This chapter is all flashbacks in Iris' POV and why she had kids with Nemo's dad and Nemo's dad only. It will also feature Octavian's POV at the end with a dream-vision somewhat like Jaycee's (except he doesn't spurt out prophecies - they're just dreams that happen in the future but it's not like he knows that). And you also get a very good clue on who Nemo's dad is in this chapter. Just send in your guesses and whoever's right will get a shout-out!

Iris' POV

1940

I was sitting in a cafe, disguised as a redheaded woman with golden eyes, when I spotted my good friend Dionysus.

"Derek! Over here!" I said, standing up and waving my hands while using my code name for him.

"I can't really talk now, Isabella, so I'm gonna make this quick." He said. "There's been some trouble down in Manhattan. Some Norse god is apparently causing a ruckus. Father has ordered me to tell you that you have to go and fix the problem." He said, and I nodded. In the blink of an eye, I was standing in Manhattan in a dark alleyway - so not my style but it was necessary for the mission.

"So, you're the little goddess that they sent to 'contain' me?" I turned around to see a tall man step out of the shadows.

My breath caught in my throat. The man was naturally about six and a half feet tall with sleek, black hair that fell to his shoulders and emerald green eyes that glittered brightly in the sunlight. He wore an intricate outfit consisting of black pants and a black shirt, an emerald green cape to match his eyes, and a golden helmet with two horns sticking out and curving behind. In his right hand was a long, golden scepter with a blue ball of energy at the top in between two sharp pieces of gold, one longer than the other.

"And you're a Norse god?" I retorted, snorting, and in an instant I was pressed up against a wall with his hands enclosed around my neck, his scepter abandoned on the ground.

"Don't underestimate the power I can do." He said, his eyes turning blood red, and his breath became cold. I froze, not sure what to do. Then it hit me.

I took my two hands and kissed him long and hard. At first, he didn't know what to do. But, he pulled me closer and wrapped his arms around my waist.

When the kiss was over, I pulled away and, spinning out of his arms, took the scepter and disappeared back to Mount Olympus.

"Iris!" I heard Dionysus' voice behind me and turned around.

"I got his scepter." I said. "And I distracted him for a little bit. He shouldn't be that big of a problem anymore." Dionysus nodded and left, and as I walked back to my temple, I felt my lips with my two fingers and smiled. Maybe containing this Norse god was gonna be more fun than I thought.

1941

I was called to the throne room to talk to Zeus about a problem.

"Yes, Zeus?" I asked, entering the throne room, and his head snapped up.

"Iris." He said. "The Norse god that you dealt with last year is causing trouble again, this time in Greece. I need you to go there and make sure that he knows exactly what he is dealing with here." I nodded and transported to a little house in Greece, where I knew he would be waiting.

"My dear." He said with a crooked grin that made my heart skip a beat. "I knew Zeus would make you come back to me after a year." I glared at him and sat down on the couch in the living room. "I have a few questions." I nodded nervously, wondering what exactly he would ask.

"Go ahead." I replied, and he sat down very close next to me.

"Why did you kiss me the last time we met?" He asked, and I gulped nervously. I knew that he was going to ask that question, but I didn't want to admit it.

"I was trying to distract you so I could grab your scepter and disappear." I said, fidgeting with my hands, and he put a hand on them to stop me. His fair skin was cold, and I shivered unconsciously.

"Is that all?" He leaned closer, and I shook my head as if I was in a trance.

"I kissed you because..." I trailed off, trying to get myself not to say it.

"Because...?" He asked.

"Because I felt attracted to you and I had to make sure that my feelings were real." I said.

"Good." He said. "Because me personally, well, I think I need a reminder." And with that, the strange man from another mythology entirely pressed his cold lips against my warm ones.

At first, the kiss was short and sweet. But soon enough, tongues clashed and clothes were shed and my mind was blanked out except for the thought of, 'I think I love this man'.

1942

After that day, I kept going back to that little house in Greece every week to meet up with my lover and just talk, or sometimes, not talk at all.

But one day, I couldn't help but ask him this.

"What do you look like in your Jotun form?" I asked, and he froze, the smile on his face fading away.

"You should go now." He said, but I kept pressing.

"We've been doing this for a full year!" I said loudly, throwing my hands in the air as I stood up. "Why won't you just show me the real you?"

"Because I'm a monster!" He said, standing up and slamming his hands down on the table loudly. "You'll leave. I just know it."

I reached a hand across the table and placed it on his colder ones. "Please." I whispered, and he looked into my eyes. Sighing in defeat, he pulled back and closed his eyes, concentrating on it.

My eyes widened as he transformed. His skin turned a wonderful shade of blue with raised lines of skin. His eyes opened and I could see that they were a red, looking like blood.

"I told you I'm a monster." He said, looking away, and I walked around the table slowly, not able to take my eyes off of him. I lifted a hand and turned his chin towards me.

"You may be a monster," I started, and I could see the sadness in his eyes. "But you're the most beautiful creature I have ever seen." His eyes looked into mine with love and happiness, and I lightly brushed my fingers over his face, wiping off the tears of joy.

"You truly are the goddess of light." He said, and our lips met in a burst of light.

And that was the day I conceived our daughter, Nemo.

Octavian's POV

*Dream*

I looked up towards the door where our captors entered and exited, and struggled in my chains again. Reyna and Annabeth had already given up for the day, Misty Ferran, a Roman daughter of Fortuna, was trying not to cry by the looks of it, and the Greek son of Hecate - Alex Brewer - was unconscious.

Suddenly, a bang was heard. Then there were more. I could hear slashing and yelling and fighting altogether, by the sounds of it.

The door flung open, and standing in the light was a redheaded demigod that looked like a goddess.

"I'm Nemo Ledger, and I'm here to break you out." She said in a light and dreamy voice paired with an English proper-sounding accent. But what hit me the most was her eyes. Golden with emerald green specks flickering to blood red. And that's when I knew.

That's when I knew I had fallen in love.

*End Dream*

I shot awake and looked around, seeing that I was still here in Red Room, Russia, still chained up to the wall. But I knew that the angel of light would be coming for us soon.

So I sat back against the wall and waited.

Gods! Four chapters in two days, I'm becoming a softie! Not good!

And please, please, PLEASE send in your guesses for who Nemo's dad is. It shouldn't be that hard if you've seen Thor or the Avengers ;)

And, in other news (skip this if you don't really want to know), I have a trademark now! It's called the "WINKIE face" and you can't have it!

;) ~*N.L*~