I'm so sorry about the wait. I was suppose to have this up yesterday, but obviously that didn't happen. Braigi got it back to me yesterday, but I was over at a friends all night last night and couldn't get online to get it from him. So, I get it up now. I'm hoping you all like it. I really appreciate the reviews and all the alerts and favorites it got just from one chapter. I'd also like to thank starsandtwinkles, he favorited me as an author and that's the first I've gotten of that so it was awesome. Even more awesome that his only other favorite author is my favorite fanfic author, Hitome-Chan. So it made me feel all special.

Anyways, Chapter 3 is done as well and will be up on schedule this coming Monday. I'm working on Chapter 9 of my other fic, but I'll probably take a break and start on Chapter 4 of this one. Also I have a one-shot that is being beta'd as we speak. I'll have to work on a plot hole that Braigi found, but it'll be up in the next few days.

I'm really enjoying writing this actually. Even though I don't have any idea what will come out when I sit down to write each chapter. I will say I'm anxious to write Chapter 4 because you'll be meeting Percy's parents finally. I'm also working hard not to make Percy just fall in love with Nico right off the bat, I had that happen in my other fic, which was fine, but I want this to roll different. That's also what I have Braigi and his stamp for. Alright enough rambling from me and on with the story. This chapter does give more insight to what is going on though, but only a little if you know where to look.

Warning: slash (boy/boy sexy times), some alcohol, underage drinking, language on occasion, and an author winging it through each chapter :D (that last one is only partly true). Don't like any of that, don't read.

Disclaimer: No, I don't own any characters from the Percy Jackson series. If I did things would be very different, and probably not suitable for kids. Nico would be Percy's age and they would have kissed in book 1 or 2, and banged by book 4.

Chapter 2

Percy lay on his bed as he stared at the ceiling. He had locked himself in his room for the past few hours to think. How could he have dreamed Nico up? The guy had seemed so real. Percy could still feel the breath on his neck from when Nico whispered in his ear. Had it all just been a dream? Percy couldn't accept that, but how could his friends remember the night entirely different than he had?

Percy sat up. He knew what he had to do. He had to go back to the club, in hopes that Nico would be there. Then he could prove that he hadn't made Nico up. He stood and walked back in to the living room, where Annabeth and Grover were talking in hushed voices. They grew silent when they noticed him. Annabeth tossed him a concerned stare. "Feeling better?" she asked. Percy nodded.

"Would you guys wanna go back to that club tonight?" Percy asked. They both looked at him funny. "Please." They both grew silent, and silently nodded their agreement. "Great. I guess we should get ready." Again, they didn't respond, which made Percy glance at them funny. They silently stood and made their way back to their own rooms and shut their doors. Percy didn't move for a while. First they claimed his previous night hadn't gone the way he thought it did, and now they were acting strange.

Percy didn't try to put much thought into it, instead heading back to his room. His eyes caught sight of movement near the window. It was as if a figure's shadow was being cast from the opposing wall. The shadow moved, and disappeared when it went by the window. Percy ran the rest of the way into his room to look at the opposing wall, but didn't find anyone standing there. Percy scratched at his head, as he glanced back at the window. What was going on?

"Why did we have to come here again?" Grover yelled over the loud music. Percy didn't answer at first. His eyes scanned the club, searching for Nico. He couldn't see him anywhere. He should have known this was a stupid idea. Even if Nico was real, what were the chances he would be here two nights in a row?

"I'm looking for someone," Percy finally replied.

"Well you do that. We're gonna hit the dance floor," stated Annabeth, as the two left Percy. He watched them make their way into the crowded dance floor, but soon tore his eyes from them to continue his search. He began walking around, hoping he would spot the dark haired boy.

He wasn't really watching where he was going, and soon bumped into someone. He began to stumble backwards, but was caught by the stranger's hands. "Whoa there. Sorry, wasn't really watching where I was going." Percy glanced up at the taller male. The guy was a few inches taller than Percy, with slightly paler skin. He had short blonde hair, and bright blue eyes. He had a mischievous smile that seemed to give him a look as if he were up to no good. Below his right eye was a small scar, in a slight crescent shape.

"No, I wasn't watching where I was going. I was looking for someone." Percy blushed slightly, the guy was pretty attractive. The guy gave a small laugh, and released Percy.

"Well if you were looking for me, I believe you found me." The guy winked at Percy. "Luke Castellan." He extended his hand and Percy quickly shook it.

"Percy Jackson. No, I was looking for someone I met here last night." Luke seemed to look disappointed at Percy's statement, but quickly shook it off. "Sorry. It's just complicated I guess. I needed to talk to this guy."

"Must be some guy. Wanted to take him home?" Luke laughed. Percy blushed, and quickly shook his head. "Well you're welcome to hang out with me until you can find this guy. You want a drink?" Luke nodded his head at the bar.

"I'm only nineteen."

"So? I was drinking when I was fifteen. Here, have a sip of mine." Luke extended the hand Percy hadn't shook and held out his beer for Percy to take. Percy considered it for a moment, but decided it wouldn't hurt anything. He slowly reached out and took the glass bottle, and raised it to his lips. Luke watched him with an amused look as he took a long drink from the bottle. "Not so bad, right? I promise I didn't roofie it." Luke laughed, and Percy gave a nervous laugh of his own.

Percy spent the next few hours talking to Luke, seemingly having forgotten his reason for being there. He found out that Luke had moved to New York from Dallas, Texas. He claimed it was for a job, but didn't seem too interested in talking about what kind of job it was. He asked Percy a lot of questions about his life. Percy felt uneasy at times, but Luke would smile and he'd relax. "So, how did you get that?" Percy asked, as he gestured to the scar on Luke's face.

Luke tensed. "It's a long story." Percy didn't respond. He wanted to see if Luke would talk about it. Luke seemed to pick up on this, and laughed. "Well if you really want to know, it was from an old friend. Well, ex-friend I should say. We ended our friendship on some pretty bad terms, if you can't tell."

"You didn't report him to the police? He could have killed you!"

Luke's expression turned solemn. "He might have meant to, but we were friends once, so I didn't turn him over to the cops. It's really just a complicated story. I kind of liked him as more than a friend once, but we just had our disagreement before I could tell him how I felt. Then, the fight happened, and he's made a point not to want to see me."

"Would you want to see him after he gave you that?"

Luke laughed loudly. "He was something else, even if he did give me a scar. He's in the past though. No point dwelling on the past." Percy nodded. "So, it's kind of getting late, and I need to get going. Could I see you again? If you want to, I mean. I could give you my number."

"Yea, I'd like that. I had fun tonight." Percy handed his phone to Luke, who quickly entered his phone number. He smiled as he handed the phone back, and then stood to leave. He gave Percy a hug, and made his way through the crowd towards the exit.

Percy glanced around, looking for his friends, but couldn't find them anywhere. He assumed they were still on the dance floor, so he headed towards the massive crowd. He made his way through, getting groped a few times, but still couldn't find his friends. Suddenly a hand grabbed his shoulder spinning him around. Annabeth smiled at him. "Where have you been?" she yelled over the music.

"Oh, I just ran into someone."

"Oooooo. Was he cute?" Percy blushed. "I'll take that as a yes. Well come on, Grover and I are still getting our dance on." Annabeth led Percy through the crowd until they came to Grover, who was apparently getting cozy with a girl with long auburn hair. He smiled over at Percy, who gave him a thumbs up. A new song started, and all the bodies began grinding against one another in rhythm to the music. He was comfortable enough with Annabeth to dance with her, so the two of them began to dance. The strobe lights flickered rapidly to the beat of the song. Percy couldn't help but lose himself to the rhythm. He shut his eyes, and let his body do all the work. Suddenly he felt Annabeth press extremely close against him. He snapped his eyes open, only to find it wasn't Annabeth.

He was met by the dark eyes of Nico, who was gyrating his hips just the right way against Percy. The lights seemed to be playing tricks on Percy's eyes. With one flicker Nico would be standing there, and the next he wasn't, and then he'd be back again. Percy wanted to question what was going on, but Nico's hips pressed up against his made it difficult to talk. Nico leaned in, to rest his head in the crook of Percy's neck, and bit at the flesh there. Percy gasped, and wrapped his arms around Nico's waist.

"You remember me?" Was all that Nico said. Percy nodded. He didn't understand what was going on. How could he forget? "You need to be careful who you trust Percy."

"Last time you said I needed to come with you. Where-"

Nico cut him off. "I can't take you with me now, Percy. You'd put us all in danger."

"I don't understand." Nico reached up and touched his hand to Percy's face.

"You will. You'll find your own way to us, in time. He really wants to meet you, but he can't risk the safety of the rest of us." Who was Nico talking about? Someone wanted to meet Percy? How could he be that important?

"Last night, you asked how I hid what I was. What did you mean by that?" Percy asked. Nico didn't answer him at first, slowly running his hand down Percy's chest. He looked back up into Percy's eyes, his eyes looked sad.

"I can't tell you."

"Why not?"

"Because it won't do either of us any good. You'll understand in time, I promise. You just have to trust me. I promise I'll see you through this, Percy. It won't be an easy journey. Even now, they are trying to break you. Remember me, as you have already, and I'll guide you through this. No matter what."

His phone went off, and Percy nearly fell out of bed. He stared at his phone to see who was calling. It was his friend, Will. He had met Will Solace at orientation over the summer, and the two had hit it off pretty well. They ended up having one class together, which made Percy kind of happy. While Will was Percy's friend, it was obvious that Will had a slight crush on Percy. Percy wouldn't lie though, Will was very attractive.

He had perfect blonde hair, that curled just right. He had deep blue eyes, like the sky on summer's day. His skin was about as dark as Percy's, and they were around the same height. Percy couldn't help but feel an attraction of his own towards Will. He smiled and slid his finger across his iPhone, accepting the call. "Hey Will, what's up?"

"Hey Percy!" Percy could tell Will was in a good mood this morning. "Are you busy today?"

"Not really. I just woke up. Why?" Percy smiled, knowing what Will called for.

"I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out."

Percy lay his head back against his pillow, and smiled at the ceiling. "Sure. Give me like an hour to get a shower and get dressed. Then you can head over."

"Well...you could wait for me to get there to take that shower." Percy bit his lip, to fight back a moan. They had messed around once, and Percy had very much enjoyed it. They just weren't sure if they wanted to move into a dating phase, or just keep it friends.

Percy moaned into the phone. "You have no idea how tempting that sounds, but I may have to decline for now. However, I reserve the right to change my mind at any time today."

Will's laugh came through the phone. It was sweet, like honey. "Ok, I'll come over in a bit. See ya." With that, Percy hung up the phone. As he stood, he caught sight of himself in his mirror. On his neck was a small hickey, the one Nico had gave him last night. Last night. Percy's eyes widened. Was it real then? He had forgotten when he woke up, and even now it seemed fuzzy.

"If the hickey is real..." Percy trailed off, as he returned his attention to his phone. He scrolled through his contacts until he found Luke's name. It was there, as it had been last night from when Luke put it there. Percy smiled to himself, as he returned his hand to his neck. Now he had proof to show Annabeth and Grover. Then his eyes widened. "Oh shit." Percy remembered Will was coming over, and he had a hickey. While they weren't dating, Percy didn't think Will would like finding something like this on his neck. There was no way he could hide it though. Percy groaned and fell back on to his bed.

He figured he would just have to accept what was coming. He got back up, and grabbed some clothes. He exited his room and headed for the bathroom. He shut the door behind him, and set his clothes on the sink. He ran his fingers under the waistband of his boxers, and dropped them to the floor. He stepped out of them, and tossed them to the door, so he'd remember to take them back to his room to be placed in the clothes hamper. He turned on the water, and waited for it to warm up.

As he stepped under the spray, his body instantly relaxed. His body began working on autopilot, allowing his mind to wander. Nico had been right there next to his friends, surely they would have seen him this time. He even had a hickey from him. Why did it all seem like a dream though? He felt like it was a dream that he kept waking from before it was over. He felt bad though, even if Nico was a dream, Luke wasn't. He was there in his phone. The problem was he was supposed to be interested in Will, and it was obvious Luke had been flirting with him. If Nico was real, he too had been flirting. Percy would admit, he felt a heavy attraction to Nico, there was something about the boy that just drew Percy to him.

He heard a knock on the bathroom door, and leaned his head out to talk to the person. "Who is it?"

"Me," came Will's voice.

"I told you I'd be taking a shower."

"You told me to wait an hour. I did, then you didn't call so I decided to come over. That ok?" That couldn't be right. Had it already been an hour? Percy leaned farther out of the shower and grabbed his phone. An hour and a half had passed. Percy quickly shut off the water, and grabbed a towel. He dried his hair, before wrapping the towel around his waist. He opened the door to find Will smiling at him. Will took quick notice of Percy's appearance, as his eyes roamed Percy's body. He noticed Will biting his lip. "Well hello there."

Percy laughed, as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Hey. Sorry, I guess I lost track of time. So listen, about this," Percy said, reaching up to point at the hickey on his neck.

"About what?" Will looked at him funny. Percy raised an eyebrow. "There's nothing there." Percy quickly turned and looked at the mirror. There wasn't anything on his neck. The hickey was gone. Percy ran his hand over the spot in disbelief.

"No-nothing. It's nothing."

"Text me when you get home."

"Ok. Bye." Will leaned forward and gave him a peck on the cheek. He looked a little sad. Probably because Percy had been so lost in his own thoughts over his lost hickey that he hadn't done anything besides kiss Will a few times. He shut the door as Will walked off, and leaned back against the shut door. He heard a throat clear, and found Annabeth smiling at him from the hallway.

"So, did you two have fun?"

Percy sighed. "We didn't do anything."

Annabeth cocked her head to the side. "Everything ok? You haven't really been yourself lately." Percy pushed off the door, and sat at the counter.

"It's complicated, and maybe a little crazy. Have you ever felt like something is real, but turned out to be a dream?" Annabeth nodded. "Well, I just can't tell if sometimes I'm awake or dreaming. The past two nights you guys said things happened one way, while I remember them another. I don't remember ever finishing the nights. I'm always doing something, and then suddenly I wake up the next morning in my bed. I don't even remember getting there."

She gave him a sympathetic look, and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Maybe you should go see a counselor, or maybe talk to your parents."

"No!" Percy yelled, and Annabeth flinched. "Sorry, I just don't feel like talking to my parents about this. It's probably just nothing. Just answer me this. Last night, do you recall a guy with black hair dancing with me?"

Annabeth was silent for a moment, thinking hard back to the previous night. Then she shook her head. "No, you had a blonde haired guy with you. You said his name was Luke. You said you bumped in to him, and the two of you hit it off really well. It was really obvious he was into you. Especially by the way you two danced together. No black haired guy though." Percy's head started to spin. Maybe he was losing his mind. He clutched at his head in frustration. How could it all have been a dream?

He sighed, and without another word to Annabeth went back to his room. He plopped down on his bed, and turned the TV on. He browsed through the channels for a while. Suddenly his phone vibrated. He reached into his pocket, expecting it to be Will, letting Percy know he made it home. Percy didn't recognize the number though. He opened his phone to read the text the strange number sent him. "Meet at the playground in Central Park at midnight".

Alright, 2nd chapter done. I think you'll all like 3 as well. So, what did you guys think? I'd like to hear what you guys think is going on. Braigi knows so his opinion is tainted :P. How am I doing on Percy? What about Nico? What's his deal? Obviously, Nico isn't really like he is in the books. I made him older for one, but a slight change in personality I guess as well. What about Will? Luke? Why are Annabeth and Grover acting weird? Well feel free to tell me what you think. Until next time.