This is a continuation of my original story, in which both of the boys meet each others families formally. It will be a two part sequel. Her is part one. Enjoy.
I do not own any of the cahracter other than Eliana. The plot is mine.
"My dad wants to meet you." Nico choked on his hot chocolate at those words, making Eliana snort at him. Jason gave him a curious look.
"W-what?" was his very intelligent response. It was one of the nights where they didn't have Chemistry homework but they just wanted to hang out. Thankfully, Ms. Demenchi understood that the day back from Thanksgiving break was a very stressful day and gave them a day off. Jason took a sip of his own hot chocolate and looked at the floor.
"I came out to my parents yesterday. I swear it was just going to be that, but one thing led to another and we got into a fight and it slipped out. And so my dad wants to meet you since he wasn't there last time." Jason explained. This time, even Hazel rolled her eyes.
"It was probably a good thing that he wasn't there last time. It didn't really turn out well." Nico mumbled. Jason nodded and tapped Nico's knee with his. "When does he want to meet?"
"Well, he actually wants to meet your whole family. This Friday. If that's alright with you guys." Eliana nodded and looked at the calendar.
"Yeah that sounds, wait is it already December 5th? Shit!" Eliana jumped off the couch and set down her hot chocolate. Nico gave her a confused look.
"What's wrong, Smith?"
"Shit shit shit! I thought that it was a week earlier! Oh lord, she is going to be here any minute and nothing is ready and where is she even going to sleep? Fuck, this is what happens when I get told about this only a week before." She was mumbling under her breath, clearing away the dishes and generally running around like a manic.
"Who is coming? What are you talking about? Eliana!" Hazel called. Eliana stopped and started fidgeting with her hands.
"Well, you see, the other day I got a call from your father and he told me that-" she was cut off by the sound of the door opening, prompting everyone to scramble for a weapon. Before Jason knew it, Hazel had a machete in her hand, and Nico had an actual sword. That was not allowed, Jason was pretty sure. Eliana however, looked extremely pissed and holding a vase. "Where in hell did you get a key to the apartment?"
"I got them from the landlord when I bought the apartment, Ms. Smith." A high voice called as the person entered the living room. Jason had never seen the girl, but he could guess who she was. She looked a lot like Nico, except tanner and with longer hair, although not that much longer. Nico really did need a haircut. She had two suitcases in her hands, which she promptly dropped when she saw who was in the living room. "Nico!"
"Bianca?" Nico asked in shock. Hazel looked extremely uncomfortable at this whole situation. Jason remembered that Hazel had only been with Nico and Eliana since the summer, so she would have never seen Bianca. Eliana, however, was still upset.
"One, you never bought the apartment. I did actually. Two, that doesn't mean that you can walk in here like you still live here. And three, how about I get some more time to prepare before you decide to drop by for a quick trip." Eliana said. Bianca rolled her eyes.
"You are overreacting, Ms. Smith. I still have the right to live here. My father was the one that gave you the money to pay for it. And you had plenty of time to prepare for me. You not being prepared just tells me how responsible you are and how you are taking care of Nico." Bianca responded. Eliana grinded her teeth.
"It is always a wonderful time when you are around, Bianca." Eliana said sarcastically before looking over at Hazel. "Oh, I want you to meet someone. This is Hazel, your half-sister. She joined us this past summer." She gestured to Hazel, who was still sitting on the couch. Eliana seemed extremely defensive about Hazel, like she was ready to fight Bianca if she rejected Hazel, which Jason suspected she was. Bianca was silent for a second before smiling and opening her arms.
"I always wanted a little sister. Nico stopped letting me put him in dresses when he turn 7 and I am so glad that I finally have a sister. I have so much to talk to you about. We must go out for lunch while I'm here." Bianca announced, pulling Hazel into a hug. Hazel made a slight squeaking noise, but returned the hug. Jason, on the other hand, chortled at Bianca's words.
"Wait, you were put in dresses as a kid? Do you have pictures of that? You must have looked adorable! I have to see them!" Jason asked, still laughing at the mental picture. Nico blushed bright red and sent him a glare.
"You are not seeing those pictures and it was not hilarious! It was pure torture and the only reason she stopped is because I started tearing the dresses up." Nico shot back, pouting now. Jason held his arms open as an invitation to come sit with him, but Nico gave him a huff. And then he sat on the arm rest next to Jason, letting the blonde wrap an arm around his waist.
Bianca looked extremely shocked at this transaction, making Jason realize that Nico probably hadn't told her about him yet. He wasn't even sure of Nico's father, the looming darkness that Jason wasn't really sure about in general, knew about them. "And who are you?"
All four of them froze and looked at Nico expectantly. Sure Jason had told his parents about them, on accident, but Nico was slightly worried about telling his sister and father. Nico cleared his throat as Jason took his arm off his waist.
"Bianca, this is Jason. My chemistry partner." He said, biting his lip before taking a deep breath. "And my boyfriend." The air was silent for a while before Bianca glared at Jason.
"If you dare hurt my baby brother, I swear I will-"
"Castrate me, burn my body, take my ashes, place them in acid, and then pour the acid into a bucket of feces so that I can be surrounded by the same filth that I was as a human in death. No trace will be left and you father will get rid of all evidence." Jason and Eliana said in unison. Bianca blinked rapidly. Eliana smirked.
"I already gave him the shovel talk. It was fun. After that, we had some Thai food and watched Grease 2. Don't worry, Jason is like an overgrown puppy. He couldn't harm a fly." Eliana stated. Hazel nodded.
"After Frank, Jason is the most lovable and harmless person I have ever met." She said. They all nodded in agreement. Jason watched as the air was filled in awkward silence.
"So, are you all coming to dinner this Friday?" He asked again. Bianca tilted her head.
"Dinner?"
"Jason's dad wants to meet me formally and apparently decided that dinner was the best place to do that. Except he wants to meet everyone. And so we are apparently having a family dinner with our whole family." Nico explained. Jason shrugged.
"If it makes you feel better, my sister is flying in to be at the dinner too. Dad asked her to come and 'meet your brother's new boyfriend. Apparently no one in our bloodline is straight.' Those were his exact words." Jason looked at the clock. "I've gotta run. See you tomorrow. And remember, Friday. At 6 sharp. Dinner will be ready at 6:15."
Getting up, he waved bye to Hazel and Eliana, shook Bianca's hand, and walked towards the front door with Nico following him. As they got to the door, Nico let out a sigh. "Do I really have to go to this?"
Jason smiled and gave Nico a quick peck on the lips. "Yes, you do. It won't be that bad. My dad will be there, so Hera will be more contained. And my dad is going to love you. I know it."
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"This is going to be fun." Eliana said as they went up the elevator. Nico turned to glare at her. They were all wearing nicer clothes than usual, with Eliana in a deep red strapless dress that had a giant poof at the skirt and a leather jacket, going with some black heeled boots that he had seen her wear once. Hazel was wearing a more floral assemble, reminding him of something Persephone would approve of. It was a high waist pink skirt with flower designs all over it, a white button up shirt that had a black blazer over it, and some flats. Bianca, on the other hand, was in an army green button up shirt, black skinny jeans, and her school jacket over it, with her army boots. It was still astounding to Nico that this all girls academy was a military school that trained girls for the military so that they could serve once they turned 18 and give them a college education. Technically, Bianca was in the army right now. She just hadn't been sent abroad to do her service yet. That would be next year.
"I think we have two different definitions of fun." He huffed. He was forced to dress somewhat nice too, with Eliana forcing him into a black button up shirt and deep red vest that he had worn once to a business trip that she dragged him to. She even forced him in skinny jeans, which were better than slacks by an inch or two. Bianca rolled her eyes at her baby brother.
"It won't be that bad Nico. His parents aren't going to hate you. And besides, what's the worst that could happen?" She asked as they got closer to the floor. "Does Jason live in the penthouse?"
Nico nodded. "Yeah. Entire floor. It's pretty nice but his step mom is insane. Like, worse than Persephone. I would rather hang out with Persephone than be here right now." He stated. Both Hazel and Bianca grimaced. Hazel didn't mind Persephone that much, but she still remember how terrible it had been to first meet her.
"She can't be that bad." The elevator doors opened to reveal Hera Rodor standing in front of it, in a similar 1950's dress she had been wearing the last time Nico was here. "I stand corrected."
"Welcome to my home! You must be Nico's family." Hera said before she could register their faces. More accurately, Eliana's face. "You! You're related to him?"
Eliana gave a small smile and stepped out of the elevator. "Hello again Mrs. Rodor. It's lovely to see you. It looks like you redecorated the last time I was here. I am Nico's guardian and adopted sister, Eliana Smith."
Hera frowned. "I thought I made it very clear that I never wanted you in my house again."
"And yet you invited me here. Funny how that works, isn't it? Fate is a strange thing." Eliana said, looking over Hera's shoulder. "Zeus Rodor, is that you? I haven't seen you since that Beijing deal we made last May!" Walking past Hera, Eliana went to shake an older gentleman's hand. He had walked into the foyer just a second ago. He had silver hair and wrinkles in his face, but there was no doubting that he was Jason's father. He had the same blue eyes.
As he shook Eliana's hand, he smiled. "I didn't know that you were related to my son's boyfriend. Nor did I realize you had a brother."
Eliana shrugged. "Adopted brother. You actually know his father. My boss, Hades Morte, is Nico's father." Zeus suddenly straightened up and looked over at Nico and the other two, who were still standing awkwardly just outside the elevator. After a good look at Nico, he nodded.
"I can see the resemblance. He is from the Italian woman, correct? Maria? A tragedy right there. She was an amazing woman." He said, walking over to the rest of them. Hazel stepped forward quietly and held out her hand for Hera to shake.
"I am Hazel Levesque, Nico's half-sister. It is nice to meet you." She said politely. Hera smiled at her.
"You are a beautiful young lady. How old are you?"
Hazel smiled slightly. "I'm 13." By this time, Zeus had reached them and shook Hazel's hand as well. "It is nice to meet you as well sir."
"Anyone from the Morte family is welcome in these doors. Your father and I go back." He replied, turning towards Nico and Bianca. Bianca smiled and held out a hand.
"Bianca di Angelo, Nico's sister. It's a please to meet you, Mister Rodor. I just met your son this week actually. He seems like a nice man." She said.
Zeus grinned with pride. "Yes, isn't he? You though, look about the same age as my daughter, Thalia. She doesn't share my last name, but Jason's. Their mother's last name is what they chose to keep." Bianca's eyes widened.
"Thalia Grace? Top officer at Artemis Academy for Exceptional Young Women?" Bianca squeaked out. Zeus nodded and beamed.
"Yes. She has become a great women thanks to that Academy. Ms. Artemis is a family friend actually. Do you know my daughter?" he asked. Before Bianca could respond, they heard voices coming into the hallway.
"Thals, please don't do this."
"If anyone is dating my baby brother, they have to answer to me! And that means interrogation time!" a female voice yelled just as they turned the corner. Bianca immediately paled as Jason and a tall girl came into view. Nico looked back and forth between the two people. The girl didn't look at all like Jason, except with those electric blue eyes. She had black hair that was in a pixie cut and wearing something that seemed more appropriate for a Fall Out Boy concert than a dinner party. A very distinct difference from Jason's button up shirt and slacks.
"Thals?" Bianca whispered. The girl whipped her head towards their direction and locked eyes with Bianca.
"B? What are you doing here? I thought you were visiting fami- oh god, please tell me you are not related to my baby brother's boyfriend?" Thalia replied, closing her eyes. Bianca looked sheepishly.
"Nico is my baby brother. I guess our baby brothers' are dating each other. How adorable?" she stated. Zeus raised an eyebrow.
"So you do know each other. How, may I ask?"
Before Thalia could say anything, Bianca immediately replied. "We're roommates at the Academy." Nico was suspicious at that. Thalia looked at Bianca with an unclear look and nodded.
"Yep, roommates. That's totally what we are." It was silent for a minute before Hera clapped her hands.
"Well, how about we move all of this into our parlor for a few minutes while I finish dinner? They are right through these doors. Dinner will be finished in about 10 minutes and we will then move to the dining room. Come along. And remember to remove your shoes at the door." She said, opening the door directly in front of the elevator lobby. Eliana gave Nico a 'are you kidding me?' look, but started to remove her high heeled boots. Bianca was already bending over to untie the combat boots, shucking them off and dropping them by a similar pair. Nico untied his converse that he refused to give up and jogged quietly over to Jason.
"Are you starting to regret this whole dinner party yet?"
Jason rubbed the back of his neck and looked at the ground. "Just a bit. Although, look at it this way. We would have met each other one way or another." He said sheepishly. Nico rolled his eyes and grabbed Jason's hand.
"Yeah, at our sisters' wedding. Come on Superman, you have to endure my family trying to talk to your family for at least another 2 hours." Nico stated. Jason smiled and squeezed Nico's hand.
"So do you. This is going to be the awkwardest family dinner in history."
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After introductions were finished in the parlor( Nico was pretty sure Jason's dad was trying to rip off his hand), they had sat there awkwardly for a few minutes. Jason and Nico sat on one of the loveseats directly across from Zeus and Thalia sitting in a pair of armchairs , leaving the girls on the couch in between. Nico was still holding Jason's hand, though it was more for support than affection. Zeus and Thalia had just been staring at him for a few minutes now, making him uncomfortable. Finally, Eliana spoke up.
"How coincidental is this Zeus? It was only last year that we were talking about permanently partnering the companies and now here we are." She commented, crossing her ankles. Nico glared at her like the crazy persons she was. Zeus lightly chuckled.
"Just like you, Ms. Smith. Always looking for a deal to make. I see why Hades hired you." Zeus replied. "Speaking of which, does he know about this relationship?"
"No!" All of them but Thalia and Zeus shouted. Nico coughed in embarrassment, as everyone looked down.
"And we would like to keep it this way for a while Mr. Rodor. My father is a rather busy man that has a rather…distant relationship with all of us. We haven't found the right time to tell him." Nico stated. Zeus nodded.
"But you do plan on telling him? I would hate to think that you are ashamed of this relationship with my son." Even though it sounded like an innocent comment, Nico could tell the venom behind it. And so did the girls, who sat a bit straighter and kept their eyes focused. Nico kept his gaze steady.
"I will tell my father soon. And Jason will meet him and Persephone as well." Nico confirmed, squeezing Jason's hand. Jason bumped his shoulder in return. They were small touches, but everyone could see them. Thalia smirked and leaned back.
"You better not hurt him, di Angelo. Military school does wonders." Thalia stated. Nico held in a snort at that. Bianca stared at Thalia coolly.
"Funny you say that, Thals. It was only this Monday that I threatened your brother the same thing." She responded. Before anyone could try and hold in their snickers, Hera opened the doors to the parlor.
"Dinner is served. Follow me." Everyone slowly got up and followed the large swishing of her skirts to the dining room, with Thalia and Bianca now walking side by side and whispering furiously. Eliana raised an eyebrow as she kept in step with Nico.
"So, 20 bucks that your sisters are banging each other." She whispered to both of them, causing each of them to choke on air and stare at her wide eyed.
"Eliana." They both hissed at her. She just shrugged and walked a little faster. As Nico walked into the dining room, he couldn't help but notice that it looked exactly the same as last time, except with more chairs. Once everyone was seated, with Hera and Zeus on opposite ends of the table, Bianca, Thalia and Hazel on one side, and Jason, Nico and Eliana on the other, Hera held out her hands.
"It's time to say grace." She announced. Jason and Nico both stiffened as Eliana shifted in her seat. Thalia had reluctantly joined hands with her father, as had Jason, but Nico and his sister just sat there with their hands in their laps.
"Um, actually I am an atheist. We are all in fact. Even Bianca I think. So, I feel uncomfortable praying. But I won't object to your family praying. I just won't participate." Eliana explained. Hera's smile became more forced.
"We pray in this household, Ms. Smith, and I would appreciate if my guests would respect that. Now join hands." She ordered. Eliana raised her eyebrow. Nico silently groaned and picked up his fork. This was going to be a while. At least the food looked good. And he didn't smell any cinnamon, which was a good thing. He would actually be able to eat this time.
"I am respecting your religion. I just told you the reason on why I am not joining, as well as why Nico and Hazel won't join. You can still pray. I'm just not going to join you." She repeated. Jason was sitting as straight as a board now, and Zeus was starting to get agitated. Nico looked down at the duck. It looked really good. And they would probably be arguing for a while. Shrugging, Nico took a bite of the duck. As soon as he swallowed it, he knew something was wrong. His mouth was tingling and he could feel his stomach acting up. His lungs felt like they were starting to close up. Coughing, he stumbled from the table.
Jason jumped up. "Nico, are you ok?" Bianca's eyes widened and she quickly took a bit of the duck, spitting it out.
"Cinnamon! The duck has cinnamon! Nico took a bite of it! Hazel, call 911!" she shouted, running over to Nico. Eliana reached for her purse and pulled out an EpiPen. Running over to Nico, she immediately stabbed him with it in his left thigh. She watched for a few seconds before grimacing.
"Shit, he's going into an anaphylaxis state. We need to get an ambulance here pronto." Eliana ordered. Looking down at the EpiPen again, she cursed. "It expired last month. I hadn't gotten a chance to go down to the doctor's to refill his prescription."
Meanwhile, Hazel was already talking on the phone. "Yes, Mark Hotel. On 77th and Madison Avenue. Please hurry. He's severely allergic. Do we need to take him downstairs?" She nodded and signaled them to the elevator. Jason picked Nico up Bridal style and ran over to the elevator door, followed by Hazel and Eliana. Jason was pretty sure that the elevator was going as slow as possible. Eliana kept checking to make sure that Nico didn't pass out. Thankfully, the elevator reached the main floor and they rushed out, just in time to meet the paramedics at the front entrance. Jason handed Nico to them and Hazel followed quickly behind, tears in her eyes. Nico was still conscious, but barely. Jason looked back to see that his parents had taken the other elevator down and were following them out. Now that Nico had been passed to someone else, Eliana went from calm to panic in seconds.
"I have to call Hades! How am I going to explain this?" Eliana exclaimed, worry on her face. The ambulance sirens wailed as Nico was lifted in. Hazel was climbing in with him, crying and trying to hold Nico's hand. Meanwhile, Jason's parents stood on the sidelines, shocked at what was happening. Thalia stepped back out of the Mark with her jacket and motorcycle keys, followed closely by Bianca.
"Look, Bianca and I will follow the ambulance to the hospital since she will be able to get in, being Nico's sister. You and Jason can leave and meet us up there once everything is settled. It will be ok, Eliana." Thalia said, going towards where she parked her bike. Jason turned to Hera. The anger was boiling inside of him.
"Why did you do it? You knew. You knew about this and yet you still did it. Is it because we were dating? Are you still angry that I am bisexual? Why? Why would you do this to Nico?" He yelled at her. He had never raised his voice at her before. But there was something about seeing someone he cared about be carried out of his home on a stretcher. Hera was still gaping at him.
"I didn't mean-I don't-I forgot, Jason I am-oh lord, is he-I-I am so sorry." She finally sputtered out. Before Jason could say anymore, Zeus grabbed his wife's arm.
"You just sent one of my best partners and longtime friend's son to the hospital. Do you know the ramifications this could have on my business? Hades could sue me for this. I could lose business. If this makes it on the news, I will be ruined. If that boy dies, it will be on your head. I will divorce you if this happens. Not only because you would ruin my business and image, but also because you would have destroyed Jason's happiness. It is bad enough that you convinced my daughter to go to a boarding school in New Mexico." Zeus told her sternly. Hera looked at him with wide eyes and a red face. Jason felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Come on Jason, I have a driver coming to get us to take us to the hospital." Eliana said, sighing. "I hope you're ready to meet Nico's dad. Because he is flying in right now. That was him driving to the airstrip. He'll be here in 4 hours."
Jason nodded, looking down to see that they both did not have shoes on and that Eliana was without her purse. "Let's go back up and grab our shoes and your purse. How long til the driver gets here?"
She looked back down at her phone and ran her hand through her short hair. The diamond ring on her finger still glistened. Jason had forgotten that Eliana was engaged now. He had seen Jake around every now and then, but he mostly lived in Norway. "It will be here in 10 minutes. The hospital they are taking him to is only a mile away, but we are going to try and keep this off the radar. No doubt this will be in the news tomorrow, since we were at the Mark and your father was seen. Hopefully it doesn't connect Nico and you in the article. I am going to have to do damage control."
Jason nodded and went back in to the elevator. "After we check on Nico?"
"Definitely after."
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The drive to the hospital was short like Eliana said, but that wasn't the nail biting part. By the time they had gotten there, with Eliana being on the phone with several different people, Nico was being looked over by the doctor and wouldn't be able to receive guests until he was given the all clear with his lungs and blood pressure. And even then, it would only be blood relatives or guardians. Which means that Jason would have to wait another 2 hours until he could see Nico for himself. And not only that, but Hades was on his way to see his only son and Jason would be meeting him for the first time. In an emergency room. Because his stepmom had cinnamon in her food. At a dinner party. For the specific reason of meeting Jason's parents as boyfriends. Fun conversation waiting to happen.
"Jason, he is going to be fine. We reacted fast enough. This isn't the first time Nico has ended up in the hospital because of his allergy. It has just been a while. And Father always flies in when it comes to Nico's health." Bianca reassured Jason. Thalia and her had grabbed a couple of seats in the corner nearest to the hospital doors. Hazel was pacing up and down the aisle, while Eliana had stepped outside to talk to more people. He was pretty sure she was on the phone with the news station, trying to edit the incoming article.
"It's my fault. I should have asked what was in the meal. I knew about his allergy and my stepmom's obsession with cinnamon. I should have stopped him." Jason told her, looking down at his hands. The emergency room was pretty empty, with only one or two other people in the room. Thalia got up and muttered something about going to find a vending machine to get something to drink. Bianca put a hand on his shoulder.
"We all share the blame in this. I should have checked. Eliana should have refilled his prescription. Hera should have never put it in there in the first place. Nico should have asked. You didn't force feed it to him." She replied. Jason was silent.
"So, good news and bad news." Eliana stated, walking back to them, her phone gripped tightly in her hand. "Well, I guess it is how you look at it. Hades is going to be here in about three and a half hours, with Persephone. They are going to be staying in the city for a week to make sure Nico is ok. And I got ahold of the news station. They were at the scene and had some footage, but they promised not to release any names. Unfortunately, they are still going to run the story. Which means that someone is going to leak information sooner or later and I will have to do crowd control."
"So what does this mean for us at this point?" Bianca asked, completely serious. Jason had to say that this was the first time this whole week that they were on the same page. Eliana took a seat next to Bianca, still gripping her phone like it was her lifeline. She seemed a lot more nervous than usual.
"It means that I am going to be in a shit load of trouble when your father gets here. He might fire me and remove Nico and Hazel from my custody. He might even make them move in with him, seeing that Persephone is deciding to try and work out their relationship again. I could lose everything. And then there is the business part of this. If word gets out that the wife of an incredibly important business man tried to kill the son of another incredibly important business man because the son was dating her stepson, well, that is going to be the headline of the year. Nico and Jason could be followed by the media for months, trying to get details on their relationship. It wouldn't be the first time that the media has harassed the heirs to major businesses." Eliana explained, side glancing at Bianca. "That is, if he is the heir of the company. You can always accept it. You know your father wants you to run it alongside with Nico and Hazel. He wants the three of you in charge of the company and make it unstoppable."
"You could take it too, Eliana." Bianca argued. "With your recent engagement to the VP of a major European company and your friendship with many other CEOs, you would be just as great. And my father does consider you a part of our family, even if it irks me to say it. He isn't going to fire you. Nico would be dead without you, and so would father's business."
Eliana leaned back in the chair and sighed. Rubbing her face, she looked like a single mom rather than a 20 year old babysitter. "This is getting too complicated. Most companies don't worry about this. And with Hades' empire growing by the year, it is going to be a tough decision." She muttered. "It doesn't matter right now. What matters is Nico's health. We'll deal with this business part when Hades comes. Are we allowed to see him yet?"
Hazel had walked over at this point and sat next to Eliana, leaning on her and holding back tears. Jason realized how close of a relationship Eliana and Hazel had. It made sense though. Eliana was the person that took her in after her mom was hospitalized. She helped Hazel get used to a new city and handle a new school. And they were always hanging out together. If Hades were to fire Eliana, Hazel would fall apart.
"The doctor told me that we should be able to see him in 30 minutes or so after they get him stable and check everything. But they won't let Jason in immediately. Family only." Hazel stated. Eliana scoffed.
"Screw that. Jason, what foreign language do you somewhat know?"
Jason looked at her in confusion. "I know Latin and Spanish. Why?" Eliana nodded.
"Ok when we are allowed to go into the room, I am going to start speaking Spanish and you are going to pretend to be my translator. Nico doesn't know Spanish anyway so it's perfect." She explained. Jason still felt confused about this whole thing.
"But wouldn't that be weird since you're his guardian? For you to only speak Spanish and him not understand it? And what if the doctor knows Spanish?" Jason questioned. Eliana rolled her eyes.
"I am his half-sister that just came into the country from Spain after 10 years of being away. I am extremely emotional and can't calm down enough to speak English. You have been my translator for 3 years now. There, story set. Just go along with it and translate it somewhat right." She decided. Bianca raised her eyebrow.
"Do you even know proper Spain Spanish? I thought you came from Texas."
"My mom and I moved to Spain when I was 13. I learned the language. Then when I graduated, I moved to Italy with some friends. Learned the language there too. And then after Hades hired me, he let me take courses in Portuguese, mandarin, Japanese, German, Dutch, and a few other languages. I know enough to be able to travel the world and be able to communicate properly." Eliana explained. Bianca rolled her eyes.
"Is there anything you can't do?"
Eliana thought for a second. "Science. I am extremely bad at science. It is depressing. All sciences too, which is even worse. I can't whistle. I was terrible at sports. It was the running that always got me. I hate running. And I am unable to play any musical instrument. I couldn't even play the triangle. It was depressing in high school." She listed off, counting on her fingers. Bianca snorted at that.
"You can't play the triangle?" Amusement was clear in Bianca's voice. Jason heard a plop next to him and turned to see that Thalia had returned, two Dr. Peppers in her hand. She gave him one and took a sip of her own.
"I wouldn't be laughing much, B. You can't carry a tune to save your life. I'm pretty sure you are tone deaf." Thalia stated, making Bianca turn red.
"Am not!" She muttered angrily. Eliana smirked.
"So how long have you two been dating?" She asked.
Before Bianca could answer, Thalia held up 9 fingers. "About 9 months. We're going on 10 in a couple of days." Bianca continued to blush and nodded shyly. Eliana laughed and put an arm around Bianca.
"It's ok. We all knew it anyway. I was going to start a betting pool on when you would tell us, but you know things happen." Eliana comforted, failing epically. Before the rest of them could laugh, the door opened to reveal a man in his late 20s with blonde hair and blue eyes. He reminded Jason of a surfer guy, but it was obvious he was the doctor.
"You must be Mr. di Angelo's family. Well, he is stable and conscious now. And he requested to see a 'Jason Grace'. I tried to tell him that we don't allow non family visitors for the first hour or so, but he was adamant. Is there a Jason Grace here?" The doctor asked. Jason stepped forward.
"Um, I'm Jason Grace."
The doctor smiled. "Doctor Solace, but you can all call me Doctor Apollo. I have been Nico's doctor before. Now, if you and the rest of Mr. di Angelo's family will follow me, I will take you to his room." He told them. Thalia got up, looking at her phone.
"Hey guys, I am going to go back to the house and check to see what happened there. I've never seen Dad that mad. I'll go tell him the good news." She told them. Jason gave her a quick hug, and Bianca peck her on the cheek before following the others.
"So, Doctor Apollo, Nico is going to be ok right? No permanent damage or anything? He has never lost consciousness before." Eliana asked. Doctor Apollo smiled at them.
"He is going to be fine. We will keep him in the hospital for about 8 hours to watch him and make sure that he doesn't have a second attack. It happens sometimes, so it is just a safety precaution. But he is otherwise fine."
Jason let out a sigh of relief. That was great news. Nico would be out of here by tomorrow morning. But why did he want to see Jason? Maybe he was just trying to make sure that he got into the room. But what if he wanted to break up? Jason grew pale at that thought. This wasn't the first time that Hera had put cinnamon in a dish with Nico around. What if he decided that it was better to break up than continue the relationship that almost killed him? Jason became more nervous as they got closer to the room. Eliana must have noticed, making her bump his shoulder with hers.
"Calm down. Nico probably just wants to make sure you don't blame yourself for all of this. After all, we all know you have a bit of a hero complex. It will be ok." She comforted him. Jason nodded and gave her a small smile, but the ball of nerves was still rolling around in his stomach. They stopped at the door at the very end of the hallway. Doctor Apollo all smiled at them and opened the door, gesturing for them to go in first. Eliana and Bianca rushed in, with Hazel following seconds later. Jason took a breath and slowly walked behind them, smiling weakly. Nico was laying in the bed, wearing the standard hospital gown and covered by a blanket, IV's in his arms. Jason's smile faltered for a second, right before Nico made eye contact with him and gave him a weak smile in return.
"Hey there Superman."