Sorry I haven't updated yet today. I felt kind of bad for not updating my Percabeth (although not that bad considering what he does to Nico) so I posted two chapters on it (if you want to check it out it's called Never Again). Merry Christmas to them I guess. Now I'm here to update my Percico. Have fun with it!

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Nico's POV

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I woke to the scent of cinnamon, which was strange because his shirt that I practically stole had already lost the scent of him, and I don't remember him sleeping here last night. I blinked awake and found him sitting on the edge of my bunk, folding laundry. The sight was so strange I laughed and rolled onto my side, wrapping my arms around his waist.

"Morning sleepyhead," Percy said without looking, although I could hear the smile in his voice. He retrieved his shirt I'd been using as a pillow. I couldn't help it, I gave a little whimper of protest. "It's okay sweetie," Percy said, setting a new one beside me. Again, the smell of cinnamon and the sea. "I'm replacing it for you, that way you'll always feel like I'm close by." He twisted around and kissed my forehead, going back to folding some of my new black t-shirts.

"Why do you always smell like cinnamon?" I blurted. "Oh my gods," I gasped, flushing red. "I'm so sorry." He chuckled lowly and turned to look at me. He stood up and began putting away the laundry (little cabin wife). He still chuckled, although I failed to find what was so funny with the question.

"You finally ask," he replied, picking up the basket of clothes and setting it by the door. "It's this cologne my mom bought me awhile back. It makes me smell like a candy shop at Christmas, but I wear it because it makes her happy. I don't know who decided cinnamon would be a good smell for a boy but…" He shrugged. "I'm not afraid to wear it. I actually happen to like the smell." He smiled at me. "You seem to like it too."

"I do," I admitted. "I love it actually. I don't think you'd smell like…you without it." I felt weird talking to Percy about his cinnamon cologne. The conversation itself wasn't that bad, but it seemed weird to me to be talking about how he smelled. "Where'd she find it?" I asked, then added quickly, "The cologne." He frowned in a thoughtful way.

"I'm not sure," he replied with a shrug, picking up the basket of clothes and moving toward the door. He paused and looked back. "But I'll ask her, then you and I can go on a little shopping trip." Now that was an appealing idea. "I need some new jeans and shirts anyway," he added thoughtfully to himself as he left my cabin. Now he was being a giant tease. But I had my own agenda. I had to hunt down a bottle of that cologne, and I had to find something for myself.

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"Leo, wanna go on a shopping trip?" I asked, peeking into the Hephaestus cabin. Leo was lounging on his bed with Jason curled up beside him. Leo appeared to be writing in some sort of notebook, and Jason was dozing. At my voice, Leo looked over and Jason lifted his head.

"What Nico?" he asked sleepily, rubbing his eyes. Jason had a nice sleepy voice, though personally I liked Percy's better. Leo seemed to like it better than I did because a huge smile broke out on his face and he swept Jason up into a hug.

"Do you both want to go on a shopping trip?" I asked, deciding to include Percy's best friend in this little expedition. "I have something I want to look for and I could use a little help. Oh, I found out why Percy smells like cinnamon." Leo looked at me curiously while toying with Jason's hair and effectively lulling the blonde boy back to sleep. "It's his cologne. His mom got it for him. That's what I'm after today. I want to surprise him with another bottle. Also, I want to find something for myself. Smelling like a child of the Underworld doesn't always make the best first impression." I smiled thinly and Leo chuckled. "Also, if you keep doing that, you're never going to get him up and functioning." Leo looked down and groaned.

"Wake up baby," he said, leaving a trail of kisses down Jason's cheek, chin, and neck. He moved onto the shoulder when Jason squirmed away from him and giggled, opening his eyes. "Hi sleepyhead," he said, and I had a weird since of déjà vu.

"Where we going?" Jason asked in that sleepy voice, and I'm sure if I hadn't been there along with some of Leo's siblings, they wouldn't leave the cabin at all. Be that as it may, Leo smiled easily at him and helped him stand up.

"Shopping with Nico baby," he replied, then he looked at me, his smile fading. "Are we shadow traveling?" I shrugged.

"That was the plan. Any objections?" Leo opened his mouth to protest, but Jason put his hand gently on the boy's shoulder. Leo shut his mouth. "Hold hands," I ordered, grabbing one of Jason's and one of Leo's. They took the other hands and I concentrated, imagining us downtown. When I opened my eyes, we were in the middle of a busy sidewalk in downtown New York. People stepped around us like we were an annoying roadblock. I felt fine but I waited a couple of minutes while Jason, a first time shadow traveler, attempted to calm his stomach. Leo looked a little less white/tan than normal, but other than that he looked okay. He put a hand on Jason's back as the blonde boy straightened up, still looking a little green.

"That was awful," Jason said quietly. It looked like he was still fighting the contents of his stomach. "How can you stand that? And how are you not tired? Doesn't shadow traveling take a lot of energy." I shifted weight from foot to foot uncomfortably.

"The first time Percy and I… fought… I did a lot of shadow traveling. Short distances don't usually bother me, but I wouldn't be able to fight well if the occasion arises. And when you're a demigod, that's pretty often." I gazed around at where we were. "Anyone know the way to Fifth Avenue?"

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Our shopping trip went well. I actually found a bottle of Percy's cologne (I won't tell you what it's called because I really can't pronounce it). It did make him smell like a Christmas candy shop, and a full bottle smelled almost like a Cinnabon cinnamon roll shop. It still smelled amazing. I had the lady at the store package it in a little blue bag (Percy's favorite color). She gave me a funny look, but I simply smiled at her and paid for the bottle, and the extra two fifty for the bag. Jason and Leo had fun trying on shirts for each other, each taking turns pointing out how one shirt complimented the other's frame. This is what happens when you take the boyfriends shopping with you.

"You guys have tried on every single shirt in the store that can be worn by a boy," I said wearily, tapping my foot impatiently. Jason had just come out in a tight fitting white long sleeved shirt, and I had to admit it complimented his frame nicely. "Nice choice," I said, and Jason smiled at me.

"You think so?" he asked, examining himself in the floor length mirror. Leo whistled and Jason grinned. "I'm going to get it," he decided, disappearing back inside the dressing room. Leo had a small stack of stuff beside him on the floor, which he picked up and carried to the checkout. Jason followed with his own small stack. I followed them both, shaking my head. "Did you find your own cologne?" Jason asked as he paid the cashier. This cashier was a lot friendlier than the one I had. He smiled at them both and wished them a pleasant day.

"I haven't," I replied. "I got Percy's though. And I see you guys have a little something, something from this trip." Jason grinned and held up his bags.

"Skinny jeans baby!" he exclaimed, dancing around Leo. Leo chuckled. In the last couple of days they seemed to switch personalities, with Leo being more subdued and Jason getting the bubbly excitement.

"Anyway," I said, rolling my eyes at him. "I have one more shop I want to go to before we head back." I led the way down the street, and Jason and Leo followed me curiously. "Here we are," I said, disappearing inside. I made a mad dash for cologne and looked around. Leo wandered up behind me and watched for a while. "I don't exactly know what I'm looking for," I said to him.

"Something that smells good, right?" he asked, picking up a bottle. He took a sniff. "This one smells nasty." He set it back down. "Baby, where are you?" he called, and Jason popped up from behind the counter. "Help us out baby," he said. "Nico needs something that'll get Percy's attention." Jason saluted to Leo and wandered around the mountains of cologne bottles.

"This one smells great!" he exclaimed, holding up a black bottle. I was wary of anything black, but I wandered over to him and took it from him, sniffing. It did smell good. I just couldn't place what it smelled like. "I'm not sure," Jason said as if reading my mind. "It just smells awesome." I nodded.

"Sold," I said, going to pay for it.

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"Surprise!" I said, holding out the little bag of cologne. Percy opened his eyes and looked up at me. He'd been laying in my bed (I'm pretty sure he'd been dozing). He took the bag from me and looked at it. "I thought you might like it," I said with a smile. Percy peered inside and then did something I didn't expect. He laughed. I frowned at him. "What?" I asked, worried.

"Thank you so much Nico!" he cried, trailing kisses down my neck. "I was running out and was worried I wouldn't be able to wear it anymore. How'd you find it?" He took a deep sniff. "And why do you smell amazing? I could just eat you up." I laughed.

"I went stopping with Jason and Leo," I replied, crawling into bed and snuggling up against him. "That cologne was not easy to find. Neither was Jason after he discovered dark skinny jeans. And Leo after he discovered how good Jason looked in dark skinny jeans." I groaned and buried my head in his shirt. "Remind me never to talk them both shopping at the same time again. If I wasn't there, I don't know what would've happened." Percy chuckled and lifted up my head to look me in the eyes.

"Thanks for the surprise," he said with a smile. "Surprises," he amended. "The bottle of my cologne and your new cologne. I don't know how I'll be able to keep my hands off you." He rested his hands on my waist and began kissing me in earnest. I'd have to remember to thank Jason the next time I saw him. But right now, I was busy with Prince.

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I did not expect for it to be all Nico's POV. But wasn't that a nice little, sweet chapter. That means something bad is gonna happen to someone.