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When it was time to go Percy grabbed his keys and followed Nico to the door. He held Nico's hand the whole drive. When they got to his house Percy turned the car off.
"Do I get a kiss goodnight?" The older boy asked shyly. Nico nodded and leaned towards him.
It was meant to be a quick soft kiss but when Percy reached over and buried his hands in Nico's hair the younger boy gasped softly. Percy pulled him closer tilting his head and deepening the kiss. Nico didn't need the hint this to open his mouth to let Percy taste him.
Much too soon for Percy's taste Nico pulled away, both boys were panting hard. Percy rested his forehead against Nico's.
"Sorry. Kind of." Percy chuckled.
Nico reached up to fiddle with the sipper on Percy's sweater. "Percy...I ... I mean we can't...at school."
"Relax Nikki; I'm not going to hang all over you or jump you at school. We had a great night, one we can hopefully repeat?" Nico nodded adamantly causing Percy to chuckle again, "Good. What happens between us is nobody's business and we don't have to advertise this. Whatever we decide it may be."
"Don't take this the wrong way, but that's not the attitude you had last week. What's changed?"
"Well," Percy gently brushed his hand through Nico's hair, "That whole misunderstanding with Will sort of made me realize that I was being unfair and closed minded. When I thought you were with him... I felt like I had lost you and it was all my fault. I couldn't stand that Nikki, loosing you. And then you told me you liked me and I realized that really that's all that matters. You and me. Who care about the rest of it?"
Nico smiled and leaned in to give Percy another quick kiss, "Your amazing Perce. Really, thank you."
As Nico climbed out the car Percy called out to him, "There's no one else. I just wanted you to know, that there's no one else in my life Nikki." Nico felt himself smile as he gave a small wave and headed inside.
He kissed Percy. No, he didn't just kiss Percy, he was pretty sure that would be considered making out. Nico lay in bed that night trying to figure out what exactly this was going to mean for them. Percy made a point of telling Nico he wasn't seeing anyone else, but was Nico ready to take the next logical step in their relationship? He snuggled down into the blankets wishing again he wasn't so afraid. He looked down at the black sheets Percy had been so entranced by and smiled to himself. The physical things seemed to be second nature to them; every touch and kiss, while exciting, still felt natural and comfortable. It was the other stuff that made Nico uncomfortable; relationships and dating was something that Nico just didn't get. But the other stuff, Nico sighed heavily, that he got. Sure, he'd had a couple kisses, boys and girls. But he'd never kissed anyone the way he kissed Percy, he'd never wanted someone the way he wanted Percy. He felt himself harden at the thought of Percy's body pressed against his. His strong arms wrapped tightly around him, his soft lips moving roughly against his own. He reached down to grasp himself as he thought about what thoughts the black sheets had given Percy to make him so distracted. The way they both seemed to forget themselves as soon as their lips touched. The light taste of salt and the way he pushed Nico's mouth open so his tongue could explore. He reached over quickly to grad the box of Kleenex on his nightstand so he wouldn't make a mess. Only a little while later he fell into a deep and comfortable sleep dreaming about his Percy Jackson.
Percy on the other hand did not sleep well. He spent such a long time in the shower thinking about Nico that his Mother actually knocked on the door to check on him. When he crawled into bed all he could think about what it would be like to have Nico here with him. He still remembered what it felt like to fall asleep with the smaller boy in his arms, and he missed that feeling. His mind jumped to how it felt to be holding him in his bed earlier that day. The way Nico responded willingly to Percy made him hard and the small sounds that came from his mouth made Percy shiver. Percy had been with other guys before, more then he would care to admit, and a number of girls as well. But he had never felt the way Nico made him feel; confident and nervous all at the same time. There was no awkward fumbling, they seemed to fall together like that was just way they were supposed to be, and Percy was excited to take their relationship to the next level. He wanted Nico to be his, even thou he told Nico he didn't care. He was willing to wait, he meant what he said about not wanting to lose him, but so badly he wanted to call the Italian his own. To walk down the halls at school hand in hand, to wrap his arm around Nico's shoulders at lunch while they shared a plate of fries. He wanted the whole world to know Nico di Angelo was his. Percy tossed and turned, he needed to get some sleep, but his mind was running in circles. Nico was so happy when Percy said he didn't care about a real relationship, he felt guilty that he hadn't admitted how much he wanted more. He was scared he had given Nico an excuse to never solidify their relationship.
Percy ran his hand through his black hair; he needed to stop worrying about this. It would happen when it happened. He needed to stop fixating on labels and just enjoy whatever time he spent with the boy he adored. He closed his eyes and called up his favorite fantasy; it involved some sweaty wrestling and Nico's soft black sheet. Reaching down to grasp himself Percy tried to take his own advice to just enjoy Nico. Whatever he was willing to give him.