Hello everyone! This is chapter 10. Baby Cassandra is making her debut! It was really fun to right the chapter. Sorry if it seems short, that's because most of it is dialogue. I hope you enjoy it!

DISCLAIMER: I am not Rick Riordan, I don't own Percy Jackson, all rights belong to him.

The next few months almost flew by. Apollo was currently stuck in a meeting which I had to return to after Rachel finished showing me the paintings she had done. Our palace looked amazing, and there was a portrait of a different Olympian god in each room. Apollo and I had been painted onto our bedroom wall, Poseidon in the bathroom, Hestia in the living room, Demeter in the kitchen, and so on.

"This is amazing Rachel," I said.

"Thank you," she replied. "Now you should probably get back now. Apollo looks like he's ready to pop. I'm happy to help once little baby girl is born. What are you going to name her?"

"We've already told you Rachel, we're not telling," I answered. "And thank you. I guess I'll be going now."

Rachel nodded and turned away as I flashed back into my throne.

"How'd it go?" Apollo whispered to me after Zeus acknowledged me, then continued speaking.

"It looks amazing," I said, before noticing he was gripping the arms of his throne tightly. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," Apollo said. "She's just been kicking harder than normal and it's making my stomach and back hurt."

"If you're sure..." I trailed off before turning back to Zeus.

An hour later, I saw Apollo bend over, clutching his stomach, for what seemed to be the sixth time in the past half an hour. Only this time, I felt a splash of liquid on the floor, and saw all of the color drain out of Apollo's face.

"Fuck," he said, causing everyone to turn and stare at us. Artemis seemed to realize what was going on because she yelled:

"Everybody out!"

Even Zeus didn't question his daughter. Within seconds, we were the only three in the room. Artemis got Apollo into a position so he was leaning back against me.

"Have you been having contractions all day?" asked Artemis, and Apollo nodded, gritting his teeth.

"Well they're happening only a few minutes apart now," she revealed. "It's time. I'm going to have to cut you open to get her out, but you should be able to heal yourself. Alright?"

Apollo nodded. Artemis took out her dagger and I squeezed my eyes tight, keeping a hold of Apollo's hand. I opened them again to the sound of a baby's wail. Artemis was holding a light pink blanket in her arms.

"Oh my gods," Apollo said, holding out his arms, and his sister passed her into them. I moved over his shoulder to watch the sleeping face of baby Cassandra.

"She's beautiful," I said, and Apollo nodded.

Golden light shone and then we were surrounded by the rest of the gods.

"Is this my granddaughter?" Zeus asked quietly, and we nodded. Zeus and Poseidon carefully took her from us and held her gently.

"What's her name?" Persephone asked.

"Cassandra," I replied. "Cassandra Iliana."

"She's so pretty," Aphrodite said, taking Cassandra into her arms. "Has she opened her eyes yet?"

We shook our heads. The rest of the gods had chances to hold her before Cassandra was given back to us. She started to fuss slightly in my arms, and Artemis handed me a bottle. Cassandra took it eagerly, and after burping her, she settled down. She scrunched up her face slightly, before it relaxed and her eyes opened. They were a brilliant blue, like Apollo's. I gasped, and everyone turned to look at me.

"She opened her eyes," I said in explanation.

"What color are they?" Apollo asked, leaning over.

"They're blue, just like yours," I said, kissing his forehead.

"She's perfect," he said.

"She is," I replied. "She is."

Yay, baby is here! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and I promise to update soon. Have a great week! Thanks for reading.