Around 7:30, there was a knock on the door of the Hades Cabin. Nico slid on his jacket and moved to open it. The moment he'd turned the handle, the Stoll brothers barged in.
"Hey, Neeks. We got you and your boyfriend something." Travis said, throwing something black at Nico's face.
He caught it at the last second and glanced down at it, "A t-shirt?"
"Read it." Connor grinned devilishly.
Nico was suddenly worried, " What you guy... Seriously?"
The ghost king held up the black shirt and across the front in bold letters said, "AYE, HE'S MINE."
The twins snorted with laughter, "We got Percy a blue one."
Nico threw the shirt back at them, "We don't want it."
"Oh come on. Don't be a stick in the mud." One of the twins, he didn't know which, spoke, still shaking with laughter.
"Yeah," The other one stated, "You two are dating after all."
The son of Hades shot them a glare, "Get out."
"Come on, Nico. Don't-"
"Get out!" He snapped, shoving the twins out the door and slamming it shut behind them.
Once he was sure the Stoll brothers would not be making another interest, he collapsed onto the bed and sighed. He felt his face and sure enough, a fiery blush awaited his fingertips. With a grunt, he chucked his pillow across the room and curled up in a ball.
Half an hour later, there was a soft knock on the door then the squeak of it opening.
"Go away." Nico groaned, reaching for another pillow to use as ammunition.
"Nope. Can't get rid of me that easily." Percy laughed quietly and moved closer. Nico felt the bed dip behind him and his boyfriend's hand on his shoulder, "Is everything alright?"
He huffed and sat up, almost banging his and Percy's foreheads together, "The Stolls came by today. They wanted to give us these stupid t-shirts."
Nico was surprised when the amazing sound of Percy's laughter filled the room, "You mean these things?" He held up two shirts, one black and one blue, "Can you imagine us walking around camp wearing these?"
A smile began to creep onto Nico's face, "If we didn't demand attention now, we would then."
"It'll tell them we didn't care what they said. We're happy and they're just jealous because they aren't."
Nico's smile faltered, "Yeah. We don't care at all."
Percy, lucky for the ghost king, was oblivious to this action, "Hey, I brought cake!" He walked towards the door where a giant blue cake rested on the dresser, "Lucky for you, my mom taught me how to make something. I tried to put a skull on it, but... as you can see..."
Nico held back laughter when he saw the blob of white and grey icing piled atop the cake. It was round with two holes that could've been eye sockets...
"I love it." He said, "Thank you so much."
Percy's smile lit up the room, "I love you, Nico." He sat beside him and placed the cake on the bed.
"I love you, too." Nico cupped the side of Percy's face and leaned into kiss him.
When their lips connected, it was exactly like the first time: sparks flying, heart beating in rhythm with each other. Percy wrapped his arms around Nico and pulled him onto his lap. He pressed his lips harder against the other boy's. Nico's arms went around Percy's neck as he straddled the son of the sea god's waist.
