Percico: A New Beginning

Chapter III: A New Preference

Percy's POV:

   "Ha ha! 4-0! What are you gonna do now!" I couldn't believe it. We, "we" being a mix of all the cabins except Apollo were about to be the first people to ever beat the Apollo cabin at basketball. I know, sounds cheesy, but it would be absolutely amazing! I was dribbling down the court, about to make a 3-pointer when Leo, serving as ref, blew his whistle.

   "Hey," he said, "What's up with Nico?" I turned in time to see Nico running into the Hades cabin, crying. I didn't know what to think. "You guys keep playing, I'll check up on Nico."

   I made my way up to his cabin. The Hades cabin was probably the scariest building I had ever seen, with its creepy stone walls and VERY realistic skulls. I went to the wooden double doors and knocked. "Nico? Hey, it's Percy. Can I please come in?"

   I heard a garbled cry that sounded like "whatever." I took that as a cue to go in. I had never been in the Hades cabin before, but now, I was glad I hadn't. The floor was of black marble. The walls were made of rugged black sandstone, and lined with skulls... skulls I knew to be real. Stygian iron torches of blue flame shot out of the ground giving the place an erie glow.

   Nico was sitting teary-eyed on a King sized bed in the middle of the room. "Nico," I started, "What's wrong?" I sat next to him and he looked at me. "Percy, I'm so sorry!" He wailed. I didn't know what to do, so I just hugged him.

"Nico, what do you have to be sorry for? You have done absolutely nothing wrong. I need you to tell me what is wrong. Okay?" He had stopped sobbing so hard at that point. He broke away from the hug and, after collecting himself, began to talk.

   "I'm sorry I hadn't told you this. Only Jason knew, and I just told Annabeth..." He started to trail off. "What are you talking about, Nico?"

"Percy... I'm so sorry. From the minute I first saw you, I knew. I... I... I liked you Percy. I still like you, a lot."

"What do you mean by 'like'?" I asked.

"I LIKE you like you. I'm so sorry I hadn't told you. I just..."

   While he rambled on and sobbed, I was deep in thought. I was stunned. I had never thought of myself as "gay"... but never as strictly straight either. I had a few man-crushes of my own, in fact... but never with Nico.

   "... and I'm so, so, sorry that I just couldn't tell yo-" Before I could stop myself, I leaned in close... and kissed him.

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