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Flora Mare in general translation is Latin for Sea Flower

it's supposed to be an affectionate term from Nico to Arrosa

Nico's POV.

I could believe it. She was back, finally, mi flora mare was back. I mean I knew chaos said he would bring her back but that was seven years ago. Now, Thalia was the only one I still talk to from that damned camp and only the two of us understood why, while the rest I left to flounder around in confusion. Though how they couldn't figure out that I had left was because they had abandoned my queen and left her was beyond me. The platinum gold band and onyx diamond ring laid on my chest resting on a chain around my neck. I never did get a chance to give it to her. But now...

I would know her anywhere, I needed her to make my soul feel like it was living like all sons of hades who find love. She was so quiet when she walked forward, she is still a petite as always and her voice was soft, my Rosa.

I saw the contempt in those sparkling eyes when Annabeth started the introductions and I couldn't really blame her. That witch-y daughter of Athena tried to get with me even when Arrosa was still here, but I could never tell her. Annabeth had been one of her best friends and it would have crushed her to know that. Then the rest went up, but I wasn't focused on them and what they were saying, all I wanted to hear her laugh again just like when Chaos couldn't find her. It was like tinkering bells, so musical and other-worldly.

I couldn't stop myself when I was up for introduction. I had to claim her as mine once more even though only three people in the room would know who I was claiming and one of them was the person herself.

"...Flora mare." I was close enough to hear her breath catch and a look of shock flashed in those green-gold eyes. I only wanted to wrap my arms around her and hold her close.

But I couldn't not yet at least, but I will have my little sea flower even if it kills me.

Going to sleep without seeing her bright eyes, have had to watch and dream of her fighting for breath every time I close my eyes and remember why she was with chaos to begin with. I will have to "thank" Kronos for that the next time I see him; I mean just because I can't kill him doesn't mean that I can't hurt him.

My arms had always felt empty when I hugged my friend, Thalia, knowing that it wasn't Arrosa but now she's back. To fight another war, with people that she doesn't even like, not that I could really blame her. When Chaos said good luck before leaving I had this feeling that he actually talking to all of us instead of Arrosa or Echo I guess now and her friends. I had blinked and the next thing I knew all of us were back at camp, Chiron and the other campers surrounding us and chaos mercenaries standing off to the side with my little Rosa in the front.

I mentally chuckled at the fact that she really was short about 5'3" compared to everyone else that was around 5'6" or taller well expect for the eleven and twelve year olds but they were still growing.

Chiron looked at their black cloaks and face masks almost nervously like they were going to attack.

"Um...I was just informed of your arrival. We do not know of where you will stay ye..."

"That's fine. Chaos has already prepared us the cabin that we will be using." Echo's soft voice broke through Chiron's nervous ramblings.

The centaur merely nodded his head but it seemed that the idiot son of the sea had to open his mouth.

"And just where would this "cabin" be?" His voice was condescending. I was ready to chop his head off with my sword.

Echo raised her hand and pointed to the end of the original twelve cabins and slightly off to the right.

"Right there son of a shrimp." as she spoke a building the size of the Poseidon, Zeus, and hades cabins combined sprang up. It was completely black, with small specks around the bottom of the cabin making it look like stars in the night. It glowed with an ethereal glow, magnificent and baring it showed power and wisdom that would topple the gods if needed.

"We will be resting and preparing for what's to come. do not bother us." Echo spoke again, but I caught her looking at me and we spoke with our eyes like we had done once before she "died", I nodded my head in understanding that I was to come over later today. I saw a girl, North if I remember correctly, whispered something in her ear making her choke on air and glare at her with enough annoyance to break rock. Which was good because I didn't want to know what would happen if that glare was full of anger.

I watched as they walked away, but my heart stop when Echo looked back one more time before heading in. I walked to the small creek that we used to hang out at to be by ourselves and enjoy each other's company. I always came here to think and to wallow in loneliness. Now instead of loneliness I was filled with trepidation and fear along with excitement and happiness all at once. I fingered the ring that rest under my shirt lost in thought. I would give it to her, with a promise, a promise that if this came out in our favor, I would follow her back to the void, as long as we were together. I sunk into my thoughts about how this would pan out and then I noticed the main area of camp was deserted with people going to and fro their activities and cabins.

I stood up from the log I sat at and walked to the night cabin. Knocking the one they called Archangel opened the door, I saw a shock of blond hair before his hood slipped back to cover his head.

"I need to see Echo." I said without a break in my voice thank hades.

He nodded, "It's okay, Nico. We all plan on telling you who we are. Come on Rosie will tell you first before the rest of us go for it."

I could only nod my head in surprise, he knew. He even called her Rosie like a nickname. I felt a really ugly feeling build in my stomach. I was shocked to find out it was jealousy. I followed him up the stairs. Yup, stairs. The inside of this cabin was the best thing ever, Chaos was really helpful for his warriors.

But anyway he led me down the hall all the way to the back there was a single door with a simple carving on the door. It was of a carnation, I wonder why Arrosa would use that was her symbol. The boy just opened the door and motioned me on in. Looking in I wasn't sure what I was searching for until I found it, there she was, just as beautiful as I remembered her to be. She was lying on the bed, still with shock at seeing me apparently but then,

"Nics!" she was shooting off and out of the bed quicker than I had ever seen her. My arms were immediately circling her waist holding her lithe form against my own. She smelled like salt water and surprisingly enough a little like the after-rain smell, what was that called again? Ozone, oh yeah, but it didn't smell bad as I had once thought it had.

I buried my nose in her hair, it was just as thick and as wavy as ever and I just stood there trying to memorize her. Her smell, her expression, and the way she felt up against me and fit into my hold.

"I missed you Nics," Her voice was muffled from where I had pressed her head underneath my chin and against my chest, it sent vibrations through me. I squeezed her gently at the sad tone of her voice. My sea flower should never sound as vulnerable as she did at that moment.

"I've got you now, flora mare. I've got you and I'm not ever letting go." I murmured soothingly. My feet seemed to have gained a mind of their own and directed us both back to the bed.

Lying there atop the covers, I just couldn't seem to look away from her.

"I'm not letting you leave without me again." My voice held every convection that I had and conveyed how deep my promise of going back with her was. She just smiled back at me brilliantly and cuddled up into my arms even more.

Nothing was going to keep us apart, I was determined. But I did have to acknowledge the fact that we would need to be careful around the campers while they were here or until Chaos' troops decided to reveal themselves.

"I really hate it here, Nico. It brings back such awful memories." She whispered into the stillness of the room.

I had been fearful of that happening, but I was confident in my little flower's skill to push through all that which is uncomfortable and do the job. After all that then we would be going back to wherever Chaos has been keeping her and live out the rest of our lives away from all these corrupt people. I held on to her tightly, never wanting to let go of her.

I burrowed my nose into her hair, inhaling the scent of my beloved, "After this, it will just be us. We'll never have to come back here if you don't want to."

"Promise?" Her eyes plowed right to my soul and I couldn't stop when my breath caught in my throat at the look on her face.

"I swear to you, mi flora mare that I will never make you do anything you don't want to do. Especially come make to this hell hole."

Her smile was breathtaking, but all I could think about was the fact that the hole in my heart was gone and the emptiness in my arms was filled. I don't plan on letting that desolation fill me again, ever.