The First Times

First Bedtime Story

Thankfully, the next day was a Saturday.

Ana asked several questions about the 'demigods', like her Dad had called them, during dinner. Like, how many children could have a god. Or if you could be friends to the children of other gods. Or if having this abilities was considering cheating in the real world. Or if the bad things that happened in the world were things gods caused.

Nico and Will answered those and more questions she could think of. Like if any child of Poseidon had gills on their necks. Or if you could transform into a centaur. Or if some demigods were famous in the real world. Or if Nico could transform into a skeleton or a zombie. Or if Will could turn bright and stuff.

Soon, Ana was yawning and trying really hard to stay awake. Nico smiled and took her to bed, despite her protests of her being awake. Finally, Nico had to compromise.

"If you go to sleep now before I leave, I'll tell your a bed story about demigods tomorrow night."

Ana didn't even reply, as she had fallen asleep in Nico's arms, making him chuckle softly. He placed her in her bed, letting her cuddle the sheets. Nico sighed and left just in time to see Will sighing the same way.

They just had escaped a big one.

Nico went to his residency and Will went to sleep. Before any of the three could guess, the morning was around and Will was waking up to Ana's insistent poking on his arm. He frowned and yawned, still laid down in bed.

"Morning, sweetie... What are you doing up so early?" As a reply, Ana climbed into bed, surprising Will.

"Papà promised a bed story..." Will kept his frown, not understanding her logic. "I'm gonna wait until he wakes up later." That made him chuckle and shake his head.

"Sweetie, first Papà is not here... and he needs breakfast before going to bed, you know that..." Ana lowered her head, having forgotten that part. However, Will lifted her spirits. "How about I tell you a bed story when you guys are done with breakfast?"

"Pweeease?!" With her spirit lifted and a smile on her lips, Ana went to wait for Nico in the living room while Will got up to make breakfast. Neither of them had to wait longer as Nico walked into the apartment just half an hour later. "Papà!" She greeted him with a hug and a kiss. "Come! Breakfast!" She grabbed his hand and dragged him to the kitchen.

"Morning, Nico. How was the shift?" Will tried to make small talk, to annoy Ana a little. Nico raised an eyebrow, but noticed how Ana was frowning slightly.

"What's going on...?"

"Dad promised a bed story when you go finish breakfast!" Ana explained, making Will chuckle at her eagerness. Nico, however, decided to be extra slow to be a little annoying. "Papà!" She whined, making both grown ups laugh. Soon, everyone was eating in silent and, in Ana's case, expectation. When everyone was done and the dishes were done, Ana grabbed Nico's hand again and dragged him to bed.

"Slow down, sweetie!" Nico chuckled, picking her up and taking her to bed. Nico earned a squeaky girl, giggling and hugging him. After changing clothes, they got into bed and cuddled while Will walked in with an old leather book. "What's that?" Nico asked, never had seen it before.

"It's Dylan's notes... I asked for a copy." He said, passing through the pages. "Here! Let's start with... aha!" He finally pointed out at a title, so everyone could read it.

"'Kind One in a Museum'?" Ana read out loud, not understanding. Nico was frowning too.

"When did this happen?"

"This is the story of when your Uncle Percy, also known as the son of Poseidon, discovered what he was." Will told Ana, earning a nod from Nico. Ana's eyes were wide big and started to divide her attention between her Dad's voice and the word inside the book in his hands. "When Uncle Percy was twelve, he went to a school called Yancy Academy-"

"That was the name of the school?" Nico snorted, but got shushed by Ana, making him smirk.

"Uncle Percy, unfortunately, was a kid with very bad luck as bad things tended to happen around him and he was always blamed for it..." Ana frowned, but said nothing. "Yancy, one day, decided to take its students to the museum, where there was a Greek exhibition. Percy thought it was a great excuse to be out school and tried to enjoy as much as he could..."

"When comes the fun part...?" Nico whispered, smirking at Will, who fake glared at him. Ana was long not paying him attention.

"Suddenly, a wave of a near-by fountain splashed in the mean girl of the class and, as it was bound to happen, your Uncle Percy got blamed for it..." Ana gasped and curled her little hands in annoyance. "When the teacher pulled him apart to ground him, she transformed into a hideous monster with wings and fangs!"

"A Kind One!" Ana linked the title with the monster, gasping. Will smirked at Nico, who winked at her fluttering eyes.

"Precisely, sweetie!" Will kissed her cheek and continued. "Surprised, Uncle Percy started to evade her, but it wasn't until the sudden appearance of the other teacher, Mr. Brunner, who helped him, when he finally fought back. After defeating the Kind One, Uncle Percy realized that things weren't as they seemed..." Will finished, placing a blanket over Ana, who was falling asleep. Both him and Nico left the room in silence.

"I do remember Percy telling me it took him like a month to realize that..." Nico titled his head, earning a chuckle from Will.

"Well, we don't want Ana to think her Uncle is a seaweed brain..."

"Not more than he is, anyway... If he didn't have his head attached to his body, he would lose that too!"

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