A/N: First off, I'd like to apologize for the long delay. I'm severely ADHD and once I lose the writing bug it's fairly hard to get it back. But I finished this and I'm happy. Though I'm facing a problem with my big bang fic in the fact it's still only a bit over 14K I'm hoping the bug returns to me to let me finish and edit that in time to post it too. I think you guys would like it. But anyway, as it is... this is the last chapter in this fic but if the writing bug sticks around when I get my big bang fic done theres a chance I'll have some little sequel oneshots here and there sometimes so look forward to it!

The week passed fairly quickly after that and before he could realize it, it was the night before and he was helping Hazel decide on what to wear the next day once the party starts. Hazel actually had her own date; Frank… who he soon recalled was one of the others at the coffee shop which he faintly remembered seeing around the card shop as well whenever he visited on his own. From what he knew about him, he was gentle and polite enough that he was pretty sure his sister would be safe with him. If she wasn't… then… the guy would find out just how scary older brothers could be and he planned to make the point a solid factor the moment he came to pick up his sister. Hazel was protesting him coming to wait at her room just to do that but he wasn't letting it deter him from doing so anyway. He was still an older brother, so that detailed him to be mildly overprotective as well.

He was pretty sure Hazel was probably flattered by it too, even if she seemed exasperated right now. "I mean it Nico, please don't try scaring him away. He's already nervous enough that you don't like him since we're dating now, don't give him a reason to believe it more than he already does. Promise me you won't and I'll let you come tomorrow before he picks me up, but only if you can promise that. Otherwise I won't let you in and I'll plan a different place to meet him too." So she figured out his plan to lurk outside her door and scare him that way if she wouldn't let him in to wait with her… damn it.

"Fine… fine I'll try not to, but he has to know he needs to be reasonable! He might look innocent on the outside but who knows what he'd do if I wasn't watching over you." He might be being a little over the top but hey, Bianca was too far away and was already old enough to take care of herself without having her little brother scaring off potential boyfriends… … or girlfriends… Nico wasn't sure exactly but he had a feeling Bianca might be a little like himself. So he wouldn't be surprised if she ended up with someone… but those thoughts aside, he sighed faintly and promised excessively that he won't try to scare Frank and he'd only be there to wish them well before going to wait on his own 'date'. He insisted Percy and him weren't even close to that yet but for some reason Hazel seemed dead-set on calling it a date and wouldn't hear of any excuses. Just like all those card shop meetings. Another thing she insisted were dates when Percy hadn't said anything to even him about the subject so he simply gave in and let Hazel think what she wanted to think.

Eventually, she managed to decide on something to wear that she both liked and got Nico's approval. He also made her promise not to drink anything alcoholic at the party tomorrow before he allowed her to go to bed and headed over to his own dorm room that he happened to share with Leo. He was another at the coffee shop that Nico rarely met with… all he really knew about him was the guy was really into mechanics and happened to fall for any pretty girl he sees the moment he laid eyes on them. Either way, he wasn't fond of too many people but he was alright with them on an occasional meeting. He was only glad that he just about never saw Leo outside of work… for some reason the latino rarely slept in the dorms, seeming to prefer somewhere else instead.

He didn't mind it though, in fact…, he was happy about it. Since it gave him the illusion he had the dorm all to himself, which was incredibly perfect seeing as it's certainly something he preferred over anything else. Quiet and solitude in his own room. A faint yawn left his lips soon after which led him to change into his pajamas and head straight to bed. He didn't need to pick out clothes the night before himself… since he was naturally stylish when he felt a desire to be.

Like the week before it, the next day passed quickly enough for them all and soon enough Nico was waiting with Hazel to see his sister's new 'boyfriend'. Even knowing him beforehand, it was still a 'new meeting' of sorts. It wasn't long before Frank arrived and after receiving the typical protective brother sentiment both were sent off to head to the party ahead of Nico himself. He sighed lightly, yawning just a little before shaking himself out to prepare to head off to the party with his own particular partner. He didn't know if he was the only one Percy asked to go 'stag' with or not but either way he was as ready as he could be. So with that he headed over to his own dorm to wait on the older raven's arrival.

About ten minutes after reaching his room, there was a knock at the door that signaled Percy's own arrival. Taking a breath and straightening his clothes a bit, Nico moved to open the door. Honestly… the shorter had never imagined the elder could possibly look better than he already did… he was wrong. Percy was even more attractive today dressed in nice party clothes and was causing a slight lapse in the connection between the shorter's mind and mouth so it took a while for him to actually bring himself to even say 'hello' without staring too obviously at the other's outfit. He coughed a moment and looked down before casting his gaze back up to meet the other's eyes and focus on them more than the rest of him. "Hey…"

"Hey." A grin from the older male as he glanced Nico over, by the double take and prolonged staring… Nico felt he made a very good choice in tonight's outfit too. Perfect. "Let's go, shall we?" The shorter stated after waving a hand in front of the elder's face a few times to catch his attention and pull it from whatever state his outfit had cast on Percy's thoughts.

"R-right…" Percy coughed a little and held out a hand for a couple moments before he blinked and slipped it into his pocket with a bit of a sheepish look. Nico raised his brow slightly before shaking his head and pushing the taller male out the door so he can turn and lock it… the whole time hiding a smile as he goes. It really was a good idea to agree to this invitation after all.

"So is it just us going… stag as you called it?" He questioned, glancing around and wondering if more people were simply hiding or if it seriously was just a cover to avoid asking him to be his date directly. To be honest, he really thought it was clear he wasn't that into girls and such but he supposed it could be simple nerves and a will not to be rejected… who really knew. At least he didn't mind it.

"Yeah… That alright with you?" Percy asked and casting a small glance Nico's way which the shorter nodded to. "It's fine… Probably more comfortable actually." Nico returned with a nod and moving along to head down the steps that led to the parking lot. Once at the edge of the lot, he glanced back to look at Percy. "So where is your car?" He asked after a moment, hands in his pockets and looking at the older male in mild curiosity.

"Over here, the blue one." Stated the taller which got a raised brow before Percy lead the way to a fairly nice looking truck that had the shorter male wonder how much it cost as it looked pretty new… like Percy had just gotten it recently. He parted his lips slightly to speak but a moment later the other male explained without him needing to ask. "It's new, yeah. Finally saved up enough to buy one just a few months ago, looks pretty cool right?" Percy questioned to which Nico just nodded and climbed in once the other male unlocked it.

A fifteen minute drive later, Percy pulled into the driveway and found a good place to park before both he and Nico got out to look around a bit. It was the first time Nico had come to Piper and Annabeth's shared place, at least it looked like a nice place to live. He sighed faintly, glanced to the taller beside him and took a few steps forward. "Come on, they're waiting to make sure I came…" He stated in a mild grumble, moving farther forward and up the steps. Percy followed but whenever he looked like he was going to ask a question about what he just said… he stopped him with a raised hand and a shaken head. He'll tell him later, right now he just wanted to get inside and see how the night goes through. He didn't care about much else at this point, he was just curious if the older male would make a move tonight or not and if he was imagining things or if Percy was honestly feeling the same about him.

It wasn't until a few hours later, with the party half way through, that Nico learned of which end of the spectrum his thoughts lay in correct vs wrong assumptions. Everyone was drunk, tipsy, or getting there and a small group had formed to play a bazar mixed form of seven minutes in heaven, spin the bottle, and truth or dare.. something which Nico himself had opted out from in favor of the fresh air on the patio. He was getting tired and only had about three or four glasses of the alcohol… nowhere near drunk but he was mildly buzzed with a low persistent energy thrumming beneath the surface of his skin. It was nice… kind of interesting if he's being honest. He'd closed his eyes and was slowly beginning to nod off when he heard stumbling footsteps making their way all the way to this side of the house and far away from the party.

He wouldn't have cared much, supposing it was some random partygoer he didn't know or one of the girls coming to try dragging him into a game if not for the slow purpose the footfalls held at the sound of each step. He was curious, wondering if it was who he thought it may be but… he couldn't be sure. Oh well, may as well seem at least mildly coherent if someone was coming to join him. So he set his bottle down, leaned heavily against one of the rail columns, and waited.

He didn't need to wait very long at least. A shadow slowly formed into a person as soon as the other stepped out on the patio, stumbled and tried to regain his balance, nearly face planted on the floor, and attempted to stride right up to the dark-eyed male before practically caging him where he stood. "Percy." He murmured in greeting, raising one brow as he stared into the taller's bleary greens that held a small hardness of confidence and determination that seemed odd when compared to the rest of the older's form.

"Nico…" Percy began, pausing briefly before continuing his apparently pre-prepared speech. "Nico. I didn't… I didn't… actually ask anyone else t…to come with me." He continued, pausing again to reaffirm his resolve and push on… or so it seemed from Nico's viewpoint. "I… I actually… really… Like you. Like not as friends… I-I mean the other kind and I h…have since the thir…third…? Time we hung out and…and I really…" Another pause and Nico noted that the other was slurring quite a bit with his words and so deemed the older male was completely trashed and was likely not to remember this tomorrow morning. He let him keep going though… by the end he could decide to tell Percy about it next time they met up or do whatever he wanted with him right now and never tell him any of this moment ever happened. It really just depended on how it ended.

"N-nico… I…" It was then that Percy seemed to lose the rest of his train of thought as the other paused for a very long time… like he was searching for the words he wanted but couldn't find them. Nico only had moments to process this, however, as shortly after that… Percy was suddenly kissing him and he was responding and it was amazing. Though, honestly, that could have been the alcohol still buzzing through his veins but at the current moment… he couldn't bring himself to care. Instead... he focused on the force of Percy's lips against his own, bodies connecting chest to chest, his hands pinned down against Percy's own and simply heat spreading everywhere… from his stomach to his toes to his fingertips and right to his ears.

He thought he groaned rather loudly somewhere between the spreading heat and the moment his thoughts cut clean from the rest of his body but he didn't focus on much for very much longer either. All he could do was feel and relish in how nicely the two of them seemed to go together, that didn't even last either though. As soon enough… Percy's tongue was in his mouth and several other things were going on at once and he just lost track of everything for several moments. It was like he blanked out for a while, the connection between his mind and body short-circuiting completely in favor of several more feelings thrumming through his body as a result.

When he came back to the present, he and Percy were both panting heavily… several marks decorating the shorter's neck and any parts of bare skin his outfit had given him… and Percy in a similar state. He blinked a little, staring at the marks littering Percy's own skin and wondering what exactly he was doing and intending to do while blanked out like he had been. He glanced away abruptly, cheeks burning and feeling incredibly flushed and hot and… well other things too. A quick glance down told him at least Percy was feeling very much the same way.

He sighed a bit, tugging the mildly dazed and half-asleep taller male with him as he headed back into the house. Seems like they were staying the night as Percy was in no state to drive and Nico was personally far too exhausted to drive either. It was a good thing Piper had chosen a house with several spare rooms for that very reason. He just needed to figure out where and how they were going to sleep. Might as well let that be a start to the 'night after' conversation that'll likely happen in the morning.

and that's that. Thank you for reading this fic and commenting up till now. It was really fun to write even though I lost steam just before the end *sigh* but it's done! Now I need as much luck as I can get to finish my big bang fic too. Wish me luck, dear readers, and for now... I bit you all aduie~ (Comment or Review if you want, hopefully the ending was alright XD)