Not Going Anywhere

The little pink plus sign on the pregnancy test didn't seem to fit well in surrounding.

Annabeth was crying,-though I wasn't sure why-I was to dazed to say or do anything, Nico had fainted onto the floor, and Thalia-being very out of character-was consoling Annabeth.

"Annabeth, why on Earth are crying? You should be ecstatic!" Thalia said, while rubbing her shoulder.

"T-this is-isn't g-g-good! O-our baby isn't going t-to ha-have a d-dad!" Annabeth blubbered while breaking into renewed sobs.

That's when I regained the ability to think and talk. "Annabeth, don't worry! We'll fix this!" I walked over to her and wrapped my arms around her slender-for now at least- waist. It wasn't like I could feel a bump in her stomach, but there seemed to be a mysterious presence. It was almost like I could feel the baby in there, while there were no visible signs of its existence.

"H-how c-c-can you possibly s-say t-t-that everything is g-going to b-be okay!" Annabeth said.

"Annabeth, do you want us to get rid of the baby?" Thalia questioned.

Annabeth forgot to continue crying so she could give Thalia a supreme death-glare that even gave Thalia a run for her money. "Are you insane? Why on Earth would I want to do that? Just because I had never wanted a baby before, doesn't mean that I don't want one now!"

"Then why in Hades are you crying?" a puzzled Thalia asked.

"I just told you! The baby won't have a father! And on top of that, what is this baby going to be?" Annabeth said, and again, she broke into more sobs. I pulled her close to me, and she put her head on my shoulder.

"Well, I think you need to be a little farther along to know the gender…" Thalia replied.

"No, I mean will it be a half blood or what?"

Oh gods! That was a good question! We are both half-bloods, so will that make our baby a half-blood too? Or would it be like a quarter blood thing? "Well, Annabeth, lets worry about that in…nine months. Right now we just have to get you well."

"Thalia," I said, "How in the name of Zeus are we supposed to get her well?"

We had just slapped Nico so he would wake up, and I was filling a cup with some water for him.

"Whoa! I can't believe you did it! How did you do it? I mean…that is just…just WOW!" Nico was saying. He found this whole ordeal quite…interesting.

"I don't know Percy. But what I do know is that we have to get her to feel better, or the baby will be harmed." Thalia said quietly. Apparently she didn't want Nico to hear any of this.

"Well, I have an idea"

Thalia and I each slung a bag over our shoulders so we could carry the stuff we were going to bring home. We were going into the city to get medical supplies. Nico was going to stay with Annabeth so he could help her if she needed him to. If anything went wrong he was going to call us, but I was still apprehensive. I didn't want to leave Annabeth when she was so fragile, but Nico insisted that everything would be fine.

We trudged beyond the borders, and got into the camp car that was parked at the base of the hill.

"How are we supposed to drive? We don't have the keys." I asked.

Thalia sneered at me, and ducked under the drives seat. When she popped back up, the engine had started-she had hot-wired the car. "So, where to?"

"Well, I'll direct you to the nearest hospital. That's our best hope." I replied.

As we got closer to more frequently used roads, I started to notice cars that were parked at strange angles, and no one was driving. "Where is everyone?"

"We told you, Percy. The mortals are all asleep too." Thalia replied while rolling her eyes.

I was then overcome with guilt. All of these people were in an impenetrable sleep, and Thalia, Nico, and I still hadn't fixed it.

Then I set my jaw, and swallowed my guilt. The reason why we were still alive was because Annabeth needed us. For now, I'm not going anywhere.

Hey everyone! Ok, so this chapter was like done awhile ago, but I got a crappy grade on a test so I had to study for a REALLY long time. But finals are over!!! THANK GOD!! Well, did you like that twist? And they are married so…it's not too bad! Anyway, more action is on the way! Holiday break stars on Friday for me so updates will be more frequent, considering I will be on a plane for two hours. I'll be typing away! Okeydokie, hope you liked it, and review please!

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