Nico di Angelo One-shots

The Engagement: Percico

Nico had waited since he was 17 for Percy to be in a relationship with him.

They both liked each other, don't get it twisted. They were madly in love. But Percy, in particular, was terrified. He was scared to admit he was in love, and most of all, scared to be in a relationship. After his father left his pregnant mother, never to show up in Percy's life aside from mortal danger, and after watching Gabe abuse his mother... He didn't have the best understanding of what it meant to be in a relationship. He knew he could do it, but bringing himself to that phase was a slow process for him.

Nico had waited since he was 17, giving Percy time. Yeah, they basically were dating - they cuddled, made out (had sex), met each other's families all the time. They had even talked about getting a house in New Rome, having kids... But the actual reality of saying "This is my boyfriend" or "We're in a relationship" (the reality that Nico patiently desired to his core) terrified Percy.

So when Percy heard about the engagement... he went ballistic. After all they had been to each other... there was no way this made any sense.

Nico marched up to Percy's cabin and instead of knocking he just opened the door and went in. Percy was about to say something, surprised as he sat at his desk, but noticed how visibly pissed Nico was. When Nico stepped into his power, it was scary. He was confident in an intimidating way, and the shadows around him kind of curved to his will.

"What the FUCK, Jackson?! What is this?!" Nico yelled.

Percy stood up from his desk. Nico was showing him a little announcement about him being engaged to a random girl.

Nico hesitated as the girl walked out from the bathroom, shocked, but then furrowed his eyebrows, firm in his position.

"Have I not given you EVERYTHING?" he yelled at Percy, ignoring the girl. "I have waited for you since I was SEVENTEEN! We made plans about the future together! What the hell are you doing?!"

Percy opened his mouth, but Nico cut him off, "Who did you call when you had a breakdown? ME! Who did you ask to be at your graduation? ME! DO I MEAN NOTHING TO YOU?"

Percy swallowed. He didn't even acknowledge the girl, "I don't want to do that to you..."

"Do what?!" Nico was quick to ask, rage in his face. It was scary, but it was passionate. It was real.

"What if I fuck up?"

"I fuck up ALL OF THE TIME! What if it succeeds? Then you're in a marriage with HER! Marriage isn't PRACTICE, Percy! Do I not deserve your goddam ring, Percy?"

Percy looked down in shame. As he should, Nico thought.

"Look at me," Nico said, the tears finally catching up to his eyes. "If you meant all the time we've spent together... Choose me. Because I have chosen you every day for years, Percy."

Percy reached for Nico's hand. In that moment, the girl gasped and nearly broke into tears. She took off her ring and threw it on the ground, marching out.

Nico snorted, though he was a bit apathetic to her. He picked up the ring and gave it to Percy, "Who does this belong to?" It was a genuine question.

Percy slid it onto Nico's hand, "You."

~

After a while, Nico came back to his cabin, where Hazel and Reyna were waiting.

"What happened?" Hazel pestered.

Reyna smirked, "Did you let him have it?"

"I beat his ass," Nico smirked. He held up his hand nonchalantly, sitting down with a smirk, "Oh, and I got her ring. It's mine now."

Hazel gasped, screeching.

Reyna laughed, "As it should be!"

"Only Nico can walk in on an engagement, yell at Perseus freaking Jackson, and leave as the one engaged instead," Hazel said. 

Nico smiled, "I know what the fuck I mean to him. He better not play me like that again."