The Unlikely love

Nico's POV

When I wake up to my obnoxious ringtone, I am on the couch in the apartment I'm in. It takes me a second to remember that I was watching Harry Potter Marathon on tv. My ringtone blares again, "Alright, Alright! I'm answering" I say to the phone as I reach for the small mobile device, pressing answer without looking at the caller I.D. . "Nico speaking?" is all I can mumble into the phone as I sit up rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

"Nico I'm glad I could get a hold of you!" The person on the other line said in a thankful yet frantic tone, I was awake as if I'd been thrown into a tub of ice. "It's urgent."

"Chiron. How may I help?" I say, you could hear that I was alert by my voice's tone, serious yet flexible.

"Well, I can't get a hold of Percy nor Luke but, I assume they are asleep. I have a roommate for you. He will be there by 3:00pm tomorrow." I glance at the clock, 11:56 pm, "His space needs to be ready and accessible by wheelchair. Can you work on it in the morning?"

"No disrespect Sir. But, you woke me up, sounded frantically relieved when I answered, gave me a job, and then expected me to sleep?" I exasperictlly roll my eyes, "I'm going to start now. Can you bring me coffee when you come?"

I hang up the phone and go to my drawing board. I start to map the layout of the room and then section off claimed areas and neutral areas. 'This is gonna be a long night' I think as I start to form a plan.

{Two bed two bath with a kitchen and living room}

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The clock reads 1:55pm as I place the last mat on the floor. My phone vibrates in my back pocket, I groan when I see it's Percy.
{Author's note: \\ ~ from sender // ~ to sender}

//u done yet?//
\\yeah, bro. Just finished\\
//good, cuz they r here//

"What?" I practically screech and run to the adjoining door to the Castleman's apartment where my sister is talking with a beautiful human. Even if their leg is in a black cast...

Their body is slender with slight curves and yet lean with muscle, skin glowing as brilliant as melted caramel, eyes of dark chocolate...

My phone vibrates, it's luke this time.
//Stop staring and introduce yourself Nicky//

I feel a small blush spread on my face. I walk over to the injured human. "Um, S-so." silently cursing at my stampering, "Hello, I'm Nico. Your new roommate." Cringing at my birth name, I don't know if they support the LGBTQIA+ community, I don't use my preferred name or pronouns.

They seem to see through my pleasant smile and see the unease beneath. "Hello, I'm Leo. I am as you guess also your new room mate." saying in a playful voice. This made me laugh, a real laugh, not my fake laugh.

"I'll show you our apartment." I state as I get behind the wheelchair to push them When I see the pin, I smile. {A Fist that is the trans pride flag colors} I wheel Leo to our room and shut the door behind us. "Okay, this might be offensive, but, do you identify with your G.A.B.? I'm sorry if this is nosy..." I stop us when we get to the living room and sit in front of them, " I saw the pin. And it could mean support or that you are... yah know... that." 

"Don't worry I'm pretty open about being a trans guy. And from the way you're acting you're either questioning or trans/ non binary yourself." Leo says.

My shoulders sag and my chin falls, "Is it that obvious?"

"No, I just have learned to watch body cues. Like the fact that you internally cringed when you introduce yourself. Before you ask how, I saw it in your eyes. So, shall we start again?" When I nod my head, Leo re introduces himself. "I'm Leo, He/Him/His Pronouns, queer sexuality"

I take a deep breath and say in my prefered voice, "Hi Leo! I'm Nichole. I use She/Her/Hers Pronouns, and pansexuality" I watch as his face changes to delight. A weight lifted from my shoulders I didn't know I was carrying.