A/N: so, here's one of the things that kinda has to be in a fluffy couple fic: meeting of the parent(s). is this the fluffiest thing I'll write for this? no. but i had fun writing it and hopefully you'll have fun reading it! i'm definitely planning on doing a 'reyna meets leo's dad' drabble sometime.

Leo didn't exactly have loads of experience meeting the parents of girlfriends. But he was pretty sure that things became a hell of a lot more awkward and intimidating when your girlfriend's mother was a goddess. Especially when said mother was the goddess of war. If there was any one who Leo was slightly (just slightly, alright?) intimidated of, it was goddesses of anything besides handicrafts and wheat. Even the name Khione still made him shiver.

Bellona showed up in New Rome one day in the fall, demanding to see Reyna. It wasn't that out the ordinary for her to show up, except this time Reyna was out of the camp, looking for imperial gold deposits with Hazel. Which meant that someone had to play host and wait with her until Reyna actually showed up. And since Leo was a fine and gentlemanly young man (Reyna disagreed with him on that, but he was) he was the one who hung around with the goddess to wait.

There was an awkward silence after they'd exhausted the normal talk of 'how long till Reyna is back?' and 'I think they're looking for gold'. Leo wondered wildly if bringing up the weather would stave off the inevitable, 'so I hear you're dating my daughter' conversation.

"Reyna tells me the two of you are…" Bellona started suddenly, looking as if she was searching for the correct word. Oh crap, Leo thought, here it comes. "Together," she finished.

"Yeah—I mean, yes, we are," Leo said, attempting and failing to sound mature and confident. He was sure that Percy and Jason hadn't sounded this idiotic when talking to Athena and Aphrodite. Definitely not.

There was a short silence, and Bellona looked at Leo as if she was expecting something. Leo wondered if he was supposed to start telling Bellona about how he 'respected and honored Reyna's virtue' and how he 'wouldn't tarnish Reyna's honor', but those things sounded so stupid in his head, he was sure they'd sound stupid out loud. Besides, Reyna would probably burst out laughing if she heard anyone refer to her "honor" or her "virtue".

Bellona raised an eyebrow. "I suppose I don't have to tell you that Reyna is not to be messed with,"

"Of course not," Leo said quickly, hurriedly. "I'd never—I'd never try to mess with Reyna. I won't hurt her. Promise."

Bellona gave him an appraising look, and then nodded, looking satisfied. "Good. Alright," She turned to look out across the Roman camp. "What time is it now?"

"It's—it's two thirty," Leo said, blinking out of his shock. Was that really all it took for the roman goddess of war to approve of him and move on? "Wait a second—was that all?"

"What do you mean, was that all?" Bellona turned back to Leo.

"I just meant—I thought you would ask me more questions. About Reyna, I mean," Leo said, cursing himself for bringing it up. Why couldn't he have just been happy that Bellona wasn't going to skewer him with her spear for dating her daughter and move on?

Bellona gave him a look that said, go on. "It's just that, uh, Percy Jackson, the greek demigod—you know—told me about when he meet Annabeth's mother, Athena." Leo continued, feeling the ridiculous need to explain his stupid question. "And I guess she asked him a ton of questions and told him to stay away from her daughter—not that I think you guys are the same, or anything," Leo said quickly, cursing his stupidity. He was just digging himself into a bigger and bigger hole. "So I guess I just—"

"So you expected me to threaten you," Bellona interrupted, actually smiling for the first time since he'd meet her. Leo wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing. "As the Greek goddess Athena threatened the hero Percy for dating her daughter. I see."

"Sorry, it was stupid," Leo said quickly. He was already bracing himself for being blasted into the sky. If there was anything that he had learned from the past two years, it was that gods had ridiculously short tempers. "Forget about it,"

"Don't apologize, Leo Valdez," Bellona said. "I'll answer your question. It is an interesting one." She smiled again. "You see, Leo, I am the goddess of war. And unlike some of the other goddesses, I am fully aware of that fact. Unlike your Greek goddesses, Athena or Aphrodite, I do not presume to have wisdom in all areas of life—I know my own limitations. I teach my children battle and warfare, and to make good decisions, and I trust that they will make those decisions. And I trust that my daughter has made the right choice in choosing you."

"But wouldn't you rather that I was Roman?" Leo couldn't stop himself from asking. "Or more…of a warrrior?"

"Of course I would prefer you were roman," Bellona said quickly. "I am a purely roman goddess, I have no counterpart. And my daughter is a very Roman demigod," She said proudly. "But I can accept Greeks at times, I suppose it makes it easier since I have no split personality. I don't have a stake in this fight, I see this endless conflict between Greek and Roman as an observer. As you probably know, Leo Valdez, war doesn't have preferences. I don't choose favorites."

"But wouldn't you want me to be…I don't know, more of a soldier?" Leo persisted.

Bellona raised an eyebrow. "You assume, incorrectly, I'd like to add, that I would prefer someone who knows about war for my daughter. On the contrary, Leo Valdez," Bellona said. "I think that my daughter has had enough of warriors and soldiers. She has enough of all that by herself. She doesn't need someone like that Grace boy or that truly irritating Octavian."

Leo wondered for a second if Bellona was giving him a compliment, and then decided that whatever she actually meant, he was going to take it as one. He was Leo Valdez, after all.

Suddenly, there was a loud commotion and the sound of running footsteps. "I think that's them," Leo said quickly, relieved that the conversation had come to an end. He started out of the door and was almost run over by a frantic looking Reyna.

"Whoa, there, Rey-rey," He said catching her and steadying her, "Slow down,"

"Oh my gods!" Reyna said, looking him up and down like she expected find gaping wounds or a swear sticking into him. "You're here! You're ok!"

"Of course I'm ok," Leo said, feeling mildly insulted that his girlfriend didn't trust him, even though five minutes ago he had been internally hyperventilating. He grinned. "What else did you expect?"

"Oh, gods, I don't know!" Reyna was still looking him up and down as if his existence was a miracle. "I just ran to Frank and he told us that my mother had come and that you guys were actually in the same room and that she was interrogating you, and so I came as fast as I could."

"Slow down," Leo said. Now that his conversation with Bellona was over, he was actually feeling confident about what had happened. "Yeah, I did talk to your mom. It was fine."

If anything, Reyna looked more worried at his answer. "Oh, gods, what did you say? What did she say? Please don't tell me you made her mad, oh—"

"Relax, Rey," He kissed her quickly on the lips; put his hands on her shoulders. "It was good." He smiled. "I think she likes me."

Reyna gave him a suspicious look, removing herself from his arms and starting to back her way towards the door. "I have to go now, but I swear to the gods, Leo Valdez, if you did something bad, I will kill you."

"Ouch!" Leo said, stumbling backwards dramatically, clutching his chest. "That hurt! Geez, Rey-rey, I can't believe you don't trust your own boyfriend."

Reyna rolled her eyes at him. "You're an idiot. I have to go."

"Tell your mom I said good bye," Leo said, smirking.

"I'm ignoring you." Reyna called out of over her shoulder, and disappeared into the door. Leo was still grinning as he watched her go. If this was how Reyna reacted when he meet her mom, then he couldn't wait to see her meet his dad.

A/N: so, there it is. hope you all enjoyed. also-follow and favorite away, but reviews are definitely the most motivating (and fun thing) to get as a writer. it honestly doesn't matter if you write just one word, its as long as you say something! and lastly, if anyone has ideas for drabbles, they should definitely tell me!