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Percy POV( Five months after their honeymoon)

Apollo and I have married for five months now and I am also nine month pregnant. The last five months couldn't have been any better; Apollo has been really wonderful, even when I would shout at him for doing something, he never complained, even when I ran him the ground, he just did it with a smile. During these five months my love for him grew even more, which I thought was impossible, but I do, he gets me cornetto, which I first tasted on our honeymoon and has been an addiction of mine, and it brings back the lovely memories of the city of Venice, which was a wonderful to see it for myself, I know, I could have gone there myself, but where would the fun be without my Apollo, he made it better than it would have been if I went there alone, it was a lovely two weeks away from our duties, but things had to come to an end, on the brightest side I still had Apollo.

I was just sitting on my bed thinking about how my had changed in six short years, I was once a demigod or should I say demigoddess trapped in a male body, but that's besides the point, I was male then, so I did what other guys did, I was attracted to women, even though not very much I was still attracted to them, especially Annabeth and when she cheated on me, I should have been more upset, but the truth is I was a bit glad, but it still bothered me that she would cheat, she could have broken up with me first and I would have understood, but I guess, she was afraid of how I would react to the fact she was not in love with me, funny thing I realised after a few days of finding out she cheated is the I was never in love with her, but I loved her as sister.

When I was betrayed and abused by the campers and driven out of camp, I tried my hardest to hate them, but I discovered that hate does not come naturally to me, so I ended up having to forgive them of what they did to me, which if I didn't do, I would have been bitter and angry at the world and I don't think I would have ever married Apollo If I did, I would have judged him cruelly as many others have done, and I admit its not hard to judge my husband harshly he in a way, he always proved people right with his behaviour and actions, even though they were in truth far from being correct. I am happy that he and Artemis have worked out the issues they have had with each other, but sadly they still argue like a pair of five year olds fighting over a new toy, which is beyond sad because they are Four thousand years old, nowhere near five. The image of Apollo and Artemis arguing always makes me laugh.

As I was in deep thought, did not notice that there was liquid running down my legs until I felt that I was wet and I noticed the origin of the liquid and I immediately called for Apollo, "Delian" I shouted and moments later he appeared and asked what's the matter and I said "my water just broke" he looked confused for a second, then his eyes widen in realisation that the baby is coming, and he started heaving like he was the one going into labour. "Delian, call Artemis" which he was about to do than he, thought he couldn't leave me alone so he used an IM to call for Artemis, who was on a hunt and when she saw the distress on Apollo's face she asked "What's wrong Apollo?" Apollo looked stunned for a moment before he regained some composure "Percy is in labour" upon hearing this Artemis stopped the hunt and told them to setup camp and flashed here and by that time I was now having contractions

Which being a goddess means giving birth will happen quicker, but the contractions I was feeling now didn't hurt much. When Artemis arrived which took two hours, but thankfully was not in a state of shock anymore and he help me get comfortable and the contractions were now getting closer almost every ten minute now and when Artemis came over she placed her hand on my womb and then she exclaimed that she was inducing my pelvic area to dilated faster than normal, but that didn't help with the pain and she continually brought over some cold water for Apollo to dab of my forehead and after another two hours the contractions became a minute apart until Artemis told me "it's time" and I instinctively started pushing and let me tell you it was immensely painful, it made bathing in the river Styx feel like a bubble bath.

It took thirty minute of pushing for the baby to be born and was a little boy, I felt the urge to continue pushing and fifteen minutes later his twin sister was born and all I wanted to do was hold my babies, but Artemis took them to get clean along with Apollo and when they both came back, I saw that Apollo was crying and he came over to me and gave me a kiss and said "thank you, for making me the happiest man on the planet" I smiled, but I just wanted to hold my babies and Artemis handed over my son and when I held him and saw how little and Perfect he was I started crying, and I kissed his little head and he smiled before he opened his eyes revealing his sea green eyes like mine, "Hey little guy" I whispered softly and he smiled again and Apollo gave me his twin sister to hold who look Apollo said looks just like me and he took our son and started talking to him, "They are perfect" said Apollo and our daughter opened her eye and she also had sea green eyes like her brother. "What are we going to name them?" Asked Apollo, "Anatolios Marino and Eione Luna Olysia" I said looking at both them with smile and I noticed they had fallen asleep and I said to them "Welcome to the world my beautiful children" with a tearful smile and then I called for Artemis.

Artemis came in a few minutes later and started gushing about her niece and nephew and then she took them to their room, leaving me alone with Apollo who just said "You need to sleep love and I will be here when you wake up and we will call for their them grandparents, but for now rest" he said and I wanted to protest, I found myself nodding of to sleep, and I dreamt of my babies and I realised that when women say that you forget about the pain of giving birth is true, used to think it was a way of consoling themselves, but now I know when you hear their cries and hold them for the first time they become your world and the pain is washed away by the feeling of holding your child in your arms, this was the last thought I had before sleep consumed me

Apollo POV

As I watched as my wife fell asleep, I couldn't help but smile, I was now a father, and I will get to see them grow up, this caused me to shed a few tears, Percy I really quite extraordinary, she gave me a home, a real home, with people I love and who love me as I love them. In all my years Today and when my wife and got married are the two best days of my life, as cheesy as that may sound, it stops it not from being true. I watched Percy sleep until sleep and before I knew it sleep consumed me and when I woke up I had a blanket over me and my lovely wife holding our daughter snugly in her arms as her brother looked to be asleep in the crib that we have in our room, I saw that Percy smiling and started sinning beautiful lullaby to her, Percy's voice was so serene and harmonic that I felt relaxed when I heard it. When she was finished sinning I noticed that Eione was now sleeping in her mother's arms, "That was beautiful love" she smiled warmly and leaned over to me being careful not to disturb Eione, she kissed my cheek and said "Morning Delian, how did you sleep?" I smiled and got out of bed when I heard Anatolios stirring and said "I slept, well and you?" as I took him from his crib and I took him to his mom.

"Perce, Lio wants his mommy" I said with a smirk, looking at the mammas boy in the making. She took him and he instantly held out his little chubby hand wanting to hold his mother's hand which she saw and started playing with him. "You really are a heavy sleeper Delian" she said, "Why do you say that?" She smiled "You didn't even hear them all night" I was really surprised she woke up and I didn't, shouldn't she have been tired? She noticed my inner monologue and said "I'm the primordial of energy" I face palmed myself, I had completely forgotten that. "Maybe we should grab some breakfast" I said and she nodded and got out of bed still hold Lio in her arms.

Percy left carrying Lio and told me to bring Eione with me, so I went to pick up my sleeping daughter and went down stairs, where my wife and son where. When I arrived down stairs Percy had placed Lio on her lap. "When are your parents coming to see the twins?" I asked her and she thought for a second, then said "I think later today, we will have to go see mom, because she is not a god" I smiled at her answer, I really wanted to show them off, but I can't tell her that. "No showing off Delian" I heard her say and that completely deflated my plan, she would kill me if I didn't do as she asked, I sighed and just nodded in agreement. "What are you making for breakfast? Because I'm starving" I asked with hopeful smile that just screamed make something, anything please and even had puppy dog eyes working and she straight up and laughed at me and shook her head and said "You are so cute" and pinched my cheeks and smirked at me. "I will see what I can make for you to eat" I was at that point beaming at her and picked up Lio and looked at Percy and said "Your mama is making something to eat, Dad is going to be big and strong" he just blinked and gurgled a smile at me. Surprisingly it only took Percy thirty minutes to make blue waffles, which I loved. She came over to me and handed a plate full of the waffle goodness and I went to put Lio next to Eione who still sleeping and I went back to have breakfast still facing the kids.

After breakfast which was longer than expected because Eione woke up crying, because she was hungry and upon seeing his sister getting fed Lio started crying also wanting to be fed too. After they had their fill we each gave them a bath and changed their clothes into more onesies and they looked adorable in them. Percy went get herself cleaned up leaving me to look after the now sleeping forms of our children. After an hour Percy came back wearing jeans and white t-shirt and told me to go bath which I gladly accepted and before I left she said we will be going to visit her mother and Paul when I was done and I quickly went to take a shower wondering what kind of a day we will have.