Wow, this story is really popular. I've decided that once it gets to 150 followers I am going to post a cute one-shot for all of you. It will be about the first time Nico saw Percy. :-) Why? Because I want to write it and that will give me an excuse to do so. LOL. Enjoy the chapter.

Important thing to note... This will be yaoi (boy-boy). Don't like? You do not have to read.

Disclaimer- I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus series. (One can dream though) All rights go to the proper parties.

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Percy POV

After Nico left, I wandered down to the beach. I was not sure how long I sat there simply watching the waves. I knew that I needed to go and speak to Calypso, she would be wondering how her plan to get Nico to spend time with me had gone. I was not looking forward to telling her that it had pretty much crashed and burned.

Eventually I decided that I had wasted enough time. I knew that if I didn't go and find her she would come looking for me. I sighed and started to make my way to her house.

When I got to the opening of the cave I couldn't believe my eyes. Nearly everything was already gone. The only things that were left in the room were the large furniture that she wouldn't be bringing and a few boxes. I spotted the goddess kneeling in the far corner of the room, packing the last few object that were left on the book case.

"Wow, remind me to call you next time I need help moving."

Calypso turned around and smiled at me. "We all have our powers." She placed the final item in the box and closed the flaps.

I laughed, "I can see your title now, Calypso, goddess of packing. I bet Hermes would hire you."

She laughed as she walked over to me. "So, how did it go?" I grimaced. She raised an eyebrow, "That good hey?"

I sighed and rubbed my neck, "Pretty much. Good news is he doesn't hate me. Bad news, that is as much as I can claim."

She frowned in understanding. "So how did he react when you told him?" I bit my lip and looked at her. I could feel the guilt on my face. Calypso looked pissed. "You didn't tell him?"

I had to resist the urge to take a step back. I raised my hands in defense. "I tried to, but he ran away."

Her glare faded and she looked at me sadly. "Oh..."

I felt my shoulders slump, "Ya."

We stood there in silence for a few minutes, wrapped in our thoughts. I was thinking of the afternoon. Even if Nico had been angry and unfriendly I still had a good time. I had missed hanging out with him. I wished that we could have simply gone back to the way we used to be but I wasn't an idiot. I had to convince him I was worth it. The problem was I couldn't think of anything about me that would be able to persuade him that I was worth another shot.

I sighed, if anyone could help me it would be Calypso. "So, what is our next plan?"

"What is it that you're planning for?"

I jumped a little and spun back to the entrance. I hadn't heard anyone coming. "Jason, what are you doing here?"

The golden boy walked closer to where we were standing. "I was looking for you. What is it that you are planning exactly?"

"Um..." I felt myself blush.

It wasn't that I didn't want to tell Jason about my feelings for the son of Hades, it was just that I had a feeling that he would not approve. I knew that he was furious at me when I hurt the son of the underworld and I didn't want him working to stop me from getting Nico back. I didn't want to add any extra obstacles. I bit my lip. Depending on his reaction, this could majorly blow up in my face...

"Well, I um... she might be helping me try to win Nico back?" It ended up sounding like a question.

Jason blinked and smiled. "I knew it!"

I was confused. "Wait, what do you mean you knew it?"

Jason laughed and rolled his eyes. "Percy, you are many things but subtle is not one of them. I've seen the way you've been acting around him lately. I'm happy for you guys, you are going to be so dam cute together."

"Rewind and freeze, first off I haven't won him back yet. There's a good chance he won't want anything to do with me. Secondly, since when do you think we are a good couple? I thought you wanted me to have nothing to do with him."

Jason froze for a second. He looked at me in disbelief, "Really? You haven't figured it out yet?"

I could feel my confusion growing. "Figured what out? And don't avoid the question."

Jason shook his head. "Nothing I guess. As for your question, I suppose since you started to act like you might really like him." I felt myself start to blush. I met Jason's gaze and I saw his jaw drop. "Wait, do you... are you in love with him?"

So far I had only admitted the extent of my feelings for Nico to Calypso. I felt my blush deepen. I took a deep breath and nodded.

Jason shook his head and looked at me seriously. I couldn't understand his change in behaviour. "Are you serious about this? You are in love with Nico? Think very carefully before you answer..."

I had done almost nothing but think about it for the past four days, "Absolutely."

Jason narrowed his eyes and nodded. "Then I should tell you that if you hurt him again, I will beat you within an inch of your life."

I was surprised. I was pretty sure that most days I could take him but the look that he was giving me made me doubt myself. It didn't matter though, it was a moot point.

I held his gaze and used the same serious tone that he had. "I have no intention of hurting him, not again."

"Good. With that said," Jason smiled at me, "Do you want some help?"

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The eight of us were standing on deck about half an hour before sun rise. We wanted to make sure that we wouldn't miss our chance.

I once again took the helm while Jason and Frank untied the mooring lines. Ryan stood beside me to help guide us back to Apollo's island. I went through the complicated launch sequence and we were off.

Calypso was standing at the prow of the ship looking forward. It was quite clear that, after a few millennia, she was ready to see anything that wasn't Ogygia. After ten minutes we reached the edge of her island and we were forced to begin a slow circle as we waited for entrance to Apollo's island.

We watched in silence as the first light of dawn crept over the horizon. A few seconds later Ryan spotted it.

"There. About ten miles ahead and slightly to the right," I corrected my course and tried to keep the ship as straight as possible.

After a few minutes I could begin to see the same hazy fog I had the first time we had travelled to his island. As it began to thicken, I turned behind me and took one last look at the island fading into the distance. I had a feeling that, without Calypso there, Ogygia would become nothing more than a memory. I smiled at the paradise and turned back to face the goddess who had been imprisoned there for so many years. I couldn't help but wonder as to what she would think of the modern world...

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Nico POV

I was avoiding Percy. I hadn't spoken to him since the tour. I had finally had enough.

He certainly wasn't making it easy though, it seemed every chance he got he would come and find me. We had left Ogygia just over twenty-four hours earlier and he had come to speak to me eight times.

I couldn't figure out if he was actually trying to torture me or if he simply thought that we could go right back to the friends that we used to be. At least I hadn't had to work with him yet. Jason had assigned the tasks and for some reason had me working with Percy on quite a few shifts.

I sighed. I couldn't understand what Jason was doing. He knew how I felt and yet seemed to be pushing me towards the son of Poseidon. I told him about how Percy kept trying to talk to me and he told me that I should give him a chance.

I knew that Jason had told me that I shouldn't give up on him but I couldn't think like that. If I allowed myself hope then I would only be hurt again.

I had allowed myself to dream that Percy could see me as more than a friend and even when my dream had come true, he had still chosen Annabeth. He always would. Why wouldn't he? She was beautiful, and smart, and kind, and strong, and most importantly, a female. There was no way that I could compete with that.

I sighed and looked out over the ocean. I was in charge of steering the ship and as such had a perfect view of what was happening on deck.

I saw Piper and Hazel sparing. Hazel was getting pretty good; I had seen her beat Frank a few times. I could see Ryan trying to explain to Calypso what YouTube was. She looked rather disbelieving. I also saw when Percy and Jason came up on deck.

The son of the sea god looked around and spotted me. I gave him my best death glare as he started walking over to me. He paused and looked away in disappointment. It hurt me to see but not as much as speaking to him would.

Every time he came to speak to me he would stand far to close. He would reach out to me only to pull away again when I would glare. He would look into my eyes like he had never decided to break off whatever it was we had. It was killing me.

Jason looked at me and shook his head. I saw him whisper something to Percy who shrugged and went to talk to Calypso. The son of Jupiter came over to stand beside me.

For a few minutes we just stood there without a word as I tried to keep my eyes from looking at the son of Poseidon. When I did finally break down and glance at him I saw him looking at me too. The instant he saw me looking he blushed and looked away. What was strange to me is that I had noticed over the last day that he seemed to be watching me as often as I watched him. I sighed; he was probably just wondering why I was avoiding him.

"Why don't you go talk to him?"

I glared at the golden boy. "You know perfectly well why."

Jason raised his hands in surrender. "I just don't understand why you can't even give him a chance to say what he's got to say. For all you know, it could be something good."

I scoffed. "Ya right. If I have learned anything, it's that nothing good happens in my life. Even if it seems good at first, it ends badly. Besides, I don't need to hear him out to know what he's going to say. I already know what it is."

Jason raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "Somehow I doubt that. What is it you think he's going to say?"

I glared at the ocean. "Something along the lines of, 'I miss you; we should still be friends'."

Jason ran a hand through his hair. "Just go and talk to him."

"Why are you taking his side? Do you know what it is he's going to say?" Jason tried to keep a straight face but I saw him blush. I narrowed my eyes at the son of the sky god. "You do? Tell me, and then I won't have to talk to him."

Jason started to shake his head. He took a step back but before he could respond there was a flash of light.

I looked towards the prow of the ship and saw Apollo leaning against the railing. He looked around and his eyes locked on Percy. He smiled, "Hey everyone."