A/n I started working on this as something to help when I was having trouble with aspects of my other story. Questions, comments, opinions, and constructive criticism are more then welcome and appreciated.

Enjoy!

Miette

PS—Edited 3/21/12, Thanks to a review from Calypso C.

I would also like to thank Sabine8195, xXAutmnIdentitiesXx, Percabeth lover 360, I have new socks on, and Anon for reviewing, respectively with positive feedback and constructive criticism.

It's been forever, but I've decided to come back to this. Thanks guys! :-D

~~Miette

**Disclaimer** That which you recognize as Rick Riordan's belongs to him. Anything else comes from my curious imagination :-D

"Well, I think you guys might want reconsider naming the baby after Percy…" Kayla, daughter of Apollo and Annabeth's midwife, said from the foot of the bed.

Annabeth lay back on the bed, sweaty and breathless oblivious to Kayla's words. Her grip on the hand of her husband on her left and her best friend on the right slackened, allowing the circulation to begin its slow return to Percy and Thalia's crushed fingers.

Thalia had arrived, fortuitously, about an hour after Annabeth's latent labor had begun saying simply "Lady Artemis is the Goddess of Childbirth; she thought you guys would need me more than she does for a few days." Annabeth had been thrilled for the unexpected presence of her best friend.

"Hmm-?" Percy looked up distractedly from brushing a sweat soaked strand of hair from Annabeth's face.

"No! Really?" Thalia jumped to her feet, a look of surprise on her face as she walked over to get a look at the baby Kayla was cleaning and swaddling. "Oh my gods."

"What?" Annabeth sat up, exhaustion and concern writ across her face.

"You two are the proud parents of a beautiful baby," Kyla laid the bundle of blankets and newborn in Annabeth's reaching arms, "girl."

"A girl?" Percy breathed a big goofy grin on his face as he ran a finger lightly along her face. "We have a little girl."

Annabeth looked down at the baby in her arms, happy, but confused, "Everyone said we were having a boy…What are we going to name her?" She turned to Percy in a panic, but her eyes were quickly drawn back to the baby in her arms, "she's beautiful."

"What about Sophia?" Thalia asked.

"Sophia," Percy said thoughtfully, testing it out, "Sophia Jackson." He smiled.

"Greek for wisdom." Annabeth smiled down at her little girl, "How about Sophia Nerrissa Jackson?

"Yes!" Thalia said, "For the sea sprite?"

Annabeth nodded as she handed Sophia to Percy, "What do you think, honey?"

"Sophia Nerrissa Jackson. I think she likes it." He held her as though afraid he'd break her. "We have a little girl."

"Do you want me to send everyone in?" Kayla asked as she finished straightening up the bedroom of the bighouse that had been converted into the delivery room.

"Annabeth? Percy?" Thalia asked when her friends did not respond to Kayla's question.

"What? Sure. Our parents first?" Percy answered distractedly.

"Of course, I'll have to find a piece of wool for the door…" Kyla murmured the last bit as she stepped out of the room, referring to the ancient Greek tradition of placing an olive branch above the household doorway for the birth of a boy and a piece of wool for a girl. The glowing parents still had eyes only for their baby.

Two minutes after Kyla closed the door behind her; it opened again, admitting six figures, not the four mortals they expected.

"Mom?"

"Dad?" Annabeth and Percy were shocked to see their respective godly parent walk in, seemingly in the midst of a truce.

"We managed to get away for a bit, darling. I can only stay a minute, I can't speak for-" Athena paused and changed the word she was going to use, "Poseidon."

"I can't stay long either, but I had to come say hello to you and your little one." He hugged Annabeth then turned to Percy, putting and arm around his shoulder, careful of the baby. Athena sat on the side of Annabeth's bed and gave her daughter a hug and a kiss.

"I'll go update the others, do you want me to tell them…?" Thalia asked, wanting to get out of the crowded room and give the family some privacy.

"Sure," Annabeth smiled at her friend before accepting hugs from her father and stepmother and Sally and Paul Blofis, Percy's mother and stepfather.

"I would like to introduce to you all Sophia Nerissa Jackson."

"Sophia? I thought you guys were having a boy." Sally said, surprised.

"So did we," Annabeth laughed Athena passed the baby to Sally.

After a short meeting with their grandchild, the gods took their leave with promises to be watching over the child and visiting when they could, though Percy and Annabeth knew a great deal of time may or may not pass before that opportunity arose.

"Where are Bobby, Matt, and Rebecca?" Annabeth asked after her and Percy's mortal siblings.

"They're in the living room with your friends, we figured especially with your mother and Poseidon, it would be too crowded in here." Annabeth's father said as he took his new granddaughter from Sally.

"I'm sure they and your friends are dying to come in and meet this beauty." Michelle, Annabeth's stepmother said, stroking the baby's cheek softly.

"Yes, we should probably let the kids come say hello so we can let you guys introduce this princess to your friends then get some rest." Paul put his arm around Sally, who was pregnant with a younger sibling for 8 yearold Rebecca and Percy "I'm told a lot of rest is necessary."

"Oh hush." Sally lightly shoved him, "go on and get the kids, then. Tell Rebecca to be quiet and calm."

"Yes ma'am." Paul kissed Sally's cheek before stepping out of the room to get the two teenage boys and his daughter.

"Will you guys be sticking around camp for awhile?" Annabeth asked, already on the brink of sleep, keeping awake by sheer will.

"No, honey." Michelle said, passing the baby back to Percy.

"We're lucky Chiron was able to let us onto the grounds yesterday and today." Sally added.

"But-" Annabeth began to protest, she didn't want her family to have come all this way for her and Percy and the baby and have to go so soon.

"Don't worry, honey." Her father interrupted her. "We're in Montauk! There are other options of places to stay then camp. Paul and Sally are letting us stay at their cabin on the beach with them and Rebecca."

"Oh, ok, I guess." Annabeth sat back remembering how close the cabin was to camp.

"Can I hold the baby?" A rambunctious 8 yearold, leapt onto Annabeth's bed amidst a chours of reprimands. "I'm sorry," Rebecca whispered as Bobby and Matt laughed, earning them glares from their parents. "May I hold the baby?"

Percy glanced from Annabeth to his mother to see what they thought.

"It's up to Percy and Annabeth, honey." Sally said.

"Sure, Beccs, but you have to be very very careful."

"Ok," Rebecca took the seat Thalia had occupied earlier, and sat up straight all the way back in the seat.

"You have to hold your arms just like this," Annabeth made sure Rebecca was looking at how she was holding Sophia before she laid the baby in the eight yearolds arms, "This is your niece, Sophia."

"She's so little!" Rebecca whispered, scared to wake the newborn sleeping so peacefully. It wasn't until Bobby took his turn holding his little niece a few minutes later that Rebecca looked around. "Where is Uncle P?" To the surprise of everyone, she had begun referring to Percy's father the first time he visited after she'd begun speaking as her Uncle and it had stuck. The god was very fond of Sally and Paul's daughter, Percy and Annabeth suspected it was because he had no daughters and kept waiting for one to turn up.

"He and Annabeth's mom had to go, sweetheart." Paul said to his daughter, "You know they're busy."

"I know." She frowned slightly, "I wanted to ask him if I could ride a hippocampi."

"Maybe another time, darling, but today is Annabeth and Percy and Sophia's day. Ok?"

"Oookkk."

Finally, Sophia was handed back to her parents, and her grandparents and aunt and uncles said their goodbyes. The new parents only had a few minutes alone with their baby before there was a soft knock on the door.

"Come in," Percy quietly called.

Rachel stepped in, followed by Nico, Grover, Juniper, Malcolm and Thalia. The routine of passing the baby around began again after the congratulations and hugs had been exchanged.

"So, Oracle, how did you not know that we were having a girl?" Annabeth asked jokingly as Rachel handed the baby to Juniper, Grover like Nico was refusing to hold they baby. Both boys were convinced they would drop it or harm it somehow.

"Hey, don't complain! It's probably a good thing that I don't have a prophecy about Sophia."

"Yea," Malcolm agreed, "remember the one when you guys got married?"

"Ugh, don't remind me!" Percy groaned.

"Hey! It's not my fault!" Rachel complained. "Besides, that didn't turn out so badly."

"Right, except for the monster attacks on our honeymoon."

"Still not my fault." Rachel laughed, "Besides, all's well that ends well."

"Ok, Juniper, my turn." Malcolm reached for the baby, "Hey little one," he smiled down at his niece, "Oh, she has mom's eyes." Malcolm said as the eyes in question opened, briefly. Crystal gray though with something of her father shining through.

A/N I hope you enjoyed! If you feel soo moved, I am appreciative of any constructive comments.

Thank you!

Miette