Be Aware (Demon! Percy Jackson)

Like A Gentleman

Percy:

This place is for like if I capture whatever. If I really need to. Or if a storm hits and border breaks or whatever. Take cover. I have a few beds in a chain off room. Not any bunks. Because they were sold out. Right now I only have one queen. I want to get two bunks on the ends of the room and have the queen in the middle. Where it is now. But I have a TV down here. And a kitchen. I made it pretty much a bunker that you could live in.  But now with the Leviathan and what not Crowley can't have any more demons sent out for me. So I'm moving into camp. For at least now. Finish school online. Maybe.

I just assumed Nico was spending the night. Hazel will kill him if he goes back to his cabin. Camp will kill him for not killing me. Also had clothes down here.

Now Nico is tiny for 15. He's like 5'2" first of all and he's skinny. A healthy skinny. Not like it used to be.

I'm a foot taller than him. I'm 6'2".

He literally has to look up at me.

It's kind of cute, though.

Hush. I'm pansexual.

"Crap." Nico commented. "I don't have anything to sleep in."

"Here." I told him, handing the son of Hades a shirt that's a little small on me. I have a size that fits. I bought one when that got small. Says Fuck you. Today I'm a dinosour. I got it for a present from Grover two years back. Spencers. Surprised he walked into that place. That and Hot Topic. I love them. But I can't see him doing that.

The shirt was huge on Nico.

"My gods." He said. "You're huge."

"And you're small." I said. "I am a foot taller than you, Nico. That's why it's so big."

"Shut up." He said, looking up to me. "I know I'm short. I have to look up to speak to you. Are there any other bedrooms in here?"

"Not yet." I tell him. "I finished this one a few weeks ago. We can share. I don't care."

"You sure?' He asked me.

"Yeah." I said. "Better than one of us sleeping on the floor."

"True.' He said as we both got into the bed and turned on the TV. A few movies were on. So we put one on in the background and he actually taught me a game. Concentration. It's really fun. Like Oboe Shin Not In Tot In. But one hand it up, one is down and it goes like this

" concentration."

You slap hands saying the words and then clap 3 times.

"64."

"No repeats."

"Or hesitation."

"Category is:"

And then one person says a category. It's actually kind of hard.

My turn for a category, right? And I'm curious as of to something about the son of Hades.

"Concentration. 64. No repeats. Or hesitation. Category is:"

"Crushes."

Hed hate me for this.

I say first. Obviously Annabeth had been on the list. We dated for a year and a half. Little longer. Almost 2 years.

His turn.

"I, um..." Came out of his mouth.

So I won that.

"You're 15." I told Nico. "You can't think of one crush?"

"Well... One." Nico told me. "I do not want to talk about it, though."

"Tell me." I said. At least he stopped. If he could name off a few I'd have to name him off...

Yeah.

I liked him, okay? I really liked him. That's why I got more upset than usual when he said he set the devils trap in my cabin. I said he wouldn't hurt me talking to myself. Not him. Just made it sound like I was speaking to him.

Okay, cross out like.

He drove me insane. It was tearing me apart that I can't tell him. I mean... He's from another generation. I doubt he'd be my friend after hearing that.

"No." He told me. "It's embarresing."

"That's why I want to know." I clarified.

"Still." The son of Hades said. "And I doubt you'll still want to know after I tell you."

"Does Nico have a crush?" I asked, just teasing him.

"Shut up." He said, blushing.

"You do!?" I said. "Seriously. Who? I probably know them."

"It's nobody." Nico tells me. Lying.

"I know you're lying." I said as my phone down here starts ringing. 666.

Really Crowley? Now?

I answered.

"Yeah?" I asked Crowley. "Dude. It's 1 AM."

"Well you're awake." Crowley commented. "I might have a human that could take you this year."

"Tell me tomorrow." I said, hanging up.

"Did you just hang up on the King of Hell?" Nico questioned me.

"Yup." I said. "Now who do you have a crush on??? You're the one that said you trusted me."

"So?" Nico questioned.

"So." I tell him. "Tell me."

The son of Hades looked at me, debating something in his head. Probably wheather or not to tell me. Seemed like he really didn't want to. Why, I have no idea. And the phone rang again.

"Crowley!" I said, not answering. "Leave me alone before I block you until tomorrow!"

I look back at the 15 year old. Who was really pondering whatever was going on inside of that amazing mind of his.

"If I tell you." Nico told me. "You tell nobody."

"What happens in here stays here."

He clenched his fists as he looked down a moment.

And just out of nowhere he lunged at me and crashed his lips into mine.