I miss him. I miss him so much it isn't funny. Everytime I looked at her, she reminds me of him.

Her dark hair and beautiful obsidian eyes. Even her attitude is like his. Sometimes she prefers to be alone. She has the same olive skin as he did, even the same smile. She reminds me too much of him. Bianca, I named her. In honour of his sister, who he talked of a few times.

It has now been fifty years since he died, I haven't married, engaged, loved or liked anyone else since him. I found out I had Bianca shortly after his death. I was frustrated, I hadn't needed something like that to happen at that moment. And to make matters even weirder, he and I didn't even 'do it'. Apparently she was a gift from the Gods. I didn't really look at her as a gift at the time. Who would after your boyfriend died?

But she changed my world.

She put a spark in my life, she put colour in my world. But there is still a dark spot in my world, where he needs to be. Bianca gives me all the joy I could get, but only he can give me the joy that I need. Sometimes I still cry at night, even though I am over sixty. Bianca is married to a nice fellow, Luke. She has three kids, Grace, Todd and Harry.

Sometimes I can't wait until it's my time to go, but then I remind myself of his broken promise. Sometimes I pray to the Gods and hope he made it to Elysium.

Oh Gods.

I've worried about him every day of my life, I don't think I go by a second that I don't think of him. And his face. Oh his cute and handsome face. He was so cute when he smiled at me shyly, his eyes shined when he talked if the future, the future we were planning. It was just the two of us, living in Camp Jupiter, with a happy family and of course, we would get married.

I played with the beautiful ring on my necklace. It was gold, with three purple amethysts going across it. Yeah, it was a promise ring. He gave it to me the day we left camp to go on that damned quest.

I remember, he had said to me, "Oh Gods," I had heard him mutter under his breath. "You are the most beautiful person in the whole wide world, I ain't very good with speeches, but ah...here." It was the most adorable thing. He had handed the box to me and I opened it, seeing the ring and a chain already there. Tears actually formed in my eyes.

When I was around him I could be myself, just happy and slightly crazy.

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I sat in the dimly lit place, the only sound was the movement of the water. The guy who was steering was a bit creepy.

I had died. Yes, I died. Of old age thank the Gods.

A few minutes later I went through to Elysium. The place was heaven. People and Demigods walked around, all of them young. There were streets and shops and houses, park and lakes. To think this was the after life. I walked theough the streets, looking around, but searching for him as well.

I went past a shop window and glanced at my reflection. I gasped. I was young. I was 16, young and beautiful, not old and wrinkly. I felt my hair in its usual braid and I wore my sword at my side. I wore a white shirt, with white shorts and even white Converse. Then I realised everyone else was wearing white as well. Some girls wore dresses too.

I walked by the park and saw a punk girl with black spiky hair laughing with a boy who had blonde hair and a scar down the side of his face. I immediately recognised the girl.

Thalia Grace, Jason's sister.

I walked up the pair.

"Thalia?"

The two looked up at me in surprise. Then Thalia sprang uo and hugged me.

"Reyna! How have you been?"

Thalia and I became pretty close, despite her being Jason's sister.

I smiled. "Good. And who, may I ask, is this fine young man?" I said it dramatically, which Thalia and I liked to do.

Thalia smiled and took the boys hand. His blue eyes scanned me and then he smiled.

"I'm Luke. Luke Castellan. Son of Hermes."

I shook his hand. "Reyna. Daughter of Bellona."

He raised his eyebrows.

"Roman?" I nodded.

I remembered that the other campers had spoken of a Luke.

"I'd love to catch up, and I will, but I have to go find someone." I said, my eyes wandering around the park.

Thalia said, "Who are you looking for?"

"Nico."

Thalia nodded, she must have remembered about him and I.

"Uh...I haven't seen him. I have been keeping an eye for him, though. I do miss our talks."

Luke looked at her suspiciously. "Who's this Nico?"

"Her boyfriend and my best friend. Don't worry, nothing happened between us." Thalia answered, pecking Luke on the lips.

My heart broke a little inside. Thalia had died in the Hunters a while ago. If she hadn't seen him...

"Well, better go. See yas 'round."

I ran off waving, turning around and jogging through the streets. I jogged for what felt like years, the streets went on for a long time. I was dead tired, I sat down on a bench nearby and put my head in my hands.

Where was he?

Now, if I were Nico, I would go...

I thought and thought. Where would he go? A park? Nope. A shop? No way. What about...an alley way? Yes! That might work!

I took off towards the nearest alley. I tore down the dark alley, rats were running about and I could only hear the pounding of my feet on the concrete. I ran and ran, through the twisting alleys. They seemed to go on forever, until I came to the darkest part of Elysium. It was dark, I could barely see a thing. Big, heavy rain clouds hung overhead. I rubbed my shoulders to keep warm from the cold and my breath blew out white air.

I squinted, looking around the dark alley. I figured out there was a wall at the end of it, and brick buildings either side.

I looked around, then I saw something that made my voice catch in my throat. A figure, scrunched up into a ball, sat against the wall. I could make out that it was a boy, and I could just make out white clothes.

I took a step forward, the boy was at one end and I was at the other. I could hear soft crying, mumbling and sniffling coming from the boy. I just had to ask.

"N-Nico?" I called.

I saw the figure's head shoot up.

"Who are you?" His voice sounded like it hadn't been used very much, and he was still sniffling. He slowly stood up, watching me. I still couldn't see his face because of the darkness, so I guess neither could he.

I took a deep breath. "Reyna."

The boy slowly walked forward a few steps.

"Reyna who?"

"Avila Ramírez."

The figure gasped and stood still.

I took a few steps back, into the sunlight.

"Oh my Gods, Reyna!"

It was him. It was him!

I ran towards him, as did he, and our lips collided, him spinning me around.

Big, happy, heart felt tears poured down my face as we kissed, and I pushed him against the wall, wanting to get closer, to feel his touch. Oh Gods I missed it. My fingers tangled in his hair and his hands cupped my face.

When we pulled apart, I started to sob.

"Oh Rey. Come 'ere."

He sat down against the wall, and pulled me into his lap, facing him. He gently brushed away my tears and I sniffed. I put my head into his chest and cried, while he played with my hair and whispered to me.

"Oh my Gods, Nico. You have no idea how much I missed you. I never married, I couldn't, you've still stolen my heart." I sobbed.

"I missed you too, Reyna. I missed you so so much, I thought of you everyday. I never layed eyes on another girl, ever. You're perfect."

He whispered, and I lifted my head up as he gently brushed the tears that were spilling down my cheeks.

I couldn't help myself, I had to kiss him again. My hands gripped his hair and tears continued to fall, I couldn't make them stop.

We broke apart again, much to my dismay. I put my head on his chest and he wrapped his arms around me. It was silence until said, "Bianca looked just like you."

"What?!" He asked.

"Bianca. Oh yeah, you didn't know, you're a father."

He looked shocked. "B-but...how? We didn't, ya know, do anything."

His face went crimson when he said this.

I nodded. "I know. Apparently it was some 'gift from the Gods' or something. But she's beautiful, Nico. I named her after your sister."

Tears sprung to his eyes and he hugged me. "You brought her up by yourself? All alone?"

I nodded again. "But I had the help of Annabeth and the others. Oh yeah and Thalia was looking for you."

His ears pricked up at Thalia's name, but he said, "I'll go see her later," Sadness came over him. "I've tried looking for Bianca, but I...I couldn't find her. I think she went for rebirth. I came here because I was a hero, I fought in both the wars of my time. And I guess because my father's Hades. But for now, I just want to spend time with the most beautiful girl in the world."

And with that, he leaned for yet another kiss.

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