So, I decided I wanna try this One-Shot challenge. There are different variations, so here's the one I decided to do:
1. Introduction
2. Poison
3. Abandoned
4. Crisis
5. Dream
6. Shooting Star(s)
7. Mist
8. Hopeless
9. Obsession
10. Dreamcatcher
11. Rose(s)
12. Clouds
13. Revenge
14. Insanity
15. Disappear
16. Shadow
17. Darkness
18. Illuminate
19. Dusk
20. Dawn
21. Quest
22. Thrilling
23. Pillar
24. Autumn
25. Teddy Bear
26. Snuff
27. Prism
28. Rescue
29. Broken
30. Wall(s)
31. Beautiful
32. Tonight
33. Empty
34. Festive
35. Melody
36. Purple
37. Panic Switch
38. Sanctuary
39. Spell
40. Rejection
41. Sword
42. Love
43. Yellow
44. Boogeyman
45. Downstream
46. Fire Ball
47. Challenge
48. Sneeze
49. Illogical
50. Intermission
51. Overrated
52. Contagious
53. Magnificent
54. Summer
55. Button
56. Fragments
57. Merriment
58. Rising
59. Blue
60. Hesitation
61. Courage
62. Unknown
63. Potion
64. Faerie
65. Pumpkin
66. Battle
67. Bow
68. Malice
69. Castle
70. Scythe
71. Lost
72. Ribbon
73. Bars
74. Death
75. Memory
76. Winter
77. Sibling(s)
78. Childhood
79. Sacrifice
80. White
81. Graveyard
82. Umbrella
83. Infected
84. Breathe
85. Forever
86. Apologize
87. Heartache
88. Invincible
89. Illusion
90. Prayer
91. Spring
92. Paranoid
93. Jar Of Dirt
94. Magic
95. Needles
96. Golden
97. Dying
98. Red
99. Ablaze
100. The End
I might mix around the numbers a bit, so bear with me on that :)
So instead of going for a holiday story, here's something y'all didn't expect: SOLANGELO CHILD!
I own nothing you recognize as canon.
1: Introduction
Meet Jonah Calavera
Nico di Angelo walked into the Big House slowly. He had been specifically called there, though he had no idea why. He hadn't done anything wrong, nor had he been a camper since he turned nineteen—which was eleven years ago…
"Ah, Nico," Chiron said as he stepped inside. The old centaur was in his wheelchair form. "I'd like you to meet someone."
Nico looked to the left and into the rec room. Sitting on the couch was a young Latino boy with greasy black hair and sad brown eyes. He was painfully skinny and dressed in rags. His bare feet were swinging as he looked at the ground.
"Who's the kid?" Nico asked.
"That," Chiron said, "would be a very distant cousin of yours."
"Pardon?"
"His name is Jonah Calavera." The kid looked up at the mention of his name, then back down. "He is a distant legacy of Hades."
"Let me guess," Nico said, crossing his arms. "He's from the early nineteen hundreds and was displaced in time like me and Hazel."
Chiron chuckled. "No, no. His bloodline began in that time period—a little bit before the First World War, actually—but it had thinned so much that monsters could no longer be attracted to his family."
"So why is he here?"
"For some reason, his blood—thin as though it may be—was just enough for him to begin learning how to shadow travel, even though he's five."
Nico groaned. "Fantastic. So where's his family? Do they know he can do that?"
Chiron looked at the son of Hades with sad eyes. "He is an orphan; the last of the Calavera line. The poor child had been sitting in an orphanage in Mexico when one of our satyrs sniffed him out based on pure luck."
Jonah flinched when Seymour, the leopard head still attached to the wall even though Apollo now occupied the Big House, yawned and growled for food.
Nico shook his head. "And what's this have to do with me?"
"I need someone to look after him while he learns to control those Hades-given powers," Chiron answered.
"So put him in the Hades Cabin and let him figure this out as a camper."
"He won't be going in the Hades Cabin, for Hades did not claim him."
"Pardon?"
A new voice spoke up this time. "I have claimed him."
Nico whirled around and saw his step-mother Persephone—of all people—floating within an Iris Message. Nico bowed his head. "Queen Persephone," he said in a monotonous voice. "To what do I owe this pleasure?"
The Queen of the Underworld sneered. "Don't lie, Nico di Angelo. It's as much a pleasure to you as it is to me."
At least she's honest about it…
"You said you claimed Jonah?" Nico asked. "Why?"
"Why not?" Persephone said, raising an eyebrow. "Hera claimed Zeus's son, Jason, for her own. Jonah Calavera may be a great descendant of one of my husband's flings, but he has shown promise in other things. Since I cannot have any demigod children of my own blood (as that would make me a hypocrite) I will claim Jonah."
"Other things?"
Persephone smiled. "Little Jonah respects nature and his favorite season is spring. I like the little boy and I've already fought your father over this. He is mine to claim."
Nico huffed in annoyance. "So you want Camp to build a temporary cabin for you?"
"Already done," Chiron said. "One of the minor god cabins is open since the only child of Anicetus just moved into New Athens, so the cabin is open for Jonah to move in. We'll rename it for Persephone and let Jonah decorate it however he wishes."
"And…how does Jonah being claimed by Persephone tie in with me taking him in?" Nico asked.
"He needs a little bit of family," Chiron said. "It's not summer yet, and we need to get the cabin ready for Jonah to come in when summer arrives. He should not be alone."
"He's Mexican, right?" Nico asked. "Which means he probably doesn't know English very well…why not put him in the Valdez house? They use Spanish all the time."
"The Valdez family is preparing for a new member already," Persephone said. "In just a few short months, there shall be yet another one of Hephaestus's legacies running around that house. Jonah is from an orphanage that housed many children. So many family members might frighten him."
Nico couldn't argue with that. Leo and his brood were a lively bunch and this kid didn't look very into excitement.
"Besides the Hades powers," Nico drawled. "Why me?"
"He needs comfort with something," Chiron said. "You share his powers, and you and Will Solace aren't very…shall we say, rowdy…"
Nico slightly blushed at that. It'd been sixteen years since he and Will had begun their relationship. He still got a little hot under the collar when someone mentioned it, but that was just his twenties-past-mindset acting up.
He sighed. "Fine, I'll take him. But he's still gotta learn English."
Chiron nodded. "We'll make sure to have Mr. Valdez teach him. Or perhaps young Tulio could try if Leo is too distracting."
"Okay."
Nico stepped into the rec room and sat beside Jonah on the couch.
Jonah looked at Nico and shied away. The son of Hades forced back a groan. Of course this kid would be judging on looks right now, and Nico wasn't the happiest person to look at.
"Hey," he tried. "I'm Nico di Angelo, son of Hades. I heard your name is Jonah?"
Jonah nodded.
"So you understand English?"
The boy nodded and put his fingers close together. A little.
"Okay, at least that's something…" Nico ran a hand through his black hair. "Chiron—that guy over there—said that I'll be taking you in until the summer. You'll be staying with me and my partner until your summer cabin is ready. Understand?"
Jonah slightly nodded with a confused expression.
He probably only understood half of that… Nico sighed. "Alright, let's go, then."
Nico took the boy's hand. It was small and skinny, but warm.
They walked out of the Big House together. Nico couldn't help but smile a little. Jonah was kinda cute…
Maybe this is a good thing, Nico thought. I think Jonah would fit right in with Will and I.
Jonah looked up at Nico warily at first, then gave a small smile.
Nico smiled back, and for once, his smile didn't make someone nervous. It only made Jonah's grin get wider.
A/N: HA! Look at that, I finally got around to making a Solangelo child!
Isn't Jonah the coootest?
Also, if you were wondering, Zac is a few months in the oven, so that's where this story is in the normal timeline :)