Disclaimer:: I don't own Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus or its characters. They are the property of Rick Riorden, and are not my intellectual property. There is no financial gain made from this nor will any be sought. This is for entertainment purposes only.
Nico led Percy down the hall to his room, again only closing the door halfway even thou his Mom wasn't home yet. Nico sat at his desk and pulled out his books as he waited for his computer to boot up.
"So where do you want to start? What kind of presentation are we doing? Maybe like a power point." Nico looked up, Percy was standing just behind the (almost) closed door, his bag still on his back, eyes on his shuffling feet. "You okay?"
Percy looked up at Nico guiltily. "I'm sorry."
"For what? Sit down, let's get started." Nico turned back to the computer to log on before noticing Percy still hadn't moved. He stood up and stopped in front of the green eyed boy, "Hey, what's going on?"
Percy finally looked Nico in the eyes, his cheeks held a deep blush. "Your bed."
"What about it?" Nico whirled around to make sure nothing embarrassing was sitting on his bed. It was a little rumpled, the sheets sticking out the side, but he wasn't sure what Percy was talking about. Nico froze when he felt the other boy step close to his back, his breath hot as he whispered in his ear.
"You have black cotton sheets. They look so soft and comfortable." Nico squinted at his bed confused, but Percy continued before he could ask what he meant. "I've had some really good dreams about those sheets. Some really...bad...thoughts. It's sort of hard to concentrate." Percy gentle brushed his hand across Nico's neck before leaning in close, his lips just barley touching the smooth olive skin. Nico shivered. Percy smiled against his neck and Nico felt a brush of lips and the gentle caress of his tongue. The front door slammed and the boys sprang apart.
"Nico? You home Bambino?"
Nico rushed back to his computer and Percy finally sat on the bed after grabbing Nico's book and opening it on his lap. Mrs. Di Angelo pushed the door open and raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"Nice to see you again Percy."
"Good evening Mrs. Di Angelo. How are you?"
"I'm fine." Her eyes narrowed as she glanced at her son.
"Percy and I have a project for class."
"Alright. Dinner will be ready in an hour." She turned to leave but stopped at the door, "Leave this door open." And she walked down the hall leaving the door wide.
Percy exhaled hard and fell on his back. Nico tried not to laugh. His eyes scanned down the length of the older boy, thinking about those bad thoughts Percy had mentioned about that bed. Seeing Percy stretched out on his bed was giving him some bad thoughts of his own. A small smile began to creep onto his face when he noticed the book Percy had grabbed to hide his erection. It was upside down.
"Oh my Gods Percy!"
"I know, that was close I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." His arms were thrown over his face muffling his voice.
"No I don't care about that. Look at the book."
Percy looked down, his eyes went wide and his face went red. "No wonder she left the door open."
The two boys broke out into laughter. There's no way Nico's mother had been fooled by that.
"This bed is really comfortable." Percy commented, as he sat against the headboard, the books on his lap now facing the right way. Nico turned to look at him; he had to remember not to do that again as long as the boy was in his bed. His face burned. Percy chuckled.
"Maybe I should sit on the floor." He said as he slid off.
"I don't think it really matters where you sit." Nico mumbled.
Percy smiled mischievously. "We better get some work done, before it's too late." Nico nodded and turned back to his computer. Why had he thought he could actually do a project with Percy Jackson? His very presence was unbelievably distracting.
By the time Nico's mom called them for dinner they had a plan in place for their project so they could get some work done separately then put it all together, since it seemed very difficult to get any actual work done when they were in the same room.
Nico was happily surprised by how well dinner went. Percy and his Mom got along very well and the three of them kept up a constant easy chatter through the whole meal. His Mother didn't seem at all bothered by what she almost walked in on. After insisting on helping with the dishes when they were done eating Percy declared it was time for him to go. He grabbed his bag and Nico walked him to the door.
"I had a good time Nikki. Maybe, I don't know, we could hang out again? Without the school work?" Percy looked as his feet as he mumbled the question.
Nico smiled, "I think that would be okay. Maybe, we could go to your house?"
Percy's head shot up, a huge smile on his face. "Really?"
"Really." Nico laughed, "But you know, just, as friends." He added.
Percy's smile wavered, "Right. Of course."
"At least for now, okay?" Nico added. Percy nodded. "See you tomorrow."
"Good Night Nikki." Without giving him a chance to pull away Percy darted forward and placed a gentle kiss on Nico's cheek before slipping out the door and heading to his car.