Frank POV
Hazel and I have been dating for a few years now. I'm 24 now, and Hazel is 21. I was planning on asking her to marry me.
I keep thinking of the perfect way to do it. I'm thinking about how Hazel is a simple girl and probably wouldn't want anything extravagant, when I come to the thought of how Hazel can be very traditional at times. This brings on the thought of how the heck I'm going to ask for her father's blessing. I mean he was the ruler of the underworld for crying out loud. How the heck was I supposed to get close enough to him to ask?
"You look like you're having a stroke," said the voice of Nico di Angelo.
I whipped around to face him. He was leaning casually against the wall.
"Don't you know how to knock?" I asked. I was getting very tired of Nico just showing up and scaring the begeezers out of me.
"I didn't use the door." was Nico's response.
Of course, he didn't.
"So, are you going to explain to me why you're pacing?" Nico asked.
I sighed. "How do I ask your dad for permission to marry Hazel?"
"Simple," said Nico. "Just go down to the underworld and ask him."
"And how am I supposed to do that?" I asked. "Go down to the underworld, I mean."
"Hm," said Nico. "I guess for you that would be a problem."
"Not helpful, Nico."
There was a pause between us.
"I'll help you," said Nico. "I can get you down to the underworld."
My face lit up at the offer. "You'd do that?"
"Of course," Nico answered. "Hazel loves you, and I'm sure she'd be happy to know that you went the traditional way and got her father's blessing."
"You think so?"
"I think I know my own sister," Nico deadpanned. "Now do you want to ask Hades for his blessing or not?"
"Yes!" I said.
"Okay, then," said Nico sticking out his hand as if he was offering a handshake. "Grab on."
I took hold of his hand, and we dissolved into shadows.
We materialized again in what appeared to be a throne room. At the front of the room was the ruler of the underworld himself.
"Father," said Nico, bowing his head slightly. "Frank Zhang has a question for you."
Hades turned his dark gaze on me and any confidence I might have had quickly evaporated.
"Um, excuse me, Lord Hades?" I started.
"You already have my attention, boy," said Hades.
I swallowed hard. "Um, I was wondering if I could have your blessing to marry your daughter."
Hades dark gaze softened, and a small smile spread across his face. "Frank Zhang, I would be honored to have you as my son in law."
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RiordanVerse One-Shots
FanfictionI keep coming up with ideas in my head, but I can never get them down fast enough. So this is the product of my brain going about a million miles a minute. So this is a bunch of one-shots, au, crossovers, mortal meets, etc. Comment if you have any...
