Yeah, right, Sunshine

Chapter 10

(not my art)

Will POV:

Leo Valdez wasn't quite on the top-ten list of things I expect to see when I wake up in the morning, but then again, it's rare for things to go as expected in this camp. Besides, Leo wasn't the first camper to show up on the beach after their funeral had been held, and certainly wouldn't be the last, knowing demigods, so-

"Solace? Sunny Boy? Will-I-Am? Helloooooo?" Leo snapped his grease-covered fingers in my face. It became apparent that I had been staring dazed at his face for quite a few seconds. I shook my head.

"Sorry! It was a long night, and-"

"Hey!" Leo cut in, giving what he must have thought a dashing smile, "It's fine, man. I know the effect I have on the ladies. My charms can be almost mind-blowing." Lady? Who's he calling Lady?

"And hey, good one with the 'long night'! Ya know, there were a few bets placed on the Argo II on whether Nico'd go the way of Artemis or Athena, all hostile and celibate, but it seems you've taken care of the celibate part- OOMPH"

A deftly-thrown bedroll hit Leo in the back of the head, and knocked him to the floor. The culprit sat behind him, furious and red as a beet. I looked at him, and raised an eyebrow.

"Annoying as they may be, I'd appreciate it if you didn't knock patients out." Leo groaned. "Or over," I added. I sent a silent prayer to Aphrodite- Please let him know I'm joking, please let him know I'm joking, please let him-

Nico rolled his eyes, and smirked. Ok. He knows. Ok. Good. Good. Nice.

To avoid further embarrassment, I slipped into doctor mode. I yanked Leo off the floor, and dropped him, rambling, onto a bed. "What do you mean patient? I'm not patient. I'm actually rather impatient. Speaking of impatient, I've got a girlfriend now, and she'll be missing me, so I'll be heading out! See ya-aeegh" I cut him off with a tongue depressor.

"Tonsils look fine, same with soft palate, but your teeth..." "GHak!" "Shh. As I was saying, your teeth have been in better shape. And you need a bath." I pulled the depressor out, and threw it away. "There are new brushes in the bathroom, and soap on the dish. Hygieaia's special recipe!"

Leo grumbled, and shuffled towards the bathroom. "Like I'd trust anything of Hygeias, after her possessed statue tried to kill me in the waiting room. And gods! Not 20 minutes back on the island, and It's 'take a bath Leo you smell funny Leo. Maybe I like the grease!" The remainder of his rant was cut off by a Slam! of the bathroom door. Nico tried (and failed) to smother his laughter.

Nico's POV

Leo's return made me much happier than I was proud to admit. I was so glad to have the idiot back, I even tolerated him shaking me awake like I was some sort of failed Etch-a-Sketch. (Believe me- most demigods did not walk away from that much unsolicited physical contact unscathed. I'm not exactly what you'd call a touchy-feely type.)

Once I'd gotten over the initial shock of being shaken awake like some sick form of demigod cocktail, Leo explained what had happened with the physicians curse, and on Ogygia. All in all, I had to hand it to the guy. His plan to essentially kamikaze bomb Gaea had been brilliant, and taken more guts than most demigods had. Once he'd finished regaling me with tales of his glorious self-sacrifice, he moved on to gushing over his brand-new semi-immortal girlfriend.

"I got seriously lucky with Calypso. Like, ridiculously lucky. Do you know what kind of competition I was up against? Odysseus man. And Freakin Percy, too!" 

I grimaced. "Yeah, I get that. Percy's some tough competition." Leo slapped one grease covered hand over my shoulder. "I feel ya man. It must have been wicked hard on the Argo- I know you had a thing for Annabeth." Wait, what? Annabeth? I bit back a laugh. Leo looked horrified.

"Dude, did you just giggle? The dark spawn of the underworld itself, giggling?" I shook my head. "Not a giggle. Besides, you've got it completely backwards. I never had a thing for Annabeth." Leo looked suspicious at that. 

"Really man? With all those brooding stares and glances you shot at them? I mean I understand being a bitter single, but damn, you took bitter to a new level." 

I rolled my eyes. For someone so smart, Leo could be thick-headed. "I said I never had a thing for Annabeth. I said absolutely nothing about never having had things for Percy." His jaw dropped open.

"WHAT??? A thing for PERCY?" He stared at the cot, blinking. Then, he shot an accusatory glare my way. "Wait, so you were sitting pining after him, the taken one, and never thought to make a move on me? I'm way hotter. And up until a couple weeks ago, waaay single-er." He held a hand to his heart in mock-pain. "A real hit to the ego, my dude." This time, I didn't hold back the laughter.

"Leo, I'm just gonna have to use the same line on you as I did on Percy. You're just not my type." He flung his arms into the air. "What? I'm everyone's type." I gagged. "Fine," he huffed." Percy's not your type, I'm not your type. What even is your type? Dumb blonds or something?!" I glanced across the room at Will, and said "Not the dumb ones."

"OH. MY. GODS." Leo lost it. "You, Mr. Prince of the Underworld, have a crush on the son of the Sun. That is too perfect! Does that mean you'd have little half-goth babies or something?" I saw Will pull his pillow over his head out of the corner of my eye.

"Ok, Leo? What the fuck. First off, Biology is kind of in the way of half-goth babies. And I'm not Goth. And also, shut it! You'll wake everyone up."

"And I suppose Will needs his beauty sleep- long night?" The eyebrow wiggle killed me.

"Yes, but not for any of the reasons you're thinking of." 

Will grumbled. It was too late. He shoved the pillow off of his head. Gods, he was cute in the morning. Well, since I couldn't keep him asleep for attack of the Leo, I figured I might as well greet him.

"Ah-there he is. Good Morning Sunshine."

AN- I know it's not long, but it's something to start with. Have fun Y'all!