HOO & PJO One-Shots

Reynico AU

Reynico
Requested by @Bhavyakriti

"Beach day"

Nico's P.O.V

If I could pick one place I'd rather never go, it would be the beach. Where am I currently? The beach. My best friend Jason had interrupted my sleep just to drag me into the car before driving off for what he called a 'fun day'. My idea of a 'fun day' is curling up to a nice book with some hot tea, but apparently Jason had other ideas.

"It's just the beach! It's not like I'm forcing you to go to prison!"

"Prison would be preferable to the beach..." I mumbled, staring out the passenger window.

Jason either didn't hear me, or he chose to ignore me. "Plus, I'm going to introduce you to one of my old friends today. She works the lifeguard position for the summer to pay for university."

"She?" I asked. I'd just recently informed Jason that I was bisexual, so I was expecting to be hooked up with a guy. "What's her name?"

Jason smiled at my interest. "Reyna, and yes, she's single."

"I never asked if she was single!" I retorted, feeling a slight blush rise to my cheeks.

Jason pulled his eyes away from the road for a second to look at me. "You're blushing! This is too adorable!"

"Guys don't call their guy friends adorable!" I glared at him as we pulled into a parking spot.

Jason simply laughed. "That's what you think..."

"Okay, but Percy doesn't count. I swear, you two are in some secret relationship no one else knows about." I rolled my eyes as I reluctantly got out of the car.

Jason opened the trunk and pulled out a bag before throwing me a towel. "Nah, we're just bros."

"Whatever..." I muttered as we walked towards the beach. It was still early in the summer, so the beach wasn't too crowded. Not that I was really looking at the rest of the people, my attention was on the beautiful figure sat on top of the tall lifeguard chair. She had long brown hair that was tied into a braid, and a purple bathing suit with gold words scrawled across the front. Upon seeing us she climbed down from her chair and began walking over to us.

"It's so nice to see you again!" Jason called out as he dropped the bag and pulled her into a hug.

Reyna smiled as they pulled apart, before turning to me. "And you are?"

"Uh... N-Nico." I stuttered as I took her in. Up close she was even more stunning. Her tanned skin was glowing from the heat, but it couldn't compare to her smile.

Reyna's smile seemed to light up the beach. "So you're the famous Nico that Jason always tells me about on the phone."

I glared at Jason before turning back to Reyna. "I guess so, what'd he say about me?"

"Oh nothing, just that you are single and attractive, but he didn't mention just how adorable you are." Reyna smirked before picking up Jason's bag and throwing it over her shoulder. "Now, are you going to go swimming or not?"

Jason nodded and before I knew it, Reyna had unpacked the towels and had laid them out beside each other. "Neeks, you need help putting sunscreen on your back?"

I turned bright red. "Uh, I don't swim..."

Reyna looked incredulous. "What do you mean, you don't swim? Everyone swims! Or they at least float for a while. Off with your shirt!"

I grew self-conscious of my scrawny chest. "That's not going to happened. I'll just stay here on the sand. Maybe read some more of my book." I held up my phone.

"Nico?" Jason questioned. "That's a phone, not a book."

I groaned. "Fine, I was going to read fanfics alright?"

Reyna's eyes widened. "You read fanfics?"

"Uh, yeah..." I avoided her gaze, hoping she wouldn't loose interest in me.

I heard a laugh and looked up to see Reyna with the happiest look on her face. "That's awesome! I've never my another guy who reads fanfics! What app do you read them on?"

"Wattpad, it's excellent! It's so much easier to find the good ones." I felt my inner geek coming out.

Jason interrupted our nerd-fest. "As great as fanfics are, I came to the beach to swim. Are you really going to just sit here and read, Neeks?"

"Yeah, I hate the beach." I admitted, feeling less awkward around Reyna.

"I'm on duty right now, but I'm sure I can watch the water from over here, if you don't mind that is." Reyna looked at me expectantly.

I nodded my head. "That's great! Maybe I can show you my favourite fanfics?"

"Ugh!" Jason groaned. "I wish I had invited Percy too!"

"That just proves that you're in a bromance with him!" I yelled as he ran towards the water.

Reyna looked at me with adoration in her eyes. "You ship them too?"

I squealed internally. "They're my otp."

Reyna reached for my had before looking into my eyes. "If you give me chance, I would like to change your mind."

"What?" I asked, not understanding.

She leaned in and pecked me on the lips. "Maybe now you'll start to ship us a little bit more. Hopefully in the near future, Reynico will be your otp."

I changed my mind. The beach was my new favourite place.

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It was too hard not to put wattpad in there, because I imagine Nico as such a fanboy! Haha

Tried to make it cute, so if I made you puke because of the fluff, I apologize. :P

Thanks for the suggestion, it isn't one of my ships, but I think we should all encourage each other's ships. We're all in the same fandom and I think we shaped start acting more supportive of each other. Just because you don't ship the same thing, doesn't mean it's alright to put their ship down. Be respectful of others and others will respect you. :)

Thanks for reading! Remember to spread love like butter! -Tianne :)