BEFORE YOU READ THE FAN-FICTION, PLEASE READ NOTICE(s).
i) Spoiler Alert
*If you have not read the fourth book: House of Hades, in the series Heroes of Olympus, it is recommended your read the book before you continue.
ii) Smut Alert
**This Fanfiction is RATED M, so profanity or sexual themes may apply. Be aware of this fact before you continue.
Other than these two notices, enjoy!
***EDIT 01/11/2017 - Since this story uploaded its first chapters back in 2014, the writing has drastically improved in the later chapters (also because I took a massive hiatus in the middle). I'm planning on rewriting the first few chapters so the style, diction and competence of the chapters are on par with the later chapters. Since this is a smut-focused fanfic story, it isn't exactly necessary to start from the first chapters as each chapter is essentially a different pairing doing a different sexual act, SO if you're reading this chapter and you're thinking, "what the hell is this shitty-ass writing?", then skip to the later chapters and enjoy the fanfic from there. Thanks for all your faithful readership for those who have stuck with me since the beginning of this fanfic. See you all in the next chapter!
~Nightrous ***
***EDIT #2 01/11/2017 - ALSO BEFORE I FORGET, I've noticed some readers confused, and even complaining in the reviews that Nico is a homosexual and question why I've placed him in a heterosexual relationship. LET ME STRESS AN IMPORTANT FACT. This story is AU, and is not canon to the actual plotline of HoO. If you really do thirst for a scene where his sexuality is explained and perhaps, demonstrated (smut), then place a comment in the REVIEW section below and I'll consider it.
****EDIT 03/01/2017 - THE FIRST CHAPTER HAS BEEN REVISED AND IS NOW PUBLISHED. I AM NOW WORKING ON REVISING THE NEXT CHAPTER. Also, I made a new note down below, concerning the relationship between Reyna, Nico, and Will.
"I, Zeus, Lord of the Skies, now call upon Leo Valdez, the son of Hephaestus, to make his request."
It was Leo's turn. What did he want to say? He wasn't sure what he wanted, as there were so many things . . .
That was a lie. He knew there was only one thing that could possibly satisfy him.
Should I . . .? He thought. His heart was thumping and he felt his face getting hot. It was quite the daring request, despite having contributed to saving the world.
"Uhh, can I have a little more time to think?" he blurted.
Zeus raised an eyebrow suspiciously but nodded slowly.
"We will convene again in five of your human minutes."
Leo bobbed his head gratefully as the meeting broke into conversational whispers and hints of laughter among the Gods.
"What are you thinking about, son?" His father had shrunk to a human's size, and was walking towards him. Leo still was gaping at him, with eyes shooting around nervously, his hands at tapping at his side in random intervals. Looking into his eyes, Hephaestus nodded his head, as if to acknowledge Leo's troubled state.
"Like I've said before, I'm not good with humans," he continued, "But it doesn't take a lot to figure out this has something to do with a girl," Leo's faced reddened.
"Wha─, I didn't say anything about a girl," he exclaimed. His father was trying to hold back a chuckle, which made Leo blush even further.
"Come on son! Have some confidence." His father slapped him on the back, and Leo staggered forward, though he was grinning too. "You fought valiantly in the war, son. I'm proud of you. All the Gods, although they refuse to admit it, are grateful for their children, for all the demigods' help. Like the prophecy had stated, gods and mortals must unite to defeat the giants. Don't be afraid to make this─" Hephaestus cleared his throat, "─personal request. It will be a kept secret between you and those on the Council, only to be revealed if you allowed it."
Leo nodded, slightly less nervous now. He had to make this request. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Hephaestus patted his back in approval. "Remember, speak with certainty and you will be provided with such." The god turned towards the other Eleven Olympians and began walking back to his seat, transforming back into his godly form.
"He's ready."
All the gods turned towards Leo, curious to what large, request he had to make, that it had to be discussed before presented. Zeus's voice boomed, "Make your request, honorable demigod."
Leo took a deep breath. He must do it. "My request is─" The gods all craned their necks toward him, eager with anticipation. "The removal of the confinement spell on the island of Ogygia─"
A wave of gasps and over-exaggerated whispers of shock travelled like an electric current about the gods. Leo clenched his teeth and shut his eyes tightly. It was not the positive reaction he had hoped for.
"Sorry, I'm not done yet," he said a little too sharply than intended, then covered his mouth, wishing he had spoken in a different tone. Oh for fuck's sake, I'm too nervous for this. Zeus shot him a death glare while the other gods grumbled to themselves.
"I wish for the official release of Calypso. She should be able to travel wherever she pleases, obviously not within the forbidden parameters set carefully by you gods." Leo felt quite pleased with himself, sounding sophisticated and all. Then he felt his face getting hot yet again, realizing how narcissistic he sounded. He had even met the guy who made the word, and that man was not a pleasant fellow. With all this in his mind, he allowed himself a small, modest smile to form on his lips. "Not too much to ask, I hope?"
"Of what benefit does this have on─" Hades began to say. Leo raised his hand and surprisingly, the god of the underworld shut up. Oh, he was both loving and hating this authoritative status. It's just that he was used to taking the orders, not giving them.
"It's my request, and is to be bothered with only by me and those involved in my request," he tried to say without setting his hair on fire.
"Very well, your . . . request shall be granted within the next ehm—twenty fours," mumbled Zeus. "LET US ALL COMPLY AND RESPECT COMMANDER LEO VALDEZ OF THE ARGO II FLEET. RISE AND RECEIVE YOUR WISH VALDEZ."
Leo stood straighter and he felt a spark of happiness flicker within him. Finally, he could fulfill his promise. After four years of fighting Gaea, he could wait no longer to see his 'female friend' from Ogygia. He sighed with relief as Zeus nodded and the Gods sat down once more.
The ride down the elevator seemed to take hours, and he tapped at his side impatiently. As the elevator door opened on ground floor, he rushed outside the building and jumped for joy.
"Yes! I'm so outta here," he exclaimed. His best friend Jason and his team of demigods on Argo II patted him on the back.
"What'd you ask for?" Piper spoke everyone's thoughts. Leo reddened immediately.
"Uh, it's actually for me to know . . . and you to find out. In a million years, Beauty Queen, hope you can wait that long!"
Piper playfully aimed a punch at his head as he ducked, and crashed into Percy. Who was just so happening to be making out with Annabeth.
"Dude! Watch where you're jumping around, Leo─" he grumbled. Annabeth twirled Percy around once more and kissed him lightly on the lips. She winked at Leo.
"It's fine Valdez, Seaweed Brain needs a beating once in a while," she joked. Leo laughed.
"Yeah, I got your back Percy, don't you worry,"
Percy smiled faintly then perked up as he gazed behind Leo. "Hey, Coach Hedge is here! We can go for lunch now." He turned towards Leo and started to speak, but stopped halfway. "You coming─"
"I'm sorry, are you busy?"
Leo didn't realize he was making an awkward face, and quickly turned away in embarrassment. "Um, I have my own plans."
Percy raised an eyebrow questioningly. "You have your own plans—do they concern a gir—"
Hazel interjected. "He's got some business to sort out with a . . . goddess." Which is sorta true. Leo thought. She is categorized into a goddess right . . .?
Hazel looked towards him now, and he nodded with approval and appreciation.
"Yeah, I'm almost late for the appointment, you can go eat lunch without me." Leo said quickly.
"Catch you all later!"
And with that, he jogged off.
Frank stared after Leo for a few moments then glanced back at Hazel.
"Looks like you know something we don't," he said, eyeing his girlfriend for any mental hints. Of course, there were none. Hazel shrugged and raised her hands in surrender.
"Hey, I'm just making the most of my female perception. We girls notice things you guys think are trivial and unimportant," She winked at Piper and Annabeth. They winked back, as if the winks exchanged were an entire conversation in itself.
"Hazel's right, we notice when a guy has something up their sleeves that they try to hide," Annabeth explained. "But we're sensible enough not to gossip about it," and with that the three girls broke into a series of giggling laughter. Frank shook his head and sighed.
"Whatever, let's just go for lunch. Coach's here eh?" he tried to change the subject. When no one replied, he looked around in confusion.
"Uh—Coach?"
He found the old satyr chewing on his wooden club, sitting on top of a distant truck. "Coach! Get off, we're going to that noodle house you were interested in the other day."
The satyr looked about in surprise, then, as if just noticing the group, nodded his head in recognition and walked towards them. "Ah, yes, you seemed to have a conversation going on so I didn't want to interrupt," This time, Frank raised his eyebrow in question. Coach Hedge rolled his eyes. "Oh fine, I was getting hungry, let's go already." He trudged off only to be pulled back by Percy.
"Coach you're going the wrong way," he stated bluntly. The satyr immediately turned in the opposite direction and started walking again.
"Coach! We still need to wait for Nico and Reyna." Percy reminded him. A voice sounded from the left.
"Its fine, we're here." The son of Hades was jogging towards them, with Reyna also jogging at his heels.
"Oh, how convenient. Both of you arrived at the same time," said Annabeth. "Did you guys take the same bus here?"
"Uh─" Nico stuttered. He looked at Reyna as if for help and she laced her fingers with Nico's, to everyone's surprise. "Well, he is my boyfriend now," was the simple reply. The other demigods all exploded with curiosity.
"Oh my gods!"
"When did this happen?"
"How did you─"
"I didn't even know!"
Reyna held her free hand up, her other hand still firmly laced with the son of Hades. "How about we talk at the restaurant? Seems like we have a lot to catch up on with one another." She looked at Nico and they both smiled. For a moment, Nico's eyes met Percy's and Percy looked at him questioningly. Nico shook his head subtly. Not now, I'll explain later, the gesture said. Percy nodded and spoke to break the awkward silence.
"Alright, come on you lovebirds, we've been waiting for you." He started off down the street, then stopped and remembered. "Leo's not coming, he has his own plans." The countenance on the demigods' faces showed their acknowledgement. Jason took lead with the son Poseidon and waved his hand, gesturing the others to follow.
"Percy's right, we might be late for our set time because we booked it in advanced. Now c'mon, let's go."
Meanwhile . . .
Leo jogged around the block a few times before he made sure his friends were gone. He had a glimpse of the entire commotion with the arrival of Nico and Reyna, but he couldn't yet deduce what was happening. Ah well. His nosiness will have to satisfy for a later time. At the present moment, he had other, more important things to do. As his demigod friends finally walked into the distance, he pressed a hidden button on the side of his watch. Immediately, a high-frequency sound wave shot into the air, signalling his bronze dragon companion Festus, who was flying above my butts, away from others' view, to hover back down beside Leo. As he landed, Leo climbed onto his neck and patted the gleaming metal head.
"Hey Festus, how's the new body? I spent a lot of time on improving it y'know? Especially because I had to reconstruct it entirely after only your head was left from that—explosion."
Festus shook his head and the gears in his mouth whirred something that resembled a low grumble. Leo heaved a great sigh of relief. "Really? It's great, huh? I used the latest computer chip for advanced automatons. My father gave it to me as a birthday present to build your new brain."
Festus continued whirring in approval. Leo had recently built another bronze dragon to act as a secondary vessel for Festus's conscience, in case the dragon didn't want to spend all his time as the head of Argo II. One could say it was a huge success (well, Festus thought it was, anyways).
"Yeah, I know, I like my designs too . . ." Leo continued to blabber on until he realized his bronze dragon was waiting for him.
"Oh. Right. We have a special someone to visit," he whispered quietly, and the dragon nodded his giant metal head in agreement. Leo climbed onto the dragon's back and clamped his arms around Festus's neck as they flew off into the bright morning sky.
Well, that's the first chapter, more to come soon. I have not written in a while, so I hope I can still maintain my "writer's craft."
Positive and Negative reviews are appreciated, so long as they are constructive and do not exhibit hate or excessive profanity (LOL I know, what hypocrisy)
EDIT 03/01/2017 - A great BIG apology to all those readers who were bothered by the incoherent parallels between Nico's relationship in this fanfic and in the series itself. I had stated before, that because this fanfic was AU, it was meant to diverge from the canon storyline, but I've been ignorant. Because I no longer follow the series (I stopped reading after the Blood of Olympus, you can kinda say I outgrew Riordan's genre) I was not aware of new developments concerning AN ACTUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WILL AND NICO and not a hinted attraction as was displayed in the Blood of Olympus. I was made aware by diligent reader (anonymously) who took the initiative of sending a PM to me, notifying me of the new "Trials of Apollo" series, so I quickly took a look over at the wiki online, discovering, thus what happened to be my biggest mishap. I'm gonna take back what I said earlier in 01/11/2017's edit and although this fanfic will remain AU, will reveal the relationship dynamics between Reyna, Nico, and Will in the future. To confirm, yes, Nico is still homosexual. I hope I have not offended anyone. Thank you for your patience.