I saw the disappointment. Then I'd chuckle and smooth down his hair.

"Will you two knock it off," Annabeth said in exasperation. "You've been sucking face for the entire meal. We get it, you're a couple now. I would like to finish my dinner in piece." Nico broke our longest kiss so far and pouted at Annabeth, sliding to sit next to her.

"But princess," he pouted, and I knew he was going to try and soften her up. "I like to kiss him." His eyes teared up. "You don't really want me to stop, do you?" She continued to gaze at him coolly, and I laughed at her immunity to Nico's charms. Had it been me, I would've been putty in his hands by now. I wrapped one arm around his waist and pulled him back, and he cuddled up against me. For being the son of the undead god, he sure was warm.

"What a beautiful boy," I cooed softly, and Nico beamed up at me. I would never tire of that wonderful smile of his, and he knew it. He crawled onto my lap and began stealing the pepperonis off my pizza. "Hey, what do you think you're doing mister?" I scolded gently as he plucked the last one off. "That is my pepperoni pizza. Not yours." He laughed and stuffed in his mouth before I could take it back.

"A little payback for you not paying attention," Annabeth said. When I looked at her, she was completely straight faced. How she did it, I wasn't sure. "Percy, he's got the rest of your pizza." I turned back in time to watch Nico wolf down the rest of my slice. Sighing, I pushed the plate away.

"What did we miss?" Jason asked, sliding in beside Annabeth. She rolled her eyes and grumbled something about testosterone, then picked up her plate and left. I watched her go. Leo slid in beside his boyfriend and wrapped one arm around him, mirroring what Nico and I had done just a few minutes ago. Jason was slightly smaller than Leo, which made their current position all the better.

"Oh, Nico and I were just giving Annabeth a headache with all our affection," I said, nuzzling the back of Nico's neck. He giggled and stole grapes from Leo's plate. Leo just looked at him with a smile on his face. "And now you've moved on to stealing Leo's food," I said to him, tickling his sides. "Is my food not enough for you?" He giggled as he popped grapes into his mouth.

"I can see why," Jason replied. "You two are adorable together. It's like you've been a couple your entire lives. Are there any obstacles yet?" Nico and I exchanged a look. I wasn't exactly sure. But suddenly it came to me.

"Bianca," I whispered. I noticed Nico's eyes instantly clouded with pain. "Nico, we have to talk about Bianca," I said, turning him around to face me. He set down his fistful of grapes and sighed.

"I don't blame you anymore Percy," he said softly. I noticed Jason and Leo looked vaguely uncomfortable, but I was glad they were there. It gave me a strange sort of comfort. "She died saving everybody. Knowing my sister, that would be all she wanted." He sighed and rested his head on my chest, closing his eyes. Before I knew it, he was out. Leo chuckled softly, and Jason grinned.

"Long day of battle training, huh buddy?" I said to him softly, holding him closer. "Long day of Greek reading practice tomorrow." Leo made a face at that.

"Ugh, I have to do that too," he said, pulling out his book. "I get we're wired for Greek, but it still looks…" He trailed off, looking a little embarrassed. Jason twined their fingers together and rubbed circles on his palm.

"Foreign?" he gently prompted. Leo nodded and flipped open to the page they were on, mouthing the words as he read. I stood up and shifted Nico so he was easier to carry. "Gonna take him to his cabin?" Jason asked without looking at me. He was busy reading the book over Leo's shoulder. I chuckled lowly. They would both soon be engrossed in the work that went with reading Greek.

"Nope, he's sleeping in my cabin tonight," I said. Neither of them were paying any attention to me, so I decided to have a little fun. "Then I'm going to tie him up, undress him, and fuck him all night long." Jason blinked and looked up at me.

"What?" he asked. I laughed and shook my head.

"Nothing," I said. "It might be supper time, but I'm going to go get settled in for the night. See you in the morning." Jason and Leo waved at me shortly before returning to the book. I rolled my eyes and carefully carried Nico to my cabin. He mumbled in his sleep from time to time, and he fisted my shirt in his sleep. He was adorable. When I got to my cabin, I gently laid him on my bunk. I felt a little funny doing this, but I gently removed his jeans and jacket, leaving him in his navy blue t-shirt. I shed my own jeans and climbed in beside him, pulling him close.

"Fucking," he mumbled. My eyes flew open wide and I put a finger to his lips.

"No my precious Prince of Shadows," I said, rubbing circles on his back and twining our legs. "No fucking. I just said that to mess with our friends a bit. Sleep tight buddy." I snuggled up against him, then moved him so he was on top of me. I covered us both with my blanket and was lulled to sleep by a combination of warmth and Nico's gentle breathing.

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Nico's POV

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I blinked my eyes open and found myself in the Poseidon cabin. I was pretty sure the last place I remember being was at the dinner table. I shifted, and under me, Percy mumbled something unintelligent in his sleep. I stopped moving, and his arm snaked around my waist. I wiggled around and tried to wake him up.

"Percy, I have to go," I whined, and without waking up, he moved his arm. I carefully got out of bed and ran to the bathroom.

"Nico!" I heard my name being hissed from the other side of the door. I crept close and opened it a crack, peeking out. It was Percy. "There you are buddy. I was just wondering where you went." He made his way back to the bed, and I was surprised to see he hand no pants on. Although his dark red boxers looked great on him. I stared at myself in the mirror. My navy shirt was becoming tight on me (most likely from muscles), and I was enjoying the new bulk. Leo and I would have to hit the town again. "Are you coming back to bed?" Percy called. "Or are you staring at yourself in the mirror without me?" His sleepy voice was seriously the sexiest thing I heard. I've never really been awake to hear it before.

"I'm admiring what you can't see," I called back in a teasing voice.

"Nico di Angelo, you'd better get that cute ass in here, or I'm going to throw you in the lake." I think I was going to melt if he kept talking to me in that sleepy voice of his. I wanted him to keep talking to me.

"Oh, you wouldn't throw your Prince of Shadows in the lake, would you Prince?" I said cheekily. "I'm your precious boy." The door banged open, surprising me.

"Nope, but I don't mind invading your privacy," he said, picking me up and carrying me back to bed. He laid down and let me curl up next to him. I yawned, but right now I felt charged. "You still up sweetie?" he asked, toying with my hair. That felt incredible.

"Yeah," I replied. "I feel like I've just slept eight hours, but it's the middle of the night." I looked out the window at the half moon. "How come you brought me here?" While Percy thought about it, I listened to the gently gurgle of the salt water fountain in the corner. It was a beautiful fountain.

"I just figured we could be in here tonight," he replied, pulling me closer to him. "We spent the night in your cabin recently, so I figured we could have a slumber party here. Great, now I'm awake." He released me and sat up, resting against the wall. "What do you want to do now?" I shrugged. I'd planned on sleeping this late at night.

"Just talk," I said. "What's your favorite thing? Your most prized possession?"

"That's easy," he replied, grinning. "My favorite thing in the world is you, my Prince of Shadows. You're my favorite thing in the whole world." He cupped his hands under my chin. "You're all I think about during the day and at night. You're the love of my life Nico. You always have been and you always will."

"I… I don't know what to say," I replied quietly. Percy laughed and began showering me with kisses. "Stop, stop!" I gasped, laughing. "Uncle, uncle!" Percy smiled and sat back, leaning against the wall again.

"Don't say anything then," he replied, yawning. "You've done a lot of growing up recently Nico. I'm really proud of you, my precious Prince of Shadows," I glowed at his praise. It was so unexpected. "Tell you what, I'll say this for right now, and if you want to tell me you love me, you can do it when you're ready, Okay? In the meantime…" He laid down and laced his fingers behind his head. I laid beside him and rested my head on his chest. I began to drift off, but before I fell completely asleep, I heard, "I love you Nico." I kept myself awake until Percy was asleep, then I scooted up and kissed his cheek.

"I love you too Percy," I whispered, then scooted down and fell asleep with a smile on my face.

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Enjoy the sweet moments as they come! The next chapter about these two won't be as friendly, I pinky promise. Lol, anyway, I'm thinking of the next chapter being Jason and Leo spending the night in Jason's cabin (since he's the only son of Zeus). That should be fun. See you next chapter and I hope you're liking the story (and Nico's transformation) thus far.