Hi guys! Long time no see right? Hehe…Okay I'm really sorry for the late update. It's just that I haven't had anytime to write. I had tons of work this week and I was up writing this chapter Saturday night at 12:54 A.M. So I'm sorry if it's really crappy. The next chapter will be the dance, and maybe something else too…I really want to say thank you to all of those who reviewed and who wished me luck in school, you guys are amazing and I love you all! I'm so sorry that I didn't get to personally say thanks but like I said I barely had time to write this chapter. Don't forget to review guys!

Friday morning finally came for the Olympians. They would just have to make it through the day and then finally they would get to enjoy their weekend.

Hades, Zeus, Poseidon, Hera and of course Athena all sat in Algebra class, listening to Hudson drone on and on about something.

Actually Hera and Athena were the ones who were paying attention to what the blonde teacher was saying. 'The Big Three's minds were on something else entirely.

Every couple of seconds or so one of them would turn to stare at the clock and then at the door, as though waiting for someone to walk in through it.

"Where the Hades are they? They're already twenty minutes late…" Zeus muttered under his breath as he looked at the clock for what seemed the hundredth time that morning.

"Calm down Zeus, perhaps they just didn't feel like coming to school today. I know I didn't." Hera offered disinterested, while rolling her eyes.

Poseidon and Hades both wore worried expressions, though the Lord of the Dead tried to mask his.

The God of the Seas let out a heavy sigh; he was seriously starting to get worried now. What if something had happened to them? He knew of course that Perseus could take care of himself, as could Thalia and Nico…but that didn't really help lessen any of his anxious feelings.

The children hadn't gotten on the bus in the morning and they obviously weren't in class right now.

At that exact moment Thalia and Percy burst into the class room, they were slightly out of breath and their faces were flushed, but otherwise they seemed perfectly fine.

Poseidon and Zeus both let out a simultaneous sigh of relief as they looked at their respective children. But where was Nico? Hades stared at his niece and nephew intently, waiting for them to explain Nico's whereabouts.

The two teens walked over where Hudson was standing and after a moment's explanation they turned and walked over to the only desks available, which happened to be right next to where the Olympians were sitting.

"Hi guys." Thalia breathed as she sat down.

"Hi Thalia." Zeus and Poseidon greeted her. Athena and Hera gave the girl a curt nod before they turned back to their work.

Hades was unable to contain his curiosity any longer though because he quickly blurted out, "Where's Nico?"

Percy and Thalia shared a look before they turned back to their Uncle. "Um he's kinda sick…he woke up with a slight cold." Thalia said with a small grimace.

"But he's okay right?" Hades asked his niece, his tone of voice was leaking with worry.

"Oh yeah he's fine. He had a headache this morning and was coughing a bit, but he'll live." Percy informed him dismissively.

That didn't really help ease the worry that Hades was feeling, in fact he got more worried. Was his son okay? "So that's why you guys weren't on the bus this morning?" Athena questioned curiously her eyes never leaving the paper she was writing on.

"Yeah…that and the fact that we woke up really late." Thalia answered with a smirk.

Apollo and Hermes were in Science class. The Sun God was just about ready to fall asleep, and as his eyes began to droop closed Hermes decided to poke him.

"Ow what the Hades was that for?" Apollo hissed as he rubbed his arm.

"You were falling asleep." Hermes answered with a shrug. Apollo narrowed his eyes and contained the urge to hit his half brother. "So…you bored?" Hermes asked Apollo quietly.

Apollo rolled his eyes and answered, "No of course I'm not, why do you think that I wasn't just about to fall asleep?" He asked sarcastically.

Hermes nodded and then flashed him his let's prank an unsuspecting someone grin.

Apollo's eyes narrowed suspiciously and he quickly began to shake his head, "Oh hell no, the last time you had that grin on your face we almost ended up getting arrested and sent to jail." He hissed.

Hermes' grin turned into a frown for a second, but then his eyes got a cute puppy look to them.

"Please? We're just gonna mess with the teacher a little. Nothing too drastic." He begged while batting his eyelashes for effect.

Apollo sighed, and then knowing that it wouldn't be long before he gave in he said, "Fine. But Dad better not find out."

Demeter sat in Health class, diligently taking notes about the presentation that the teacher was giving.

It was interesting, and she really was trying to pay attention, but her mind seemed to have, well a mind of it own, because it kept wandering back to the conversation that she'd had with Hades, the previous evening.

The Goddess of the Harvest shook her head slowly. She couldn't believe what Hades had told her about Nico. It was slightly disturbing how her nephew had asked about her being single or not. And then what the boy had said about her looking just like Persephone…

Hopefully Nico wouldn't be finding out the truth about them anytime son, because then that would just be majorly awkward for everyone.

Hephaestus walked in the direction of the lunch room, his mind was on other things.

He couldn't wait until wood shop class, and he really couldn't wait to see the girl that came with said class. He had been too shy to talk to her, but hopefully that would change today.

As he walked by the main hallway he noticed that some people were putting large colorful posters on the wall. He walked closer to one and quickly scanned the paper's contents.

Goode's Annual School Dance

When: May 15th

Where: Gym

What: End of the year school dance. Formal wear. Everyone must attend. Dates are not necessary but are allowed.

See you there!
It read in fancy cursive. Hephaestus frowned after rereading the whole mandatory part.

Dances and Balls, really weren't his thing, and he definitely did not want to spend the whole evening watching his wife dance with her boy toy.

He sighed and walked into the cafeteria. After he got his tray of food he went and sat at their usual table. Thalia and Percy were already there, so where was Nico?

"Hi Fabron." Apollo greeted him with a smile. Hephaestus nodded to them and as soon as he sat his butt on the chair Aphrodite began to gush about the dance. In the Love Goddess's expensively manicured hands was a flyer announcing the dance.

"Oh my gods! This is going to be so great! I can't wait until the fifteenth, but were going to have to go dress shopping I have absolutely nothing to wear! Oh my gosh I can't wait!" She squealed excitedly. Her cheeks were flushed and her ever changing eyes were sparkling.

"Babe calm down." Ares requested as he put a large arm around her shoulders. The Olympians, Percy and Thalia were all looking at her with strange expressions on their faces.

"What?" Aphrodite asked self consciously.

"Nothing. Nothing at all." Zeus muttered while shaking his head.

"Okay." Aphrodite shrugged. "So when are we going to shop for dresses?" She asked the girls at the table.

"Ugh, first it's mandatory that we attend, and now they want us to wear dresses too?" The Moon Goddess whined.

"Of course Luna, it is formal wear. Unless of course you'd like to take a suit to the dance?" Aphrodite asked her with a sneer.

Artemis rolled her eyes but didn't say anything.

Further conversation was interrupted by the loud announcement that the principal gave through the intercoms. "ARUN SKYLER AND MICHALENGELO EVANS TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE NOW!" He yelled. Apollo and Hermes turned to look at each other and then at an angry Zeus.

After school was over Aphrodite had dragged all of the Goddesses to the most expensive stores in the city. She was definitely not going to buy a cheap dress at some cheap store.

Artemis and Athena had complained about it being too soon to buy the dress, but Aphrodite had said that it was never to early to shop for a dance.

The guys had decided to stay home and relax, all except Hades who had left quickly muttering about something he needed to take care of.

Hades arrived inside of the room that Nico shared with Percy and Thalia. He stayed hidden in the shadows for a moment and made sure that there was no one else in the room.

After a minute he cautiously stepped out of the dark and slowly made his way over to the sleeping figure of his son. Nico was lying on the bed covered only by a thing black sheet. His face was flushed and he was breathing a little heavily.

Oh his poor boy, he did look sick but not as bad as Hades had imagined thank the gods. The God of the Dead reached out and tentatively brushed Nico's bangs off to the side.

His son groaned silently and Hades quickly pulled his hand back, ready to leave in case his son was to wake up. Nico didn't wake instead he turned over to the side and began to cough harshly.

Hades frowned at the sound of that and wondered were Percy and Thalia were. They should at least be checking in on Nico.

"Bianca…" Nico murmured in a pained voice. The God of the Dead winced as he approached his son again, Hades really hoped that Nico wasn't dreaming about Bianca's death. Before he could think about that any further Nico spoke again, "Her name…Maria."

Hades froze. He was dreaming of his mother too? The God of the Dead reached out and gently caressed his son's cheek. Contrary to what most people thought, he wasn't a heartless Father who didn't care about Nico.

Quite the opposite actually, he loved Nico, perhaps even more than he loved Persephone.

Nico was a part of him and Maria.

He was all that Hades had left.

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