WARNING: This chapter includes lots of internet 'examples'.

Style: One-shot chapters; Small plot

Pairing: Percy/Leo

Chapter Total: 50

Summary: Percy has recently broken up with Annabeth on mutual feelings. The daughter of Athena was more or less in love with a certain Praetor of Rome already. Finally, she and Reyna confessed and became a happy couple, after many weeks of dreaming. But what about Percy? He had finally built the courage to tell Nico about his feelings (Nico's confession never happened), but he had only been rejected. Apparently, Jason and Nico were already dating, unknown to everybody. He had spent the whole night not crying, but just being sad. And a son of Hephaestus was feeling the same way. He hadn't known Jason was cheating on him until Percy told him. And that fact just made his life harder. Somehow, though, Percy has found a way to cope with the depression. And what might that be? Well, he spends his time wooing Leo Valdez.

(Exploring for Line Breaks)

And now, Percy Jackson's schedule at camp.

It was that time of the day, when the sun was shining brightly, there were no clouds in the sky, and Mr. D was working campers to death picking strawberries. The only person who could avoid such a task was Chiron, and he didn't even pick the berries.

Nico was sitting under the shade, watching Leo and a few other campers bend over to pluck some of the delicious fruit. Until he heard a sharp snap just a few meters away. Coming from a bush. Right where Leo was.

Now, snaps and cracks out of the blue usually meant mischief; especially from near the Hermes cabin. You never know what those demigods were up to.

Well, usually, you knew what two of them were up to. Pranking, stealing, anything that is the tiniest bit of unruly.

Nico, being the smart one as he is, stayed seated and ignored the sounds of the outer world.

And then the gun fired.

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Leo was in his cabin, holding his head, and grumbling about what had just happened. The boy was still as red as a crayon from the past…er… complication and was wheezing quite loud through his nostrils.

Nyssa peeked from under her covers at Leo, grinning widely. "Y'know, it was over 20 minutes ago, and you're still making a huge fuss about it."

Leo glared at his godly sister, huffing loudly. "It's not MY fault! It all lies down on those two trickster twins." He complained.

"Now, now," Nyssa chided. "If we're going all back, you might as well blame Zeus who made Hermes who-wait." She thought for a moment. "Actually, that would go back to Gaea, wouldn't it?"

Leo groaned and leaned back onto his bunk.

Nyssa shrugged. "Anyways, what DID happen?"

Leo sighed in annoyance. "Do I HAVE to say it again?" His half-sister just smiled and leaned forward.

"Fine. So it started at strawberry picking…"

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I was just minding my own business picking strawberries when I suddenly heard a sharp crack.

Leo bent over to grab another berry when there was the sound of a twig breaking behind him. He turned around, only to find nothing but more bushes waiting to be picked. He shook his head and went back to work.

And then all of a sudden, I hear a bush rustle. I look just in time to see the Stoll brothers holding a gun that looked like it was full of—strawberries…?

Leo whistled along, placing another strawberry in his bag. The bush rustled. Something was not right. A twig snapping, then a bush rustling. He turned just in time to see Travis and Connor pointing a plastic Nerf Gun at him; and the ammo was red.

Red. Red and surrounded by—juice? Strawberry field. Bush. Nerf Gun.

It was 'Oh Heck No' time.

Oh…heck no.

And they fire. And it doesn't touch me. Nico had somehow caught it and smashed it. Cool dude.

Travis pulled the trigger and a berry came flying at Leo. But the only thing it met was Nico's palm.

Splat!

When Nico revealed the inside of his hand, it was covered in strawberry bits and juice. He glared at the spot where the Stoll brothers were—to find them gone. Leo would have run if he was in that situation, too.

So then, I continue berry picking. Suddenly, PERCY comes and looks at me and says…

"What's on your face?"

Leo looked up, only to see his totally-not-wait-maybe-kinda-crush. Percy just came back from a swim, and he's still shirtless. His eyes are trying to tell what just happened, analyzing Leo. Said boy becomes a little sweaty under the older boy's gaze.

Leo gets his brains together. "What do you mean, on my face?" he stammers.

Percy frowns a little and touches the fire-bender's cheek. Leo felt a shock going through his body when the cold finger made contact with his face.

"It looks like strawberry." Percy shrugged.

And then…

"Whoa whoa, lover boy. You're getting that look which too obviously means this is the juicy part. Pun not intended." Nyssa retorted. "I'll cover you."

And THEN… he cleaned it off. Right? Hey, don't give me that look, Leo. I'm not going into detail about HOW he cleaned it. Could be with a rag; who knows?

Percy tried rubbing it off with his finger, but it was firm and dry on Leo's cheek.

"It needs water—I got it."

So Percy takes Leo by the chin, turns his face around, and…..

So he really licked it?

Percy stuck out the tip of his tongue and brushed it over the strawberry 'stain'. It didn't go away.

But… it's gone now. So how did he help you get it off?

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Sorry for the lack of posts guys. I've been busy. Worst excuse ever. I know, I know. Leave the rest to imagination, would you?