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Nico was very disappointed when history ended and Percy wasn't waiting for him outside the classroom. So with only Luke by his side, chattering on about some sports team or another, Nico made his way to his locker. He was emptying his bag when he saw someone stop next to him; two worn tennis shoes came into his view. Nico looked up and saw a blond boy with pale blue eyes staring down at him with a wide grin.
"Hi." Nico greets as he stands up, unsure who this boy was or why he was standing there.
"Hello Nico." The stranger says in a sultry voice.
Confused, Nico slants a glance at Luke who just shrugs but stands up straighter with his arms crossed over his chest. Luke kept his eyes glued to the new comer with suspicion in his eyes.
"Do I know you?" Nico asked timidly.
"Not yet, but I hope you will soon." The new blond says with a wink.
Luke's eyes narrowed, "What do you want Octavian?"
"I'm not here to talk to you Luke. I'm talking too little Nico here. How about you and I go get some coffee off campus and have a nice little chat, hmm?" Octavian says, brushing his knuckles along Nico's cheek. Nico pulled back quickly bumping into a hard chest. The boy behind him wrapped an arm protectively around his waist, holding the smaller boy tightly against his chest.
"Hands off, Octavian." Percy's voice snapped out from behind. Nico relaxed into his boyfriend's arms.
"My, my, a little possessive aren't we Percy?" Octavian says with a smirk, crossing his own arms over his chest. "You better watch out little Nico, guys like that can be dangerous." Octavian stared at Nico like a lion staring at an antelope. Nico shrunk back into Percy, who brought his other arm around so Nico was surrounded by his. Octavian's tongue darted out to lick his thin lips before lightly biting his bottom lip. Nico felt Percy stiffen and tighten his hold on Nico. With a laugh Octavian pushed off from the lockers and walked away. Nico shivered and turned towards his boyfriend, burying his face in Percy's chest.
"You okay?" Percy asked, rubbing the smaller boys back.
Nico nodded and pulled away slightly so he could look up at the green eyed boy, "He's creepy. And he reminds me of Kronos."
Percy nodded, "Yea, he's creepy. He's not the physical type thou. He's more likely to fuck with your head." Percy brushed his lips gently across Nico's forehead. "Sorry, I didn't mean to be possessive."
Nico smiled softly and stretched up to brush his lips against Percy's cheek, "You were being protective, not possessive." Percy smiled down at the smaller boy in his arms.
"Come on Nikki, let's go get some lunch." Nico nodded and let Percy take his bag from him in a way that had become their regular.
Percy and Nico made their way to the table in the back where Luke's crowd sat. The friends made space for the two boys. Percy slid one leg over the bench sitting sideways and Nico sat down between his legs. The older boy gently rubbing his back as if he didn't even realize he was doing it. A few minutes later Jason and Leo come over and sat down with their lunches and joined the conversation. Confused, Nico glanced around and was surprised to see no one seemed to think it weird. Percy laughed at something someone said, catching Nico's attention; he turned to look at his boyfriend who smiled down at him before brushing his lips in the gentle way Nico loved across his forehead then returning to the conversation. Nico smiled to himself as he leaned against Percy, who wrapped his arms around his waist without missing a beat in his conversation, as if it was a natural and common thing to do. Closing his eyes Nico relaxed against his boyfriend and listened to the chatter around him. He couldn't think of a more perfect moment.
Later that day Nico sat in computer science staring at the projector where the teacher was explaining binary code. His mind was foggy after that nap at lunch, which he had continued in gym class where he slept through a movie about first aid with his head on Percy's desk as the older boy ran his fingers through Nico's hair.
"Nico wake up!" Leo giggled, poking the dark haired boy with his pencil.
"I am awake." Nico whispered back, but he could feel his eyes drooping. At some point the teacher had turned off the projector and sat back down at his computer leaving the students to complete their assignment.
Leo giggled again as the Stolls rolled their chairs over,
"Percy keep you up late last night, eh Romeo?" Connor said with a wink.
"Or would you be Juliet?" Travis said. Nico shot him a look, and was surprised to see he was thinking seriously about it. Nico punched him in the leg.
"Hey!" Travis shouted. Connor and Leo laughed louder.
"So it's true." The boys all turned to look at Katie, who had turned her chair to face the boys.
"What's true?" Nico asked nervously.
"You and Percy. You're together."
Nico took a deep breath and swallowed the lump in his throat; everyone was looking at him expectantly. Nico nodded slowly, and noticed all three boys smiling proudly at him.
"Damn, Octavian is going to be disappointed."
"What's it to him?" Leo asked harshly.
Katie shrugged, "He's got a thing for the little guy."
"He doesn't even know me." Nico said softly, this morning's meeting with the blond in question suddenly making sense.
"Well, just be careful around him, alright? The guy is kind of creepy." Katie remarked, turning back to her computer.
"I've noticed." Nico mumbled.
The Stolls patted him on the back before turning back to their own computers. Leo just sat there grinning at him.
"What are you smiling at?" Nico said, rolling his eyes.
"You and Percy." He said with a smile, scrunching his shoulders and clasping his hands under his chin.
Nico scowled at the Latino and punched him in the shoulder. Laughing as Leo frowned and rubbed his arm.
"Ouch." The Latino mumbled. "Definitely not Juliet." Nico laughed and turned back to his computer.