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Title: The Most Sparkling Diamond – To Search and to Find
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus; kind of AU
PJatO Disclaimer: All rights reserved to Rick Riordan for he created the awesomeness that is Nico di Angelo. And everything else related to Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus. Aside from the Gods, of course. They are all copyright by the old Greeks. This fanfiction on the other hand is entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: shounen-ai, hetero, threesomes, rental love, explicit intercourse, anal, oral, pegging, mentions of rape/abuse, past child abuse, AU, shoujo-ai
Main Pairing: Jason/Nico/Percy, Frank/Hazel/Leo
Side Pairings: Jason/Nico (established), Frank/Hazel (established), Luke/Leo, Octavian/Percy, Malcolm/Katie, Jake/Will, Kayla/Nyssa, Kinzie/Phoebe, Reyna/Piper/Annabeth, Charles/Silena, Thalia/Bianca, Ethan/Alabaster, Luke/Octavian, Chris/Clarisse, Lou/Miranda, Shane/Lacy, Michael/Calypso, Tyson/Ella, Grover/Juniper, Gleeson/Mellie, Chiron/Lupa, Hades/Persephone, Zeus/Hera, Ares/Aphrodite, Erebos/Nyx, Aether/Hemera
Percy Jackson Characters:
Purple Oyster: Perseus Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Piper McLean, Drew Tanaka, Lacy Hunnigan, Mitchell Logan, Silena Beauregard, Charles Beckendorf, Gabe Ugliano
Search for Percy: Nico di Angelo, Clarisse la Rue, Lou Ellen, Jason Grace, Chris Rodriguez, Reyna Anderson, Shadowchaser (Nico's pegasus stallion), Fighter (Clarisse's pegasus stallion), Wicca (Lou's unicorn mare), Trickster (Chris' pegasus stallion), Tempest, Scipio
On the run: Frank Zhang, Hazel Levesque, Arion
Search for Hazel: Leo Valdez, Luke Castellan, Bianca di Angelo, Thalia Grace, Alabaster C. Torrington, Ethan Nakamura, Balance (Ethan's pegasus mare), Mrs. O'Leary, Festus
Still in Olympolis: Chiron, Lupa, Howard Claymore, Gleeson Hedge, Mellie, Grover Underwood, Juniper, Tyson, Ella, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Octavian Simmons, Malcolm Cage, Katie Gardner, Miranda Gardner, Travis Stoll, Connor Stoll, Jake Mason, Will Solace, Austin Barton, Kayla Hein, Nyssa Black, Hylla Anderson, Kinzie Cohen, Zoe Nightshade, Phoebe Burge, Sherman Potter, Mark Meyer, Lee Fletcher, Michael Yew, Clovis Daver, Butch Knightley, Castor Liber, Pollux Liber, Dakota Elle, Shane McNabb, Christopher Clark, Harley Davis
Godly Characters: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, Dionysus, Hestia, Hades, Persephone, Hemera, Aether, Nyx, Erebos, Chaos
Summary: This is an AU-story, but it's not a total AU. It still takes place in a universe with the Roman and Greek gods, all the characters we know and love are still children of their representative godly parents. But the two Great Prophecies never happened, none of the two wars happened and instead of visiting separated summer camps, all half-bloods live in a sheltered safe haven called Olympolis, where they actually live pretty normal lives with going to school, shopping, everything you need to be a regular teenager. If a demigod decides to live in Olympolis, they get to stay in special apartment buildings, where demigods live in rooming arrangements with each other. The city is protected by the magic of the gods, just as camp borders are. And aside from the average quest now and then, they actually live in peace.
At least until now.
A threat – older and more powerful than the Giants or Titans – emerges as the children of the oldest deity fight. The gods wish to keep out of the fight between Hemera and Nyx, but the older deities want to pull the demigods into their fight, to use them in their war. At first, no one is worried, because the demigods are safe in Olympolis. But then Poseidon and Pluto admit each having another child out there. So the four children of the Big Three, who already are living in Olympolis, are send out with the most powerful demigods of the city to search for those two forgotten half-bloods. What dangers and adventures await them? And can love bloom in the middle of a war?
The Most Sparkling Diamond
To Search and to Find
7. Meeting up with the Trickster Prince
Leo frowned uncomfortably and turned to look over his shoulder. Over the last few days, he constantly had the feeling of being watched. At first, he had thought it were Alabaster and Bianca, the two tended to be a little worried and motherly. But it even happened when he legitimately knew that his two friends weren't close by. By now, he was thinking that maybe there was a monster out there that preferred a little snack a la Hephaestus. Shuddering slightly, he leaned down and hugged Festus' neck tighter. Bianca and Alabaster exchanged a worried look at that.
"Are you... sure you're alright, Leo?", asked the daughter of Hades softly.
"Uhu, totally", mumbled Leo, clawing his fingers against the cool metal. "Where are we meeting the others, Bibi? Is there a place where I can land...?"
Bianca glared critically at the change of topic, but accepted it. "Thals said she booked a house for us in the snowy mountains. I'll guide you, I can feel her soul. It's off from civilization, so no problems hiding Festus. She said we'll take a little... vacation there."
"Vacation?", frowned Leo and turned a little to look at her. "We don't have time for that."
"We do", replied Bianca firmly. "You're overdoing it. In the past days, ever since Seattle and especially since Malcolm called and said that Jason and Nico have a lead on the son of Poseidon. It's like... you're trying to prove yourself to someone. You have bags under your eyes and you're forgetting to eat again. The last time I've seen you like that was when you were building Festus, trying to prove to the citizens of Olympolis that you're worth being part of this quest. I'm worried for you, Leo. You need are break and we don't have any leads at the moment anyway. A couple of days in Canada to regroup and make plans won't be a bad thing."
Leo knew better than to protest to the Shadow Princess' will. And Canada didn't sound half bad. He remembered Frank's Canadian accent and shuddered slightly in a pleasant way. Biting his lips, he wondered if he'd ever see the two again. Shaking his head, he rather concentrated on steering Festus, listening to Bianca's orders where to go, until he saw the snowy forests on the mountain.
Once landed, they tried to hide the giant metal beast beneath the high trees and covered it with snow so any tourist that may wander off into these parts won't grow suspicious. The mist would do the rest. Patting the golden snout a last time, Leo followed his two companions inside the small wooden house that stood all alone in the forest. Warmth filled the Latino as they entered the house. A fire was cackling in the fireplace, a big, white fur laying in front of it. A small kitchen counter was in one corner, everything down here in one big room, stairs leading up to the bedrooms, Leo guessed. Everything was a bit rusty and old-fashioned, but just as cozy and homey. On the couch behind the table that had its place near the warmth of the fireplace sat three teenagers, playing some kind of card game. A tall blonde guy with mischievous blue eyes and a handsome face, a green-eyed Japanese boy with the best pokerface Leo had ever seen in place and a punker girl with black, spikey hair with blue streaks in it and as electric blue eyes. The girl was the first one to strand, grinning broadly at them as Bianca sprinted over to throw herself at her. Thalia easily caught her girlfriend, whirling her around while kissing her.
"I – missed – you – so – much", murmured Thalia between kisses.
The son of Hecate all the while tried to be very subtly when pushing his hand down the Japanese boy's pants. Snorting in amusement, Ethan caught the hand and glared at his boyfriend.
"Try a stunt like that again and I'll spank you", warned the son of Nemesis unimpressed.
Grinning challenging, Alabaster shoved his free hand down the pants. "I'd like to see you trying"
"So...", started the blonde man casually. "The house has three bedrooms."
Leo, who had walked over to the corner of the house opposite the kitchen and right next to the backdoor, was busying himself with patting the two black animals there. Ethan's pegasus stallion, the tall and proud Balance, and Thalia's pet hell-hound Mrs. O'Leary. Technically, she was Nico's pet, but seeing as normally Nico was living with his big sister and the Grace-siblings, all four of them had her trust, so they had decided she would become the means of transportation for the two demigods who had no own pegasus/unicorn. Laying cuddled up between Mrs. O'Leary's big paws, Leo was feeding an apple to Balance. Animals had always liked him. The surprising thing however was the Bernese Mountain Dog that had been hiding a little behind the hell-hound. Leo didn't recall that one, none of them had regular pets, especially not for this mission. But the big dog was awesome. As soon as Leo had cuddled up to Mrs. O'Leary (who was treating him like a pup anyway), the Bernese had climbed up into Leo's lap and was now comfortably seated on the Latino's chest, with his paws on the boy's shoulder.
"Yes, yes. Me rooming with you, Luke. Big surprise", muttered Leo, rolling his eyes. "Rather tell me where this cute big guy comes from. Does he like belong to the house, or what?"
The other five demigods turned to look at him quizzical. As Bianca noticed the Bernese, she squealed and rushed over, wanting to pat him. She loved all kinds of dogs and normally, they also loved her, but the Bernese started growling dangerously, wagging his tail and showing his fangs.
"Yeah. That's the reaction we've been getting too ever since we let him in", grunted Luke, showing a bite-wound on his left arm. "That beast had just shown up in the snow as we arrived and you know how Thalia is, she was all 'oh, Bibi is going to love that one! Let's take him in, I don't want her to find a frozen dog corpse in front of the door when she arrives'. So we let him in. He has been curled up there ever since, not letting any of us close. He's a monster dog."
"He's the cutest thing ever", objected Leo, rubbing the big dog behind his ears. "What's your name, mh big guy? You don't have a collar... how did you get here?"
He ran his fingers through the long, soft fur, looking curiously at the dog's face. Somehow, those dark, brown eyes looked startling familiar and so much more intelligent than a normal dog's.
"Come, Leo. Let's get unpacked and showered", ordered Bianca. "You can cuddle her up later."
"Him", corrected Leo as he stood and walked over to them, the dog at his heels. "He's a good boy. I think I'm going to call him Frank." The dog barked in agreement. "You like that? Frank."
Alabaster frowned and leaned over to Bianca to whisper. "Wasn't Frank the name of this boy he can't stop talking about? Does that mean little Leo is into bestiality...?"
The daughter of Hades laughed and hit her friend on the arm, glaring slightly. The three newly arrivals grabbed their back-packs with their clothes, weapons, food and all the little things they sometimes needed on their journey and followed the other team upstairs to be shown the rooms. Leo was not very pleased as he entered the tiny bedroom, but then again judging by the first floor it had been obvious the bedrooms wouldn't be very spacious. It had a small closet and a double bed with two nightstands, a window was showing them the view of a white-capped mountain. Luke was throwing himself onto the bed right away, his arms crossed behind his head, a smirk on his lips. Leo blushed slightly. Whenever their two groups met up, he always ended up sharing a room with the son of Hermes. Bianca wanted to be with her girlfriend, Alabaster wanted to be with his boyfriend. And Leo would be the last person to stand between his friends and their desires, the two couples didn't see each other all too often after all. It would only be a couple of nights, Leo would live through that. It wasn't that much worse than sharing a flat with Luke. Aside from the fact that there was no Jake to protect him and he was actually sharing a room – worse even, a bed – with Luke.
"Bathroom is right next to ours. The others are staying in the rooms opposite, obviously", said Luke casually. "Feel free to take a shower. Thals and I already prepared dinner, we're just going to heat it up once you guys are settled in. If you want, I can help you with the shower."
Leo blushed and Frank beside him growled dangerously, making Luke flinch a little panicked. Grinning broadly, the Latino patted the Bernese on the head and dumped his bag next to the closet.
"I think I can manage on my own, Luke", smiled the son of Hephaestus before leaning down. "You going to be fine too, Frank? You're not looking so clean yourself, your fur is sticky with mutt and some snow and grime. I think you need a shower too. What do you say, big guy?"
The dog yelped in agreement, pushing his nose against Leo's knee. Turning to the door, he tried to listen if the water was already running. But knowing his friends, they would first be too occupied with their better halves to leave the bedroom again. First the sex, then the shower. Then, most likely, more sex. And then perhaps dinner for Leo. With one hand on Frank's neck, he left the bedroom to get to the bathroom. The bathroom was, compared to the bedroom, spacious. Which may be because no double bed to take away all room, mused the son of Hephaestus. Closing the door – and locking it, because one time when they had been in a hotel in Las Vegas, he had opened the shower curtain to find Luke sitting on the toilet seat, staring at him with a leer – he started to slowly shed his clothes and put them in the sink. They needed a washing too, they had to use every opportunity of water and soap they got. Leo raised one eyebrow at the wagging tail of the Bernese, who was staring at him with really intense eyes, making Leo blush as though he was a voyeur.
"You're kind of strange, Frank", hummed Leo and tilted his head, leading the dog to the shower cabin. "Now come, both of us are in severe need of a shower, big guy."
Never before had he seen a dog more eager to get showered. Not that he wasn't grateful that Frank didn't put up a fight, but it was still kind of odd how much fun the dog was having. Once the big guy was clean again, Leo leaned down to rub him dry before taking care of himself. Showering with a giant dog watching him was a very odd experience and somehow, it made the Latino blush furiously. The Bernese was watching him a little too closely for comfort. Glad to be finished, Leo hastily got dressed again before that dog would try to jump him. Taking him by the turf of his neck, Leo led the Bernese back to the bedroom. Luke was still laying sprawled on the bed. At least until Frank climbed up and got comfortable too, nearly pushing the demigod off the bed.
"Take that beast out", grunted the son of Hermes annoyed. "Out of the bed and even better, out of the room. He should stay with the other pets downstairs."
"No", decided Leo with a grin and crawled into the bed on Frank's other side, the dog willingly making room for him. "He's a good boy and I think he's been through much. Deserves some comfort, isn't that right? And some cuddling, yes you do."
The Bernese yelped in agreement, licking Leo's face and placing his paws on the boy. Luke rolled his eyes annoyed, stubbornly trying to stay on the bed even though the dog nearly pushed him off.
"Guard dog or not, you're mine now, Valdez", hummed Luke determined. "Tavy told me all about his latest little conquest, so I have one free. And I didn't find a good fuck in the last three cities we've been to. You're going to be a 'good boy' and put out this time, Leo."
Frank growled darkly, baring his teeth at the trickster and sprawling himself all over Leo possessively. The Latino grinned, wrapping his arms around the Bernese. He had a feeling that with Frank with him, Luke wouldn't even get the chance to molest him.
"I don't feel hungry, I'll just take a nap, Luke", smiled Leo, rubbing his cheek against soft fur.
For once, Luke and Frank seemed to agree on something, because both growled annoyed. "Oh no, kiddo. You're coming down with me and you're going to eat. You got this whole neglect-thing going on again and that's not going to work on me. Bianca may allow you to skip a meal or two when you go all adorable kitten on her, but that shit won't work with me."
The son of Hermes grabbed his hand and pulled him along, with Frank pushing Leo from behind. The Latino was pretty sure that if those two worked together, he stood no chance at all. Bianca and Alabaster were already setting the table and placing a fair share of pasta with pesto on six plates.
"Oh, you got him downstairs, good", grinned Bianca with an approving nod. "Sit, boys."
Leo ate, he wasn't feeling like it, but he ate. Not his whole plate, most of it went down to the begging dog beside him. Still, he ate more than in the past few days. He only listened with one ear to the conversations. The two parties exchanged stories on what they had been up to since they last met up. Everyone shared their opinion on the progress Nico and Jason seemed to be making on their search for the son of Poseidon and how the two were farther than them.
"They know what he looks like, they can find him", hummed Bianca, proud of her baby brother.
"Where are they at the moment anyway?", asked Ethan curiously, opening a beer for himself. "I mean, with the kid running off, where do they start now? And say, is it right they took a whole whore-house down and took the demigods with them?"
Alabaster nodded slowly before stealing his boyfriend's beer and taking a big gulp. "They sure did. The one whore they wanted got away though. Pity that. But I heard Luke's boyfriend got to bang him first, eh? Did our awesome augur give you any details, Luke?"
"Many", hummed Luke, licking his lips and grabbing his own beer. "Sounds... intriguing."
"Anyway", interrupted Bianca with a sharp glare. "Nico called me this morning and told me they would make their way overseas tomorrow. They said the seas have been unusually calm, storms suddenly stopping yesterday. As if someone was soothing the Atlantic. Clarisse and Reyna think that the boy is trying to make his way as far away from here as possible."
"Europe, eh?", hummed Leo curiously. "I always wanted to see the world. I hope they take pictures and bring me something. I know, I know. This is not a vacation, but still..."
"No, you're right, Leo", smiled Bianca, ruffling his hair. "I would like to go to Europe too once."
"So... enough depressing stuff and work for today", declared Thalia, hitting the table-top with her hands. "How about a game of strip-poker? Who's in for it?"
Grinning slightly at the daughter of Zeus, Leo stood. "I'm tired. You guys, have fun. See you in the morning. And try not turning this into an orgy, okay? I want to sleep."
Thalia threw something – a cap of a bottle – after him as he bolted up the stairs, Frank at his heels. Once back in the isolated safety of the bedroom, he heaved a relieved sigh and shed his clothes down to his underwear. Only in his boxer-shorts, he crawled under the sheets on the bed's left side, where he had been laying before. It was slightly unsettling that he knew that Luke preferred the right side of the bed. Curling himself together as small as possible, he nearly jumped as the bed dipped. Turning around, he stared into the big, trusty brown eyes of Frank. The dog. Shaking his head, he tried to forget about Frank and Hazel, the humans. But those eyes, they really looked an awful lot like Frank's. Hence the new name for the Bernese. Frank whined and cuddled up to him. Yawning widely, Leo wrapped his arms around the fluffy dog and snuggled against the softness.
"Night, Frank...", murmured the son of Hephaestus, closing his eyes.
/break\
That night, Leo had the best dream ever so far. He had dreamed that, in the middle of the night, he got woken up by a branch of the nearest tree scratching the window. But when he opened his eyes to stare out of the window where a storm was brewing, strong arms around his waist kept him close. As he looked up to scowl at Luke for molesting him in his sleep again, he was looking straight up at Frank. The Canadian had his muscular arms wrapped around Leo, his lips brushing past Leo's ear.
"Go back to sleep", had Frank whispered in a sleepily raw voice. "I'll protect you."
And even though there was a storm outside, he truly fell back asleep. Normally, he never slept during a storm, he was too afraid. It had been a stormy night when the lightning had hit his parents' house and set it on fire. Since then, he had come to hate storms, normally curling up in a corner during them. But that night, he slept better than normally.
"Urgh, get that bloody dog out of the bed, Valdez", was what woke him up in the morning.
Opening one eye slowly, he lifted his head off the soft-furred back of the dog to look at the very annoyed son of Hermes. Grinning slightly, Leo snuggled back down to his new friend.
"Nope. Frank is staying with me", murmured Leo, kissing Frank's head. "Right, buddy?"
The Bernese agreed with a grunt and returned to glare at Luke. It was fun, bugging the trickster like that. It wasn't that he disliked Luke, the other boy was in fact great. He had helped Leo around the city, had always stood up for him, even protected him once or twice from bullies. And the whole sexual advances thing wasn't all that serious either. Luke always stopped when Leo told him off, he never went too far. It was more like a game than serious molestation, Leo supposed.
"I hate that beast", muttered Luke, running his fingers through his hair. "I barely slept at all. Think that thing kicked me the whole night. Damn monster."
Leo smiled softly, climbing over Frank to sit between the dog and the demigod. Leaning down, he placed a chaste kiss on Luke's cheek, which earned him a dark, displeased growl from Frank and a very approving grunt from Luke. The son of Hermes wrapped his arms around the boy.
"Let him stay, please?", asked the Latino, tilting his head. "I don't think he has a place to stay. I promise I'll watch him and take care of him. He won't be a bother or anything. Please?"
"Come here, maybe I'll allow it then", smirked the trickster, pulling Leo close.
The son of Hephaestus sighed and came to rest on Luke's chest, allowing the trickster to cuddle him for now. It always made Luke more obedient. Leo somehow understood. Whenever they met up, the trickster had to watch those two happy couples, all cuddling and kissing and making out and just being happy together, while his own lover was miles and states away. He missed it, missed him.
"Have you talked to Octavian lately?", asked the Latino softly.
"Five days ago", sighed Luke with a glare. "Maybe five minutes or so before Malcolm took over to tell us some shit. Tavy told me how the son of Poseidon had felt around him, how good it was to have that level of intimacy again. Said he'd like to share that hole with me one day."
"I really don't get your relationship", frowned the confused son of Hephaestus. "I mean... aren't you jealous when you hear that your boyfriend had sex with someone else? Doesn't it anger you?"
"We've been gone for months now", whispered Luke and turned to stare out of the window. "Tavy is the augur, one of the highest ranked citizens we have. He's handsome and he has that whole British gentleman charm going on. Either I allow him to fuck whoever he wants to fuck, or he'll most likely get bored, break up and look for someone else."
"Do you... really think that...?", murmured Leo with a tilted head.
"Does it matter?", shrugged the son of Hermes, not looking at the Latino. "What about you?"
"Mh?", grunted the Latino, running his fingers through Frank's fur (who was still glaring at Luke as though he wanted to rip him apart and have him for dessert). "What about me?"
"I heard Alabaster earlier", said Luke with one raised eyebrow. "Who is Frank? Not the mutt."
"Frank is... I don't know...", sighed Leo frustrated, hiding his face in Luke's chest. "I met him and his girlfriend, Hazel, weeks ago in Seattle. I... I don't know. I only spend a couple of hours with them, but I can't get them out of my head. I just..."
"Tell me about them", prompted the son of Hermes, caressing Leo's curls.
"He is that... bulky, growly Alpha male", grinned Leo sheepishly, blushing slightly. "All tall and strong. Faintly Asian from his heritage, I'd guess. With those dark, boring eyes. And she... is a real chocolatey beauty, with caramel curls and really kind golden eyes. And her legs, they are so long and she has all those curves where they should be. She looks like a model. They could be right out of some advertisement or a porn or something."
"Little Leo is having a crush", teased Luke amused. "Two crushes, even. That's too cute. And that was the first time I heard you say the word 'porn'. Don't tell me you're having dirty thoughts."
"Well... I mean... uh... I'm only sixteen, okay? I think such stuff too!", yelped Leo and blushed.
"I'm on a dry-spell. How about you inspire me and tell me more?", smirked Luke, teasingly resting his hands on Leo's tight, little ass. "What do you dream they're doing to you?"
"I can't tell you", frowned Leo and blushed. "It's too embarrassing!"
"Then you really have to tell me", demanded Luke, Frank agreeing with a loud bark.