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Title: A to Z with the di Angelos – Parental Life of Heroes
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus
Disclaimer: All rights reserved to Rick Riordan for he created the awesomeness that is Nico di Angelo. And everything else related to Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus. Aside from the Gods, they belong to the old Greeks. This fanfiction and its OCs on the other hand are entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: shounen-ai, fluff, family, adorable kids, mpreg, pregnancy, shoujo-ai, hetero
Main Pairing: Nico/Percy
Side Pairings: Piper/Annabeth, Chris/Clarisse, Paul/Sally, Tyson/Ella, Charles/Silena
Percy Jackson Characters: Perseus Jackson, Nico di Angelo, Annabeth Chase, Piper McLean, Clarisse la Rue, Chris Rodriguez, Lou Ellen, Will Solace, Charles Beckendorf, Silena Beauregard, Sally Blofis, Paul Blofis, Tyson, Ella, Small Bob, Mrs. O'Leary
Mythological Characters: Atalanta, Britomartis, Calypso
Own Characters of the Next Generation:
Nicercy: Bianca Maria di Angelo, Hades Poseidon di Angelo, Sally Persephone di Angelo, Theseus Paul di Angelo, James Charles di Angelo, Laura Silena di Angelo, Jackson Tyson di Angelo
Chrisse: Calandra Rodriguez, Chrysander Rodriguez, Charisma Rodriguez
Pipabeth: Theadora Tiphane Chase, Lucas Thomas Chase, Tristan Frederick Chase, Matthew Robert Chase
Louranda: Kathryn Ellen, Alabaster Ellen
Jakill: Elizabeth Mason
Summary: One chapter for every letter of the alphabet, each depicting a scene from the family life of Nico, Percy and their children, from "A Very Half-Blood Marriage" to "Chasing Fireflies".
A to Z with the di Angelos
Parental Life of Heroes
9. C is for Camping [November 2024]
Bia had always admired her auntie Thalia. She was strong, determined, powerful and wild. Not that she had understood it when she had been younger. But now she was already nine years old, so she understood plenty. More than others gave her credit for. After a lot of begging, their parents had allowed Bia, Cally and Thea to go camping with auntie Thalia. Thea's moms had been the only ones who had agreed fast, because auntie Annabeth trusted auntie Thalia very much. Cally's mom however was less than pleased. Not that anyone could deny the trio when the girls turned large, begging eyes on the parents. Thea, Cally and Bia sat huddled together around the fire.
"You're doing that completely wrong. Sitting at the fire without marshmallows!"
The three little girls turned toward the voice. It wasn't auntie Thalia, it was one of her friends. Since it were three girls, Lady Artemis had insisted that Thalia should take two additional huntresses, to protect the children. That however had put Bia and her friends in even more awe. Atalanta walked toward them with a smile, handing them sticks with marshmallows on them. Atalanta. Bia always listened closely during their history lessons, she knew all the important old myths. All the great heroes. Perseus, Theseus, Jason, Achilles, Orpheus, Odysseus, Herakles. All the big names were always boys and Bia had always complained about that. It had been auntie Thalia who had told her about the greatest female hero of the old – Atalanta, the greatest huntress there ever was.
"Is it hard?", asked Cally curiously, eying Atalanta with a greedy look.
"Being that awesome? Sure", nodded Atalanta, her smirk mischievous.
"Being such an egomaniac", corrected Britomartis next to her, rolling her own eyes.
Britomartis was awesome too. She was Thalia's half-sister, a daughter of Zeus who had joined the hunt to become a great hero too. Bia bit her lower lip as she stared at the three older girls opposite them. The two daughters of Zeus sat on either side of Atalanta, both laughing now.
"Being a female hero", clarified Thea with a serious expression on her face. "They're always boys. And sure, my moms were heroes of the Giant War, but mommy also fought in the Titan War, very hard, yet everyone only spoke about uncle Percy. The same goes for aunt Reyna. She too fought hard in the Titan War, but what the gods cared about was only uncle Jason."
"Not gonna lie, kiddo", sighed Atalanta, pushing one strand of dark hair behind her ear. "It's incredibly hard for us girls. Everything is harder for girls to achieve than for boys, but in the world of heroes, it's a hundred times harder, because the hero saves the damsel in distress. So, when the damsel decides to become a hero herself, who's to be saved? We're always, constantly, chasing after the boys. Always just a step behind them. That's why we're here, why we're hunters of our Lady Artemis. Because we can fight better together. Not just against monsters, also against the boys."
Bia frowned and tilted her head, suckling on the gooey marshmallow at the end of her stick. Chasing after the boys? She didn't want that. She found it unfair that boys got more praise and attention than girls, but it was true. Her papà was praised higher for returning the Parthenon than auntie Reyna, her mamma got all the praise for returning the Master Bolt, even though uncle Grover and auntie Annabeth had been just as much a part of it. And in many versions, her mamma also got the praise for returning the Golden Fleece, even though it had been auntie Clarisse's quest and she had been the one to deliver it too. It really was unfair. Male heroes got far more attention, girls didn't even get a fair chance at becoming a hero. Looking over, she noticed that Cally looked as upset as Bia felt. She guessed that was why they were best friends, going strong for nine years.
"Stop thinking so hard, kids", laughed Thalia, placing one hand on Cally's head and the other on Bia's, ruffling both their hair. "Today, we're just having fun, mh? We're going tracking after the marshmallows, let's see if we can catch ourselves a midnight snack."
The girls cheered, causing the three huntresses to laugh amused.
Author's note: Next chapter will focus on a family trip to Italy! ;)
Next update is going to be "Life at Novus Olympus Academy" on Wednesday!
