Disclaimer - I do not own PJO/HOO. Uncle Rick does.

A/N - Nico and Reyna are already together in this one.

"It's beautiful." Reyna said, holding his hand.

Nico took in the salty ocean breeze, the deep turquoise stretched out beyond the shore, and small, clear waves rolling in. It was beautiful. He entwined his fingers with hers as she rested her head on his shoulder.

They sat there, not saying anything, but enjoying each other's company. The moment didn't last long, though. A bunch of Ares and Mars kids came running to the beach and began a game of dodgeball.

"Let's go somewhere else." Nico suggested, ducking as a ball whizzed over his head.

So they went to the canoe lake. They'd barely made it to the middle when-

"I love you, Wise Girl."

"Love you too, Seaweed Brain."

Percy and Annabeth came into view, making out. Ugh. Not that Nico had a problem, but some sights were better left unseen.

He sighed. What did it take to get some privacy here?

The Son of Poseidon and daughter of Athena floated past them, too engrossed in each other to notice they had company.

"How about we explore the woods?" Reyna said when they'd climbed out their boat.

"Okay." Nico said, looking around. The sun was about to start setting, which meant the woods would most likely be deserted. They walked holding hands, while Nico's stomach bounced around inside him.

They were alone at last. Or so they thought.

"So, where were we?" Reyna asked, putting her arms around his neck.

Nico felt his lips stretch into a smile. "I'll show you." He wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned in.

Their lips almost touched. Then the next thing they knew, Connor and Travis Stoll jumped out from a behind a bush.

"Hyaah! Take tha...oh, crud." Connor said.

"Sorry, you guys." Travis said, not looking sorry at all. "We thought we were scaring Miranda."

"It's all right." Nico grumbled, getting to his feet.

"Come on," he said, grabbing Reyna's hand. "We're going to my cabin."

Thankfully, the Hades cabin was empty. Hazel wasn't back yet.

"Nico, are you hungry? It's almost dinnertime." Reyna asked, plopping down on his bed.

"No. You?"

"No. I was just worried about you."

"Don't. I'm fine." He leaned in, closing the distance between them. Nico's heart beat faster than a hummingbird's wings whenever their lips met. This time was no different.

His hands stroked her silky hair, black like his own. They broke apart, gazing into each other's eyes. "Finally." he whispered.

"Finally." She echoed with a smile, leaning in again.