"Percy? Come on buddy, get up."

"Just five more minutes mom, I don't wanna go to school yet."

"Come on Percy, we need to get ready for Piper's baby shower."

"Baby shower? But I'm not pregnant mom, i'm a guy. Guys can't get pregnant."

"Alright, that's it, no more Mrs. Nice wife. You are getting up now!" Annabeth says, more than just a little bit annoyed.

"Ah!" I scream as she yanks the blankets off of me, pulling me with them, off the bed, and right onto the floor. "Ow! What was that for?" I ask, sitting up and rubbing the bump I just got on my head.

Annabeth responds with a smile and says, "For you not waking up when I told you to, now go and get dressed, we have to get Piper a gift, her baby shower is today, remember Seaweed Brain?"

My hand flies into my face as I exclaim, "Oh shit! I forgot." By the time Annabeth stops laughing, I am already up, in the bathroom, and starting my shower.

"Don't forget soap Seaweed Brain!" she shouts at me, causing me to roll my eyes as I start washing myself. When I step out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped around my waist, my hair sticking up every which way from towel drying it and a toothbrush in my mouth, I see Annabeth lying down some clothes on the bed for me.

"You don't have to do that Annabeth, I can dress myself you know that right Wise Girl?" I say teasingly while continuing to scrub my teeth.

"I know, but you usually look terrible." she says with a smirk barely suppressed on her face, making me smile.

"Well then why did you marry me?"

"As i recall, it was you who asked me to marry you."

"True, but you had told me before the idea even crossed your mind that you wondered what would happen if we did get married." I say teasingly.

"Whatever." Annabeth says. "Now get dressed, I will not let Piper see you attending her baby shower in a towel, especially with your hair looking like that." she says, shooing me back into the bathroom.

I finish brushing my teeth, grab my clothes and hurriedly throw them on. My hair is somewhat tamed by me running my fingers through it several times. Annabeth is waiting in the living room for me when I walk out.

"Now, here are a few things I need you to do to get ready for Piper's babyshower, can I trust that they will be done right?" she asks, giving me that questioning look that I love so much.

"Yeah, you trust me to get them done." I say, laughing and shaking my head as i head out to the car to get Annabeth's "honey-do" list she just gave me. Piper had better like this thing.

"Hello? Guys? Anybody in here? Percy? Annabeth?" Piper calls out into the empty house. "Come on you guys, stop playing around. Where are you?"

"Give them a moment, they aren't ready yet." Someone says from the doorway behind her.

Piper spins around to find Leo leaning casually against the door frame. "Ready for what Leo?" she asks.

"Surprise!" we all shout, jumping out from behind furniture scattered about the room.

Piper's face lights up when she sees all of us here. "What is this for you guys?"\

"It's your baby shower Pipes, don't you remember?" Jason says.

Piper places her hands on her abdomen and smiles, "Oh, you guys. Thank you soo much."

"Anything for a friend Piper." Annabeth says.

Leo steps forward and smiles saying, "I don't know about you guys, but i am ready to get this party started." We all cheer as we lead Piper over to the back where we have everything set up and ready for her.

I find myself next to Jason and i look at him, soo happy and everything. "Congratulations on the baby buddy." I say, patting him gently on the back.

"Thanks Percy, and thank you and Annabeth for doing this for Piper and me." he says.

"Like Annabeth said, anything for a friend. Now lets go and join the party man." I say.

"Right, the party, well, we can't let them have all the fun." He says.

"Well, then what are we waiting for? Lets go have fun."

The two of us jog over to the others, playing one of the games Annabeth and Hazel came up with, and poor Frank is busy too losing to Leo to notice Hazel pull Annabeth to the side and quietly talk to her.

"Annabeth, have you seen Calypso lately?" Hazel asks me.

"No, come to think of it, I haven't seen her since that day Hephaestus showed up at Bunker 9." I say. "Do you think something's happened to her?"

"No, she just seems overly upset, but she did mention that Leo hadn't been by to see her for a while. I wonder if something's up with him." Hazel says.

"We will have to wait and see if something happens, lets not think about this now though, it is Piper's baby shower." I say.

"Yeah, I guess. I wonder why Calypso isn't here though." Hazel says.

"Okay, lets take Calypso off of our minds for tonight, we can check on her tomorrow okay?" I ask, trying to get Hazel back over to the party. Piper has started looking at us funny and I don't want to make her worry.

"Alright. Lets go and sit with Piper." Hazel says.

"What were you two talking about?" Piper asked us as we came over to sit beside her.

"Nothing, just a few important things that you don't need to worry about." I say.

"Oh, okay then, feel free to share with me any time." Piper says.

"We will, just not now okay Piper?" I ask.

"Sure." she says.

"So Piper, what's it like, being pregnant I mean?" Hazel asks.

Piper and I stare at her, wide eyed. "Hazel Levesque, why do you ask? Has something happened that we should know about?" Piper asks her.

Hazel's caramel cheeks lightly flush red as she lowers her eyes to the ground. "Nothing, big, I was just curious."

Piper and I chuckle softly. "It's not all that fun, but i am sure that if you stick all the way through with it, that it is totally worth it." I say. "And Piper is definitely sticking with it all the way through, right Piper?" i say.

"Definitely. Although the morning sickness is a bit of a bitch, same with the extreme hunger, speaking of which, Jason! Could you please bring me a big plate of something?" Piper suddenly calls out.

"On it Pipes." Jason calls back before grabbing a large plate and heading over to the long table covered with food at the side of the yard.

"Now, to you and Frank, has anything exciting happened with you two?" I ask Piper.

"Well, there is this one thing…" She says, trailing off as she brushes some loose strands of hair back behind her ear.

"Come on Hazel, let's hear it." Piper says.

Hazel mumbles something quietly under her breath, just barely inaudible to us.

"What was that? You mumbled." Piper says, teasingly.

Hazel raises her head and looks at us, "Frank proposed to me last night, at dinner."

"And what did you say Hazel?" i ask, feeling a little giddy waiting for her response.

Hazel holds up her left hand and sitting there, on her ring finger, is a beautiful white-gold ring with a single beautifully carved diamond sitting in the center.

Piper and I both crush Hazel with a huge hug. At the same time we hug her, the sound of the boys cheering rings into our ears.

We break our hug and hazel looks at us and says, "What does the boys cheering mean?"

I smile and say, "It either means that the boys have turned on the basketball game and found their favorite teams playing, or they just found out about Frank's proposal."

Just then, Jason walked up with a platter heaping with food. "For my wife." he says, setting the platter down in front of Piper.

"Thank you Jason." she says before digging into it, her face is stuffed full of gummy worms, pickles, tuna sandwich, and cake before any of us can register what has just happened.

She swallows and looks at our stunned faces, "What? Can't a pregnant girl eat?"

We burst out laughing before Jason walks off to talk with the guys.

"Come on Percy, get up Seaweed Brain." Annabeth says.

I groan when she pulls my arm, trying to get me to move. "Not yet, it's too early, and i feel like shit." I mumble through my dry, sandpapery tongue and hoarse throat.

"Looks like someone had more than just a little too much to drink last night." Annabeth says.

"Was there booze there? I shoulda' had some." I say, groggily rising to my feet. A sharp pain flies through my head, causing me to collapse.

"Woah there, easy does it, we don't want you to fall and hurt yourself Percy." Annabeth says as she catches me. "Come on, let's get you to the kitchen."

Annabeth helps me towards the kitchen. I open my eyes but quickly close them tight. "Could somebody turn off the sun? It's too bright out here." I say.

"There is hardly any sunlight out here. It is five in the morning Percy."

"That late already? Guess I should be getting to bed then." I say before my eyes fall closed and my head rolls onto Annabeth's shoulder, my legs give out and Annabeth is left with my whole weight on her shoulder.

"Ooh Percy! You are way too heavy! Stop eating soo much."

"I swear it wasn't beer mom! Just a few shots of tequila! I'm not drunk." I say. "I only had three bottles, honest."

"Ugh, Percy, why couldn't you pass out on the floor inside the house?" Annabeth groans as she drags me across the yard and back over to the house.

"Is Percy alright?" Tyson calls from behind us.

"Hey, big-little brother! I'm not drunk. Tequila good, it makes you feel better! Try some." I shout to Tyson.

"Whats wrong with Percy? Did he get a bumped head?" Tyson asks.

"No, he just had too much tequila last night. I think Leo brought it." Annabeth says.

"Tequila? Where?" My head perks up and I look around for any tequila that might be nearby. "Annabeth, don't trick me like that, you know I'm drunk." I say before my head falls back onto her shoulder and my eyes close again.

"Tyson, could you give me a hand with Percy?" Annabeth asks.

"I help Mrs. Percy with brother." Tyson says. "Where do I take him?" he asks, holding me like a baby, making Annabeth laugh a little.

"Take him into the kitchen and sit him down on one of the chairs at the table. Help yourself to the peanut butter in the pantry Tyson." Annabeth says before running into the house to grab some alka seltzer tablets for me.

Tyson sets me gently into one of the chairs at the table before walking over to the pantry to open the peanut butter container. My head rolls forward and I slam the side of my face onto the wooden table, real hard. I sit up and look around. Annabeth sets down a glass of water in front of me and sits down in the chair beside mine.

"Drink up Percy, this should help you feel better." She says.

I pick up the glass and chug it down. Annabeth pulls out a little golden cube and sets it down in front of me right beside my empty glass.

"Eat it, this should sober you up quick." She says.

I pick up the Ambrosia cube and pop it into my mouth. The flavor of my mom's delicious cookies floods into my mouth and I smile. Suddenly my head clears and I look at Annabeth. "How did I get in here? What happened last night?" I ask.

"You had a little bit too much tequila to drink last night." she says.

"Oh my god, Annabeth, I am soo sorry, I didn't even know Leo had the tequila with him, I swear." I say quickly, feeling very guilty for getting drunk.

"It's okay Percy, you were just having a little fun. Frank had a bit too much as well. I am sure Hazel is chewing him out about it right now. Jason was the only one of you four who didn't drink any of the tequila Leo brought over."

"Well he can't, he has a baby on the way, and Piper would probably kill him if he had even one sip." I say.

"Yeah, she would. Anyway, thank you Tyson for the help. Keep the peanut butter, why don't you see if Ella wants any?" Annabeth asks.

Tyson's face lights up. "Great idea Mrs. Percy! Take care of my brother for me. And Percy, no more tequila, it's bad for you." Tyson says before running out the back door and all the way back to camp.

Once Tyson disappears behind the hill that separates camp from the beach where Annabeth had our house built, Annabeth turns to me and smiles.

"What are you smiling about?" I ask her.

"Nothing, I was just wondering…" she trails off.

"Wondering what?" I inquire.

"Well, you made me a proposal last night, and I was wondering if it was still valid." Annabeth says coyly.

"What sort of- oh." I say, suddenly understanding what she was talking about.

"Well, is it?" Annabeth prods.
I turn to her and smile, "Anytime you want, I am ready." I respond, pecking her on the lips before turning away.

Annabeth gets up and asks, "Would now be a good time?"

"Now would be an excellent time." I reply, standing up and walking over to her.

She leads me into the bedroom and closes the door behind her. By the time I turn around, her shirt is on the floor and she is unbuttoning her shorts. Before any thought can enter my mind as to how beautiful she is, we are in bed and have turned our minds to nothing but passion.

There is a sharp knock at the door, but neither of us can hear it over the sound of our own heartbeats.

Annabeth walks into the kitchen wearing one of my clean camp t-shirts. It is too big for her, but she put it on for that very reason.

"What time is it Percy?" Annabeth asks me.

"About two forty-five in the afternoon. Why?" I ask. "Do you have to be someplace?"

"No, I was just a little curious. I also wasn't expecting to take a nap today." She replies before grabbing a leftover sandwich from last night out of the fridge.

She bends over to grab it and for a brief moment I get a view of a place that I alone among men will ever see. I turn away after receiving an accidental glimpse of that area, currently hidden beneath my shirt on her body. Annabeth pulls out the chair beside me and sits down beside me.

A furious knocking startles both of us but as i start to stand up, Annabeth turns to me and says, "No Percy, i'll get it, you keep eating."

I smile and sit back down. Annabeth plants a gentle peck on my cheek before walking down the hall to the front door, her bare feet making a gentle slapping sound on the polished wooden floor.

Who could that be at the door? I ask myself before immersing myself back into eating my enormous bowl of cereal. Amazing how spending time with Annabeth like that could make me so hungry.

Where could that girl be? We were supposed to meet almost nine hours ago. I think to myself as I stand on her front porch. My finger stretches towards the doorbell just as I hear the latch inside unlatching and the door creaks open.

I am greeted with the sight of Annabeth standing there, in the doorway, wearing one of Percy's camp t-shirts.

"Busy day I take it?" I inquire, noting her apparel, or rather, the lack of it. She had better be glad Hazel isn't here right here. At least she has a shirt on though, I would not want to see her like that. I think to myself, mentally shaking my head.

"Oh my gods, Piper! I am soo sorry! I completely forgot." Annabeth says, momentarily forgetting that she was wearing just a shirt as she throws her arms around my neck, hugging me tight, and, well, you get the idea of what was revealed.

"Annabeth?"

"Yes Piper?" Annabeth asks, still hugging me.

"I believe that you are not dressed for hugging." I say.

Annabeth instantly breaks her embrace, her face extremely bright red as she pulls the shirt back down. "Sorry Piper, come in, have a seat in the kitchen while I get dressed." Annabeth says, hurriedly ushering me in.

"You do that." I say.

Annabeth quickly closes the door behind me and races off down the hall, her bare feet padding loudly on the smooth wooden floor. She pops her head into the kitchen and calls out to Percy, says something to him, and then races back down the hall to their room.

Oh my gods, that was embarrassing, I thought it felt a little more breezy than usual down there I don't know what I was thinking when I put that on. Okay Annabeth, just get dressed and hope Hazel doesn't kill you. I think to myself before pulling my clothes on and racing back into the kitchen to grab Piper.

"Come on Piper, lets go and find Hazel." I say. "See you later Percy, don't eat all the food in the pantry, its for snacks only okay?"

Percy smiles and stands up and walks towards me. "Whatever you say Wise girl," he says before planting a swift kiss on my lips. "Don't do anything stupid now, remember, Piper is pregnant so behave you two." he teases with a smirk.

"No promises." I say before stepping out the door.

I watch the two of them walk down the cobblestone path leading back to camp and smile. My Percy, you are one lucky man. I think to myself before closing the front door and walking back into the bedroom.

Our clothes are scattered about the floor, the bed is torn apart. "We made quite the mess this morning," I think out loud.

A knock sounds at the door and makes me jump. "My Annabeth, did you forget something?" I ask, opening the door. I was surprised to see, "Jason? What are you doing here?"

"Thank the gods, Percy. You're still here." He says.

"Of course I'm still here, why wouldn't I be?" I inquire.

"I need to talk to you, do you have a minute?" he asks.

"Yeah I've got a minute, okay, come in then…" I say as Jason pushes past me and heads towards the kitchen.

"Percy, I need you to sit down for a moment." he says.

"Yeah, and I need you to stop pacing back and forth in the kitchen Jason. honestly, what has gotten you so worked up?" I ask.

Jason pulls over a chair and sits down at the same time that I sit down.

"I couldn't believe what Calypso said earlier, but now I think she's right. Gods, how come I didn't see it before. And everything seemed like it was going to be easy for all of us." He says, confusing me almost as soon as he started.

"Woah, Jason, back it up. What did Calypso tell you?" I ask.

"Have you noticed anything strange going on lately?" he asks me.

"Yes I have, you pacing back and forth nervously in my kitchen." I say.

"Yes- no. Besides that." he says.

"Not that I can think about." I say.

"Percy, Listen to me very carefully. Are you hearing what I'm saying?" he asks.

"I don't even know what you are saying man." I reply.

"What I'm saying-"

"Or trying to say." I interrupt.

"Yes, or trying to say. Well- um-"

"Spit it out already man." I say.

"I think that Leo is not himself." he says.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Percy, I think Leo is possessed by Chaos." Jason says.

"No. If you're right, we have to tell Annabeth."

"Stop Percy. We have to keep this a secret. If Leo finds out, Chaos might make him kill the others. So whatever you do. Don't. Tell. Annabeth." he says fiercely.

"Jason, you know I am bad at keeping things from her."

"I know, but you have to try."

"For the camp's safety, I will." I say. "So what are we going to do about Leo?" I ask.

"Well, that is what we have to figure out next." Jason says.

Sorry for the long wait guys, I was a little bit off of things for a while. But as I promised, here is the next chapter for all of you. I hope you enjoyed it. All of your reviews are very helpful. I will introduce the first ten reviewers with my next chapter and for each of you lucky ten, I will put a personal thanks for your review. Have fun. The next chapter should be done a lot sooner than this one was, I promise guys.