Hey guys! Finally some much requested Reynico in this chapter. Just to let you know, for my intents and purposes, Nico will have never been gay in this story. Don't freak out, I'm totally okay with Nico being gay, but it's easier for me to write about him being with a girl if he was never gay. Okay? Okay.

Enjoy!

Nico POV

To say I was surprised by being called to the throne room with the Seven (seriously, the Seven, the most powerful demigods of the age) and Reyna at the same time would be an understatement.

Sure, I know I'm pretty powerful, being a child of the Big Three will do that to a person, but all Reyna and I did was stop a bunch of teenagers from killing each other. Not destroy Mother Earth and her army of bloodthirsty demons. Yeah, we helped at the end, but seriously!? It gave me a head rush.

Reyna and I started walking towards the throne room. Is it wrong that I was more nervous now, going to see a bunch of ultra-powerful gods who may or may not be in a good mood, than I was in the battle half and hour ago? Probably. Before I could stop myself, I slipped my hand into Reyna's. She gave me a look that said, "Seriously, we're going to do this now?" but I knew her well enough to see the happiness in her eyes.

As we walked up to the throne room with everyone else, I took some time to think about Reyna and I. Were we a couple now? We hadn't kissed yet, even though I wanted to. Uh oh. What if she thinks I don't like her? Friends hold hands sometimes right? I don't want to be just friends. Quickly, I pressed a small kiss on her cheek. I saw her try to hold back a smile, but it slipped through. She squeezed my hand. Thank the gods. That means we're more than friends right? She likes me right?

I would ask Aphrodite later. Oh my gods, I did NOT just think that. Me. Nico. The dark, moody, creepy, Son of Hades. I did NOT just plan to have a conversation about my love life with Aphrodite. The happy-go-lucky, squealing, pink-loving, Goddess of Love. Gods, what happened to me? Reyna happened, a small voice in the back of my head replied. Great. Now I know I'm crazy.

I shook my head in disbelief and kept walking. Somewhere up ahead, I heard Percy and Annabeth arguing quietly. They had the weirdest way of flirting I had ever seen, but it obviously worked for them. Annabeth seemed to win the argument. She almost always did, but Percy grinned and gave her a quick kiss anyway.

Frank and Hazel were behind them. Frank had his arm tightly wrapped around Hazel. I used to have doubts about that kid, he was dating my sister after all, but he really was the best person for my little sister. He leaned down to whisper something in her ear, and she gave him a small smile and leaned against him a little more.

Leo, Jason, and Piper were behind them. Jason was controlling the wind so that they would swirl around Piper and blow all of her hair into her face. She would respond by charmspeaking him into doing something ridiculous, like skipping while singing the Barbie song. Both of them were cracking up and Leo looked happier than I had seen him in a long time, but still not his usual cheerful self.

Not for the first time, I wondered what was wrong. But I dismissed the thought, that was his business. I had always hated it when people had tried to cheer me up. Until Reyna at least. She couldn't really do anything that I hated. Crap. I'm getting sappy again. Oh well…

Finally, we reached the throne room. The gods were already there and the air was tense, like there had just been an argument. Poseidon and Athena both looked furious, which was weird because they never agreed about anything. When they noticed that we were all here, they started clapping. Pretty soon, it turned into a full out standing ovation. I couldn't help but blush, which made Reyna laugh at me.

Zeus finally held up his hands for silence. "Congratulations Heroes! We have won the war with Gaea." He continued talking about our bravery and the bravery of the gods. I'm pretty sure it was almost exactly like the speech he gave at the end of the second Titan war. Finally he stopped and looked at us again.

"You all have proven yourselves beyond our wildest imaginations. It is only right that we reward you for your great deeds. All of you will have one wish from the gods. You can wish for anything, as long as it is within our power. At the end of this ceremony, we will have an additional gift for you.

At the mention of this surprise gift, several of the gods looked angry again, but they quickly hid their emotions.

"We will start with the Romans." Zeus announced. "First, Jason Grace, my son."

Sorry of Nico is a bit OOC, I'm kind of trying to show that he is more cheerful than he used to be (Thanks Reyna), more like the kid he was at the beginning of TTC. And that he is a little confused and oblivious about his new relationship with Reyna. Maybe it runs in the family (cough Percy cough). Let me know if he is too OOC and how you would change him in this story. I promise, I'll take your advice into consideration.

Left you guys with a little bit of a cliffie! Next chapter will be in Jason's POV. Stay awesome people!