A/N: So. I guess I just love that word. 'So'. It's like my official ending and greeting, since I tend to use it every chapter. Haha...Glad you liked it! So far, nothing but happiness from my reviews / reviewers! Thanks SO MUCH guys! You rock!

Me: So...bananas...Why do you like them so much?

K: Because it's the color of my ADD bookbag! *shoves neon yellow bookbag in my face*

Me: *pushes it away* Thank you for sharing. I don't own PJO or any brand names that might be possibly mentioned in this story.

Annabeth's POV

The creature stood, glowering before me.

"What do you want?" I nearly hollered, feeling a cool breeze swim by.

"I want you to know what I do," it snarled. "That attack on your wedding was no mere coincidence, daughter of Athena. I was sure you would have figured it out by now. But I should've known - you weren't smart enough." Its lips curled into a vicious smirk. "It was as if the worst could happen when that son of the sea god was born, Athena's child. We all figured he would be stopped; but, then again, we all knew there was no possible way this prophecy could be true unless he survived. When he married you, we knew it was only a matter of time..."

"Until what?" I cried in exasperation.

"That child was born. It was bad enough we had a new Big Three child to worry about. But now we have his precious granddaughter in our grasps." It hissed.

"What do you want with Hayley? !" I screamed. "She's innocent, of whatever you think she did!"

"It's not what we think, darling Annabeth," the voice took on a tone that was both menacing and mezmerizing, and in a patronizing whisper continued, "It's what we know."

"Well, what do you know?" I questioned, taking a daring step forward.

"We know a lot," it chirped. "Practically everything. But we're not like your mother, we don't have strategic plans which elaborate across an entire dimension. But that child will not be whom you think she is. She has a destiny that cannot be stopped, Jackson. And you know it."

I shook my head, unbelieving. "She'll never turn into what you think she will. No matter what."

"You just watch, my darling. She very much will. Hayley Jackson is not who she seems." I lunged to attack at the creature, but the vision/dream started swirling in a fushion of color that seemed like the magical dust sparkles that you would see in those fary movies.

Light broke into the dream, completely oblitherating it, my dream gone.

Malcolm was the one shaking my arm slightly. I blinked my eyes a few times, realizing my surroundings. I was still in the hospital room, except now I was surrounded by old friends and people from camp, along with my parents and Percy's.

"An-ah-bef!" Ellie shrieked, running from her mother's arms and hoping into mine. I smiled and hugged her.

"Hey, Ellie. How are you?"

"I d'ood, An-ah-bef. Where's Hey-wee?"

I laughed. "I don't know. Maybe Percy will bring her in soon."

"I wanna see her. Mommy says she's purr-dy."

"She is very pretty, Ellie. And I can't wait for you to meet her."

"I can't wait to meet her ee'fer." Ellie said, climbing back off the bed and into Katie's arms. She smiled at me.

"How're you feeling, Annabeth?" She asked, bouncing Ellie on her knee.

I shrugged. "Can't complain, I don't guess."

"Good," she said. Sally and Paul nodded in agreement, and my dad looked relieved. I pushed myself up on my elbows so I could sit up better, hearing the door open as I did so.

Percy eased himself through the door, carrying something wrapped in a pink blanket. He smiled when he saw that I was awake. I smiled back as he walked over to me and handed Hayley to me.

She looked more like Percy than I'd realized. The way her eyes sparkled in the light. It was like when I saw Percy in the water, or whenever we were together, happy. Hayley smiled at me, and grabbed my finger with her tiny hand. I played with her fingers, causing her to giggle uncontrolably.

Everyone in the room laughed.

"I wanna see, I wanna see!" Ellie shouted, scrambling back up into the bed on all fours. She cocked her head sideways and Hayley did the same. I tried to stiffle my laugh as they copied each other, turning their heads this way and that.

Ellie raised her index finger slowly and touched Hayley's cheek. Hayley did the same.

"I've made my de-sis-she-on." she said, poking Hayley's cheek again. "I like her!"

We laughed again. "That's all that matters, isn't it?" Travis asked his daughter. Ellie nodded.

"It was my de-sis-she-on, Daddy, and I picked d'is one. I like Hey-wee."

"Okay, I want to see my goddaughter," Thalia said, walking striaght over to me and picking Hayley up. She looked her over for a few minutes, then started rocking her back and forth. I saw Hayley yawn and close her eyes. She was snoring softly before any of us could even react. Thalia smiled a victorious smile. "It's official - she's Percy's."

"You had doubts?" I asked, almost offended.

She shrugged. "I had suspicions. There's a fine difference. But this laziness right here," she pointed at Hayley, "proves beyond doubt that she's Kelp Head's daughter."

"Shut up, Pinecone Face," Percy mumbled. Thalia shot him a glare.

"I heard that."

"You were supposed to," he retorted, smirking and sitting on the edge of my bed.

"Can I...?" Sally began. I nodded.

"Of course. She is your granddaughter after all." I said. Sally smiled as she craddled Hayley, then looked at Percy.

"I am now old," she said. Percy laughed.

"You'll never be old - even though you're now a grandma."

Emily peeked up over Sally's shoulder. "Can I hold her, Mom?" She asked.

"In a minute, sweetie," Sally said, and I could tell by that look in her eyes she loved holding Hayley. A minute went by. Emily taped her mother again. "Hmm?" Sally asked, still starring down at Hayley.

"Can I hold her now?" She asked, much sarcasm and know-it-all in her voice.

Sally rolled her eyes. "Fine, Emilia Danielle Blofis. Here," she passed Hayley carefully into Emily's thirteen-year-old arms. Emily smiled.

"She's so pretty, Percy." Emily said, then snapped toward me and said, "And she looks a lot like you, Annabeth."

"Thanks, Emmie," Percy said, calling Emily by her special nickname he'd picked out just for her.

"Thank you, Emily." I said. I watched as they passed her around, one-by-one. Katie looked at her with much interest, as if she missed it when Ellie was that small. She probably did. Travis held her just as nervously as he first had with Ellie, like he was afraid he'd drop her.

My dad took her, and I saw tiny tears spring in his eyes. "Just like you," he murmured, referring to me. He placed a kiss on Hayley's forehead, passing her to Malcolm. Malcolm smiled as he played with her hair.

"Let's hope she's a smart blonde, like you, Annabeth. I don't know what I'll do if she inherited Percy's brains."

Percy frowned while the rest of us chuckled. "When did this become pick-on-Percy-day?" He asked.

"The moment you walked in the door." Travis said, grinning stupidly. Katie hit his arm, although she had a smile playing across her lips.

"Be nice, Travis," Katie said.

"Be nice, Daddy," Ellie copied.

Malcolm laughed, handing Hayley to Thomas, who had accompainied him. The moment she got in his arms, her eyes sprang open. She looked him up and down, and all over for a few seconds. And then...

She screamed. Hayley started crying so loud that Ellie had to cover her ears.

Thomas' face got red as he handed her back to me. I rocked her in my arms for a few seconds, but she continued bawling. "Shh...it's okay, Moon. Everything's all right," I said. She still didn't stop. I handed her to Percy, who tried himself, but the truth was, I was lost. I didn't know what to do, for once in my life.

When Percy's attempt failed, Thalia rolled her electric blue eyes, and took her away.

"Hey, Hayley." She said in a soothing tone. "I bet your tired, aren't you?" In response, Hayley closed her mouth and looked at Thalia quizzically. "Yeah, you are, aren't you, Hayley?" Hayley yawned, blinking her eyes tiredly. "I knew you were. Why not take a little nap, huh? A small one? Just for a minute?" Thalia rocked her gently, like a swaying breeze might rock her. Hayley closed her eyes, and in no time was asleep.

We all gaped at her.

"How on Olympus did you do that?" I asked, amazed as Thalia handed her back to me. She shrugged.

"I dunno. Maybe she just likes me." Thalia said, sitting down in one of the many chairs located in the room.

"Or maybe you're the 'Baby Whisperer'." Travis said.

"There's a whole lot of them out there," Katie continued, Ellie sitting in her lap. "Ellie's was Annabeth. When Ellie was really small, the only thing that could quiet her down was Annabeth singing - gosh, what was that song, Annabeth? Hmm, hmm, hm?" She guessed in a hum.

I thought about it for a second, re-looking through those past memories. "I think it was 'You Are My Sunshine'."

Katie smiled. "That's it. Annabeth would sing it to her, and that's the only way she'd get to sleep. We spent many-a-night holding the phone next to Ellie's ear before she would finally go to sleep."

I laughed, remembering that.

We all sat there, akwardly for a few seconds, before Katie stood up and moved Ellie robotically to her hip. "Well, we need to get going. Ellie's got pre-school in half an hour."

"I'm gonna do g'weat, won't I, An-ah-bef?" Ellie asked. I nodded.

"You will. Now, come here," she ran up and I hugged her, as did Percy, before she and her parents left.

Sally took a deep breath and sighed. "Okay, well, we need to be getting home. Emily's got school. Bye, you two." She stood up, hugged Percy and me, and then kissed Hayley on the forehead. Paul gave a wave, and Emily walked to us. She gave Percy a hug, then me, and then kissed Hayley as well.

"Bye, Hayley." She whispered, then left behind her parents, saying, "Mom, do I really have to go to school today?"

I almost snorted, but stayed quiet as I rocked Hayley gently. Her eyelids fluttered, meaning that she was dreaming. I smiled - what could my newborn daughter be dreaming about? This crazy world she was born in to? Or perhaps her godly grandparents?

Oh, God. I forgot about them - would they be coming to see her? I had absoulutely no idea.

Everyone else started leaving right after them, Thalia being second to last. Thomas was the only one left when she was gone.

"I'm sorry about making her cry," he apologized.

I shook my head. "Don't be sorry, Thomas. It could've happened to any of us - you were just the arms she landed in first." I smiled, hopefully convincingly.

He smiled back. "I'm still sorry, Annabeth." he let out a breath I hadn't even realized he was holding. "But, I've got to go. Thanks for letting me come, Annabeth, Percy." Thomas nodded at each of us, then left.

The room became suddenly silent - nothing but the tiny beeps of machines and the soft breathing of Hayley.

I looked at Percy. He looked at me.

Then he kissed me. On the lips, when we thought we were all alone. And then, a little 'gah' sound brought us back to reality, as we looked down to find Hayley's wide sea green eyes looking at us.

I don't know why, but we both blushed as if it was Sally catching us kissing in Percy's room so long ago.

Hayley started laughing as if she thought this was quite comical. We were still blushing like mad, but couldn't help and laugh along with her. She was so beautiful - and she giggled just like I used to when I was little.

And to think, we hadn't even gotten her home yet.

So. So, so, so.

I now realize that that disclaimer for brand names was not useful for this chapter - but I WILL be using brand names, so I might as well start now. It's 11:57 PM. I have school in the morning, and I am watching Iron Man 2.

Oh, what fun I shall have. :D

Hope you enjoyed!

~Future