Dark Prince (Nico Di Angelo x Reader)

New Apartment

You heave through the small door of your new apartment with the last of the boxes. It had taken a while to find an affordable but good apartment, but you had finally managed to in the end, with the help of Nico of course. He was the one who suggested this place to you; you loved it and it was within your budget.

‘I think that’s it Nico.’ you place it on the little kitchen counter. The floor around you was scattered with boxes of all sizes and furniture wrapped in bubble wrap. Nico was kneeling next to your couch unwrapping your dining table of its bubble wrap.

‘Great! Do you want to arrange the furniture or take a break?’

You shook your head ‘Nah, let’s just get this done with, then pizza!’

Nico laughs at the way your eyes lit up at the thought of pizza. ‘Alright, help me out here then.’ The two of you began moving the boxes aside, the moving the couch around the room first before hauling your wooden dining table across the rectangular room, parallel to your (f/c) couch.

It didn’t take you and Nico long to get everything in place since you didn’t have a lot of things, in fact everything was going smoothly up until the both of you began to try and find space for you house plants.

‘Gosh (y/n)’ Nico teased ‘you and your obsession with house plants!’

You blushed scarlet ‘I do not have an obsession…’ Nico puts the white potted plant down and stepped towards you, taking your small hands into his.

‘Honey.’ You looked at his face, he didn’t have a smile on and looked quite serious ‘you have an obsession.’

You tried to stutter out a defense ‘I…just…I just really like plants ok! They liven up th…’ you stopped when you saw the corner of his mouth twitching upwards. ‘Nico!’ you smack him on his forearm.

He tugs you closer to him ‘I was only joking, well half joking. You may have a slight problem.’ He grins before capturing your lips with his. You slide your arms around his waist deepening the kiss.

When you pull back, the two of you are slightly out of breath ‘So, boxes next?’ you ask and he merely nods a yes.

You head towards your shelf where five or six boxes are positioned at the foot of it, some of them were marked ‘books’ while others had ‘old stuff’ written on them. The two of you sit on the wooden floor side by side.

‘What’s in the “old stuff” boxes?’ Nico ask curious

You were opening one of the “books” boxes ‘Oh they’re just some of my childhood things, took them from my (dad/mom’s) attic when I was moving out. Haven’t opened them in a while.’

Nico’s smile widens ‘Well let’s talk a walk back in memory lane.’

You laugh ‘You’re so cheesy.’ Nico opens the closest box to him, inside are battered notebooks, old tapes, CD’s, photo albums and a few ancient looking soft toys. Your eyes widen in recognition as you stare at the old frog, his fur had lost its vibrant green color and one of its eyes were missing. ‘Teddy!’ you squealed.

Nico frowned ‘Teddy? You named a frog teddy?’

You bit your lip ‘I was young and slightly confused.’

Nico pulls out an old photo frame of you and your mortal parent, the photo was noticeably old since you looked about 3 in it. ‘You were so cute!’

You quickly snatched the frame from him ‘No I wasn’t! This is embarrassing.’

‘You were cute.’ Nico inched closer to you from across the floor ‘Still are.’ He closes the gap between the two of you, you try shifting closer to him.

‘Take a break?’

‘Sure.’

Sometime later Nico and you found yourselves lying on your little couch, you slightly on top of him head on his chest lazily drawing circles on him black t-shirt. Your IPod played music filling the silence in the little living room.

The next song begins to play and you immediately recognize it, it was (f/s) one of your personal favorite songs. Nico noticed your sudden excitement ‘Wanna dance?’

‘What?’ you look at him confused

‘You love this song.’ He got up leaving you sitting on the couch, he extends his hand to you ‘Can I have this dance Malady?’

You slip your hand into his strong one grinning giddily ‘I’d love to.’ Nico places a hand around your waist, gripping your hip. You could feel the warmth of his hand through your thin cotton top. You place a hand on his right shoulder and hold his other hand with your left one.

The two of you move to the beat of the music, eyes never leaving each other’s. At one point Nico spins you around making you laugh and when you’re back in his arms; this time they’re both around your waist, you lightly place yours on the sides of his face, caressing his smooth cheeks.

Nico closes his eyes, relaxed as you lay your head on his chest. You look up at him as the song comes to an end, about to go in for a kiss when your doorbell rings.

‘Who could that be?’ Nico ask and you gasp in realization

‘PIZZA!’

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Just another idea that sprung from my head....much like Athena did from Zeus's head

Anyway, request are always open and enjoy!

- A