04

Throne Room, Mt. Olympus.

All of Olympus is loud and shaking. The gods and goddesses were all shouting at each other, again. Yet the tension around the Olympians is much more. . .tense.

" THIS. . . THIS TREACHERY! HOW DARE YOU HURT MY NEPHEW JUST LIKE THAT APHRODITE! YOU ALREADY HAD YOUR FUN AND GAMES WITH PERSEUS AND YOUR SON ALREADY FUCKED HIS LOVELIFE BEFORE. WASN'T IT ENOUGH TO YOU? HUH?! " Hera yelled, the sound of her voice resonating around the halls of Olympus. Fury in her golden eyes.

She doesn't like the feeling when the son of his eldest brother that she wholeheartedly acknowledged, last thought was a family. A family that will love him. He prayed for a family. It broke her heart when she heard her desperate wish to gain a new family. It broke her heart because at some point she was like him.

Aphrodite looked at the Queen of Olympus and felt anger and sadness fueling up inside her. Her anger, most definitely winning over the sadness.

" It's not my fault that Apollo's son cheated on your precious nephew with my daughter, Hera! " The goddess of love shouted.

Despite her fear on making the Queen of Olympus spite her, she knew it's not her fault. Well maybe it is, she did just watch everything happen like a show and maybe did the cheating couple a favor for blocking their acts from other Gods, but her pride as a goddess doesn't let her want to admit.

" HOW DARE YOU! YOU'RE THE GODDESS OF LOVE! AND YOU MADE MY PRECIOUS NEPHEW FEEL HEARTBROKEN BECAUSE OF IT! AND YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS, APHRODITE! "

" YOU'RE THE GODDESS OF FAMILY AND WE BOTH KNOW THAT THE BOY'S MORE HEARTBROKEN BECAUSE HIS FAMILY FUCKING BETRAYED HIS TRUST AGAIN, HERA! " That seemed to hit a sensitive nerve to the Queen of Olympus, as she spouted more insults at each other. Blasting a couple of raw and destructive power towards the fuming and scared Goddess of Beauty.

Zeus watched his wife and adopted daughter in fear at the scale their fight had become. He too was angry and sorry for the boy.

Out off all the nephews he had from Hades, Nico stood among them. He saw how his eldest brother became more affectionate to the boy and he too want that kind of relationship with his only living demigod children.

In fact, the boy had helped him mend the broken relationship he and his Roman son and Greek daughter have and he was grateful for it. Although he never showed it openly.

" I've always known your spawn is never good enough for my son. " Hades said, venom obvious on every word he uttered. Although, all of the gods who heard him noticed his more venom showing when he said 'my son'. He loves Nico, and he'll show everyone how they'll fuck up if they hurt him.

" Trust me, Uncle. I would've never thought that Will would do such a thing. " It was clear as the sun that Apollo is disappointed with his extremely talented healer.

Even though, Will was his son, Nico is his friend and cousin. The one who helped him when he was mortal. The one who saw through him, having a hard time being so powerless. His favourite cousin beside Perseus, of course. Maybe more but still, the boy doesn't deserve such betrayal from his son, especially his son.

" Your daughter knew of this and yet she didn't even told the poor boy the truth for the better? Seriously, I thought your daughter was something more, Athena. " Poseidon sneered. He tolerated Annabeth as his son's significant other, even though she is her rivals daughter. To be honest, he thinks Annabeth isn't worth it for his son, she was too controlling for him and his son's own good.

" Mind you, my daughter uses her brain before making any decisions, Poseidon. " Athena said confidently. Although she herself, thinks it would've been much better if her daughter told Nico di Angelo the truth earlier.

" Decisions that have made everything WORSE! "

All of the Gods stopped arguing and watching and try stopping the arguing childlike Gods on the sidelines. Everyone turned their heads towards the Sacred Hearth Goddess. The one who's usually quiet and reserved.

Fiery orange inferno that caused thousands of casualties and lives throughout many recorded and unrecorded histories surrounded the throne room.

" Aunt Hestia, calm down. " Artemis said, trying to soothe the angered Goddess. She herself felt bad for the son of Hades. Especially after the boy lost his sister and her hunter.

Tears started to roll of Hestia's flaming brown eyes. She couldn't help but cry when the boy who acknowledge her when no one did is suffering. No one did for centuries. No one did. Except him.

" Can't you all stop this and start fixing your mistakes? Please. . . Lower your pride and fix this! The boy just lost his family. . . just like how I lost all of you. " With her melancholic words, Hera started to tear up. She too felt what her sister felt when their family broke apart and it pains her so much. " Please. . . Just help Nico. Help him. "

" We will, Hestia. We will. "

All pair of eyes looked towards the King of the Gods. Who's electric blue eyes were definitely different from what they saw in him for centuries.

" And how will you do that, brother? I don't want something more painful happening to my son. " Hades said, his onyx eyes hardening.

" We'll give what he wants but he'll have to do his duties, brother. " Hades nodded content but unsatisfied. " . . . It's time to show Diana the truth. "

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Wayne Manor, Gotham City.

" Good morning, Bruce! " Dick greeted happily, walking down the big staircase along with Nico.

" ... Good morning, Mr. Wayne. " Nico greeted shyly. He's been staying in the Wayne Manor for three days and he still feel shy in front of Bruce. He would've normally be in a depressed state by now. Yet, he felt open for some reason. He felt... at home. It really felt strange. As strange as him not thinking of using his powers to leave the City, cause he knew he'll feel like he'll regret it if he'll leave the Wayne's. Just like that.

" Bruce. You can call me Bruce, Nico. " Bruce said. Laughing a little at Nico's shy actions.

For these past few days, he warmed up to the boy. He was too much of a cinnamon roll for his own good.

He didn't asked the questions going on his mind to not overwhelm the boy. He really wants to, but he had a feeling that he doesn't need to ask the boy for answers. He can still get it from... someone else or something.

He wants to get the answers but he will take it one at a time. He will get it slowly.

" Ok... Bruce. " Nico smiled slightly, making the two boys watching him smile back.

" C'mon. I'm sure Alfred already cooked breakfast for us. "

The three went to through the halls and walked their way towards the Dining room laughing at some of the things Dick did.

" I remembered when Dick once got detention because he snapped at his teacher and almost got me arrested for child abuse. " Bruce said, shaking his head with a small smile on his face.

" What? He was rambling something and then he suddenly asked what would I do if someone said ' kill yourself ' toward me so I told him off. " Dick said, wearing an embarrassed smile. More like screamed him off.

" And that is? "

" ' Kill me urself coward! ' " at this both Nico and Bruce laughed.

" Wow! W-who taught you that? " Nico asked, still wheezing.

" Alfred, of course! " Dick said proudly, puffing his chess up to show how proud he really is.

" I should've never asked. "

The three of them laughed again, quieting it down a little as they saw the entrance to their destination.

If Nico was being honest, it almost felt like he was entering the Great Hall in the Harry Potter movies they watched yesterday.

It was actually thrilling and weird that there was no monsters coming for his life when he clearly touched and even used a TV and a cellphone.

As they entered the open door to the dining room, they saw a woman in a red and gold dress.

" Greetings Bruce, Dick and... cousin. "

To say they were shocked to see and hear what Diana just said, it would be an understatement.