Chapter 4 – Percy

Reviews? Anybody? Please? Remember, any comment is appreciated! Anyways I present…KYLE JACKSON. 3 year old boy. Son of Percy and Annabeth. Good with water, books, and is very reckless. Time to meat him!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Except maybe Kyle?

"Kyle, get back here, now," Annabeth yelled. Percy opened the door to see his pregnant wife wrestling her 3 year old son. Annabeth glanced up as Percy walked in. "Percy take Kyle to the park,"

"I just got home!" Percy protested.

"And I've been home all day watching Kyle, so take him outside now," Annabeth ordered. She turned away and stomped up the stairs.

"What did you do?" Percy asked Kyle.

"Just take me out," Kyle said. Percy sighed and led Kyle out the door.

"So what did you do all day?"

"Mom made me read 5 books. Then I got bored," Kyle said. They walked along the gravel path. Kyle hung onto Percy's finger.

"You shouldn't bug mom so much, remember there's a new baby on the way?"

"I don't want a new baby," Kyle whined.

"Kyle, I honestly don't want to hear it. We're at the park, go play," Percy said. He was starting to regret becoming a parent. Sure he loved his kids and all, but he felt like he had no time for his friends anymore. He sat on a bench and shut his eyes.

"Hey Percy. Long day?" He heard a familiar voice say. He looked up and saw Jason sitting next to him.

"Hey! How's Levina?"

"Wonderful," Jason said sarcastically.

"Kyle too," Percy said matching the sarcastic tone. They watched the kids play. Kyle had climbed to the top of the huge tunnel slide and Levina was no where to be seen. Then Kyle slid down.

"AHHHHHHH," Percy and Jason jumped at the scream.

"Kyle!"

"Levina!"

The kids tumbled out together. Percy and Jason ran to where they lay sprawled on the mulch. They helped them up.

"Kyle, you have to make sure no one is in the slide before you go down," Percy said.

"And Levina, you need to stop blocking the slide. It's covered, no one can see you in there," Jason added as he dusted Levina off. Levina was 3 just like Kyle.

"It's his fault. He should have checked," Levina said.

"Well maybe you should stop hogging the slide," Kyle said loudly.

"No! You should have checked! It's your fault," Levina yelled.

"Is not!"

"Is too!" Levina shouted back.

"Levina stop or we're going home," Jason warned.

"Yeah! Levina stop or you're going home," Kyle yelled.

"Kyle," Percy said in a low voice. "Either you 2 can play together, or you can both go home,"

"I am not playing with him!"

"He means we have to play on the same playground, not that I have to have a tea party with you," Kyle said in a know-it-all voice.

"Ugh! I'll get you Jackson!" Levina yelled as Jason scooped her up and started walking away.

"Ooh, I'm so scared," Kyle yelled after her. Percy groaned.

"Come on Kyle, we're going home," Percy said. They walked home quietly. Percy opened the door to find Annabeth moving around the kitchen. "Annabeth?"

She looked up and managed a weak smile. "Just fixing dinner."

"The point of taking Kyle out, was allowing you to rest. You should be relaxing not cooking," Percy said.

"Did you expect the food to prepare itself?"

"We could have ordered take-out or something," Percy tried to reason.

"We've been eating out all week. We need some home cooked food. Percy, I'm fine! I had Kyle; I know what I'm doing!" Annabeth said.

"Yeah, but when you were pregnant with Kyle, you weren't dealing with a demon child," Percy said, after Kyle had gone upstairs.

Annabeth walked over to him and leaned in. "What did he do?"

"He got in a fight with Levina," Percy said.

"Reyna's daughter? They didn't get physical, did they?"

"No, but they were yelling at each other! Why do they hate each other so much?" Percy demanded.

"I think it's kind of cute," Annabeth said. Percy gave her a puzzled look. "They keep fighting! I think they might have a future together,"

"You're kidding, right?"

"No, we hated each other when we met, remember?"

"Let's send him to school first. We'll talk about his future wife later," Percy said. "Now tell me what to do so I can help with dinner.

An hour later, the Jackson family was sitting at the table covered with food. There was chicken Alfredo, seasoned broccoli, and mashed potatoes.

"I want gravy," Kyle whined as he poked the mashed potatoes.

"We don't have gravy," Annabeth said.

"I…want…gravy,"

"We…don't…have…gravy," Annabeth answered. "Eat your food,"

"I can't have mashed potatoes, without gravy,"

"Then eat your pasta and broccoli," Annabeth said as she speared a piece of broccoli.

There was silence for a while as they ate. Then Kyle announced he was finished. Annabeth was chewing a mouthful of chicken so she looked at Percy. Uh-oh.

"Kyle, you need to eat your broccoli, and your potatoes," Percy said. He lifted a forkful of potatoes and held it in midair.

"I don't like broccoli, and I need gravy," Kyle said evenly.

"First of all, this isn't steamed broccoli, it's seasoned," Percy popped the mashed potatoes in his mouth.

"What does that mean?"

"It means, it's not bland, it has flavor," Annabeth said.

"And second of all, you do not need gravy. The mashed potatoes taste fine plain," Percy said in between bites.

"And third of all, I'm not eating them," Kyle said.

"Kyle, we do not talk like that," Annabeth said,

"I don't care old lady,"

"Kyle! Say sorry," Percy said angrily. Kyle stuck his tongue out and ran to his room. "That little-" Percy started to get out of his seat but Annabeth laid a hand on his arm.

"We've fought titans and giants. Don't let our son take you down," she said lightly.

Percy put his head in his hands and groaned. "He is such a handful,"

Annabeth popped a piece of broccoli in her mouth before answering. "I'll go talk to him, I'm done anyways," she got up and went upstairs. Percy sat and finished his Alfredo. By the time he finished, Annabeth was dragging Kyle down the stairs.

"I don't wanna eat broccoli," Kyle screamed.

"If you don't eat your broccoli…you won't get dessert!" Annabeth groaned. Percy got up to help her and they had him at the table. "Eat," Annabeth's blond hair fell out of her ponytail and onto her shoulder. Kyle reluctantly stuffed the remaining food in his mouth.

"Now give me dessert!"

"That's not how we ask for things, but ok," Annabeth said she brought out a chocolate cake from a bakery downtown. She served everyone a slice and they all dug in. When Annabeth and Percy finished, they waited for Kyle. When Kyle was finished, he reached out his hand, took a chunk of cake, and shoved it in his mouth.

"Kyle!" Percy yelled, but he was already running away. Annabeth quickly covered the cake and took it away. She kissed Percy.

"I'm exhausted. Good night," she trudged up the stairs, and Percy leaned back in his seat.

"Kyle might just be worse than Gaea," he muttered.

What did you think of Kyle? Like him, like him not? Let me know in a review! By the way, please review. I love reading everything people have to say! Next chapter, we will meet Levina!