Room 507, Saturday Evening

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Jason and Nico had had every intention of going on an actual date tonight. At least, that had been the plan until their evening out had been cut short by an angry waiter who didn't understand that people had offerings of food to make, and that the fire hadn't been that big, and the napkins they'd used to snuff the flames were already were already frayed so they would have had to throw them out anyway.

The new plan involved pizza and the safety of Jason's room, which Jason decided should have been their plan all along. "I didn't even want to go to Outback, to be honest. Nothing on the menu looked as good as pizza," he said, trying to make Nico feel better as they sat down on his bed.

[For one!]

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"I hope so," Jason said, looking much happier at this topic. "The last guy who had my job is out on his own now. In another few years, that could be me too. I mean, it will be me. Definitely."

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"Now that sounds cool. I wouldn't be upset with a future that involved hanging out with crime fighters for a living, beating in bad guy's faces, and whatever else you do with all that nerdy reading." He paused realizing he would never do any of the nerdy reading. "Okay, maybe I'd stick with the fighting and hanging out parts." No one could blame Nico.

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"The nerdy reading isn't totally nerdy," Jason said, smiling down at his pizza even though he was a little embarrassed. "Not every bad guy speaks English, unfortunately, and knowing where drug runners are taking their stashes can be really helpful. And that's just the tip of the iceberg."

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"Hey, I don't doubt it's important," Nico told him. "I just doubt my ability to do it. I'm not all that scholastically minded. I'm only good at learning stuff when I'm really into it."

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"What if someone drew you pictures of the bad guys and explained it without you having to read it?" Jason asked curiously. "Would that help?"

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"I'm not stupid," Nico told him, making a face at the thought of pictures like he was a little kid. "I just hate reading. So...sure. I usually learn stuff from talking to people or ghosts, anyway."

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"I didn't mean to make it sound like you were stupid," Jason said apologetically. "I don't want you to think you can't do what I do, because I think you'd be awesome at fighting crime."

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"I didn't mean to make you think--" Nico considered how to put this. "You make me feel like I'm good and capable of doing important stuff. It's not what I'm used to so I get a little weird about it. So, I'm sorry and you're kind of really flattering, thanks."

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Jason scooted closer to Nico on the bed and gave him a little nudge. "You are good and capable of doing important stuff, and screw anyone who says differently," he said, leaning in to give Nico a kiss on the cheek. He didn't like the way Nico thought so little of himself, and he didn't like the feeling he got in his stomach when Nico thought little of himself, so being flattering was just as much about making himself feel better as it was about making Nico feel good.

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Yeah, well Jason saying stuff like that took the crazy warm feeling in Nico's chest and made it spread all over in an embarrassing sort of way. "You're gonna make me turn all red like you in a second," Nico warned, nudging Jason back with a little chuckle.

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"Yeah, but I like it when you turn red, so that's not exactly a warning," Jason pointed out, before taking a bite of pizza. He could give Nico a little break from feeling embarrassed while he ate.

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"Yeah, but I don't like turning red." That was the important part, right? "I don't look as cute as you do. Even with pizza on your face." It was mean how he lied like that.

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"Wait, what?" Jason asked, rubbing his cheek with the back of his hand self-consciously. "Where do I have pizza?"

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"Here, let me," Nico said, leaning over to try and swipe his tongue just below Jason's lip with a quick follow-up kiss.

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If Nico liked it when Jason turned red, that was exactly what he got. "You're such a liar," he said. That didn't stop him from kissing Nico back though.

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"Shh, I'm supposed to be a good liar," Nico added, grinning at the way Jason blushed. He liked that he could do that.

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"You are a good liar. All you had to do was say you wanted a kiss," Jason pointed out, looking down at his pizza to try to stop blushing.

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"Yeah, but my way was more fun and I got to trick you just a little." And in an innocent manner. "Besides, I always want to kiss you. This is nothing new."

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That was enough of a cue for Jason to lean back in and kiss Nico gently and slowly, not caring that his pizza was getting a little cold. It was worth it to get to kiss him when he knew Nico wanted it.

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If there was one thing Jason Todd did well, it was surprise the hell out of Nico. While the idea of another kiss was no surprise, the way Jason went about it made Nico feel weak and a little light-headed. Screw the pizza.

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When Nico didn't pull away, Jason started kissing him harder, setting his pizza down and hoping it went in the box as he leaned in towards Nico even more.

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Much as he hated missing out on cheese fries, Nico was pretty sure getting to pause dinner for a really good, lingering kiss made up for that entire mess. He wiped his hand on his jeans before sliding it up into Jason's hair with just the slightest tug. All good kisses deserved a little repayment.

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Jason moaned at the tug and tried to deepen the kiss without even needing to think about it. Getting his hair pulled deserved repayment too, and Jason wiped his hand off on his jeans so he could press it against Nico's chest.

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Jason was so considerate not to get grease all over Nico's shirt, even if Nico would not have minded in the least. He leaned into that hand, moaning at the feel of Jason's tongue and the not unpleasant taste of pepperoni.

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Nico's moan was encouraging enough to get Jason to start nibbling at his lips. He was tempted to crawl on top of Nico's lap, but he didn't want to get their dinner everywhere in the process, and for the moment, just getting to kiss him was awfully nice.