A/N: Sorry for the delay, I haven't had much time.

Nico stared, mouth wide open at the woman in the window of the old pick up truck.

'I said get in!' The woman exclaimed. But the three were frozen.

Now, Nico didn't go for girls but he could appreciate the utter beauty radiating off the woman. She had pure raven hair and eyes that changed colour every so often, depending on where the light hit them. She had a slender profile and high cheekbones coated in rouge. Although the skin was pale there wasn't a ghostly feeling to her, she was as beautiful as the gods...

'Aphrodite...?' Nico guessed. The goddess smiled.

'Hello son of Hades, and you...' She said pointed a slender finger at Will. 'Must be a son of Apollo, you look just like him!'

She paused at Lou Ellen, 'hmmm Hecate?' Lou Ellen nodded.

'Well introductions over, hop in.' The doors of the truck popped open and Nico called shotgun hopping in the front next to the goddess.

Will and Lou slid in the back, both quite flustered.

'Why are you here?' Nico asked, looking at Aphrodite.

'Well I was passing, and I saw the reck and well, you can smell demigods a mile away, and since I know how well you all helped Piper in the war, ugh, that sweet girl. I thought I'd check it out.'

Nico doubted Aphrodite was 'passing' through', God's never just 'pass through'. But he didn't say anything.

'And I could sense the magic in the area, some sleeping curse, damn Hypnos, always putting his nose in.'

'Hypnos?' Lou Ellen piped in.

'In the Gray Sisters taxi, we were falling asleep.' Nico said, his eyebrows bunching up in thought.

'That was Hypnos?' Lou asked.

'Seems so. I wouldn't be surprised, he doesn't like your kind very much.' Aphrodite laughed.

The three sat in thought. Great, another enemy to add the the list.

'So I take it you're all heading to Olympus?' She smirked.

'Yes...' Nico said unsure.

'Well good luck with Zeus. He's been in the worst mood lately.' She babbled on. 'Argument with the Mrs.' She whispered. 'Anyway, she thinks he 'lost Apollo.''

Nico could see Will stiffen out of the corner of his eye. 'But Zeus claims to have no idea where he went, the rumours are he was getting the same treatment as Sisyphus or Prometheus.'

Will went green.

'But that's just rumours, no one knows how bad the punishment was. He could be dead for all we know.' She smiled, not in a malicious way, but in a way where he was finally excited to gossip about the events of Olympus.

'You must be hungry.' Aphrodite grinned. 'Pit stop.'

She pulled the truck to a stop outside a small dingy out of order cafe.

She stepped out the car and called the half bloods over.

'Come along demigods!'

The begrudgingly followed but Will looked worse for wear. Nico put a hand on his elbow for encouragement and gave him a small smile, which Will didn't return.

Nico pulled his hand away quickly when the goddess turned and spread her arms.

'Ta da!' She grinned.

'Uhhhhh.' Lou grumbled.

'This is my little hide out, shhh it's a secret. Anyway, this is where the magic happens.' She waggled her eyebrows and opened the door.

The inside was head to toe plush pink velvet, with rose petals strewn everywhere. There were fairy lights and gossamer sheets covering a lot of the walls and expensive looking furniture with gold thread detailing.

'Now before you go telling people where my little shack is, it moves. It appears where I want it and when I want it. Strictly no entry to those I don't allow.' She winked at Will who gulped.

'Take a seat then.' She said. And the three campers sat down immediately on a fluffy red couch.

'Ouch.' Lou muttered pulling a rose out from under her.

Aphrodite giggled and snapped her fingers. Three trays of small finger sandwiches appeared on a small table between her an the demigods.

'Dig in!'

Nico cautiously looked at the sandwich.

'Oh for heavens sake it's smoke salmon, nothing dangerous.' She sighed grabbing one up and popping it into her mouth.

'How's Dad?' She locked eyes with Nico, who had placed his smoked salmon delicacy back on the tray.

'I don't know.' Nico mumbled.

Aphrodite laughed. 'Of course you don't!' She giggled helping herself to another sandwich.

'Now!' She snapped her fingers and the tray vanished, just as Lou Ellen had plucked up the courage to take one.

'Ellen?'

'Lou Ellen.'

'Alright, Lou Ellen, how bout you come help mumma Affy with something in the back.' She winked.

Lou stayed still.

'Err, I'm alright.' She said, looking over at Nico.

'Come on!' Aphrodite sang and Lou Ellen's legs moved on there own accord helping her out the room.

Nico jumped up and grabbed his blade but his butt plopped right down again.

'Whats going on?' Nico demanded.

'Now don't be so hostile I've just given you a lovely lunch. I'm trying to help you! I'm giving Lou a little present and giving you two.' She gestured to Will.

'A little time to talk.' Her eyes burned into Nico.

Oh.

That was it.

Aphrodite was trying to set her and Will up.

As if reading his mind Aphrodite nodded and backed out the room.

'What the...' Will started.

Nico sighed. 'Are you okay?' He asked.

'Not really.' Will shrugged.

'You know she's a gossip Will, nothing she says is true, the only things he honest about is love... Kinda...' He trailed off at the end.

'And even then she's a mess.' Will groaned.

'Is there such a thing as a no trouble?' Will asked.

Nico chuckled. 'I guess not.'

'We'll find him Will.' Nico said, putting a supportive had on Will's knee.

Will smiled and clasped his hand over Nico's.

'I know.'

They looked at each other, heat blazing from their hands. Maybe it was Aphrodite's power of suggestion or maybe it was the moment but Nico almost couldn't stop himself from leaving over and kissing Will's cheek.

'Do you feel that?' Will whispered? 'I think 'Affy' is tryna' do some weird feelings trip on me.'

Did he feel it too?

'We are in her lair.' Nico laughed.

'Anything could happen.' Will chuckled waggling his eyebrows.

'Anything like?' Nico said slowly, noticing his voice was a little lower in tone.

Something dark flashed in Will's eyes.

His hand was clammy under Will's but he couldn't help it. This whole damn room was radiating heat.

'Erm guys.'

The boys heads snapped to face Lou Ellen carrying a hefty looking shield and a look of pure awkwardness. Aphrodite stood beside her, grinning with an 'I told you so' look painted on her mad face.

'Next stop Olympus!' She sang.

A/N: Hope you're enjoying it, next chapter up soon! :)