Leo really liked Adele. Like a lot. So did Percy. As Percy walked to his boyfriend's cabin, he held in his hand: Adele's album, 22. Before he could even fully reveal it to his favorite person in the world, the curly haired tinker burst with joy.
"Percy, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me, I'm not even joking this time!" Leo said excitedly.
"That's not all, my love." Percy said. He held up two Adele tickets for her concert in California.
Leo started to hysterically jump around and squeal and shout. He hopped onto Percy's chest, wrapped his legs around his waist, and hugged him without letting go. He kissed his cheeks fervently, finally stopping when he got tired.
"It just so happens that Frank and Hazel are going too, I know you've been wanting to visit them too," Percy said nonchalantly.
"And the best boyfriend of the century award goes to... mine. Percy fucking Jackson." Leo said, grinning.
Leo put the CD in the player and started shrieking along to 'Set Fire to the Rain'. Dancing around in their underwear and singing very loud and off key, they made fools of themselves, and just as the song was about to end, Percy fell off of a bed and unplugged the player, falling onto Leo.
"I love you so much, Leo," Percy said, gazing into the caramel orbs he loves so dearly.
"I love you too, Perce, you really are the best boyfriend ever." Leo said, resting one hand on the small of Percy's back and the other in his hair, scratching and massaging his scalp as the older demigod relaxed against Leo's skinny but comfy body. The boys stayed that way awhile, Percy dreamily humming as Leo zoned out comfortably.
"Leo, did you get a cat for Bunker 9?" Percy asked.
"Hm? No, I'm not really a cat person, they don't like the fire. Why?" He replied, looking up at the ravenette with a questioning look.
Percy simply pointed, and Leo glanced over to see a cute Maine Coon cat sitting aside the Bunker, pacing around as if looking for an exit. The cat walked strangely, not the saunter of a normal cat, more like the heavy strides of a much larger animal. Leo noticed thi and immediately gasped, earning a concerned look from Percy.
"Frank?!" Leo exclaimed. The cat jumped, staring at them as he hung his head and morphed back to Frank.
"Yeah, I was going to surprise you, but then Percy came in with the tickets and... yeah... sorry, I should go," the shapeshifter replied sheepishly, still trying to find an exit.
Leo led Frank to the exit, seeing him out and informing him that he and Percy would meet the son of Mars and his company in the camp soon.
"Okay Perce, let's go. You know Reyna doesn't like to be kept waiting, and she will want to see all of us," Leo said.
Percy groaned and made grabby hands at Leo. "Five more minutes?"
"... fine, you big baby. What's a few minutes, anyway?" Leo replied. Five minutes became ten, and ten became fifteen.
"-okay, okay, it's not like Reyna wants to see me anyways, she's still mad at me for... you know." The engineer said, giving in to Percy's childish begging.
Leo laid his small frame back onto his couch and it instantly betrayed his empty regret as it melted into Percy. Percy cuddled against the smaller demigod as they fit together like puzzle pieces.
Just as the two were getting comfortable, they hear a demanding knock on the entrance. Leo, not wanting to keep this person waiting considering the fact that they can knock on a stone wall like its a flimsy screen door, got up from the warm embrace of the older demigod. Not even acknowledging Percy's disappointed whine, he opens the entrance to the Bunker and is happy to see Frank, Praetor of Rome, and Hazel, an honorable centurion. He is significantly less happy to see the other Praetor though, as the knocking was done by none other than Reyna Avila Ramirez Arellano. She stood, arms crossed and an annoyed expression on her face. Her being taller than Leo definitely gave her some bonus intimidation points. She cleared her throat to gain Leo's attention after he zoned out.
"I thought I sent my fellow Praetor to bring you back into camp to discuss some things. He returned stating you said you'd be along soon. Care to elaborate?" she asked, her words would've sounded cordial if her tone weren't so icy.
Leo shivered. He'd had enough icy women to last his lifetime and the next. Naturally, Percy picked the exact worst possible moment to snake his arms around Leo's waist and try to pull him back inside, murmuring about how he was just about to fall asleep.
He was yoinked out of his sleepy stupor when Reyna cleared her throat again and he looked up, fear entering his eyes.
"Reyna, great to see you! Ahem, sorry about that, Leo just gives really good snuggles and-" Leo puts his hand on Percy's mouth to stop him as Reyna begins to speak.
"As adorable as that is," she says, half sarcastically, "we must discuss something soon. We will set up camp and discuss it in the morning. Piper and Jason were also... busy, sorry Hazel. Annabeth seemed engrossed in her latest project, and Nico said he wouldn't be in until later so it's probably best to wait."
Percy sighed. "Great, we will see you in the Big House after breakfast?"
Reyna nodded. The Romans turned to leave and she said over her shoulder "if youre a fraction of a second late, I'll break your index fingers. Each of them."
Leo paled and retreated into the Bunker again as Percy followed. "That girl is my one phobia." Leo said, all but shaking.
"I wouldn't let her hurt you," Percy said, somehow both indignantly and with the confidence of a mediocre white man.
"If you think you could stop her, I'll start calling you seaweed brain like Annabeth does because that would be a stupid thing to think," Leo said, shaking his head.
Percy rolled his eyes. "C'mere, I wanna hold you again, I was almost asleep."
"Okay, mi corazón, I'm coming." Leo joins his boyfriend on the couch, and they snuggle back into the depths of the soft cushions and the blanket covering their bodies.
Leo kisses Percy on his nose, then his cheeks, then his forehead. Percy smiles softly, grabbing Leo's chin and connecting them in a sweet kiss, as pure and loving as could be. As Percy pulls away from the chaste kiss, it is Leo's turn to smile, and rest his head in the crook of Percy's neck.
As the boys drift off into a peaceful slumber, they only think and dream about how much they love each other.
