"Gotcha!" She grinned with satisfaction,wrapping her arms around the little girl's waist. She squealed and laughed as her aunt picked her up and gave her to Percy,who smiled. Charlotte Jackson pouted.

"Awwww,but I don't wanna go home! I wanna play with Aunt Penny;" she whined. Penny laughed.

"We'll see to that later,okay squirt?"

"Okaaay. Wait,I forgot my backpack!" Charlotte said at once. Her father let her down and she raced inside.

"Thanks sis."

"Hey,it's nothing. She's a cutie." Penny smiled,pulling up the sleeves of her sweater and crossing her arms. Suddenly her eyes landed on the familiar tiny blue backpack,and she picked it up and called out "Charlotte! Your bag is here!"

Quick as the beat of an eye,Charlotte raced back,smiling happily. Her multicolored eyes shone as she took it happily,but she suddenly frowned. "Aunt Penny?"

"Hmm?"

"What-What's that?" She pointed to her arm. Penny frowned.

"What's..what?"

"That..on your wrist." She jumped up and grabbed her aunt's wrist. Penny's eyes travelled what she was looking at,and her heart stopped. She had spotted them. God's,why did she pull up her sleeves. Penny chuckled nervously,but she was aware of Annabeth and Percy staring.

"That's..that's nothing squirt." She said,trying to pull down the sleeves to hide the marks,but Charlotte refused to budge.

"I know it's not nothing..tell me!" She begged. Penny moistened her lips.

"Well-I got hurt. I fell down and I scratched myself."

"But there are so many! And why is it all red here?" Charlotte asked innocently,pointing at her wrist. Penny bit her lip,ignoring the looks from her brother.

"I got hurt Charlotte,don't worry. I just fell." She said softly. Without warning,little Charlotte jumped up and wrapped her arms tightly around her aunt's neck,burying her face there.

"Promise me you won't get hurt Aunt Penny. Please?" She asked,using her baby seal pleading face. Guilt and emotion swarmed up inside of her,yet she nodded,her bottom lip quivering lightly.

"Okay."

"Promise?" She held out her pinky finger. Penny chuckled and wrapped hers around her niece's finger.

"I promise." She planted a kiss on her forehead and let her go,standing up. She met Percy's eyes and for a moment,he looked like he wanted to say something,but Charlotte took his hand and said,"Let's go Daddy!"

"I-okay kid." Percy inclined his head to Penny before they left. Her smile fading,she closed the door behind her and rested her back against it,sliding to the floor. She pulled her sleeves up to hide all the scars. What had she been thinking? The way a tiny little girl made her promise that she wouldn't get hurt again..she couldn't keep that. She could never. She felt ashamed of herself.

She buried her face into her hands and closed her eyes. Once upon a time,this house was never empty. Once upon a time,she was to be blessed with a baby girl,but within a blink of an eye,her husband and child was taken away.

'To much power,' Zeus had said 'A descendant of Mother Earth and Chaos was bad enough,but to have a child with the Sun God-No.'

And just like that,a quick godly abortion was held,and a quick memory removal was taken place. She was left alone,bitter and cold with nothing but her battle scars. She could've had a beautiful family,but she should known that it was too good to be true. She felt her tears fall,and what was the use to wiping them away? So she left them to drop,just as her soul did a million years ago.

Yeah,I know it didn't make that much sense,but I just felt like typing this up. Review!