Reyna x Nico- A Percy Jackson Fanfiction

Reyna - Chapter 15

I did my best to figure out the real timeline of when Reyna became praetor, and according to the Wiki it says she only served four years when she became praetor, so in HoO that means it was her first year being praetor but 4th year of service. Apologies if my math is wrong!

It's been six years since the war with the giants. Six years since she and Nico became a couple, six years since she became one of Camp Jupiter's praetors. Ten years since she joined the legion. She's 22 now. Nico's 20. After holding such a heavy weight on her shoulders for so long, she decided it was time. 

At dinner, she stood up on the dais and raised a glass, quieting the room.

"Romans!" She began, her powerful voice filling the hall. "As some of you may know, this year is my tenth year of being in the legion." She looked around at all the legionnaires, mentally seeing which have been there since she arrived and how many finished their service since then. "This is also my sixth year of being your praetor. Few of you I've known since I arrived, and many of my former comrades have finished their service and moved to the city. I think it's time I do the same."

Her words echoed throughout the hall, and the legionnaires sat in stunned silence.

"But who will lead with Frank if you're gone?" A few campers asked. Reyna sighed.

"I have decided to promote Centurion Levesque to take my place." Hazel's eyes widened, and a shocked smile spread across her face. "I trust that you two will keep the peace of Camp Jupiter in my absence. Everyone, respect these two as you respected me for so long, else this will not be the last you've heard of me." She nodded to Michael Kahale, one of the few who have remained in the legion since the giant war, who nodded back, and retrieved an eagle medal and a purple cape from a nearby table. Reyna took the items from him and walked to the last step on the dais. "Centurion Levesque, please step forward." Hazel stood, and quickly walked over to Reyna. 

Reyna announced her most booming voice: "Hazel Levesque. I, Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano, praetor of the Twelfth Legion Fulminata, give you my final order: I resign my post and give you promotion to praetor, with the full powers of that rank. Take command of this legion!" The campers cheered, and Reyna attached the purple cape to Hazel's armor, and gave the medal to Frank to put around her neck. 

She removed her own cape, which, blessed by Bellona and Athena themselves, transformed into a light brown leather jacket. She tucked her own medal into one of the inside pockets, and put on the jacket. Her purple Camp Jupiter t-shirt, her jeans, her black Converse, and her jacket made her look like a normal adult. She smiled, the weight of being praetor finally lifted off of her shoulders.

She took Hazel's hand.

"You will do great, Hazel. Seeing as you are in your sixth year of membership, I see that you'll only have to do this for four years. Keep your head high, and establish your leadership. Make them respect you. That's how I did it, and look at me."

"You're the most respected person this legion has known," Hazel finished. She hugged Reyna tightly and wiped a few tears out of her eyes. "I'm going to miss you so much." Reyna smiled again.

"I won't be far away, dear. I'll be in the city with Nico, going to college. Besides, Frank has been doing this for six years now. He can help you." She nodded to Frank. "I trust you'll show her the ropes, Frank?" 

"Of course, Reyna. Go get some rest. You've definitely earned it." He grinned. She shook his hand, and waved goodbye to the legionnaires, some who were teary eyed and wanted a picture before she left. 

Nico stood on the top of the dais.

"Reyna," he said. She turned, and he knelt down on one knee, a small box in his hand.

"Will you marry me?" He opened the box to reveal a golden ring with a small diamond on top, simple yet elegant, just how she liked it. Reyna ran to him as he stood and kissed him.

"Yes!" She cheered. The entire legion erupted in cries of laughter, joy, and several Lares appeared floating several feet above them, holding baskets of flower petals and dropping them onto the crowd. Nico took her hand and slipped the ring on her finger. She kissed him again, and it took several minutes for the cheering to stop.

"Thank you, my friends, for a wonderful ten years. I wish you all the best. May the gods be with you!" Reyna thrust a fist into the air, and she and Nico left the dining hall, with Hazel, Frank, and the rest of the legionnaires waving happily and cheering. 

She and Nico went down to the college and signed up for classes that coming fall. They grabbed a hot chocolate and sat down in the garden of Bacchus. Nico placed a hand on her cheek, and they kissed once more.