Staring at the cinnamon curled hair girl in front of us

"Hazel hey" Nico said nervously and I rubbed the back of my neck awkwardly

"Nico I haven't seen you in forever!" She says wrapping her arms around him and I notice Frank off to the aide

"Yea not since you went back to camp after the war" he said his magenta eyes shining as he hugged his sister making me smile

"You didn't tell me you had a boyfriend. I had to hear it from Percy"  she said looking at me and eyeing me up and down and I chuckled my arms crossed over my chest

"Will Solace. We talked a little after the war when I made Nico stay in the infirmary

"Oh yea! The battle medic. Apollo kids in the Roman Camp don't have that much experience as you do you were amazing" she said and I smile and Nico smirked at me his eyes turning gold

Hazel looks at his eyes and giggled "I see they are turning more colors" she says and Nico blushed as they flicker blue

"Be quiet you" he says and they turn magenta and I can't help but smile at their relationship 

Frank walks over and Nico smiled at him

"How is Camp Jupiters Preator " he asked and Frank laughed a little

"I'm good. We are actually on are way to Camp Half Blood we were suppose to surprise you and Percy" He said and Hazel nodded

"Well I'm surprised. We are here to get Percy something. We stopped to eat" Nico explained and our order number was called and Nico hopped down

"Frank could you order our food. You know what I want" Hazel asks and he nodded and walked with Nico

I got kinda nervous. I know Hazel is super sweet but I also know she is incredibly skilled in sword fight and Nico told me she is from the past also

"Will...I have a question and please don't be offended" She asked and I was surprised to see she looked nervous

"What is it?" I say calmly hoping it would relax her

"I uh couldn't help but notice but uh....are you transgender?...I'm sorry that was rude to ask. Just Nico when he came out to me he had to explain all parts of LGBT because it was new to me. Of course I accept him and you if you are it doesn't bother me I swear I just am trying to learn more an-" I cut her off by chuckling and she looked at me and she looked embarassed

"Hazel it's okay. Yes I'm trans. I'm not offended. I would rather you ask instead of be confused and assume. Don't be afraid to ask me okay?" I say calmly and she relaxes a little

"Do you wear um ...the chest thing?" She asks quietly and I nod

"You noticed but right now I can't because I injured myself but I do wear one." I explain she nods and sighs

"Sorry, its all new and I don't want to offend anyone. I want to help if I can I believe people should be who they want to be....no who they are meant to be" She says and I smile at her

Nico your sister is the sweetest I want her to be my sister

"Well feel free to ask me. Okay?" I say and she nods and hugs me

"Hurt my brother and I kick your butt" she whispers and I gulp and nod

"Noted" I laugh and she smiles and sits in the chair next to me as Frank and Nico come over with food and Nico looks at me and I smile and his eyes turn gold

"Will do you have any idea what Percy might want?" Nico asks and I shrug

"I'm not close to him so I'm not sure but he probably like anything knowing him" I say and Frank looked thoughtful

"Well from the time I spent with him he loved sword fighting. He also loves Marine life" Frank said and Nico sighed

"I'm about to get him a fucking goldfish" he groans and Hazel smacked his shoulder

"Language" she scolds and I crack a smile

"Yea Nico" I tease and he rolls his eyes at me smiling

"Actually thats not a bad idea. It's literally a pet he could talk to" Frank said and Nico tilted his head thinking

"What kind of fish? There are more then just goldfish" he said and Frank turned red

"Uh I have a theory and he would laugh about it to. But on our way to save you from the giants Percy and I got trapped by a Daughter of Poseidon in a sea monster museum. Basically a giant aquarium and I had to turn into a fish to breath under water and....I turned into a giant Koi. We laugh about it now but he would appreciate the thought" Frank explained and Hazel giggled

"I remember you telling me that." She says and Nico looked like he wasn't trying to laugh

"A Koi huh? I wonder if they have a pet shop here" He says and Hazel gasped

"I saw one in this mall! We walked past it on our way to the food court" she said and Nico grinned

"Well Perseus Jackson. You're getting a Koi Fish" he smirks and I chuckle glancing at Frank who looked amused

"It can be yours and Franks gift to him" I say and Nico eyes light up and Frank looked surprised

"Yea man, that be awesome" Nico said looking at Frank with Magenta eyes and Frank eyes widen looking at them

"Uh sure sounds great" He smiles and Nico grinned and Hazel looked shocked and looked at me

'thank you' she mouthed to me and I I shake my head with a smile and finished my food

We finish eating and leave and the joint and I grab Nico hand and he leans his head on me and we walk through the mall and Nico looks around curiously

You look adorable Nico

We make it to the pet shop and head in and Frank and Nico to the fish section leaving Hazel and I and we look at each other

"I'm gonna head to the puppy section just to look wanna come?" She asks and I shake my head

"I might just find. Fish tank for them or something. I'll be okay" I smile at her and she looked unsure but nodded and head off

Now about that fish tank-

"Willow Solace~"

My head snaps up looking around fear spiking through me

"Who's there?" I ask looking around me but no one was there

Only my Mom knows my dead name...

"Come to me Willow~"

I look around and in the corner of the store I see a misty figure and I feel a tugging sensation to it and slowly start walking to it

"Willow~"

I reach out to touch it but a hand is put on my shoulder stopping me out of my gaze

"Don't" I hear and I look up to see a man who looked like Nico next to me

The misty figure screeches and vanishes and I stare at the man and my brain clicked

"Ha-" he covers my mouth glancing around

"Careful, don't say my name. Lightning Brain is having issues with me right now and if he catches me getting involved in things he ia gonna throw a fit" he whispers and I nod and he lets go

"What was that? Why does it want me? And why is it calling me by...that name..." I ask and he gives me a sad look but sighs

"I can't say much. Have Nico bring you to my castle. I can talk more in the safety of my realm. Your father asked me to keep an eye on you because something is gonna happen and I am the only God who is able to slip under the radar of a certain annoying God more than the other Olympians can. He knows it too that's why I have to be careful right now" Hades says to me and I nod

"Thank you" I say and he smiles at me and I hear an audible gasps and we look and see Hazel and Nico staring at the man wide eyed and Frank look surprised and concerned at me

"Dad?" Hazel and Nico say and his form flickers but he stays the same and he smiles

"Hey kids. Hazel you should visit more Persephone wants to get to know you more" He says and I chuckle at that and Hades ruffles my hair

"Dad what are you doing here? Why are you with Will?" He asks and he relaxes seeing I was smiling

"I came here to talk to William about something don't worry" Hades said and Nico nodded glancing at me his gold eyes holding flickers of teal

"I best go I will see you both soon" He says and disappears and Nico comes up to me with a curious look

"I'll tell you later" I reassure and he nods and holds up a bag with 2 koi fish

"Ones a girl and ones a boy they were on a deal if they have kids Percy can deal with it" Nico smirks and I chuckle and kiss his head and he blushes and Frank laughs

"You're good for Nico" he says and Nico's blush deepen in color making me smirk

"So anyways I was going to look at fish tanks but do you think they just need a bowl? They don't get much bigger" I ask and Hazel nods

"A decent size bowl should be fine. Percy can talk to them so it's not like he won't know their demands" She says and Nico laughs

"Being around Percy makes me self conscious around sea life because knowing they can silently judge you" Nico says looking at the Koi who look at him 

"Same" Frank murmers and they turn to look at him and Frank backed away

Hazel and I snicker and look amused at our boyfriends and I go to the tank Isle and I see the misty figure again and my eyes glaze over

"Willow~"

I start walking to it without meaning too when I get bumped into and hand swipes through the mist

"Be careful bud" the man said and he was wearing a hoodie with the hood up and I see his blue eyes and blond hair and my eyes widen

He puts a finger to his lips and walks off

First Hades now my Dad is risking himself to keep me from this thing. What is going on

I grab the fish bowl and meet with Nico and everyone and we purchase everything and head out and I look to see it was around 3 in the afternoon

Nico arms wrap around me from behind and at first I thought he was hugging me but he was tying his black and white flannel around me and he comes around and gives me his mini back pack

"Pads are in here and an extra pair of boxers head to the bathroom" He whispers quietly and I realize I probably bled through and I blush embarrassed and hurry to the nearest mens bathroom

Nico I love you so much for this but this embarrassing the fact you had to see that

I get into a stall and close it and dig through his back pack and was surprised to see a mini first aid kit. Advil, a knife, water, a book that for privacy of him I didn't open it and then I saw the pads and a pair of underwear

I grab those and quickly change. I retied the flannel knowing I would have to wait till we got back to camp to change my shorts

I walk out and see Nico waiting and he smiles at me

"You're the best" I whisper quietly as I wash my hands and Nico leans on me

"I brought Advil if your cramps get bad and I smile thinking to when I saw it in the bag

"I'm suppose to be the prepared one" I chuckle drying my hands then pulling him in a hug and he hugs back

"You taught me well" he mumbles and I laugh and kiss him real quick and we walk out where Frank and Hazel was waiting

"You good Will?" Frank asks and I nod and Hazel smiles at me and we finish walking through the mall

"I'll have Jules Albert bring us back" Nico says and with a snap of his finger the Zombie Chauffeur appears and he sees Hazel and gives her what I think is a smile and tips his hat to me

"I thought you were joking when you said your Dad gave him a Zombie Chauffeur" Frank whispered to Hazel making me chuckle and Hazel laugh

"Alright guys let's go!" Nico says hopping in and we follow in pursuit and he drives off

"Nico how are you handling Percy leaving?" Hazel asks and I glance at him but his eyes were still Magenta with flickers of light grey

"I'll miss him but he'll be okay. He's Percy and he'll have Annabeth so he will be just fine" Nico says and I lean and kiss his cheek and his eyes turn gold

"That's a good way to think about it Nico" Frank said and he snorted

"Percy and I talked. Oh by the way" He turned to me and I shrink

"You told Percy I was upset about him leaving" he accused and I chuckle nervously and he narrowed his eyes but his gold eyes showed he wasn't mad

"Well Jason was gonna chase after you and I thought it be better if Percy did so you could clear the air" I chuckled and he smiles and leans on me

"Thanks." He said and goes to kiss me and there was a cough

Hazel was fanning her face and Frank was raising an eyebrow and Nico blushed darkly and leans away

Jules Albert made a noise that sounded like a laugh and Nico glares at him

"Oh be quiet" he mumbles and I chuckle and Hazel giggles and Frank snorted

We make it to the entrance of camp and hop out and I thank Jules Albert and he tilts his hat to me and disappears

We walk into camp and green, blue, and grey balloons are everywhere and music just started playing

Annabeth was walking around with a check list and she looked panicked and Nico runs up to her and she looked relieved

"Hey Nico have you seen Percy?" She asked and Nico eyes went teal

"No we just got back from the mall we got Percy a gift" he gestures to the Koi fish Frank was holding and for moment she looked surprised to see Hazel and Frank then like she wanted to laugh bit but she instantly went terrified

"Percy was at breakfast but he went to his cabin and when I went to get him he wasn't in his cabin or anywhere in camp! People checked the beach in the water he isn't here. Do you think he went home?" She asked and Nico eyes were flashing between white and teal and black before he took a deep breath

"Look Annabeth I will scout around at the borders, Will you and Frank take to the skies and and Hazel you and Annabeth take inside the border." Nico says and I see Tanner and Austin walking over and I run over

"Tanner, we can't find Percy can you get some Ares kids looking through the woods?" I ask and Nico looked at him and Tanner nodded but suddenly we hear a voice

"What's happening?"

We turn and see a very well and alive Percy Jackson and Annabeth ran over to him

"Perseus Jackson you better have a good reason you left without telling anyone!" She yells and Nico stood back but his eyes went golden brown

"Chiron knew where I was" He defended but had a playful smirk on his face

The said horse man comes up "You arrived in a good time son. They were about to start a search party and I was about to intervene" he said Annabeth looked confused for once

"Wait wait wait what is happening?" She asked and Percy kissed her forehead

"I had to go in the city to pick up something I ordered. It will make sense tonight but relax." He whispers and she eyes him suspicious but nods

"I'll trust you seaweed brain" she says and he smirks

"Great. Oh I saw you 4 in the mall I was in. I can't believe you guys came all the way from California" He said pulling Hazel and Frank in a hug before pulling away and saw the fish

"Uh. What's with the fish?" He asked and the fish swam to the edge of the bag and Percy stared at them

"Okay. One don't call me Lord. And two what do you mean you serve me?" He asks the koi fish and Nico snickers and fist bump Frank

"Frank and Nico got you Koi fish for your birthday." Hazel says and Frank hands the fish to him and grabs Nico pulling to his side

Percy takes the fish and he chuckles and looks at Frank

"I assume Koi was your idea" he asks and Frank turned red and Nico bumps his shouldero sending him a reassured look

"Nico brought up the fish and I suggested it" Frank mumbles and Percy grinned and pulled Nico and Frank in a hug

"Thanks guys" he says and then looks at the fish and raises and eyebrow

"language" he says and they look at him and then turn to each other and Percy sighs

"Of course I get the fish that fight" he mutters and Annabeth cracks a grin and takes them and the bowl

"I'll set this up in your cabin seaweed brain. It's your birthday and your last day as an official camper, go and have fun" She says kissing him real quick and goes to his cabin and Frank and Hazel followed

Percy smiled as she walked away but when she was out of hearing distance he turned and grabbed Nico panicky

"Neeks you have to help me." He says and Nico eyes went wide and turned orange

"With?" He asks curiously and Percy waved Grover over and he looked at the both of them

"Tonight has to be perfect alright. You two have been my closest friends and have been there for a lot of my demigod life especially you Grover and I have more thing to do" He said and Nico looked interested glancing at me and Grover eyes widen like he figured something out

"I need you to help me propose to Annabeth" He says with a blush on his face and Nico eyes went Orange then magenta then golden brown and Grover grinned

(BTW they are 18)

"Oh My God's Percy this is huge!" Grover laughed and Nico hugged Percy

"You got this Perce" Nico smiled and Percy pulls out a box and opens it and its a pearl ring with diamonds around it

"My Father gave me the pearl and I paid for the diamonds with money I saved and had it custom made" Percy says and Nico stared at it wide eyed

"That's a nice ring" he says and he glanced at me then glanced at his left hand with a small smile

One day Nico I'm gonna put a ring on you.

Percy looked at me "don't be a stranger. People start giving me ideas. I want it to be smart but still me" he said and I chuckled and stood next to Nico and Grover snapped his fingers

"I have an idea and it's gonna need all 4 of us" Grover said and we all huddled up

Percy we got you

PARTY TIME

NICO POV

Will and I walk up to the party at the Pavilion and I have skip in my step

This is gonna be a night to remember

Will chuckles at me "your more excited about this then Percy" He said and I shrugged

"I can't wait to see Annabeth's reaction" I say and and we get there and Grover is talking to Annabeth and glances at us sending us a wink

"That's the signal Will get in your positioned" I say and he kisses me and runs off

I see Percy walking to the center nervously and he sees me and I nod at him

"Wise Girl catch!" He shouts and tosses an apple her way and she catches it no problem and stares at it as Percy got near her

"Hey Percy fun fact did you know in Greece throwing an apple at someone was a wa-" she cuts herself off with a gasp as she sees Percy down on knee with the ring

I throw a wave of shadows to darken the room and I see Will produce streams of light to circle them as lighting

"Wise Girl, we have been through a lot together. You have have been there for me through a lot of tough times, you taught me things many aren't able to. I know we are still young but our demigod lives are uncertain. And the one thing I want to be certain about is that you are by my side through it. Even if my brain is full of seaweed" He says and she laughs a little at the end and tears were in her eyes but she was trying to put her tough face on

"Who all helped you set this up?" She asks and Percy looked dumbfounded but pointed at the 3 of us

"Grover, Nico, and Will....why?" He asked

The crowd gathered looked at each other confused and tensed

"So I can tell our unborn baby who helped their Dad propose to me" She said and my heart stopped and Percy eyes widen and everyone gasped

"Wait. Baby?" He asked and happy tears fell from her eyes

"I'm pregnant . It was suppose to be your birthday present surprise but it was why I was so mad about you disappearing because if something happen to you then our ba-" Percy cut her off kissing her and picking her up

"I'm gonna be a Dad" He laughed as tears build up in his eyes and I laugh

"Yes you are fiance" she said and he pulled back looking at her

"Wait so that's a yes?" He asks and she rolled her eyes with a smile

"Your head must be filled with seaweed if you think I would ever say no. Of course its a yes!" She exclaimed and he leaned in a kissed her slipping the ring on her finger

Their was cheering and whoops all around and I wiped my own eyes

Don't get caught crying

Will was next to me in seconds and wrapped his arm around me

"Guess they both got surprised tonight" He said and I laugh

"They did didn't they?" I say leaning on him

"Glad everything worked out she was honestly scared" Will said watching Percy and Annabeth hold each other

"You don't seem surprised?" I asked and Will eyes widen and he covered his mouth

"Oops. Yea I knew she came into the infirmary a few days after the war and asked me to see if she any internal injuries because she been feel sick and her stomach been hurting so I did a ultrasound and....there was a baby. She was terrified because we just got out of a war and was worried the baby was hurt so I ran more tests and the baby was fine strong like its parents" Will said and I smiled and suddenly a thought crossed my mind

"Do you want kids?" I ask and Will's head spun towards me super quickly

"Um one day. I want to adopt obviously so many kids need homes. And I want demigod kids because a lot of them don't have a good home to go to besides camp" Will said quietly and I felt my eyes change color

I knew Will didn't have a home to go back to because his mother was an alcoholic randomly and even though he acted like it was okay I knew he missed his mom

"You can always visit the underworld with me. Apparently my Dad likes you" I say and he snorts then his eyes widen

"Dammit I almost forgot, Nico the reason your Dad was in the store was because he saved me. Something is after me" Will said pulling me away from the crowd of the party

My senses went on alert "What do you mean something is after you?" I ask worried

"In the store a misty figured appeared to me and called me by my dead name which sent me in some trance. Your Dad arrived and it disappeared. It happened again before we left and the my Dad appeared Nico and my Dad is on thin ice" Will said looking worried and conflicted

I took a deep breath closing my eyes to get my emotions under control

"Will we are going to my Father tomorrow. But I have a question and I was never gonna ask you because it didnt matter but now I need to know. What is your dead name?" I ask little regretful but I need to know what to listen for, I saw Will flinch but sigh

"Willow Marie Solace"

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What could be after Will?

Guess you'll have to wait to found out😂

Love ya!