The First Times

First Crush

It was getting harder and harder for Nico to keep believing that Ana was his little girl.

Though Ana was very open with both him and Will, he noticed that lately she spent too much time with Rachel or Annabeth, even Piper. Whenever they see each other on gatherings, they would gossip in whispers and giggle, shocking the Hades out of Nico. Will ignored it knowing Ana simply needed some female to look up to and, according to Will, 'she couldn't done better'.

"So, Nico..." Rachel had joined him when she saw him alone by the corner of the Jackson-Chase household. "Dealing better with the period surprise?" Nico groaned, making Rachel smirk. Will had made it his task to let everyone know that Nico paralyzed at the thought of Ana having her period and everyone found it hilarious. But they soon shut when Nico replied 'wait until it's your turn'.

"A bit better..." He finally admitted, sipping his drink. "It's just a shock seeing her acting out-of-character five times a month..."

"Sorry to say this, Neeks, but it's part of growing up." Rachel had wrapped an arm around his shoulders, supportively. "Now, are you ready to deal with the next part?" Nico raised an eyebrow, curious at where Rachel was going with this. Rachel didn't disappoint and rolled her eyes before answering him. "Boys, Neeks. She will soon have crushes on boys- Hades, she already has them..."

"May I wrap my mind around my little girl being a young woman now? Don't throw in boys just yet..." Nico pleaded softly. "Barely enough I just tolerate her best friend..."

"Oh, then you'll be fine..." Rachel winked at him while leaving, but Nico realized that she had said more than she intended or she had said it on purpose for him to find out. He spaced out for a while until Will snapped her fingers on his face.

"Nico? Neeks?" Will called him, making him blink. "Good, you're in this galaxy..." He joked, but Nico continued to concentrate on his previous thought. "Hey, what's on your mind?"

"Boys." He blurted out. Will smirked, thinking he was playing with him.

"Oh, yeah?" He continued to smirk, playing with his fingers on Nico's arm. "Anyone I should worry about...?"

"Benny." Nico almost growled the name, making Will to stop his teasing and look at him, worryingly.

"Wait, what??" Seeing how Will had misinterpreted him, he dragged him to one of the empty room and closed it behind him. "OK, now spill or I'd get really angry with you, di Angelo." Will began, crossing his arms on his chest with a matching frown.

"Rachel just told me that Ana may have a crush on Benny." Will blinked and relaxed, uncrossing his arms and sighing.

"It's just that?" That was the wrong thing to say, as Nico frowned at him.

"What do you mean 'it's just that'?!" Will almost jumped in surprise by Nico's vicious voice tone. He was really angry. "That's our little girl and I don't want her to have her heart broken by some- some-"

"Some boy?" Will finished for him. "Would you rather have her bringing some random boy we don't know or her best friend since they were ten and that we know he knows us and we know he would never hurt her?"

"When you put it like that..." Nico grumbled, still not convinced. Will grabbed Nico's face with both hands and smiled at him.

"Neeks, Ana knows we will look after her when she finally thinks she's ready to date someone." He assured him, softly. "She also knows that, with us being male, it might be awkward to bring the 'dating' subject to talk about it." Will chuckled when Nico shuddered at the mention of the word 'dating'. "She also knows that we love her and that we would never hurt her, alright?"

"You can't expect me to be fine with this and ignore it."

"No, but be open-minded. After all, you're a gay demigod parent with a teenage daughter that has the spirit of his eldest and dead sister." Nico stared at Will, deadpanned. "Open-minded." He reminded him.

"Fine, open-minded." Nico relented, and walking out of the room. Not before Will sneaked a kiss on his cheek and making him flush. When they returned to the living-room, Ana approached them, smiling shyly. She hugged them both tight.

"Can we talk later?" She asked them. Both grown-ups nodded and that was the end of it until they returned home. Ana had tried to stay awake, but was yawning all the way to her home. However, as soon as she saw the couch, she dragged her parents to it. Both grown-ups allowed themselves to be dragged and waited until she started. "Um, OK, so... I- I was talking to Aunt Annabeth and, well... she told me I had to tell you but, um..."

"Sweetie, take a deep breath and tell us what's bothering you." Will had grabbed her hands and tried to calm her down, smiling at her. Ana shared a look with Nico, who nodded in agreement. Following the advice, Ana took a deep breath before continuing.

"Papà, Daddy... What do I do to make a boy like me?"

Nico's first reaction was faint or to held Will's arm tight and cause a stop in his blood circulation. However, and after the day's revelations, he reacted more calm than anyone could have predicted.

"What did Aunt Annabeth tell you?"

"To be myself..." Both Nico and Will shared a smile and nodded.

"Well, Aunt Annabeth is never wrong, right?" Ana smiled at them and nodded, visibly more relaxed. "May we know who is this mysterious knight who caught our daughter's eye?" Ana giggled at Will's bad rhyme while Nico rolled his eyes. "What?"

"Isn't easier to ask instead of all that?" Nico complained playfully, making Ana chuckle more. Will pouted but didn't continue the joke.

"So, do we know him or not?"

"Of course you do, Daddy! He's my best friend, like Aunt Annabeth and Uncle Percy!"

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone!

First, I apologize for not posting last weekend but I had fallen ill. And sadly I don't mean a 'cold-ill', I mean 'I-can't-get-up-of-bed-and-puke' ill, so I was basically a zombie. Then, the week turned really busy and I just couldn't find the strength to post.

That being said, I wanna thank Ashuri Benturi for the ideas for the last chapters of The First Times! Some of them were on the way already but you made me think of others and I was 'why didn't that cross my mind??'. So lots of thanks!

For my careless un-post of last week, I'm posting for the triple! I'd like to remind you that I'm leaving for my holidays next weekend, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to post. Therefore, I plan to write the next couple of days as much as I can and post on Tuesday/Wednesday... so stay tune!!

Updates this week!

The First Times: 3 chapters! I hope you like them! It's coming to an end...
Saving Time (A Caleo Story): 1 looooong chapter!!

I hope you guys enjoy this update! If I don't see you during the week, I'll see you when I come back!
xoxo, SilverHuntresses