Annabeth Chase stared down at the three slender boxes she held in her hand. Pregnancy tests. She had started to get suspicious when she had missed her period.
She quickly activated each strip and set the timer. Three minutes. The three longest minutes of her life.
If she was pregnant, it would probably be fine. Reyna, Rachel, and Hazel all had kids. And Piper-Piper already had two kids, the first conceived at the age of seventeen, and was pregnant with her third. She loved the symptoms, enjoyed the swelling in her stomach, and, during labor, relished the pain and was upset when it was over. Her friends, older siblings, even some of the teens at camp-they were pushing kids out all over the place. Besides, Annabeth was twenty-five. She and Percy hadn't been trying to conceive, per se, but they had talked and agreed if something like this were to happen, they would keep the baby.
The timer went off, cutting through her thoughts. Very slowly, she looked at the tests. They were digital, and as she watched, the tests blinked on. POSITIVE-POSITIVE-POSITIVE.
She inhaled deeply. She was pregnant. Had a child growing inside of her at the moment. The thought was scary, but interesting. A fresh wave of panic rolled over her at the thought of telling Athena and Poseidon. There was only one thing to do. Quickly, she pulled out her phone and texted Reyna, Rachel, Hazel, and Piper.
Fifteen minutes later, she heard a rapping at the door. Opening it, she saw her friends standing there. Reyna glared at her. "I hate driving in New York with Piper pregnant. I'm worried that every pothole we hit with send her into labor."
They entered, all hurrying into the living room. "Now, what's this about?" Rachel asked. In reply, Annabeth pulled the pregnancy tests out of her pocket and threw them onto the table. Hazel bent over to read them. "Positive...positive...positive?" she squeaked. "You're pregnant?"
Everyone except Piper gasped, who yelped in excitement. "OK, so as a demigod who mated with another demigod, your pregnancy will be much shorter-only about four months long- and the symptoms will be much stronger. And the labor will be more painful." She clapped her hands in excitement.
Annabeth groaned, and felt a bubbling in her stomach. She clapped her hand over her mouth and ran to the bathroom, where she repeatedly threw up into the toilet. As it subsided, she stood up, but then went down again.
A few minutes later, she walked back out into the main room. "Morning sickness?" Piper asked cheerfully. "Yeah." Annabeth wiped her mouth. Rachel gasped. "Look at your stomach."
Annabeth looked down at her abdomen. She hadn't noticed, but it was slowly swelling up, nearly the size of a regular mortal's 17 week stomach. "What am I going to tell Percy?"
Piper grinned. "OK, here's what you do. Wear loose fitting clothes-less noticeable-, tell his mother, and break the news to him over dinner tonight. And don't blurt it out-do something different, like what you did to tell us."
She stood. "We should get going. Good luck!" Reyna groaned. "I am not, repeat not, driving with Piper again. I don't want her water to break in my car! Every time we hit a bump, I feel like screaming, and then I check over my shoulder to make sure she isn't in labor! Someone else drive her." "My water isn't going to break because of a few potholes. Geez, Reyna. I'm not due for nearly two weeks."
Just then, there was a small pop. Looking around, Annabeth said, "What was that?" "Guys?" Piper said steadily. "I think my water just broke."
A/N: Hey guys! First fanfiction, so don't judge...please. I would really like it if we could get to 25 reviews. Also, I want you guys to vote on whether Annabeth's baby should be a boy or a girl. And please vote on names. I have Kayla, Jessica, Serena, Arianna, Trinity, Jenna, Delilah, Melanie, Ashley, Maya, Kelly, Jocelyn, Sadie, Marissa, and Adrienne for a girl and Zach, Dylan, Clinton, Kelton, Richard, Clark, Isaac, Kaden, Ryan, Andrew, Cole, Brandon, Toby, Eric, and Connor for boys. Sorry about the really long A/N! Probably going to update tomorrow.