CHAPTER 1

Annabeth POV

Percy was driving me to the hospital as I was fat and pregnant, ready to have my third child. Seven-year-old Bianca and three-year-old Michael were in the backseat, asking questions. Percy was tapping on the wheel, waiting for the red light to turn green. When it does, he zooms forward, only to be hit on his side by someone stupid on the left who just missed their green then yellow light, and they were going too fast to stop at the red.

The kids are screaming, and air bags pop up. Percy thrusts his arm in front of me, blocking the air bag from my stomach. The little car has rolled on its right side, so my door is smashed on the ground. Percy slams into my left shoulder and hits his head on the arm rest. His seat belt cut from the broken glass. Percy is unconscious, but all I can think is: the kids.

"Bianca! Are you two all right?" they both groan. At least they're okay for now.

My attention focuses back to Percy, who is almost completely on top of my left side, and I can't lift him. I scream. Suddenly, the car, still on its side, juts forward, scraping the metal on the ground and pulls me into the seat. Someone must've run into the back of the car, just not as hard as the first impact. Blood is everywhere, streaming from Percy's arm, from his nose, mouth, and his light blue shirt is slowly turning red.

"HELP!" I scream at the top of my lungs.

Someone comes into view- a woman on her tiptoes to look through the front left window, where Percy was sitting. She is on the phone and yells into the broken window, "Help is coming!"

"I'm giving birth!" I scream. "Please help me!" The woman suddenly looks down at my stomach and puts her hand over her mouth.

"She's pregnant," the woman says into the phone.

As I cry, I hear sirens. Finally. EMS workers pull the kids out from the left back, and Percy out from the front. I can tell they consider flipping the car back on the tires because I am so far away I am touching the ground through the cracked glass, but they manage to carefully pull me out through the driver's side. I watch the looks of amazement from EMS in the ambulance that my stomach is mostly unharmed, but I am in serious pain, despite being in labor. When the ambulance arrives at the hospital, I am immediately put under while the doctors perform emergency C-section.

Percy POV

After the crash, all I remember is blocking Annabeth and smashing into her. Why am I so useless?

When I wake up, it hurts to move, so I don't. Bianca and Michael come in crying, but safe, other than semi-deep cuts and a broken arm. But what about Annabeth? Annabeth. The baby. Have I killed either of them? Both?

"Doctor! Where is my wife? Is she safe? What about the baby? Please, doctor. Please... Tell me they're okay." I see Annabeth's stepbrother take Michael and Bianca out of the room.

The doctor walks up to my hospital bed. "The baby is healthy and fine. I was told it's a girl. Your wife... Oh, yes, her. She had a significant amount of blood loss, but she has about an 80% chance of full recovery, so I wouldn't worry. Nothing major. On a different note, you have a serious head injury, and I have no idea how you're even conscious. A part near your forehead got glass stuck in it and dug into your skull. If it would've gone in any more, you'd be dead because your skull would've cracked. If your head hits anything before it's recovered, you could be in serious trouble. You have a 30% chance of survival and an 18% chance of full recovery." Well, at least Annabeth and all three kids would be okay. Percy wasn't so sure about himself making it. Then, the doctor said, "Percy, you have visitors."

Annabeth walked in, looking exhausted. The baby was in her arms. For the first time since the crash, I genuinely smiled. "Annabeth, what's her name?" I asked.

"Your choice," she said, putting the baby into my arms. Even though it hurt me, I was happy to hold my baby for the first time. It was kind of awkward, though, because usually Annabeth was in the bed, but this time it was me.

I knew I was too overwhelmed, and I would pass out soon, so I blurted the first name I could think of, "Silena Grace." I passed out.

He never woke up.

A/N: You like? Leave a review! I'll try writing another chapter tomorrow. They're not always this long, even though this isn't actually that long, but these take me hours to write. PLEASE REVIEW, I NEED FEEDBACK! :D