Leo Valdez Fluff And One-Shots

Nico di Angelo X Reader X Leo Valdez

You pulled another arrow from your quiver, holding it in your hand a moment before nocking it. You concentrated on the target in front of you, drawing your bow and focusing on the bullseye.

"(Y/N)!" Just before you let your arrow fly, the loud, excited voice of one of your best friends, Leo, rang from behind you. It distracted you just enough to make your arrow steer clear of the bullseye - and the target. Your siblings snickered around you, and you turned.

"Leo, you know better than to interrupt me when I'm-"

"But I had an amazing idea!" He seemed so excited, so you sighed and moved from your spot and headed to Cabin 7, to put away your equipment and talk with Leo.

"What it is this time?" you asked, trying to fall into step with your friend.

"The next time you go home for a holiday, I should go with you!" You paused in your walking, just to stare at him with a look on your face that read 'crazy.' Slowly but surely, you shook your head no.

"My mom would absolutely hate you." You started toward your cabin again. "No offense."

"Aw, come on, (Y/N)! It'll be fun!"

"I don't doubt that. I just don't want to cause crazy tension." You could hear Leo huff from behind you.

"Nico's met your mom," he mumbled, disappointment in his voice. And a bit of something else too.... jealousy? You quickly pushed the thought out of your head. Leo, jealous of Nico? No way.

"You and Nico are two totally different people," you explained to him, even putting your bow on your shoulder so you could place your hands on his shoulders, almost reassuringly. "I know that makes me sound horrible, but it's true."

"Give me one reason why she wouldn't like me." Leo was not letting this go, so you leaned closer to his ear and whispered, "Because you're fun." He began laughing, so you followed en suite. You both ended up laughing very hard, earning looks from other campers that passed by. They knew you two as the weird pair of friends, the ones who were the same but different. And you were both perfectly fine with that.

You spun on your heel and continued the trek to the Apollo cabin. "I'll think about it, alright? But it isn't a guarantee." Footsteps sped after you.

"Really?"

"Yes, really. Now go, before I change my mind. I'll see you at dinner." Leo nodded before speeding off to do Zeus knows what (you see what I did there? Hehe). Eventually, you made it to your cabin. You rushed in, slid your bow and quiver under your bed, grabbed your favorite notebook, and curled up on your bed with it open and your mind running. Being a child of Apollo, music and poetry were in your blood. You absolutely loved everything to do with songs, music, poetry, anything like that. As a result, you very often wrote songs and poems in a notebook during your free time.

The cabin was empty and quiet, and that's exactly how you liked it. With the only sounds being the scratch of your pencil against paper and the wind, it was the perfect atmosphere to let your creative juices flow. Unless someone chose to come into the cabin and ruin it. Which someone did.

"(Y/N)," one of your siblings said to you, calling out your name in that annoying drawl she always used, "Nico's back." If you had been ignoring her before, you weren't now.

"Are you being serious?" She just stared at you, waiting for the shock to sink in. Nico had, as he usually did, left the camp to go do whatever it was he did when he left the camp. He hadn't been back in months, and you hadn't had any word from him in quite some time. After you realized that Nico most likely was back, you shot up off your bed and sprinted out of the cabin.

Now, you weren't usually one for running, but when you had an incentive, you could run pretty darn fast. You dodged all the people you could, apologizing to those who you couldn't. You made it to the Hades cabin in no time at all (it honestly wasn't that far of a run, but... whatever). Tapping on the door with your signature knock, you jumped up and down in anticipation as you waited for you other best friend.

When the door finally opened, you flung yourself at him. Nico wasn't one for hugs, you knew that almost better than anyone, but you hadn't seen him in so long. You needed to make up for that.

"Um, (Y/N), please get off," he asked, trying to pry you off of his body. Your arms were wrapped tightly around his neck, and you were almost positive it was uncomfortable for him. Reluctantly, you released him and took a step back.

"Nico, where in the world have you been?" You couldn't have looked that intimidating, with your muddy Camp Half-Blood shirt and torn jeans, but the look you were shooting him could kill. And he knew it too, he knew you would be beyond mad after he returned.

"As you know, I've been looking for information about my family." You nodded. "I found a lead and had to follow it." He had been gone for so long, you just couldn't help yourself. You pulled him into a hug once more.

"As long as you're safe," you muttered, before giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. Nico turned a thousand shades of red. "Just send me a message or something next time, alright? See you at dinner." You scurried off toward the Dining Pavilion, wanting to get to dinner a bit earlier than usually.

The tables slowly began to fill with children of all ages, each wanting nothing more than a plate of food and a cup of something to drink. Your cup was filled with your favorite drink, and you were silently sipping at it as you cabinmates talked about archery or something. You weren't actually paying attention, because a figure walking toward your table was distracting your attention.

"Have you thought about it yet?" Leo slid next to you on the bench.

"You aren't allowed to sit over here, Leo," you whispered, looking around to see if anyone was actually paying attention. You did not want to get punished because of him.

"I'm not moving until you give me a straight answer."

"If you don't leave, I'm cursing you to only talk in rhymes." You smiled triumphantly as Leo stood up and slowly backed away from the table, walking around to get back to his.

"You win this time, (L/N)," he said, shaking his head and grinning at you. Dinner continued without many more problems. You noticed Leo glancing at you every so often, mouthing, "Yes or no?" in your direction, but only if you were looking. You also noticed that Nico was sitting at the Hades table, picking at his food, almost bored. You definitely wouldn't hesitate to go sit by him if you were able. That's why when the time for camp songs came around, you made sure to pull Nico to sit in the empty spot next to you.

As always, Apollo cabin was leading the sing-along bonfire party. You were one of the demigods who the counselor had picked to actually lead today, so you stood in front of your seat, coaxing people to sing along to the fun tune of the song. You had always enjoyed leading the sing-alongs, as it was always just a blast to mess around and do what you loved with your friends.

And, as they both watched you there, laughing and singing and looking so beautiful in the low light of the fire, Leo and Nico both realized something. They loved you.

And, as they both glanced at each other at the exact same time, with the exact same glint in their eyes, they realized they would have to fight with all their might to win you over.