Nico knew that Leo was hiding something. The Latino was avoiding him, and wasn't being his usual, laughing self. Nico, concerned for his friend, decided to confront him.
He found the son of Hephaestus in Bunker 9, alone, working on something. "Hey," Nico greeted.
Leo stood up quickly, but relaxed slightly when he realized who it was. "Hey. I didn't see you there."
Nico shrugged, and decided to jump to the reason for his visit. "Are you alright?" At Leo's confused look, Nico explained. "You've been quiet recently, and hardly leave the bunker. We're worried about you."
Leo smiled (which Nico knew was fake) and told Nico that he was fine. The son if Hades knew it was a lie, and spoke. "20 questions."
It was a thing with the boys going back to the time of the quest. Nico had been upset, and Leo wanted to know why. The Latino played 20 questions with the Italian until he knew what was wrong. Since then, Nico and Leo had played the game every time they wanted to know something about the other which the other wouldn't talk about it. It became a rule between them that they always had to play, and answer truthfully.
Leo flinched slightly but nodded, signifying for Nico to start. "Is something wrong?"
Leo hesitated before answering, "It depends on who you are. I think it is, but Piper wouldn't."
At Piper's name, Nico had an idea. "Do you like someone?"
Leo nodded in response, biting his lip.
Nico was going to ask if it was someone at camp, but realized that that was a stupid question seeing as how Leo never left camp, so he settled for something more basic. "Is it a girl?"
Leo looked down, shaking his head. "Oh," Nico's eyes went wide. Leo had never shown any interest in a boy before. Nico knew from experience that coming to terms with your sexuality was hard, but he also knew what (he thought) Leo needed to hear. "None of us care, Leo. We'll all support you."
"I-it's not that that I'm worried about," Leo admitted. "It's /who/ it is."
"Why? Do they love someone else?" Nico asked.
"Last I knew," Leo answered. "H-he'll never like me."
"You don't know that," Nico argued. "They might. Who is it?"
Leo shook his head, refusing to answer. Nico sighed. "20 questions," he repeated.
Leo glared at the son of Hades, not wanting to tell the Italian who he liked.
Nico hesitated, thinking of what to say. "Is their godly their dad?" Leo nodded. "Is it a major god?" Another nod.
Nico nodded, thinking about it. Knowing that Leo's crush was the son of a major god lowered the number of people it could be. "Are they dating someone?" Shake of the head. "Are they younger then you?" Nodding. "Was he in the Titan War?" Another nod.
While these questions helped a little, it didn't shed that much light on the answer. Suddenly, an obvious question occurred to Nico. "Does he like guys?"
"Yeah," Leo whispered, knowing it wouldn't be long until Nico knew who it was.
Nico thought quickly. In trying to be nice, Jason had introduced him to all the gay and bi kids at camp. But only two fit the description; a kid from Apollo, and him.
"So it's that kid from the Apollo cabin," Nico stated. "Ummm...Kevin?" He couldn't remember the name.
But the boy's name didn't matter because Leo was shaking his head, saying it wasn't him. Which only left...
"Me?!" Nico exclaimed. Leo looked away, but slowly nodded his head.
The son of Hades couldn't believe it. Leo liked him! The cute, funny, awesome, amazing Latino that he had liked for a while now liked him! It was a dream come true.
Quickly, Nico walked over to Leo and turned his face so they were looking eye to eye. "1 question," he whispered. "Can I kiss you?" Leo's eyes lit up, and he nodded his head enthusiastically. Nico smiled as he leaned forward and connect their lips.
Both boys could agree. It was perfect.