Consumed
6. Wrath
Percy opened his eyes to see his boyfriend tangled in his arms. He smiled and buried his nose in his hair, inhaling deeply.
"Are you smelling me?" Nico mumbled.
Percy smiled wider. "Yeah. You smell so perfect."
"Weirdo." Nico said, sharing the smile. Then he took note of all of the plates and such at the foot of the bed. "Last night was so much fun."
"Wasn't it? And I think feeding each other really helped increase our intimacy." Percy pulled Nico closer to him.
"Yeah. Right. Two teenage boys that just got together, and we really needed to increase our dwindling intimacy." Nico rolled his eyes.
"Exactly. In fact . . . I'm ready to take the next step." Percy approached the subject calmly.
"You mean, sex?" Nico asked quietly.
"Yeah."
"Me too." Nico said, looking away from the intense gaze they built.
"Wanna try that tonight?" Percy asked.
"Yeah. Let's do it." They smiled at each other, then leaned in for a kiss.
But just before their lips met, the door busted open.
"Percy Jackson." Said a shocked Chiron, his hooves stomping with lingering excitement. "When I heard of your deeds, I didn't believe it. Skipping your obligations. Stealing from the kitchen after hours. Forbidden sexual activities!"
Chiron took a couple steps into cabin three, trying to glance the lover that hid their face. Percy sat up, his torso tense as a protective feeling flooded him.
"Sir, I'll confess to the food and the hooky, but me and my boyfriend have done no such things. He had a fever yesterday, and he refused to go to the nurse for it. So he slept here."
"Percy, did you say boyfriend?" Chiron asked, taken aback.
Nico found it a good time to sit up now, and did so.
"Nico di Angelo?" Percy knew that this was what Nico had been fearing all along, so he wrapped his arm around the boy and drew him closer. "This is . . ."
"Sir," Percy said firmly. "there is no rule against such a relationship."
Chiron flustered. "Well, no, of course not. We're Greek. It's actually quite common. It's not against the rules, no, but I will adjust some so that it's made obvious no sexual relations are permitted. Is this clear?"
"Crystal." Percy said as Nico nodded.
"Now Percy, you took blame for the food. Sixteen hours in the House. Starting when we get there."
"Alright."
"Let's go."
Percy squeezed Nico in a hug with one arm, then left. On his way, he saw Annabeth, smirking as they passed. He knew she ratted him out, and was relishing this. He shrugged, and continued on his way to serve his time.