Disclaimer: I own none of these characters, any resemblance to persons dead or alive are purely coincidental.
It was a lovely day, the sun was shining and the birds were chirping. It was a day to be outdoors, or so Percy's mother said when she ushered both Percy and Nico out of the house. Unfortunately for them, this meant that they could not finish their homework in the comfort of Percy's house.
You see, Nico had started school at the behest of his father. Seeing that his son had a nearly non-existent social life apart from his cousins and the other half-bloods, Hades had decided that it was time Nico gained a few friends. Since it was his first time going to school in a long time, Nico needed some help and it was decided that he would go to Percy's every weekend to seek help in anything he might not understand. Not that he needed any reason to visit Percy, it's just that Annabeth might be there and even then, Percy was good enough to pass his previous years with high marks.
Deciding that there was nothing else they could do, both Percy and Nico with their respective books tucked under their arms headed for the park. There, they found a picnic table that would suit their needs. Once they had settled down, they went back to continuing their work and at times helping each other out.
Now both Percy and Nico had not seen Thalia in a long time, so, not expecting to see her anytime soon, they had both lowered their guard and were even starting to relax. After all, who knew what Artemis had her doing now, chasing a Minotaur in Africa? Hunting down some other monster out there in the wild? Perhaps if they had paid more attention to their surroundings, they would have felt the sudden gust of cold air foreboding what was to come.
Thalia, in fact, had been granted a day to herself to do as she wished. She could have easily stopped by Camp Half-Blood but had instead decided to visit her darling cousins and 'hang' with them. They were her only family that was willing to spend any amount of time with apart from Artemis. You could not really blame her for that, frankly, her father was too much of a bore for her. He was too stiff and formal, whenever they met, all he would talk about was the god's equivalent of politics, no need to mention what she thought of the rest, she made it quite clear that she was none too fond of the rest. So that left her with Percy and Nico. She had been wondering around the park for a while now when she finally found them. They were sitting at a picnic table doing some work with enough space in between them for her to jump in. there was also a very conveniently placed branch right above it. In a sudden burst of childishness, a plan formed in her mind, a childish prank that would give them a fright for sure.
Percy and Nico had been happily sitting at their table peacefully doing their own work when suddenly they heard a shout coming from above. Thinking they were under attack, they both reached for their weapons but then realised that they had left them at home. Then hands slammed onto their backs pushing them forewords and someone dressed in black appeared in between them. Realising that it was only Thalia, the boys quickly thought up of a fast method of revenge; tickling. Quickly, before she could get away, they got a hold of her and started tickling away. In between giggles, Thalia managed to gasp out that she would get her revenge.
Finally getting tired, the boys let her go before she fainted from lack of oxygen. The cousins grinned at each other and after seeing the time, decided to catch up at lunch. They then packed their belongings and headed to Percy's house walking arm in arm.
I hope this little fic made you smile. I might consider continuing if I get anymore ideas, if you guys have any yourself and you want me to write it, send it in and I'll see what I can do. Until next time, TTFN, Ta Ta For Now.