Well, this sucks.

My phone blacked out AGIN, and I lost all my data AGIN.

*mutters about dumb phone*

So I'm just gonna have to copy this every time I write a paragraph so's I don't lose it AGIN.

Anyway, I'll just go ahead and start writing now 'cuz I is scare of lose data.

Oh, yeah, and I almost forgot. I got ma first review! I'm really happy now. Thank you, thank you.

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Haha I bet you had trouble reading that.

Chapter Two

PERCY

Breakfast was a silent event.

Annabeth, moody and grumpy due to hormones, ate her eggs and bacon so fast she should've been in the Guiness Book of World Records, and Percy was too shaken up by his dream to even bring it up. He'd had worse dreams, of course, but this one made him feel like he was missing something. Something important.

Even Silena ate silently. She didn't bang her hands against the high-chair, nor did she eat her pancake-hash brown mush with that smile she always had. She looked from her mother to father, confused, but nobody noticed.

Finally breakfast was over. Annabeth had an appointment at 9:30, so Percy agreed to stay home from work to look after Silena. He was going to ask Hazel, but she had an urgent business meeting and couldn't. So naturally, he was stuck with the baby.

Stop acting like she's so horrible, said a little voice in his head. She's a blessing. You're lucky to have her in your life at all.

But I never ASKED for her! Another voice complained.

So what? She loves you and she needs you, no matter how many times you mess up right in front of her and ignore her when when she tries to show you something.

That's not true! The other voice protested.

"Shut up, me," Percy said. (A/N: Sorry, I know that this was in another book, but it was so funny!)

"What?" asked Annabeth, staring at him.

"Nothing," he replied, hugging her gently around her already swollen waist. "Have a good day, Owl Head."

He knew immediately that it was the wrong thing to say. Her eyes crackled and snapped like an actual thunderstorm. Note to self: Never call pregnant wife "Owl Head".

But to Percy's surprise, she somehow fought down her anger and said lightly, "You too, Seaweed Brain. I may be home a little late. I need to get some more diapers."

"Okay," he replied lamely. "I'll be here. Watching the baby. Working on finances. The norm."

She kissed his cheek. "Thank you, Kelp Head. And I will be out until four, by the latest. Shopping and scaring away Jimmy Montague and trying not to break into cake shops for their pineapple cake. I have these stupid cravings…"

"Yeah. Well, you should go." He hugged her again, then handed her the car keys. She waved goodbye to Silena, then stepped out of the door.

"Well," he said feebly to his daughter, "what should we do?"

Silena scrutinized his face. Then, without warning, she promptly began to cry.

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"Oh, no, no, no–don't cry!" He yelped. He sprinted to her room and snatched up the first stuffed animal he could find: a fuzzy blue bear with the words I Love You on its stomach.

"Here!" he cried, waving the poor bear in Silena's face. She stopped crying and stared.

"Beebee," she said, pointing.

"What?"

"Beebee!" She held out her hands and took the bear. Then she held it like a baby and started rocking it back and forth. "Beebee." She grinned up at him, showing her two new teeth.

Her first word. Beebee. Baby.

And even though it wasn't even pronounced right, Percy couldn't have been prouder.

Sorry! It was short AGIN, and it didn't really get anywhere AGIN. I'll try harder next time. At any rate, I'm tired and ought to go to bed. Please review for more!