Four Gods, One Half Blood Ch. 23

Riot's POV


I sat on the bench, waiting. Nico said he would meet me here. Two hands covered my eyes. " Hey Riot."
" Nico?"
" Who else?" he sat beside me. I threw my arms around him, sobbing. " Oh my gods Nico, i'm so sorry!"
" Woah, sorry about what?"
" I- i need to tell you something."
" Anything."
" Just promise you won't get mad."
" Promise."
" Last night i was drunk, like wasted and i think i may have slept with someone."
" How do you think you may have slept with some one?"
" Well, i can't really remember. . . i just thought that i needed to tell you."
" Why?"
" i don't want to lie to someone i love."
He wrapped his arms around me. " If we're confessing, i think i may have too."
" Last night?"
" Yeah, you weren't the only drunk one."
I felt sighed in relief. Together we walked hand in hand down the pathway. " Nico?"
" Hmm?"
" I want you to meet someone."
" Who?"
" You'll see, follow me."
I lead him the elevator, and then through Manhattan. The door of my house creaked as it opened, our feet kicking dust up from the floor. " Riley?"
" Huh? What? Who's there?" Riley jumped out, and stabbed me with a kitchen knife.
" Why?" I asked simply.
" I acted before i thought, or processed anything."
I pulled out the knife, and walked in the house a bit more. " Riley are you cooking, without it burning?"
" More like cooking for amanda."
" She's here?"
" Yeah, so is Brett."
I walked into the kitchen. Seeing Brett made my eyes tear up. " Riot!" He exclaimed. He hugged me, lifting me up and twirling me around. His head bald from cancer. " How are you?! I haven't seen you in weeks!"
" I'm good, more or less any way. How bout you?"
" Good." He admitted. I glanced at Nico, who stood awkwardly in the doorway.
" Guys, this it Nico, my boyfriend." I grabbed his hand and pulled him forward. They all eyed him as if he might blow up. Riley shook his hand. " Welcome to the family i guess. This is my Fiance Amanda and Her brother Brett." Nico nodded, grinning. " Your forgetting someone." Brett noted. We locked eyes for a second, and i whistled. " Hope you like dogs, Nico." Brett told him. Jagger trotted into the kitchen.
" Jagger! I missed you so much buddy!" I knelt down, and was attacked with kisses.
" If i didn't know any better, i'd say Jagger is a baby hellhound." Nico commented.
" Don't insult him, he's only a rot."
He laughed a bit, and pet Jag. " Hey, is the old tree house still up?"
" Always."
" Wait, Amanda can't come."
" Oh yeah, she's with child, right?"
" Go on, i'll stay here and finish cooking."
I didn't protest. I grabbed Nico's hand, and raced into the woods. I knocked on the tree. Brett and Riley grinned, but Nico looked lost. The door slid open, and i stepped in. They all followed me, and we zoomed up. The door opened. Nico went to step out, but we stopped him. I jumped up, and grabbed the tow line, and swung to the other door. " Come on!" I yelled.
" This is Awesome!" Riley screamed.
" woooohhhooooo!" Brett yelled.
" What the hades?" Nico shouted from the platform. " Come on! Just grab the towline!"
" Can i not just teleport there?"
" I guess if you wanna be boring."
Within a few seconds, he swung in the door way. The treehouse was just how we left it 6 years ago. My paintings hung in my area, along with photos, ribbons and trophies. A grin tugged at the corner of my mouth, but faded when i thought about what was going on back then. 6 years ago, brett was diagnosed with cancer, 6 years ago, i dropped out of school, 6 years ago i changed so much that my family was terrified of me. " It's been so long.. . . . " my voice trailed off. 6 years ago, i couldn't talk. I turned and faced the group. " Lets make this place epic."
" What?"
" Freshen it up. We can make it so we're the only ones who know how to get here, too many people figured out the towline. We can paint the walls, get a sound system, anything we want!"
" But how would we get these things?"
" Nico and I are gods, But there is one more person who would want in on this.. . "
Nico looked at me. " Thalia." We said together. I called her name, and she appeared next to me. " Thalia, This is Riley, my brother, and Brett, my best friend. Brett, Riley, This is my half sister Thalia."
She grinned. " So whats up?"
" We're making this place cool, mind helping?"
" When do we start?"
" Is now good?"
" Perfect."


We spent most of the night deciding what to do. We would each have an area, more like a room. Then we set to work. I made my things go to my old house, and opened a can of paint. It was bright blue, electric blue, to be exact. I painted one wall that color, and the next Lime green. After that, i did purple, and then black. " Looks good." Thalia told me.
" Thanks. Did you finish?"
" Yeah, waiting for it to dry."
" Boys done?"
" Not close." Lets help 'em."
I helped brett, who was constantly splatting paint in my face. When my paint was dry, i started to put things on the walls. I had covered a white wall i hadn't painted with pictures. I conjured up a desk, and it was really cool. It was a floating desk, with a tablet built into it. I placed a bungee chair in the corner, and one of those lamps with a ton of adjustable lights on it in the other. I put a few black light bulbs in it, and some regular ones. I made a shelf that held music, and put a radio underneath it. I looked around to see the green wall was empty. I grabbed a paint brush, and painted a giant owl in purple. " Nice owl, but dad's calling us back to olympus."
" One day i'm going to ignore him."
" Yeah, as soon as i get over my fear of heights, now come on."