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Title: A Teacher's Life and Love – The Italian Substitute

Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus; high school AU

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, they belong to the old Greeks. This fanfiction and its OCs on the other hand are entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.

Warnings: shounen-ai, explicit intercourse, anal, shoujo-ai, hetero, threesome

Main Pairing: Nico/Percy

Side Pairings: Piper/Annabeth, Grover/Juniper, Chris/Clarisse, Charles/Silena, Jason/Reyna, Frank/Hazel/Leo, Luke/Octavian, Octavian/Percy (past)

Percy Jackson Characters: Perseus Jackson, Nico di Angelo, Leo Valdez, Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, Annabeth Chase, Piper McLean, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, Jason Grace, Juniper, Grover Underwood, Silena Beauregard, Charles Beckendorf, Clarisse la Rue, Chris Rodriguez, Luke Castellan, Octavian Simmons, Rachel Elizabeth Dare

Summary: Nico is the new guy at school and while trying to fit in, he also had to find a place to live at. A good thing the swimming coach's roommate happened to have moved out recently. The down sight? Nico was really starting to crush on his colleague who kept walking around half naked in their apartment. And the rest of his new colleagues are driving the new Italian teacher crazy too.

A Teacher's Life and Love

The Italian Substitute

Chapter 3: Simple Misunderstandings

Nico sat at the kitchen counter, emptying his beer in one go. It hard to watch, really. Rachel was back to painting Percy – to finish the portrait of the beautiful angel that was Percy Jackson. The naked, luscious body of Percy was sprawled all over the couch. Sure, Nico had to grade a test, but who said he had to do that in his room? The kitchen counter had a much better view.

"What are you doing there, Rachel?", asked Annabeth as she entered the apartment.

"They aren't having sex", pointed Nico out, trying to calm the supposedly girlfriend.

Annabeth turned away from Rachel and Percy to throw Nico a weird look. "And they're not reading the Bible, making a zombie-movie or writing their memoirs. Thanks for pointing out what they aren't doing. That was not my question, di Angelo. Now, Rachel."

"I told you, I'm doing a piece of Percy as an angel", huffed the redhead with a defensive glare.

"Yes, I can see that. But you're doing it all wrong!", replied the blonde control-freak.

She shed her coat, grabbed a blank canvas and put it in front of Rachel before turning her attention to Percy. She glared and shook her head. And then she started to re-adjust the green-eyed boy. Percy came to lay with his back toward Rachel, looking over his shoulder in a way that nearly looked shy, his legs pulled up so his already alluring behind was pointing out even more.

"There. Better. Now add one wing drawn up to his side, the other spread out over the length of his body, like a feathered frame. You need to learn how to work with your models. Percy's best trait is that perfect little bubble-butt of his, so don't hide it by making him face you!"

"So now I have to start all over?", sighed Rachel annoyed, but she got Annabeth's point.

Percy was a picture of innocent seduction, the way he looked at the moment. It was perfect.

"Hand me a beer, di Angelo", ordered Annabeth as she sat down opposite of him.

He hummed softly in reply and got two cold beer out of the fridge. "So, you and Percy, how long have you been dating now? I don't mean to pry, but you seem to know him and his body very well."

"Dating?", snorted Annabeth and actually spat some of her beer into Nico's face. "What? Percy and me? No. No, really not. That would be like being with my little brother. Ew."

"But...", murmured Nico confused. "He said you saw him naked hundreds of times, so I assumed..."

"We basically grew up together", chuckled Annabeth. "His stepfather Paul and my dad are professors at the same university. Our family were close for years. We used to go camping together all the time when we were little. Bathed together, went skinny-dipping. And besides, when we were in college, he used to pose for art students for money, to earn some extra cash for rent. And light is best in the living room, so he usually did it here, out in the open. Hard to overlook, you know?"

"Oh. So you're not... intimate?", asked Nico tentatively.

"No", snorted Annabeth. "Oh, guys! Piper, Jason and Reyna will come over later for movie night!"

That guy was a total moron. She was tempted to tell him just how gay Percy was, but he really didn't deserve Percy if he didn't even manage to do the courting on his own.

/break\

Nico went to bed early that following night, even though it was a Friday night. He was way too confused by Percy. As cute as the boy was, he was entirely sending too many mixed signals. He kept smiling and flirting, but when it was about just sitting in the living room naked and holding a conversation with Nico while Rachel painted him, he was acting completely casual. As though he was just being naked with a buddy or something like that. But maybe he was just not taking enough time to pay attention to Percy. He was too busy stalking Leo, Frank and Hazel separately, trying to figure out who was having sex with who there. And wasn't that traumatizing enough, considering that he was talking about his baby sister here? It was giving him a headache. And having Jason, Reyna and Piper over wasn't helping his headache any either, because they were loud.

So he had gone to get some sleep, earlier than the others. Considering that, he was also up earlier than the others when Saturday came around. Or, at least he was up earlier than most others. He blinked a couple of times when he found Piper in their kitchen, completely naked aside from the azure-blue hoodie that Nico knew belonged to Percy. The thing was so long it already reached Percy's thighs, so it did a good job at covering her up.

"Have you guys been drinking so much that you stayed over?", asked Nico cautiously.

"Mh? No. Jay and Rey left again. I had something, or rather someone, to do here last night", grinned Piper wickedly as she sipped her coffee. "You want a cup? I don't work without coffee."

Okay, now Nico really has had it. Why was this boy constantly giving off gay-vibes while looking as though he was sleeping with women? This started to get confusing. He took the coffee from the half-naked native American. She was gorgeous. And she was wearing Percy's clothes and nothing else. What was Nico supposed to think about this?

"Morning, guys", yawned a tired voice as Percy joined them.

He collapsed on the chair next to Nico and practically melted against the Italian's side, head resting on Nico's shoulder. Was this his attempt at being intimate, or at being buddy-buddy-like? Either way, Nico laid one arm around Percy's waist to hold the half-asleep boy upright.

"Coffee?", offered Piper and pushed to cups over at the guys.

"Thanks", mumbled Percy and cracked one eye open, just to frown. "Wait. That's mine."

"Yes", nodded Piper slowly, grinning a bit. "And now I'm wearing it. So sorry for your loss."

"Please tell me you're wearing underwear beneath it", groaned Percy annoyed, making grabby motions. "Why are you even wearing my clothes? Gimme back my hoodie, it's mine!"

"Because I took a shower and unlike you, I don't want to run around this apartment butt-naked. But there was a stash of clothes in one of the cupboards, so I took advantage of that", shrugged Piper.

"Yes and I stacked them there so I won't have to run around the apartment butt-naked either because I don't want to make my new flatmate uncomfortable", hissed Percy, pointing at Nico. "So leave my clothes where they are or I'll have to continue running around naked!"

"He didn't look like he was complaining when you pointed your ass into his general direction yesterday while posing for Rachel", pointed Annabeth out as she joined them.

"So she is not wearing your clothes because she is your girlfriend?", interrupted Nico.

He felt as though he had just asked why the sky was blue, because three pair of incredulous eyes stared at him. Annabeth huffed and grabbed Piper by the hood, pulling her up against the blonde and then turning her around so she could passionately kiss the native American.

"This one is mine", declared Annabeth, her fingers clawed into the hoodie. "How about we go back to my room and get you out of Percy's clothes? I like you way more in mine."

"Possessive brat", grinned Piper and grabbed her coffee before following the blonde.

"You are ridiculous!", exclaimed Percy suddenly, startling Nico.

"Scusi?", asked Nico stunned and turned to face Percy.

"No! Don't use your sexy words on me when I'm angry!", warned Percy and poked Nico in the chest. "What is wrong with you? First Rachel, then Annabeth, now Piper? What in the world makes you constantly assume that I'm sleeping around with the female members of our staff?! Not that I'm 'sleeping around' with the male ones, but that would at least be a little closer to the truth! You're gay, for crying out loud, how can your gay-dar be that off?!"

"So you are gay, after all", stated Nico slowly, fearful to once again assume wrongly.

Percy huffed and lifted his hand and for a second, Nico thought Percy would punch him in the face for being stupid. But the coach grabbed him by the cheeks and held him while leaning in, pressing his lips hard against Nico. What stated slow soon grew heated and Percy climbed onto Nico's lap for better access, tilting Nico's head up to explore the Italian's mouth.

"I'm as gay as a basket of kittens singing show-tunes while riding on a unicorn over a freaking rainbow", panted Percy as they parted, his fingers deep in the dark mess of curls on Nico's head. "And I'm especially gay for you. Fuck, I wanted you since you first appeared at the pool, like some sex-god ascended from heaven itself, just for me."

"Dios mio... I'm sorry for misjudging then, carino", whispered Nico, one hand on Percy's cheek, slowly guiding the other teacher's head back to his. "I have a lot on my mind these days, I must have... misinterpreted a lot. Now, tell me how I can make it up to you, bello."

"More kissing", demanded Percy and licked Nico's lips. "A lot more kissing."

"How about we move this to my room, I don't want any interruptions?", suggested Nico.

Percy stared at him with half-lid, lust-clouded eyes and that was really all the answer Nico needed. Licking his lips, he grabbed Percy by the ass and carried him over to his bedroom. He shut the door with one well-placed kick and then he sat down on his bed, leaning back. Percy had his arms on either side of Nico's head, laying sprawled all over the Italian, his fingers playing with Nico's curls.

"So you do like me back then. You confused the hell out of me, with all your assuming and with the way you kept checking Leo out", huffed Percy with a glare. "You don't do that when you're into someone, you know? One would think a hot Italian would know how to seduce someone!"

"I do", defended Nico with a glare of his own, flipping Percy's nose. "Don't underestimate my seduction-skills. I'm just... not really at my best at the moment."

"Do you... want to tell me?", asked Percy softly, turning his best kitten-eyes on Nico. "Because I don't just find you bedazzling and hot, I actually like you. I wanna be your boyfriend and I want to know stuff about you, talk about your feelings and all those things."

"You are completely adorable", pointed Nico out and stole a kiss.

"Not the point", mumbled Percy with a blush. "So, is that something you'd want too? Being boyfriends, sharing trouble and thoughts? I want something serious, you know."

"Me too", agreed Nico softly. "I like you, a lot. You gave me the feeling of being... home here. You're kind and gentle and funny, you're the kind of man I'd want to spend a lot of time with."

"That sounds good", grinned Percy and snuggled up to Nico again, head on the Italian's chest.

"There's a reason I just packed up and left Italia to come here", started Nico slowly.

"It was very abrupt. One day to the other and we suddenly have a teacher for Italian. You just appeared out of nowhere, living in a hotel, starting the day you arrived. It was weird", agreed Percy.

"My sister, older sister, she has... passed away", continued Nico, his fingers combing through Percy's hair as though the motion was calming the Italian. "Bianca, she died in a boat accident. We used to live together. I tried to keep it together, but everything in our apartment reminded me of her, the streets we used to walk together, the shops we frequented, the park where I beat up the first boy that had broken her heart... I drank too much. Way too much. So padre called my half-sister Hazel and asked her to help out. She talked to Mister Castellan, asked for the job. Those two conspired behind my back, for me to move here. They didn't want to leave me 'unsupervised', but still far away from... everything that reminded me of Bianca. That's why I moved here, all of a sudden and had a job that didn't exactly exist until one day before."

"I'm... sorry. I didn't know your sister died", whispered Percy, feeling guilty. "God, I'm a horrible person, putting my sexual needs first while you're going through emotional trauma!"

Nico shut him up with a fierce kiss. "Tesoro, my sister died half a year ago. I drank too much for too long before my father and sister intervened. I've been sober for three months, but I got sort of depressed when I stopped drinking, which was why they decided to put some distance between me and Italia. You and me only met three weeks ago, you couldn't have possibly known. You're not a mind-reader, carino. You were interested in me, so you put your... sexual needs first, before some kind of problems you had no idea about to begin with."

"Okay", nodded Percy and kissed Nico's cheek. "I'm still sorry and I think I get why your head wasn't exactly in the whole flirting-and-dating-business..."

"It wasn't just that", stated Nico and shook his head. "Hazel and Frank had been having trouble in their marriage for a few months now and now that I'm here, now that Bianca is dead and Hazel is... my only sister and I feel even more protective over her than before. I wanted to find out what is wrong with them, because they used to be that perfect couple. Bianca and I, we always envied them when we visited the US. So my focus since coming here was more on saving my sister's marriage than seducing the local pretty boy, which was entirely my fault."

"Yes", agreed Percy amused. "You should have seduced the 'local pretty boy' earlier and gotten him into your bed. I meant your schemes. So he can help you with this."

"Oh, I do enjoy having you in my bed too", chuckled Nico, his hands sliding down to Percy's ass. "So you want to help me with this mess? I can't make heads or tails of it as of yet."

"Totally", nodded Percy eagerly. "Jackson & di Angelo, private investigators. Now give me everything you got so far. Facts, details, data. What clues have you gathered?"

"Hazel gave me the impression that she is... interested in Leo, to say the least. Which is why I was staring at Leo so intensely in the past weeks. And I apologize for giving you the impression that I was interested in him. He's not my type. I'm more into those gorgeous, athletic guys with tattoos and startling green eyes", replied Nico, caressing Percy's now flustered cheeks tenderly. "So I observed Leo. But the way he behaves around Frank doesn't imply that he has an affair with Frank's wife, it's more as though he wants – or already has – an affair with Frank."

"Yeah, those two have always been very close and affectionate", nodded Percy with a thoughtful frown. "So we're going to stalk Leo? I know he has plans tonight, but he didn't say what kind of plans! Oh, we could follow him in secret and then we'll see who he meets with!"

Nico chuckled softly at how excited his flatmate was. "So for our first date we'll stalk a colleague?"

"It would be the most unique and exciting first date", grinned Percy broadly, kissing Nico softly.

/break\

Nico cocked one impressed eyebrow as he looked Percy up and down. Slowly, to take the intriguing image in. Percy was wearing skin-tight, black leather-pants and a skin-tight black shirt with a hoodie, as well as black boots. He looked like a hot burglar. Nico licked his lips.

"You're aware that this is not an armed robbery, si?", questioned Nico amused.

"Sh", hissed Percy with a pout. "This is going to be exciting! Besides, we need to tarn ourselves, or else Leo will recognize us and then he may just change his plans last minute! Now get changed!"

Nico laughed and got back into his room to change into black skinny-jeans and one of his old metal shirts from his wild youth when he used to go from one concert to the next, traveling through all countries to see as many as possible. Having a rich father was quite handy sometimes.

"You look hot in black. Kind of gothy and all", grinned Percy delighted, wrapping his arms around Nico's neck, pulling him into a passionate kiss. "Then again, you always look hot. It's your flaw."

"That I always look hot is my flaw?", snorted Nico ridiculed, laying his arms around Percy's waist.

"Yes. It is so freaking horribly distracting!", complained Percy and nodded wildly.

"You two are disgusting. I would say get a room, but you in fact have two different rooms in this very apartment", declared Annabeth as she poked her head out of her room. "Are you going to leave for a date any time soon, because I want to have sex with Piper on the kitchen-table?"

"TMI!", exclaimed Percy wide-eyed. "I will never eat from that table again!"

"Oh please", snorted Annabeth and rolled her eyes. "I remember returning home from work to find you bend over that with Octavian pounding your ass like there was no tomorrow."

"And that is the kind of information you did not exactly need to tell my new nearly-boyfriend before the first date!", hissed Percy with a nasty glare and pulled Nico along, out of the apartment.

"Sorry!", called Annabeth after them. "And have fun on your robbery-stake-out-date!"

They drove to the restaurant in silence. There was something grumpy in Nico's eyes and he was gripping the steering-wheel tightly during the drive. Percy shifted uncomfortably. They reached the restaurant Leo had mentioned to Percy and Percy got his binoculars out of his backpack (which at least got him a smile from Nico). They sat in total silence and waited, until it was too much.

"Look, I have a past, just like you do!", exclaimed Percy annoyed. "And mine includes a past relationship with Octavian, so if you plan on staying grumpy because of that, I'm outta here!"

"I'm aware that you have a past, but does your past have to be a guy we both work with on a daily basis?", muttered Nico, sounding pouty. "I'll imagine him bending you over the kitchen-table every time I'll look at him from now on. Probably also every time I look at the table too."

"Well...", drawled Percy softly, in a nearly seductive voice as he leaned in some. "We could always create new memories on that table that will burn those images right out of your brain."

"That offer sounds very tempting", agreed Nico. "You know what I'd like to do right now? ...Leo."

"Really?", grunted Percy unimpressed, before catching on. "Oh! Leo! And... Frank?"

Both were glued to the passenger's window, staring at the laughing Latino, hanging off the Canadian's arm. They could also just be hanging out as friends, right? They entered the restaurant together. Nico put his binoculars down and got out of the car, motioning Percy to follow. Which was how Percy ended up looking like a burglar and eating pizza with Nico while nearly the whole restaurant was giving them weird looks. Best first date ever. Percy grinned and nudged Nico when Frank paid their bill, so the Italian got their own bill to pay. Linking fingers with Nico, Percy followed Frank and Leo outside, in a safe distance to the two men of course. Until they reached Leo's car and Frank wrapped his arms around Leo's waist to pull him into a kiss. Not friends.

"Get off my sister's husband", growled Nico and grabbed Leo by the neck.

Thanks to the Latino's scrawniness and small statue, Nico had an easy time manhandling the mechanic. Leo was hanging in Nico's grip like a frightened kitten. Percy nearly pitied him. And then he looked at the angry yet scared Canadian. Frank looked as though he was short of a stroke.

"Please put my Leo down", asked Frank softly. "It's not his fault that I'm cheating on my wife."

"I'd beg to differ", growled Nico, shaking Leo a little. "He knows you're married and still he keeps tempting you. Seducing you. No, the porca puttana is as much at fault as you!"

"Nico", whispered Percy, tugging on Nico's sleeve. "Put my friend down, please. Let's talk about this like grown adults. You scold yours, I'll scold mine and then we'll meet in the middle."

Nico wanted to argue, but when he looked into those sea-green eyes, his resistance melted away. He nodded slowly, disliking this turn. Putting Leo down, he grabbed Percy by the neck.

"I'll take Frank to our place in my car, you go with Leo in his car. We talk, separately in our rooms and then we consult, once we're ready to meet up, si?", whispered Nico against Percy's lips before kissing him. "Mh, you taste like wine. And strawberries. And amore."

"Yes, I enjoyed our dinner. And the stake-out", grinned Percy, his hands against Nico's chest. "But normally, the good-night-kiss follows at the door when we part and not when we take our friends home for an interrogation. This really is a weird first date, Nico."

Nico chuckled in agreement and grabbed Frank by the arm, harshly, pulling him along to his car, while Percy motioned for Leo to get into the Latino's car. Leo didn't dare to look at Percy as he got behind the wheel. Percy took the passenger seat, staring at his friend intensely.

"You'll bring us to my place so we can talk, Leo", whispered Percy, waiting for a reply, but only met by silence – the kind of silence he disliked. "So, I was on my first date with Nico. It was great. A little weird, but I enjoyed it. Nico is a great guy. Even though he was pretty intimidating there."

"I... I screwed up, Percy", whispered Leo and gave him the puppy-eyes. "Big times."

"I know, little lion cub, I know", replied Percy softly, resting one hand on Leo's knee.

Author's note: Next chapter will resolve the Frazeleo with a little matchmaking from Percy. Nico will have another jealousy-fit because he's too dumb to read emotions, but this time it'll end in hot, angry sex, so I guess we'll let it slide one more time. And Octavian and Luke will have a serious conversation!

On another note; I started a Nicercy contest, so if you'd be interested in that, the link is like the very first thing on my profile! ;)