Hiya! For those who don't know me, I wrote a Leico fanfic called 'Monster' and you can find it on my page! This is another fanfic, based off yet again on Leico but a dash of Peico? Lol Idk what you call it but Percy and Nico. I'd like to thank CatchingFire1 for their great suggestion. This isn't quite a song fic but the title 'Dear Agony' is from the song by Breaking Benjamin. Enjoy!

Chapter 1 (Leo's PoV) I can't do this anymore...Everything I've done is for nothing. I can still recall the hollow look in his eyes every time we fought. The false happiness he would give to everyone at dinner as we cracked jokes towards his way. I remember first seeing those eyes when we rescued him from Tartarus...It wasn't until a few weeks after his beautifully hollow face began haunting my dreams, did I learn his name. His name was Nico. IS I should say because nothing bad happened to him, just to us. I spent months after learning his name trying to get close to him and I succeeded, he opened up and we became great friends. Best friends. I shouldn't have pushed him away, that brought on a lot of drama we could all have lived without. But even if I wanted too I can't now...Which is exactly how I ended up here at this moment in Nico's cabin, with all of our friends around us, and he's throwing a bitch fit. Which as of this moment I could live without. What was I gonna say? That I started pushing him away because he was in love with someone else? Yeah no thanks, I could live without that. But I still let my eyes drift over to Percy who, with his crow black hair, sea green eyes, and perfect complexion. I could see why Nico was head over heels for him. But, Percy was with Annabeth so I didn't understand how Nico would think he had a chance. And it wasn't until he started screaming my name did I realize he was talking to me and reality snapped back into place. "Leo. Leo. Leo. LEO VALDEZ!" I was done and sick of his attitude so I yelled back. "What the FUCK do you want!?" "What do I fucking want?! I want my best friend back!" "Are you sure? Because I'm pretty sure there are others lined up to take the spot!" "What the hell are you talking about!?" "You maybe if you weren't so stubborn and lovestruck you would understand!" "Lovestruck?" "Yeah, and you know damn well what I'm talking about!" "Of course I do but what does that have to do with anything right now? We all just want our Leo back. The one who's always making bad jokes, and inventing, and being happy for no reason. What happened? You're never jittery anymore and you haven't even picked up a tool in weeks...What happened?" I couldn't take it anymore, I had to tell him but I couldn't he's my best friend...I'm done hiding from him so I do what my heart wants and I lean in, and right before I close my eyes I see his widen, with fear or with desire I don't know. Kissing Nico was like kissing any other girl but even better, because I feel something in this one...Something I haven't before. He smelled of citrus and spices, his cologne I bet. And tested like mint ice cream. It was something I never wanted to let go of, but before I knew what was happening, I was pushing him away and realization of what I had just done burned in my mind but I didn't regret it. No not really, because it was something I had always wanted. His eyes widened in realization and I backed up into the door, I bet he could read the expression of fear and rejection across my face. Everyone else in the room wasn't as shocked as Nico, because half of them saw it coming from a mile away. He was just dense like that. When I tried to speak it came out hoarse and just above a whisper. "You wanted to know what was wrong with me? You're what's wrong Nico...I've wanted to be with you for so long but you're still hung up on HIM. Well I'm done pretending like it doesn't hurt. I'm done." And with that I ran out the door, and continued running and didn't stop until I reached the beach where layed down and cried until I fell asleep on the sand. Thinking about him...