Hey! Another day,another chapter. By the way,when they dance,how you get the girl by Taylor Swift is playing,when they get dared to basically play seven minutes in heaven,passenger by Bailey Spinn is playing.
Percy anxiously glanced at the clock. It was twenty minutes until he had to leave. He was ready,but still nervous.
Then a thought that made him even more anxious hit Percy. Nico would be there. His heart beat so much faster at even the mention of the brown-eyed boy,much less seeing Nico's face...Percy's hand brushing against his like it had so many times...
Percy shook himself.
Do not go there,at least for today.
Percy took a deep breath and walked out of his cabin. The sky shone with stars and several other campers including Travis Stoll were walking to the area.
After some searching,Percy had found where the dance was being held by following everyone. He wasn't sure if he wanted Nico to be there or not. As soon as Percy stepped into the room he knew this wasn't a place he wanted to be spotted. It was big,and there were several groups of people playing Truth or Dare.
Percy walked to the corner of the room,which was semi-behind tables full of food,and leaned against the wall,breathing a sigh of relief.
He glanced next to him to see Nico sipping from a red plastic cup,leaned against the wall,seemingly looking at nothing.
"So you're here too. Social anxiety. Welcome to it."
Percy smiled. "Been there since i was six,you?" Then Percy looked Nico up and down.
He was wearing a white collared shirt and a dark blue tie similar to Percy's.
Nico looked hot.
"Damn." It slipped out of Percy's mouth before he could even process the thought.
Nico suddenly looked nervous and embarassed. "What?"
Percy felt his cheeks burn. "Uh...nothing. Just never seen you dress formally before since you usually wear a t-shirt."
"Um...is that supposed to be a compliment or an insult?"
"Good thing-definitely- i just meant you clean up nice-"
Percy stopped when he saw Nico blush. "T-thanks i guess?"
His heart raced as he struggled to not look too awkward.
"Uh...do you wanna play truth or dare to pass the time since i don't really think either of us want to dance?"
"Sure. I mean,we could invite Annabeth. She comes up with really weird dares,right?"
Percy's heart pounded so loud that he was sure Nico could hear it easily when he accidentally looked into Nico's eyes. His perfect,beautiful,firey eyes...
"Um..yeah. Let's."
They had finally found Annabeth,and they were playing truth or dare.
"Okay you two. Truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to go into the closet for fifteen minutes."
Percy sighed. "Fine. C'mon Nico."
And that was how they had ended up here. In a dark,cramped(and Percy hated to admit this part) romantic-seeming closet.
"So,i guess we should talk about..."
"What?"
"Uh...cheese." Percy said,blurting out the first thing that came to his mind.
Nico stared him in the eyes. "Really? That's the first thing you can think of?"
Percy mumbled,"Or what else...? How Aphrodite is the literal devil? I mean,i should know,i met her."
Nico laughed a bit. "Ah yes,some of us learned from other things than meeting her,but yes."
There was a long,awkward silence.
Percy felt a sudden,almost uncontrollable desire to kiss Nico.
Oh great. This again...
Nico looked into Percy's green eyes,which were hazed over with an unreadable emotion. He really,really wanted to kiss him. His heart thumped in his chest. Nico was fighting,hard,against the urge,the longing to close the gap that was only inches between them.
And then,Percy,out of the blue,blurted out, "Can i hug you?"
Nico nodded,and was met with Percy hugging him so hard his feet lifted off of the ground for a second,and he said, "You know,if you don't hug me back,this is going to get pretty awkward for the both of us soon."
Nico felt himself blush harder. His heart thumped in his ribcage so hard Percy must have been able to feel it. He hugged Percy lightly,the longing still lingering on the edges of his mind. Curse Aphrodite and all that sappy stuff. Why did he have to want Percy so badly?
Just then,harsh light poured in,and Annabeth opened the door,and said, "Not quite what i was expecting,but good enough."
Percy felt himself blush even harder. "And what do you mean by that?"
She shrugged,and Nico's entire face went red as he realized fully what Annabeth had meant.
Nico shot her a subtle glare,to which she just smiled superiorly.
Percy looked confusedly between the two of them as they walked back to the room where the dance was being held,but thought nothing of it.
Percy took a deep breath as a song started. Come on,you can do this,you can do this. Only three more songs and it's over.
He tapped Nico's shoulder,and the brown-eyed boy looked up at him. "What?"
"I-uh-do you want to dance?" Percy blurted out,thanking the gods that he wasn't tripping over his words.
Nico blushed. Why would he ask me to dance,me of all people!
"S-sure.." He managed to stutter.
Nico felt his face turn completely pink as Percy put a hand on his waist. He held Percy's hand in his own,putting the other on his shoulder.
He did not know how long they had danced. It could've been seconds,or hours. Nico had accidentally stepped on Percy's feet at least once.
Percy spun him,and Nico felt himself blushing as Percy smiled at him.
Ugh. His damn perfect face.
Percy caught Annabeth raising her eyebrows at him and Nico dancing,and he mouthed, "Bish" at her,to which she laughed a bit and Nico gave him a puzzled look.
He blushed. Nico's brown eyes were strangely enticing. Percy bit his lip. Just quit it! Sure,he'll find out eventually,but not now! He can't! Our literal six years of friendship down the drain!
Nico blushed. Percy seemed to be caught up in his own thoughts,and the longing to close the small gap between them was near to uncontrollable,but he managed to shake himself from his thoughts and said, "Percy."
"What?"
"After this can we just go outside and talk or something? It feels kinda awkward to be here.."
Percy nodded. Oh,if only you knew how much more awkward it was for me to just be around you... Oh shut up!
After the song,Percy and Nico had went outside,and at least for now,they were awkwardly sitting next to each other on the beach.
Percy felt his face burning,and sincerely hoped that Nico had no clue.
"So,uh...what did you want to talk about?"
Nico blushed,looking away from Percy. "I-uh...nevermind. I kinda just wanted to hang out somewhere that didn't make me nervous to be."
There was a long awkward silence. Percy stole a glance at Nico. The moonlight shone on him,making his eyes shine like fire and...he looked so damn perfect.
Nico glanced to Percy. "What? Do i have something on my face?"
Percy felt himself blush,hard. "No,just spacing out in your general direction. I do that to people a lot..."
Nico laughed. "That seems like you in the best way possible."
He smiled,looking away from Nico. His heart was pounding in his chest. "Yeah...i guess." Oh gods,don't let me kiss him...
Percy's hand brushed Nico's. If Nico hadn't already had butterflies in his stomach,he did now. He held onto Percy's hand,cursing himself for being so nervous at the thought that the green-eyed boy was next to him.
Percy blushed, if possible, harder than he already was.
So hey yall~ Hope ya liked it cuz no matter if you did,there'll be more!
