Nico's POV

I watched his perfect mouth descend on mine, leaning up and anticipating the moment our lips finally touched. A ripple of nervousness tore it's way through me, what if he doesn't want this? What if he's just doing this out of pity? What if he-

A wave of shock came from the place out two bodies connected. I'm kissing Percy Jackson.

Oh my gods.

I'm kissing Percy Jackson!

My hands instinctively went up to tangle in his hair as I moved my knees to straddle his lap. He titled his head in an effort to try and deepen our kiss but when I felt his tongue trace my bottom lip I immediately pushed him back with my hands and held his face away from me at arms distance.

"I-I" Damn, I cursed myself internally for stuttering.

"What's wrong?" He inquired, "What did I do wrong?" His face was scrunched up with worry and pain. Emotional pain.

"Nothing! You didn't do anything wrong! I just... I just panicked!" Oh gods, he thinks I'm rejecting him!

"Did you not like it? I don't understand, I thought... I thought you liked me?"

"What're you talking about? Of course I like you. I've liked you since I was ten years old!"

His eyes widened in shock.

Schist, I did not mean to say that.

"That long?" He asked.

"Yeah," I responded, slowly relaxing and sinking further into Percy's lap, "it's not that I didn't like the kiss, I did. And it's not that I don't like you, I do. It's just... Well..," I could feel my face reddening as it grew hot under his intense gaze, "I don't really know how to kiss."

He started giggling, at me! I'm the ghost king, one does not giggle at the ghost king.

"Shut up Jackson! It isn't funny."

"No, Nico, I'm not laughing at you. Well I guess I am but it's just because of this notion that you think kissing is something you have to know. It isn't. You kinda just go with it and do what feels right and eventually you'll get the hang of it."

He grabbed a hold of my hands that were still loosely curled up against his chest.

"It doesn't have to be 'perfect' because any kiss I have with you will be."

((Please excuse me, I have to pause to mop up Nico's heart for a second.))

"Does this, does this mean you really do like me then?" I asked trying to hide my eyes behind my bangs as tears surfaced. Just the thought of him rejecting me was enough to make me start crying.

"No, Nico. I don't like you."

Hot tears slid down my cheeks leaving a trail of disappointment and betrayal. I felt a hand slide under my chin and it tilted my head up to look at the owner.

"It's so much more than that," he said, "I finally understand what Annabeth meant. I couldn't ever imagine not being by your side. I would kill myself before I let anything happen to you. I never want to see another tear run down your face." He slowly started wiping away the tears that were building up around my eyes and on my cheeks.

"Nico di Angelo," he said at last, "I love you." And our lips met each other again in a warm and passionate embrace.

"I love you too," I murmured as I pulled away and buried my face in his chest, "I love you so gods dam much."

I felt so connected to him, in a way I could never imagine. I could feel his heart beating and I heard every intake of breath. This was my Percy, my love.

"Nico," he whispered after a few moments of silence.

"Percy," I replied.

"Would you like to go out with me?"

"Of course not."

He looked at me with a shocked expression and was about to respond before I cut him off.

"I would love to."

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We're coming to a close guys!! Sorry this is kinda short but the next chapter focuses on the other characters' relationships and the one after is the ending. Oh my gosh I was tearing up while writing this and Nico just had to get his revenge in the end XD

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