As the gang stopped off at the border, they all turned, took one look at camp, and then turned away. Then they were off. They decided to take Camp's share car *A/N: yes. I have decided that they have one* into town. Leyla had been left under strict instructions to call either Annabeth or Percy if anything were to happen to their little Salmon.

The demi-gods made their way into the McDonald's *Cheesy, yes, Nico-ish, yes* and took a seat at the large table. They placed their orders and began chatting. Since they had already caught up on all the latest news, this was all just small talk. The conversation kept on coming back to Percy and Annabeth's wedding. It was what all the naiads and nymphs were talking about. Grover *yes, he came too* kept insisting that they do it beside the lake, under some trees, but Percy and Annabeth wanted their mortal families to be there, so had to re-arrange. As the food arrived *lol, I'm making it sound like a fancy restaurant* the chat turned towards the meaning of this 'gathering'.

"Yeah Death Breath, why'd ya bring us here?" Thalia asked with a mouth full of floppy fry. Nico glanced at Will who smiled and rubbed his thigh for reassurance. Nico inhaled deeply and sighed. All chatter had stopped. Luckily, no mortal employees were around to overhear their conversation.

"Guys, we brought you here to tell you that we," he faltered. Will smiled again and offered to continue. Nico waved him down. "We brought you here to tell you that - that I'm pregnant." Nico finished quickly. Even Leo stopped playing with his fries. Everyone stared at them for a long time. Suddenly Piper squealed, got up and ran to engulf Nico in a monster hug. Nico blushed profusely and awkwardly hugged back.

"HA!" she practically screamed in Jasons face. "I told you!" Will looked at her, puzzled.

"You what?" Piper's face turned a shade darker and she mumbled something. "What was that Pipes?" Jason was laughing, and failing to hide it behind a burger.

"I said that I knew that you guys....." she said, finishing incoherently. Will sighed and asked her again. She finally gave up and said, "I could sense that you guys had sex, okay?" Nico's face went about as red as a tomato and as he hid behind his happy meal box, the whole gang burst into laughter. Hazel ran up and threw herself onto Nico shouting:

"I'm gonna be an auntee, I'm gonna be an auntee!" And, as Will had predicted, Leo and Percy placed bets on gender and quantity. Leo gave off his trademark grin.

"It's gonna be twin boys!" Percy scoffed and said:

"Nah, it's one girl, bet ya 50 drachmas," Annabeth and Calypso slapped their respective partners and scolded them for their behaviour. That's when Will cleared his throat.

"There's one other thing. We- we both decided that it would be best if we gave it up for adoption. We decided that we're too young for this much of a responsibility," everyone looked up but saw that they were sincere. Thalia gave a knowing, yet sad smile.

"We understand," Although everyone was aware that this little bub wouldn't be staying with them for long, that didn't put a damper on the mood. Everyone was supportive and kind, and they talked long into the night. After a significant amount of time had passed, Thalia stood and stretched.

"Well, it was lovely catching up and all, but I think Imma hit the hay. You guys gonna head back with me, or do I have to walk?" the rest of the entourage agreed and headed back to camp, happy, and thankful that Chiron had convinced the harpies that they shouldn't kill them once they arrived home late.

*Lol, hi guys, sorry for the A/Ns dotted around the place, I just had to do it. Funny story, I'm writing this in the dark, and after I'm supposed to be asleep. It's currently 23:13 English time. Oh well. Hi mum and dad, please don't ground me, lol!*