I still do not own PJO or HOO.

I am sorry, swamped at school. I will try to update on the weekends though. This story still has two or three chapters to go. But here's the new one. WARNING THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS THE DICSIPLINARY SPANKING OF A DEMIGOD BY HIS GODLY PARENT.

Nico's POV

I was sitting on the floor still when my father walked into my room. He looked around until he noticed me where I sat. He looked me over with a cold gaze before he spoke.

"Stand up," was all he said.

"Yes, sir," I muttered as I climbed onto my feet wondering what my punishment would be. Hades grabbed me by my wrist, led me over to my bed and forced me to sit down on it before releasing me.

"Let me make sure I understand what happened here," he began, "You and Persephone got into a fight at breakfast this morning. When Persephone started crying, I sent you to your room and later I told you that as punishment you were restricted to the Underworld for two weeks and that you were to apologize to myself and Persephone for your tone. After that you were to do your chores, correct?"

I nodded, not really sure where he was going with this.

"It is now past lunchtime and as of yet you have not started your chores and you haven't apologized. All you have succeeded in was getting yourself in even more trouble. This is because you heard Persephone and me arguing and took offense, which prompted you to destroy your step-mother's garden and then attempt to leave the Underworld. I sent Alecto after you, you tried to fight her but eventually she got you back here. Did I leave anything out?" he continued.

"You forgot that I only heard that argument because I was going to apologize to you and Persephone like you told me to. So you can take eavesdropping off the list of charges. Oh, don't forget, Persephone started the fight," I told him with as much sarcasm and disrespect as I could muster.

"You really think now is a good time to be sarcastic with me?" Hades asked in low dangerous voice.

"Considering I doubt you could get any angrier, yeah, I do," I said, smiling.

Hades' POV

The nerve of this boy! I thought when Nico answered me. If he wanted to make this worse on himself then he was doing a fantastic job.

"Can you just tell me my punishment already?" Nico asked.

"You're grounding has been extended to six weeks," I started, "You will help Persephone repair her garden, you will apologize to her, and I am going to spank you."

"WHAT?" Nico exclaimed.

"You heard me, now, stand up," I ordered.

"There is now way I'm letting you spank me!" he yelled scrambling away from me. Did he really think he could get away from me in my own domain? In my palace?

"Nico, do not make matters worse for yourself," I told my son in a stern tone.

"Worse for myself? I'm not a little kid! You can't just spank me!" he responded while staying out of my reach.

"I am your father, I will punish you as I see fit. As for not being a child, your actions today have certainly been childish. As I said before, if you are going to act like a child, I will treat you like one. Maybe having a sore backside will teach you your lesson. Now, if I have to force you to take your punishment I'll use my belt," I told him strictly.

I watched Nico hesitate, probably trying to decide if I would follow through on my threat and use a belt on him. I didn't want to but I would if he forced my hand. Apparently he decided he didn't want to find out the hard way because he stood up.

Nico's POV

Sincerely regretting getting up this morning and everything that had happened after it, I got to my feet. Then I watched my father shrink to the size of a tall human man, maybe six-foot-three, and seat himself on the edge of my bed.

"Take down your pants and boxers," he ordered.

"Dad please, "I began, only to be cut off.

"Now or I'll do it for you," he chastised. I hurried to do as I'd been told. My father took my wrist in his hand and pulled me across his lap. Staring at the floor and over my father's knee was not how I wanted to spend my day that was for sure.

"Nico, tell me why you're getting a spanking," he said.

"You know why," I answered.

A sharp slap landed on my exposed backside. "Ow! I fought with Persephone, attempted to leave the Underworld, and destroyed Persephone's garden!" I told him.

Five more smacks landed. I struggled to remain silent.

"And?" my father asked.

"And what?" I asked.

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

"Ow! I don't know what else!" I yelled.

"Well, that's too bad. I guess I'll have to keep going until you figure it out," Hades told me. Hard, steady slaps landed on my vulnerable backside, starting at the top of my butt and going all the way down to my knees, making it hard to think.

"I –ah! –was dis-ow!-respectful!" I choked out.

"Correct," said Hades.

Then he began spanking me harder and faster. If he hadn't told me I was correct I would've thought I was wrong. I struggled to stay silent, hoping that eventually he'd decide I had been punished enough and I'd be spared the indignity of begging or crying.

I didn't last very long. I was soon begging my father to stop.

"Please, I'll never-ow!- did it-ah!- again! Please just stop! I'm OW sorry," I yelled. It was as if my father had gone deaf for all the help my begging was.

Eventually, I just gave in and began to cry, unable to stop myself. Four more slaps landed and Hades stopped. He kept his arm around my waist though not allowing me to get up.

Hades' POV

Slowly, I began to try to soothe my son. I hadn't seen him cry since Bianca died.

"It's okay, Nico. It's over," I told him, flipping him so he was sitting on my lap. I had no idea how to comfort him. Before Maria died, she'd always comforted him after I'd punished him. She'd tell him that I only punished him because I loved him and that he was forgiven.

"Nico," I said when he'd stopped crying, "I only did that to you because I love you. You're forgiven, okay?"

"Am I still grounded?" he asked.

"Yes, but I am not angry anymore," I told him.

He stood and rubbed his backside, "Persephone's going to be great about that," he muttered.

"I am going to talk to Persephone about not taunting you. If you have a problem with her come to me, okay? I'll handle it. You may want to lay down until dinner. You do know I love you, don't you?" I said to Nico.

He looked me in the eyes, his eyes looked exactly like Maria's, and nodded.

I turned to leave. "Dad?" he called.

"What?" I asked.

"Demeter was wrong. You're a pretty good father."