Thanks again to Owlion12 for the Nico chapter! This should be interesting!

CHAPTER 44: NICO DISCUSSES HIS FEELINGS

It was a normal day in the Palace of Hades. Persephone was doing something involving flowers, Hades was stalking people on Facebook (because that's the only thing he's actually good at), Thanatos was painting a wooden coffin he built all by himself (because it was almost Halloween), which left Nico sitting on the couch playing a video game.

Nico wasn't playing just any old video game. He was playing a game Persephone got him for Christmas last year. It was literally called "The Annoying Child". Persephone had it custom-made. Here's what really happened. Persephone wanted to get Nico a present for Christmas, but it had to be something he hated…something he would never want in his life! So Persephone grabbed Hephaestus and Hermes and ordered them to create a video game that taught Nico how to be a better stepson. All Nico knew about the game was that he got to kill stuff and hide in the shadows. As long as he was doing that, he was happy.

"There!" Thanatos said gleefully, putting his paintbrush down and looking at his coffin. "It is finished!"

"Okay…?" said Nico.

"It's for my haunted house this year," said Thanatos. "Lord Hades said we could transform the palace into a haunted house, and I'm the director…which means I get to boss you around and junk!"

"That's nice," Nico said absentmindedly.

Just then Persephone walked into the living room and stood in front of the TV.

"Could you, um, move, Persephone?" asked Nico.

"No," Persephone snapped. "My lovely husband—note the sarcasm, di Angelo—would like to speak with you."

Nico sighed and paused the game (like he was ever going to finish it). He followed Persephone into Hades' study, where Hades was on Facebook, reading Persephone's latest post.

Persephone: Watering the flowers right now…and they look absolutely stunning!

Demeter, Triptolemus, and Hades like this.

Demeter: Oh, dear! I'm sure they're BEAUTIFUL!

Triptolemus: Yeah…you should work on my farm this summer 'cause your mother and I are getting married soon and you should totally work here because I think you're nice…and we have a common enemy.

Hades: TRIP SUCKS! :( FARMING SUCKS, FLOWERS SUCK, CEREAL SUCKS! I HATE YOU ALL! Love, Hades.

"Dad? You wanted to talk to me?" Nico said.

"Ah…" said Hades. "Nico, it has come to my attention that you must have surgery immediately."

"Why?"

"Do you like poetry?"

"No. Not really. But Will thinks it's okay."

"Well, too bad. I'm going to tell you the news in the form of a poem:

My darling son Nico,

To Olympus we must go

To get your teeth out

You'll scream, cry, and shout,

And the assistant might be Apollo."

"Dad? That was pretty good for the type of god you are," said Nico.

"Good," Hades turned back to the computer and looked at his email. "Your appointment is tomorrow at three."

The following afternoon, Nico and Hades headed up to Olympus. Hades totally left Nico on the bench to dwell in awful thoughts about needles and whatnot while Hades got ready for surgery.

A moment later, Poseidon came out to get Nico.

"I thought Apollo was the assistant today," Nico protested as Poseidon put the napkin on him.

"Yeah," said Poseidon, "but he said he'd be here in a little bit. For now, Uncle Poseidon here gets to watch you get tortured. So, question time. Do you want laughing gas and Novocain, or just the Novocain?"

"I'll take both," said Nico, looking at Hades, who was organizing all the tools in a neat little row.

"Nico," said Hades, "I need to give you some topical so you won't feel the needle going in. Poseidon, gimme the topical. Don't worry, Nico, it's not wheat-flavored."

Poseidon chuckled and handed Hades the gel. Hades gave it to Nico and Nico gagged. It turned to be peach-flavored instead of the usual cherry stuff.

Once Nico was given the laughing gas and the Novocain, he started to act funny. Now, Nico was one person who did not like to show his feelings for anyone. But today seemed like the good time to do so.

"Nico," said Hades, "I sense there's something you wish to tell me."

"Uh-huh," Nico slobbered. He looked at Poseidon. "I'm in love with Percy."

Poseidon dropped the water thingy and the vacuum, which he'd been playing with. "W-what did you just say?"

"I said I'm in love with Percy," Nico giggled. "He is sooooo handsome. I think Eros has pierced my heart."

"Yeah…okay…" Poseidon sat in the assistant's chair awkwardly because he wasn't sure how to take this. He'd never met a gay person before. "Uh…Hades, I just remembered I have to go…uh…buy bras. See ya!"

"Who'll be the assistant then?" asked Hades as he checked to see if his kid was numb yet.

"I'll find someone else," said Poseidon.

Five minutes later, Apollo came into the room and began helping Hades with the teeth-pulling.

Hades had just pulled the rest of Nico's wisdom teeth when Nico turned to Apollo and giggled. "I like your son, Dr. Sunshine."

"I like my son, too. He's one of my favs," said Apollo.

"No, no," said Nico, shoving Hades' hands away as he tried to put some gauze in, "I mean I really like him."

"That better be the drugs talking," said Hades.

"That's weird how you don't know this," said Apollo. "Will's told me the same thing and I support him fully. I believe you know this, too."

"I tried to forget it. How am I supposed to react?" asked Hades, allowing the chair to sit up.

"Well, just say you give him your full support," said Apollo.

Hades dragged Nico back to the Underworld and sat him on the couch. Then he gave him a Popsicle and told Nico to eat it.

"Son, how are you feeling about this whole thing?" Hades asked.

"Good," said Nico. "Will is very handsome, Dad. You should get to know him."

"Yeah…" said Hades. "Yeah…"

In the end, Hades finally went into his study, called up Will Solace, and invited him over for dinner the following week.

Okay, that was a terrible chappie, but please review. I'm also doing past heroes and stuff (I had this sudden urge to do that Tantalus dude, so that's why I'm saying this).