Forever And Always
A/N: My, my, it has been such a long time, no? Well, I'm sorry for making you lovely people wait, but I have a couple of projects I'm working on: Look Out Ladies, Here I Come! , The Age of the Heroes (Jayda's back!) and I Run To You. But I felt an update was in order so here it is! Check out my new story Age of Heroes and follow me on Wattpad (SoundOfMusic99)! I hope you guys enjoyed the previous chapter and please do review!
ButterLover2345: Sure I'd love to be your Beta! It's just that I can be a bit blunt at times, and I'm beta-ing three more people: Sarena Akhter, I Will Always Be His Wise Girl and PerseusJFAN1016 so I might take like a few days or so to get back to you.
"Perseus Jackson, don't you dare run away now! This is all solely your fault! If you hadn't knocked me up, you wouldn't be getting shouted at in the first place!"
"But Annabeth, you said you wanted children! The pitter-patter of little feet and all that stuff, remember?"
"I did, but not with this pain!" Percy and Annabeth were in a room in the Big House where she had just gone into labor. The room was filling slowly with their closest friends, ready to sit through while Annabeth yelled profanities at her seaweed-brained husband. Leo sniggered and was shot a death glare by Reyna, Nico and Thalia were watching from behind the hands that covered their eyes and Jason soothed Piper who was beginning to go into hysterics thinking about what she would have to go through in a few months' time.
Annabeth yelled again. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" She grabbed Percy's shirt and yanked him in. "Jackson, if it turns out that my children are even a teensy bit like you, I will personally kill you. I will kill you very slowly, hurting you as much as I can!" Percy looked a frightened rabbit in front of his wife's wrath. He could fight off the Titan King, defeat Gaea and live through a bachelor party with Hermes and Apollo, but he couldn't make it through the birth of his children.
Chiron rumbled in. "Annabeth dear, just relax and when I tell you to push, you must push as hard as you can. Help will be here shortly. Alright? Don't worry, Percy is here for you."
Annabeth grumbled in between the pain. "That's exactly what I'm worried about. Seeing how manages to muck everything up, it's a wonder-" She was cut off by a painful contraction. She yelled again and Leo began creeping out of the room. Reyna sent him a death glare and yanked him back in. "Don't you dare," she threatened him.
A flash lit the room and faded away too reveal two forms. The Goddesses Artemis and Eilithyia strode forward to the bed. Artemis smoothed back the hair from Annabeth's face while Eilithyia set up the equipment they would need to help her have a safe birth. She filled a shallow tub with warm water and shooed all the people except Percy out as Artemis helped Annabeth into the tub.
Two excruciating hours later, Annabeth gave one final scream and slumped back into the tub. Percy jumped and went into panic mode. "Lady Artemis, what's happening? Is she okay?"
"Perseus, do not worry. Your wife is well. She is simply exhausted from the effort of having to give birth." She came up with two bundles, one pink and one blue, in her arms. Percy gave an odd kind of choking noise as he gently took them in his arms. He pulled back the covers to reveal the faces of the most adorable babies he had ever seen. His mind noted the similarities in features, both had Annabeth's cute button nose and thick lashes, and his strong nose and mouth. He watched in awe as the boy, who had blonde hair and startling sea-green eyes, wrinkled his forehead and began crying, setting off his younger-by-ten-minutes twin sister, who had Percy's jet-black hair and Annabeth's stormy eyes.
"Give them to me," Annabeth said in a weak voice. Percy silently obliged and handed over his son and daughter to their mother. He watched with a smile on his face as a tender expression came over and glorified Annabeth's face. Once she was done, he knelt down and hugged them. My family, he thought, my family is finally complete.
Eilithyia cleared her throat. "We should be going now," she said, looking at Artemis who nodded, "but we wish you and your twins the very best in life. May they grow to be as great heroes as their parents." Percy bowed and Annabeth lowered her head gratefully as the Goddesses flashed out. Their friends burst in and the girls rushed forward to coo over and hug the newest additions to their family.
Leo popped open a bottle of champagne and poured a glass for everyone. "A toast, to the newest hero additions to our family!" For once, Reyna didn't scowl at him. Percy and Annabeth whispered to each other and then he said something to Leo. "To Anastasia and Theseus!"
Percy leaned down to stroke his babies' heads. "Mommy and I promise," he looked at Annabeth who smiled radiantly, "that we'll be here for you no matter what, forever and always."
A/N: Awwwww, babies! Adorable! Review!