The twins were quickly moved out of the mansion and to California. Claudia's husband, John Stilinski, was the deputy of a small town called Beacon Hills in Northern California. As luck would have it, there was a house up for sale next to the Stilinski's.

"Strange, isn't it?" Fredrick remarked as they moved in. "That the whole house next to yours goes on sale, just within my price range?"

Claudia laughed, "No! I think we might have the Gods to thank for this one. Athena must be watching over them."

Fredrick looked sheepish, "Ah, yes. I fear I had forgotten about that already." Thunder rumbled overhead. "Er, sorry?" He said to the sky.

Claudia stared at him. "You're going to get us all killed."

He shuffled away from her. "Listen, it's not my fault that this isn't what I'm thinking about. What I'm thinking about is our kids."

"Freddy," Claudia sighed exasperatedly. "That's their family. That's their mother. They have a right to be upset that you've forgotten."

"Forgotten what?" John asked as he walked out of the house.

"Oh, nothing much. Just that the Gods are real and we have their children." Claudia rolled her eyes. "Honestly, it's like leading the blind with you."

John rolled his eyes right back. "Give the man a break. This is all new information to him. Not everyone rolls with the weirdness as well as you do."

Claudia raised an eyebrow, "I'm going to check on the munchkins. Do try to stay out of trouble dears. It would be a shame if you were smited." She smirked at them as she walked away.

John shook his head. "I swear that woman will be the death of me."

Fredrick chuckled, "Thanks John. You know she's a sucker for this stuff. It just makes her so excited to know that there's a whole other world underneath our noses."

John smiled at the ground and began walking back inside. "She's something alright. You coming?"

Fredrick glanced at the boxes he could see through the windows of his new house. "Oh yeah. I definitely need a break."

John clapped his back, "Good man."

Claudia was upstairs, humming to the twins, smiling as they squirmed around. As John looked in on them from the doorway, he watched Genim reach out and grab Claudia's hair. Shrieking with joy, Genim swung the fistful of it into his mouth.

John entered and moved Genim away from the temptation and into his arms. Genim gurgled and patted him on the face for his troubles.

Claudia smiled at them as she picked up Annabeth. "You're good with him."

John smiled back. "Thanks Clauds. You're good with her." Annabeth was content in Claudia's arms. She was watching the world, her gray eyes tracking everything. By contrast, Genim was constantly squirming, always wanting attention.

"He's a little kochanie, isn't he? And my sweet girl over here is a znakomity one, isn't she?"

Fredrick groaned from where he was on the stairs. "I can hear you giving them nicknames already."

Claudia smirked at her little family as Fredrick entered the room. "You love it." Her smirk softened into a smile. "You love them."

3 Years Later (Age 3)

"Genim!" Claudia called "Genim, we're leaving!" Footsteps pattered over head as Genim ran from Annabeth, shrieking mindlessly.

"Annabeth!" Fredrick yelled. "Come say goodbye!"

A blonde head of hair popped out from behind the bannister at the top of the stairs. "Buh-bye!" Annabeth squealed before sprinting off. Fredrick stifled a sigh before looking back at the babysitter.

"Genim," John shouted. "We're leaving. I'm not going to bring you any more books if you don't come say goodbye!" The upstairs went silent.

Claudia smacked John. "Great, now he's going to think we don't want him reading."

"Or worse," Fredrick sighed. "That we have books." A door creaked. Someone began to move down the hall upstairs. Genim poked his head around the bannister.

"Books?" He said hopefully. "Dada bring me books?"

John pressed his lips together to keep from laughing. "Yeah, kiddo. I'll bring you books." Genim beamed.

"Bethy, I get books!" He shouted down the hall. A door slammed open.

"No Fair!" Annabeth yelled as she stormed the hall. "I want books! If Stiles gets books, I get books!"

"Anna-B," Fredrick began. "I'll see what I can do." He continued to speak as John muttered to Claudia.

"Stiles? What the hell does that mean?"

Claudia shrugged. "I've got no idea. Annabeth just started calling him that. He seems to like it." A slight cough drew her attention away from Annabeth and Stiles who were screaming from excitement.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." She said. "My name is Claudia. I trust you'll be our sitter?"

Fredrick spun around to face the group. "Ah, yes. This is Peter Hale. He's Talia's, that wonderful historian I've worked with, younger brother. She said he's watched her kids before and was good at it." He smiled at Peter. "You still sure you can handle these two?"

Peter snorted. "If books are their weakness then I think so."

John threw back his head and laughed. "I like this young man. He's already gotten the kids down to a tee."

Claudia smiled back at Peter. "Great, I'm sure you'll do wonderfully! Our numbers are on the fridge, there's a list of food they can have, and we'll be back at 9:30ish, any questions?"

Peter shook his head, "No I think that's all!" Genim and Annabeth flew down the stairs as the parents made their way to the door.

Annabeth tugged on John's pant leg. "What about the piders? We don't like no piders."

John crouched down to Annabeth's level. "I'm sure Peter won't let anything happen to you. If you yell, he'll come running, okay sweetheart?"

Annabeth nodded, her big gray eyes serious for the first time the whole evening. "Okie dokie, artichokie."

Claudia called to Genim, "Kochanie, come here and say goodbye to your poor hassled mother and Uncle." Genim giggled from behind Annabeth.

"Go-bye Mama! Go-bye Wujek! Buh-bye Tata! Bethy an' I are gonna go read!"

"I call it firwst!" Annabeth cried as she raced away.

"Awww no fair!" Genim yelled as Claudia swept him up into her arms. "Mama, you're making me late for the books!" She laughed as she set him down, watching him race down the hall to the living room, knocking a picture off the wall.

"Bye little ones!" Claudia called. "We'll be back soon!"

Peter smiled at the adults. "Don't worry about this, enjoy yourselves! Annabeth, Genim, who wants to hear a story?" The parents all winced as the shrieking reached their ears.

"Come on" Fredrick muttered. "While they're distracted." They swept out the door, unlocking Claudia's beloved blue jeep.

Claudia hesitated before entering the driver's side. "John? You did check him out, right? He's a real person?"

Fredrick spluttered in surprise, while John nodded. "Yeah, don't worry Clauds. Peter Hale is who he says he is."

Fredrick scowled. "Monsters aren't real Claudia. Those kids are just being kids."

Claudia watched the house a beat longer before getting in the car. "First off Fredrick, yes they are." She could see him gearing up to argue in the review mirror. "And second off, thank you John. I'd hate to have to destroy a perfectly nice young man."

John smiled at her. "I'd hate to have to arrest you for murder." They both laughed.

Fredrick sighed. "You two are insane, you know that?" They turned to look at him in unison. "And creepy." He muttered.

"Oh Freddy, live a little." Claudia said as they drove out onto the street. "Before something bad happens to us."