Hii:) srry i haven't updated for a while. i was busy with stuff and it was pretty hard to write a Nico/Hades/Hazel fluff. the lord of the dead isn't exactly one to show his emotions freely. anyways enjoy:)

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters (excpet maybe Bianca Rubello)

Warning: OOC Hades and cliche ending at the end

The Earth's Possession

Chapter 5: Families are complicated but loving

ANNABETH

Annabeth stared. Not one, not two but three of the Furies themselves had come onto the Argo II. Hades couldn't possibly hate them that much could he? After all, they were trying to save Nico, his son. But then again, Hades and Nico weren't exactly a loving father and son. No demigod family was like that, even more so because it was Hades. Annabeth slapped her face a couple of times. Snap out of it, she chided herself. This was no time to be thinking about Nico's family when three Furies were standing there in front of them, seemingly under the pretense of a peaceful mission. The Furies grasped at the air and a white flag appeared. Alecto stepped forward.

"I come bearing a message for Perseus Jackson and Annabeth Chase from my Lord Hades. Lady Hazel Levesque is also invited to listen if she so wishes." Annabeth gulped. She had met the Lord of the Dead when she was twelve. He wasn't exactly the type of person you wanted to get a message from. Nevertheless, she, Percy and Hazel followed the Furies into a private corner. Alecto pulled out a drachma.

"Monsters," she drew the word out with disgust, "can't perform Iris messages. Only demigods and gods can." Hazel took the drachma out of Alecto's hand, since no one else really wanted to touch him, and threw it just as Percy caused a spurt of seawater came up.

"O Iris, goddess of the rainbow, please show me Lord Hades in the Underworld." The mist image fizzed a bit before showing a man in flowing, black silk robes arguing with a woman whose hair was braided with flowers. Her dress was a beautiful grass green. Lord Hades and Lady Persephone Annabeth thought.

"I don't care if he's not your son, Persephone!" Hades was saying. "He's MY son and the only child that I have left other than Hazel but I can't even acknowledge her! Think of how unfair that is!" Annabeth glanced over at her. Hazel looked like she was about to cry. Annabeth put her hand on Hazel's shoulder. She could sympathize. Demigods never really knew if their parents cared about them or not. Apparently, this one did. She looked back at the message.

"We're better off without that boy anyways. He's always such a broody, emotional little hero. My Lord Hades, the Underworld is better off without him. He's not even immortal. It's the same with the girl!" Persephone scoffed. Annabeth glared hard at the screen, not exactly believing what she was hearing. Sure, Persephone would be mad if Hades had an affair. For gods' sakes, he kidnapped her to be his wife and now he goes and cheats on her? Annabeth could understand the goddess' frustration. But to go that far? It was extremely uncalled for. She looked out of the corner of her eye and saw Percy ball up his fists. Then she looked back at the message to see Hades' response.

"HOW DARE YOU?!" he roared. "My son is the Prince of the Underworld and he has made me proud on more than one occasion! I might not be able to express it well but I love him and his sister and I will not tolerate you speaking of him in this manner! Be gone, Persephone!" Persephone huffed and disappeared in a flash of flowers. Hades sighed. "And if I never get the chance to tell him, I will never forgive myself," he muttered. Annabeth's eyes softened at that. Who knew Hades could be such a sap? Hazel cleared her throat.

"Father?" she asked tentatively. Hades jumped 10 feet into the air. Percy stifled a laugh and Alecto glared at him. Hades turned back to the image.

"Hazel?" he asked softly. Hazel smiled and nodded her head. "How are you, my daughter?"

"I'm alright, Father. What did you want to speak to Percy, Annabeth and I about?" Hazel asked. Annabeth came into view as did Percy. Hades groaned.

"Jackson," he said, speaking with particular distaste, "If I had a choice, I wouldn't have asked for you, but since you are my son's closest and, quite possibly, only friend, I have no choice." Annabeth smiled. She could see where this conversation was going and she didn't want to miss a second. Percy smiled sarcastically in response to the Lord of the Dead.

"Believe me, Uncle, when I say that I don't really want to speak to you either. But since you requested us, you don't really have a choice," Percy retorted. Hades sighed and Annabeth looked at her boyfriend in surprise. He had actually said something mildly intelligent and sensual. Hades looked back at them with a set expression on his face. Whatever he was going to tell them came now.

HAZEL

Hazel felt like crying. When she heard that her father loved Nico and her, she was sure she would start crying tears of joy. Her father loved them! They weren't alone! NICO wasn't alone! Nico needed to know that more than her because he had lived all his life an outcast, while she had made some friends at Camp Jupiter. Even now, she was making friends on this ship. She had felt bad for Nico from the moment she had met him, but she knew that he didn't want that so she never showed it. She was snapped out of her happy-for-her-brother daze when Hades looked back at them with a set expression. Her father took a deep breath.

"I'm sure that you all know that Nico has been captured by Gaea?" he asked. Hazel nodded.

"Percy's been having dreams about Nico's state. The last dream he had showed Nico after he... was beaten by monsters," Hazel swallowed a lump in her throat and continued. "Gaea sent these two giants, Otis and Ephialtes to guard him. She said that going to rescue him was a trap and foolish. Of course, we're still going to rescue him. Although, we still don't know what Gaea wants with him." Hades paled a bit but regained his composure and mumbled,

"I do," but unfortunately, no one heard him. Hazel looked at her father. His facial expression looked like he wanted to say something but didn't want to say something as well. Just when she thought that he was going to say something important, he said, "I wanted to speak to you to know if you were still going after Nico. I'm very...hap-hap...happy, to see that you are. Thank you, Jackson and Jackson's girlfriend." Hades said the "H-word" a bit too quickly and Hazel laughed a bit while Annabeth huffed and put her hands on her hips.

"I have a name, my lord. It's Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena and architect of Olympus." Hazel couldn't help but smile. Hades looked a bit uncomfortable and squirmed a bit.

"Well that is all I have to say to you lot. Ple-Ple... Please, rescue Nico," the god said awkwardly. Before he could wave his hand through the connection, Hazel blurted out,

"Wait!" Hades stopped and looked at her. Hazel gulped. She would NOT lose her courage. This was an important question. "Before, when you said that you wouldn't let Persephone talk about me and Nico that way... Did you mean it?" Hades expression softened by a fraction and put his hand out to her as if trying to touch her face.

"Hazel Levesque. I am the God of the Underworld. I cannot display my emotions very well. I am a powerful god but not an amazing father. But believe me when I say that I love you and Nico very much. You are my only two children that are still alive. I cannot contact you again, my dear. I'm sorry but I will always look out for you. Goodbye." With that, he waved his hand through the mist, dissolving the connection while Hazel broke down and cried her heart out at her father's soft words.

PERCY

Percy watched Hazel cry. Then he looked down at the ground with newfound respect. Maybe Hades wasn't so bad. Percy would make sure to tell Nico what his father's feelings towards were him WHEN he rescued him. Alecto and the other two Furies spread their black wings.

"Farewell, Perseus Jackson. Please rescue Lord Nico." With that, the Furies took to the skies, their black wings contrasting against the white clouds as they returned to their master and Hazel looked on with her tear-stained eyes.

*done:) chapter 6 will take longer cuz im going on a trip!