Warnings: FLUFF!  FEELS! REFERENCES

Oh...btw...last chapter of the book...but I will do a epilogue.

Sorry this took a few days longer than usual to upload.

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Nico was mad. And scared. And bored. 

He had been dragged around endlessly by the Jackson twins, and it was driving him insane. Not to mention he as scared for his virginity, with being around Percy this long. And the fact that Percy would. Not. Let. Go of him!

But, he thanked Hades, he was rescued!

"Nico?" A familiar voice asked. He turned, and would've ran to the girl had Percy not had been holding tightly onto his hand. 

"Alice! Rescue me! I was kidnapped!" Nico pleaded, trying -and failing- to pull his hand free. Alice laughed, she walked up to Percy and Nico, the former of the two watching wearily. 

Percy didn't have time to react as Alice grabbed Nico, pulling him away as she kicked Percy in the back on the knee, Percy went down. 

Alice laughed as Nico thanked her again and again as he ran away from Percy, dragging Alice behind. But, he couldn't get far, as Thalia had grabbed Alice's shoulder. 

"Where do you think you're going with my Fish Brain's obsession?" Thalia asked, sizing Alice up. 

"She's rescuing me! C'mon, Alice!" 

"Alice, is it? I'm Thalia." Thalia introduced herself, smirking. 

"Yup, that's my name. Nice ta meet ya. But don't worry, I plan to bring him back. I'm just taking to buy him some cool shit, as he threw away the last stuff I gave him."

"I'll never forget that day." Percy and Nico said at the same time, one wistfully, and one sadly.

"What kind of cool shit?" Thalia asked excitedly. 

"Boots with chains, new studs, some leather, maybe a new ear piercing. Stuff of that nature..." Alice listed off, waving her hand vaguely. 

"You do that, then meet us back here in an hour. I want to...make a proposal..." Thalia said vaguely, in the same tone Alice had previously used. She leaned in and whispered something in Alice's ear, which made a wicked grin (that made Nico very pale) grace her features.

"Defiantly!" Alice agreed, before dragging Nico off, ignoring his questions as Thalia did the same to Percy.

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Nico dragged his feet moodily as Alice dragged him to the spot where they said they would meet Thalia and Percy. Nico was decked out with a new, red skull stud for his tongue, leather skinny jeans, knee high boots covered in spikes and chains, his hair dyed red at the tips and in a Mohawk, and a stud in the top of his left ear, and could see it easily with his hair out of the way. He wore a black shirt with a Linkin Park logo that hugged him, topped with a leather sleeveless jacket. 

The only thing that didn't change was the glasses he wore. Black frames and skulls on the sides, they still fit the outfit, so they didn't change. Not that Nico would let them go...at least not without a fight.

"C'mon Nico! Percy will love this!"

"That's what I'm afraid of." Nico muttered.

"I know!" Alice said cheerily back. Nico groaned for the umpteenth time this afternoon.

They approached the spot, and Nico ducked his head down as he saw Percy and Thalia. Alice cackled madly as Nico tried to hide, and Nico was once again painfully aware of his up-coming doom that was Percy Jackson.

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Percy looked around eagerly for Nico, very excited to see what Alice had put together this time, if last time was any indication about what the girl could do. When he finally spotted the duo, his jaw dropped, and he froze, before he kicked into action, crossing his legs in a desperate attempt to not be embarrassed in a public mall.

Even though the spot they were at wasn't particularly crowded, there was still people, and nothing would be more embarrassing then getting a boner in public-and especially in front of Nico! Hell, if he and Nico were alone, he wouldn't give a flying fuck. He would try and show it off, most likely, but, they were in public! He could have shame, believe it or not.

Honestly, if this is what Nico could do to him clothed, he didn't even want to imagine what would happen if Nico-actually, that was a very pleasant image, but that was more for when Percy was alone.

"Here he is! Don't rape him! At least not too roughly! Remember, if he agrees on his own free will you can't go to jail for it!" Alice said.

"Alice!" Nico shouted, scandalized, but, Alice pushed Nico into Percy, making Nico fall into the other boys chest. Alice quickly dragged Thalia away, who came oh-so-willingly. Nico groaned as he watched them go, both of them cackling madly.

"Fuck. I'm dead. Who knows what the hell they're planning if the other one is anything like you? Damn it, why did there have to be two spawns?" Nico asked no one in particular, resting his head on Percy's chest. Nico glared at nothing, realizing how short he was to the older boy. He felt arms wind their way around his waist, and didn't even try to break free. 

It was pointless. He was alone with Percy, trapped in said boy's arms. Dressed like he was for Hades knows how long.

He was dead.

Percy chuckled, "Oh, we're exactly alike."

Nico groaned again, ignoring an odd stare or two at the noise. Percy, on the other hand, oh so subtly shifted. "That's it. I'm dead, feed me to the hellhounds. Hades, feed me to fluffy." Percy turned his head in confusion, not getting what was probably a book reference of some kind. (Anyone? YES –Love Percyxx)

"I'll just have to protect you then, won't I?" Percy muttered, putting his face in Nico's hair, taking a whiff. They were in a semi-deserted area of the mall, so they didn't get too many looks, thankfully. Not that Percy would care, but who knew how Nico would react? He was already embarrassed from the outfit, after all. Nico stiffened at the endearment, but then relaxed, seeking comfort. The past few days had been horrible for reasons no one but himself knew about, and other such things. 

"Mm hmm." Nico hummed. 

Percy frowned, something had to be wrong for Nico not to struggle, and actually agree for Percy to basically take care of him. But, as skinny arms came up and wrapped around Percy's neck, and a head snuggled in under his chin, all coherent thought vanished from Percy's head.

Nico was no longer mad, or scared, or even bored. Now he was content, and comfy; peaceful, even. It was...really nice, if he was being honest with himself.

They stood like that for a while, snuggling silently. Even though they were in a public place, neither could bring themselves to care. But, eventually, Percy started to get worried, something had to have happened. There was no other explanation.

"Nico?" Percy whispered, afraid to break the atmosphere. 

"Mmm?" Nico hummed, frowning. He was content here. Why'd Percy have to ruin it? He didn't want to talk; he wanted a hug and why didn't he react to the breath on his ear? He did the last two times, maybe he was just too relaxed. Yeah, that's it. Nico mentally cringed. Even his own thoughts didn't sound convincing.

"What happened?" Percy regretted the question when he felt Nico tense up. He tried to get the boy to relax again by rubbing soothing circles on his hip, and it worked. 

"Just...a close friend, surrogate father, even...he...he's moving away, and I'm stressing." Nico finally muttered, the words muffled since Nico talked into Percy's shirt. 

"Why are you stressing?" Percy asked lowly.

"I...he's the reason I survived, when I was...left alone. He took me in, now he's leaving and...I-I don't know what I'll do without him." Nico stuttered out. 

"Describe him to me."

"His name's Sebastian. He has a brother, Claude, and a son, Ciel, who's dating this guy, Aloise. Sebastian is dating a crossdresser, named Grell, and Grell has a brother named Will. Sebastian has these weird reddish-brown eyes, and black hair that always falls into his face. He used to be a butler, he's really old-fashioned. He still has his black, butler suit with gloves and all that. He's a smart-ass," Nico chuckled.

"He sounds wonderful and who else do you have to protect you? You have that Christmas elf, what's his name-"

"Leo." Nico interrupted.

"Leo. You have Leo. What can Leo do to protect you?"

"Light shit on fire," Nico muttered, a grin coming on his face reluctantly.

Percy laughed quietly, making Nico shiver from the hot breath on his neck and ear, tickling the sensitive flesh. Percy, thinking Nico was cold, held Nico tight again, his arms having become slack the longer they stood.

"And Alice. What can Alice do?"

"Kick ass. That includes yours." Nico muttered. Percy laughed again, knowing it was true, but that Nico wouldn't actually use that to his advantage. Probably...hopefully....maybe...yeah...He should probably watch himself on that one.

"And me. You know what I can do?" Percy whispered. Nico shook his head, and his ears perked up, reluctantly eager to hear this part. "I can chase the nightmares away, I can help you get up when you fall, I can kiss it better, I can make you forget till it's just us, I can make you laugh, I can make you happy, I can love you, I can take care of you, and would be more than willing to do so, if you let me." Never in his life had Percy felt so vulnerable. So open. It was terrifying, completely nerve racking.

Nico was struggling to work through the information but when he finally did, he realized he had made some stupid promises to himself. Besides, you can't make yourself not want to kiss someone, can you?

Without further hesitation, Nico lifted his head, looking into those bright, vulnerable green/blue eyes. He went on to his tippy-toes, and moved his lips against Percy's. He sank into the kiss, more than willingly. He felt protected, safe. He knew Percy, though the punk he was, would take care of him. Percy had said he loved him. He couldn't just not respond to that. Nico slotted perfectly into Percy's frame, and realized with a start Percy's lips tasted...salty?

Percy let his eyes flutter closed, his lips moving against Nico's perfectly, like they were made to go together. He noted with slight confusion that Nico's lips tasted like...was that vanilla? Eh, he had other things to think on. He slipped his tongue into Nico's mouth, easily dominating the kiss. 

Percy felt his knees goes week, his tongue dragging on the others. Merlin, he really did have a fetish for piercings, didn't he? He kissed Nico gently, but demandingly, claimingly. Nico was his, no one else's. No one could have him. No one would take his sexy Ghost King, his Death Breath, his Little Nerd, away from him. He would be the first, and the only one to paint on Nico's canvas. At least, that was his goal.

Percy dragged his tongue more firmly against the piercing, taking confidence in the fact that his knees weren't shaking anymore (though another problem in that...region, was getting more pesky by the second) and was reworded by a sub-conscious moan coming from Nico.

Nico pulled away from Percy, blushing bright red. Percy smiled warmly (causing Nico to mentally swoon) and leaned his head down, gently kissing the spot right behind Nico's right ear. Nico let out a breathy, quiet moan, and blushed beet red again, hiding his face in Percy's shirt.

"No, Nico, I wanna see your face," Percy muttered, bringing Nico's head up. He kissed Nico gently on the lips, then pulled away rubbing small circles on Nico's cheek with a hand he had brought up to cup Nico's face.

Nico sighed, defeat lacing his tone, he smiled warmly, making Percy's breath hitch and heart stutter, and looked deeply into Percy's eyes.

"I think I just fell in love. Damn it." 

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MWHAHAHAHAHA! How are your feels doing? 

FINAL FUCKING CHAPTER BITCHES! But, I will do a epilogue...there are so many little things I had planned, but didn't get to introduce that I'm going to try and fit in in the epilogue. I'll save the "ending of the book" speech for the epilogue. Please fucking tell me someone got the references! There was so fucking many in one paragraph! I know some of you at least got it, because you got the last one...anyway, I'll allow you to wait for the epilogue now! 

 Percy the Beta here, I got them Audie ;)

This is a little Authors Note I'm sneaking in without my Beta seeing. I don't want her to see yet. Okay, so, Alice is an OC (original character) based off my Beta, Percy. Now, how many of you ship AlicexThalia? Any idea for a ship name?

Lillith here! My feels are over loaded. Fact about me : I actually nosebleed when I read this kind of stuff, so you can imagine how much red i'm seeing.

~Lillith