Yay, I have more time to update! Enjoy! btw, really sorry to those of you who like the kids, but this is their last chapter. Next chapter I'm sending them back to their own time. Sorry!
They were enjoying a day at the lake. Just the two of them. Oh, and their four kids, of course.
Percy was taking a little nap. And Nico, being, well, Nico, didn't have the heart to wake him up. Instead, he laid Percy's head on his lap and stroked the hair. He looked down at his boyfriend.
Percy, the image of beauty above and beyond, sole proof that the gods truly did exist, after all, no pure mortal could be that beautiful.
He sighed. He really hoped that future Percy was recovering from his Cancer. He shuddered, he didn't even want to imagine what Cancer would be like, much less go through it.
It was common knowledge that demigods couldn't just get cancer, it was something that would have had to be passed down from a mortal ancestor, and even then the chances of getting it were unlikely.
He looked down at Percy's sleeping form, why oh why did good people suffer the most. It really wasn't fair. He should make Percy bad. Yes. Then Percy would suffer less. He mentally laughed, like Percy was capable of doing bad things, he couldn't even kill an ant without feeling remorse!
Despite it all, he found himself smiling, Percy really was something special. Though not perfect, at least not completely, after all, not even the gods were perfect, much less their half-mortal offspring.
For what Percy made up for in charm and looks and swordfighting and sweetness and personality, he definitely lacked in archery.
He smiled, remembering the first time he'd tried to help Percy with a bow and arrow, whilst also shuddering….
Flashback…
Nico watched, slightly amused, as yet another arrow went off target.
He heard an 'ow' from somewhere in the distance. Poor camper, whoever they were.
Percy winced, "Sorry Phil!" he yelled.
"It's okay, Percy!" yelled back the son of the sun god (lol I made a pun!)
Percy notched another arrow. Nico had to duck to barely avoid it hitting him.
Percy groaned and flumped down onto the grass.
Nico laughed lightly, before sitting down next to him.
"What do you want?" groaned Percy.
"To help you with your archery skills."
"Why?"
"Well, partly because I love you…"
"And?"
"And, partly because I would very much enjoy keeping my head."
He received a punch for that one.
"fine," Percy sighed, "wouldn't want to cause any more casualties."
Nico smiled.
They got up.
"Ok," said Nico, "Now copy my stance."
Percy did as so.
"Okay," Nico hummed, walking around him, "Not bad, but you'll want to hold your bow up a bit higher."
Percy moved the bow up.
"Not that high!"
Percy moved the bow down a bit.
Nico sighed, exasperated, "Here," he said, stepping up behind Percy, "Let me."
He guided the bow to an appropriate height, and adjusted Percy's hands. Percy, who was blushing all the way, let Nico guide his hands to shoot the arrow. It hit home.
"Now you try," Nico breathed in his ears.
Blushing, and trying not to drop the bow due to his recent jelly-limb state, Percy notched the bow and shot. It almost hit home, but was off my about a centimeter.
Nevertheless, Percy threw his arms up in the air and cheered, "YES," he cried, "I did it! I finally did it!"
Nico chuckled. That's great, hotshot, now let's see if you can do it by finding your own hand placement.
Percy drew another arrow and shot. Unfortunately the wind was not in his favor.
For some odd reason, just as the arrow was about to hit home, it turned around and flew at Nico. Nico leapt out of the way.
Percy watched in confusion, as all the arrows from his quiver suddenly flew up into the air and chased Nico.
Nico ran around camp, shadow-travelling a couple dozen times. But that never lasted long. And even when he sliced them with his sword, the pointy halves would keep chasing him.
Percy turned to the bush beside him, "That's not funny, you guys."
Thalia and Jason stepped out of the bushes, wiping tears of mirth from their eyes.
"Then why are we laughing!?" laughed Thalia, as she sent another volley of arrows at Nico.
A couple dozen managed to catch him in the keister. And even Percy had to admit it was funny. Sighing, he decided to put an end to his boyfriend's misery, and threw a wave at the two demigods, as well as using his power over water to twist and turn the water molecules in the arrowheads so that they would break.
Thalia pouted at Percy, "Awww, you're no fun anymore. Don't you remember all those times we used to tease and play tricks on him?" she swung an arm over his shoulder.
"Yes," Percy rolled his eyes, "That was this morning."
"Oh. Right." She said…
End of flashback…
He still needed to repay those two. He was thinking skeletons. Lots and lots of skeletons…
Suddenly a wall of water hit him.
Spluttering, he looked up.
He saw that it had been Jack.
He growled playfully at him, until…
"Wait," he said, "I thought legacies weren't supposed to have powers."
Jack frowned, "They do. All legacies do. It doesn't matter how distant they are to the gods, as long as a drop of godly blood remains in them they have powers. Same said for pregnancies. We had to update that part of the book after the first batch of Greek legacies were born, considering that the Romans never had legacies from demigods with noticeable powers, just healing ones or augurs.
Nico nodded.
"Anyways, Chiron says he needs all the demigod parents in the Big House. It's something big."
Nodding, Nico, reluctantly, woke Percy up.
"Hn?" Percy said, groggily.
"Come on sleepy head," whispered Nico softly, "It's time to wake up. Chiron's calling us for something important."
At that Percy bolted up, "If it's another prophecy, gods help Rachel and Apollo, for I will-"
Nico laughed, "Chill, it's not a prophecy, I think. Let's just go check it out, ok?"
Percy nodded, "okay."
And the two headed to the Big House….
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Done for today. Bye!
-httyd4eva
peace out yo;P