We Start Believing We Belong (Percico)

They Can Never Get Enough

Percy

"I'm gay," it was the first time those words had come out of my mouth together. I was starting to cry. This petrified me. "And even though Gabe's dead, it scares the shit out of me. And I don't know what to do because I want to be able to be happy with myself, but it just fucking terrifies me to even think about something finding out and..."

I choked on my own words, and soon found myself in Nico's arms. And I thought it was in my head, but it wasn't.

"Why..." I managed to stifled out. "Why does this hurt so fucking much?"

"Because," the son of Hades answered my question, doing everything he could to comfort me. "You've always been told it's wrong. Trust me, you can get through it. It might feel like the end of the world. But you can. And you will."

We stayed like that for a while. Until I calmed down again and let him talk about himself.

Fun fact: my conspiracy theory was right. He's gay. And Jason is the only person that knows so. Aside me. So he never liked Annabeth.

He likes me.

"So... Yeah..." He thought this would make things weird. And I don't blame him. Because I thought coming out would make it awkward.

"Fun fact," I told the son of Hades. "Had I known that two years ago, I'd go out with you and not Annabeth. And I still would. But you look fucking exgausted. Do you want to like, sleep?"

"That'd be amazing." He was ready to pass out. "Do you want me in another bed? You've already had two anxiety attacks today."

"Pfft, no." I remarked as I helped him stand up. "Just keep you hands away from the lower half of my body. I hate sex. But I'm a fucking sucker for cuddles."

Nico

It's a lot of fun; being the big spoon. Also, cuddling with Percy.

I didn't want to leave my— Percy's bed in the morning. He was warm and it was comfy.

But we wer also hungry. And the hunger beat comfort. We were smart, though. And I shadow travelled to my cabin before heading to breakfast. Quickly changing my clothes, I left my room and headed to breakfast.

Not a thing was suspected. They kept their promise, and didn't say anything about what happened yesterday.

It was actually kind of interesting. Annabeth was there, and she apologized to Percy for being so shitty last night. And he accepted the apology. He wasn't getting back together with her. And she understood why. But he accepted the apology. It was nice. Less tension in the group.

And then Leo, the little bitch he is, nudged me and motioned at Annabeth. And everyone noticed.

"Yeah, that's Annabeth." I figured I'd play with this because why not. Percy might get a kick out of it. Knowing what he knows. Jason, too. "I know. I can see her. I'm not dumb."

"No, she..." He was trying to tell me to make my move. I was well aware.

"That sentence can end in a lot of ways."

"I think he's trying tell you to make hour move while she's single." Frank whispered to me and Leo nodded.

"Why?"

"Because," even Hazel was on board with this idea. "It won't last long."

"So?"

"It's now or never!" Leo insisted. "This is like, the chance you've been waiting for."

"Yeah," Jason went with this for a totally different reason. Percy and Annabeth just kind of watched. "Come on, dude. It won't last forever."

There was absolutely zero thought that went into it.