Disclaimer: I donut own these characters. They belong to Mr. Rick Riordan, sadly.

I would also like to dedicate this chapter to my friend Taylor, who read my stories without knowing the characters, and was utterly confused with Hazel (she thought it was Hazel from TFIOS).

And just btw, I was listening to Imagine Dragons while writing this. It's my jam!

And also I am very sorry about the late update. I have been busy and I only get random spurts of creativity.

Also I really don't want to update a bad chapter. I want to be that author that when they update, my readers cheer. :D

Now let's continue on to the story!

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Chapter 3

Nico POV

What do I say? What do I say? Do I tell them the truth, or do I lie? I looked at Leo, hoping for him to give me an answer. He gave me a curt nod, letting me know what he wanted me to do.

"I may or may not be dating Leo" I mumbled, looking down, hoping that nobody had heard. I had no such luck.

Jason seemed the most surprise "But I thought you liked-"

"No, I don't." I interrupted. "I only like Leo."

Everybody's heads turned towards Leo, who then proceeded to lick the side of my face.

"Eew! Why did you do that?" Hazel had a look of disgust on her face.

"It's his way of showing affection." I say plainly while removing the saliva from my face with my sleeve.

Frank looks at him weirdly. "That's kind of odd." He says.

Leo leans on me, making a peace sign, and with a smirk on his face. "You're just jelly."

I look over at Jason and Piper; Piper is talking to Annabeth in a quiet voice, and Jason is just smiling, looking at us

"What?" I ask him.

He shakes his head, which makes me think that he finds this amusing.

"I was just thinking that this is so random, yet you guys seem perfect together"

I couldn't help but feel flattered at that statement.

"Thanks."

"Now it's your turn to get in your crush's pants." leo whispers into Jason's ear.

"What?" Jason whisper yells. "You mean Piper? Because we are still dating, you know that right?"

(A/N I want your opinion. Should I make Jercy canon in this, or leave it as percabeth and jasper? Let me know in the comments)

"Yeah yeah, we all know about you undying love for beauty queen, and how you guys are going to grow up and have cute little babies together." I cover my face with my hand, knowing where this is going to go, and wishing Leo hadn't brought it up.

Jason goes red "Well at least I can have children."

Leo leans into my ear "Oh I see how it's gonna be..."

*Lazy Time skip back to Nico's cabin*

Leo POV

"Oh my gods, Nico. This feels good." I practically moan.

"I know." says Nico.

"Why do you seem so unenthused about something that feels so good?"

"Because I clean my ears on a regular basis, Leo, and don't let the nasty earwax clog my ears like you do, so it doesn't feel amazing when I actually do clean them." That little shit. He's not supposed to be sassy. I'm the sassy one.

I throw away the now used (hehe) cotton swab and climb onto Nico's lap, looking over the book he's trying (unsuccessfully) to read.

"Why are you reading? It's so boring. especially compared to me!"

Mockingjay? What kind of title is that?

"What the Tartarus is a mockingjay?"

He looks over the top of the book and raises an eyebrow.

"If you read it, you would understand." he says cooly.

"But why would you want to read when you could cuddle with me?"

"I'll cuddle when I finish this. I only have two chapters left, and I want to finish it before the movie comes out."

"Ugh, how long is it gonna take?" I'm starting to get impatient.

"Give me fifteen minutes. I'll cuddle then."

"Deal."

So I wait as I watch his eyes scan across the pages, no doubt aware of my staring. But do I care? Not really.

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It's been three minutes. I don't think ill last any longer. I lift my head from where it was resting on Nico's leg and look at him over the top of the book.

"Can I help you?"

"You done yet?"

"No."

"Okay."

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"What, Leo?"

"Has it been fifteen minutes yet?"

"No."

"Okay, I'll wait."

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"Gods, Leo, what?"

"Have you finished?"

He sets the books down, gets up, and sits on the couch.

"Are you mad? Cuz I can wait a little longer if you're mad."

"Are we gonna cuddle or what?" He looks over his shoulder with a smirk.

I smile like a little kid in a candy shop and plop down right next to him, turning on the tv to watch Supernatural, our favorite show. (A/N I've watched, like, three episodes of Supernatural, and it seemed like something Nico and Leo would watch. ;D)

I pull Nico into a hug and lay down on the couch. He sticks his head in my neck and relaxes. I give him a kiss on the top of his head, and watch as his breathing becomes more even.

"Leo." his voice is muffled.

"Yes, my love?"

"I finished reading the book fifteen minutes ago." he said, then relaxed completely, falling asleep.

That. Little. Shit.

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Thanks for reading! Sorry it's been so long.

(•~•) awkward penguin