Hey, I like to say that this chapter has a little cursing but not much. Also, please do enjoy and comment. This story is Boy/Boy so if you don't like, than don't read. Please excuse grammar errors and stuff! Anyway, enjoy and write on!
I DON'T Own PERCY JACKSON CHARACTERS, they belong to Rick.
I don't own the song mention.
Chapter 2
I Screw Everything Up
Nico P.O.V.
You can't even imagine the shock I was in, when I watched Leo dance. It was so tense and amazing. I wanted for time to stop so I could watch him dance forever. I never thought I could watch dancing. Yet with Leo, I could watch him move for hours. I was amazed by his grace. I just can't explain it but I knew I had to see Leo dancing again. I felt like I was totally addicted to his movement.
I admit, it was wrong for me to use black mail as a method but I had to. It was the only logical way to get my way. Yet, you have to admit, black mail works like a charm. I believe that I have the gift, to make people do what I, want by my father. Hades can make souls do his bidding by using his demonic glare. I can do the same glare but not as intense as my father's glare. I'm kinda glad that I can't master that look.
Anyway, I'm actually excited for tonight but I still had my grumpy frown on . So all day long, I just stalked my little fire bug around camp. Well, I did watch him the shadows. I started to notice little things about Leo that I never knew about. I notice the way Leo's hands are always working on something. He seems to run his right hand in his hair when he's frustrated or annoyed. The smirk that is always on his face seemed truly forced on. It seemed to hide some thing bigger . It was like Leo was hiding more than just his dancing abilities.
I wanted to solve the puzzle that is Leo Valdez. It was driving me crazy, not knowing what he thought. Not knowing what Leo thought of his dancing skill or even himself for that matter. I wanted to so bad for Leo to spill all his secrets to me. I need to find a way for Leo to trust me. I don't think black mailing my crush was the best idea to receive his trust. Leo will just have to get over it and accept the fact that I have complete control over his every move. Like a chess player has their opponent's king trapped with no escape.
I use to have a crush on Percy Jackson. There! I admit it! But, I said use to. I don't like Percy anymore. I still have feelings for him that I'm getting over. Percy is happy with Annabeth. Annabeth deserves someone to love her and Percy can do that for her. They belong together. Jason knew my secret about my old crush. So far, he's kept my secret safe. Which I am so grateful for.
All I have to say is that Eros is an total ass hole. Eros believes I'm his little champion for love. A son of Hades being a champion of Love? I don't think so either. Just because I'm a homosexual doesn't instantly make me a man whore. I really don't see myself doing what Eros has in mind. I rather keep to myself but now I'm screwed all over again. I have a crush on Leo Valdez and I'm have no chance to change my feelings. I'm just going to do what Percy does. I'm going to go with the flow and let the future play out on it's own.
The night rolled in rather to slow for my liking. It sounds crazy for a son of Hades to say that but I haven't had the slightest clue about what to say to Leo when were alone. What if I make Leo angry at me? Well, He may be angry at me about blackmailing him. I'm going to make Leo see that it was for his own good. I just can't let the latino go. I have grown a small crush on Leo when we were on our quest to defeat the giants. My crush on him kinda grew since I know I have no chance with Percy. Annabeth Chase has Percy's heart and he's happy. I'm glad that Percy is happy. Yet, I know Leo isn't happy. I can look right through that mask of his. The mask that uses laughter to cover pain. I am no fool, so Leo Valdez, You Can't Fool Me.
When dinner time came rolling in, Hazel came to bring me to the Hades table at Camp Half Blood. Apparently, All the roman demigods are staying at Camp Half Blood to see how we function our camp. I really don't see the point but if it makes the romans happy, then go for it
I usually don't hang around campers, I am mostly in the shadows. I would watch the cabins with there godly personalities. For example, the Ares kids were always so loud. I still can't believe that Frank is a son of Ares. It doesn't really add up to me. Leo states that Frank is a Chinese Baby Man, while Hazel calls him a cuddly teddy bear. Even though Frank kinda became a little more muscular with the war.
Anyway, I'm getting off topic. I was leaning on a old oak tree, watching the cabins fall into the tables. All the demigods where able to sit at any table for the day since the romans were visiting. I think Dionysus was going easy on us for once. I noticed Leo was sitting under a different tree. He had his mind in this book. I know what your thinking, Leo is reading? Well, the book was on auto mechanics. So, there is no need to call a mental ward.
I hate to admit it but Leo was actually really smart. Not as smart as a child of Athena,but almost as good. I know that Leo sucks at reading from watching him now. Leo's nose scrunches up and he curses in spanish about the words being to difficult. I don't blame him. All demigods have dyslexia and ADHD, making it hard to do things that normal mortals do.
Yet, Leo was a master in math. He probably gets it from his father. With building, you have to estimate and all that jazz. What I like most though is that he knows four languages. Leo Valdez knows Spanish, Morse Code, Greek, and English of course. All I could speak is Italian, Greek, and English.
Leo was reading a book that was written in Spanish. I didn't even knew that there was books here in spanish. I notice him closely to see every detail. His elfish ears were hidden in his hair. The way Leo's black curly hair hanged in his face most times. His small nose was truly adorable. His smile was mischievous like the Hermes cabin. His face wasn't so childish anymore but lean. The fire user's body was slim. Leo is five feet tall and five inches. Leo's eyes are so beautiful. His eyes where dark brown. The son of Hephaestus eyes looked so deep. They seemed to look like fire. Ironic with his gift of fire. What I admire the most about Leo is his strength to continue smiling even though everyone else is in doubt. I could always count on his smile even when I know I've been a asshole to Leo. Excuse my greek but I admit that I was.
I shake the thoughts out of my head. I wanted to be close to him so he can't run away from me. I'm stuck with the idea of watching Leo dance again. I take a leap in faith and walk up to Leo. The latino didn't seem to notice. I gently tap his shoulder. The son of Hephaestus jumps at the touch. Leo stands up and turns facing me. His eyes were wide in shock. They seemed so innocent and pure. I wanted to capture that look for all time. The way his Camp Half Blood shirt sticked to his small frame and his gray cargo pants hanging low on his hips. I felt my cheeks getting a little warm.
Leo's innocent glare doesn't last long. His eyes turn into a angry glob. I felt ready to shadow travel away from him but I don't. I remember that I have something over the demigod's head. I have complete control over Leo! He can't do a thing about it! No wonder he is still mad at me. "What do you want?" Leo asks with a sneer. I smirk at his reply. I notice Leo's right hand was twitching like crazy. I could tell that he was nervous with me around him. That gave me a odd thrill.
"Well than, I just came to hang out with a friend." I answer with a innocent tone. The look Leo was giving me indicated that he didn't believe me at all. I lean in closer to him. We were so close that our noses would touch if I leaned in a inch more. I felt his body heat on me. The scent of fire and metal fill my nose. Yet, there was a pinch of a honey smell that was entirely just Leo. Leo's body became tense with me so close to him. "I just wanted to watch out for my little dancer." I whisper to him. The son of Hephaestus body became stiff like a rock. His eyes were once again wide with shock. That statement caught him off guard.
Leo looks at me and growls out the word "Stalker." I just slip a grin, knowing that it drives the curly haired boy crazy. Before I could reply back, Jason shouts out " Hey Guys!". The other seven were behind Jason as they walked towards us. I felt Leo's body heat leave my presence. Leo was a few steps away from me. The demigods reach us and grin. I look at Leo, noticing that he has a straight face. Hiding what just happen between us. I felt angry about it, but I let it go. "What table are we going to sit at since we can sit anywhere?" Hazel asks. My sister was so innocent and I love that about her. That's what I loved about Leo. Yet, It felt like a different story with Leo. Oh Cerberus, I need to stop getting distracted by thoughts of him.
"Well, the Poseidon's table is always empty. Let's just sit there." Percy replies. Everyone nods at his words. Percy was just a natural leader so everyone follows his lead. I was in the back of the group as we walked to the Poseidon's table. Leo was in the front next to Jason. He kept his face straight, not wanting to look at me. I felt like laughing out loud, knowing that I had that much of a effect on him. "What were you and Nico talking about?" Jason asked Leo.
"What?" Leo asked. Everyone lets out a chuckle at Leo's bluntness. We reach the table in the nick of time. On the right there was Percy, Annabeth, Hazel, and Frank sitting down. I sat on the left, with Leo, Jason, and Piper. Leo was right in the middle of me and Jason. It kinda made my blood boil for some reason with Jason sitting so close to My Leo. Wait a second, did I just call the latino my Leo? Where in the Hades did that come from? "I mean, You and Nico were talking before we arrived here. What was it about?" Jason asked again, wanting to get back to there conversation. I swear, I wanted to punch Zeus's boy right there. Why does he have to be so freaking nosy?
Leo looks at me and frowns. He must notice my anger. I brush the anger aside and wink at him. The wink goes unnoticed by the other demigods at the table. Leo's cheeks goes a little flush and he turns back to Jason. "We were just talking about sword practice. I wanted to learn and Nico offered to help." Leo says lying through his teeth. Jason doesn't look impress with the answer. " That sounds really cool. Maybe, I could come by some times and give pointers." Percy states with glee. I noticed the situation and felt excited. Not only would I get to watch him dance but I will be able to get up and personal with Leo. Sword fighting takes a lot of inner space so I was shouting high praises inside. I don't mind Percy helping every once in a while but if Jason wants to join than I would be mad. I felt like Jason would be trying to take Leo from me.
"Sure, you can come to our practices! They'll be on Mondays and Thursdays. Isn't that right , Leo?" I reply to Percy. I look at Leo and dare him to go against my words. He looked ready to throttle me. I just love making Leo's blood boil. It made him more exciting to watch. The way his nose scrunches up made me want to kiss him silly.
"Yes, Nico is absolutely right." Leo grumbles out, letting sarcasm sink in his words. No one noticed it but me. "Well, I will come too with Percy for sword practice." Jason states. He just had to say that. I look down at my empty plate, trying not to act on my urge to strangle Jason into the ground. The conversations rolled through as food was passed around. Drinks were made and sipped on. The drinks pop up from outer space as Hazel puts it. We all ate and started talking among each other. I wasn't really in the mood to talk so I just watched Leo and Jason talking.
I noticed the way that Jason kept looking at Leo. At first, I thought that it was a were friendly look but as I said before, I am No Fool. Jason was looking at Leo a little too much for my taste. It was clear that Jason liked Leo! I don't know how his girlfriend or even Leo haven't noticed it. Piper's mom is freaking Aphrodite! How can she NOT notice! Jason kept trying to slip his hand onto Leo's. I will NOT let Mr. Lighting bolt have the chance to!
"Leo promised to help me clean my cabin. Bye Guys!" I state, standing up. I grab Leo's hand and drag him away from the table. Leo yanks his hand out of my grip when we were alone. "Nico, that was uncalled for. What is your problem? Also, You signed me up to sword fight with you!" Leo says all in one rush. "You suggested it, remember." I reply with cockiness. "It was only a cover for my dancing! I didn't mean it for it to actually to be a thing!" Leo states. "Well, now we have sword lessons together, Mr. Valdez." I mumble out.
Leo looks at me with annoyance. " I'm not going to your cabin. I'm going to my dance studio." Leo states. He walks to the direction that leads to the Argo 2. I follow close behind, making sure not to step on Leo's feet. I felt my heart start to beat extremely fast as we walk into the studio. Leo turns towards me and points to a seat in the corner. I felt my eyebrows rise as Leo says " Just sit there. I'm practicing a little Hip Hop. So, please just sit and be quiet." I nod and sit on the foldable chair. I don't comment on how our agreement stated that I pick what the Latino dances to. I'll let it slide for today, most likely.
First, Leo walks over to the old CD player and plops a CD with the words "Hip Hop Mix Up" on the cover. Leo pulls off his Camp Half Blood shirt and underneath was a black muscle shirt. Then the fire user clicks off his tool belt. He places both items on the coat hanger. He finishes off by stand in the middle of the room. The upbeat music started to blare out from the old dink up CD player.
Leo takes a deep breath and relaxes. He follows the beat and starts dancing. His arms follows a pattern. A pattern that I could not follow. My eyes would get all twisted and It made me have a massive head ache. I push it aside and kept watching. I noticed that Leo had his eyes closed. He was dancing with his eyes shut like the doors of death. I wanted to tell the little bugger to open his eyes. Yet, I remember that Leo told me to stay silent.
Do I really want to go against Leo's wishes? I know If I do that he would be even more upset with me. I'm the one black mailing Leo. I should be the one making orders like I mention earlier. It ticks me off how Leo didn't even think about the deal we made! I have total control over his future but he ignores it. Most importantly, Leo is ignoring me by not following my guide lines! I can't stand to be ignored! I'm going to show this fire bender how I am in charge.
Leo still had his eyes closed while dancing, not knowing my inner conflict. I take the feeling of anger and use it to my aid. I stand up quietly to not distract Leo. I crept to the CD player and pulled out the Hip Hop CD. I look at Leo and noticed that Leo wasn't even aware that the music was off. I placed a CD that I had in my jean pocket. I got the CD from a Demeter child. I place the CD in and walk up behind the dancer. The song " Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol plays softly. I felt a tug in my gut and I go for it. I grab Leo's hands and turn him around. Leo's wide brown eyes were exposed to me. I listened to his heavy breathing for dancing. I felt my cheeks blush a little. Let's just say, I'm a horny teenager with dirty thoughts. Sorry, but your not getting a single detail on my thoughts.
"What in the blazes are you doing?" Leo asked with a devilish glare. I thought the glare he was giving me was totally hot. I was taller than the Latino even though I'm one year younger than him. I had a huge growth spurt after the Titan War. While, Leo is still skinny and tall because of his mother side. The Latino just could not reached my height. I had the ability to look down on Leo and It made me really bubbly inside for some reason.
"I'm taking control of this operation. I want to see you do something else besides Hip hop. Now, shut up and follow my lead." I mumble in his ear. Letting my voice be dark and sexy. I feel Leo's body shiver at my words. That filled my heart with a serious pride. Only I could make Leo shiver by a few words. My cold hands were in his steaming ones. The heat had no effect on me. My cold body reacted with his burning body so well. He couldn't burn me, meaning that the fire bug could not escape my grip either.
I lead Leo around, dancing to a beautiful melody. I admit, I took dancing classes. I took classes when we were at that stupid casino. Bianca signed me up for them and I took them for two years. All I really know is the waltz and slow dancing. I could never go against Leo in hip hop, but In slow dancing, I'm bound to win. Leo's eyes were on mine the whole time. Putting his valued trust into me, even though I put him through so much drama. I memorize the look he's giving me. I wanted to see that look for the rest of my life. I wanted Leo Valdez to trust me, like the stars stay along the moon's side. Wanting this demigod to let go of all of his frustration of this cruel world and to let me ease the burden.
We dance together till the song ends with the last guitar key. The CD starts to play the next graceful song but we completely ignore it. My breath was on Leo's smooth neck. Leo was panting from the intense delicate movements we shared. Leo looks at me and I knew I had to get away from him. I need to think up a way to sweep Leo off his feet. Yet, I made no effort to even consider moving, I was stuck in place. Like time itself had no hold on me.
Our eyes meet and I felt a rush of warmth through my body. Never in my life have I felt this warm and safe. Leo's eyes were looking deep into mine.
"Your blackmailing me because I can dance, while you can do the same. You are a hypocrite. You annoying little punk!" Leo nearly shouts. I chuckle at his words. He's calling me little while I'm truly taller than the older boy. I had the urge to state back that I'm his punk and he can't ever get rid of me. That wouldn't sound romantic at all in our current situation. "Well, Your just going to have to deal with it, Mr. Valdez." I grunt out. Leo growls and replies "No, I shouldn't have to deal with this! You can't keep blackmailing me, Mr. Nico di Angelo! I'll find a way out of this deal!" I felt my hands tighten around his from those words. I wanted to admit that I liked the fire user and get this drama over with but I don't. This demigod was challenging a son of one of the Big Three! I was angry at Leo's words. The thought of Leo leaving me burned my dark soul. I would NOT allow it!
My eyes turn dark and cold. I felt the Latino shiver. "No, You will NOT ever get out of this deal we made. Your stuck with me and I will NOT be leaving. I have complete control over the situation and I attended to keep it that way." I growl out. Leo let's out a sob and yanks out of my grip. Leo's beautiful brown eyes were filled with tears. I didn't mean to make him cry. I went over board on being protective. I step towards him but he runs out the Argo 2. I totally screwed up. I like the demigod, maybe even love him, and here I go making him cry. I think Percy Jackson was right, I need to work on my people skills. I need to do something massive to get Leo to understand how sorry I am. To show him how much I care for him.