Hey it's here! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON GRACE! HE TURNS 21 TODAY! Okay, Fyi, this is taking place in like December and is weeks before Christmas. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLONDE SUPERMAN!So the PoV will switch between Percy and Sam, and maybe some others here and there. Enjoy!
Percy PoV:
When Sam told us that she was expecting a kid, well I felt like killing. Someone as innocent as my sister shouldn't have to go through what she did. She started to cry and ran out of the room. Leo went to follow her but I stopped him. "Mind if I take this one?"
I found her in the downstairs library sitting in one of the window seats with her knees to her chest. She had tears running down her cheeks. I sat across from her and looked out the window to where I thought she was looking. All I saw were trees. "I don't know what you find so interesting in trees." She laughed a little. Sam turned to me.
"That's the thing Percy, trees are so simple. Like my life before…" I turned back to her. "Before you found out you were a demigod?" Her gaze fell to her knees. "I like to say BLP. Before Leo and Percy." I laughed.
"You know Sam, we all think of you as family here. We'll stand behind you. And when she or he is born I'm sure if anyone tried to hurt the kid, someone is going to have to deal with us." She smiles at the thought. "But my point is, Sam, is that, you say the word, and we will do anything for you. I will, Leo will, Annabeth will, and most of the others. We're here for you. Just say the word." Sam whipped her eyes.
"Thanks Percy." I reached over and patted her knee. "Yeah, just know, I might still end up killing that dude." She laughed. "Please." I laughed at that. "Oh, and Sam, I do expect to be the godfather." Sam nodded. "Of course." I looked around the room. "So what about college?" Sam looked back out the window. "I'm taking online classes for a year, and since Hazel isn't going to college, she said when I have to go to campus, she'd take care of her." I knew Sam had only told the girls before us.
I had to ask though. "Her?" Sam turned around and smiled. "Motherly instinct. And, I'm going to ask Leo to be the father." I nodded. "He would love to." She got down and walked to the door. "Thanks, Percy. You're a really good brother." I followed her out. I saw her take Leo's hand. "Let's take a walk, Fire Boy."
Sam PoV:
Leo and I walked around the block. I looked down at our feet. "Leo, I'm sorry I didn't tell you." Leo laughs hardly. "How long have you known?" I cringe. "A few weeks." He looks ahead of us. "Why didn't you tell me?" I blink and swallow. "I…I…I was scared. I didn't know what to do. The only reason I told the girls is because they're girls." He nodded.
I sighed as we turned the corner. "Leo, I wanted to ask if you would help me raise her, or him." Leo smiled. "You had to ask?" I sigh. He wasn't mad. Leo turned to me as walked. "Um, can Jason be the godfather?" I laugh.
"I knew this would happen. You want it to be Jason and I want it to be Percy." Leo laughs. "Healthy medium?" I nodded. "Percy AND Jason." We say it together. I laugh. "We should go back." I nodded and we walk back to the house. I walk up stairs and sit down on the bed. I fall back and pick up a book. Leo comes and we cuddle. He keeps asking if it's okay and that we're not hurting the baby.
Soon the door opens to revile Piper. "Hey, Sam. Remember the appointment." I stand and start to walk to the door. "What?" I turn to Leo. "Dress shopping. I need to try on dresses for the wedding while I'm still small." I follow Piper down to the garage. I tell her I'll drive. All the girls climb into my silver Mustang and we drive to the dress shop.
We all walk in and the lady takes us back we start to look at dresses. I find a really pretty blue one. Annabeth said we would try it. She finds a silver one and we all like it. Then the last one we find is a sea green one.
We take them back to the dressing room and I pick to try one the blue one first. I go back and try it on. It's a sweetheart neckline and has a natural waist. It goes to my ankles. The covered in a beading. If I turn to the side you can see my bump. I walk out. They like it but tell me to go back I change and sit down as Piper goes to try on the silver one. It was long with and empire waist line. It had a sweetheart neck line. I like it. Hazel tried the sea green one on. It was short and skin tight. Hazel looked like she was about to faint it was so short. We ended up with the blue one. We bought the dress and they people said after alterations they would be ready in six months.
We got back to the house with some pizzas and we ate all of them. I only had five slices. All the boys almost ate a whole pizza by themselves. We girls were laughing as Percy and Jason agued for the last pizza.
I laughed as I grabbed a coke out of the fridge. I stopped laughing and went to the stairs. I climbed up to mine and Leo's room. I picked up a book from my shelf and sat in the window seat. I started to read. It was a little while later that I heard a knock.
It couldn't be Leo so I called. "Come in." Annabeth stuck her head in. "Hey, Sam. My mom just finished the nursery." I got up and followed Annabeth out the door. Athena had been making a small baby's room off the side of my room, (and a small guest room arcos the hall). It had a door connecting it to our room as well.
It had another window with a rocking chair in front of it. There was a crib in the middle of one wall that didn't have any color. After I found out the gender, it would become the color I wanted. The walls were bare to. There was a changing station, and a small dresser made out of a dark wood. The floor had a cream carpet.
I smiled at Annabeth. It was perfect. "Oh, Annabeth. It's so pretty." She hugged me. "I knew you would like it."
Another 3 months later:
Percy PoV:
Sam and Leo went to a doctor's appointment to find out what gender the kid was. It was weird seeing Sam like that, with a big stomach and all. With her tiny frame, I couldn't see how she stood. There was a football game on and everyone was watching it. I heard Leo's truck pull into the drive. "Guys, their back."
We started guessing what it was going to be. Annabeth, Piper, Nico, and I said it was a girl. Jason, Will, Frank, and Hazel said it would be a boy. Whoever lost had to pay the wining team ten dollars each. Everyone turned to the door when it opened. Leo came in first then Sam. She smiled. "Hey, guys." I scooted over on the couch and she sat down. Leo sat in a chair beside her.
I smiled. "So?" Everyone, but Nico, was leaning forward ever so slightly. Sam and Leo shared a look. "Well, the baby is completely fine, but the doctor said I have to be in bed rest for the next three months because of how small I am. So, yeah, I guess I won't be leaving the house much."
I sighed, but smiled. "Sam, come on. What is it?" She smiled. "Oh, that. Well, I wasn't really paying attention when he told us." I smirked. "Sam?" My sister sighed. "A little girl." Everyone (besides Nico) started to cheer but then the losing team paid up. I turned back to Sam after everyone turned to the TV again. "What's bed rest?" Sam leaned into the couch. "I can't do a lot until the baby's born. The doctor said that if I work to hard I could harm the baby. He also advised me to stay in the house at all times possible. Leo's promised to wait on me hand and foot so…yeah."
I smiled. "Don't worry, we all will take care of you." She smirked. "Yeah, you're gonna be an uncle." My mouth fell open. "Yeah, I guess I am. Is she gonna call everyone aunt and uncle?" Sam nodded. "Everyone but me and Leo." I patted her slim arm. "Have you got a name?" I noticed Leo kept looking at Sam every so often.
Sam sighed and leaned her head back. "Well, I and Leo agreed that if it was a girl, I could name it and the same if it was a boy. So, I thought about it on the way home. Sophie Esperanza Valdez." Leo smiled. I laughed, that was Leo's mom's name. "That's really pretty." Sam nodded as her eyes drifted closed. Leo looked over at me.
"Percy can I talk to you?" I followed him over to the kitchen. "What's wrong Leo?" He had a rare look of worry on his face. "The doctor says Sam's heath is declining. Look at her, she's gotten thinner. And the doctor said Sam needs rest because if she pushes herself just above her line something horrible could happen."
I nodded. "Anything else?" Leo sighed. "The doctor said that the way Sam's going, she and the baby could die. I know she won't die, but I worry about the baby." In all my days of knowing Leo Valdez, I had never seen him like this. Leo looked down. "She didn't want anyone else to know, but you're her brother." I nodded and went back over.
I lifted Sam and put her gently on the extra couch. Her head was on one end, and her feet were a few inches from the other. I noticed how her cheeks looked sunken in a little, and her legs and arms looked smaller too. The curls of her hair had become less shinny. For a moment I thought she really could die. But I shook my head of the thoughts. Sam was immortal, but the baby wasn't.
(Hermes had come by to check in us and told Sam that the baby would be a demigod and would have to be granted the gift on immortality. Sam hadn't taken it lightly. Neither had Leo.)
I sat next to Annabeth again and continued watching the game.
Soon Sam woke and started to the stairs. Leo had rushed to help her but I heard her whisper she could go by herself. Leo came back down a few minutes later looking upset. I looked over to him. "You good?" He nodded. "I just think she needs some time to herself." I walked up stairs to find Sam working on the nursery.
She had left the walls the cream color but made the crib sheets a purple color and the cushions matched on the changing table and rocking chair. She had just finished the crib when I knocked on the open door. "Knock, Knock. Can I come in?" She smiled and nodded. I went over to her.
"Sam, don't be mad, but Leo told me what the doctor said." She sighed. "I knew he would. But, you deserve to know." She walked over and sat in the chair and rocked back and forth ever so slightly. Sam bit her lip. "Percy…I'm scared."
I knelt down in front of her and pulled her towards me, our foreheads touched. "Sam, listen to me. You are going to be just fine. Don't worry. And if you ever want to talk, I'm here." I saw tears in her eyes, but she smiled. "I know, Percy." I gave her shoulders a squeeze and walked back downstairs.
Leo looked to me hopeful, I shrugged. "Go on." He raced up the stairs. I sat by Annabeth and turned my attention to the TV. Everything would be alright.
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