A/N: I don't own PJO, HoO, Disney World, "My Girl", Green Day, Burlesque, or RENT. Also, this is my first PJO/HoO story.

Nico woke in his cabin, just as he did every morning he was at Camp Half-blood. This morning, however, was different, special almost, for Nico. Today, he was leaving on a quest to find his new sibling, a sister. He wasn't fond of having another sister, scared that he would loose her the same way he lost Bianca. Hazel had been an accidental find, but as she was the daughter of their father's Roman half, they really did not have the same level of understanding that he had with Bianca, who was also a Greek demi-god.

Nico's main problem was that he had no clue who in the name of Hades he was taking with him on his quest. Normally he would have asked Percy and Annabeth, but they were at NYU, so they were obviously out of the question. Almost all of the Aphrodite girls wanted to go with him, but not because they wanted to go on a quest. They would rather try and rape him in his sleep!

The only person Nico wanted to go with him on his quest was on the other side of the country, or so he thought.

"Nico, we need to know who will be going with you.", Chiron told the son of Hades as he stood on the porch of the big house.

"I-", but Nico was cut off.

"Hey, Chiron, I'm back! Lady Artemis let me take a break for a bit. Nico?", Thalia Grace stated as she walked up.

"Could Thalia go with me?", Nico piped up, his mood brightening instantaneously.

"Where would I be going, exactly?", she asked.

"I'm going on a quest to find my sister. My dad finally had another kid. Percy and Annabeth are in college, so I can't take them with me. There are a few people that want to go, but they're all Aphrodite girls. Please, Thalia?", Nico replied, looking at her with pleading eyes.

"Fine, I'll go, but only because if I don't you might be forced to take an Aphrodite girl who might rape you in your sleep.", Thalia joked.

"Why must you know me so well?", he asked with a sideways smirk.

"Because, without me, you'd be lost in your own little world.", she replied, smiling like a lunatic.

"Well, Thalia, Nico, you two best be off. The latest information we have says that she's in Orlando, Florida. You two must see to it that she gets back here safely.", Chiron told the pair.

The two nodded and went back to the Hades cabin, Nico carrying Thalia's backpack for her. Once inside, Nico took the two backpacks to the location Chiron had earlier told him he and his quest partner would be staying at until their quest was complete. He then returned to camp and got Thalia.

"Hold on tight, because we both know how much you hate shadow-travel.", he whispered, causing her to wrap her arms securely around him.

Thalia closed her eyes and did not look until Nico said it was okay to look. She saw that they were in a luxurious hotel suite. Then she saw the open curtains and the view from the room.

"I'll get the drapes. I was so anxious to get started on the quest I forgot about your irrational fear.", Nico said, ignoring Thalia's glare.

"Where are we going to start with our search?", she asked, turning to face the hallway and door.

"Well, I found out my sister's name: Temperance. She's only eight, so I figure she'd be someplace like Disney World. We can search tomorrow if you want.", Nico replied, turning Thalia back around.

"That sounds great. Do you think it's too early to go to sleep?", she asked, yawning.

"No, it's fine for you. Shadow travel is pretty exhausting for me, so I can't even imagine how it affects you.", Nico told her, letting go of her arms.

"Well, I'm going to change, brush my teeth, and go to sleep.", Thalia said, taking her backpack into the bathroom.

Nico fell asleep after changing, and remained that way until he heard a shriek a few hours later. Thalia was awake and scared about something.

"Thals, I'm right here. It was just a nightmare.", he said, shaking her awake.

Thalia woke, zapping Nico on accident, making him jump back to his bed.

"Damn it, I'm sorry, Nico. It was the Aphrodite cabin dream again. So much pink and sparkles!", she shuddered.

"You're on break, so come here. I'll protect you from the evilness of Piper's closet.", Nico said softly with a chuckle.

"I still don't see what my brother sees in her.", Thalia said with a yawn as she snuggled close to Nico.

"Well, her sisters don't get what I see in you.", Nico replied, knowing that Artemis would kill him if he saw the two of them at that very moment.

"I'm sure they don't. I dress in black, have spiky hair, and I detest Justin Bieber. I'm their polar opposite.", Thalia said, smiling to herself.

"And I love you for that. If you acted like they did, I'd probably never speak to you again.", Nico said, kissing the top of Thalia's head.

"You know how I feel, Nico, but I think Artemis may still be listening. I'm on a break, but I don't want to chance anything.", she whispered, sighing lightly.

"I know, Thals. However, and I know you know this too, I don't give a damn about what Artemis thinks. She pressured you into joining the hunt by using the prophecy against you. What she did wasn't fair, not to you, and not to the other hunters.", Nico whispered back.

Thalia smiled, because he was right. She did know that he had never cared for Artemis or her view on the male gender. After she had fallen for Nico, Thalia herself had been questioning Artemis' opinions. If men were so bad, then why would Percy do anything for Annabeth, and why would Nico do anything for her, including holding her in his arms after she had a nightmare, even though he knew Artemis may strike him dead?

"Nico, what do you think Artemis would do if I quit the hunt?", she asked, praying that her half-sister wasn't listening.

"I'd think that you were the smartest hunter ever, because you'd have developed your own thoughts on men rather than blindly follow Artemis. Of course, I already think this, but hey, I'm proud of you for doing that.", Nico said, only to hear Thalia's soft snores in reply.

Chuckling to himself, Nico started to drift of to sleep. Of course, given Nico's luck, that was when he heard his name being called.

Percy had chosen that moment to Iris Message him.

"Hey, Nico, Chiron said you had a quest.", Percy said.

"Nico, tell Kelp Face to leave right now unless he wants me to shock him through the IM.", Thalia snapped, waking up at Percy's cheery voice.

Percy was in shock as he saw that Thalia was lying there in the bed, her head on Nico's chest.

"What exactly is going on?", he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"We're on a quest to find my sister, Temperance, and Thalia had a nightmare. Bye, Percy!", Nico replied, swiping his hand through the mist.

"Good, now maybe we can go to sleep.", Thalia said as Nico wrapped his arms around her.

'That's my girl.', Nico thought a Thalia slept on, using him as a pillow.

Nico chuckled again, finally drifting off to sleep for more than an hour, the love of his life in his arms, and the thought of his confused cousin back in New York briefly running through his mind.

The next morning, Nico woke to Thalia on the couch watching something on the television.

"Your dad paid for this room.", she stated flatly.

"How did you know?", he asked, smiling at the daughter of Zeus.

"The pay-per-view movie channels were paid for, plus the cabinets in the kitchen were barren of anything dealing with grain.", she replied, returning to the television.

"What are you watching?", Nico asked as Thalia started singing.

"So get your ass up
Show me how you burlesque…", she sang, trailing off as she realized Nico was still there.

"Are you trying to upstage every cabin at camp? You dress edgier than me, the Hades cabin, sneak around better than the Hermes cabin, are more beautiful than the Aphrodite cabin, and sing better than the Apollo cabin. You are truly amazing, Thals.", he said with an outright laugh.

Thalia blushed a bright crimson, not expecting Nico's praise.

"I'm not that good at sneaking around and singing, plus, I'm punk, you're emo! Don't talk as if I'm on the same level as our parents.", she retorted, frowning.

"I wasn't. I was simply stating the truth. I am in love with the most amazing and most talented woman on the planet.", he whispered in her ear before kissing her temple.

Thalia just shook her head and went to change. She knew Nico loved her, and she loved him, but Artemis terrified her, and she did so with good reason.

Not too long after she started seeing Nico, another hunter, Baillie, found out she was pregnant. Artemis had been furious. She found out that the father was none other than her own brother, Apollo, so she could not harm Baillie or the baby. She settled for kicking Baillie out of the hunt and then used Thalia as an example to the other girls. She had told them that Thalia was a strong, independent woman who would never fall for a man, no matter how "sweet" he was or no matter how "hot" she thought he was. Thalia had felt horrible about this because Baillie was a good friend of hers and knew about Nico. Yet, she never said anything as Artemis compared the silver tongued daughter of Zeus to the truthful huntress.

Thalia sighed, picked up her cell phone, a Christmas gift from the Stoll brothers (Hey, they may be demi-gods, but that didn't mean they weren't allowed to celebrate the holidays their mortal parents did!). She scrolled through her contacts and found Baillie's number. Pressing the 'Call' key, she waited for the ex-huntress to pick up.

"Hello?"

"Baillie, it's me, Thalia. Do you remember me?", she asked.

"Of course I do. I take it you want to quit the hunt.", Baillie replied.

"How did you know?", Thalia asked, smiling to herself.

"Honey, we've talked about this. You said he is the only person you would ever consider leaving the hunt for. That means you've considered it before now. Not to mention the fact you were pressured into joining anyway. If you don't want to see him grow up and wind up alone because you are still a day away from sixteen, quit. He introduced you, properly, to his dad. Hey, look, I've got to go. Carmen just woke from her nap, so yeah, just think about what I just said and make your decision.", Baillie said, saying nearly the exact same thing Nico had said the night before.

"Okay, bye.", Thalia said hanging up.

She thought for a moment, weighing each option and its consequences. In the end, she knew what she had to do.

"Nico!", she called as she exited the room, still in her pajamas.

"Yeah.", the son of Hades replied.

"I'm quitting the hunt when we get back to camp.", Thalia told him, smiling brightly.

Nico just stood there, grinning like a madman. He placed his hands on Thalia's waist, pulling her closer to him. Giggling, she wrapped her arms around his neck, and the two kissed passionately.

When they broke apart, Thalia actually went to change out of her pajamas, returning in a gray t-shirt that said "Be calm and listen to your inner goddess", a pair of black shorts, and knee high converse. Nico's jaw dropped when he saw her, giggling, leaning against the door frame.

"See something you like, di Angelo?", she asked with a smile.

"No, but I do see something I love.", he replied.

"Oh?", Thalia asked, an eyebrow raised.

"I happen to love it when you dress normal. You look like yourself dressed like that. When you wear that uniform Artemis makes you wear, you look like a pretty princess, not my beautiful punk princess.", he said as he walked over to her.

"Get dressed, because we have to get going if we want to find Temperance quickly.", Thalia said, giving Nico a light peck on the lips before ducking under his arm and plopping back down on the sofa.

Nico rolled his eyes and grabbed his backpack before going into the bathroom. He pulled on his black skinny jeans, black t-shirt, and black boots listening to Thalia's singing. She was now watching RENT and singing along to "Seasons of Love", unaware that Nico was listening in.

"So, what park are we going to first?", she asked once he had sat down next to her and puller her into his lap.

"I was thinking Animal Kingdom. It has the smallest guest capacity, so it wouldn't take long to search.", Nico replied, about to prop his feet up on the coffee table when a voice popped into his mind.

"Nico, feet off the table, now!"

It was the voice of Persephone, Nico's stepmother, not to mention a very scary goddess if you got her angry.

Nico sighed and smiled to himself. Persephone was much more caring and motherly towards Nico since she found out about him and Thalia. She too had a strong distaste towards Artemis, who did not understand how Persephone had managed to not be angry with Hades after the past, oh, few thousand years. She and Nico would have in depth discussions about Artemis and her obtuseness, meaning cluelesness or stupidity, calling it AA, or Anti-Artemis meetings. Hades was confused for the longest time until the name was explained to him. The other AA was for Dionysus as long as he was grounded.

"Persephone?", Thalia asked as she saw the look on Nico's face.

"Yep, she told me to get my feet off the table.", he said, standing up, holding Thalia in his arms.

"Put me down, di Angelo, or else.", she told him, but her smile was not helping her case.

Nico sighed and put her back on her feet. Thalia kissed him lightly and went to grab her aegis bracelet from the nightstand. Nico followed and picked up his skeleton ring/Stygian iron sword. Nico noticed, however, Thalia had a new piece of jewelry on. It was a lightning bolt shaped charm on a plain platinum chain.

As if she could read his mind, Thalia said, "It's a mini-thunderbolt. My dad gave it to me last time I visited Olympus."

And with that, the two left for Disney World. They actually had park tickets; or rather season passes, courtesy of Hades. Outside of the hotel, Thalia stopped as she saw the car that they were to drive. After a full five seconds, she burst out laughing.

The car was a powder blue Prius C. Nico grumbled and thought to himself about how ridiculous he'd look driving that and it morphed before their very eyes into a black Dodge Charger.

"That's better.", Nico mumbled, making Thalia laugh again.

Using the on-board GPS navigation system, they started driving towards the "Happiest place on Earth!" As they drove, Thalia flipped through different radio stations, only stopping when Nico stopped her. She had retracted her hand and huffed, leaning back in her seat. The song she had stopped on was an old one that she vaguely identified as being "My Girl" by the Temptations.

As Thalia huffed, Nico began to sing the song, glancing at her every few seconds. Thalia noticed and could not help but smile. She would never admit it in front of people like the Aphrodite cabin (well, maybe Piper), Annabeth, Clarisse, or Hazel, but she loved it when Nico sang to her. As girly and un-Thalia as it seemed, she did not care when it came to Nico.

The song changed, as Nico, being rather hypocritical, changed the station. This time, it was a Green Day song that Thalia sang along with, Nico joining in after the first verse.

It did not take that much longer for them to reach Animal Kingdom, as it was early May and school was still in session, making traffic light. While still in the parking lot, two boxes appeared in front of the two demi-gods. Thalia saw what she recognized as Chiron's handwriting on the boxes and opened the one addressed to her.

Inside, she saw a lightning bolt hairclip and a note. Reading over the note quickly, Thalia put the clip in her hair and turned to Nico, who had a leather bracelet on.

"Chiron says that these should blend our scents with the scent of the mortals. The monsters shouldn't be able to track us, though this means they can still smell Temperance.", Thalia said, seeing Nico's confused face.

"Why can't he just teach us how to manipulate mist?", Nico asked with a roll of his eyes.

They decided not to ponder that for too long and continued walking towards the park entrance, the boxes and letter vanishing after Thalia read the letter.