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Hi! Thank you SO much everyone who reviewed! I love to read them! Anyway I hope that Annabeth's POV was OK! I'm going to do Percy's POV this time but let me know who's you want me to do next chapter because it always helps! Enjoy!
Chapter 6
Percy's POV
The first thing I saw when I awoke was Annabeth's stormy gray eyes and her blond curls falling across her face. She was so beautiful and all mine!
"Percy what in Hades is wrong?" Annabeth shouted in my face. Gods that was loud! I don't think she realized how close she was to me and more importantly my eardrums!
"It was just a bad dream Wise Girl! Stop worrying." I said slightly annoyed at her for yelling at me and worried that my ear drums had burst. "Anyway how was the whole important architecture thing?" I said. A confused expression passed over Annabeth's face and I realized she must have forgotten the little lie she told me.
"It was good. We got done a lot faster than I thought we would!" Annabeth was trying to make it sound real and keep composed but I could tell she was lying. She NEVER describes her architecture as "good" she always goes in to detail about the ceiling and the stone and how the construction workers just couldn't get it perfect! She also started twirling her hair around her fingers she only does that when she's deep in thought or lying. I realized I was studying her like I used to back at camp when she didn't know I loved her. Oh camp!
"Oh Chiron called. He wants to see us tomorrow at camp. He says it's important." As soon as I said this Annabeth smiled. A brilliant smile that she had on her face when she told me she was pregnant. You know before I left and got myself publicly embarrassed be Kap, I still haven't forgiven him! Suddenly her smile fell and she got a troubled expression on her face, like she was trying to fight with herself. I tried to meet her gaze but she kept turning away. Something was up, definitely. Did she have a dream like mine? I doubt it, it must be something else. She finally looked up with nervous eyes as if she thought I could see what she was thinking reflected in them. If only I could, that would have saved me a lot of trouble down the road!
"So the baby's room should be ready after we get back from camp. Then you'll get to see everything." That last part made no sense but I was still excited to see the new baby's room!
"Wait how do you know the gender? I mean don't you have to know the baby's gender to decide what to put in it.
"Oh." She said as if that thought hadn't occurred to her. "The doctor e-mailed me and told me it was a girl. Apparently he was able to tell… somehow and he forgot to tell me"
"What?" Now I was the one screaming! "You didn't think I should know this! I mean she is mine!" I said. Happiness swelled inside of me. I was going to have a little girl. Daddy's little angel! What were we going to name it? Oh my gods now that we know the gender we have to seriously start thinking about this.
"I know I'm so sorry! If it makes you feel better I got e-mailed on the ride home so I have known for like 10 minutes." Annabeth said. I guess that does make me feel a little better. "I wouldn't have said this before, but I've always wanted a little girl!"
"What are we going to name her?" I blurted out randomly. I couldn't help it! I really wanted to know!
"Well I've been thinking Amelia, Alice, Amanda, or Sophia, Teresa, Sally, or Panelopy, Piper you know after Piper daughter of Aphrodite Oh don't give me that look she's really nice!, Bella, or…"
"Wait!" I said just realizing something. "Why are you listing the names in threes?"
"Oh!" Annabeth's eyes widened and she was moving her mouth but no words were coming out. "That's just how my brain works!" She finally managed. Oh please that's how her brain works! I've been trying to figure out Annabeth's brain for the better part of my life and I think I would have noticed if it worked like this. I didn't want to dwell on this though it wasn't that big of a deal.
"Ok sure." I said trying to reassure her that I believed her, when I didn't "Well umm do you want to watch a movie then?"
"Percy it's only six! Hardly movie watching time!" Annabeth said as if it were obvious.
"Well I'm sorry I didn't realize there was a specific movie watching time! Oh and when do we ever play by the rules anyway?" I asked. It was perfectly logical. I knew Annabeth couldn't argue with logic!
"Fine." She said giving in, which is really hard to get her to do even with just arguing about watching a movie or not. "But I get to pick the movie!" She said sensing that I was getting to happy about me winning. I know you might think that's fair and it usually is but lately we've been watching family movies which I can hardly stomach. It doesn't even make sense to watch them now! We'll have watched them all by the time the baby is born. She walked over to our huge book shelf which was full of movies as well as books and picked out Cheaper by the Dozen. Oh gods! How much more family can you get! She popped it in and flicked the TV on.
"What are you staring at Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth said. I suppose I had been staring at her. It wasn't my fault! It's just a habit!
"I was trying to see what movie you're sentencing me too!" I lied easily. I could lie way better then Annabeth and it was half the truth!
"Its Cheaper by the Dozen! Chill out it's just a movie!" She said
"Well then be quiet Wise Girl if you like it SO much just watch it!" I said. With a quick glare she turned towards the TV and leaned her head on my shoulder. I put my arm around her. It felt like it belonged there like there was nowhere else it should be.
It was so funny to watch her watch a movie. She laughed and gasped at all the right places like a human audio track. At the end when they ran to the boy on the train and had a funeral for the toad I thought she might cry. By the end of the movie it was eight and could tell Annabeth was already tired even though I wasn't. Before she could talk or anything, I picked her up and carried her to our bed. I carefully tucked her in.
"Good night Wise Girl." I whispered
"Good night Seaweed Brain." She whispered back and then all I could here was snoring. Gods that girl could fall asleep fast!
I walked back downstairs and put it on synchronized swimming again. I layed down on the couch, it didn't feel the same without Annabeth. It took me about two seconds to drift off.
"The problem is getting worse." Zeus said mysteriously. What did he mean getting worse? Could this have anything to do with what Annabeth or Chiron were hiding?
"I don't think any of us can deny that. The question is what are we going to do about it." Demeter said logically. Would someone say what's wrong already?
"I don't think this changes anything! I mean sure it's a greater chance for things to go wrong but that doesn't mean that doesn't change that they're still innocent souls!" Artemis yelled. Wait souls? As in plural? She must mean Annabeth and the baby. What else could she mean?
"Yes innocent for now. But why should we wait until they're proven guilty? It may be too late! We don't want another Luke incident! Sorry Hermes." Zeus said.
"Come on man! This is different! There not even born yet! And after all that Annabeth and Percy have done for us this is how we repay them? Not cool dude, not cool!" Apollo said
"Yes as much as I don't want another… Luke incident I stick by my vote." Hermes said. Saying the name Luke with difficulty
"Well I think we shouldn't wait for something to go wrong. The only thing we can do is take the girl along with the other 3 and be done with it. I can take the boy for good measure too if you wish." Wait 3? Who 3? Thalia? Nico? Grover? Piper? Jason? Leo? It could be anyone… My thought process was interrupted by Poseidon and Athena storming in.
"You will be doing no such thing!" Athena's screams echoed in the cavernous hall making it even more menacing. With that Athena lunged for Hades throat and Poseidon for Zeus.
I hope you liked it! Sorry about the cliffhanger! What do you think is going to happen? Please read and review and tell me what POV should be next!
