A/N: Progress! Thank you for all of the lovely reviews! I'm pretty sure I replied to all but one.

Review Reply to Gamergirl: Seriously! Polly is just so cute! And this wondering (plus Wolfiered23) is what led me to write this. And you shall see how he becomes a lawyer!

OH MY GOSH WOLFIERED23, I AM SO SORRY! I totally forgot to give you the credit for giving me this idea! Everyone, it was Wolfiered23 who gave me the idea for this fic!

Apollo is seven here.

Alright, onward!

Chapter Four: Little Sister

A Year Later

Thalassa watched with warm eyes as her husband, Shadi Enigmar (better known as Zak Gramarye), leaned close to her son from her first marriage, now his adopted son, Apollo.

"Look here, Apollo. It's all an illusion," he said, smacking two aluminum rings together, until finally, he let go of the bottom one. Apollo's eyes widened in wonder as he looked at the two rings; once separate, but now linked. He then looked at his own rings.

"How did you do that!?" he gasped. Shadi laughed, breaking the trick down to teach him. Thalassa smiled warmly, watching the two as she rubbed her belly. Inside, she could feel the warmth of new life, ready to come out any time now.

In short: Thalassa was nine months pregnant.

"There you go!" Shadi nearly roared, his hands on his hips as he watched the excited seven year old hop around excitedly.

"Look, Mommy! Look, Mommy! They're linked together! Daddy showed me how and I got it!" he cheered, darting over to the woman. Thalassa smiled warmly.

"Well, will you lo—" she cut off with a gasp, grabbing her stomach.

"Mommy…?" Apollo asked, his eyes wide.

"Thalassa!?" Shadi gasped, darting over to his wife.

"I… it's the baby… he or she just… kicked me hard," Thalassa explained, though she sounded a little breathless.

"Mommy, why is your dress wet?" Apollo asked. Both adults looked at him for a moment, before looking at Thalassa now soaked lap.

"The baby…" Shadi gasped.

"My water broke…" Thalassa mumbled.

Trying to keep a seven year old entertained in a hospital waiting room would normally be difficult. However, Valant was doing a good job of that with Apollo by teaching him new card tricks. Magnifi sniffed disdainfully, but Apollo had a blast while they awaited the arrival of his new baby brother or sister.

Finally, after many hours of waiting, Shadi came out.

"Well, she's here," he said, causing everyone to look up. Shadi's face broke into a huge grin. "And it's a girl."

"Ew…" Apollo grumbled, having been hoping for a baby brother.

"Congratulations, my boy," Magnifi said with a warm smile, standing and patting the man on his shoulder. "Come, let us see her."

Shadi nodded, leading the three back. Thalassa, exhausted but happy Thalassa, laid in the hospital bed, cradling a pink bundle in her arms. Apollo immediately went over first, climbing onto the bed next to his mother to look at the sleeping baby.

"She's all… squishy," he commented after a moment, looking up at his mother, who laughed.

"You were squishy too when you were first born, sweetheart," she said, kissing the boy's tall forehead. Apollo huffed, but smiled at the kiss. "Apollo, meet your new baby sister, Trucy Enigmar."

A/N: And here's to another chapter! I winded up falling asleep, or else this would have been up an hour or two sooner. Sorry!