"Oh, fuck..." Nico groaned, leaning over his cot and throwing up into a bucket.

Percy held his hand tight, concern lacing his eyebrows.

Nico was stabbed with a poisonous blade only a week beforehand. He's eating ambrosia and drinking nectar, but his recovery is still slow.

Percy knows Nico doesn't feel good, but he doesn't know to what extent. Nico is throwing up, aching all over and complaining about immense pain in his abdomen where he was stabbed through the back, barely missing his spine and vital nerves. Whenever he coughed, stitches would burst. Nico was miserable, and all Percy could do was watch and try to imagine how terrible his boyfriend felt.

As the Argo II sailed into the night, Nico did not fall asleep soundlessly. He held Percy's hand tightly.

"Baby, please lay with me..." Nico asked, pain written across his face.

Percy shook his hand, "I can't, baby. My weight will shift your body on the cot. It'll hurt."

"Please?" Nico begged. "I don't feel well..."

Who knew Nico became such a big baby when he's ill? But who can blame him? Imagine getting stabbed by a poisonous blade and actually living afterwards.

"I know, darling," Percy assured, "but you'll feel better soon."

"It hurts..." Nico groaned, looking dehydrated.

Percy bent down to grab water, and poured a little into Nico's mouth to sip.

"Just try to sleep, baby. It'll be over soon."

"Percy..." Nico said with a bit more urgency. "I'm going to throw up again."

Percy quickly grabbed Nico's back to brace him, and helped him lean over. Nico moaned in pain as his body bent forward, puking his guts out. He aimed for the bucket, but it went all over the floor.

"Fuck, sorry, Perce," Nico commented, relaxing back.

Percy wiped Nico's face, "Don't worry, darling. I'll clean it up."

As Nico turned around, Hazel was coming downstairs. "Hey, I'll take him from here."

"You sure?" Percy asked, looking back at Nico as he started to writhe and groan.

Percy went back to hold his hand but Hazel stopped him, "He's my brother. It'll be fine."

Percy hesitated but eventually nodded, "Come get me if anything happens."

"Of course," Hazel said. "Go sleep, Percy."