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

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Nico POV

For one moment neither of us moved. I was nervous that the secret I had hidden for so long had finally be revealed. I watched as Percy's jaw dropped and he froze. I felt my heart stop.

What if he wasn't ready to hear me say it? He said he loved me but what if he changed his mind? What if he runs away? What if...

Before I could really start berating myself over the possibilities, Percy's arms tightened and he pulled me back against his chest. He caught my lips in a heated kiss. I felt his fingers tangle in my hair as he pulled me even closer to him. It was as though the few millimeters that separated us from one another were simply too much distance for him. I was drowning in the sensation of his lips against mine by the time he finally pulled away.

Any worries that I had about confessing went out the window when I saw the way he was looking at me. His expression was one of pure love and joy. He gently brushed his fingers against my cheek and I shivered at the feeling. Every time he did that he made me feel as though I was the most beautiful and precious thing he had ever seen. He kissed me once more before he leaned his forehead against mine.

"Nico, you have no idea how much I've wanted to hear you say that."

Considering how long I had waited to hear the same words from him, I knew exactly how he felt. "I might have an idea."

Percy flashed me his 100 watt smile, "Will you say it again?"

I couldn't keep the blush from my face. "I love you my sea prince."

Percy leaned forward until I could almost feel his words on my lips. "I love you too my ghost king." He closed the remaining distance between our lips and stole a slow, fiery kiss.

I felt my heart go into over drive. It was the first time that he had ever said the words to me. He had said them to Hazel about me, but never actually to me. I was so incredibly elated. It felt as though my heart had grown wings. I had thought hearing him say those words to Hazel had been the best moment of my life, but hearing him say them to me was a thousand times better.

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Eventually we ended up simply laying on his bed in each other's arms. My head was on his chest and one of his arms was around my shoulders while the other played with my hair. I was blissfully content. I was quite at ease with the thought of never moving again.

I felt the son of Poseidon shift a little underneath my head and I looked up at him. The look on his face made it quite obvious that he was trying to decide whether or not to say something.

"What's wrong Percy?"

He blinked at me and gave me an innocent look. "What are you talking about?"

I rolled my eyes and turned so that it would be easier to see him. "I can tell that you want to say something. What is it?"

He bit his lip and looked away. "It's fine. I don't even know if I want to know. I can always ask you another time."

I felt myself frown slightly. What exactly is it that he doesn't want to know?

"Whatever it is, you can say it Percy. You can always ask me anything."

The son of the sea god glanced at me before he decided to focus his attention on playing with my hair. "Like I said, I'm not sure if I want to know. I already told you I'm the jealous type and I'm fairly certain that I wouldn't like the answer."

I was completely lost. What would Percy have to be jealous of? I tried to keep silent in hopes of making him tell me what he was talking about but I broke down before he did. "Now you've made me curious. Please tell me?"

Percy looked into my eyes and blushed. He cleared his throat and glanced away. "Well I was just wondering... I mean I overheard you and Jason talking a few days before we left for the quest. It wasn't intentional... I didn't even know you were with him. I had actually gone looking for Piper and I was told that she was with Jason." He was babbling which meant he was nervous. Percy glanced at me but I was completely lost. "The two of you were in the woods..."

I felt my eyes widen. I remembered the conversation. It had been when I was telling the son of Jupiter about Percy kissing me. I winced. I could only imagine what he overheard. The golden boy was anything but pleased with him. I was surprised he wasn't talking to Jason about it. Maybe he thought that I should have said something to defend him?

I vaguely wondered if I should have been mad at him for eavesdropping but he had already said it was an accident.

I glanced nervously at the son of the sea god. "I heard you say... that you were in love with someone. But that she would never love you back..." Percy looked at me and bit his lip, "I was just... wondering who she was? Do you still have feelings for her?" I felt my jaw drop open.

I couldn't help it, I started to laugh. Percy was clearly not expecting my reaction. He looked surprised for a moment before he started to frown. "I don't see what's so funny."

If anything, his reaction made me laugh harder. I couldn't believe how adorable he looked when he was pouting. He looked like a puppy that had just lost his toy.

I felt tears of laughter spring to my eyes. Of all the things that Percy could have heard, I had never seen that coming. I knew exactly what he would have overheard. He had clearly just come upon the very end of our conversation.

I tried to speak through the laughter. "Percy... I never said... it was a girl..." I had to stop to try to regain my breath.

I saw Percy's eyes widen in realization. "So you're in love with a guy?"

I blinked and shook my head in disbelief. "Yes he's a guy."

Percy frowned, "Do I know him?"

"Holy Hades you're oblivious. Yes you know him Percy. You know him very well in fact..."

Percy sat up a little bit and looked at me in shock. I was nearly positive that he had finally figured it out. "It's... its Jason isn't it? You're in love with him. That's why the two of you are so close."

I felt like smacking my head on the wall. Swing and miss... "No Percy. I am not now, nor have I ever been in love with Grace. There's only one person that I've ever loved, and that is you."

The son of the sea god looked shocked. "Me? But we weren't... we were still pretending. Why would you be talking to him about me?"

I bit my lip and looked down. Well, I suppose this is the moment of truth.

"Percy, I've been in love with you for a long time."

He shook his head. His confusion was obvious. "I don't understand. You always avoided me. I thought that you hated me. How could you like me?"

"I didn't want to tell you. I wanted to keep it a secret."

He frowned, "Why not? Why wouldn't you just tell me?"

I cleared my throat and looked down. "I... I didn't think I stood a chance with you. I mean, you had Annabeth. I didn't want to scare you away. I thought that if you knew, you would avoid me."

Percy frowned and wrapped his arms around me. "I would never avoid you. You've always been my friend Nico. Nothing would have changed that."

I leaned into the embrace, "I know that now but I didn't know it then. I was certain that no one could accept me."

Percy kissed my forehead. We were silent for a minute before he spoke, "How long?"

"How long what?"

"How long have you known about your feelings for me?"

I felt my cheeks heat. "How long have I had feelings for you or how long since I realized that I was in love with you?"

"Both."

I reached out a hand and started picking at his comforter. I was strong enough to tell him the secrets that I had always kept hidden, but not strong enough to look at him while I did so.

"I have had feelings for you since the day I met you, when you jumped in front of Bianca and me to save us. It's funny; I didn't even know you were the son of Poseidon. Yet my very first thought was that you were like one of the great Greek heroes sent to protect us. I thought you were the most beautiful thing in the entire universe." I risked a quick glance at Percy and I saw him blushing. "I realized that I was in love with you when you came back from the quest and told me my sister had died. Even though I was furious and blamed you for her death, when the skeletons attacked I couldn't let them hurt you. Yet that only made me angrier. But I never hated you, even though I wanted too. I hated myself because I couldn't ever hate you."

I felt Percy's grip on me tighten. "You've been in love with me all this time?" I looked at him and saw that he looked pained, "Oh gods. Nico, I'm so sorry. I... I never knew."

I shrugged, "I never wanted you to. That was the point."

"Still, I should have known. I wish you would have told me. When I look back, it's kinda obvious. All of those things I used to do that would set you off... I've caused you so much pain. I..."

"Hey," I grabbed his chin and forced him to look at me. "It's okay. If I could go back in time and do it over again, I would do the exact same thing. Do you know why?" He shook his head. "Because I know that all that pain was worth it. I have you and that's all I've ever really wanted."

Percy bit his lip before he pulled me into his chest. I felt him bury his face in my hair. "I love you so much Nico. I'm sorry it took me so long to figure it out."

I smiled and kissed his neck, "I love you too Percy and you were more than worth the wait."

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Percy POV

I woke up when the sun hit my face. I glanced at the clock and realized I had over slept. I was supposed to be on deck in fifteen minutes. I groaned and grudgingly got up.

Nico had stayed in my room talking with me till well after 5:00 am. I hadn't really wanted him to leave but he told me that Frank was in the hallway and I didn't want to cross Hazel if she decided to check on Nico in the morning.

I quickly got dressed and grabbed a bit to eat in the mess hall before I headed up on deck. I was wishing that I had grabbed a coffee too though. I could have used the energy.

I didn't mind being tired. I was glad that Nico and I had spoken. I had learned so many things, and knowing that Nico loved me made me feel even lighter than air. I had never felt so weightless before. Even with her. I had felt happy, but never like my heart had wings.

I smiled at the thought. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that Nico really did love me. I almost can't believe it. He's been in love with me for years. I feel like I could take on the world...

Nico was standing just outside of the stairwell staring at something. I smiled as I kissed his cheek and turned to see what he was looking at. It was a good thing I was feeling so amazing...

Standing in the middle of the deck were our dads.