Luke was prepared, Tavvy was nervous, Percy was grinning like an idiot. It was the first football game of the season, and Coach Hedge had a lot riding on this game. Depending on how well they did, they might be feared or laughed at. The former was preferable.
Frank and Percy weren't all that worried, the team they were playing was average, but not bad. But their team was great. They had Luke and Octavian, there was no way they could lose. Percy slipped out to meet Nico before the game, leaving Frank alone in the locker room. He laid back on the wooden bench. He was so lost in thought he didn't even hear the squeaky door open.
"Are you all alone in here?" Leo asked, and Frank rolled off the bench. Leo immediately rushed to his side, kneeling beside him. He was about to ask if he was okay, but Frank interrupted with a hearty laugh. Leo couldn't help himself, he started chuckling too. They stayed there for a while, just laughing, both on the ground.
When they finally stopped, they both sat in silence, until Leo caught Frank's eye. Frank couldn't help himself, staring at the Latino. His perfect mocha curls framed his face, his brown eyes shining. Slowly, he leaned up, as Leo descended. They were within inches of each other when a call rang out through the lockers.
"It's time to go!" One of the seniors called, and then he heard a door slam. Leo immediately jumped up and ran out. Frank fell back, hitting his head on the concrete. He didn't really care about the pain, he just let out a large sigh, grabbed his helmet and walked out to join his teammates. They had to ruin the perfect moment, now Leo would probably never talk to him again. Stupid football.
Nico sat on the bleachers in his usual spot, but Leo was missing. Piper and Annabeth sat on the other side of him, holding hands and already cheering. Grover and Juniper were behind him, sharing a soda. Hazel sat with Reyna, both talking animatedly. Clarisse sat with Bianca and Thalia, all of the cheerleaders were warming up on the field already.
Nico caught sight of a mop of curls heading up the stairs, and moved a little closer to Annabeth. He was absentmindedly holding Leo's seat. He did it every day during practice, but this time he probably wouldn't fall asleep. He had a light blush on his cheeks, but the look on his face made it obvious he didn't want to talk about it. Or anything. A scowling Leo was abnormal, and very scary.
Instead, he looked down at the field. The cheerleaders had started. Silena was of course the captain. She looked completely in her element down there, doing incredible flips and pyramids. The crowd cheered as they performed flawlessly. Then, the game started. After the coin flip, their school got the ball. Everyone cheered as they all got into positon, then… hike!
The game was even easier than expected. Octavian let out a shaky breathe as he checked the final score. They dominated them fifty to seven. Luke ran over and pulled him into a huge hug, and gave him a light slap on his ass. Looking at his boyfriend, Octavian looked mortified. Luke laughed and pressed a kiss onto his forehead. He would let it go this time, because traditionally football players did hit each other on the ass, but Tavvy would have none of that.
Frank and Percy were so happy their tiredness wasn't apparent at all. Jumping up and down and whooping like idiots, they eventually got to the bleachers. Nico and Leo had come down as close as they could, to a chain-link fence that went up to Percy's belly button. Both had grins on their faces, even Leo. He decided to forget about what happened and move on.
Percy was the first one over, and pulled Nico into a kiss. Nico blushed brightly, but eagerly returned it. Frank walked up beside him, directly in front of Leo. They both looked at each other, Frank quizzically, Leo with a steady expression. His smile faltered for a millisecond, then he leaned over and pressed a chaste kiss onto the taller boy's lips. He immediately backed up, regretting his decision. He sprinted away, behind the bleachers.
With some effort, Frank jumped over the fence. He was too tired for this, but it was Leo. He ran after him, calling out to the boy. He lost sight of Leo after a few minutes, and started to look around instead. He stopped when he heard a weird noise, like someone crying. Oh no. He walked up to a pile of wood, and peered behind it. Sitting there was Leo Valdez, tears running down his tanned face. Frank walked to the other side, not letting his eyes leave Leo, like the boy would disappear again.
Slowly, he kneeled down, not unlike Leo had when he fell off the bench in the locker room, but there was no laughing here. He put two fingers under the boys chin, and pushed his head up to look at him. He finally saw what was behind those beautiful brown eyes, pain. The pain of losing his mother so young, getting kicked out of so many schools, getting beaten at foster homes, and never being loved. He finally understood.
Leo started to shake in fear. Frank pulled him into a hug, but it was much more than just a hug. It was assurance. Slowly, Frank leaned in, and stopped an inch in front of his lips.
"Leo, I love you. So don't run away from me," he whispered. Leo couldn't even comprehend what he was saying before lips crashed into his. He didn't know what to do, so he pushed back. Frank's lips moved feverishly against his. They stayed like that until Leo had to pull back to breathe, leaning into Frank for support. Frank smiled, he had just won a football game and Leo was the one that was tired.
He put hand around the younger boy's waist, and lifted the boy up. Then he stood up himself, grabbing Leo's hand and pulling him behind him back to the field. But Leo let go, and crossed his arms. His tears had dried up, but his eyes were still red.
"You can't just say stuff like that and forget about it," Leo pouted. Frank let out a deep sigh. Did Leo not understand anything.
"I didn't forget about it. We're going back to the field to be with the rest of my team and their partners," he explained tiredly.
Leo blinked. "Wait, I'm y-your partner? When did I agree to this?" He said, more confused than angry.
"When you kissed me, now c'mon. We don't wanna keep them waiting," Frank smiled and pulled the flustered boy behind him.
Octavian and Luke hadn't separated since they won. Tavvy had been grabbed by the hand and dragged everywhere Luke went, not that he minded. He just wanted to go see his friends too. Everyone congratulated them with pats on the backs or hugs, which Octavian didn't enjoy very much. Finally, Luke said goodbye to a group of seniors and they went back to the locker room.
They both undressed silently, Tavvy catching the occasional look Luke gave him. He didn't disguise it at all, making Tavvy's face redden. He wasn't surprised when he felt arms wrap around his waist, and leaned back to the touch. Luke buried his head in the boy's hair, his hands moving from his waist to the toned stomach of his lover. Tavvy turned his head and nibbled on Luke's ear.
At the beginning of their relationship, he was afraid Luke would leave him because of how unexperienced he was. He'd kissed a girl before, not enjoyable at all, but that was it. Luke had been with tons of girls, and maybe guys. There was no he was a virgin to say the least, so Tavvy really didn't expect him to stay around. But Luke was gentle, going slow with him until he was ready. And he was ready. He grabbed Luke's hand and turned around, about to place the hand on his-
"Woah woah woah, let's not get ahead of ourselves here. You two are in public," Chris whistled as he leaned against the lockers. Tavvy jumped and dropped Luke's hand, then realized he was only in his boxers. Luke stepped in front of him, shielding him from view.
"Hey, Chris. What do you want?" Luke sounded completely calm, like nothing had happened. Tavvy was fumbling with his pants, sliding them on quickly, then throwing a shirt over his head.
Chris chuckled lightly. "My stuff is in here too, and everyone is waiting for the team captain and star player. In case you didn't know, that's you two." He turned around and went to his locker, ignoring the open mouthed junior.
"S-star player? I'm not the star player," he huffed and turned back to his locker, fumbling with his belt. Luke sat down on the wooden bench, slipping shoes on.
"Yes you are Tavvy, you know it too. You're just too humble," he said. Octavian laughed, and received a confused look.
"I am not humble at all, you should have seen me after we got our test back in Algebra and I beat Annabeth. She wouldn't talk to me for a week," he smiled weakly, and stepped into his sneakers. He stood up, looking expectantly at Luke, who groaned as he stood. "C'mon, old man."
"That's no way to treat your elders," he pressed a light kiss on Tavvy's lips, feeling him smirk into the kiss.
"Well then, cradle robber, let's go."
Nico looked even more tired than Percy. They had all agreed to go to Tavvy's diner after the game. Nico had propped his head up on his hand, almost nodding off in the middle of dinner. It was really cute, but Percy didn't want him to end up face first in a plate of pasta. It would be most unfortunate.
Piper and Annabeth were at a separate table, talking about a drama they watched together. Grover and Juniper sat with Reyna and Rachel at another table. They seemed to be having an argument. Percy shrugged it off and looked over to where Frank, Leo, and Jason were sitting. His girlfriend had already broken up with him, but he looked fine. Probably happened to him a lot.
The seniors had another table. Well, the seniors and Tavvy. They were yelling about the game, and Octavian's face was gradually getting redder. They were probably complimenting him. He needed to learn some self-confidence. Luke put an arm around him, which he snuggled up to. They were so adorable together. Luke, the heartbreaker, the quarterback, the king of the school. Octavian, the king of the nerds, football player not by choice, D and D dungeon master (he had been invited to join, but declined politely). Even Silena couldn't have predicted them being together.
Nico snapped out of his daze, only to catch Percy looking around the room at everyone, a big, stupid grin on his face.
"Hey," he mumbled and leaned into the green eyed boy's shoulder. Percy kissed the Italian's head.
"Good morning, wait, it's not morning. You know what I mean," Percy shrugged, making Nico smile a little. "Do you wanna come over to my house after this, Paul and my mom are out, it'll just be us." He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively, but it just came across childishly.
Nico laughed, and then blushed at the actual meaning. "Yeah, that'd be great." Percy was going to make a snide remark, when Luke stood up and pulled Tavvy up with him.
"Everyone, I would like to congratulate you for winning this game. Oh, stand up Tavvy," Luke ordered as the boy tried to sit back down. "Anyway, oh, and thank you to those of you that cheered us on! We couldn't have done it without your support!" He sat back down, but Tavvy remained standing, glaring down at his boyfriend.
"Why the hell did you tell me to stand up!" He shouted, and giggled erupted from various tables, even those that weren't part of the celebrating group.
"No reason, now sit." He said and pulled him down into his chair. Percy laughed at the look on Tavvy's face, then turned back to his own boyfriend. He raised his glass of diet coke, Nico did the same.
"To a great year, with tons of memories, some yet to come," Percy said, his eyes never leaving his lover.
"And a school that you'll hopefully stay in for a little longer," Nico joked.
"Oh, please, I'll be here until my senior year. Cheers, Neeks."
The End
I want to thank everyone for reading one final time! This story has been fun to write, but all fun things must come to an end. Or is that good things? Never mind. Anyway, please review and such if you want. I'm probably going to write some OctaLuke because I fell in love with them while writing this story. If you you like my stuff, please check out my other stories. If you want. Not forcing you. Thanks for reading!