Disclaimer: All characters are Riordan's.

Nico:

Nico woke up feeling incredibly hot. It only took him a moment to realize that was because there was a person pressed against his side. He glanced over to see Leo lying next to him with his face pressed against Nico's shoulder. His side was pressed against Nico's and he had an arm draped across Nico's stomach. Nico didn't remember falling asleep, all he could remember was staying up late talking to Leo in his cabin, they must have fallen asleep at some point.

Nico felt uncomfortable, it'd been about a week since Leo had first kissed Nico and they'd spent a lot of time kissing since then, but the touching had stopped there. Their lips connected and their hands on each other's shoulders and necks. No cuddling. No bodies pressed against each other. Nico thought it would be too much for him. But now, despite the slight discomfort, he kind of liked the contact. He especially liked how heat was radiating off of Leo.

Just then, Leo let out a small moan and shifted. He's having a nightmare, isn't he? Nico thought. I should wake him up. He was about to reach over and wake him up when Leo let out another soft moan. "Nico" Leo breathed, and Nico froze. A smile spread across Leo's face and he shifted his body closer to Nico. He's not having a nightmare, is he? Nico asked himself. He got his answer when Leo groaned and bucked his hips, drawing Nico's attention to the tent in Leo's pants. Nope. He thought, definitely not a nightmare. "N-Nicoo.." Leo groaned, and Nico couldn't stand it any longer. He felt his own pants begin to get a little too tight and he reached over and shook Leo's shoulder.

Leo groaned and leaned further towards Nico. He mumbled something Nico didn't quite catch, but he heard his name and the word yes. Nico bit his lip and took a deep breath. "Leo" he said "wake. up."

Leo's eyes shot open and he took a moment to realize what was going on. Soon enough he became aware of his little predicament and adjusted his jeans to try and hide it, which of course was useless. Leo sat up and stared down at Nico, who was already staring at him. "Uh- sorry" Leo said "I uh- fell asleep here and..."

"Dreamed about me?" Nico finished for him, and Leo's face turned red.

"Y-yea" Leo mumbled, as he collapsed back on the bed and shoved his face into the pillow. He'd shifted so he wasn't pressed against Nico anymore, and Nico was almost upset at the loss of contact.

They were silent for a little while before Nico asked the question that wouldn't leave his mind. "What were we doing?" he asked.

Leo turned so his face wasn't buried anymore and looked at Nico briefly before looking away. "You know, just kissing..." he said.

Nico raised his eyebrows. "Just kissing?" he asked. "You don't normally say my name when we kiss."

Leo's face burned red, and Nico prayed his wasn't red too. "Okay so I guess it was a little more than kissing, but uh- it was just a dream" he said.

"Do you want it to be just a dream?" Nico asked and Leo's eyes grew wide.

"No- I mean- maybe-" Leo rambled. "What are you doing? You're only 14! You're young and innocent, I don't want to corrupt you!"

At that, Nico burst out laughing. "You corrupt me?" Nico asked between laughs. He curled into a ball and held his stomach, he hadn't laughed this hard in a very long time.

Leo stood up off the bed, his hair on fire and face bright red. "I just- I don't-" Leo groaned and threw his hands into the air. "I'm going to take a shower" he mumbled before storming out of Nico's room, leaving Nico laughing and wondering what exactly Leo had dreamed about.

Leo:

Leo stood in the shower feeling the hot water spray against his body. He leaned against the tile, he was physically and mentally exhausted. He'd just taken care of his little problem, thinking of Nico all the while. He kind of felt bad for thinking about Nico when relieving himself, Nico was young and fragile. He almost felt dirty for thinking about Nico in such a, well, dirty way.

But really, it wasn't his fault. It was Nico's. His dark brooding personality, his ever growing muscles. The soft moans that sometimes escaped his mouth when they were kissing. The way his tongue felt against Leo's. The things he was doing to Leo in his dreams. He shook his head and groaned. He turned off the water and got out of the shower.

He decided he would go talk to Jason about his issues. Leo made his way down to Jason's cabin and knocked on the door. "Come in!" Jason yelled from inside and Leo let himself in. Jason was sitting on his bed, and he smiled when he saw Leo. "Hey dude," he said "what's up?"

Leo shrugged and sat down on Jason's desk. "Not much, can't a bro come see his bro?" he asked.

Jason snorted. "You'd think, but you haven't had much time for me as of late" he said. "And anytime you do, you act weird. Like now."

Leo put his hands up defensively. "I've been runnin' a ship here" Leo said "plus I'm here now aren't I? And I'm not acting weird, I'm just being Leo."

Jason rolled his eyes and smiled. "Alright so how's it going off in Leo-land?" Jason asked.

"Pretty good, ya know running controls, hangin' out with Festus, the usual" Leo said, trying to act casual. "How bout you?"

"Good" Jason said "Piper and I ha-"

"Okay cool, but I gotta ask you something" Leo said, cutting him off.

Jason rolled his eyes and laughed. "There it is" he said "I knew there was a reason behind this visit."

"Shut up" Leo said with a smile. "Don't laugh at me, but uh- how old were you the first time you fooled around with someone?"

Jason's eyes got wide. "Uh, what do you mean by fooling around?" he asked.

Leo shrugged and started to fiddle with some wire, not wanting to meet Jason's eyes and praying Jason wouldn't press why he was asking. "Like more than kissing" he said.

"I guess I was 14, but hardly. It was my 14th birthday when some cute girl from camp let me feel her up" Jason said. "Uh- why do you ask? You wanting to fool around with someone? Cuz dude, trust me, you're 16 and that's definitely old enough."

"I know I'm old enough" Leo said. "It's not me I'm worried about.." he mumbled the last part, not really intending for Jason to hear, but of course he did.

"So there is someone!" Jason said. "Who on this ship- dude it's Hazel isn't it? You guys had that weird connection and she's only 13 so you're worried aren't you?" Leo stared at him, his mouth wide open. Jason was smiling triumphantly, convinced he'd figured it out. "I'd be more worried about Frank than about Hazel's age if I were you."

Leo couldn't help it, he burst out laughing. "Dude you are so far off base" Leo said between laughs.

"Well then who is it?" Jason asked. "If it's not Hazel and it's obviously not Piper and the only people left on the ship are... OOOHHH." Jason's eyes got wide and he pointed at Leo as the discovery flashed across his eyes. Leo's face turned red and his hair caught fire. He hadn't really intended to tell Jason about Nico, but apparently he had no choice at this point. "Dude, it's Nico! It makes sense! Why you were so crazy the day he got hurt! Why he seems to actually smile these days! You're disappearing started after I told you to go talk to him! I can't believe it!"

Leo crossed his arms and tried to look angry, but he couldn't help feeling relieved that Jason didn't seem weirded out by the idea of him and Nico. "Yes, alright? It's me and Nico. Your brilliant detective skills have not failed you today" he said.

Jason laughed and walked over to pat Leo on the shoulder. "Dude, you could've told me" he said "I'm not guna judge you."

"I know" Leo said. "You're a good friend bro, but seriously I had a point to this conversation and it wasn't to sit here and have a sweet Hallmark moment about Jason accepting Leo's lack of hetero-normativity."

Jason laughed and punched Leo in the arm before going back to sit on his bed. "Alright bro, so you think Nico's too young to fool around with?"

"I don't know, is he?" Leo asked. "He's only 14 and he's never fooled around with anyone, not that I have, but still he's from the 1940's man. They weren't about that stuff then, especially not between two guys."

Jason laughed and rolled his eyes. "Dude, think about what you wanted to do two years ago" Jason said. "If some older chick, or dude I guess, had offered to jack your cock what would you've said?"

Leo's face turned red. "I didn't necessarily mean that, but uh..." Leo let out a long breath and thought about what Jason had said. When he was 14 he'd spent every moment of his free time staring down girl's shirts and praying one of them would let him touch them. "Okay I guess you have a point" Leo said with a smile.

Jason smiled back. "Exactly, so if he's up for it you don't have anything to feel guilty about" he said.

Leo nodded. "Thanks dude" he said as he got up to leave, but then he sat back down. "You wanna hang out for a while?" he asked, and Jason smiled and nodded. Leo couldn't help but smile, he was glad to have Jason as a friend. He didn't know why Nico was so nervous to tell people about them, everyone on this ship was understanding. They were good people and they would be happy they were happy. He made a note to talk to Nico about it later, and then hopefully do more than talking.