Chapter 2

A little girl of about four years old giggled quietly as she observed the man searching frantically around the apartment. Percy Jackson had just convinced his daughter that she needed to get dressed in the formal dress Annabeth laid out for her when she disappeared. He needed her to be dressed and ready before Annabeth got back home or else he would never hear the end of it. Plus, he didn't enjoy his wife being angry at him.

"Come on, princess," he called out to the seemingly empty room. "You don't want mommy to be mad at daddy, do you?" He heard a giggle from the cabinets and had to fight back a relieved smile. He walked quietly over, before pulling open the cabinets and reaching in. Pulling his still giggling daughter out, he observed her stormy green eyes as they glittered happily at him. He smiled at her as he carried her back into the room and proceeded to dress her quickly. He didn't know why Annabeth wanted Evy to be wearing a dress for the Winter Solstice meeting. It wasn't like most of the Olympians would expect her to. However, he didn't want to argue with his wife; he would lose. He should just be glad that he wasn't trying to dress her for a Senate meeting in New Rome; Evy hated togas, as they always tripped her when she tried to run around.

He had just finished putting her shoes on when the door to the apartment opened and in walked his beautiful wife. Annabeth Jackson née Chase had grown well into her beauty. Her curly blonde hair fell past her shoulders and her intelligent grey eyes intimidated men twice her size. She smiled when her eyes fell on her husband and child. Percy looking proud and accomplished and Evy appearing to be humoring him. She could tell that Percy had just barely managed to get her dressed and she winked at Evy, causing her to giggle.

"Congrats, Seaweed Brain, you managed to get her ready all by yourself," she teased him as she walked over and gave him a kiss. She turned to Evy and picked her up easily before looking back at Percy. "Come on, if we don't want to be late, we need to leave now." He pouted but conceded to following her out the door, locking it as they exited.

Once they made it to Olympus, they set Evy down between them and held her hand, allowing her to walk while still keeping an eye on her. Evy curiously looked around at everything; even though she had visited many times before, everything seemed to change every time. When they made it to the throne room, Evy ran off to give hugs to her grandparents and her aunts and uncles who came to the meetings as well. She stopped at the foot of Hades throne and tugged on his robes. He looked down with a soft look at the tiny tot who managed to capture the hearts of all the Olympians.

"Yes, Miss Evelyn," he asked as he shrunk down and picked her up so the height difference wasn't as severe.

"Where's Nico," she asked, showing off her dimples in a shy smile.

"Nico is finishing up a quest of his, seafoam. He promised that he'd be here as soon as possible though," he informed her solemnly. She nodded at him before smiling brightly and leaning forward to wrap her little arms around his neck and press a sweet kiss to his cheek. She was one of the only legacies that felt comfortable enough with the god of the dead to do such a thing.

"Thank you," she trilled as he set her down gently and she took off in search of more people to hug. He smiled at her retreating back, secretly loving how she never shied away from him or his son. While it had mostly gotten better, there was still some residual fear. After so long of avoidance, it was a long road of reconditioning.

Once the meeting was convened, Evy sat at the hearth with Hestia, listening intently to the story of the Battle of Manhattan. Percy and Annabeth didn't want Evy to become bored during the meeting and it had long become tradition for Evy, and any other legacies at the meeting, to gather at the hearth for story time. Tonight, however, Evy was the sole legacy attending and gave Auntie Hestia her full attention. Hestia loved to tell the tiny child the stories she asked for; today was no different. Evy wanted to hear more about the second titan war that her parents were the heroes of. She knew that they had played key parts in both the second titan war and the second giant war but something about the titan war called to her tonight. Hestia had just concluded the story with the celebrations when she was distracted by the arguments that broke out. While Hestia was distracted trying to calm the fighting, Evy noticed something glittering at her in the flames. Looking closely, she noticed a glowing jar sitting near her in the flames. The glow was golden and there were markings along the edge that seemed to stand out. Curious, Evy glanced around to ensure no one was watching her before she reached out and touched the jar softly. Immediately, everything started spinning and then it suddenly stopped, and all was quiet.

Author's Note: I know; two chapters in one day! I was very excited to go on and get through the introduction so I wanted to go on and post. Sorry it's a short chapter but hopefully the next will be longer. I don't know when I'll have the next up, hopefully tomorrow though. Thanks to all readers! Happy reading!