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Title: A Teacher's Life and Love – The Italian Substitute

Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus; high school AU

PJatO Disclaimer: All rights reserved to Rick Riordan for he created the awesomeness that is Nico di Angelo. And everything else related to Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus. Aside from the Gods, of course. They are all copyright by the old Greeks. This fanfiction on the other hand is entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.

Warnings: shounen-ai, explicit intercourse, anal, shoujo-ai, hetero, threesome

Main Pairing: Nico/Percy

Side Pairings: Piper/Annabeth, Grover/Juniper, Chris/Clarisse, Charles/Silena, Jason/Reyna, Frank/Hazel/Leo, Luke/Octavian, Octavian/Percy (past)

Percy Jackson Characters: Perseus Jackson, Nico di Angelo, Leo Valdez, Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, Annabeth Chase, Piper McLean, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, Jason Grace, Juniper, Grover Underwood, Silena Beauregard, Charles Beckendorf, Clarisse la Rue, Chris Rodriguez, Luke Castellan, Octavian Simmons, Rachel Elizabeth Dare

Summary: Nico is the new guy at school and while trying to fit in, he also had to find a place to live at. A good thing the swimming coach's roommate happened to have moved out recently. The down side? Nico was really starting to crush on his colleague who kept walking around half naked in their apartment. And the rest of his new colleagues are driving the new Italian teacher crazy too.

A Teacher's Life and Love

The Italian Substitute

Chapter 1: First Day of School

Percy Jackson loved his job. It combined all the things he loved. He was working with his best friends, he could teach children – and he loved kids – and he was in the water basically all the time. Being the swim coach of the high school team and PE teacher rocked. The kids in his classes loved him, they basically worshiped him, which was a pretty neat feeling. Another plus was that he could use the school's pool whenever he wanted since he had the keys. So before classes, he liked to come in early with the first rays of the sun to take long, relaxing swims. Like right now.

What he wasn't aware of was the man standing at the side of the pool. The very intrigued man. Olive skin shone bronze in the light of the slowly rising sun, dark curls a mess on his head, high cheekbones making him look quite charismatic. His black pants and vest were tight-fitted and so was the dark blue nearly black silken shirt, first three buttons open, giving a free view of his collar and more of that amazing olive skin. That was the image Percy took in once he surfaced.

"Pervert!", was the first thing out of Percy's mouth as he stared at the other. "Who are you and why are you just standing there, lurking in the shadows and undressing me with your eyes!"

"There is not much left to imagine undressing", replied the other amused.

His accent was heavy, thick and so freaking hot that Percy was glad he was still floating in the water or otherwise he would have swooned. And then that sexy smirk on those lips and the mischievous sparkle in the darkest eyes he had ever stared into. Gulping hard, he climbed up.

"Well, I usually don't wear a three-part-suit when I take a swim", replied Percy with a snort. "Now, shall I call the cops because you're breaking and entering? Or is there an explanation?"

"I'm Niccoló di Angelo, the new teacher for italiano", replied the olive-skinned man with a charming smile. "You can call me Nico, bello. Come ti chiami?" [trans: What's your name?]

"Eh?", asked Percy doe-eyed, grabbing for his towel. "What was that?"

"Ah, scusi. I'm not used to this yet... What is your name?", asked the Italian sheepishly.

"Percy Jackson. I'm the swimming coach. I didn't know we actually found a teacher for Italian. The kids will be extatic, especially the girls. Italian, the language of sex", laughed Percy.

"Dove vuoi andar a parare, carino?", wanted Nico to know, cocking one eyebrow. [trans: What are you driving at, pretty?]

"Uhm, yeah, lost again", chuckled Percy, cocking his head (and shifting a little, blushing).

"What you mean with that?", asked Nico interested. "Language of sex?"

"Well, they say French is the language of love, right? Because it lulls the weak-hearted in for romance. But Italian? Totally the language of sex, lulling people into beds", grinned Percy.

He was brightly flustered and he had to admit that every time the Italian man slipped into his mother tongue, Percy's cock gave an involuntary twitch. Either he soon put some clothes on or he started thinking about boobs or something else off-turning. Especially when Nico chuckled amused – such a rich and tempting sound that was. Wrapping the towel around his waist, he hoped that would at least help a little to cover his slow-building problem.

"So you're the new guy around? What are you doing here so early? Does school in Italy start at five in the morning?", joked Percy curiously and started his way toward the gym.

"My flight arrived at four, I figured taking a nap would result in me being late on my first day so I decided to come and take a look around before everyone arrived. I suppose you beat me to it?"

Nico offered him a charming smile that made Percy blush just the tiniest bit. "I'm the coach of the swim team. I like to train before first class. Can't be a bad example and have a McDonald's belly."

He grinned and patted his well-defined stomach. Nico hummed in appreciation and licked his lips, which went unnoticed by Percy who was walking in front of him, leading the way to the showers.

"Uhm, so... Give me five to get showered and another five to get changed and I could... give you a tour, I guess? I mean, I do have the keys... Wait, how did you get onto the school ground?"

"I climbed the fence. It's not that high", smirked Nico and sat down on one of the benches. "But yes, I would appreciate a tour. And your keys, do they lead to a room with a coffee maker?"

"The teacher's lounge, yes", nodded Percy amused. "Just sit and wait."

Nico smiled amused as he watched the swaying of Percy's hips. The young man was only wearing dripping-wet swimming shorts that clung to his ass in a very complimenting way. Then again, with an ass like that, Nico doubted anything would be able to make that look bad. Leaning back, he enjoyed the view until it disappeared in one of the shower stalls. The tanned skin was tightly wrapped around impressive muscles that showed off that he indeed was a swimmer. A blue tribal tattoo ran down his right arm and covered his shoulder and shoulder-blade. It reminded him of rippling waves and the stormy sea. Very entrancing. Just like the rest of the stranger. He enjoyed the way those unique turquoise-blue eyes had sparkled every time the young man had laughed. It already seemed to pay off for Nico to be here. When his plane had landed on American soil early this morning – or late last night, however one may view that – he had only dropped his things off in his hotel room and decided to clear his head with a little walk. This had all come a little on short-notice, but he had to get out of Italy and the job offer was perfect, so he had agreed to start the next day, packed his things and took the next flight to New York. But when he had arrived at the hotel half past four in the morning, he had no idea what to do next. Collapsing on the bed for a nap had been tempting, but he knew he would have slept through his alarm and missed his first day. So he decided to get there early and take a look around the school ground. He had not expected to find a beautiful siren swimming in the pool though. His mood was now officially lifted.

"So, I'm back. Where do you want to start, Nico?", wanted Percy to know.

"The garden was quite gorgeous from outside, would you mind showing me?", asked Nico.

Percy was grinning the whole time as they walked through the garden, the running tracks and football field. They kept talking and Nico just kept making Percy smile. It was amazing how easy it was to talk to the handsome Italian. He continued the tour, showing Nico the different rooms – like the work room for Leo's and Charles' mechanic classes – or the kitchen rooms for the cooking classes they gave in the afternoons, the ateliers for Rachel's art classes. The next three hours just seemed to flow away from them and by the time seven-thirty rolled around, they were sitting on the couch in the teacher's lounge, drinking coffee and continuing their conversation. Nico had been telling Percy everything about Italy, about Venice. Had to describe every brick in the wall of Nico's home, every corn of sand on the beach in front of the house, the cliffs and just everything.

"God, I always wanted to see Italy", sighed Percy dreamily. "Well, Europe in general. England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany... So many different cultures on one continent. It must be amazing. Did you travel a lot? See other countries too?"

"Si", nodded Nico amused. "I used to just get onto a train and travel. I know, nowadays people prefer flying, but... in a train, you can see the vast landscapes, the beauty that lays between your home and your destination. I like to enjoy every second, every... picture I pass."

"You sound like a real aficionado", grinned Percy teasingly.

"Si. I do enjoy beauty in all its shapes", smirked Nico with a nod, staring intensely at Percy.

"Oh, then you're sitting in front the right person! Percy is one of my favorite models!"

Percy jumped slightly like a little boy caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Turning a little, he saw Rachel grinning at him. The pretty redhead stared curiously over at Percy and Nico.

"Rachel!", hissed Percy embarrassed before turning back to Nico apologetically. "That's Rachel Dare, our teacher for art and its history. She's always quite... blunt. Rach, this is Nico, he's starting as the new Italian teacher. I didn't even know Luke had found someone to fill the spot."

"Octavian told me last night when we were out for drinks that Luke found someone on short notice. It was all done yesterday", replied Rachel interested. "A relative of Frank's wife?"

Frank was the owner of a restaurant, a beautiful place. The cook gave cooking lessons in the afternoon. Percy hummed intrigued. He didn't have much to do with Frank, but he knew that his friend Leo totally had the hots for the part time teacher.

"Hazel is my sister", confirmed Nico. "She told me about how desperately the principal was looking for some teachers for a wider language program, to bring the school more... prestige? By teaching more than just Spanish and French. It's a pleasure meeting you, Rachel Dare."

The freckled redhead flushed a little as the Italian kissed her hand. "Oh. A gentleman. Nice."

"Anyway, if Rachel is here, our principal should be here too. You should probably check in with him", suggested Percy. "You still know where his office is or should I guide you?"

"Finish your coffee, carino", declined Nico and shook his head. "I will be fine. And thank you, again. You were a wonderful guide. I hope to see you during lunch break?"

"Sure", nodded Percy, grinning despite himself.

/break\

Nico was only mildly surprised when he walked in on two hot blondes going at it. A lean, skinny blonde was pressing another blonde guy with a scar on his face against the desk, had him pinned.

"Uhm, I am looking for Principal Castellan?", asked Nico, unsure if he really should interrupt.

"Bloody hell", growled the skinny blonde, backing off some.

"I told you it wasn't a good idea to do this before classes start, Octavian!", hissed the scarred blonde back and sat up, straightening his clothes. "I'm Principal Castellan. Mister Simmons, if we could... continue this meeting later on? I will see you in the library by second period."

"Of course, Principal Castellan", nodded Octavian and rolled his eyes.

The blonde threw Nico a nasty glare – most likely because Nico had interrupted his naughty-time – and left, closing the door rather loudly. Nico blinked a couple of times before taking a seat opposite of Luke Castellan. The principal was still flustered and his hair was a little messed-up.

"Okay, who the hell are you?", grunted Luke, brows furrowed.

"Niccoló di Angelo, your new Italian teacher", introduced Nico, cocking one eyebrow.

"Oh. Right. New guy. Levesque's brother", nodded Luke wide-eyed. "Sorry, I just..."

"You expected me to look different", nodded Nico amused. "Most people look surprised when they hear that Hazel and I are siblings. Half-siblings though. Thank you for even considering me, even though you did not know me. I'm still quite startled you hired me right away though."

"It's the first week of the school year, if you start today, we can put your class into the schedule for this year, which would be incredible. Every day wasted on documents and job interviews is a day less of classes. I'm glad you agreed to come in on such short notice though", said Luke. "Now... Let's discuss your schedule and if you're fine with it, you would start right away?"

Nico nodded in agreement and got comfortable. This promised to be a long meeting.

/break\

Percy's schedule was torn. He had classes early in the morning and later in the afternoon, giving him a four hour gap of lunch break. He sometimes took the time for some window shopping, or if his wallet allowed it, real shopping. But most of the time, he just explored the grounds of the Aken Academy. It was such a large property, with the beautiful gardens, the sports grounds and the classrooms. It was easy losing track of time while roaming the grounds.

"Percy? What are you doing here?", asked his very best friend Annabeth surprised.

He grinned sheepishly as he entered the room he probably spend the least amount of time in. The library. The librarian Octavian was sitting at a table together with Annabeth, the literature teacher. They were going through different books, probably planning Annabeth's plan for the school year.

"Felt like taking a look here. It's the third day of the school year, I figured I should stop by at least once", grinned Percy and waved at them. "How are things going so far?"

"Bloody wonderful", snarled Octavian with a glare. "New guy interrupted me and Luke."

"I told you that sleeping with the boss will end badly", snorted Annabeth, rolling her eyes.

"This whole facility is one big incestuous institution anyway", huffed Octavian.

"Point taken", chuckled Percy, eyes dancing with amusement.

"How is the new guy anyway? I heard it's Frank's brother-in-law?", asked Annabeth intrigued.

"Handsome. Charming. Italian", listed Percy with a small sigh. "Or, to sum it up: Silena will be complaining how all her cheerleaders are only drooling over their new Italian teacher."

"Sounds to me more as though all your swimmers are going to complain how their coach is only drooling over their new Italian teacher", countered Annabeth with one cocked eyebrow.

"He has this whole hot accent going on. You know how weak that makes me", whined Percy.

"Why yes, I do recall making you drool quite a lot when we first met", nodded Octavian, laying heavy on his British accent. "Why ever did we not work out, exactly?"

"Because I wanted to settle down, have a family and a little house with a white fence while all you wanted was your fun", hummed Percy and turned around. "Anyway, I should get going..."

He didn't particularly enjoy talking about his past relationship with Octavian. Especially not with Octavian. That was the downside of dating co-workers. When it didn't work out, it could make everything just a bit too awkward. He was lucky that him and Octavian still got along relatively well, though he guessed he had to thank Luke for that. Because at first, Octavian had been quite bitter about the break-up and only sleeping with Luke had brought him back on tracks. His feet carried him to the garage, where Beckendorf and Leo were working. Beckendorf was a mechanic and owner of Hephaestus' Garage, but to earn some extra cash, he was also a part-time teacher, Leo his apprentice from his garage had been more than eager to also help out at the school. Which was a good idea considering how dangerous the combination of idiotic teenagers and blowtorches was.

"Hey, you guys. What are you working on?", asked Percy interested as he walked over to their work bench. "Anything interesting? Or are you perhaps maybe free to take a look at my car?"

"Seriously?", asked Leo as he pushed out from under a car. "Dude, this is like the second time this school year that your car broke down and it's only the third day of the semester."

"What can I say? She's not the youngest", huffed Percy with a desperate shrug.

"Sometimes, it's better to invest in a new car instead of patching the old girl back together", advised Beckendorf, who was leaning over a bunch of blue-prints. "Let her rest in peace, Perce."

"Right. If one could effort that new car", snorted Percy and rolled his eyes.

/break\

Nico took an interested look around the teacher's lounge. There was a broad dark-skinned man, his clothes dirty with grease, as he talked to a very excited and very gorgeous woman.

"Those are Beckendorf and Silena, his fiance. She's the coach of the cheerleaders and he's our local mechanics teacher", explained a voice from behind him, startling him a little.

When Nico turned around, he came face to face with the beautiful, green-eyed man. "Ciao, bello." [trans: Hello, beauty]

"Let me introduce you!", grinned Percy, waving his arms around. "Guys, this our new guy! Nico di Angelo. The new Italian teacher. Nico, as I just said, those are Beckendorf and Silena. Then there is Jason, the football coach and Clarisse, the basketball coach. All others are scattered or in class right now, I guess. Why don't you join me and my fellow coaches for lunch?"

"I would love to, carino", nodded Nico with one of his enchanting smirks.

Percy bit his lips to keep from sighing. He sat down between Silena and Clarisse, who both nodded at them shortly. Clarisse was in the middle of making plans for her team while Silena most likely was currently telling her fiance about the newbies. She was always very animated when it came to her cheerleaders. But as soon as Nico and Percy joined them, she went silent.

"Oh wow, you are... hah...", sighed Silena dreamily, looking Nico up and down. "I can already see you posing for Rachel's art class. The students surely would have something to drool over."

"Silena, love. Stop making the new guy uncomfortable", grunted Beckendorf amused.

"Ah, it's alright", offered Nico with a smile. "I enjoy compliments from beautiful women."

Silena giggled and blushed a little, batting her eyelashes at him. "So charming... You surely will break many teen-girls' hearts this school year. So, tell us a little more about you!"

/break\

Nico taught his first class that afternoon. And just as he stepped up to the board to write his name on it, he caught sight of his classroom's view. The swimming pool. Where Percy was currently teaching a class. He may have drifted off with his thoughts as he just stood there and watched the other. Yes, he liked this room and its view. One of his students had to call him back to reality though.

/break\

That night, as Nico arrived back in his hotel room, he felt just a little empty. His new colleagues were very sweet. Clarisse was a little rough, but he got along with Jason quite well and Silena was rather amusing too. But his personal favorite surely was the swimming coach. He had to admit that the young man with the mesmerizing eyes was far more than just nice company. He was beautiful. Yawning widely, he collapsed face-first on the bed, not bothering with undressing himself. He had been awake the whole night and just finished his first day of school. By now, he was far too tired to care. Hopefully, the pretty one would have classes tomorrow too so Nico could enjoy the view.

Author's note: I feel as though FFNet is being flooded by Percico these days. It needs more Nicercy. So you're getting more Nicercy.

Next chapter will have our still homeless Nico getting an offer he can not refuse - to move in with Percy (and Annabeth, but really, what does Nico care about that?). Also, we'll see a little bit of Leo who is stuck between a hard place (aka Hazel) and a rock (aka Frank)!