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This is: In the Storm

I'm sorry that I haven't been updating much lately. My mood has been all weird and I don't like writing when I feel like that. I end up more angsty than usual.

I don't own PJO.

Sally, Poseidon

Summary preview: A story told in reverse.

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"Look outside, Mommy! It's raining. Can I go play?"

"Not right now, sweetie. You'll get sick if you go outside in the storm. You don't want to get sick, do you?"

Perceus' face fell as he thought about it before shaking his head 'no'.

Sally smiles and hands her four-year old son a blue crayon. They continue to color a peaceful ocean.

"I'm going to make the sun purple!"

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"Congratulations, Ms. Jackson. You have a healthy baby boy. Do you have a name in mind?"

One day your going to get a phone call, Sally. And it is going to be the police saying that they found the remains of your child.

Perseus was able to make it to the end

"Perseus. Perseus Allen Jackson." came the strained reply.

The nurse smiled. "Perseus. Like the greek hero who actually lived after his myth. Lovely name." Her skin flickered to a green color but with all the medication Sally was on now, she wasn't sure if it was the Mist clearing or a hallucination.

Sally attempted to smile back while blinking, but only succeeded in falling asleep..

She never noticed the sea salty smell that filled the room for the next three hours.

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Blinking the sleep away from her eyes, Sally let her lips curl up into a grin and said "Good morning."

After a few moments of silence she opened her eyes completely and was rewarded with the sight of an empty bed.

Quickly getting out of bed and dressed, she peered down the hall. "Poseidon?" she called in a louder than normal voice.

No answer.

Walking into the living room she called again.

No answer.

Moving to the kitchen, it was hard not to notice the lone blue key hung up on the key rack. Her eyes flickered to the calender on the wall, trying to see if she could find an answer of why now, what happened to make him leave, anything at a-

She was starting her third trimester today.

Sally let out a deep sigh and turned back towards their- her room.

Today suddenly seemed like a hide-under-the-covers day.

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Running a brush through her hair, Sally knew it was time to tell him. Her clothes weren't going to hide it much longer and maybe she would get lucky. Maybe he wouldn't just drop her on the spot.

And maybe Zeus would have a sudden flash of insanity and become a gravy bowl.

Right.

"You looked stressed. Is everything alright?" She jumped at the sudden break in of her thoughts and spun around to find Poseidon standing in the doorway.

Steeling her resolve, Sally walked over, gave him a quick kiss, and said "I'm pregnant."

"And?" at her disbelieving look, Poseidon quickly added, "It was fairly obvious around the time you started wearing larger shirts."

Blinking she lets a giggle escape before letting it compile into full-blown laughter. "And.. and here was m-me spending hours in front of a mi-mirror trying to think of a way to tell you." she manages through boughs of laughter.

Poseidon's wary grin was reassuring enough and he placed a soft kiss on her forehead. "You shouldn't have worried so much. I offered- and still am, by the way- to build you a castle. Did you really think I would have left you for this?"

"Maybe." she muttered, feeling like an idiot. He always made the best points to counteract her fears.

Poseidon tilted her face up. "Silly mortal. And don't mortals have ways of getting rid of a child? Surely it can't cost that much. Thought I do wonder if having god DNA would affect-"

Eyes widening with every word, she placed a hand over his mouth. "Are you insane!? No! This is my child we're talking about!" she yelled at him, too horrified by his earlier words to think about what she was doing.

A face that had been heartwarming a moment ago became icy. Poseidon moved her hand and pinned it to her side. "Your point? Sally, that may be your child, but it is also a demigod. An illegal demigod at that. Do you know what kind of fate that child would have if you were to let it live?" he asked, voice hard and unyielding.

"Something better than having not lived at all! Just because you made a promise doesn't mean that it affects me! And who's to say that they will have horrible fate?" Sally demanded.

"History! The Fates themselves! One day your going to get a phone call, Sally. And it is going to be the police saying that they found the remains of your child. Children of the higher gods don't have natural deaths and that death usually takes place before the age of twenty-five. You really want to bring that kind of emotional damage upon yourself?"

"Perseus did. Perseus was able to make it to the end. And even if he hadn't, that isn't the point. The point is that I have a unborn child depending on me to allow it to live and I will do everything in my power to keep it alive."

A long silence stretched out before Poseidon closed his eyes and sighed. "Fine. I suppose if Zeus ever finds out, I can always bring up his daughter."

She nodded stiffly and was given a wary look in return. "I'm not going to leave just because we had a disagreement of the status of your child. And I won't force you to get rid of it. Keep it- but at least promise me that you somewhat understand what you are doing."

The plea had her let go of some of the anger and while Sally was still furious with the man, at least she wasn't terrified of him. The tension went down some slowly as she nodded again.

A hand passed over his face before he said, "How long have you been debating names?"

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"This is it. This is the place we are going to be staying at." Sally told Poseidon as we stepped out of the car. He eyed it warily.

"I'm telling you, it wouldn't be that difficult for me just to build you an underwater-"

"No." She cut him off before he got back on the topic of 'Underwater Castle'. Sally had first heard the topic a week ago and was sick of it by now.

"But-"

"Here." She said, pulling a key to the condo out of her pocket. Poseidon automatically took the object and looked at it for awhile before grinning.

The blue key gleamed as the noon sun's rays caught it's reflective surface.

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The glass of water shattered as it hit the ground.

"What?"

"I said, that I love you."

Sally stared at the dark haired god for a moment before blurting, "But I only met you last week!"

Laughter echoed through the air as said god laughed. "And?"

Nineteen year old Sally Jackson let out a disbelieving laugh and said, "And I think I love you too."

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"Are you insane?" her best friend asked, watching her race around the room, looking for a jacket.

"What? No."

A snort. "It sure seems like it. You are about to go out in the storm that freaking has some pretty serious winds just so that you can ask a guy why he is holding a trident."

Sally paused long enough to let that sink in before shaking her head and smiling as she finally found a jacket.

"Then I guess its a good think I've always loved rain."

And with that, she left.

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"Look outside, Mommy! It's raining. Can I go play?"

"Not right now, honey. It's cold out there and you would end up sick. You don't like being sick, do you?"

The four-year old girl tilted her head. "No... but I love the rain! Its fun and you get to jump in puddles!"

Her mother laughed. "If the sun changes colors then I will let you go outside."

"Then I will make the sun change colors!" she cried before running off to her room. Moments later she came back, and with her was a hand drawn purple sun.

Twenty-four hours later, that same little girl was in bed sneezing.

"It was worth it." she told her father when he asked.

Somewhere underwater, a certain sea god sneezed.

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Me: Thoughts?

It may seem a bit rushed, but I'm using borrowed time on a friend's laptop. Mine broke down.

Next Chapter: Safety First

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