A/N: Here's the next chapter! Little Apollo!

He's six here.

Chapter Three: Zak

A Year Later

Apollo bit his lip, his eyes narrowed as he worked on making a card float up from the midst of the rest of the deck.

"Impressive," a voice said from above. Apollo jumped slightly, the card, which was at the top of the deck now, falling. He looked up, only to find Zak standing over him.

"Hi, Zak!" he said, reaching down to pick up the card.

"Sorry for messing up your trick," he said, sitting next to the boy. Apollo grinned at him.

"It's okay!" Apollo said, swinging his legs. "Did you see the card floating?" he asked brightly.

"I did! You're getting good at card magic, Apollo," Zak said, swiping the boy's hat to ruffle his hair, before replacing the hat again.

"Hey!" he whined, reaching up in an attempt to fix it. He then looked up at Zak before sighing. "Grandpa doesn't seem to think so," he mumbled. Zak sighed, wrapping an arm around the boy.

"Don't worry about him, okay? You just believe in yourself," he said, giving him a squeeze. Apollo smiled again with a nod, and he began to work on floating card trick again.

"So, Apollo," Zak began, unsure of how the boy would react to this. Apollo pushed the card back into the deck and gave the man his full attention.

"Yes?"

"Well, me and your mommy have been dating for a while," Zak started. Apollo watched him, his expression unchanging. "And, well… we're in love…" Again, Apollo's expression remained unchanged. "You're not surprised?"

"Mommy already told me all of this," Apollo said.

"Oh. Well, how would you feel if I asked your mommy to marry me?" Zak asked. Apollo put a finger to his forehead, a tiny pout of thought on his face.

"What would that mean?" he asked.

"Well, me and your mommy would be together legally, which means her last name would become Enigmar. And I would adopt you, so you would become my son, and your last name would be Enigmar too," he explained. Apollo hesitated for a moment.

"Nothing would change between us… right?" he asked.

"The only thing that might is if you want to call me 'daddy,' he said. Apollo thought for a moment longer before looking up at Zak with a grin.

"Okay... daddy!"

If Apollo had known he'd be expected to wear a tuxedo to the ceremony, he would have said no. However, here he was, standing next to Valant, dressed in a stuffy, stiff tuxedo.

"Are you ready?" Valant asked, leaning down to Apollo's level.

"Mhm," he said, nodding at the man. Just then, Thalassa, dressed in a beautiful, white gown, and her new husband, Zak, dressed in a white tux, came out of the doors to the chapel, to the cheers of their friends and fans who had witnessed their reunion.

"Now!" Valant said, and both he and Apollo threw their arms into the air. Hundreds of pure, white dove's burst forth from their coat sleeves, soaring over the crowd and newly married couple, causing everyone to gasp in amazement. Valant smiled warmly at the boy he viewed as a nephew.

"Good job," he said warmly. Apollo grinned back.

"Thanks, Uncle Valant!" he said brightly.

A/N: A little short, but important considering. Valant taught him the dove trick!

Well, I don't think I'm going to update again tonight, so… Good night!