Sorry for the long delay. I was feeling lazy the last two days. Hope you enjoy this incredibly cute and fluffy Percico 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

Being allowed to bring the Argo two back into Camp Jupiter showed just how far our camps had come in trusting each other since the war. We were allowed to keep the ship hovering over New Rome just as we had the last time we had been there.

I climbed down the ladder and waited for Nico to join me. It was amazing just how much my life had changed in the last six months. It felt like a millennium had passed since I had first crossed Little Tiber while carrying Juno. So much had happened since then.

I shook my head and looked around. It always amazed me how a place can look the exact same and yet feel so different. The last time I had been to New Rome was when I was force to flee. The city had been ready to kill all seven of us on the spot, now it seemed the entire population had turned up to greet five of the remaining members of our quest.

Nico was the last off the ship and came to stand beside me. He looked a little uncomfortable. I was sure that he was remembering the reactions of the Romans when they had found out that he had known about the Greek camp the entire time. They weren't mad per say but they definitely weren't pleased. I smiled at the son of the underworld and took his hand.

He was a little surprised but he didn't pull away. Nico looked out at the gathered masses, blushed, and looked down. I chuckled and squeezed his hand. For such a tough warrior it was incredibly easy to make him blush.

After we got the greetings out of the way, Romans were really sticklers for formalities, we all split up.

Frank and Jason went off to work. After the death of Reyna, Jason was once again named Praetor. They had offered the job to me as well but I had no interest in it. Jason was great at what he did and I refused to take that away from him. Hazel decided to take Piper and Ryan on a tour of New Rome. Neither of them had ever really been there before so Hazel agreed to show them around. Hazel had asked me if Nico and I had wanted to tag along but I declined. We had all agreed to meet up for dinner.

I pulled Nico down one of the roads and away from the crowds. I loved New Rome, but it was always so much busier than Camp Half-Blood. "So what would you like to do today my ghost king?"

The son of Hades looked up at me with a smile on his face. "I'm up for anything. What do you want to do?"

I frowned and shook my head. "I don't really know. I didn't actually spend all that much time here. I was here for a few days total; most of my time was spent on the quest to free death." I tilted my head and tried to think of something that he would like to do. I caught sight of the coffee shop that Hazel had brought me too on my first day. "I know what we should do, come on..." I gave a light tug on Nico's hand and pulled him along.

We entered the little shop and I smiled. It reminded me of a small coffee shop that my mom used to take me too once in a while. It had tables inside and on the patio as well as a few small couches at the back of the shop. I asked him to find us a table while I grabbed us both a hot chocolate and a muffin. When our order was ready I found Nico at the back of the coffee shop on a couch in front of their fire place.

I smiled as I went and sat beside him.

"Here you are," I placed the food on the coffee table in front of us.

"Thanks," Nico smiled at me and picked up his muffin. He took a bite and then started to laugh, "Blueberry? Why am I surprised?"

I felt myself blush, "What's wrong with blueberry muffins?"

The son of Hades shook his head and kissed my cheek, "Absolutely nothing. You're so adorable sometimes, do you know that?"

I smirked and put my arm around him. "I've been told." I reached my free hand out and stole a piece of his muffin.

Nico laughed and pulled the pastry away, "Hey, eat your own. This is mine."

I leaned in and pressed a quick kiss to his lips as I stole another piece. I winked as I ate the morsel. "But yours tastes better."

He pulled back and sent me a fake glare before he burst out laughing once more.

I loved seeing him act like that. He was so serious and sad most of the time. It pleased me to no end that I could make him laugh.

We ended up splitting both of our muffins. Even if they were the same kind, it was just too much fun stealing bites from each other to eat our own. We ended up spending a few hours in the coffee shop just cuddling in front of the fire and chatting.

He was leaning his head on my chest and I had my arms wrapped around him. He asked me about the mechanical spiders and I told him the story about the time that Ares had sent Grover, Annabeth, and myself on a quest to get his shield.

"So that's why you hate the god of war so much."

I shrugged, "Ya, that's one of the reasons, also because he tried to frame me for the theft of the master bolt. He's kind of just a jerk."

Nico glared at the nearly empty cup in his hands. "I don't really blame you for disliking the guy."

The way he was glaring at the cup I could tell that he was angry with the god on my behalf. It made me smile. No matter how much I went through, he always tried to protect me. It was adorable. Both of us were more than able to protect ourselves and yet we always watched out for each other as well. I tightened my grip on the beautiful boy in my arms.

"Forget about him. I'm sure we can find better things to do than discuss the god of war." I finished the last sip of my drink, "So, do you want to get another one or do you want me to show you my favorite place in New Rome?"

Nico looked up at me and smiled. "Let's go."

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Nico POV

We walked up the hill where the Romans had their temples.

We decided to make a quick stop at the shrines of Neptune and Pluto. They may have been called temples but they were more like sheds. The temples to our dads were some of the smallest ones there.

It surprised me how unkempt the two temples had become. We ended up spending more time than we had expected cleaning them up. Neither of us wanted leave their shrines in that state. Our fathers may have been two of the most powerful Olympians, but the Romans feared them and so they didn't treat their temples as well as they did some of the lesser gods. Percy had though ahead and had bought some extra muffins to leave as a sacrifice.

After the temples were cleaned we continued on our way up the hill. I had no idea where he was leading me but it looked like he was taking me to the temple of Jupiter. I was rather confused by that. Zeus and Percy had never really gotten along very well. In fact Zeus had tried to kill him on several occasions. I shrugged off the thought and continued walking beside the son of Poseidon.

Eventually we passed all of the other temples until the only one left above us was the temple of Jupiter. I had been there before and thought it was nothing interesting but if Percy wanted to show it to me, than I would let him.

I was about to go inside when he turned me around and pressed my back to his chest. I looked up at him and saw him looking out over the valley.

"Isn't it beautiful?"

As clichéd as it felt my first thought was yes, you are. I coughed to dispel the thought and looked out. I gasped a little at the view. I could see the entire city spread out before us. In the light of the early evening the entire city seemed to glow. "Wow..."

Percy chuckled. "That was my first thought when Hazel showed it to me."

"Hazel showed you this?"

I saw Percy nod but I couldn't take my eyes off the view. I had seen many wonders of the world but the view of New Rome made me feel as though I had stepped back in time to the age of the gods.

I was not entirely sure how long we had stood at the top of the hill holding each other and admiring the view. Eventually I started to get a little hungry.

Percy must have been mirroring my thoughts, "Come on Nico. We should start heading back. Dinner is going to start soon."

I nodded and reluctantly stepped out of his embrace. We silently started to make our way back down the hill.

I still felt a little unsure about our relationship. Percy had said that he loved me but I had spent so long trying to convince myself that he could never fall for me that it was hard to wrap my head around it. I hesitantly reached out and took his hand.

He looked at me with a smirk and pulled me towards him. I hadn't been expecting it so I stumbled a little. He caught me around the waist and pulled me towards him. Before I could react he had caught my lips in a kiss.

I felt my eyes widen for a moment before they fell closed. I didn't think I would ever get over the surprised feeling I got whenever Percy kissed me. The feeling of his lips moving against mine was making me lightheaded. I reached out and wrapped my arms around his shoulder to pull him even closer to me.

I felt Percy chuckle against my lips and I shivered. Kissing Percy was by far the best feeling in the world. I could have stood there enjoying the sensation for hours but eventually he pulled back so that the two of us could breathe again.

I saw him smile at me and I knew that I had a smile to match. Percy leaned in again to place a quick kiss on my lips before he pulled away. He kept one arm around my shoulders and we continued our walk.

I leaned into his embrace. "So may I ask what that was for?"

Percy smiled and raised an eyebrow at me. "Do I need a reason to kiss my boyfriend?"

I felt myself blush at the words. I knew that's technically what we were but he had never said the word before. I felt my heart beating faster from his simple statement. "No, you certainly do not. You are free to kiss me whenever you want to."

The son of the sea god laughed and kissed my cheek. "You don't want to tell me that, or I'm going to want to kiss you all the time."

I bit my lip and looked down. "I wouldn't mind..." I honestly felt that if this was some kind of dream, I never wanted to wake up from it.

Percy stopped and pulled me back against him, "Alright" He leaned in and kissed me again. It was just a quick brush of his lips but it still set my heart going even faster. "Come on, there's one more temple I wanted to visit with you before we go meet the others."

Percy pulled me to the right side of the street and I gasped at the building. The pink hue to the stones and the roses and dove motif told me who the temple belonged too.

I bit my lip in nervousness, "Aphrodite's temple?"

Percy raised a mocking eyebrow, "Oh come on. Even I know that her roman name is Venus."

I shook my head. "Why do you want to go in there?"

Percy raised his free hand and brought his fingertips to caress my cheek. Every time he did that my mind nearly shut down. Percy gave me a slightly embarrassed smile. "I wanted to thank her."

I felt my eyes widen and my face instantly turned red. "You wanted to thank her?"

Percy nodded and looked down. "If it wasn't for her intervening, I may never have realized how I felt about you... I'm kinda oblivious sometimes."

My heart started to swell when I realized what Percy was saying. I felt my blush get even darker. I pulled on his hand and walked into the temple. She had always been my least favorite Olympian, but if she was the reason that I had Percy, than I certainly wanted to thank her. "Alright, come on. And you are pretty oblivious."

"Hey!" Percy started laughing. I smiled at him and looked around. I found myself taking a step closer to the son of Poseidon. He didn't even ask what was wrong, he just put his arm around me and kissed my forehead. "Don't worry we will be quick."

It was obvious not only by the size of the temple but by the offerings that Aphrodite was a popular goddess in New Rome. We walked towards the alter and Percy dug out his last muffin. He placed it on the shrine and took a step back.

I watched as his face turned bright red. "Ummm... Thank you. If it wasn't for you, well... just thanks."

I felt myself begin to smile. He was so nervous he couldn't even speak properly. I found myself doing something I could never have imagined. I was silently thanking Aphrodite for making me fall in love with Percy, and for making sure that my love for him didn't fade. I had never in my entire life been as happy as I was with Percy.

"Okay, well glad that's done. Let's go to dinner Nico."

I smiled and took his hand. I leaned up on my toes and kissed him. When I pulled back my heart nearly stopped. He was staring at me with a silly love struck look on his face, the kind that he used to get when Annabeth kissed him.

I pulled his hand and we walked towards the door. Right before we left I noticed a stunningly beautiful woman smiling at us. I nodded and clutched my sea prince even tighter.

"Thank you Aphrodite."