It was a beautiful summer day on Long Island, New York. The birds were chirping, the sun was shining, the waves were crashing on the beach, and the smells of the salty sea air and the sweet smelling flowers from the garden nearby filled the air. Despite all this though Sally Jackson was already in tears having to face the hardest thing that she had ever done, and she was already feeling as if a part of her was dead and would never be able to be revived.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of weak, small, but gut wrenching coughs, followed shortly by another's crying. She looked behind her to see the baby carriage where her two babies were. They were twins, a healthy, good sized boy and a sickly, extremely tiny girl. The boy's name was Perseus Jackson, he was called Percy for short, and the girl's name was Magnolia Helen Jackson, Sally called her Flower. Just the sound of Flower coughing like that broke Sally's heart.

She hadn't even known that she was pregnant with twins till they were born. She remembered how happy she had been when she had found out and had gotten to hold the most beautiful baby girl she had ever seen! She had green eyes and black hair like her brother, but her hair was in naturally neat curls, she also had small but perfect lips and pink cheeks. Sally already knew that Flower would be more beautiful than any other girl when she gets older. That is if she lives to be older than one month.

Sally let out a sob at the memory of the day the twins was born. Sally had never heard Flower cry, only cough since a week ago, when she and Percy had been born. Three hours after Percy and Flower were born Sally had found out that Percy had been born perfectly healthy, but Flower was extremely sick. The doctors gave her a month to live, and said there was nothing they could do to save her and said it was best to take her home and let her live what short life she would have at what would've been her home, and to let her pass peacefully there too. At first Sally was beyond mad when she got the news, she was really mad at the time but now she was sad, depressed, and desperate.

Sally snapped out of her thoughts as Flower started coughing even harder and Percy's cries became sort of desperate. Sally picked Flower up very carefully and patted her gentle on her back while whispering in her ear.

"It's all going to be alright Flower," She whispered, "you're going to live through this. Daddy is going to help you make it through this." Sally found herself crying again." I p-promise that e-even if this is t-the last time I see you I-I will never stop m-missing you or loving you!" Sally choked out between sobs.

Flower stopped coughing and looked at Sally with a sad, concerned, but knowing look and a sad smile. Flower was the smartest baby Sally knew of, just a week old and Flower seemed to know exactly what was going on and what people were saying. As soon as Flower stopped coughing, Percy stopped crying. It was strange how connected they were, it was like they could read each other minds. Whenever something was wrong with Flower, Percy would get really upset and start crying louder than usual.

Sally knelt down in front of Percy with Flower still cradled in her arms and started to talk to Percy. "I promise your sister is going to be alright, she's going to survive it. I promise that one day you two will be together again, even if I'm not there to see her." Sally promised as tears rolled down her cheeks. "I'll be right back Percy."

Sally turned around and faced the dock in front of her. The last times she had been to this dock was when she met Poseidon and when he left her two months ago. She cradled tiny Flower in her arms and smiled to herself thinking how cute and tiny she was, with her big sea green eyes that were so much like her father's. Sally felt the warm sand under her feet and ocean air blowing through her hair and her sundress she had worn the day she and Poseidon had first met, as she walked toward the dock, her heart breaking a little bit more with each step she took.

She had dressed Flower for this day in the most beautiful baby dress she could find that was almost small enough to fit Flower. It was blue and puffy with green ascents, cap sleeves, and little rhinestones. She also had a blue bow in her curly black hair. The dress was too big for her, but other than that she looked beautiful! Well that and how sickly she looked. Sally had thought that maybe if Flower looked nice and cute, there would be a better chance of Poseidon taking Flower and healing her so she could live longer and actually have a life.

When Sally reached the dock she heard a strange cry she had not heard before. It sounded weak but desperate, sad, and heart breaking and it was soon followed by Percy's loud sobs. Sally looked down and was taken aback realizing it came from Flower who had never cried before in her short life. She had tears in her eyes and was reaching for her brother with one tiny hand. Sally realized that Flower knew that she was being taken away from her brother, and she didn't want to leave him, she loved him.

"It's for the best," Sally whispered to herself, "They will see each other again." She promised herself as Flower's cry gave way to coughing which gave way to silence. But she still reached for her brother and had a sad, hurt look in her eyes.

Sally kept walking down the dock with the hard, rough wood under foot. She had started to cry with tears rolling down her cheeks and a numb feeling in her heart she reached the end of the dock.

"Poseidon!" Sally cried out over the sea in front of her. "I know your there! I need your help, now. Please! It's a matter of life or death!"

All of a sudden a man with black short hair and a black beard with sea green eyes, a peered in front of Sally on the dock. He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and Bermuda shorts with flip-flops and a fishing hat that said "Neptune's lucky fishing hat". Sally let out a sigh of relief and ran over and gave the man a hug while being careful not to squish Flower.

"What's the matter Sally? I told you that it would dangerous for us to see each other after our child was born." The man said.

"I know Poseidon." Sally whispered, looking down at her feet, thinking for a moment before looking at Poseidon again and setting Flower into his arms. "This is your daughter, Magnolia Helen Jackson. I call her Flower"

Poseidon looked at Flower in surprise, taking in her tiny sickly frame and her beautiful face. He looked back up at Sally, his eyes full of questions. "I-I thought it was going to be a boy?" Poseidon said sounding unsure of himself.

"It was," Sally said, pointing to the carriage on the beach by the dock, where you could still hear Percy's sobs. "Their twins," She explained. "I understand if you're confused, I didn't know that it was twins till they were both born." She said.

Poseidon starred at the carriage then looked back down at Flower before asking "Is that the only reason you called me here?"

Just then Flower started coughing and letting out weak gasps for air. "No, I didn't," Sally said as she and Poseidon starred at Flower. "It's Flower. When she and Percy were born, the doctors gave her a month to live, that was a week ago."

Poseidon looked at Flower with a worry filled expression on his face as Flowers coughs grew weaker and her gasps for air grew more desperate. Then he looked at Sally with realization in his eyes. "You want me to try and save her." He said.

Sally nodded her head as tears streamed down her cheeks with her eyes on Flower who had stopped coughing but was still gasping for breath. "Please." Sally whispered.

"Sally, you know that I may not be able to help her, right?"

"I know, but you could at least try to help her! Even if you can't help her she is still going to die before she can fully live!" Sally said desperately with worry and desperation in her eyes.

"Fine, but you know that if Zeus or Hades find out about her that she'll be in a lot of trouble and could end up dead, right?"

"I know. But I'm willing to risk anything, if there is even a slight chance that she'll live through this and Percy will have his sister, even if they don't see each other for a long time."

Poseidon looked down into his daughter's face with a look of love in his eyes. "Alright," he said, "I'll take her and try to save her if I can. But I can make no promises."

Sally let out a sigh of relief and said "Thank you! You will not regret this! She is one of the smartest babies I have ever met. You'll love her, I promise."

"Well good-bye sally. I wish you and Percy the best of luck, and I promise to take care of Flower the best I can." Flower had a sad look in her eyes that said farewell and I'll miss you. With that Flower and her father melted into the sea.

Sally stood there for a minute with tears streaming down her eyes, starring at where Poseidon and their daughter had been moment ago, before Percy's wailing brought her out of her thoughts. She turned around and started to walk back down the dock. Through her tears Sally started smiling at the thought of her daughter living, and she started to imagine what Flower would be like next time she or Percy say her. But she could never imagine what would happen to Percy, Flower, and her twelve years from then.