In between my heroes

Chapter 4

A/N - This is the last chapter of this mini-story. I want to write some other stuff for a bit but I do have plenty of ideas for a sequel if there are some of you who want that.

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I have no idea how long it has been since I collapsed. Everything was too much - it still is. I've only just managed to surface from the flashes that had consumed me up until now. Waking up on the tiled bathroom floor had been a bit of a surprise but at least the cool touch relived my skin from the frenzy I had worked myself into. "Thank the gods Annie is at a friend's place tonight." I mumble to myself as I try to find my way into the living room. The last thing I need is her asking me questions. Several minutes later and I had managed to pull myself up onto the soft blue sofa. I couldn't help but be annoyed at how weak I was ; too weak to even stand just because of an act that lasted barely minutes. But the memories it brought back... That was what I couldn't handle.

"Hello? Percy? Percy!" My ears pricked up at the sound of someone calling me outside the apartment. Swallowing my imaginary pain I gathered myself enough so that I could open up the door and give a fake smile. "Wait, Jason...Nico? Wah-I mean what are you guys doing here?" Any ideas of hiding my emotions completely vanished as I saw the looks on their faces. Not pity - no, I don't want anyone's pity. But looks of anger, concern and even, was that lov- no, it can't be. Just the slightest notion that it could be love sent shivers throughout me. "I thought I didn't have a type." I mumbled quietly.

"What was that?" Asked Nico, concern now the primary emotion. I shook my head as a form of reply and felt myself be pulled gently onto the sofa. I wasn't even aware that we had walked that far into the apartment but before I knew it, two sets of strong arms were winding around my waist in a possessive manner. Soothing whispers calmed me as hot lips nibbled my ear. Another pair of moist wet lips pressed into my exposed collarbone but this was nothing like the rough, demanding, non-consensual stuff I was used to. In fact it reminded me of just how intimate and special these moments were supposed to be. A symbol of the trust between lovers but we aren't lovers, are we? "Mmhmha," I can't help but moan as I push off the warm bodies and lose the delicious touches, "Wha-what is this?"

"Oh Percy..." they chorus as both lean back to look me directly in the eyes only occasionally flickering down to glance at my lips. The very notion that they want to kiss me and touch me again sends blood to my cheeks and other hopefully less obvious places. "Our beautiful oblivious siren, why did you never notice our longing stares?"

"Uhhm, I...uh" I don't really know what to say. It feels as if I have finally uncovered the missing puzzle piece and now I need some time to take it all in. "All the times that you two helped me, offered to work with me, waited after class for me was because you actually liked me like you know, like like me?" The looks they gave made me feel as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Yes Percy we lo-" Nico blushed nearly as red as Rachel's hair after he cut himself off mid-sentence.

"No, it's okay, I think we should say it." Jason seemed to encourage. I glanced back and forth between the two as anticipation consumed me. Only an idiot wouldn't know what they wanted to say but I could still hardly believe that they were talking about me. Percy Jackson, the guy who could hardly fight off a drunken obese pig each night when his mother had still been at work. At least that had stopped now - his mum had divorced and moved on but then again Percy still found himself in those kind of situations. The incident today certainly wasn't the first of it's kind. Back then he'd at least had Luke to save him but even that relationship had had its own problems. I must've been in my own world for a little too long because Jason suddenly pulled my into his lap and Nico was knelt on the floor in between my open legs giving me one of those intense stares that just seems to read your soul. "Percy, I need to know if you are alright with this, with the both of us. 'Cause I can see fear in your eyes and I need to know if it is for us." It did take me a few moments to register the full meaning of that sentence but when I did I could feel my eyes widen drastically. "N-no!" I interjected obviously surprising the other two with my eagerness as the three of us nearly toppled of the couch.

"Perce..?" Jason questioned cautiously.

"Yeah, sorry, it's definitely not fear of you two. I could never be afraid of you. It's just that there are so many things I want to say and I have no idea how to say any of them. I can't-I can't think."

"Then don't," Nico whispered as he leaned impossibly closer, "just feel." My heart thumped vigorously like it was trying to convey my true feelings just by the rhythm of its beat. I knew that wouldn't work - it was up to me. I took a deep breath and decided to let it all out. Words left my mouth like there was a crack in the damn and I knew I had to tell them everything. "To be honest I never really thought I could work in a relationship of three. Heck, I didn't even picture me with either of you in a two people relationship. But now that you've shown me this possibility I can't help but think that maybe this is what I always wanted. I'm scared, yeah, but I think that's because I've never really known what a relationship is supposed to feel like. They don't teach that at school. I was afraid that all of my past interactions were the only thing I could expect. That things like love didn't truly exist. But I-I think that I could love you, both of you." Nico and Jason shared a small smile.

"We love you too." reassured Jason.

"But we also know that this is new for you and we're okay with that, we can take things slow." Nico added. I felt relief flood my system. They do want more than just my body. Of course Nico and Jason would always want me for more than that but after all my past experiences it's been a dark thought looming at the back of my mind. "So...you don't mind just holding me?" I asked still slightly uncertain that their emotions could be true.

"Of course we'll hold you." And they did. It was the nicest thing I'd ever felt. I was sat on Jason's lap with his arms keeping me in place. Nico was still in the same place except he was snuggled closer embracing me. I couldn't help but think of all those famous superheroes out there saving lives, Thunder Bolt, Lightning Thief, Beauty Queen, Ghost King and so many more but right now I was safe. I was safe because I was in between Jason and Nico. I was safe because right now I was in between my heroes. And they were all the saviours I needed.