Broken but mended (a Leico fan fiction)

And The Repair Boy Breaks

Leo's POV

I could't hide it from him anymore. I couldn't hide the cuts from him. I acted like I was okay, but the truth is I'm not. Im far from okay.

When I stood up for Nico the other day, I told the camp that I was bi. They started calling me a fag right away, then they started beating me up while throwing more mean words into the mix of pain. All of it just brought back memories. Everytime I ran away from the foster homes when I was younger it was always because I told them that I was bi, no one ever accepted me. Kids would hit me and call me names, adults would give me looks of digust, everyone just hated me. So I decided to hate myself too.

Now its happening all over again. I thought everyone would just accept me and move on with their lives, but they didn't. They all hate me. It's okay though, because I hate myself too.

As I looked at Nico, searching for words to say to him, I felt myself breaking. Everything just falling apart inside me. Nico looked at me with concern.

"Leo? Are you okay?" He whispered, cupping my face in his ice cold hands. I shook my head. I can't act like I'm okay anymore.

"I've found my breaking point." I mumbled. Nico had tears in his eyes, but he didn't let them fall.

"Sometimes even the repair boy needs to be repaired." Nico whispered. I shook my head again.

"I'm beyond repair Nico." It was his turn to shake his head.

"I don't think you are Leo."

"Nico. You can't fix me. I killed my mother, I ran away from all my foster homes because everyone hated me, I'm getting beat up at the first place I've been able to call home in a long time because I am in love with you. I have mild ADHD and I enjoy bulding things more than I enjoy talking to people. Nico something is wrong with me. You can't fix me, I can't fix myself, nothing can fix me. I know you are probably going to say that you have been through much worse than I have, but Nico you are also stronger than me." I looked at him, tears were still in his eyes but he didn't let any of them fall.

Nico lost his sister, he had been trapped in a casino for years, his dad hated him, he went through Tartarus, he is the son of Hades, people dislike him, and people are afraid of him because he's "creepy", but despite all of that he is still alive and is sitting in front of me, listening to me complain about how I can't be fixed when my problems aren't even half as bad as his.

"Don't compare my problems to yours Leo. Everyone has a breaking point, some people meet theirs faster than others. It doesn't mean they aren't strong though, it means that they are sensitive to what is happening around them. If I would have killed my mother on accedient, that would have been my breaking point. You didn't break then though Leo. You stayed as strong as you could. And staying strong sometimes means bottling things up inside. Over the years you just bottled everything up, and now the bottle is breaking open. Thats okay though, you can let that happen." Nico placed his lips on mine, but even with his cold mouth on mine I didn't feel the little "sparks" that I usually felt. I didn't feel anything besides the numbness running through me. Nico pulled back.

"Nico I'm scared. I'm scared that I'm just going to shut down on you at one point." I whispered.

"I wont let that happen. You may think that I can't fix you, but I think I can and I'm going to try as hard as I can to make you as happy as you can be."

"I love you Nico." I said before leaning in and kissing him, smiling slightly at my words.

"I love you too Repair Boy." He whispered in my ear.

"I think you should be called Repair Boy for a little while." I smirked. Nico laughed a little, his laugh sending a wave of pure happiness through me making me laugh as well.

Maybe he can fix me.

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A/N I'm going to the water park soon yay! Well here is another update. OMG BUT I ALREADY KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO END THIS FAN FICTION AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO LOVE IT! Im not ending this fan fiction for a while though I don't think. Anywho just thought I'd share that with ya. Bye!