Hey, ya'll! I got a really good response to the last chapter. Except for one.. BUT ON A BRIGHTER SIDE! I got a couple more guys! Really happy about that! I'm really really impressed that people noticed how Nico and Stella were missing. And people want to know what Nico and Stella did in the Pegasi Stables. And people really like the whole NicoXStella thing. So their official couple name is NICELLA! Not saying that it's gonna happen, but that's just one couple name. =]

This chapter starts in the early morning in Cabin Three.

So here's my shot at fluff. Can't guarantee a good turn-out, because this is my first try at actual romance. So be nice and please don't accuse me of doing something retarded and totally cheesy.

Stella Jackson-Jameson's POV

I was woken up early in the morning by a gabble slamming on wood. "Attention! Attention! The Nico di Angelo Fan Club will come to order!" I here Emily announce.

I reach up and find a note taped to my forehead. It was written in Percy's scratchy handwriting.

Stella,

Phoenix and I made a break for it when we heard the fan club coming. I'm going to Annabeth's and Phoenix is going where ever she goes. We didn't want to wake you. We thought you might enjoy it. =P

The Best of Luck,

PJ

"Thanks a lot guys." I mutter under my breath. Percy was supposed to teach me how to ride a Pegasus today!

Emily and the girls turn around and look at me. "Oh, Stella. You're awake. Do you wanna join us?" She gestures to the girls sitting in a row on the bunks.

I blinked, startled by the offer. I stare at them curiously and they look back at me, equally confused. Emily sits at the head with a block of wood in her lap and a make-shift gabble in her hand. All of them had their hair in a ponytail and had black clothes on. There were only 5 girls in all, but I'm pretty amazed that they would even form this kind of club. I kinda wanted to see how this would go so I decided to stay and watch.

"Umm… I'm not planning on 'joining' you, but can I stick around and watch?"

She perks up. "Sure! Just stay to the side, while we deal with business." Business? What kind of business could they have?
"Now girls. Why are you here? Who are you? We want to know." Emily starts. "State your name and why you're here! My name is Emily Gagne. And I'm here because I love Nico."

I almost choke on air. She loves him? The next girl stands up. "Allia, but you can call me Allie. I'm here because Nico is like, the most amazing guy ever! And not to brag or anything, but the other day he nodded to me!" She squeals.

"I'm Lyric Tahir and I'm looking for a new boyfriend. Nico looks promising." The group is silent. I heard that this girl, Lyric or whatever, dates guys for only a week or something and dumps them afterwards.

"My name's Callie Grace. Call me Callie. Or Grace. Or Callie Grace. I'm here because I think Nico is the cutest little button in the world!"

And the last girl stands. "Prosper, but call me Posy. I'm here because I really want Nico to notice me!"

I had no idea what to think about these girls. And honestly, I did not want to know more. So while they carried on I slipped out the door and into the morning light.

Honestly, I kind of did like Nico, but I could only imagine what they would do to me if I ended up with him. As if that will ever happen. I went to the Aphrodite kids but they rudely rejected me because they had to begin their "Rite of Passage" ceremony.

I spotted Nico and walked to where he was eating with his sisters. It looked like all the other Hades kids had left for Camp Activities. And at the moment I really wanted to learn how to ride.

Just as I walk up, Nico spits his breakfast on the floor trying to cover it up. I attempt to stifle a giggle while his sister cracks up. "Smooth move."

"Shut up." He tells her and then turns to me. "Hi, Stella. How ya doing?"

I smile in response and say, "Oh, I'm doing just fine. I was wondering if you would join me at the Pegasi Sables. The Aphrodite kids refuse to teach me. And Percy's off with Annabeth somewhere. So you're my last resort."

"How kind. And sure. Uh. How about we get there before the Aphrodite kids do?"

"Race ya there?" I ask him, giving him a slight grin.

He returns the smile, "You're on!" and takes off. I sprint after him, furiously trying to get past him. And of course I succeeded.

"Wow. You're really… fast." Nico panted.

"You're not… so bad… yourself." I reply, my hands on my knees. "So why don't we saddle up these here horses and take 'em for a ride?" I say in a really bad country accent.

"Well let's get a move on little doggies." Nico says in response to my accent.

There was music playing in the background. I had no idea what the song was. Probably an oldies song. As we pass through the front gate to the stables Nico grabs to saddles tossing me one. "Take your pick." Nico says, opening his arms to the wide selections of Pegasi. He walks towards a black one with a white stripe down its nose, handing it a sugar cube. "This is London. London, this is Stella."

Well, how do you do Ms. Stella? Said an English voice in my head.

"Whoa!" I exclaim stepping back a bit. "Did he just talk to me?"

Nico nods. "Yup. You're a daughter of Poseidon and Poseidon created horses so it's only natural that you can communicate with horses or horse-like animals."

London seemed a bit offended, since he said I am not an animal! I am a pure-bred!

I snicker and say "Whatever you say, buddy." And I pat his mane. "So I can choose any of these?"

"Mmhmm. You're free to choose any Pegasus you want. Don't take the black one though. That one belongs to Percy." Nico warns

"And I'm so scared of Mr. Lucky Charms." I say, mockingly. And he laughs, which gives me the confidence to take a leap of faith and ask. "I can even ride with you on yours?"

It looked like the question took him off guard, so I blushed, thinking I had gone too far. Nico blushes too, "Uh, yeah sure. But it's not the safest thing to do."

I ignore that last comment and smile brightly. "It's just like riding a horse, right?"

"Sorta. Just with wings." Nico replies

"Good. Then we'll be just fine." I swing one leg around London's back and pick myself up and soon I'm placed firmly on his back. I wrap my arms around Nico's waist and he seems to relax.

Nico whispers in London's ear and we take off. Riding a Pegasus is the best experience I've had in my entire life, besides being with Nico. At first, it was a bit uncomfortable but I got used to the feel of London's wings beating against the air. Nico took it slow guiding London and maneuvering the air gently. But I egged him on to kick it up a notch.

"Can't you show off some of your 'tricks'?" I ask.

Nico glances back at me with his chocolate brown eyes (idk if they are "chocolate brown" in the books but I thought it would be cute correct me if I'm wrong and I'll change the chapter). "You want tricks?" and I nod expectantly.

That's when he kicks it into full gear and I hold on tight. First he plummets downwards and just as we're about to make contact with the ground he pulls up with such force that we go into an upwards spiral causing me to squeeze his waist. I can tell he's laughing at me, even though the wind around us is so loud. We glide smoothly for a bit when he takes us into multiple loop-de-loops. I scream and laugh with delight feeling so elated right now and I did not want to be anywhere else.

"If you really want to learn how to ride a Pegasus, you're gonna have to get your own." Nico says, landing gently on the ground.

I groaned, but slid off of London anyway. I picked out a pure white mare with huge white wings streaked with silver. "What's your name?" I asked her.

Mistletoe. And you must be a daughter of Poseidon, I assume. She says in a beautiful voice

Nodding, I reply, "Yeah. My name's Stella."

Pleasure. Are you ready to take off? She asks politely as I slide onto her back.

"Yup. Let's go!" Mistletoe easily lifts off the ground with a single flap of her wings. She glides gently for me so I can get the feel of riding alone. And I quickly learn how to move through the air like Nico does. Nico flies beside me on London, keeping an equal pace with me.

"How's your first time treating ya?" Nico yells across the wind.

"Pretty good. I think I've got the hang of this flying thing." I shout back.

Nico grins and says, "Race ya to the stables!" And I don't even give a response, Mistletoe zooms forward towards the stables building up speed as we go. Nico, being more experienced with his Pegasus beats me.

We lead our Pegasi to their designated stable, which happen to be at opposite ends of the building.

We'll get them next time. Mistletoe promised me.

"You're darn tootin' we will." I tell her in my ridiculous country accent.

Please… Don't talk like that. Mistletoe pleads.

"You don't like my country accent? Well suit yourself." I say in an even thicker accent. "See ya, Mistletoe. Can I call you Missy?" I add in my normal voice

Goodbye, sea child. And no. You must call me by my full name. Mistletoe says.

I meet Nico in the center of the stables and he hi-fives me. "Way to go! First ride on a Pegasus and you did just fine!" He glances around and leans close to me and whispers. "Don't tell anyone this, but I fell off my first try."

"Well, that proves it! I'm better than you!" I laugh.

"At Pegasus riding. I bet I could beat you at a thousand more things." He cocks his ear to the side and listens to the music. "I never understood why they played music in here. The Pegasi must enjoy it." Nico turns back to me and offers his hand. "Want to dance?"

I laugh again and say, "A bit random, much?"

He shrugs and says, "Well, if you don't wanna dance with me, I could always lock you in the shed where we keep the shovels to scoop up the Pegasi's-"

"Let's dance!" I cut him off and grab his hand. Smirking, he places his hands around my waist and I put mine around his neck. And we sway back and forth. "You're not half bad at this." I say. "For a guy."

"So guys can't dance?" Nico replies. "How's this for dancing?" He takes his hands off my waist and pulls away from my grip. He grasps my hand and spins me around to where my back is to his chest. He twirls me again, back to our original position, but before I can react, he's got me into a low dip to where my ponytail almost reaches the ground.

I blush and he pulls me up and we sway to Celine Dion. "Wow."

He chuckles and presses his forehead against mine. "That's all you have to say about my awesome dancing skills? Wow?"

"Wow as in 'Whoa this dude is way more amazing than I thought he was.'"

"Wow." He simply says.

Now, it's my turn to chuckle. "Wow? That's all you have to say about my awesome compliment?"

Nico laughs and replies, "While we're all confessing to our obvious admiration towards each other… I think you're extremely beautiful."

I blush even more and my eyes look down at my feet which are now shifting uncomfortably.

"Sorry. Was that too much?" Nico asks.

"No no. It's just that… I don't know. These girl's at camp, they've started a fan club for you."I tell him.

Nico looks at me straight in the eye. "I don't care about them. I care about you."

"I care about you, Nico! A lot! Heck, I may like you even more than I would a friend!" I say impulsively.

He blinks, confused and then his face breaks into a smile. "Really? Well, you took the words right out of my mouth, Stella Jackson."

"Hey." I warn him. "It's Stella Jackson-Jameson to you, buddy."

"Oh, so I'm a buddy now?" Nico says spinning me around. "Just a few seconds ago you wanted me to be your 'more than a friend'"

I roll my eyes. "You're really not making this any easier."

Nico shrugs and says, "If you want me to make it easier I could do this." And he kisses me. Straight up, kisses me. And I have to admit, I kissed him back. Might I say, perfect timing too, because we were already locked in each other's embrace and Can You Feel the Love Tonight? By Elton John was playing.

We broke apart and I am totally flustered. "Wow."

"Speechless. I've done my job." He slings an arm around me and I hold his waist and we walk out of the stable like that.

"You know I'm kind of worried about how your fan club will react to this." I tell him.

He looks at me. "To this? You mean we're 'official' now?"

I blush again, even more so than before. "…Well, yeah. If you want us to be."

"Like hell I do!" Nico exclaims and kisses me again right on the spot. And it was probably the best thing I've ever done before.

And then Hell comes raining down in the form of white doves and golden pouches.

Awww. I thought that was pretty sweet. Except for that last sentence. ANYWAY hope you guys liked it. I think I did good for my first fluffy chapter.

Love, hate, review, flame, suggestions, and requests are all invited.

-Dr. Asian

Song Selection for the Chapter

Walking on Sunshine (don't know the original artist)

My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion (no matter how creepy she is)

Sway by Micheal Buble (it's Boo-Blay not Bubble)

Can You Feel the Love Tonight by Elton John (awesome guy, awesome song)