Artemis's POV

Two days left until our daughter is born and we still haven't come up with a name yet.

"I guess we will know when we see her." I told Percy.

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

"Now on to our hunters… Can you believe what the Stolls did yesterday?"

The Stoll brothers took milk, chicken feathers, and some unknown substance and put it in all of the girl's arrow cases. The feathers stuck to the arrow and it was completely covered and sticky. The arrows were also unable to shoot. They wouldn't go anywhere.

"Yeah and I heard the girls got them back by hanging them in the trees all night by their underwear."

"Yeah, I bet that was uncomfortable!" Percy and I were laughing really hard.

"Yeah, Nico found them in the morning and let them down. At least he's looking after the guys, but I warned the Stolls that the girls would be ruthless when it comes to them pranking."

"Can't say you didn't warn them. They just don't seem to listen."

"Well come on, let's head and check on their training for today."

We flashed to our campsite and found them all practicing hard except the Stolls who were having trouble walking. I had to hide my laughter. I saw Percy was really trying to hold it in. I saw that Thalia and Nico were nowhere to be seen. I walked up to Phoebe, one of my top hunters, and asked her where Thalia was. She just giggled along with the others standing behind her. I noticed the daughter of Athena standing a little distance away from everyone. She was staring at me as if she was trying to figure something out. When her eyes met mine, she looked away quickly. I just ignored what happened and went over to Percy who was talking to the Stolls.

"I warned you the girls would be ruthless and to expect payback if you are brave enough to prank them."

"Did they learn their lesson?" I asked as I walked up.

"I'm not sure. I think they're going to start a pranking war eventually."

I stifled a laugh. "Have you seen Thalia or Nico?"

Percy just grinned. "Oh those two… Probably getting cozy somewhere in the forest…"

As if on cue, the two came walking up the path laughing. Thalia gave him a playful punch in the arm and Nico stuck his tongue out at her playfully. They stopped and turned beat red when they realized that everyone was staring at them and most were grinning.

"Nice of you two to join us." Percy had an amused grin on his face. "Everyone, back to training!"

Everyone else continued what they were doing and Thalia started to teach Nico how to shoot an arrow, but he still seemed to be clueless.

"Nico, you're not holding it right!"

"Well excuse me! I'm not an expert!"

I laughed to myself at the way those two interact. Wow, I'm really becoming open and soft now. I never thought that I would change so much.

Percy's POV

The next day was practically the same as the first. Days just fly by when you're a god.

Our child will be born tonight at midnight when the moon is at its highest and its high tide. At least, that's what Aphrodite said according to what Apollo saw. Confusing right? Well she's getting her information from Apollo and she tells us what she knows. It would be easier to just visit Apollo and ask him, but he speaks in riddles and no one likes to hear haikus all the time. Especially, if you have to live with him for all eternity. Plus, Aphrodite is like the queen of gossip, so she can tell us everything we need to know about childbirth.

Aphrodite said the child will be born already around five years old. Child grow is very quick and she should grow and be sixteen in just a few months' time. Easy enough right? So she won't be stuck in the mortal world for long and she will understand everything she needs to know when she is born. She will have powers over the sea and be quick and agile like her mother. She should have the skills of shooting a bow and arrow, unlike me, since she gets powers and abilities from both our domains. She will be strong and powerful. I don't know how Zeus will take it, but we can't worry about it for now. Aphrodite also said that Artemis had to stay in bed all day before the child's birth. So Apollo and Aphrodite will take care of her while I handle the hunt during the day. Then I will be there for the birth of our child. I was excited yet nervous at the same time.

I had one thing set in mind. If we were going to have a child, then why don't I make her mine forever? I haven't been to the Poseidon cabin since the day I became a god. It should look the same, but when I got there, things were thrown everywhere. I know I'm messy, but I never left any of this stuff here before. I searched through my drawers and saw that the plane tickets to Greece were gone! I began to panic. The ring! I raced to my other dresser and dug far back and sighed with relief when I pulled out a velvet box and saw the ring inside. Now I had to find out who went through my belongings and took what was not theirs to take! I'll have to figure it out later because I have to worry about Artemis and our child today.

I transported myself to the hunt and found them all in the training area as before.

"Where's Lady Artemis?" Phoebe asked.

"She's… She had some business she needed to take care of so it will just be me here today. Continue on with your training."

Everyone else went back to what they were doing, but a certain blonde haired girl.

"Percy…"

"Annabeth." I didn't look at her; I just kept watching the others train. I heard her sigh.

"What is going on between you and Lady Artemis?"

"What do you mean?" I was getting a little nervous because I was afraid that she was figuring things out that she wasn't supposed to.

"The flying arrow incident, you looked at her like her life depended on it and then you jumped in front of the arrow as if she could die. It was just going to hit her stomach, but you still took the arrow for her."

I had to think fast. I got it! "It's like the time you took the knife for me. You knew I bathed in the Styx, but you still took it. I did the same for Artemis because I love her and would rather go through pain than her. When you did it for me, you said 'that's what friends do for each other'. I thought it meant something more, but I guess I was wrong. Or maybe you changed over time."

She looked at me stunned. That was quick thinking worthy of Athena. "Percy, I didn't know I hurt you that badly. I'm truly sorry! I do still love you. When I got the offer to work in Greece, I couldn't turn it down because I could design things and get to go to Greece like I always wanted. I didn't know you planned on-" She cut herself off like she was about to say something she shouldn't. That's when I realized why she stopped talking.

"It was you!"

"What do you mean?" I could sense the nervous edge in her voice.

"You went through my things at camp! That's why the plane tickets were missing! You found out I was going to take you, that is, until you broke my heart!"

She shrunk down a little. "Did you find what you were looking for?" I wanted to know what she was after.

"Actually… No."

"Good! Glad you searched through my belongings for nothing!" I reached for the box in my pocket and noted that she was probably looking for the ring. I told Nico I was going to propose and he probably told Thalia. Knowing Thalia, she probably told Annabeth and that is what she must have been looking for.

"It wasn't for nothing… I had to know if you really were…"

"Really were what? Hmm?"

"Nothing, I didn't think it was true anyway."

"Oh, I know what you were looking for." I pulled out the ring box, but didn't open it so she couldn't see. "In fact it was true. I was going to, but you know what? It doesn't matter because I love Artemis and would rather be with her!"

I flashed out and found myself at the lake that Artemis and I had our little splash war. I smiled at the memory and sat down to relax.

Annabeth's POV

"-and would rather be with her!" Percy flashed out without another word. Everything he said sunk in. He really was going to propose and I am an utter idiot for a child of Athena. Yeah, I admit it. I screwed up! I can't take this anymore. I decided I'm leaving. I ran back to the camp ground and started throwing all my belongings into my bag. I felt tears coming out and I quickly wiped them away. I'm crying over a god. Someone who would never stay with a mortal. Well I would be immortal because I'm a hunter, but I can still die in battle whereas he can't. He's just out of my reach and things can never go back to the way they were.

I heard someone walk in.

"Where are you going?"

"Thalia, I have to leave. You don't understand. Tell everyone I'm sorry k?" I gave her a hug and zipped up my bag.

"Where will you go?"

"I don't know… Maybe back to my dad's place."

"That's all the way in San Francisco! You don't have any money to get there!"

"Then I'll walk all the way there! I don't care! I just have to leave. I never wanted to join the hunters, it was a stupid idea. Goodbye Thals." I gave her one last hug, slung my bag over my shoulder and took off into the forest.

Artemis's POV

I hated being stuck in my palace all day, but Percy made sure I wouldn't leave for the sake of the baby! He has Aphrodite and my own brother watching me! I don't need to be babysat, but he still wanted them to stay with me to 'make sure everything is okay and that I'm safe'. UGH! All I have been listening to this entire time is Apollo talking about meeting his little niece and letting her drive his sun chariot. ABSOLUTELY NOT! I hit him upside the head with a pillow, but he still keeps going on about it and Aphrodite is worse! She keeps talking about dressing her up and making her the second most beautiful goddess 'after her of course'. I rolled my eyes and threatened to hunt her down if she used my child as a Barbie doll. She shut up, but I could tell that she still didn't listen to me.

It started getting later and later and soon enough, it was an hour before the baby was supposedly to be born. (I still don't trust my brother sometimes.) Percy showed up and we waited. We weren't exactly sure how this was going to work. Aphrodite was humming and filing her nails while Apollo was writing haikus in a notebook. I couldn't take it anymore so I took the nail file and notebook. I broke the file in half and ripped the notebook to shreds.

"Hey!" They both said in unison.

"Do you know how hard it is to come up with good quality haikus like that?" I hit him with the pillow and Percy laughed. Aphrodite just shrugged and pulled out another file from her purse. She began filing and humming again.

"Ugh! Will you two-" I stopped talking because I felt something happening, but I didn't know what.

"It's time, get her to the lake." Percy picked me up and we disappeared. We came up in front of the lake where Percy and I had our splash war. I smiled at the memory and I could see Percy was too.

"Why are we here?" Percy asked.

"Because the child will be born from the tides under the full moon. Place her in the water."

Percy carefully placed me on the water. I looked up at the moon and could see it was right above this spot. I was just floating until the water began to glow around me. I was engulfed in a light and then felt myself being carried back to shore. I was on top of a big tidal wave. The wave pushed me right into Percy arms and he smiled at me. I looked back at the water and watched as a figure emerged. She completely came out and I couldn't help but tear up. She looked at us and ran over.

"Mommy! Daddy!" She jumped into my arms and Percy wrapped his arms around us. It was a perfect moment and I couldn't be happier.

I'm gonna give the girl a name in the next chapter. I just wanted to end on this happy note and go through their lives with their child in the next one or two chapters. But what happened to Annabeth? I've got a fun idea that involves Percy, his daughter and an angry goddess!