Hello again! Here is chapter 2!

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POV Annabeth

It was the day. The day that me and my crazy husband have been waiting for, for the last couple of months now. It was after we learned that we could not have children in the traditional way that we decided to become foster parents. Hopefully this would bring us to become real parents. That's what we want. That's what we have always wanted to be parents.

"Do you think they will like us?"

Percy asked me while waiting by the door looking through the window like a little kid waiting for the ice cream man to turn the corner. I rolled my eyes at him. I married a complete idiot, but he was mine and I would change that for the world. Not only did I marry an idiot I married my best friend and that's what really counted.

"Percy, would you please get away from the door you're going to freak the kids out before they even meet us. Do you really want their first impression of you to be your face pushed to the glass like a little kid?" He sighed while trudging away from the door pouting just like a kitten.

"Sorry it's just I'm so excited I can't wait to see them and get to know them. How old are they again? I wasn't really listening to that part of our conversation with Hera. I was too excited to even think about anything other than becoming a foster parent." Of course, he wasn't paying attention when does he ever? I sighed but told him anyway.

"One 15 and two 17 the 17-year olds are twins." he nodded. "You know that this might not work out and they might have to leave? Not that I want that to happen, but we need to think logically about this. They could get into trouble or they could feel uncomfortable with us or anything really." He came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Yea I know. It's part of the reason I married you, so you could be my logic." He smiled his cheeky smile. He went back to his serious voice before continuing. "It's just maybe it will work out in the end maybe we will get a family out this. It would be nice to have something actually work on the first try for once. I just hope they like it here enough to try and maybe we will have our family like we've always wanted." I was hoping the same thing, but I just didn't want to get to attached just in case it didn't work out.

"You now I won't be able to finish dinner with you attached to me like a leech." I was making spaghetti because I figured that was the safest thing and everyone loves spaghetti. "Maybe I should have made something different." I said second guessing my choice.

"It will be fine they will eat the it and be hap-"

The doorbell rang, and Percy let go of me took my hand in his and together we made our way to the door. Percy opened it and there stood Hera and three teenagers looking in awe of the house. We let them in. Ignoring Hera all together Percy went straight for the kids. Waving a little he introduced us.

"Hi, I'm Percy Jackson, and this is my wife Annabeth."

"Percy, Annabeth this is Hazel Levesque, Jason, and Thalia Grace."

They didn't really look at us still taking in the house at least what they could see from the front entrance. It is a big house, but we had planned to have a big family one day, so I thought big when designing it.

"Well it's nice to meet all of you. I made spaghetti. I hope that is okay with everyone. Hera, you are welcome to stay for dinner."

I was hoping that she would leave and let us just be us to start. She was kind of a bitch plus I wanted to get to know these kids better without anyone else hovering.

"Actually, I have to go. I have another foster family to visit it was an emergency last I heard so I have to go quick. You three please stay out of trouble and listen to them. They are excited that you are hear." we all waved good bye.

"I thought she never leave. She's kind of a bitch."

"Percy!" I said and smacked the back of his head.

"What she is." all three kids laughed. I just rolled my eyes. "Okay before we show you guys to your bedrooms we are going to have dinner is that okay?"

"When you say bedrooms with an 's' do you mean separate bedrooms or all of us in one?" asked Jason.

He was a blonde-haired boy with startling blue eyes like the sky on the clearest of days. He was about the same height as Percy just a few inches shorter about the same build as well. He had a tiny scar on his top lip it was adorable. He was wearing faded jeans and an old hoodie that looked like it was from an old school sport.

"You each get your own room. That's okay, I hope. I mean there is more than enough space for you all to have your own." Percy asked.

"Okay? It's fantastic! I can't remember that last time I got my own room." He said, and the girls nodded.

"Well good." Percy smiled.

Thalia was a head shorter than Jason, so she was probably almost to six foot but not quite. Being twins you would think that her and her brother would have the same color hair but hers was black and choppy, like she had to cut it herself. Her eyes where a mix of Jason's blue and a darker colored blue more like a stormy day than a clear one. She had on black skinny jeans with too many holes in the not fashion kind of way but the I've worn these jeans to many times way. She was also wearing a black shirt that looked like an old band tee that was too big for her but she tied it in the front as if to try the style that has been going around.

I headed back to the kitchen to finish up dinner when I felt someone tap me on the shoulder. It was Hazel. Hazel was dark in color with curly brown hair and was short with eyes that were a pretty gold color. She had a pair of well-worn overalls with the cuffs rolled a few times and under was just a plain white t-shirt. Well it would have been white if it was washed properly.

"Do you need any help?" She asked me, and I smiled at her.

"Could you finish setting the table Percy started to, but he never finishes anything." she giggled a little and went to the table to finish the job.

Dinner was good. Everyone enjoyed the spaghetti there wasn't any left over. Which was a good thing, but I got the feeling that it showed that the kids hadn't had a good meal in a while. After dinner we all headed to the living room. Where we would officially start getting to know these wonderful kids. I could already tell they were going to fit in nicely here. Let's just hope it stuck for a long time.

The three of them set on one of the couches and Percy and I occupied one of the Chairs him in the seat I was perched on the arm of the same chair. It was rather quiet but that's what I expecting I hope that it gets better with time. That they open up and talk to us let us get to know them the same way we hope they get to know us. Percy and I were about to give them the rules for the house that we talked about earlier this week. We didn't want to be strict and give them no freedom at all, we figured they had enough homes like that, and a change would be welcome. But we figured rules would help in the long run especially if they stayed long term.

"We are going to start off with just giving a few rules and the move to getting to know each other" I said.

"We don't have that many rules just a few and I think they are pretty reasonable." They nodded at us. "One we are okay with you guys hanging out with friends and all, but your curfew is 10 on weekdays 12 on weekends during school. In the summer we can talk about it for now we will keep it 10 and 12." Again, three nods. "If you're going to be a little late just text me and it will be okay. By a little I mean like 15 minutes tops." said Percy.

"We don't have phones." Jason said, I nodded.

"We know and that is why we are going to take you guys to the mall tomorrow to get a few things. Like phones and some school clothes. Even if school is still a month away. We don't want to over whelm you we just thought you could use a few extra things." they smiled.

"Okay rule number two, if you bring someone home of the opposite sex, we are okay with you bringing them here just no closed doors, and me, Annabeth or one of you have to be in the house at all times." they nodded again. "Number three you can ask for anything don't hesitate there is a possibility we will say no but ask first please we want you to have access to things." said Percy

"Now we don't know each other very well so let's say something about ourselves. I'll start. I am an architect at a firm in town, I designed this house plus many other buildings around the city. I love to cook, there is a big chance you will catch me singing around the house even if I'm terrible at it. And my favorite color is green." they smiled at the last one.

"You guys might not have noticed but there is a big ass swimming pool in the back yard and that is because I love to swim. My love of swimming came from the ocean and that is why I own an aquarium. Well my love for the ocean and also because I'm a marine biologist. I cannot cook at all and that's why I married her." they laughed "I used to play football and hockey in school. I was adopted by my family when I was 13 so if you guys need to talk about anything we can." they seemed pretty surprised at the last statement.

"Well I'm Jason which you guys know. I was the QB for my old school's football team, I played baseball I usually pitch, but I don't mind second base either. I am a movie junkie; my favorites are any of the Marvel movies. My favorite food is mac and cheese, but only the kind you make from scratch with like shredded cheese and milk. I don' t know what else to say."

"That's okay we will learn new things about each other along the way." I smiled.

"I have to say this is the first foster home that we have been too that's not a dump." says Thalia "I have never had a conversation like this with any of my other foster parents. It's nice though it means you guys care. I like to dance and listen to rock music. I am a strong believer in coffee. I am not a morning person and I don't think I could live without that him." she says pointing at Jason who just smiled.

"Well okay, I may come off as shy but I'm really not I'm just a quiet person. I like to horseback ride and I love to cook and take care of people. I want to be a nurse one day and save people for a living. I really like strawberries and strawberries covered in chocolate. And I hope to stay here for a while." Hazel finished off quietly.

I looked at Percy who was smiling at her we had hoped on keeping them for as long as we could, or they would let us.

"I am glad that all of you are here. We have wanted a family for a long time but could never have one traditionally. I want you guys to feel welcome here this is your home now too. I hope you love it here." I said.

"I am going to go wash dishes, so you guys can go hang in your rooms, watch tv, whatever you want." said Percy with a smile.

"Um, can I help you with the dishes?" asked Jason

"Sure, man come on." I smiled at the boys they were going to get along I could just tell.

POV Jason

It seemed strange to be here in a house like this. For once I finally felt like I could have a home here. With adults that actually care. My sister by my side and nothing else to worry about. Not my next meal or whether or not I would end up with a black eye for saying the wrong thing. It was nice to feel wanted for once.

I had asked to help with dishes because I wanted to talk to Percy about his time in the system compare war stories if you will. Also, he seemed really cool and like someone I could look up to and aspire to be. Which I've never had before, I think that would be nice to have someone to lead me in the right direction. I just hoped they liked us enough I'd hate to get to attached them and have it be taken away in an instant. There weren't many rules, and Annabeth can make some damn good spaghetti everything was looking up so far.

Percy started the water and was adding the soap I grabbed the rag off the hook, so I could dry. I didn't know what to say at first and he didn't push me to talk either. It was nice to just sit in silence and do something so mundane.

"So...um this might be a little too personal especially since we just met like two hours ago but uh...what was it like for you in the system? Was it smooth sailing or was the water rough?" Percy looked at me. He thought for a minute.

"I told you that you could talk to me I guess didn't think you would ask so soon." He paused. "I'm not going to lie, and you probably know that it is hard to be in the system." he paused again "I wasn't the most well-behaved kid especially since I have ADHD and dyslexia. I got into a lot of fights with the other kids that were put in the homes with me and at school. Simple things would set me off at the drop of a hat. Especially if it involved bullying of any kind." I nodded "The worst was this home in New York. It was in this apartment with this awful man who thought the world owed him everything. Me and the other kids called him smelly Gabe. He was awful, to us, and to his own wife."

"When you say awful do you mean like physically awful?" he just nodded. "How do you stop it? It happens all the time. Our last foster home was a night mare like I still have actual nightmares from this place. The foster dad was worse than the mom was, but she was still a handful. He was physical she was just nasty to talk to." Percy looked at me with sad and understanding eyes not pity like most do.

"I just want to let you know I won't lay a hand on you or your sister or Hazel." he said. I nodded I didn't think he would he didn't seem like the type. "How bad did it get?"

"One time I was late because of traffic. I told them about the traffic that morning because they were shutting down a main road for construction, they knew about it before I told them. But they didn't listen or didn't really care to. The mom started cussing me out and the dad punched me a couple of times. I had to take it though because if not they would have got Thalia. They would use Thalia and I against the other sometimes like when we refused to talk or when we didn't do something fast enough. They would tie her up and hit her right in front of me and if I tried to help her it got uglier." I looked down at the plate in my hands they were shaking. "I could take it. I would take it. There were three other boys in the house with us. Travis, Connor, and Dakota. They were siblings, Travis and Dakota are six and Connor is sixteen. But it didn't matter."

At some point we had moved over to sit at the island which was in the middle of the kitchen. I don't remember putting the plate down or walking to the chair I was currently sitting in.

"Where did you say this was?"

"In Brooklyn." he nodded. "I wish we could make sure they were okay. The littles ones were always scared. They had to try hard not to cry because it "hurt" the dad's head too much. Thalia would always talk them down she was good at that."

"Thank you for telling me this Jason. I am going to see what I can do for the other boys. I can't promise anything, I also have to talk to Annabeth, but I will sure as hell try and get those kids out of that situation." I looked at him and nodded.

He was obviously a good man I can see that anyone could see that. It was going to be good to stay here hopefully for a long time.

"Thanks, I think I am gonna head upstairs now if that's okay?"

"Go right ahead." I started out of the kitchen. "Oh, and Jason?"

"Yea."

"I hopefully you know that Annabeth or I will always be here for you no matter where you end up or who you end up with. You can call us whenever especially if the situation is an emergency."

"Thanks Percy."

It was strange to live here, in this big house with these nice people who cared enough to get to know us. Who actually fed us food and let us have seconds. It was actually amazing. Thals and I usually get the shitty homes we're older so they think we can handle it. Most of the time we can but it gets tiring after a while. This was going to be a good change something long overdue. We might try and stay here and never leave these amazing people.

POV Percy

It was the kids first night here and already Jason was opening up to me about his life. Which I was no expecting at all. He seemed like a really good kid who just got stuck with at shitty life. It almost always happens to the best people.

I was just finishing the dishes and was currently wiping the counter when Hazel walked into the kitchen. I looked up and smiled at her and she returned one. She seemed like a sweet person who didn't have a bad thing to say about anyone.

"Can I have a glass of water?" she asked.

"Of course, here let me get it for you." I went to the cabinet and grabbed a glass. "I hope we didn't overwhelm you guys tonight with everything. We are just super excited you are here."

"You didn't. This is one of the nicest homes I have ever been in." I was confused.

"How long have you been in the system?"

"As long as I can remember. My first memory of it was when I was three or four." she said. Like it was completely normal. Like being in the system for 15 years wasn't a big deal.

"Wow that's a long wait."

"Yea it sucks, extra now because people don't like to adopt teenagers. We're to old I mean it's better I guess you get more of a say where you go." I smiled sadly. I handed the water to her. "Thank you."

"Goodnight Hazel. If you need anything feel free to come knock on our door okay?"

"Okay goodnight."

I went and turned out the kitchen light heading for my room. I was still thinking about what Jason told me about the other boys in that awful situation. It just broke my heart that people were so cruel. Beating six-year olds? I made my way over to the bed where Annabeth was reading after getting ready for bed. She was staring at me like she was waiting for something.

"Sorry, what did you say?"

"I said how was your talk with Jason?"

"Good he asked me about my time in the system." she nodded. "I told about Gabe." she raised an eyebrow "And he told me about this awful home him and Thalia lived in, in Brooklyn, where the parents would beat him and Thalia." she got an angry expression on her face.

It's been one day and already I could tell she was attached. I couldn't wait to tease her about being a mama bear to her cubs.

"What kind of beat. Like you beat?"

"Not as bad no but still. He also said that there were three other boys with them. Two of them are six. Six. The other sixteen. We have to try to get them out of there Wise girl. I can't sit here and know there is some man beating a six-year-old child."

"I know. How about I call Hera in the morning and see what can happen. But for now, we have a big day tomorrow so come to bed."

I climbed in Annabeth put her book down and turned off her lamp as I did mine. Then she curled into my side.

"I love you Seaweed Brain."

"I love you Wise Girl."

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-IAmHazel