Blinded By Our Own Flaws

~Four~

"It might not be a flaw, but what was always going to cause my destruction was being forgotten. Why else do you think only those from the first war came away with us?"

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It was hard for Will to deny the fact he hated Nico. Not normally, of course, but he did in that moment. He hated Nico so much.

He hated Nico for being Nico, for being his sunshine, for being so goddamn attractive and cute and not his.

It wasn't fair how peaceful he looked curled up into Percys chest, with Percy not even caring. Percy was talking to Annabeth, not even caring about Nico.

This wasn't fair, it shouldn't have been how this worker. Percy Jackson didn't deserve Nico, he didn't deserve the boy cuddled into his chest.

It wasn't fair. It was fair how Percy got it all. He had Nico, he shouldn't have had Nico, yet here he was with Wills boyfriend.

Annabeth said something to Percy that Will couldn't hear, but he figured it was along the lines of 'wake up Nico' because the sky of posiedon turned to the Italian.

"Hey." Percy gently moved Nico, acting with care because they all remembered the last time. "Hey come on, Neeks. Wake up for me." He rustled a bit more until Nicos eyes fluttered awake.

"Percy!" Nico said happily and wrapped his arms around the boy.

"That is my name, yes." Percy laughed awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck. "So uh, could you shadow travel one of us to scope out an area that way we can sleep in someplace not a truck? You can chose who,"

Nico nodded ecstatically. "I want to take Percy! We can get married there!"

Percy awkwardly chuckled, looking at Annabeth for help when Will stepped up. "How about I go instead?"

"No." Nico shook his head and turned to Percy. "I want Percy,"

"Will," Percy corrected.

"Percy," Nico insisted.

"Will,"

"Percy!"

"Will!"

"I want Percy!"

Annabeth decided to put an end to it, to much thanks of Thalia and Grover. She walked over and whispered something in her boyfriends ears, which made him let out a sigh of relief.

"Okay, fine. You take Will and Percy," Percy said. "The two of us will just hold your hands and you can shadow travel. Okay?"

"Percy, I actually—" Thalia started to say.

"Yay! Percy!" Nico rejoiced.

"Percy—" Thalia tried.

"Percy Percy Percy!" Nico danced in a circle. 

Nico shadow traveled as Thalia opened her mouth to say something, but Percy let go at the last second.

"Percy!" Thalia yelled.

Percy turned towards her, confusion all over his face. "What?"

"Will! He was seething with jealousy, that's not like him at all! The spell—disease—whatever, it's spread to him!" Thalia threw her arms around frantically.

"Crap! Why does it make him jealous?!"

"Because it makes him super confident by taking away his self esteem flaw!" Annabeth yelled, caught up in the heat of the moment. "We don't know what he'll do or when they'll be back—"

"I want Percy!" Nico wailed, traveling back with Will and pouting. "Percy tricked me! I forgive him but I still want Percy!"

"Fine," Percy sighed. "Annabeth, you watch Will. I got Nico. We'll tell you how it is when we get back,"

Nico still didn't look satisfied, but went with Percy anyways.