Once a Brother, Always a Brother

by Bookdancer

The Avengers are hanging out in Avengers Tower when Nico shadow travels in and slaps Clint, his surrogate younger brother. It turns out Clint's a son of Apollo, and he's Will's younger brother and Clarisse and Nico's surrogate younger brother. What will happen when the Avengers discover Clint left CHB when he was 18, never telling anyone?

4. What a Hug can Fix

Hey, so I'm actually on time! I mean, I would have preferred to update earlier today, but I had crew... (for those of you who don't know, it's a sport... rowing...) and Zeus, it was cold! On the water, anyway. So yeah, anyway... to:

Everyone who reviewed, story alerted, and/or favorite storied- Thank you so much!

Rose Weasley Granger Prewett- Yeah, sorry about that. I honestly didn't mean to, but these chapters are short and I wanted to have a little fun with one of my ANs. I'll try not to do it again.

ChaserMoonstone- Thanks! And also thanks! *pouts* Although I'm not sure I'll be doing any more. It was just something I was trying out... I do it every once in a while, so I think this is, like, my third out of over sixty chapters (although the majority of them are one-shots :P).

November 25, 1984

Camp Half-Blood

Clint is nine.

Clarisse is seventeen.

Will is fifteen.

Nico is eleven.

Clint skipped next to Clarisse and Will Solace as they walked toward the dining pavilion. After Clarisse brought Clint back, Will had been the main person (besides Clarisse) to welcome Clint to Camp Half-Blood. And, somehow, Will had become the brother Clint never had, plus Clarisse's second younger brother. The three were inseparable. But, Clint insisted, it would soon be four. Will and Clarisse didn't argue. Clint could worm his way into anybody's heart. What they didn't know, however, was whose heart he planned to worm into.

The three friends sat down at a table of Clint's choice. Thanksgiving was the one day of the year when it didn't matter which table you sat at. To Will and Clarisse's surprise, however, said table only housed one other person- Nico DiAngelo.

The eleven year old gave them a warning look, but it softened when he saw the nine year old with them. The four demigods got up to sacrifice to the gods, each giving to a different god. Will and Clint gave food to their father, Apollo, Clarisse gave some to her father, Ares, and Nico gave his sacrifice to his own father, Hades.

Once they got back to their seats, Clint stopped them from eating before saying, "We still have to give thanks to each other."

Will sighed but said, "I'm thankful for my half-siblings and Clarisse. I'm also thankful to my father."

"I'm thankful for my half-siblings, Clint, Will, and my father." Clarisse said.

Clint turned and stared at Nico, who grumbled but said, "I'm thankful for not being killed this year."

Then it was Clint's turn. "I'm thankful for being alive this year. I'm also thankful to Chiron for helping me with the sword." He smiled proudly. "I finally managed to disarm someone else. Also, thanks for keeping Will and Clarisse safe. And thanks for my sister, Clarisse, my dad Apollo, my half-siblings, especially Will, and my other brother, Nico."

Nico turned and stared at the younger boy, who looked back innocently. Nico kept staring before he let out a soft sob and reached out to hug Clint, who happily hugged back. Who ever said a hug couldn't fix anything?

So what'd you guys think? Were any of you wondering when Nico was gonna come in, cause he is mentioned in the summary... Anyway, please review, because I got less reviews than my first two chapters last time, and it's supposed to be the opposite!