"W-what do you mean?" Nico asked taken aback by Percy's comment.

Percy pulled away. "Nico..." He turned, he felt to self conscious to say it to his face. "I like you alright? And if you died. I wouldn't be able to take it."

"You're...you're serious?" Nico sounded incredulous.

Percy turned back all of a sudden. "Of course I am...I love you."