Time to update again! Yippee! LOL. I'm really tired today. My mom woke me up at 7:00, as usual, but I slept really late last night. Then I decided it was time to update. I don't own anything but this idea, though.

Thalia was making sandwiches for Percy and Nico, who were barely able to contain their excitement. Actually, Thalia was shocked, too. Mr. D had been the one to answer their call, and he'd kindly, (and by kindly we mean people kindly, Chiron kindly, NOT Mr. D kindly, which is shocking enough) allowed them to eat in the Big House kitchen, which was stocked with everything. And now, he was letting the two boys crawl all over him, jump on him, and play with his shirt.

"Play Barbie?" Nico asked, holding up his doll. He was sitting on Mr. D's lap.

"No, Nico, Mr. D is very busy." Percy told his cousin. He was currently residing on top of Mr. D's shoulders, holding on tightly to his head.

Mr. D laughed good-naturedly. "Oh, I'll play with you after lunch."

Thalia almost dropped the bread. Was this really Mr. D who was talking around?

"Mr. D, do you really throw the best parties ever? Could you teach me? Do you sing? I can sing! I can teach you if you want. I know how. I know everything. La la la la la." Percy chittered on.

Thalia waited, sure that any second now, Mr. D would blast him to bits.

"I'm not that great of a singer, Apollo is the master, but I can throw one Underworld of a party." Mr. D answered patiently.

"Play Barbie pink?" Nico requested again.

"After lunch." Mr. D promised. Nico happily went back to playing with his Evangeline doll.

Thalia finished making lunch and put three plates on the table.

"Would you also like some sandwiches?" Thalia inquired politely.

"Oh, no, I'm quite full. Give me those two plates; I'll feed your two kids. You go ahead and eat up. You're going to need your fuel, Thorn Gotham." Mr. D grabbed one sandwich and started feeding Nico gently.

Thalia tried remembering that he still hadn't called her by her correct name, but she had trouble feeling that she wasn't dreaming. She pinched herself under the table, and it definitely hurt.

By the time Thalia had finished eating; Percy and Nico were already finished, and had moved into a different room to play Barbie with Mr. D.

Thalia washed the dishes and neatly stacked them up before heading into another room to lie down for a little while.

After a couple of hours, Thalia woke up. She freshened up and went to check on Mr. D and the kids, in case the god needed rescuing. What she saw stunned her. The two kids were wearing their pajamas, (Nico's was NOT pink!) and fast asleep, their heads on two pillows, in two separate sleeping bags.

Mr. D was sitting on the couch, reading "The Odyssey."

"Oh, hello there, Theresa. The children are tired, and I would suggest taking them to Artemis's cabin to sleep." Mr. D advised.

"Yes, sir." Thalia hurried over. She gently picked up Percy and started walking out.

Luckily, Artemis's cabin wasn't too far from the Big House. Thalia dropped off Percy and then rushed back to get Nico.

She lay down next to the two of them and closed her own eyes again. Nico snuggled up to her and Percy sighed sleepily.

Thalia did something on the spur of the moment. She leaned down and softly planted a small kiss on Nico's head. He was such a cute little angel when he was sleeping; they both were!

What do you think? R&R. (I think this means read and review.) Lol!